2020-2040 CAAP Project Development Framework
The 2020 CAAP project will be developed over the coming year, with a projected completion date of December 2021. The project will incorporate three main components of input, identification and prioritization of carbon reduction.
- Internal City Team
- Community Engagement and Outreach, integral throughout the project
- Technical Advisory Committee
A summary of the roles and responsibilities of these bodies is provided below, and more information is included in the CAAP Project Framework. (hyperlink) CAAP Project Framework Overview
Internal City Team
This includes:
- The CAAP Project Management team
- An Interdepartmental Internal Staff Team with representatives of all city departments and staff liaisons to all relevant commissions, which meets monthly for project updates and input
- The consultant, AECOM, City Council and Commissions
The Project Management team has the responsibility of making decisions and writing the Draft and Final 2020 CAAP document with the carefully considered input from all other bodies identified (the City Council and Commissions, the Internal Staff Team, community and stakeholder participation, advice and expertise from the Technical Advisory Committee) and with assistance from the consultant, AECOM.
Community and Stakeholder Engagement and Outreach
Community participants and stakeholders will be offered a range of opportunities to give input on the CAAP, including workshops, online surveys, pop-ups at community events, a CAAP-dedicated webpage and email contact. The project management team will use the resources of interdepartmental City staff, outreach, such as the Greener Davis monthly newsletter, and/or support from local, community-based organizations, such as Cool Davis, etc. to implement the outreach.
Community Engagement and Outreach
| Date |
Milestone |
| Early March 2021 |
Launch CAAP Webpage on City of Davis website |
| Mid March-April |
On-line Survey #1 available to public |
April 22, 2021 at 6:30 pm.
|
Workshop #1 |
| June 2021 |
Workshops #2
(A and B—same workshop offered at different times) |
| July 2021 |
Workshops # 3
(A and B—same workshop offered at different times) |
Technical Advisory Committee
This includes local and university technical experts representing significant areas of expertise and knowledge related to development of the CAAP. Note that this will not be a Brown Act body, and meetings will not be public, but instead will provide technical assistance to the city team. Expectations and roles include:
- Provide information/data from organization or other climate-related projects
- Provide expertise on technical topics within Davis context
- Provide feedback/insight on CAAP project milestones, action prioritization criteria, and high-level strategies
- Provide input on how to implement deep carbon reduction actions within Davis context
- Represent data, programs and information from constituency/organization and professional expertise
- Attend monthly virtual meetings
- Help maximize community engagement
The TAC does not have decision-making responsibilities, but input will be carefully considered and incorporated into CAAP, as possible and appropriate.
The Technical Advisory Committee includes experts in the following topics:
- Agriculture, Urban Forest, Open Space and Habitat
- Community Engagement
- Energy, Waste and Water Efficiency
- Local/Regional Planning and Sustainability, Financial and Implementation Approaches
- Transportation
TAC Members
Download a list of TAC members and biographies.
- Bernadette Austin, Acting Director, UC Davis Center for Regional Change
- Nathan Bengtsson, Principal, PG&E Climate Resilience and Adaptation Program
- Arnold Bloom, UC Davis Professor of Plant Physiology
- Giovanni Circella, Honda Distinguished Scholar for New Mobility Studies, and Director, 3 Revolutions Future Mobility Program, Institute of Transportation Studies
- Mollie D’Agostino, Policy Director, UC Davis Policy Institute for Energy, Environment, and the Economy, and Institute of Transportation Studies
- Erik de Kok, Program Manager for Planning and Community, Governor’s Office of Planning & Research
- Benjamin Finkelor, Director, UC Davis Energy and Efficiency Institute
- Jeffrey Flynn, General Manager, UC Davis Unitrans
- Kristin George Bagdanov, Building Decarbonization Coalition
- Susan Handy, Director, National Center for Sustainable Transportation, Bicycling Plus Research Collaborative
- Lucia Kaiser, UC Davis Nutrition Department, Emerita
- Camille Kirk, UC Davis Director of Sustainability and Campus Sustainability Planner, Office of Sustainability
- Greg McPherson, USDA Forest Service (retired) Forester/Researcher
- Kevin Robert Perry, Urban Rain Design, Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Design
- Gordon Samuel, Assistant General Manager & Director of Power Resources
- Kate Scow, UC Davis Professor of Soil Science and Soil Microbial Ecologist, Department of Land, Air, Water Resources
- Tessa Smith, Yolo County Mental Health Outreach Specialist, and Co-Chair, Resilient Yolo
- Gil Tal, Director, UC Davis Plug-in Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Research Center
- Meena Venkatraman, UC Davis Energy Conservation Office
TAC Meeting Draft Schedule and Topics
| Meeting |
Month |
Tentative Topics |
| TAC #1 |
February |
- CAAP Development Process
- Carbon Neutrality Definition
- Vulnerability Assessment Process
|
| TAC #2 |
March |
- Survey #1 and draft action evaluation criteria
|
| TAC #3 |
April/May |
- Adaptation strategies and evaluation criteria
- Names for expert interviews
- Review survey results
- GHG action evaluation criteria
|
| TAC #4 |
June/July |
- GHG draft actions
- Adaptation action evaluation criteria and adaptation strategy priorities
- Survey #2
- Introduce action prioritization
|
| TAC #5 |
September |
- Discuss action prioritization
- Introduce implementation roadmaps and metrics
|
| TAC #6 |
October |
- Discuss content for implementation roadmaps
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