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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2019-05-13 SSC Regular Meeting Full Agenda Packeti UQWUIO utwci paiany w perJUry mai 1 am employed by the City of Chula Vista in the Economic Development Department and that I posted this document on the bulletin board CIIYOF according %to (Brown Act requirements. CHUTAVISTA Dated/`�Si2nedilAt_ Sustainability Commission C/ REGULAR MEETING OF THE Ay SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA May 13, 2019 Executive Conference Room 103, Building A 5:00 pm 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL: Commissioners Guevara-Gluyas, Legaspi, Matthias, McMillin, Richeson, Ruvalcaba and Chair Romo MOTION TO EXCUSE — Commissioner McMillin from the meeting of April 8, 2019. APPROVAL OF MINUTES of the meeting on April 8, 2019 Staff recommendation: Commission approve the minutes. PUBLIC COMMENTS Persons speaking during Public Comments may address the Board/Commission on any subject matter within the Board/Commission's jurisdiction that is not listed as an item on the agenda. State law generally prohibits the Board/Commission from discussing or taking action on any issue not included on the agenda, but, if appropriate, the Board/Commission may schedule the topic for future discussion or refer the matter to staff, Comments are limited to three minutes. INFORMATION ITEM 1. Unmanned drones as first responders presented by Sgt. Jim Horst, Property Crimes Unit Supervisor at Chula Vista Police Department 2. Urban/old growth timber rescue presented by Jessica Van Arsdale, San Diego Urban Timber and Manuel Medrano, Environmental Services Manager 3. Expanded polystyrene reduction pilot program for Chula Vista businesses presented by Jessica Toth and Malika Sen -Espinosa, Solana Center FUTURE ITEMS: Project Invite Planning Commission to Commission meeting Hold meetings at other venues Participation attend a Sustainability to encourage community Invite City Council members to attend a Sustainability Commission meeting Add a discussion regarding a Styrofoam ban to an agenda Tour other City of Chula Vista facilities Participate in Living Coast events Examine the LED eyesight health concerns Anticipated Timeframe Materials provided to the Sustainability Commission related to any open -session item on this agenda are available for public review in the Economic Development Department, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista during normal business hours. In compliance with the AMERICANS WITHDISABILITIESACT The City of Chula Vista requests individuals who require special accommodations to access, attend, and/or participate in a City meeting, activity, or service, contact the Human Resources Department at (619) 691-5041 (California Relay Service is available for the hearing impaired by dialing 711) at least forty-eight hours in advance of the meeting. Page 3 1 Sustainability Commission Agenda CITY CHULA OF REQUEST TO SPEAK IN FAVOR IN OPPOSITION I wish to address the Resource Conservation Commission Agenda Item No. Dates / _ `�4d / Please print: _ C4-1-0 ( (- SC o Name Y� ve �G Address City C (1 Zip Phone Representing (Name of organization, Company, A, HO , S Self) The Chair will indicate the time allotted for speaking Give this form to the secretary before the meeting MEMORANDUM CHUL4 VISTA Economic Development Department Date: May 7, 2019 To: Sustainability commission Via: Eric C. Crockett, Director of Economic Developmen From: Coleen Wisniewski, Environmental Sustainability Manager Re: San Diego Region Climate Action Plan Report Card Summary Chula Vista has long been a leader in climate action planning, having created the first Climate Action Plan (CAP) in San Diego County in 2000. This was followed by a Climate Mitigation Plan (2008), a Climate Adaptation Plan (2011) and an updated CAP in 2017. The City also works closely with the Climate Change Working Group (CCWG), a stakeholder group with members representing a variety of sectors including water, energy, transportation and waste. No other jurisdiction in the region uses a stakeholder process in the development of their CAPs and the City is values this partnership with the community and the input from important stakeholders. The CCWG guides the CAP development process while City staff across various departments are responsible for implementing actions in the plan. Staff reports back to the CCWG with updates on implementation and uses these meetings to also gather more information on potential new implantation actions. The third annual San Diego Region Climate Action Plan Report Card was recently released by Climate Action Campaign (CAC), a local climate change advocacy group and Climate Change Working Group member. This report card rates CAPs in the region both in their design and implementation. The rating is then combined into one final score. Grading criteria are developed solely by Climate Action Campaign, not by any state, national or international organizations or agencies. For 2018 Chula Vista received a total score of 61 out of 100, which corresponds to their "bronze" rating with 61 for plan design and 60 for implementation. This is the same score earned by the City in the 2017 report despite an additional year of implementation of various measures including a retrofit of over 16,000 LED lightbulbs at City facilities, completion of the installation of 123 electric vehicle (EV) chargers for fleet and employees, being a founding member of the Climate Mayor's EV procurement program and purchasing 41 EVs for fleet in the last year, just to name a few. While agreeing with the reports goals of supporting local climate action and empowering residents to be more involved in the local climate action planning, staff does not think the point scoring completely aligns with the City's climate planning efforts. There were various sections in the report where Chula Vista's CAP lost a large portion of points in the rating and those are listed below. In addition, there is some concern in the rating system created for this grading. • Self-created Scoring Criteria —the areas and metrics that are studied were selected by CAC and do not represent an independent or unbiased evaluation of Climate Action Plans. There is significant flexibility in how local jurisdictions can create and implement a CAP and what works best in one jurisdiction should not always be 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910 www.chulavistaca.gov Page 2 assumed to work for others. Comparing one jurisdiction's CAP to another jurisdiction without accounting for the unique local considerations of the jurisdictions doesn't seem in the best interest of promoting planning efforts. Legally Binding/Development Streamlining (loss of 10 of 10 possible points) —The City of Chula Vista's CAP is not designed for development streamlining and therefore is not required to be a CEQA certified document. It was created with community stakeholders (the Climate Change Working Group) in a transparent and inclusive process. There is no legal requirement for a CAP to be a CEQA certified document or used for development streamlining. The City of Chula Vista is a 100% planned community and making our CAP CEQA certified would beredundant to other planning documents and not a good use of limited public funds. A CEQA certified document does not directly reduce GHG emissions and therefore should not be a key metric for rating CAPs. In fact, the State of California Governor's Office of Planning and Research mentions in its General Plan Guidelines: 2017 Update in chapter 8 that while many CAPs will be CEQA certified, it's not mandatory. "This guidance, however detailed, should not be considered the only approach to addressing GHG emissions at the local level. Local governments have substantial discretion in choice of methodology and may identify appropriate methods to address this important issue." http://www.opr.ca.gov/planning/general-i)lan/guidelines.html . The City has implemented climate action measures for 20 years with great success and not having a CEQA certified document allows us to continue to be nimble and implement new and cutting edge approaches to addressing climate change. State GHG Targets (loss of 8 of 10 possible points) —The City reviewed and adopted the state's 2030 GHG reduction targets for local jurisdictions. We acknowledge that more work is needed to scale these statewide targets to our local jurisdiction but do not feel we should be penalized for using the state's GHG targets. In addition, according to the State's own General Plan Guidelines: 2017 Update, chapter 8, using per capita GHG emissions reductions is a valid way to report this information. "Nearly all jurisdictions include a "mass emissions" calculation. Some also include "per capita" and "service population" estimates where those metrics may be useful for additional context." Chula Vista continues to provide the housing for the region and therefore a per capita GHG is more appropriate for Chula Vista. This is another example where one size does not fit all and is not an apples to apples comparison when you compare Chula Vista to jurisdictions who are already built out. Equity & Jobs (loss of 9 out of 10 possible points) — While the CAP does not have a section specifically related to equity and jobs, there is still significant work being done as a part of CAP implementation. The City strives to provide services to all residents and has many services that are offered at no cost (such as the mandatory FREBE business program, voluntary Home Check Up and CLEAN Business programs, Energy Lounge (Library programing), the Innovation Station (student workforce development) and Empower Hour (recreation programing) to help reduce inequity and provide sustainable jobs in our community. A more direct equity focus will be part of future CAPs, but there is work currently being done to reach a wide range of community members and local businesses. Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) (loss of 2 of 4 possible points): The City is leading in electric vehicle (EV) fleet transformation in the region (in the last year, the City has added 41 EVs, replacing older, less efficient, higher polluting vehicles) and in providing EV infrastructure for fleet vehicles and employee commuting, with the addition of 123 charging ports in 2017-2018 through SDG&E's Power Your Drive pilot program. Chula Vista has the highest number of chargers of any entity that participated in this pilot program and allows for the City EV fleet to grow and for employee's easier adoption of EVs. The City has also been working with other local jurisdictions to leverage our collective economy of scale to address common challenges like, EV fleet conversions, and is a founding City of the Climate Mayors EV purchasing collaborative. This goes above and beyond what other local municipalities have currently enacted and allows it to get closer to its goal of transitioning 40% of its fleet to alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) by 2020. The rating received on this item is confusing and is not supported by the actions taken by the City. 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910 www.chulavistaca.gov/business Page 2 Chula Vista is proud of its accomplishments and track record in climate action planning, such as the Organizational Leadership Climate Leadership Award from the EPA, the Outstanding Public Involvement Award from the San Diego Chapter of the Association of Environmental Professionals and the First in Overall Energy Score Award in the Georgetown University Energy Prize, Additionally Staff have led multiple regional efforts to increase climate action including being founding members or the South Bay Energy Action Collaborative, San Diego Regional Energy Partnership and the San Diego Reginal Climate Collaborative. Staff welcomes input and recommendations on its work from stakeholders and will keep these points in mind when moving forward. 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista, CA 91910 www.chulavistaca.gov/business CCA WORKSHOP COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION MAY 28 @ Civic Center Library 365 F St, Chula Vista CA 91910 MAY 29 @The Hub at the Otay Ranch Branch Library 2015 Birch Rd, Chula Vista CA 91915 5:34pm-7pm Please join us to learn about Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) programs and the City's efforts to study their feasibility in Chula Vista. City staff will be presenting about the background and connection to our Climate Action Plan followed by a presentation about CCAs including CCA background, Current CCAs in the state, possible CCA approaches, and an update on the City's ongoing study process. You can find existing CCA If you have any questions please contact background information on the the Conservation Section at City's website here: (619) 409-3893 or www.chulavistaca.gov/cca Conservation@chulavistaca.gov Join us for this special presentation, part of the San Diego Regional Energy Partnership (SDREP) Education Series. It is a "wild west" time as our buildings and society transition from reducing energy to eliminating our carbon footprint. What does this mean? Where is thought leadership heading? What are best practices? How can it be cost- effective and even profitable at small and large scales? This inspiring seminar brings together leaders from the CA Building Decarbonization Coalition and Rocky Mountain Institute, along with local experts. Wednesday, June 5th I 2:30pm - 4:30pm (with an optional networking reception from 4:30pm - 6:OOpm) Chula Vista Public Library (Civic Center Branch) Auditorium 365 F St. Chula Vista, CA 91910 I Both Brummitt Matt Jungclaus Panama Bartholomy President Manager Director Brummitt Energy Rocky Mountain Building Decarbonization Associates Institute Coalition Topic: County of Son Diego Topic: Existing Building Portfolios + Topic: Roadmap to ZNE Portfolio Plan Carbon Free Citles/Regions Decarbonize CA's Buildings Handbooks This is a FREE educational session. To register, please contact bridget@sd-gbc.org ACTION CHALLENGE SD A A " Sempra Energy utility" `m// -�19 Start changing! Visit www.chulavistaca.gov/clean Your actions make a difference! [ip Q Reduce your environmental impact and your carbon Im footprint. Create an action plan and get started! Most households can reduce carbon emission while Q saving money and improving their quality of life. S V These solutions are available now! Q Your actions will help create a cleaner, safer, and s healthier future. I - Get Started ( Create a user account and complete your N energy profile. L Q Take Action 3 Get inspired by learning about local resources 4 that can help you take action and earn points. Q Work Together 4 Join a team or neighborhood group to share ideas to help earn points and win prizes. = Choose Green Electricity Q Q Walk, Bike Or Take Transit When You Can M �w Use Energy Efficient Appliances I Q Recycle And Compost M Plant Low Water Landscaping This initiative is part of the City of Chula Vista's Local Government Partnership program, which is funded by California utility customers and administered by San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E®) under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission. i El ayudar al planeta nunca ha sido GJ mas divertido! � iUsa to cel o tablet para demonstrar `:) que tus acciones haran la diferencia! 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Esta iniciativa forma parte del programa de asociaci6n gubernamental local de la ciudad de Chula Vista, financiado por los clientes de servicios publicos de California y administrado por San Diego gas & Electric (SDG&U') bajo los auspicios de la Comisi6n de utilidades publicas de California.