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7 <br /> 1 Erica Cormack said that this is a draft. She said that this was not meant to be a total and <br /> 2 they are working with HUDs rule. She said that they are discussing money they are allowed to <br /> 3 allocate rather than what money is available. She said that there were forty-five households that <br /> 4 they worked with in total, overlapping, in all of those categories. <br /> 5 Commissioner Greene said it is how HUD asks questions and the consolidated plans, but <br /> 6 she hopes in a future iteration of this document, there will be focus on the importance of affordable <br /> 7 housing being placed near transit. <br /> 8 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if there were any increases in acceptance in the <br /> 9 Housing Choice voucher from the landlord information meetings. <br /> 10 Erica Cormack said she will follow up with the information. <br /> 11 Commissioner Portie-Ascott asked if it is a HUD requirement that all housing meets the <br /> 12 rental quality standards. <br /> 13 Erica Cormack said yes. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 <br /> 16 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 17 None. <br /> 18 <br /> 19 <br /> 20 7. Reports <br /> 21 a. Draft Orange County Climate Action Plan and Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report <br /> 22 The Board received the draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) and Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventory <br /> 23 report from Bluestrike Environmental Consulting. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 BACKGROUND: The next few years are critical in limiting global temperature to a 1.5° C increase <br /> 26 and mitigating the most severe impacts of climate change. To do so, global emissions need to be <br /> 27 halved by 2030, and net zero emissions must be achieved by 2050. It is a daunting task, but the <br /> 28 cost of inaction is much higher. Investments now will reduce long-term operation costs, reduce <br /> 29 recovery costs from climate-related disasters, and promote growth in local jobs and the economy. <br /> 30 The draft climate action plan addresses the specific strategies that will help the County meet the <br /> 31 climate change mitigation goals set by the Board in recent years including: <br /> 32 • To proportionally uphold the Paris Climate Agreement to reduce greenhouse gas <br /> 33 emissions between 26-28 percent by 2025 from 2005 levels. <br /> 34 • Transition to a 100% renewable energy-based economy by 2050. <br /> 35 • Signatory to the Global Covenant of Mayors pledging to reduce greenhouse gas <br /> 36 emissions, enhance resilience to climate change, and track progress transparently. <br /> 37 As part of the County's on-going efforts to accelerate the mitigation of climate change, the County <br /> 38 began a climate action planning process in November 2022 utilizing the professional services of <br /> 39 Bluestrike Environmental Consulting to synthesize the work the County is already doing, to build <br /> 40 upon the collaborative efforts and progress we made with regional partners and the Towns, and <br /> 41 to develop a suite of strategies, or"roadmap", for the County to follow to achieve its climate goals. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Key elements of the CAP include an updated GHG inventory. The GHG inventory describes which <br /> 44 sectors contribute the most GHG emissions in Orange County and helps gauge progress towards <br /> 45 reducing these emissions compared to previous GHG inventories completed in 2005 and 2017. <br /> 46 The results of the GHG inventory have helped prioritize Climate Action Plan strategies based on <br /> 47 which measures will have the most impact on reducing GHG emissions. <br /> 48 Other key components of the plan include a robust community/stakeholder engagement process <br /> 49 that has helped shape specific climate action strategies. The plan also includes methodology for <br /> 50 implementation, evaluation and updating. In addition, Bluestrike has prepared a comprehensive <br />