Update from Karen Chang, Community Resource Commission (CRC) chair, and Erik Lundquist, Associate Planner, city of Calistoga, from their presentations to Calistoga 350:
* SB375, AB32, and SB32 have provided MAJOR incentives for communities to pursue sustainability - to combat Climate Change and install green initiatives
* Our city (through the efforts of Erik and Karen) wants to reduce local emissions below the goal set by state legislation (15% of 2005 levels)
* The Napa County Public Transit Authority devised 53 action items to meet the above goal in the following sectors: Transportation; Buildings and Energy; Solid Waste; Agriculture, Natural Resources and Urban Forests; Community Engagement; Local Govt. Operations.
* Calistoga city council is the first local body in the county to vote in support of these 53 items
* The CRC amplified the above sectors in a year long fact finding process, and the city council enthusiastically supported this effort, called the Calistoga Climate Action Plan (CCAP), "This is our starting point," said Ms. Chang.
* The city has won a $60,000 grant for CCAP Section T1, "Enhance our commitment to urban-centered growth, adopting policies, zoning, and design standards in each jurisdiction to encourage mixed-use, 'walkable', and 'bikeable' neighborhoods." We, as a city, are exploring ways to invest these funds in the goals of the CCAP.
* The CRC enthusiastically encourages local residents to become involved, beginning with their "every third Wednesday" meeting (Nov 18), 5:30, at the Community Center, and their Making Cents of Solar presentation from the Napa Valley Solar Partnership (7:00). The NVSP is a project of Community Action of Napa Valley, and is partly funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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