Dear Mayor Mueller and City Council Members,
As you are defining the priorities for the Council and City for 2019, please keep climate change as your top priority. The climate
crisis is here, and everything in our ecosystem, from flora and fauna, to our eating and waste habits/infrastructure, to fair and
equal access to clean water and clean energy, are inextricably linked. You as a city council are in a powerful position to make
great change!
Menlo Park has a strong 2020 Climate Target already, and it's wonderful that we’re on target to achieve that - all the more reason
to be more ambitious! For example, this year, please include goals like:
* Adopt a policy requiringall new buildings to be Zero Carbon and Fossil Free. This mirrors the recommendations from the
Environmental Quality Commission (EQC), including adoption ofCalGreen reach codesin the 2019 building code update; and
expansion of Bayfront green building standards to other zones(such as the El Camino Real/Downtown Specific Plan).
* Adopt anew Climate Action Plan, as recommended by EQC, with an ambitious, near-term climate goal.
* Expand access to EV charging, including implementing solutions for renters
* Develop and execute a local Green New Deal, addressing climate, jobs and justice
Thank you for your leadership on clean energy and climate measures so far. Please make climate progress one of the top priorities
for the coming year.
Sincerely,
* Heather Mirletz
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* 240-938-9351 (cell)
* www.linkedin.com/in/heathermirletz/ [http://www.linkedin.com/in/heathermirletz/]
* Lady in the Dragon Boots
* "A riot of color in a dreary grey world" -A Knight's Tale
