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The San Ramon City Council is set to weigh in this week on a proposal from city staff that would replace three of the council’s existing advisory bodies with a new Sustainability Advisory Committee.
The proposed Sustainability Advisory Committee would functionally consolidate the work of the current Transportation Advisory Committee, Open Space Advisory Committee, and the Climate Action Plan Citizens Task Force.
“The CAP Task Force, Open Space Advisory Committee, and Transportation Advisory Committee each address critical but interrelated aspects of San Ramon’s environmental, mobility, and land use goals,” Deputy City Manager Christina Franco wrote in a staff report.
However, she added that having the three separate committees has led to redundancy, challenges in recruiting members and gathering a quorum, a lack of material to discuss when a quorum is gathered, and “increased staff time and administrative overhead.”
“The proposed Sustainability Advisory Committee would streamline these efforts into a single, multidisciplinary advisory body that reflects the integrated nature of climate action, transportation planning, and open space,” Franco wrote.
The Sustainability Advisory Committee would be made up of five at-large members and two alternates who would serve in four-year terms and conduct quarterly meetings.
It would be tasked with advising the council on the implementation and adoption of the city’s Climate Action Plan, sustainable transportation, preservation of open space, and community outreach on environmental issues.
“The committee would also review relevant workplans, provide feedback on policy initiatives, and support public engagement efforts,” Franco wrote.
The purpose of the Climate Action Plan task force was to advise in the development of the city’s Climate Action Plan, with Franco noting that a new committee would be needed to guide the implementation phase. The Open Space Advisory Committee, formed in 2003, has also “fulfilled several of its primary responsibilities, and its remaining scope of work is well-suited for consolidation,” Franco wrote.
The functions of the Transportation Advisory Committee – which was established in 1986 – are also “well-suited for consolidation,” Franco wrote, given a shift towards sustainable transportation in recent years and “overlapping goals with climate and land use planning.”
City staff is asking that the council consider voting on the proposal to establish the new committee and dissolve the three current advisory bodies at its upcoming special meeting Wednesday (Nov. 12) at 7 p.m. The agenda is available here.
In other business
*The council is set to hear a presentation on Eden Housing programs and services.
*The council is set for a closed session discussion on a performance evaluation for City Manager Steven Spedowfski.
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