Office of Sustainability & Resilience 2025 Annual Progress Report

Organization-Wide Recommendations Progress RECOMMENDATION 1

RECOMMENDATION 2

In 2025, the City’s MWBE Office was renamed the Office of Business Opportunity (OBO), with the mission of “providing equal opportunities for all businesses, including those owned by minorities, women, and small businesses, to participate in the City's contracting processes for goods, services, construction, and professional services.”With this restructuring, the OBO maintains its focus on creating contracting opportunities for the local business community, shifting from race or gender as a preference criterion to criteria that prioritize small businesses. Accordingly, Recommendation 2 and its strategies will be realigned for consistency. STRATEGY 1.2 Energy-focused Requests for Proposals should contain language indicating a preference to work with a HUB or a MWBE. STRATEGY 2.2 The City’s MWBE Office will offer workshops on obtaining HUB/ MWBE certification. STATUS: Realigned Clean energy audit/installation/ maintenance contracts will give priority to Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) and Minority and Women Business Enterprises (MWBEs).

The City should establish a Sustainability Office.

STRATEGY 1.1 Approve and fund creation of a Sustainability Office. STRATEGY 1.2 Establish and fill Chief Sustainability Officer position. STRATEGY 1.3 Develop the Sustainability Office’s Year 1 work plan.

STATUS: Completed

Dr. S. Shree Dorestant was hired as Chief Sustainability Officer on June 1, 2022, effectively establishing the Office of Sustainability and Resilience (OSR) within the City’s Executive Department. On July 1, 2023, the OSR was expanded with an internal employee transfer of 10 staff positions from the Engineering and Inspections, Field Operations (now known as Solid Waste & Recycling), Parks and Recreation, and Planning departments.

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