CSD-13-108 - Community Climate Action Plan & Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiatives - Complete

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Planning and Strategic Initiatives Committee REPORT TO: th November 18, 2013 DATE OF MEETING: Brandon Sloan (Acting Director of Planning) SUBMITTED BY: Brandon Sloan, Manager of Long Range & Policy Planning PREPARED BY: (519-741-2200 x7648) All Wards WARD(S) INVOLVED: th October 30, 2013 DATE OF REPORT: CSD-13-108 REPORT NO.: SUBJECT: Community Climate Action Plan and Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reduction Initiatives RECOMMENDATION: WHEREAS the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM), indicate that municipalities directly and indirectly affect 44% of Canadas total greenhouse gas emissions and therefore have an important role to play in mitigating this impact on the climate; and, WHEREAS the Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo, and Region of Waterloo have committed to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities Partners for Climate Protection program (FCM - PCP) both at the Corporate and Community level; and, WHEREAS the Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Region of Waterloo, completed Community Milestone 1, Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Forecast, as approved by FCM PCP in 2012; and, WHEREAS the Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Region of Waterloo, in collaboration with community and business groups, utilities, schools, universities and residents, wish to deliver Community Milestone 2 (Setting an Emissions Reduction Target) and Community Milestone 3 (Developing a Local Action Plan) in fulfillment of FCM Green Municipal Fund requirements; and, WHEREAS the Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, Waterloo and Region of Waterloo are undertaking Corporate Greenhouse Gas (GHG) mitigation inventories and plans and wish to also address climate change mitigation across the entire community, BE IT RESOLVED that the community-wide GHG reduction target of 6% below 2010 emission levels by 2020 be endorsed, and staff be directed to submit it for consideration by the FCM as fulfillment of Community Milestone 2 of the PCP pr THAT Council endorse the Community Climate Action Plan dated October, 2013 as attached to Community Services Department Report CSD-13-108 be endorsed in principle, subject to budget deliberations and other business planning approvals required for individual projects under the authority of the municipality, in order to 4 - 1