DATE:
August 16, 2022
12
TO:
Board of Supervisors
SUBJECT
Title
AMENDING BOARD OF SUPERVISORS POLICY A-72, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS' AGENDA AND RELATED PROCESSES, TO INCLUDE A SUSTAINABILITY IMPACT STATEMENT (DISTRICTS: ALL)
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OVERVIEW
Over the last two years, the County of San Diego (County) has significantly enhanced its focus to prioritize sustainability- both externally, as a regional leader, and internally for its own operations. This includes the creation of the Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice and the Regional Decarbonization Framework, as well as the development of individual sustainability plans for each County department and reviewing where and how greater collaboration can contribute to the County's overarching sustainability goals. Part of that synergy includes the recognition that sustainability goes beyond the environment to build a sustainable County organization and future that also considers social, health, and economic factors through an equity lens.
Incorporating sustainability into organizational operations is an ongoing and long-term effort. Through a contract amendment approved by the Board of Supervisors (Board) on March 1, 2022 (16), the County continued its partnership with Arup U.S., Inc. (Arup) to assist departments with the implementation of their sustainability plans. This implementation phase includes strategies for achieving the short-, mid-, and long-term commitments departments included in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-23 Operational Plan, recommendations for strengthening internal policies for increased sustainability, and the creation of training modules for County staff. Arup's scope of work also includes the identification of key performance indicators and metrics to track and report the organization's progress and will be developed in collaboration with the Office of Evaluation, Performance and Analytics, the Office of Sustainability and Environmental Justice, the Regional Decarbonization Framework ...
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