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Stockton unveils federally funded climate action and adaptation planning process
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a Comprehensive Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CCAP) funded by an EPA Carbon Pollution Reduction Grant and a California adaptation planning grant, outlining greenhouse gas inventories, a vulnerability assessment focused on Stockton, and a community engagement plan with Little Manila Rising; first public workshop set for April 23.
City environmental staff and consultants presented the scope, funding, and community engagement plan for a Comprehensive Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CCAP) during the April 1 Stockton City Council meeting.
Grant (Grama) Kirkpatrick, the city’s environmental and sustainability officer, said Stockton combined state adaptation-planning funding and a $1 million EPA Carbon Pollution Reduction Grant (received after another jurisdiction declined funding) with a prior state planning grant to develop a comprehensive plan that includes mitigation and adaptation components. Consultants from AECOM and a community partner, Little Manila Rising, described a process that will produce a greenhouse gas inventory, a vulnerability assessment (targeted to Stockton city limits), equity-centered outreach, action prioritization, and implementation roadmaps. The project timeline spans initial planning (November 2024) through technical work and community engagement, with a draft plan expected by summer 2025 and a final plan later in 2025–2026 leading into implementation phases through 2027.
Consultants emphasized combining mitigation with adaptation and centering engagement in disadvantaged neighborhoods. Jasmine Peterson of Little Manila Rising described multi-method outreach—workshops, presence at community events, partnerships with local community-based organizations, and targeted stakeholder interviews—to reach residents who may not access social media or online engagement. Staff and consultants announced a kickoff community workshop for Wednesday, April 23, 6–7:30 p.m., at the Stockton Civic Auditorium and said they will post an executive summary of the community engagement plan on the city website.
Council members pressed for clarity on outreach vehicles and asked whether Little Manila Rising is the sole partner; staff said Little Manila Rising is a co-applicant selected through the procurement process and that the city intends to engage multiple organizations to ensure broad representation, including neighborhood partners in Districts 5 and 6. Staff noted data requests have been sent to regional agencies to build robust greenhouse gas inventories and acknowledged coordination needs with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District on co-pollutant and air-quality work.
Next steps: staff will continue technical analyses, host a community workshop on April 23, post engagement materials online, and return with opportunities for public review of the draft CCAP later in 2025.
