Meetings
- 2021 RICAPS Multi-City Working Group Meetings
DATE TOPICS January 26
WebinarComplying with AB1236, Permit Streamlining Law for EV Charging Stations, EV Infrastructure Reach Codes, City Insights on EV Policy Implementation, Peninsula Clean Energy Updates: Single-Family Electrification, Case Study Development Project: Estimated Costs of Electrifying 10 Single-Family Homes, Highlights of Facilities Working Group Launch. February 23
WebinarCoordinated Support for Municipal Energy Upgrades, How Cities Can Host Clean Tech Pilots, Update: Power on Peninsula Solar + Battery Program, Feedback via Mentimeter.
March 23
WebinarCity of Piedmont’s Newly Adopted Reach Codes for Existing Homes, City of Brisbane’s Building Efficiency Program for Commercial and Industrial Buildings, CPUC 101.
April 27
WebinarWater Supply Estimates and Results of BAWSCA’s 10-Year Demand Study, Sustainable San Mateo County Updates: Sustainability Dashboard and Sustainability Ideas Bank, Water Upgrades $ave On-Bill Financing via BayREN.
May 25
WebinarIncluding Fugitive Methane Emissions in GHG Inventories, Research Results: Heat Pump Water Heater Permitting in San Mateo County, Neighborhood Electrification Pilots, Fostering Collaboration with School Communities on Climate Action. June 22
WebinarThrive Alliance: Building Relationships and Creating Cross-Sector Collaboration, The Next Stage of Local Climate Planning: From Technocratic and Siloed to People-Centered and Connected, Frameworks for Collaboration. July 27
WebinarBerkeley's Draft Existing Buildings Electrification Strategy, Emerging Strategies for 2022 Reach Code Efforts, Program Updates (RICAPS Commercial Electrification Measures and Preview of August 17 Facilities Working Group), Climate action Priorities for San Mateo County Cities August 24
WebinarKey Takeaways from the IPCC 6th Assessment, BayREN's Regional Heat Pump Water Heater Program for Contractors, Peninsula Clean Energy's Heat Pump Water Heater Rebate, Redwood City Building Electrification Rebate Program, PCE's Home Upgrade Program for Income-Qualified Customers September 28
WebinarPeninsula Clean Energy Updates (Annual GHG Reporting, New Data Access Platform, Latest Market Research) and BayREN Program Overview and Listening Session October 26
WebinarIntroduction to C/CAG’s New Executive Director, Lessons Learned from Recent Building Electrification Policy Study Sessions, and BayREN Local Government Policy Calculator for Existing Single-Family Buildings November 16
WebinarSB 1383 Compost Procurement Requirements and Discussion on a Collaborative Approach Across Jurisdictions December 14
WebinarRICAPS 10 Year Anniversary and 2022-23 RICAPS Program
- 2020 RICAPS Multi-City Working Group Meetings
DATE TOPICS January 28
WebinarTravel Emissions in Inventories and the CAP Update, Airline Travel and Consumer Behavior, Emissions Reductions Strategies at SFO, Mayor of Bayville: MTC/ABAG’s Experiment with Digital Engagement, Upcoming Recology Fleet Upgrades to Reduce GHGs February 25
In-personResources for Integrating Health and Equity into Climate Action Planning, Pairing OpenIDEO Digital Platform with On the Ground Community Engagement in Sunnyvale, Panel Discussion: Enlisting Community-Based Organizations to Reach Specific Populations in Half Moon Bay March 24
WebinarFaith Organizations and Sustainability Efforts (Connecting with congregations, Resources for congregations, Online engagement platform and vestry resolution for electrification, Technical support and fundraising for solar and water conservation projects, Lessons learned from EV charging program for congregations), Peninsula Clean Energy EV Charging Program April 28
WebinarBayREN Updates and New Programs to Address Equity and COVID-19, SMC Energy Watch Updates, RICAPS CAP Template Update, Convergence of Electrification Efforts
May 26
WebinarPeninsula Clean Energy Updates, Community GHG Inventories Energy Data, Bay Area Energy Atlas, RICAPS CAP Template and Tools Update June 23
In-personTeleworking: Now and Post COVID-19, Community GHG Inventories Transportation Data, Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) Modeling, Streetlight Data, Google Transportation Data July 28
WebinarSan Mateo County Recovery Coordination Council, Menlo Park Climate Action Goals and Implementation Strategies, Support for Electrification and Decarbonization Efforts from the Building Decarbonization Coalition August 25
WebinarRelaunch of San Mateo County Energy Watch, High-potential CAP measures for Countywide Collaboration, Investing in Resiliency for Public Facilities, Silicon Valley Clean Water Project: Biosolids to Biochar, Community GHG Inventories Waste and Wastewater Data September 22
WebinarElectrification of Existing Single Family Homes: Potential GHG Impact of Electrification Measures, Electrification Products and Policies, Reducing Costs, Contractors' Perspective October 27
WebinarUpdates from Peninsula Clean Energy, EV Adoption and Infrastructure: State and Regional Context, EV Resources and Consumer Attitudes in San Mateo County, Beyond Gasoline Initiative November 17
WebinarTrends in Reach Codes and Climate Action Plan Goals, Code Trainings for Building Officials, Update on Evolving Offerings for Municipalities, Consideration of New CAP Measures, Sustainable San Mateo County Sustainability Ideas Bank and Sustainability Scorecard December 15
In-PersonResidential Programs (BayREN single-family and multi-family update, PCE updates, systems mapping project for decarbonization of existing single-family homes), Small Business Programs (PCE $250 bill credit, BayREN commercial program an microloan status, OOS Small Business Resources Center), Municipal Programs (BayREN codes trainings and workshops, status of inventories, facilities working group, strategy for developing decarbonization policy for existing municipal facilities)
- 2019 RICAPS Multi-City Working Group Meetings
DATE TOPICS January 29
Webinar2019 Programs: Bay Area Regional Energy Network, Green Business Program, climate action planning technical assistance, and more.
PresentationsFebruary 26
In-personPeninsula Clean Energy: Climate Action Plan Data, Municipal Reach Code Project, Electric Vehicle Resources, and Community Pilot Project updates. March 26
WebinarPreparing for Earth Day and Bike Month: messaging with social media, Home Energy Analytics & energy efficiency messaging, update on CAP electrification measures, and Commute.org. April 23
In-personHosted by the Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA: How litter impacts wildlife, electrification technology and promoting electrification, and updates on the reach code effort in San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties. May 28
WebinarUpdates on reach code initiative, EV technical assistance, 2019 SunShares program, 2016 & 2017 community GHG inventories, and PCE community programs. Presentation on San Jose benchmarking ordinance. June 25
In-personBayREN Workshop, SMC Energy Watch Program Changes, Reach Code Support Tools. July 23
WebinarPublic Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), Resilience in Public Buildings, Resilient Solar on Public Facilities and Faith Institutions, July 31 Climate Ready Collaborative Convening, C/CAG Energy and Water Strategy Update, and Sustainability Ideas Bank. August 27 In-Person Sustainable San Mateo County's Sustainability Ideas Bank, SMC Energy Watch Program Offerings for Municipalities, Municipal EV Fleet Roadmap, Strategy for 2030 CAP Updates, Workshop: Pathways to Green Jobs September 24 Webinar Climate Action 2.0 and BayREN Regional Effort, Emerging Trends and Best Practices in Climate Action Planning, Burlingame's Climate Action Plan, Peninsula Clean Energy's Programming Roadmap, Climate Emergency Declaration by County of San Mateo, RICAPS CAP Template Update Strategy October 22 In-Person Consumption-based Inventories, Edible Food Recovery Program, Carbon Sequestration, Transportation Innovations, Adaptation and Equity, Decarbonizing Existing Buildings and Transportation November 26 Webinar Climate Ready Schools, Youth Climate Ambassadors Leadership Program, High School Internship Program, Highlights from the Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) Conference, Status of RICAPS CAP Template, BayREN's New Commercial Program, SMC Energy Watch Updates December 17 In-Person Incorporating Adaptation into Climate Action Planning, RICAPS Information Sharing Platform, GHG Community Inventory Preview
- 2018 RICAPS Multi-City Working Group Meetings
DATE TOPICS January 23
WebinarCarbon Fee and Dividend Legislative Proposal; 2017 United Nations Climate Change Conference and the Conference of the Parties (COP23) Recap; Managing Emissions from Refrigerants.
PresentationsFebruary 27
In-personHow do Cities Track CAP and Sustainability Progress, San Mateo County Open Data Portal Update, How Does Your City Celebrate Earth Day, Beacon Awards Update.
PresentationsMarch 27
WebinarElectric Vehicle Charging Readiness Ordinance, Tesla; Updating the San Mateo County Energy Strategy; Finding the Finance for Sustainability; Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE).
PresentationsApril 24
In-personEnergy Efficiency Opportunites for Local Governments, SMCEW, PG&E, Panel Discussion: Engie, CLIMATEC, Schneider Elecric Presentations.
PresentationsMay 22
WebinarElectrification, EV Charging Infrastructure Study Findings, Santa Monica EV Action Plan Presentations.
PresentationsJune 26
In-personHarnessing the Power of Peninsula Clean Energy: Updates on strategic priorities; discussion on load shaping, building electrification, transportation electrification, and distributed energy resources.
PresentationsJuly 24
WebinarBAAQMD funding awardees, Title 24 and reach codes for decarbonization, engagement with building officials on Title 24 compliance, County of San Mateo’s disposable food service ware ordinance.
PresentationsAugust 28
In-personSustainable Transportation: California Energy Commission school bus conversion grant, Safe Routes to School, countywide transportation programs, Commute.org, alternative commute incentives.
PresentationsSeptember 25
WebinarClimate Adaptation: California’s Fourth Climate Assessment, Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action and Sustainability, Sea Change San Mateo County, Climate Change Preparedness Action Plan, Adaptation Planning Toolkit, San Mateo County Climate Collaborative, Burlingame General Plan Update, Half Moon Bay Local Coastal Program Update.
PresentationsOctober 23
In-personZero Net Energy: Tour of newly opened Half Moon Bay library, updates on local ZNE projects, and ZNE technical services for local governments.
PresentationsNovember 26
WebinarWater Conservation: Update on water conservation programs, WaterLink and dual plumbing model ordinance, and Leak detection pilot study.
PresentationsDecember 18
In-personTransportation and end of year wrap-up: Transportation electrification and County of San Mateo 2018 program successes.
Presentations
- 2017 RICAPS Multi-City Working Group Meetings
DATE TOPICS January 24
WebinarCall for projects: BayREN ZNE municipal engineering technical assistance; City of Palo Alto electrification efforts; City of Boulder electrification efforts; City of SF electrification perspectives and open discussion; Update on CPUC energy data privacy rules.
PresentationFebruary 28
In-personCross-department Collaboration on Sustainability Projects: San Mateo County, City of Fremont, City of San Carlos; Peninsula Advanced Energy Community (PAEC) Update on Policy Analysis; Beacon Award Update.
PresentationMarch 28
WebinarOpen Data Portal Update; Energize Fresno; Innovative City Data Practices (Hitachi); Update on CPUC energy data privacy rules.
PresentationApril 25
In-personEarth Day Celebrations and Launch of Library Kits, Leveraging Sustainability and Climate Action for Economic Development, San Mateo County Energy Watch success story: Frattoria e Mare.
Presentation CCAEmissionsAvoidedToolMay 23
In-personPAEC Progress to date (Best practices and gap analysis, Selection of model ordinances for benefit-cost analysis and results, Review of model ordinances), Facilitated break-out discussion groups (EV Infrastructure, Electrification and zero carbon heating, Solar carports).
PresentationJune 20
WebinarUS DOE Initiatives related to ZNE City Incentive Programs, Brisbane Adopted Mandatory Solar PV and Cool Roof Ordinance, PAEC Solar Siting Survey results, ECO100 brainstorming for joint marketing efforts.
PresentationJuly 25
WebinarOverview SMC Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Trends, BAAQMD EV Program and Policies, PG&E EV Charge Network Program and Pilot, PAEC EV Charge Master Plan.
PresentationAugust 22
In-personEnergy Storage & Local Government, Business Case for Battery Storage, Energy Storage & EV Charging: Redwood City Case Study, Battery Storage & the Grid: PAEC Integration Capacity Analysis.
PresentationSeptember 26
WebinarMicrogrids: Drivers and Opportunities, Financing & What’s Next, The Santa Rita Jail Microgrid, Challenges and Opportunities in the Integration of Advanced Building Technologies, Streamlining Interconnection: How PG&E’s Pilot Will Impact Local Deployment of Solar and Energy Storage, The Magic of the Microgrid at UCSD.
PresentationOctober 31
In-personSetting the Stage for Cultural Change for Deep Emissions Reductions: Role of Marketing and Outreach, Local efforts across SMC, City of Brisbane Marketing and Outreach, Sustainability Messaging for Sea Change SMC, Sharing Best Pracitices in Sustainability Marketing & Outreach.
PresentationNovember 28
WebinarFuture of transportation in California, high speed rail, 2040 Countywide transportation plan and broader transportation trends.
PresentationDecember 12
In-personProject Drawdown, Emissions Trends in San Mateo County: 2005-2015, Celebrating Sustainability Success in 2017, Burlingame's ECO100 Opt Up plan.
Presentation
- 2016 RICAPS Multi-City Working Group Meetings
DATE TOPICS January 26
WebinarReview of 2015 and looking forward 2016.
PresentationFebruary No meeting held. March 29
In-personEnergy Ordinances - Residential Energy Conservatin Ordinance (RECO), Commercial Energy Conservatin Ordinance (CECO), Home Energy Score (HES), National Bike Month Resolutions.
PresentationApril 26
WebinarEnergy Ordinances, Update on BayREN Home Energy Score (HES) working group, HES and Asset Rating.
PresentationMay 24
WebinarOPR State Climate Efforts Update, Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment Update, Foster City Levee Project, Half Moon Bay Local Costal Program, Colma-San Bruno Creek Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment.
PresentationJune 28
In-personCity of San Mateo-New Solar PV Requirement, cool roofs and EV charging (presentation); Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative(SEEC) current climate project programs and resources (presentation), Overview of RICAPS initiatives related to building energy ordinances
Presentation AgendaJuly 26
WebinarSustainability updates from Portola Valley: Greywater and PV/solar thermal readiness policies. Progress towards voluntary/mandatoryHome Energy Score ordinances. San Mateo County Open Data Portal demonstration: Socrata Perspectives. Growing Solar in San Mateo County
(presentation). SunShares Update.
AgendaAugust 23
In-personSMC Zero Net Energy Strataegic Plan, Overview of BayREN Zero Net Energy Initiatives and Template Policy Language Development Presentation PG&E Support for Reach Code Cost-effectiveness Studies, CEC Peninsula Advanced Energy Communities (PAEC) Grant
Presentation AgendaSeptember 27
WebinarBeacon Award celebration! Cracking the nut of existing buildings for climate action. Innovative policy approaches for zero energy new buildings, Menlo Park. Leading by Example: Municipal buildings policies for zero net energy, City of Hayward, County of San Mateo.
PresentationOctober 25
In-personCommunity and Municipal GHG Inventory Updates for San Mateo County. Open Data Portal – How it’s Shaping Up for Cities. Go CO2 Free Community Engagement Tool.
PresentationNovember 22
WebinarOctober RICAPS interactive activity results, BayREN Zero Net Energy Forum and San Mateo County PACE program updates, Peninsula Clean Energy Program and Participation, Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) key initiatives related to carbon neutrality and electrification.
PresentationDecember 13
In-personEnergy Innovations to Transform our Communities; Peninsula Advanced Energy Communities; RICAPS 2016 Celebrations and Achievements; What's Ahead for RICAPS 2017.
Presentation
- 2015 RICAPS Multi-City Working Group Meetings
DATE TOPICS January 27 (Agenda) Sustainability Circles (presentation), Updates (EE campaigns, Water conservation, ZNE workshop, SAMCAR collaboration, Beacon Award), Template for annual report to council (template file), Online tracking of CAP progress (City of Berkeley - presentation, San Mateo County Open Data Portal).
All presentationsFebruary 24 Webinar (Agenda) Drought update (presentation), San Carlos drought emergency ordinance (presentation), Water conservation outreach (presentation), Menlo Park Conserve-a-Scape program, PG&E Green Option (presentation), other updates (BayREN, 2016 Update to Title 24, ZNE workshop, LR2C2 Meeting, SSMC & Beacon Award, Sustainability Circle preview).
All presentationsMarch 31 In-person (Agenda) Interactive session to discuss: Current major sustainability initiatives, new/desired initiatives, barriers to implementation, next steps. April 28 Webinar (Agenda) Takeaways from 3/31 RICAPS meeting, partnership and grant opportunities, PACE update, online progress tracking, Beacon Award update, Step Up and Power Down pilot, small business outreach challenge, Zero Energy workshop update.
All presentationsJune 2 Webinar (Agenda) Governor's Executive Order for 2030 climate target (OPR presentation, BAAQMD presentation), Peninsula SunShares (presentation), program updates (Zero Energy workshops, Beacon Award data collection, energy efficiency outreach campaigns, water conservation), preview of upcoming meetings.
All presentationsJune 30 In-person San Carlos (Agenda) Results of needs assessment survey, small business outreach challenge - lessons learned and next steps, Zero Energy workshop - recap and next steps.
All presentationsJuly 28 Webinar (Agenda) Accelerating EV adoption, Alternative Fuel Readiness Plan for San Mateo County, different models for EV charging infrastructure, transportation fund for Clean Air: Charge! Program, lessons learned from EV charging installations, PACE updates
All presentationsAugust 18 Online CAP progress tracking
presentationAugust 25 (Agenda) Water conservation (Belmont presentation, school water auditing pilot and BAWSCA update presentation, H2Oknow presentation, discussion), online CAP progress tracking presentation, plans for 2016. All presentations September 22 In-person Daly City (Agenda) Results: Community GHG inventories for 2011-2013 and plan for 2015 municipal GHG inventories (presentation), Beacon Award debrief and next steps, SMC Energy Watch updates (small business campaigns, school Prop 39 efforts, Living Lab opportunity, online CAP tracking, Comprehensive Energy Recommendations).
All presentationsOctober 27 1:30pm Webinar (Agenda) October RICAPS interactive activity results, BayREN Zero Net Energy Forum and San Mateo County PACE program updates, Peninsula Clean Energy Program and Participation, Urban Sustainability Directors Network (USDN) key initiatives related to carbon neutrality and electrification.
All PresentationsNovember 17 1:30pm Webinar (Agenda) RecycleWorks updates (County Green Business programand RecycleWorks Volunteer Academy), San Mateo County vulnerability assessment (presentation), SB 350 and AB 802 policy updates (presentation), active transportation updates (presentation), Zero energy ready "interventions" (presentation), general updates.
All presentationsDecember 15 1:30pm In-person Brisbane Agenda will focus on Zero Energy.
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- 2014 RICAPS Multi-City Working Group Meetings
DATE TOPICS January 28 (Agenda) On-bill repayment to water customers (PAYS) (Presentation), CAP reporting templates, countywide outreach campaigns February 25 (Agenda) Bay Area Climate & Energy Resilience Project (here (link is external)), Community GHG inventories (Presentation), CAP reporting update, Countywide outreach campaigns (Presentation) March 31 In-person (Agenda) Interactive session to discuss: Current major sustainability initiatives, new/desired initiatives, barriers to implementation, next steps. April 1 (Agenda) OPR review of new state plans and programs, water conservation strategies (Los Altos Hills documents: 1, 2, 3, 4; Foster City/Estero Presentation), Residential group solar procurement initiative April 29 (Agenda) EV charging infrastructure -- Bay Area Climate Collaborative (Presentation), County of San Mateo, City of Menlo Park, SEEDZ (Presentation</a), EV to Grid (Presentation), Alternative Fuels (Presentation); GHG inventory tracking tools (Presentation) May 20 (Agenda) Bicycle & pedestrian planning and best practices (Presentation), GHG reduction tools and common measures (Presentation) June 24 (Agenda) Getting ready for Title 24 (BayREN presentation, Burlingame presentation), Training requestform; GHG tracking tools survey results (Presentation) July 22 (Agenda) Help with implementation: Civic Spark (presentation), Climate Corps Bay Area (presentation), RecycleWorks Volunteer Academy (presentation); Countywide outreach campaigns, Ideas for increasing code compliance, Update about tracking tools and reporting August 26 (Agenda) Progress toward RPS goal (presentation), (Beacon Award presentations overview), San Carlos case study, next steps) November 18 (Agenda) Beacon Awards data collection update, Countywide energy efficiency outreach campaigns, Zero Net Energy toolkit project, Foster City group solar purchase, Solar Roadmap project (master presentation file). December 16 (Agenda) Federal and state updates (presentation), County Sustainability Department (presentation), RICAPS program achievements and looking ahead to 2015 (presentation)
- 2013 RICAPS Multi-City Working Group Meetings
DATE TOPICS June 25 BAAQMD and CEQA July 23 Climate adaptation -- Follow up from June 4 workshop August 27 Codes and Standards September 24 Bike Share October 29 Safe Routes to School November 19 Climate adpatation, Input to Joint Policy Committee December 17 Implementation best practices, Colma case studies