(a) The Department of the Environment shall be the lead agency for developing and publicizing the Climate Action Plan, including updates. The Department shall:
(1) Lead the development of strategies, key performance indicators, and equity metrics to be included in the CAP;
(2) Coordinate an interagency effort with the Planning Department, Municipal Transportation Agency, Department of Public Works, Department of Public Health, Department of Building Inspection, City Administrator’s Office, Office of Resilience and Capital Planning, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission and other relevant City agencies to develop and adopt updates to the CAP; and
(3) Work with relevant agencies, key stakeholders, and community members to develop, adopt, and monitor the implementation of the CAP.
(b) The Planning Department shall:
(1) Review the City’s Planning Code to ensure that Area Plans and development projects are consistent with the targets and aims set out in the CAP and this Chapter 9;
(2) Review the City’s General Plan for consistency and support of the City’s Greenhouse Gas emissions targets and climate action goals, with guidance from the State’s Office of Planning and Research on incorporating climate change and resilience into land use planning, and, as needed, update and amend relevant elements through the support of the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors;
(3) Continue to implement State, regional, and/or local requirements to consider a project’s Greenhouse Gas impacts as part of its review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) regarding San Francisco’s emissions targets in this Chapter 9; and
(4) Advance plans, policies, and projects that support increased affordable housing production, especially in proximity to public transit, and that preserve affordable housing at low- and moderate-income levels.
(c) The Department of Public Health shall:
(1) In consultation with the Department of the Environment, develop an element of the CAP addressing climate impacts on health and vulnerable populations, including:
(A) Analyzing climate change as a public health threat;
(B) Identifying inequalities in the distribution of public health impacts; and
(C) Connecting climate action strategies to associated health and equity co-benefits.
(2) Develop a health and vulnerable populations framework for evaluating proposed climate action strategies to inform the implementation of those strategies; and
(3) Monitor and evaluate climate, health, and equity metrics in cooperation with public agencies and key stakeholders, including the San Francisco Health Improvement Partnership; share data with City departments and the public; and use the data to continually improve strategic actions and address emerging issues, gaps, and unintended consequences impacting health and vulnerable populations.
(d) The Department of Building Inspection shall:
(1) Support the development and implementation of high-performance green building codes to achieve higher levels of energy efficiency and the eventual elimination of the use of fossil fuels in buildings to achieve San Francisco’s emissions targets set forth in Section 902; and
(2) Work with the Department of the Environment on the development of strategies, actions, key performance indicators, and equity metrics to be included in the buildings element of the CAP.
(e) The Department of Public Works shall:
(1) Consider San Francisco’s emissions targets set forth in Section 902 in updates related to the Department’s Standard Plans and Specifications and in the design, construction, maintenance and management of public buildings and infrastructure projects;
(2) Work with City departments and stakeholders to ensure that the public right-of-way allows for electrification of buildings and transportation; and
(3) Work with the Department of the Environment on the carbon sequestration element of the CAP, including consideration of the climate and resilience benefits of planting and maintaining street trees, median landscaping, and pocket parks.
(f) The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency shall:
(1) Work with the Department of the Environment, the Planning Department, the San Francisco County Transportation Authority and the Department of Public Health to develop and implement projects, strategies, actions, key performance indicators, and equity metrics to be included in the transportation and land use element of the CAP, with an emphasis on advancing projects that shift single-occupant automobile trips to other modes of transportation (“mode shift”) by prioritizing the right-of-way for low-carbon and efficient modes through efforts such as improved parking management, utilization of pricing, development of local and regional transit and active mobility networks, and electrifying gas-powered vehicles.
(2) Act as the lead agency on coordinating with other relevant departments and other key stakeholders to ensure that the transportation and land use element reflects the City’s policy and programmatic priorities in this area, including the integration of existing Citywide transportation planning efforts, goals, data sources, and other considerations into the CAP.
(g) The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission shall:
(1) Lead the development of strategies, actions, key performance indicators, and equity metrics to be included in the energy element of the CAP, including proposals for meeting the City’s Renewable Energy goals and for developing community programming that reduces Greenhouse Gas emissions and incentivizes electrification.
(2) Maintain energy supply portfolios for its energy-providing programs that align with the Greenhouse Gas emission targets set forth in Section 902.
(h) The Office of Resilience and Capital Planning under the City Administrator shall:
(1) Collaborate with the Department of the Environment and other City departments to align long-term funding needs with climate adaptation or mitigation strategies and to reflect those priorities in the 10-year capital plan and in agency capital plans; and
(2) Work with the Department of the Environment and other departments to coordinate and prioritize climate adaptation and mitigation strategies articulated in the Office’s Hazards and Climate Resilience Plan and the CAP.
(i) The Purchasing Department under the City Administrator shall work with the Department of the Environment and other departments to review, and, as appropriate, recommend amendments to City procurement laws and practices, including but not limited to Chapter 2 of this Code (Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Ordinance), to include the impact of City procurement decisions on achieving City emissions reduction targets and achieving other environmental and health benefits.
(j) All City agencies shall, as needed:
(1) Provide data, information, and feedback to the Department of the Environment in developing the CAP;
(2) Consider the effect of decisions and activities under their jurisdiction on the goals of reducing Greenhouse Gas emissions and at the same time promoting racial and social equity, consistent with the CAP and the goals set forth in Section 902;
(3) Coordinate with other City departments on the development and implementation of climate-related regulations;
(4) Improve interagency coordination and communication, and coordinate funding where feasible, to advance ongoing City initiatives with co-benefits for climate change, health and equity, including Vision Zero, Transit First, and City targets for affordable housing development; and
(5) Support community engagement efforts for the CAP.
(Added by Ord. 117-21, File No. 210563, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021)
(Former Sec. 905 added by Ord. 81-08, File No. 071294, App. 5/13/2008; repealed by Ord. 117-21, File No. 210563, App. 8/4/2021, Eff. 9/4/2021)