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Dallas updates CCAP implementation plan, advances rooftop solar contract for Beckley Saner Rec Center
Summary
City environmental staff told the Parks, Trails and Environment Committee the CCAP FY25 implementation assessment yielded 73 activated actions for FY26 and flagged funding dependence as a major constraint; staff asked council to approve a contract (budget cap $488,418, ARPA funds) to install rooftop solar at Beckley Saner Recreation Center, estimated to cut the building's annual energy use by about 72%.
Angela Hodgescott, director of Dallas's Office of Environmental Quality and Sustainability, presented the annual Comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CCAP) implementation report and the FY26 implementation work plan to the Parks, Trails and Environment Committee on Jan. 6.
Hodgescott said CCAP, adopted by Dallas City Council in 2020, is a 30-year roadmap organized around eight goals and 97 actions. OEQS' performance measure is to have at least 75% of the CCAP actions active in a fiscal year; for FY26 staff activated 73 actions supported by 130 milestones across 16 city departments. "Each fiscal year, OEQS develops an implementation work plan that identifies which CCAP actions will be advanced," she said.
OEQS staff summarized a…
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