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Encinitas council backs expanded cost‑benefit analysis for Climate Action Plan update despite cost concerns
Summary
Council approved adding a benefit‑cost analysis to the city’s Climate Action Plan (CAP) update, expanding the consultant contract and adding approximately $142,000 to complete a 20‑year net‑present‑value study; two councilmembers voted against the addition.
The Encinitas City Council on May approved staff’s request to amend the CAP consultant agreement to add a full benefit‑cost analysis (BCA) that would quantify costs and benefits of proposed greenhouse‑gas reduction measures through 2045. The amendment expands the scope of work and adds approximately $142,008 to the contract in order to model municipal and community costs and benefits and produce a prioritized list of measures for budgeting.
Staff framed the change as a direct response to a council work plan item asking for a comparative cost‑benefit view of CAP measures, including community participation costs and net present value comparisons. Planning staff described the difference between the implementation cost…
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