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Commission Memorandum
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Commission
FROM: Natalie Meyer, Grants and Climate Protection Coordinator
Chris Kukulski, City Manager
SUBJECT: Bozeman Municipal Climate Action Plan
MEETING DATE: Monday, August 4, 2008
RECOMMENDATION: The Commission consider adopting the Bozeman Municipal Climate
Action Plan as a part of fulfilling of the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement.
BACKGROUND: The City Commission signed the Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
(MCPA) in November 2006 as a commitment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The City
hired a Sustainability Coordinator intern to perform a greenhouse gas inventory and facilitate the
Bozeman Climate Protection Task Force (CPTF). The Task Force set a target of reducing
Municipal greenhouse gas emissions 15 percent below 2000 levels by 2020. The Task Force
outlined 40 recommendations in the Bozeman Municipal Climate Action Plan (MCAP) to help
the City attain this goal. A Grants and Climate Protection Program Coordinator was hired to help
implement these recommendations.
UNRESOLVED ISSUES: The City Commission reviewed the Bozeman Municipal Climate
Action Plan and provided comment at the policy meeting on May 14, 2008. The CPTF addressed
the Commission’s concerns regarding LEED certification requirements and Streamline funding
in the MCAP. The CPTF would like the Commission to review the revised MCAP and formally
adopt the plan for Municipal operations. The City requests direction in hiring or appointing staff
to facilitate the Community Climate Action Plan Task Force.
FISCAL EFFECTS: No thorough cost-benefit analysis was performed by the CPTF. Most
recommendations are estimated to provide long-term savings through energy efficiency and
conservation; however, each recommendation should be assessed by individual department heads
and implemented where a reasonable return on investment can be realized.
ALTERNATIVES: As suggested by the City Commission.
CONTACT: Please email Natalie Meyer at nmeyer@bozeman.net if you have any questions
prior to the public hearing.
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