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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - July 17, 2012 SSLODI CITY COUNCIL SHIRTSLEEVE SESSION CARNEGIE FORUM, 305 WEST PINE STREET TUESDAY, JULY 17, 2012 A. Roll Call by City Clerk An Informal Informational Meeting ("Shirtsleeve" Session) of the Lodi City Council was held Tuesday, July 17, 2012, commencing at 7:05 a.m. Present: Council Member Hansen, Council Member Johnson, Council Member Katzakian, Mayor Pro Tempore Nakanishi, and Mayor Mounce Absent: None Also Present: City Manager Bartlam, City Attorney Schwabauer, and City Clerk Johl B. Topic(s) B-1 Receive Presentation on Climate Action Plan (CM) City Manager Bartlam provided a brief introduction to the subject matter of the Climate Action Plan. Jeff Henderson, representing AECOM, provided a PowerPoint presentation regarding the Climate Action Plan. Specific topics of discussion included the reasons for preparing a Climate Action Plan, regulatory basis, experience with Climate Action Plans, progress in Lodi, key issues, project objectives and approach, engaging Studio 30, emissions inventory, community engagement, stakeholder meetings and outreach, incentives and benefits, and next steps. In response to Council Member Hansen, Mr. Henderson stated an example of something that may be mandatory for the City but not for the community is mandated energy efficiency for City facilities with volunteer audit programs for the residential community. Mayor Pro Tempore Nakanishi commented that he objected to the Climate Action Plan in its entirety because the elected legislative body should have the ability to achieve energy efficiency and other similar practices without being mandated to do so by an outside group. In response to Council Member Johnson, Mr. Henderson stated the data regarding landfills and solid waste corresponds to actual waste generated in Lodi based on the numbers provided on a statewide database. In response to Council Member Hansen, Mr. Henderson stated the response at the Farmers' Market is varied in that approximately a quarter to half of the people are aware of climate changes and the program. The approach includes asking knowledge-based questions regarding AB 32 and the City's General Plan and focuses on the day-to-day activities of residents. Mr. Henderson stated the responses are tracked and will be available in a single document at the end of summer. In response to Mayor Pro Tempore Nakanishi, Mr. Henderson confirmed that biofuel is considered for energy generation purposes. In response to Mayor Mounce, Mr. Henderson and Mr. Bartlam stated the success measurement of mobility on the east side of town includes the momentum of addressing mobility needs in that area and projects such as the Lodi Avenue reconstruction project. Continued July 17, 2012 In response to Council Member Johnson, Mr. Henderson stated economic benefit is not considered in the first phase of the Climate Action Plan process as it is an idea gathering phase. Mr. Henderson stated subsequent phases will include prioritization of ideas and cost -benefit analysis. In response to Council Member Johnson, Mr. Henderson stated usage of bike lanes has not come up directly in surveys or responses. Jeff Goldman of AECOM stated the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is an excellent resource for bike lane statistics and facts. A brief Council discussion ensued regarding the validity of bike lanes, locations, and usage. In response to Ed Miller, Mr. Bartlam stated the Climate Action Plan is a self-imposed mechanism in the General Plan to address the requirement of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In response to Myrna Wetzel, Mr. Bartlam suggested that she contact Paula Fernandez in Public Works regarding her concerns about traffic signal timing. Ms. Wetzel also spoke in regard to her concerns about overall bike usage in the City, scooter usage by the elderly and disabled, and installing left -turn lanes on wider streets. In response to Mayor Pro Tempore Nakanishi, Mr. Bartlam stated the next steps are the completion of the emissions inventory, continued public outreach, another status Shirtsleeve Session in the late fall, and a recommendation on the adoption of the plan from the Planning Commission around the first of the year. C. Comments by Public on Non -Agenda Items None. D. Adjournment No action was taken by the City Council. The meeting was adjourned at 8:00 a.m. ATTEST: Randi Johl City Clerk N AGENDA ITEM CITY OF LODI COUNCIL COMMUNICATION TM AGENDA TITLE: Receive Presentation on Climate Action Plan MEETING DATE: July 17, 2012 PREPARED BY: City Manager BACKGROUND INFORMATION: Lodi's General Plan addresses issues related to global climate change (GCC) and energy conservation as it pertains to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and the potential adverse impact those issues have on our local community and region. The potential adverse impact on our water supply, to public health, to our local agriculture and our overall quality of life is sufficient cause for Lodi to examine how it contributes to GCC and what can be done to mitigate that. While State regulations provide direction for regional and local goals and policy measures, a local Climate Action Plan (CAP) is needed to provide specific details on how to achieve those goals. Using funds received through the Sustainable Community Planning Grant Program, the City of Lodi has hired AECOM Technical Services, Inc., from Sacramento, as our contract consultant to develop Lodi's CAP. AECOM and the UC Davis Studio 30 students that are working on this project have developed a plan and specific strategies to engage Lodi residents, businesses, organizations and key stakeholders in the development of the CAP. This meeting is intended to present the Council with the project scope and to gain the understanding, cooperation, and insight needed to make the CAP specific and appropriate to Lodi and its future. /_IZ!W00 ► :1 ::� tRA;DT BARTLAM City Manager Bartlam, City Manager Climate Action Plan for The City of Lodi --- �, ,��sc,Y 8•w :, � � �+• � . �l icy L9��.:�-ice. '.�-_- - +l ` ' ' r� 5. City Council Shirtsleeve Session July 17, 2012 AL=Com UC Davis Studio 30 Nelson\Nygaard • Comply with state regulations and guidelines • Provide a community-based framework for sustainability ✓ Land use ✓ Energy conservation and independence ✓ Transportation and utility infrastructure ✓ Environmental stewardship ✓ Economic development ✓ Healthy lifestyles • State law does not require a local agency to prepare a CAP, but does incentivize it %A N 1 ■ T14INK 64,4MALLY, AGT LOCALLY, rANIC INTERNALLY Executive Order (EO) S-3-05 Greenhouse Gas Initiative Set Statewide GHG emission i(2005) (2005) targetsto: 2000 levels by ass 2010; 1990 levels by 2020; CLIMATE CHANGE SCOPING PLAN DECEMBER 2008 California Air Resources Board (ARB) ARB California Office of Planning and Research (OPR) Metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) ARB ARB California Public Utilities Commission Department of Water Resources 80% below 1990 levels by 2050 Assembly Bill (AB) 32(2006) Global Warming Solutions Act State must reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels by 2020 Senate Bill (SB) 97 (2007) CEQA Guideline Amendments Guidelines for addressing GHG emissions in CEQA documents must be formulated and adopted SB 375 (2003) Sustainable Communities GHG emissionsfrom and Climate Protection Act passenger vehicles must be reduced by sot targets (developed by ARB:) for 2020 "arid 2035, and planning organizations must prepare sustainable communities strategies AB 1493 (2002) Pavley GHG emissions must be reduced from passenger vehicles, light-duty trucks, and other non-commercial vehicles for personal transportation Executive Order (EO) S-1-07 The Low Carbon Fuel The carbon intensity of (2007) Standard (LC.FS) California's transportation fuels must be reduced by at least 10% by.2020 SBX1-2 (2011) Renewable Portfolio California investor-owned Standard utilities must provide at least 33% of their electricity from renewable resources by 2020 SB 7X 7 (2009) Statewide Water State must achieve 20% Conservation reduction in .urban per capita water use by 2020 California Air Resources Board (ARB) ARB California Office of Planning and Research (OPR) Metropolitan planning organizations (MPO) ARB ARB California Public Utilities Commission Department of Water Resources Award winners Yolo County _ Yuba County Roseville — West Hollywood Funty -. Citrus Heights ounty. Union Cit Alban Y Piedmont CAPs with or following Union City Dublins General Plan u dates p Mountain View RLamedaCaunty `-'ti��j� �; � � Citrus Heights Yuba Count -, - — Mountain View Burbank -- West HaLlyvvood •_ — S o l a n o County Monterey Park f San Bernaa � ' SantaAna— B u rba n k ' MissianViejo i' San Clemente San Diego' San Diego County • Impose mandatory new requirements on existing homeowners and businesses • Replace SJCOG's SIB 375 obligations • Replace existing development regulations or policies affecting new development • Represent viewpoints of the UN, other external organizations, or Agenda 21 FebrUarp 3. 2012 Activists Fight Green Projects, seeing U.N. Plot By LESLIE KAUFMAN and KATE ZERNIKE Across the country, activists with ties to the Tea Party are railing against all sorts of local and state efforts to control sprawl and conserve energy. They brand government action for things like expanding public transportation routes and preserving open space as part of a United Nations -led conspiracy to deny property rights and herd citizens toward cities. General adoption —Addresses the need to reduce GHGs with a Climate Action Plan Downtown Improvements —Enhanced walkability • Sustainable Program Initiatives —Park and ride and rideshare programs —East Side Mobility project ssues • General Plan directs City to prepare a CAP • HUD Sustainable Communities Planning Grant • Skepticism in the community regarding both climate change and grant funding How do we approach the Climate Action Plan in Lodi? J' • ' Posted by Kim Parigoris in Global Warming Science The City says it is heing forced in to developing a Climate Action Plan to the tune of $120,000 which is grant money (taxpayer f of course, no matter what they call it) What are your thoughts? Do we take the chance that Lodi will he sued by the state? In which case the suit money would have to come out of the General Fund? Or do we stand up to this Green Machine now, before it gets any worse? • Fulfill HUD grant for a communitywide CAP • Develop emissions inventory, projections, reduction targets and propose reduction measures • Build off existing City efforts • Propose measures that are mandatory for the City, but voluntary for the community • Engage key stakeholders via student -run outreach ■ A ■ ■ .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. ... ... ... .. .. I : �7 .. ::.- ::: 1:: ::....1111 :::: "I,:::::. ::.�:::: ::..:: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Step 1 Inventory Emissions Step 5 Step 3 Implement Develop Action Action Plan Plan V Step 2 Monitor/ Establish Evaluate Emissions Progress Reduction gt n e Step 4 iJJJJJJJJI Step 3 Implement Develop Action Action Plan Plan V • Invest in Lodi's future — Livability and walkability — Economic diversity — Excellent public safety — Affordable electricity from municipal utility • CAP strategies should: — Implement the General Plan — Result in economic prosperity — Streamline good projects under CEQA — Be mandatory for City, voluntary for community Ll Spring, fall, and winter quarters Each quarter achieves a milestone — Inventory/projections &gaps analysis — Develop GHG reduction measures — Prepare draft plan Participate in outreach and presentations Summer intern to keep project momentum u pU d Ld POPULATION JOBS 800,000 ...... -- ........ - ............. -- ............ ........... 200,000 Baseline inventory based on: 700,000 ........................................... .... 175,000 600,000 .............................. 160,000 •— General Plan E I R 500,000 ...... .... 125,000 400,000 ......00,000 .. -t 75,000 — LEU electricity use 30°,0°0....`x........ 200,000 --- +a .... a.... 50,000 — PG&E natural gas use 100,000 .... •••'lii`� '�`� 'll`�`�.... 2.,00. — Landfills and solid waste 2005 2020 2035 2050 MEMICTONS — Wastewater treatment CO-e — Domestic water supply .................................................................. ...... .............................................. ........ ..... — Existing and planned land uses ....... ........ .......NAM- ......... — Local demographics 3,000,000 ....... ........ ........ ...... ....... ........ ....... ....... ...... — Vehicle miles traveled ........ .... 2005 2020 2035 2050 Stakeholder workshops Business community — Community institutions Individual meetings/discussions — Tea party — Local/regional developers — Other stakeholders Farmer's Market Businesses and the Community • Opportunities for businesses — Demonstration sites for cool/green roofs, solar PV installations, and bus routes — Regional bio -fuel digester to support food processing and wineries • Opportunities for the community — Expanding the Grape Line would meet increasing demands — Expanding recycling services to accept a wider range of materials — The East Side Mobility Project a big success and could be expanded • Tea Party Community Groups — Could support improved bike infrastructure — Could support expanding Park and Ride and Rideshare programs — No additional burdens on community members • Building Industry Association of the Delta — Hesitant to support measures which increase the cost of development — Its sufficient to meet (not exceed) Title 24 standards as they are being ramped up rapidly Farmer's Market • Opportunities — Lodi is very walkable and people enjoy Downtown — Ample green space, but not a great variety of recreational opportunities (i.e. swimming pools, bowling alley) — The Grape Line could increase ridership with more frequent and better connected routes — Bicycle lanes and routes are disjointed and a lack of driver awareness creates safety issues Lodi Climate Action Plan Step 1 Inventory Emissions Step 5 Step 2 Monitor/ Establish Evaluate Emissions Progress Reduction Target Step 4 Step 3 Implement Develop Action Action Plan Plan • Preserve ability to tier cumulative GHG analysis for future projects from the CAP — Per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5 • Identify process the City and future project applicants follow to streamline projects — What does it mean to be "consistent" with the CAP? • Other benefits — Economic, environmental, public health Questions? 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