From Mountain View Sustainability Manager Steve Attinger:

Hello Task Force,

In case you haven’t heard the news, last night [Oct. 22, 2019] was THE most significant night in the 12 years I’ve been steering MV’s sustainability ship. The City Council did two amazing things:

They approved a building/EV/PV “Reach Code” more stringent than staff recommendations that mandates that ALL new construction, starting 1/1/20, will have to be all-electric (with a few exceptions), AND include a significant number of EV spaces or installed EV chargers, AND include solar PV. Don’t quote me on this, but I believe this makes Mountain View one of the first 3 or 4 cities in the state to pass such progressive building requirements. The SVCE press release is available here.
They adopted Sustainability Action Plan 4 (SAP-4), comprised of 81 new actions, 10 new staff positions, and a budget of $10.6M. SAP-4 was directly a result of your 2018 recommendations, so I’m thrilled to let you know that all your efforts have culminated in a very aggressive plan for the next 3 years. The 10/22 Agenda, which includes the staff report as Item 7.1, is here.

For those of you who showed up last night to provide support, again, thank you so much!

To everyone receiving this email, I can’t thank you enough for your dedication to a sustainable future, and we look forward to continuing to engage with you as we begin to execute the 81 actions. (Oy vey!)

I’m sincerely humbled by your commitment, and last night’s 2 major wins are directly attributable to YOU!

The Mountain View Sustainability Team