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Eureka Council introduces ordinance to remove city Energy Committee and rely on RCEA for sustainability reporting
Summary
Council introduced bill 1056-cs to delete the Eureka Energy Committee from the municipal code, citing difficulty recruiting members and plans to rely on the Redwood Community Energy Authority and its advisory committees for climate-action and sustainability reporting; the motion passed 4–0 with one absence.
The Eureka City Council voted to introduce an ordinance to remove the city's Eureka Energy Committee from the municipal code and to rely on the Redwood Community Energy Authority (RCEA) and its advisory committees for sustainability reporting.
City manager Slattery explained the Energy Committee, created in 2008 to advance energy-efficiency and sustainability initiatives, has struggled to attract members despite 18 months of solicitation. Staff recommended deleting the committee's code sections and having RCEA and its technical advisory committee provide periodic reports and initiative recommendations to the council.
Councilmember Castellano and others questioned whether lowering the committee membership threshold or better outreach could address the vacancy problem. Slattery and staff noted RCEA has an existing community advisory committee and that the recently adopted climate action plan will be supported by a technical advisory committee within the JPA structure. Councilmember Bauer, who said he would serve as a liaison to RCEA's citizen advisory committee, moved to introduce bill 1056-cs (delete Title 3, Chapter 33, sections 33.065–33.068); the motion passed 4–0 with Council member Contreras Deloce absent.
The ordinance introduction transfers the city's prior committee responsibilities to an external joint powers authority structure and will proceed to later readings and potential adoption.
