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Acceptance of Los Alamos Resiliency, Energy and Sustainability Final Report and Recommendations to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Recommended Action
I move that Council thank the LA Resiliency, Energy, and Sustainability Task Force for their work, accept their report and recommendations; and further move that the revised Task Force Budget Request Items be included as Fiscal Year 2023 budget options.
Board, Commission or Committee Recommendation
On January 28, 2022, the Los Alamos Resiliency Task Force unanimously approved the final report to be submitted to County Council.
Body
On January 26, 2021, Los Alamos County Council approved the formation of the Los Alamos Resiliency Energy & Sustainability Task Force (LARES) by charter. The purpose of the LARES Task Force was to serve as an advisory body to the County Council for the purpose of recommending ways for the County as a whole, including government, businesses, and residents, to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions and advance other sustainable practices in the face of climate change.
Per the charter, “The Task Force will build a comprehensive resiliency, energy, and sustainability “white paper” or strategic plan. This plan will present specific, measurable, achievable, and timely recommendations for how Los Alamos can achieve or exceed the goals set forward by our Governor in the New Mexico Climate Change Executive Order 2019 which complies with the 2015 Paris Agreement.”
On August 24, 2021, the LARES Task Force provided an update on the interim report to County Council and received feedback from County Council and public comments.
On December 14, 2021, the LARES Task Force presented FY23 Budget Requests to County Council for their consideration. A motion was passed asking the County Manager and the Department of Public Utilities Manager to include these recommendations as budget options in the FY23 budget process. These budget requests are shown in Attachment E.
On January 28, 2022,...
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