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ATTACHMENT 3 <br />Draft Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 <br />Public Comments & Feedback <br />Overview <br />This document compiles and summarizes public comments received on the draft Pleasanton <br />Climate Action Plan (CAP) 2.0. The draft CAP 2.0 was open for public comment on the Konveio <br />online platform November 19, 2021, through December 21, 2021, and the City received 48 <br />comments during this period. The City also received verbal comments through a community <br />meeting on December 2, 2021, Committee on Energy and the Environment hearing on <br />December 15, 2021, and City Council hearing on December 21, 2021. Comments included minor <br />text edits, implementation considerations, and requests to specific strategies and actions. <br />Key Themes and Summary <br />Themes from the public comment process and feedback is summarized below with the full text <br />comments attached for reference. The City reviewed, considered, and integrated comments as <br />relevant and appropriate. Most recommendations were integrated into the final CAP 2.0; <br />comments that reflect those received earlier in the planning process were considered at that <br />point in the process. <br />Topic <br />Buildings & <br />energy <br />Transportation & <br />land use <br />Natural systems <br />Water <br />Feedback Summary <br />Define storage capacity <br />Consider allowing some exceptions for new building electrification <br />Allow new construction to participate in a community-based storage <br />system and facilitate neighborhood microgrids <br />Consider that electrifying buildings is just moving emissions <br />somewhere else, unless electricity is renewable <br />Consider availability of residential solar rebates <br />Consider energy efficiency incentives for rental property owners <br />Remove phrasing of "those without personal vehicles" (reliable <br />access to alternative transportation is important for everyone) <br />Include a metric for percent of residents who work in Pleasanton <br />Encourage residents to walk, bike, use public transit, and <br />telecommute <br />Develop a baseline number of how students get to school (walk, bike, <br />take the bus, or get dropped off in a car) <br />► Explore tree installation in parking lots <br />► Apply compost to open lands <br />► Prioritize use of grey water, and add examples of green infrastructure <br />► Repave City parking lots with permeable asphalt for rainwater <br />percolation <br />CASCADIA CONSULTING GROUP <br />