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HomeMy WebLinkAboutecomment report 5-10-21 Sustainability Commission Meeting Time: 05-10-21 17:00 eComments Report J u III fj, A,jeii'-Iplh YJeuhA "n Reims Sustainability Commission 05-10-21 18 4 4 0 0 17:00 Sentiments for All Meetings The following graphs display sentiments for comments that have location data. Only locations of users who have commented will be shown. Overall Sentiment ff Sustainability Commission 05-10-21 17:00 / geiiiod,, lin er coll, nirnf,""IlAz S 11, 3.3 CLIMATE EQUITY INDEX REPORT 4 4 0 0 Sentiments for All Agenda Items The following graphs display sentiments for comments that have location data. Only locations of users who have commented will be shown. Overall Sentiment Illlllllllllllllllllllllllllll��li: IIIIIIIII ����� ,t��� s IIIIIIIIIIIII iii r ,Ir, Ageiiiiida IP er'ri�� e �r'riir eii' Ps kojr 33 CII IIIJ'nAl['IIID II Qai!!II"'ll"y I111jI)II"iY Overall Sentiment f 11 Illllllllllllllllllllllllll��li: IIIIIIIII '�� ,t I r' IIIIIIIIIIIII III I !( ^ I ' Rita Clement Location:91914, CHULA VISTA Submitted At: 4:33pm 05-10-21 Good evening Sustainability Commissioners, I support a unanimous Approval of the Climate Equity Index. This is a strong and important piece of work we can use to improve our Climate Action Plan. Please forward this important work to our City Council for approval. believe that members of our community living in the most climate change impacted parts of our city must be involved in the solutions that are harming the people in these census tracts. We must search for funding and invest in the improvements needed in these heavily impacted parts of our city. Social equity is extremely important when developing plans to provide opportunities for training in good paying jobs. There will be jobs for infrastructure surrounding microgrids and installation of solar on rooftops. Also, the transition to building all electric new buildings will provide numerous jobs for people in our most vulnerable parts of the city. The adoption of this climate equity index will lead our planning toward a Moree equitable future for our Chula Vista families. Thank you for your thoughtful concern for a healthy future in Chula Vista. Carolyn Scofield Location: Submitted At: 3:22pm 05-10-21 Good Evening, Commissioners, I am writing as a long time resident of Chula Vista and a member of the Community Advisory Committee for San Diego Community Power. I support the updated draft of the Climate Equity Index. Please approve this draft CEI report and recommend this important tool to the City Council. As our city recovers from both health and economic impacts from Covid, we have seen first-hand how vulnerable some of our neighborhoods are and how much we all depend on each other. As our City moves forward to assist residents, the needs of the most vulnerable communities with high climate change impacts must also be prioritized. The CEI map will help our City identify needs and work together with communities to develop opportunities and programs. San Diego Community Power may also use the Chula Vista CEI map as it develops programs once rollout is complete next year. Thank you. Noah Harris Location:92103, San Diego Submitted At: 2:54pm 05-10-21 Good evening, Sustainability Commissioners. This is Noah Harris, from Climate Action Campaign, writing to applaud the City for developing this Climate Equity Index. We urge the Commission to vote in unanimous support of the CEI and forward it to the Council for approval. This crucial tool will help Chula Vista identify the communities most impacted by climate change and environmental injustice, which is a critical first step to building a more equitable, sustainable, and safe city for Chula Vista families. To that end, the Climate Action Plan should also include a Social Equity section which explicitly defines how the communities most impacted by climate change and environmental injustice, identified through the CEI, will be prioritized through the funding of GHG reduction strategies, including affordable housing development and investments in urban forestry, active transportation, renewable energy, and energy efficiency measures. The development and implementation of this methodology should take place in consultation with a diverse set of stakeholders and organizations that represent low-income communities and communities of color who are disproportionately harmed by a fossil fuel economy and are impacted first and worst by the climate crisis. Thank you. Ruth Jordan Location:91902, Bonita Submitted At: 10:46am 05-10-21 As a life long resident of the South Bay, with a business and properties located in the two highest tiers and the 2021 Community Contributor award recipient (:-)), I recommend that the CEI be approved and the recommendations implemented.