REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
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Action on a Council Written Request (Council Policy 030) Submitted by Councilmember Jain to Place an Item on a Future Agenda Regarding a Dedicated Manager Responsible for Sustainability Activities such as Increasing Recycling, Reducing Water Usage, Increasing Composting, and Reducing Carbon Emissions, and Tracking Related Metrics
Report
BACKGROUND
Council Policy 030 (Adding an Item on the Agenda) sets forth the procedure for written petitions. A member of the Council may submit a written request for inclusion of an item on a future City Council agenda. Prior to submitting a Council Item Request form, the Member shall discuss the proposed request with the City Manager (and/or the City Attorney, as appropriate),If City staff's response does not satisfy the Member's request, the Member may submit the Council Item Request form for placement on a future City Council agenda. Once the City Clerk's Office receives the Council Item Request form, it should immediately be forwarded to the City Manager for placement on an agenda, if possible, within two (2) Council meetings after original receipt of the original request by the City Clerk's Office.
DISCUSSION
The City Clerk's Office received a Council Written Request on June 30, 2026, submitted by Councilmember Jain, requesting that an item be placed on a future meeting agenda to discuss a dedicated manager responsible for coordinating sustainability activities such as increasing recycling, reducing water usage, increasing composting, and reducing carbon emissions, and tracking related metrics. Individually many departments carry out sustainability activities, however, no single position currently coordinates those efforts or aggregates their collective impact. There is also a need to update the City's Climate Action Plan, which was last updated in 2022.
As a reminder, this item is for purposes of discussing whether the Council wishes to agendize this matter on a future Council agenda for...
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