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Committee discusses biannual KPI scorecard to track EVs, heat-pump adoption and resilient neighborhoods

2739254 · March 22, 2025

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Summary

Committee members reviewed a draft key performance indicator scorecard proposed by Karen to track EV purchases, town-owned EV chargers, electrified water and space heating permits, and Resilient Neighborhoods participation. The committee agreed to review the scorecard again in September and to add multifamily charger permitting if feasible.

Karen presented a proposed key performance indicator (KPI) scorecard intended for semiannual review to help the Corte Madera Climate Action Committee track local electrification and resilience progress.

The scorecard includes percent of EVs purchased (annual), number of town-owned EV chargers, permits for heat-pump water heaters and electrified space heating (derived from building permits), and participation in the Resilient Neighborhoods program. Karen and staff (Phoebe) noted constraints in available data—private home and multifamily charger counts are not centrally tracked by the town—and suggested permitting data as a proxy for heat-pump adoption.

Committee members recommended adding a metric for tree canopy or public-tree plantings limited to municipal plantings or public parks, and discussed data limitations for tracking net tree change on private property. Members asked for clarification of the heat-pump water heater column; Phoebe confirmed the building-permit counts reported were for heat-pump water heaters specifically.

Karen and staff provided permit counts as clarifying detail: for 2024 there were 56 water-heater permits of which 8 were heat-pump models (about 14%), and 79 HVAC permits of which 27 were heat pumps (about 34%). For 2023 the totals were 62 water-heater permits (9 heat pumps, ~9.6%) and 85 HVAC permits (about 34% heat pumps). The committee agreed to review the KPI scorecard again at the September meeting and to consider adding multifamily charger permitting if town data permit.

No formal action or vote was recorded; committee members asked staff to refine definitions and data sourcing ahead of the September review.