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CityCouncil | 2017-05-02 | 15 | into the plan. Vice Mayor Vella seconded the motion, with a friendly amendment to review hiring a an outside consultant to assist; stated funds are available through the San Francisco Foundation; outside consultant could help coordinate a workshop or hearing on the issue; suggested local graduate schools' students with environmental backgrounds work with the consultant to develop a report for Council to review. Councilmember Oddie deferred to Councilmember Matarrese. Councilmember Matarrese stated prior Council direction requires the work to be done; that he wants the work done by any means necessary. The City Manager stated the matter will come back to Council; the process will take approximately two years to meet with all stakeholders and departments, conduct an analysis, track data to determine greenhouse gas emission improvement over time; the process will be extensive; she agrees with looking into working with students and a consultant. Vice Mayor Vella stated there should be a timeline setting specific goals and dates throughout the process to ensure the City is on task. The City Manager responded a timeline draft is already in place with the final adoption to take place June 2019. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the issue falls under quality of life/environment category, to which the City Manager responded in the affirmative. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft inquired whether the issue could be heard ahead of others because it is a pressing issue. The City Manager stated a lot of the issues on the Council Referral tracker form can be done concurrently. Councilmember Ezzy Ashcraft stated she supports the referral. The City Manager inquired whether the issue is medium or high priority. Mayor Spencer stated that she has concerns about the target date of 2020; inquired what staff is currently doing to meet the goal. The Acting Public Works Director stated staff has been working on the current climate Protection Plan; the 2010 update to Council showed an 8% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions below the 2005 baseline; the 2020 goal is a 25% reduction. Mayor Spencer inquired what is the next step. Regular Meeting Alameda City Council 12 May 2, 2017 | CityCouncil/2017-05-02.pdf |