Town Hall Meeting Summary and Materials

• Meeting summary
• Presentations ( LUCE and CAP )
• Materials
• Land Use and Transportation Stakeholder Discussion Meeting Notes
• Agricultural Stakeholder Discussion Meeting Notes
• Business and Energy Stakeholder Discussion Meeting Notes
• Development and Built Environment Stakeholder Discussion Meeting Notes

CAP Resources

What you can do now to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?

• Flex Your Power
  http://www.fypower.org/

• CaliforniaFIRST - Finance improvements at your home or business
  http://www.californiafirst.org/

• Take a Free Energy Efficiency Class from PG&E
  http://www.pge.com/mybusiness/edusafety/training/pec/classes/

• Take an online energy efficiency survey for your home
  http://www.socalgas.com/residential/energysurvey /

• Get rebates for energy efficiency and conservation
  CA Cash for Appliances: http://www.cash4appliances.org/
  The Gas Company: http://www.socalgas.com/rebates/residential/
  PG&E: http://www.pge.com/myhome/saveenergymoney/rebates/

• What is your Home Energy Rating?

Reduce Your Vehicle Miles Traveled

• SLO Air Pollution Control District – SLO Car Free
  http://slocarfree.org/

• SLO County Bicycle Coalition
  http://www.slobikelane.org/cm/Home.html

• Central Coast Clean Cities Coalition
  http://www.c-5.org/

• SLO Rideshare
  http://rideshare.org/cm/Home.html

• Safe Routes to School Program
  http://rideshare.org/cm/about/Safe_Routes_to_School/SRTS_Home.html

• SLO County Regional Transportation Authority
  http://www.slorta.org/

• San Luis Obispo Integrated Waste Management Authority – Home Composting
  http://www.iwma.com/programs-events/composting.html

• Los Osos Electronic Waste Recycle Event (June 26)
  http://losososcsd.org/pdf/6.26_Electronic_Waste_Recycle.pdf

• Los Osos Recycling Guide – What can and can’t be recycled
  http://www.losososutilities.org/recycle.bin.html

• City of SLO Backyard Composting Guide
  http://www.ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us/utilities/download/compostguide.pdf

• Save Our Water
  http://www.saveourh2o.org/

• Save Our Water Conservation Checklist
  http://www.saveourh2o.org/files/conservationchecklist.pdf

• California Urban Water Conservation Council
  http://www.h2ouse.org/

• Templeton Water Conservation
  http://templetoncsd.org/cm/conservation/water_conservation.html

• Nipomo Water Conservation & Turf Replacement Rebate Program Information
  http://ncsd.ca.gov/cm/Resources/Conservation.html

• City of San Luis Obispo Water Conservation Website
  http://www.ci.san-luis-obispo.ca.us/utilities/savewater.asp

Support Local Farmers and Food

• Central Coast Ag Network
  http://centralcoastgrown.net/site/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1

• Cal Poly Organic Farm
  http://www.calpolyorgfarm.com/

Toolkits and Climate Action Plan Examples

• ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability: Climate Program
  http://www.iclei.org/index.php?id=800

• City of SLO Climate Action Plan
  http://www.slocool.org/index.html

Local Programs and Resources

• SLO Chamber of Commerce Sustainability and Resources Committee
  http://www.slogreenbusiness.com/cm/Home.html

• U.S. Green Building Council Central Coast California Chapter
  http://usgbcc4.clubwizard.com/

• SLO Green Build
  http://www.slogreenbuild.org/cm/Home.html

State Resources

• Cool California Local Government Toolkit
  http://www.coolcalifornia.org/local-government

• California Institute for Local Government (ILG)
  http://www.ca-ilg.org

• California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) Model Policies for Greenhouse Gases in General Plans
  http://www.capcoa.org/wp-content/uploads/downloads/2010/05/CAPCOA-ModelPolicies-6-12-09-915am.pdf

• OPR’s List of California Cities and Counties Addressing Climate Change
  http://www.opr.ca.gov/ceqa/pdfs/City_and_County_Plans_Addressing_Climate_Change.pdf

• Attorney General’s List of Local Government Green Building Ordinances in California
  http://www.ag.ca.gov/globalwarming/pdf/green_building.pdf

California Policy and Regulation

• AB 32, the 2006 California Global Warming Solutions Act
  Assembly Bill 32 requires California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.  The 2008 AB 32 Scoping Plan identifies early action and long-term measures to achieve this goal, including a recommended reduction by local governments.

• AB 32 Fact Sheet http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/factsheets/ab32factsheet.pdf
• AB 32 Scoping Plan Summary http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/facts/scoping_plan_fs.pdf
• AB 32 Scoping Plan, Full Document http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/scopingplan/scopingplan.htm

• SB 375, Regional Targets for Transportation-Related Emissions Reductions
  SB 375 enhances California's ability to reach its AB 32 goals by promoting good planning with the goal of more sustainable communities.

• SLOCOG Regional Transportation Plan
  http://www.slocog.org/cm/Programs_and_Projects/2010_Regional_Transportation_Plan.html

• California Air Resources Board SB 375 Homepage
  http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/sb375/sb375.htm

• Joint Policy Committee Website – Coalition of agencies charged with implementing SB 375 in the Bay Area
  http://www.abag.ca.gov/jointpolicy/

CEQA and Climate Change

• SB 97, CEQA Guidelines and Climate Change
  SB 97 (Dutton), adopted in 2007, directs the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research (OPR) to develop recommended changes to the State’s CEQA guidelines to address greenhouse gas emissions.
  http://www.opr.ca.gov/index.php?a=ceqa/index.html

• California Attorney General Comment Letters on CEQA and Climate Change
  California Attorney General Jerry Brown has been active in commenting on CEQA documents that do not adequately address greenhouse gas emissions according to SB 97.
  • Main Global Warming Site http://www.ag.ca.gov/globalwarming/
  • Comment Letters http://www.ag.ca.gov/globalwarming/ceqa/comments.php

Climate Change Science

• U.S. EPA Climate Change Fact Sheet
  http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/downloads/Climate_Change_Science_Facts.pdf
• U.S. National Academy of Sciences, Understanding and Responding to Climate Change
  http://dels-old.nas.edu/dels/rpt_briefs/climate_change_2008_final.pdf
• Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report: Climate Change 2007
  Synthesis Report Summary for Policymakers
  IPCC is the leading organization for climate change science and analysis worldwide.
  http://www.ipcc.ch/publications_and_data/ar4/syr/en/spm.html
• Climate Change Science, Impacts, and Response Options for California
  California Energy Commission, 2008
  Provides an overview of climate change impacts to California.
  http://www.energy.ca.gov/2008publications/CEC-500-2008-077/CEC-500-2008-077.PDF
• 2009 State of the Climate Report, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Climate Data Center
  http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/bams-state-of-the-climate
• Video Highlights of the 2009 State of the Climate Report, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), National Climate Data Center
  video
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Climate Services
  http://www.climate.gov

• The Local Government Commissio n is partnering with the National Center for Conservation Science & Policy (NCCSP) and Susanne Moser Research & Consulting in collaboration with the City and County of San Luis Obispo to develop and implement climate change adaptation strategies for the region through a grant from the Kresge Foundation. http://www.lgc.org/adaptation/slo/
• California Climate Adaptation Strategy (CAS)
  California Natural Resources Agency, 2009
  The California Climate Adaptation Strategy (CAS) presents anticipated impacts of climate change in California and ways in which the state may become more resilient.
  • CAS Fact Sheet
    http://climatechange.ca.gov/adaptation/documents/2008-08_ADAPTATION_FACT_SHEET.PDF
  • CAS, full document
    http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/adaptation/