HomeMy WebLinkAbout2022-06-13 SSC Agenda Packet
Date:Monday, June 13, 2022
Time:5:00 p.m.
Location:City Hall, Bldg. #C, Conference Room B-111
276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista
Welcome to your Sustainability Commission Meeting!
The Sustainability Commission has transitioned back to holding live, in-person meetings.
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1.CALL TO ORDER
2.ROLL CALL
Commissioners Baugh, Guevara-Gluyas, Korgan, Legaspi, Richeson, Rodriguez
and Chair Matthias
3.CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 3.1-3.2)
The Commission will enact the Consent Calendar staff recommendations by one motion,
without discussion, unless a Commissioner, a member of the public, or staff requests that an
item be removed for discussion. If you wish to speak on any item, please fill out a "Request
to Speak" form and submit it to the Secretary prior to the meeting or submit an electronic
comment per the instructions on page one of this agenda.
3.1.APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF MAY 9, 2022
Recommended Action:
Commission approve minutes
3.2.WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS
Communication from Commissioners Baugh, Guevara-Gluyas and Korgan requesting
an excused absence from the May 9, 2022 Sustainability Commission meeting and
from Chair Matthias requesting an excused absence from the June 13, 2022
Sustainability Commission meeting.
Recommended Action:
Commission approve absence
4.PUBLIC COMMENTS
Persons may address the Commission on any subject matter within the Commission’s
jurisdiction that is not listed as an item on the agenda. State law generally prohibits the
Commission from discussing or taking action on any issue not included on the agenda, but, if
appropriate, the Commission may schedule the topic for future discussion or refer the matter
to staff. If you wish to speak on any item, please fill out a "Request to Speak" form and
submit it to the Secretary prior to the meeting or submit an electronic comment per the
instructions on page one of this agenda.
5.PRESENTATIONS
The following item(s) will be presentations given to the Commission. Action on these item(s)
is typically limited to the Commission receiving the presentation and providing direction or
feedback to staff, as appropriate.
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5.1.GRID ALTERNATIVES CHULA VISTA OUTREACH UPDATE
Presenter: Cory Downs, Conservation Specialist
5.2.CHULA VISTA COMMUNITY SHUTTLE PROGRAM LAUNCH
5.3.UPDATE ON INCREASING COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP
Presenter: Simon Silva, Deputy City Attorney
6.ACTION ITEMS
The Item(s) listed in this section of the agenda will be considered individually by the
Commission and are expected to elicit discussion and deliberation. If you wish to speak on
any item, please fill out a "Request to Speak" form and submit it to the Secretary prior to the
meeting or submit an electronic comment per the instructions on page one of this agenda.
6.1.REVIEW 2020 COMMUNITY AND MUNICIPAL GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG)
INVENTORIES
Recommended Action:
Review and approve for City Council consideration
OTHER BUSINESS
7.STAFF COMMENTS
8.CHAIR'S COMMENTS
9.COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
10.ADJOURNMENT
to the regular meeting on July 11, 2022, at 5:00 p.m.
Materials provided to the Sustainability Commission related to any open-session item on this
agenda are available for public review by contacting the Economic Development Department
at SSC@chulavistaca.gov.
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REGULAR MEETING OF THE SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION
Meeting Minutes
May 9, 2022, 5:00 p.m.
City Hall, Bldg. #C, Conference Room B-111
276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista
Present: Commissioner Legaspi, Chair Matthias, Commissioner
Richeson, Commissioner Rodriguez
Absent: Commissioner Baugh, Commissioner Guevara-Gluyas, Vice
Chair Korgan
Also Present: Environmental Services Manager Medrano
_____________________________________________________________________
1. CALL TO ORDER
A regular meeting of the Sustainability Commission of the City of Chula Vista was
called to order at 5:05 p.m. in Conference Room B-111 located in Building C, City
Hall, 276 Fourth Avenue, Chula Vista California.
2. ROLL CALL
Environmental Services Manager Medrano called the roll.
3. CONSENT CALENDAR (Items 3.1-3.2)
Moved by Commissioner Richeson
Seconded by Commissioner Legaspi
Commission approved the consent calendar.
Yes (3): Commissioner Legaspi, Chair Matthias, and Commissioner Richeson
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Abstain (1): Commissioner Rodriguez
Result:Carried (3 to 0)
3.1 APPROVAL OF REGULAR MEETING MINUTES OF APRIL 11, 2022
Commission approve minutes
3.2 Written Communications
Commission approve absence
4. PUBLIC COMMENTS
None
5. PRESENTATIONS
5.1 UPDATE ON CHULA VISTA'S SMART TRANSPORTATION
INITIATIVES
Principal Traffic Engineer Flores provided an update on Chula Vista's
Smart Transportation. He provided an overview of the traffic signal
communications master plan, the traffic management center, updated
design, and construction standards and on smart transportation projects.
The traffic management center was installed a few years ago only helps
monitor traffic, the cameras are only used for monitoring traffic with a live
feed, no recording is kept. Flores also shared that about 150 intersections
are equipped with GPS enabled system that helps the Fire Department
trigger an intersection during an emergency call. He continued by sharing
the upgrades on the Broadway corridor and provided information on the
development of the new Neighborhood Electric Vehicle (NEV) Master
Plan. He concluded his presentation with information on how drones are
used in engineering as the survey teams supports Engineering Design
Branch and other departments as drones are faster and safer for
completions of survey jobs.
5.2 BIKE LANES ON BROADWAY PROJECT
Principal Civil engineer Rivera shared an update on the Bike Lanes on
Broadway. Collection of data began back in 2015 and ended in the fall of
last year. A grant application was submitted to receive funding from the
Active Transportation Program and over a billion dollars was granted to
the city. With this grant Broadway was to be resurfaced and the bike lanes
were included in the project. Rivera continued by sharing inform ation on
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electric scooters. Bird scooters started operating in March of 2021 and
with technology rapidly changing the program name changed from Bike
Share Program to Micro Mobility Program. Starting next month, June, staff
will go out during the same timeframe to show the benefits of the bikes
lanes and what is going on with the improvements. He concluded by
answering questions from the commissioners.
OTHER BUSINESS
6. STAFF COMMENTS
Environmental Services Manager Medrano shared that the single-use plastic ban
is currently being reviewed by the attorney's office. The CLEAN Champion
awards will be presented on the May 17th council meeting, and distribution of
kitchen caddies began with caddies being picked up from City Hall or throughout
different city events. Medrano informed the commissioners that the electric
stovetop program is still active and available to residents free of charge. He
concluded by sharing an update on the process of adding additional seats to the
commission.
7. CHAIR'S COMMENTS
Chair Matthias shared information on the farmers market taking place on
Sunday's from 10am - 2pm. The chair continued by stating that June's
commission meeting would be the last for Commissioner Baugh. She concluded
by sharing a brief update on Youth for Sustainable Future and the progress they
have made.
8. COMMISSIONERS' COMMENTS
Commissioner Richeson shared an update from the April meeting of the Wildlife
Advisory Group (WAG). An item on the agenda was that the group had questions
regarding the palm trees around the RV park and if they comply with the
environmental requirements.
Commissioner Legaspi had a question regarding the refunds issued by Republic
Services and whether they all had been issued.
9. ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:22 p.m.
Minutes prepared by: Monica Rodriguez, Secretary
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_________________________
Monica Rodriguez, Secretary
Request for Excused Absence Form – 6/19
REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCE
City of Chula Vista Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Name: _________________________________________________ Date of Absence: _________________________________
Board/Commission/Committee: _________________________________________________________________________________
Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.25.110 (C) allows board/commission/committee members, by a
majority vote, to excuse a fellow board, commission, or committee member’s absence from a meeting for any
of the reasons listed below. A member who is absent from three consecutive, regular meetings will be
deemed to have vacated his or her membership, unless the member’s absence is excused by a
majority vote of the other members. An absence is only recorded as “excused” upon receipt of a member’s
request and majority vote of the board/commission/committee to excuse the absence. Accordingly, if you
have been absent from a regular meeting, please complete and submit this form to the chair or secretary.
Please indicate the reason for the absence:
1. Illness of the member, family member of the member, or personal friend of the member;
2. Business commitment of the member that interferes with the attendance of the member at a meeting;
3. Previously scheduled vacation of the member, notice of which was provided to the respective board
or commission in advance of the meeting;
4. Attendance of the member at a funeral, religious service or ceremony, wedding, or other similarly
significant event;
5. Unexpected, emergency situation that prohibits the member’s attendance; or
6. Other reason for which the member has given notice to the secretary of his or her unavailability at
least seven days in advance of the meeting.
OR
The absence was not for any of the above-listed reasons. I understand that the absence will be recorded
as unexcused.
I certify the reason for the absence indicated above is true and correct.
Member’s Signature: __________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________
If completed by secretary or staff to board/commission/committee:
Completed on member’s behalf by: _____________________________, per member’s Verbal Written request
on: _________________.
(date)
(secretary/liaison’s name)
May 9, 2022Adriana Guevara-Gluyas
Sustainability Commission
x
Monica Rodriguez x
May 6, 2022
Request for Excused Absence Form – 6/19
REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCE
City of Chula Vista Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Name: _________________________________________________ Date of Absence: _________________________________
Board/Commission/Committee: _________________________________________________________________________________
Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.25.110 (C) allows board/commission/committee members, by a
majority vote, to excuse a fellow board, commission, or committee member’s absence from a meeting for any
of the reasons listed below. A member who is absent from three consecutive, regular meetings will be
deemed to have vacated his or her membership, unless the member’s absence is excused by a
majority vote of the other members. An absence is only recorded as “excused” upon receipt of a member’s
request and majority vote of the board/commission/committee to excuse the absence. Accordingly, if you
have been absent from a regular meeting, please complete and submit this form to the chair or secretary.
Please indicate the reason for the absence:
1. Illness of the member, family member of the member, or personal friend of the member;
2. Business commitment of the member that interferes with the attendance of the member at a meeting;
3. Previously scheduled vacation of the member, notice of which was provided to the respective board
or commission in advance of the meeting;
4. Attendance of the member at a funeral, religious service or ceremony, wedding, or other similarly
significant event;
5. Unexpected, emergency situation that prohibits the member’s attendance; or
6. Other reason for which the member has given notice to the secretary of his or her unavailability at
least seven days in advance of the meeting.
OR
The absence was not for any of the above-listed reasons. I understand that the absence will be recorded
as unexcused.
I certify the reason for the absence indicated above is true and correct.
Member’s Signature: __________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________
If completed by secretary or staff to board/commission/committee:
Completed on member’s behalf by: _____________________________, per member’s Verbal Written request
on: _________________.
(date)
(secretary/liaison’s name)
May 9, 2022Christos Korgan
Sustainability Commission
x
Monica Rodriguez x
May 9, 2022
Request for Excused Absence Form – 6/19
REQUEST FOR EXCUSED ABSENCE
City of Chula Vista Boards, Commissions, and Committees
Name: _________________________________________________ Date of Absence: _________________________________
Board/Commission/Committee: _________________________________________________________________________________
Chula Vista Municipal Code section 2.25.110 (C) allows board/commission/committee members, by a
majority vote, to excuse a fellow board, commission, or committee member’s absence from a meeting for any
of the reasons listed below. A member who is absent from three consecutive, regular meetings will be
deemed to have vacated his or her membership, unless the member’s absence is excused by a
majority vote of the other members. An absence is only recorded as “excused” upon receipt of a member’s
request and majority vote of the board/commission/committee to excuse the absence. Accordingly, if you
have been absent from a regular meeting, please complete and submit this form to the chair or secretary.
Please indicate the reason for the absence:
1. Illness of the member, family member of the member, or personal friend of the member;
2. Business commitment of the member that interferes with the attendance of the member at a meeting;
3. Previously scheduled vacation of the member, notice of which was provided to the respective board
or commission in advance of the meeting;
4. Attendance of the member at a funeral, religious service or ceremony, wedding, or other similarly
significant event;
5. Unexpected, emergency situation that prohibits the member’s attendance; or
6. Other reason for which the member has given notice to the secretary of his or her unavailability at
least seven days in advance of the meeting.
OR
The absence was not for any of the above-listed reasons. I understand that the absence will be recorded
as unexcused.
I certify the reason for the absence indicated above is true and correct.
Member’s Signature: __________________________________________________________ Date: _____________________________
If completed by secretary or staff to board/commission/committee:
Completed on member’s behalf by: _____________________________, per member’s Verbal Written request
on: _________________.
(date)
(secretary/liaison’s name)
Tina Matthias June 13, 2022
Sustainability Commission
x
Monica Rodriguez x
May 31, 2022
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Clean Mobility Options
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Window 1 MPV Awardees Project Models
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City of Riverside Carshare, Innovative Transit
City of Rialto Bikeshare
Fresno Metro Black Chamber Bikeshare
Imperial County Transportation Commission Innovative Transit, Ride-on-Demand
City of Chula Vista Innovative Transit, Ride-on-Demand
Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles Carshare
San Joaquin Council of Government Carshare
City of Richmond Innovative Transit, Ride-on-Demand
Oakland DOT Bikeshare
29 Palms Band of Mission Indians Carshare, Vanpool, Carpool
The McConnell Foundation Bikeshare
The Energy Coalition Carshare
Community Economic Development Corporation/
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City of National City Bikeshare, Scooter Share, Innovative Transit
Richmond Community Foundation Carshare
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Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator Bikeshare, Scooter -share
Oakland Unified School District Ride-on-Demand
Cahuilla Band of Indians Carshare, Innovative Transit
Clean Mobility Options
2020 Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory, June 2022
2020 MUNICIPAL GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY
Yasemin Corrales
Coleen Wisniewski
June 2022
SUMMARY
The City of Chula Vista has committed to reducing greenhouse gas (GHG), or “carbon,” emissions from
municipal operations, to lead by example and to demonstrate that businesses can reduce emissions
while not sacrificing the quality of services they provide. As part of the City’s climate action program,
the Department of Economic Development’s Conservation Section completes carbon emissions
inventories to identify GHG sources and to help guide policy decisions. The 2020 Municipal GHG
Emissions Inventory utilizes the ICLEI Local Government Operations Protocol and serves as the City’s
latest assessment of all past inventory efforts and its progress in reaching its municipal emissions
reduction goals for City operations.
METHODOLOGY
Chula Vista has been at the forefront of climate action policies and programs designed to reduce
greenhouse gas (GHG) or “carbon” emissions. As a municipality, the City utilized the industry adopted
GHG inventory methodologies and has previously independently reported its municipal emissions to the
Climate Registry, North America’s leading voluntary greenhouse gas reporting system, with the purpose
of archiving the City’s actions taken to reduce GHG emissions. The City reports annually on CDP’s global
platform to measure, manage, and disclose our environmental data and to track progress towards our
climate goals. Additionally, Chula Vista has participated in the United Nation’s Framework Convention
on Climate Change, the Conference of Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement, the United States
Department of Energy’s Better Building program, and the steering committee for the California
Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative (SEEC) ClearPath tool. For the 2016, 2018 and 2020
inventories, the City utilized only the SEEC - ClearPath tool provided by ICLEI to report the municipal
inventory. The City has committed itself to reducing its carbon footprint through the past actions and
will continue to do so with future decision making.
The City’s 2020 Municipal GHG Inventory was collected and calculated using the Local Government
Operations Protocol (LGOP, Version 1.1) and the SEEC - ClearPath tool, which were created by ICLEI with
support from California regulatory agencies to provide methodologies for local governments to better
estimate their annual greenhouse gas emissions from municipal-operations. These ICLEI protocols
evaluate emissions from five primary parameters – building energy consumption, transportation, water
(embedded energy), wastewater, and solid waste. These parameters are mainly based on “end use
activities” and the emissions are expressed in terms of carbon dioxide equivalents (CO2e), which allows
greenhouse gases of different strengths, or global warming potentials, to be evaluated together. When
possible, past emissions were recalculated using updated emissions factors or data in order to provide a
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2020 Community GHG Emissions Inventory
2020 COMMUNITY GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS INVENTORY
June 2022
Summary
As part of Chula Vista’s climate action program and its commitment to reduce greenhouse gas
(GHG) or “carbon” emissions, the Economic Development Department’s Conservation Section
performs emission inventories to identify GHG sources and to help guide policy decisions. The
2020 GHG Emissions Inventory is the City’s latest evaluation of its progress in reaching its
emissions reduction goal and builds upon past inventory efforts. The City’s community inventory
was created by University of San Diego’s Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) as part of the
ReCAP Snapshot Project led by San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) and uses
ICLEI’s U.S. Community Protocol to ensure the City’s GHG inventories comply with industry
best practices.
The 2020 inventory indicates that Chula Vista’s annual citywide GHG levels are 1,098,000 metric
tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MT CO2e). Compared to 2005, Chula Vista’s citywide GHG
emissions have decreased by 17% and per capita emissions have decreased by 37%. While these
reductions are good and allowed the City to reach its 2020 GHG reduction goal , the largest
reduction came from the transportation sector, which decreased 13% below 2018 but expected to
increase again when Covid-19 travel restrictions were removed. The natural gas sector continues
to be the only sector above its 2005 baseline and saw a 2% increase in natural gas emissions since
2018. GHG emissions from solid waste decreased by 4% while emissions from water increased
8% due to an 11% increase in water use since 2018. In order to reach the City Council adopted
2030 community emissions reduction goal of 57% below 2018 emission levels, the City will have
to reduce its GHG emissions by more than 605,220 MT CO2e or about 55%. All remaining
emissions will either need to be eliminated or offset to reach the net zero emission goal by 2045.
There is no “safe” level of GHG emissions and every additional pound of GHG emissions
contribute to devastating impacts of climate change felt every day around the world. As mentioned
in the Climate Emergency Declaration adopted by City Council in March 2022, it is important for
Chula Vista, future generations and all life on the planet that we reduce GHG emissions to zero as
soon as possible.
Methodology
Chula Vista has been a regional and national leader in climate action policies and programs
designed to reduce GHG, or “carbon” emissions. The City has participated in the United Nations
Chula Vista Greenhouse
Gas Inventories
Climate Change Impacts
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“Available electricity supplies might not be able to keep up with
demand if heat waves hit, droughts make hydropower less
available or wildfires reduce electricity transmission”
Municipal and Community
Inventories Community Inventory
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from
community activity, including a portion of out
of jurisdictions transportation
Municipal Inventory
Emissions from City operations such as
building energy usage, fleet fuels, waste,
water and other resources used for City
operations.
GHG inventories include direct emissions
and do not include embedded energy in
non-water resources used.
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Methodologies
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Community Inventory
Partners with SANDAG and EPIC through the
ReCAP Regional Climate Action Planning
Framework
Municipal Inventory
Utilizes ICLEI Clear Path tool
www.sandag.org/climate
Municipal
Emissions1
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Total emissions Per Employee emissions
-10% above 2018 - 16% below 2018
-67% below 1990 - 76% below 1990
Municipal Emission
Sources
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Community Inventory
Partners with SANDAG and EPIC through the
ReCAP Regional Climate Action Planning
Framework
Buildings…………………………….………… 35.03%
Solid Waste………………………………….26.22%
Vehicle Fleet ……………………………….23.08%
External Lights………………………….9.64%
Potable/Recycled Water
(embedded energy) ………………….5.89%
Sewage………………………………………….0.14%
Buildings
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Projects
●Activation of solar PV to bring total up
to 4.5 MW, but no batteries operating in
2020
●The Energy Goals Campaign
●San Diego Community Power 100%
renewable - 5/21 (will be adding natural
gas break percentage)
●Icarus Hybrid Photovoltaic/Thermal
Solar
Emissions:
●7% below 2018
●5% above 1990
Vehicle Fleet
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Projects
●Negative impacts on Covid-19 include
need for personal distance in cars
●33% of fleet is Alternative fuel
●Continued growth of employee EV
charging (not included in fleet
inventory)
Emissions:
●47%% above 2018
●45% below 1990
Community
Emissions2
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Total emissions
●4% below 2018
●17% below 2005
Population
●7% above 2018
(+19,113)
●32% above 2005
(+69,630)
Per Capita emissions
●11% below 2018
●37% below 2005
Transportation
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Covid-19 impacts
heavily affected the
reductions and
most will rebound
Emissions:
●13% below 2018
●19% below 2005
www.energy.ca.gov/data-reports/energy-almanac/ze
ro-emission-vehicle-and-infrastructure-statistics
Energy
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Emissions:
●10% above 2018
●4% below 2005
●Recent increase mainly from electricity,
although we saw a 1% reduction in usage
●Natural gas continues to be the only
sector above its 2005 baselinehttps://sdcommunitypower.org/resourc
es/key-documents
With carbon
concentrations above
420 PPM, there is no
“safe” amount of
greenhouse gases to
emit
14
15
●Science-based
reduction target of
57% below 2018 by
2030 provided by
ICLEI
https://unfccc.int/climate-
action/race-to-zero-cam
paign
Tracking
16 https://climatedata.sandag.org
Next Steps
17
●San Diego Community Power (SDCP) enrolled all eligible customers at 55% GHG-free
electricity, launched a 100% renewable rate and a Feed-In-Tariff program
●Promote the Sustainable Home Tool Kit
(www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/clean/retrofit) and Electric Induction Cooktop
(www.ehomecooktops.com) lending programs at the Chula Vista Library
●Update existing electric vehicle chargers at City facilities and install new chargers at a
City owned lot near Third Avenue
●Implement Commercial and Multi-Family Benchmarking and Building Performance
Ordinance
●Adoption of the Waste Reduction Strategic Plan, also referred to as the Zero Waste
Plan, in March 2022
●Plans for launch of food waste collection program and expansion of compost use at
municipal facilities
THANK YOU!
Any questions?
Municipal: Yasemin Corrales
Community: Cory Downs
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Framework Convention on Climate Change, ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection Campaign, the
Conference of Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement and the America’s Pledge “We Are Still
In" and most recently the Race to Zero (https://unfccc.int/climate-action/race-to-zero-campaign).
Through this involvement, the City has committed itself to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions.
Like the 2018 GHG inventory, the City’s 2020 GHG Emissions Inventory was compiled and
calculated by the University of San Diego’s Energy Policy Initiatives Center (EPIC) utilizing
SANDAG’s Regional Climate Action Planning (ReCAP) Framework
(https://www.sandag.org/index.asp?classid=17&subclassid=46&projectid=565&fuseaction=proj
ects.detail). SANDAG has collaborated with local agency staff and leading climate planning
experts to prepare a planning framework that identifies best practices and guidance for preparing
Climate Action Plans (CAP) and monitoring their implementation over time. The ReCAP
establishes a technical framework for regionally consistent climate action planning that preserves
local policy flexibility for the unique needs and circumstances of each local jurisdiction. Due the
unprecedented impacts of Covid-19 on of transportation, SANDAG was not able to provide a
Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) estimate. EPIC created an estimate based for internal-internal (I-
I) VMT that was estimated based on 2016 I-I VMT and 2016-2020 VMT rate of increase on Chula
Vista local roads from CalTrans Highway Performance Monitoring (HPMS) data. 2020 Chula
Vista internal-external/external-internal (I-E/E-I) VMT is estimated based on 2016 I-E/E-I VMT
and 2016-2020 San Diego regional VMT rate of increase from CalTrans Performance Measure
System (PeMS). 2016 Chula Vista I-I and I-E/E-I VMT are from SANDAG ABM2+ version
14.2.2. This is why there is no transportation related emission reported in SANDAG’s Climate
Action Data Portal (https://climatedata.sandag.org), ReCAP total and the City’s Community
Inventory. A full review of the inventory methodology can be found online at
www.sandag.org/uploads/cap/ReCapTAI.pdf. Many of the GHG inventory methodologies stayed
the same and continued to use the U.S. Community Protocol (Version 1.0). In the protocol, the
emissions from five main parameters – building energy consumption, transportation, water
(embedded energy), wastewater and solid waste – are evaluated. These parameters are based solely
on “end use activities” and their emissions are expressed as CO2 equivalent (or CO2e), which
allows greenhouse gases of different strengths to be added together.
Results
In 2020, community GHG emissions from Chula Vista totaled 1,098,000 MT CO2e (Table 1,
Figure 1). The sector with the greatest amount of emissions (53% of total) was transportation or
mobile sources. The electricity sector was the second highest source producing 24% of total
community emissions, followed by the natural gas energy use (17%) and solid waste (5%).
Compared to 2005 and 2018, total citywide emissions in 2020 were 17% and 4% lower,
respectively (Figure 1). 2020 per capita emissions are approximately 37% below 2005 levels and
11% below 2018 levels. Emissions from all energy sectors have decreased by 4% or 21,000 MT
CO2e in total since 2005 and there was an 10%, or 40,000 MT CO2e increase since 2018.
Transportation-based emissions are estimated to have decreased 19% or 136,000 MT CO2e since
2005 and 87,000 MT CO2e, or 13%, since 2018. The solid waste sector had emissions 18% below
the 2005 baseline and 11,00 MT CO2e or 4% less than 2018. Emissions from water (embedded
energy) were 8% above 2018 emissions but is still 74% below the baseline. Emissions from
wastewater remained at 3,000 MT CO2e.
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Discussion
2018 community emissions saw a reduction of 48,000 MT CO2e or 4%, see figure 1. These
reductions enabled the City to reach its 2020 GHG reduction goal, although we anticipate increases
in transportation emissions as health and safety restrictions related to Covid-19 are phased out over
time. The reductions occurred despite the City’s continued population growth of 32% since 2005.
Factoring that growth into emissions by looking at per capita GHG emissions shows a 37%
reduction since 2005. That is good overall progress, but there were individual areas, such as energy
emissions and an expected rebound of transportation emissions, that will require us to continue to
see reductions in the largest sectors to meet out 2030 Science based Reduction goal of 57% below
2018.
Transportation Sector
Looking at activity data from the transportation sector shows that both GHG emissions and VMT
have decreased 17% and 13% respectively since 2018. This decrease was largely from the reduced
2005 2018 2020
%
Change
(2020 vs.
2005)
%
Change
(2020 vs.
2018)
2005 2018 2020
%
Change
(2020 vs.
2005)
%
Change
(2020 vs.
2018)
217,543 268,060 287,173 32%7%6.04 4.28 3.82 -37%-11%
73,115 83,493 86,009 18%3%18.0 13.73 12.77 -29%-7%
33,024 33,024 33,024 0%0%39.8 34.7 33.25 -17%-4%
1,429,425,787 1,645,858,507 1,360,678,007 -5%-17%717,000 668,000 581,000 -19%-13%
Natural Gas 3,421,917 3,453,568 3,499,165 2%1%Natural Gas 182,000 188,000 191,000 5%2%
Electricity 2,617,242 2,780,480 2,765,073 6%-1%Electricity 290,000 223,000 260,000 -10%17%
Total 6,039,159 6,234,048 6,264,238 4%0%Total 472,000 411,000 451,000 -4%10%
217,459 209,700 202,072 -7%-4%61,000 52,000 50,000 -18%-4%
12,666 7,925 8,805 -30%11%50,000 12,000 13,000 -74%8%
NA 15.55 17.52 NA 13%15,000 3,000 3,000 -80%0%
1,315,000 1,146,000 1,098,000 -17%-4%
1,117,750 --------
Goal
Achieved
492,780
605,220 --------
Waste Water (million
gallons per day)
Waste Water***
(MTCO2e)
* All GHG emissions are reported in CO2 Equivalent (CO2e) which allows emissions of different
strengths to be added together. For example, one metric ton of methane emissions is equivalent to
21 metric tons of carbon dioxide (or CO2e) in global warming potential.
** 2020 Chula Vista internal-internal (I-I) VMT is estimated based on 2016 I-I VMT and 2016-2020
VMT rate of increase on Chula Vista local roads from CalTrans Highway Performance Monitoring
(HPMS) data. 2020 Chula Vista internal-external/external-internal (I-E/E-I) VMT is estimated based on
2016 I-E/E-I VMT and 2016-2020 San Diego regional VMT rate of increase from CalTrans
Performance Measure System (PeMS). 2016 Chula Vista I-I and I-E/E-I VMT are from SANDAG
ABM2+ version 14.2.2.
Total GHG Emissions
(MTCO2e)
2020 Reduction Goal
(15% Below 2005)
Reductions Needed To
Reach Goal
2030 Reduction Goal
(57% Below 2018)
Reductions Needed To
Reach Goal
Energy Use
(MMBtu)
Energy Use
(MTCO2e)
Solid Waste (Tons)Solid Waste (MTCO2e)
Potable Water (million
gallons)Water (MTCO2e)
Housing Units Per Housing Unit
Land Area (Acres)Per Acre
Annual Vehicle Miles
Traveled (VMT)Transportation (MTCO2e)
Annual Consumption (Metric Units)Annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (Metric Tons CO2e)
Population Per Capita
Table 1: Demographics, activity data and greenhouse gas emissions for 2005, 2018 and 2020
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transportation due to travel restrictions from Covid-19 but supported buan increase in vehicle fuel
efficiency and the adoption of zero emission vehicles. For more information on the impacts of
Covid-19 on San Diego Counties transportation, please view a SANDAG study found online at
https://www.sandag.org/uploads/publicationid/publicationid_4756_28849.pdf. Other local, state
and federal programs are continuing to actively target this sector by reducing the carbon-intensity
of vehicle fuels, improving fuel efficiency and promoting alternative transportation options. The
City continues to integrate “smart growth” design principles into its development review and
approval process. An important element of the City’s smart growth will be the Bayfront
development that will begin construction in 2022 and will be located near transit and provide
electric vehicle charging to promote clean transportation. Additionally, the City continues to
implement its Active Transportation Plan
(www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/engineering/active-transportation-plan) with the completion
of the Bike Lanes on Broadway (7.8 new miles) project, bikes lanes on Main and the Sweetwater
Bike Path project that were completed in 2020 and opened for the public shortly thereafter. Where
possible, staff add buffered bike lane to streets that are undergoing other work. Staff are also
working with regional partners for more long-term projects such as the pedestrian bridge over Otay
River, Bayshore Bikeway bike path from E Street to Lagoon Drive and F Street promenade from
Bay Blvd to Broadway.
Figure 1: Total GHG emissions from community sources (by sector) in 2005, 2014, 2016,
2018 and 2020. The red dashed line represents the City’s 2020 carbon reduction goal and the
yellow dashed line represents the City’s 2030 reduction goal.
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Energy Sector
Activity data for the energy sector showed similar community wide energy usage since 2018 but
the community is still using 4% more energy than the 2005 baseline. Even with that stable energy
usage there was an emission increase of 10% due largely to SDG&E’s pull back from renewable
and clean electricity, with SDG&E providing 43% of their electricity from renewable sources in
2018 but only 31% in 2020. The State of California has set a goal for all electricity sold to be
renewable or zero carbon by 2045 (SB100) and the City and San Diego Community Power have
set a goal for 100% renewable electricity by 2035. While SDG&E is beginning to look at
incorporating renewable biogases like hydrogen and renewable natural gas , the efforts are still in
early stages and look to have limits of working with existing natural gas infrastructure and will not
be able to be a decarbonized energy source. The natural gas sector is the only sector to have
emissions increased over its 2005 baseline, so as electricity continues to get more clean and
renewable, transitioning natural gas appliances to electric will be more important. To date, more
than 50 California cities, including Encinitas and Solana Beach, have adopted building codes to
require all electric construction to reduce pollution and not invest in infrastructure that will not be
able to be fully used and result in stranded assets later. Efforts to decarbonize will benefit from
the 2021 adoption of the City’s commercial benchmarking ordinance
(https://www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/clean/benchmarking), which will help increase
energy efficiency savings and reduce energy bills for Chula Vista businesses.
Waste Sector
In part due to significant outreach and education efforts, GHG emissions from solid waste
decreased by 4% since 2018. Staff will continue their outreach and education efforts to implement
the zero-waste plan and expand organics collections to also include food waste. More information
about residential food and yard waste collection and the City’s free food waste kitchen caddy
program can be found here: www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/clean/environmental-
services/residential-organic-waste-recycling.
Forecast and Target Setting
EPIC, working with data from SANDAG, was able to update the City’s Business-As-Usual
(BAU) forecast and model some new GHG reduction targets in line with the State of California’s
reduction goals and the science-based reduction targets provided by ICLEI. A BAU forecast
looks at expected demographic growth and what the associated change to GHG emissions would
be if no new GHG reduction policies were put in place. Table two on the next page shows that
total BAU emissions are expected to increase by about 21% and per capita emissions by about
10%.
The science-based reduction goals recommended by ICLEI are shown in Figure 2 along with the
business as usual (BAU) and the legislatively adjusted BAU Projection which shows the emissions
the City should expect after State of California and federal actions have been considered. The
science-based reduction goals for 2030 and net zero goal for 2045 were included in the Climate
Emergency Declaration Resolution City Council adopted in March 2022. There is no “safe” level
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of GHG emissions and every additional pound of GHG emissions contribute to devastating impacts
felt every day around the world. As mentioned in the Declaration, it is important for Chula Vista,
future generations and all life on the planet that we reduce GHG emissions to zero as soon as
possible.
Year
On-Road
Transportation Electricity Natural Gas Solid Waste Water Wastewater Total Per Capita
MT CO2e MT CO2e
2020 581,000 260,000 191,000 50,000 13,000 3,000 1,098,000 3.82
2030 634,000 241,000 203,000 55,000 12,000 3,000 1,147,000 4.1
2035 655,000 252,000 211,000 56,000 13,000 3,000 1,190,000 4.1
2045 704,000 276,000 231,000 60,000 14,000 3,000 1,287,000 4.2
2050 729,000 288,000 240,000 61,000 14,000 3,000 1,335,000 4.2
GHG emissions have been rounded to thousands.
MT CO2e: metric tons CO2e; Inventory years: 2020; business-as-usual projection years without policy change: 2030, 2035, 2045 and 2050.
Per capita emissions are based on these categories only, and cannot be compared with California statewide per capita emissions.
Energy Policy Initiatives Center 2020
Table 2: Business-as-usual greenhouse gas emissions forecast for 2030, 2035 , 2045 and 2050
Figure 2: GHG Emissions, BAU Emissions Projection and Reduction Goals
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Next Steps
As staff work with consultants to update the City’s Climate Action Plan and incorporate the
recommendations from the Climate Change Working Group as well as the most recent science and
new City programs, there have also been some significant milestones reached. A highlight of the
implementation actions being taken are:
• San Diego Community Power (SDCP) enrolled all eligible customers at 55% GHG-free
electricity, launched a 100% renewable rate and a Feed-In-Tarif program
• Promote the Sustainable Home Tool Kit
(www.chulavistaca.gov/departments/clean/retrofit) and Electric Induction Cooktop
(www.ehomecooktops.com) lending programs at the Chula Vista Library
• Update existing electric vehicle chargers at City facilities and install new chargers at a City
owned lot near Third Avenue
• Implement Commercial and Multi-Family Benchmarking and Building Performance
Ordinance
• Provide the Chula Vista Climate Action Challenge (www.cvclimatechallenge.com) in the
community, with more than 320 homes engaged
• Adoption of the Waste Reduction Strategic Plan, also referred to as the Zero Waste Plan,
in March 2022
• Plans to launch food waste collection program and expand compost use at municipal
facilities
SANDAG is expecting to provide the 2020 ReCAP Snapshot, which will be added to this report
on the City’s website once published later this year. Additionally, SANDAG will be providing a
transportation mode share estimate to help City staff better track and plan for how people move
around our community. Staff will continue to engage other local partners to advance regional
climate planning, such as San Diego Regional Climate Collaborative and SANDAG’s Regional
Climate Action Planning (ReCAP) Framework, that will guide future GHG inventories and help
ensure consistency across San Diego County.
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more accurate comparison to the latest 2018 emission levels. Due to a lack of available data, 1990 and
2005 inventories do not include emissions from the water sector.
City staff collected “activity data” from several municipal and external data providers including multiple
Chula Vista Departments, SDG&E, Otay and Sweetwater Authority Water Districts, and Republic Services
(Table 1). Staff was able to separate potable water emissions from recycled water emissions and utilized
energy factors from the California Energy Commission to quantify the different amounts of energy
embedded in each. In most cases, the data providers were able to offer aggregated empirical data for
calendar year 2020; however, if 2020 data was unavailable for minor sources the most recent data
available was used as a proxy. Staff included utility-specific electricity coefficients for CO2 emissions in
the energy analyses and default emissions coefficients and related assumptions were generally used for
transportation and waste analyses. SDG&E’s emission factor has not been third-party verified and
reported since 2009, but the utility reported 31% of the energy they provide coming from renewable
sources, plus their purchase of additional Renewable Energy Credits to bring their total to 40%.
PARAMETER DATA
PROVIDER ACTIVITY DATA EMISSION FACTOR
Other Recreation
Dept.• pH canisters' shipment invoices • Default fugitive carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions coefficients
• Amount of water used by government
operations
SDG&E • Energy used to pump wastewater to
WWTPs
• Modified SDG&E emission factor (same
as used in energy sector)Wastewater
Water
(embeded
energy)
Otay &
Sweetwater
Authority
water
districts
• California Energy Commission report
detailing embedded kWh per gallon of water
• Modified SDG&E emission factor (same
as used in energy sector)
• Metered electricity & natural gas use
• Fuel shipment invoices
• Energy consumption was categorized by
buildings, outdoor lighting, and wastewater
• Fuel consumption totals include transit
and equipment use
Public
Works Dept.
Energy SDG&E
• SDG&E-specific electricity emission
coefficients (CO2). Because the most
recent 3rd party verified emission factor is
from 2009, calculations were made by
EPIC (USD) to estimate the impacts of the
increased power from renewable sources
• EPIC CO2 emission factor provides a
CO2e output that includes CH4 & N2O
• Default natural gas emission coefficients
Transportation • Default fuel (CO2/CH4/N2O per gallon)
emission coefficients
Solid Waste
• Default fugitive methane (CH4) emission
estimates (based on ICLEI's ClearPath)Republic
Services
• Solid waste disposal data includes trash
hauled by Republic Services and by City
staff
Table 1: Data sources and emission factors used for community and municipal emissions analyses.
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RESULTS
Chula Vista’s 2020 municipal GHG emissions were 11,191 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents (MT
CO2e).
Here are the breakdown of the City’s 2020 GHG emission sources:
Buildings…………………………… 35.03%
Solid Waste……………………….. 26.22%
Vehicle Fleet ……………………... 23.08%
External Lights……………………. 9.64%
Potable/Recycled Water
(embedded energy) ……………… 5.89%
Sewage……………………………. 0.14%
This represents a 9.6% increase in total emissions since 2018 (10,207 MT CO2e) and a 67% decrease
when compared to the initial 1990 inventory.
Total GHG Emissions
1990 Inventory……………………………............... 31,095 MT CO2e
2018 Inventory……………………………............... 10,207 MT CO2e
2020 Inventory …………………………….............. 11,191 MT CO2e
Buildings
Solid Waste
Vehicle Fleet
Potable/Recycled Water
(embeded energy)
External Lights
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The energy use for potable water transportation is the City’s largest decreasing emission source
followed by the building energy usage along with the vehicle fleet, which has decreased by 17% and 7%
since 2016 respectively. Contrary to the past years, emissions from external lights, solid waste and
vehicle fleet sectors have increased. Covid-19 has influenced our GHG inventory in 2020. Since the City
had many employees working from home much of the year and a few facilities were closed, we
experienced a lower water consumption in our facilities. However, at the same time we realized an
increase in our solid waste sector, as we disposed additional products such as cleaning products and
gloves. Vehicle fleet emissions are also increased due to car sharing restrictions.
1990 2018 2020
% Change
(2020vs.
1990)
% Change
(2020 vs.
2018)
1990 2018 2020
% Change
(2020vs.
1990)
% Change
(2020 vs.
2018)
866 993 1,280 47.8%28.9%35.9 10.3 8.7 -75.7%-14.9%
478,344 204,417 306,229 -36.0%49.8% 4,655 1,761 2,583 -44.5%46.7%
Buildings 35,527 55,609 51,684 45.5%-7.1%Buildings 3,728 4,234 3,920 5.2%-7.4%
External
Lights 147,100 15,388 15,735 -89.3%2.3%External
Lights 20,260 605 1,079 -94.7%78.3%
Sewage 7,122 242 229 -96.8%-5.3%Sewage 981 16 16 -98.4%-2.2%
Total 189,749 71,239 67,648 -64.3%-5.0%Total 24,969 4,855 5,015 -79.9%3.3%
5,400 7,143 7,493 38.8%4.9%1,471 2,797 2,934 99.4%4.9%
NA 253 201 NA -20.4%
NA 294 290 NA -1.1%
31,095 10,207 11,191 -67.2%9.6%
----
----
659 NA -17.1%Recycled Water
(million gallons)
* All GHG emissions are reported in CO2 Equivalent (CO2e)
Total GHG Emissions
20% GHG Reduction
Goal
Reductions Needed To
Reach Goal *Goal Obtained
795
Solid Waste (Tons)Solid Waste
Potable Water (million
gallons)Potable/Recycled
Water (embeded
energy)
NA
Employees Per Employee
Vehicle Fleet Fuel Use
(Gallons or
Equivalent)
Vehicle Fleet
Energy Use
(MMBtu)
Energy
Use
Table 2: MUNICIPAL ANALYSIS - 1990, 2018 and 2020
Annual Consumption (Metric Units)Annual Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emissions (Metric Tons CO2e)
Table 2: Municipal Analysis – 1990, 2018 and 2020
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The City reached its original GHG emission reduction goal for municipal operations in 2005 and has now
surpassed the primary goal by 59%.
PRIMARY SECTORS
Building Energy Consumption
Emissions from building energy use have increased 5% since
1990 and decreased 7% since 2018.
1990 Inventory………………............ 3,728 MT CO2e
2018 Inventory……………............… 4,234 MT CO2e
2020 Inventory …………...........…… 3,920 MT CO2e
The City entered into a contract with Johnson Controls (JCI)
to install additional solar panels in June 2018. During
construction, the existing solar panels were disconnected to
merge new systems with the existing systems. In 2020, eight of the twelve project sites started
producing solar power. The rest of the systems also started production towards the second half of the
year. The batteries installed at three locations were not activated in the system due to delayed
processes through SDG&E. With this project working nearly at full capacity, the City increased its total
amount of PV systems installed on municipal facilities to 4.5 megawatts (MW), so future inventories are
expected to reflect a reduction in energy use.
-
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
30,000
35,000
1990 2005 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020
Metric Tons
Inventory Year
Municipal GHG Emissions
1990 to 2020
Potable/Recycled Water
(embeded energy)
Solid Waste
Sewage
External Lights
Buildings
Vehicle Fleet
3,400
3,600
3,800
4,000
4,200
4,400
1990 2018 2020
Building Energy
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External Lights
Emissions from external lights, which consist of traffic signals and streetlights, have decreased 95% since
1990, however they have increased 78% since 2018.
1990 Inventory………………............ 20,260 MT CO2e
2018 Inventory……………............… 605 MT CO2e
2020 Inventory …………...........…… 1,079 MT CO2e
Increases in electricity consumption in external lights sector is
primarily due to the addition of new streetlights and new traffic
signals. In the last couple of years, the City has updated
streetlight installation standards which resulted in essentially
requiring more streetlights in the City especially in the “west
side.” Prior to the change, we had different streetlight spacing
standards for the “east side” vs “west side” which resulted in
fewer lights in the west. As a result, we’ve been adding about
12-15 new streetlights per year in the west and many new streetlights in the east primarily due to new
development.
Vehicle Fleet
Emissions from vehicle fleet have decreased 45% since 1990
but have increased 47% since 2018.
1990 Inventory………………............ 4,655 MT CO2e
2018 Inventory……………............… 1,761 MT CO2e
2020 Inventory …………...........…… 2,583 MT CO2e
We have been experiencing the benefits of City’s Clean Fleet
Policy, which prioritizes alternative fuels and hybrid
technologies when selecting new vehicles. The City has been
converting its municipal fleet to operate on electricity,
propane, compressed natural gas or biodiesel. However, the
Covid-19 pandemic has negatively affected certain emission
sources and our fleet is one of them. The City had to enforce a restriction on carpooling and car sharing
to facilitate physical distancing for employee health. As a result, we have seen more vehicle usage by
City staff, and this resulted an increase in our emissions.
-
5,000
10,000
15,000
20,000
25,000
1990 2018 2020
External Lights
-
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
1990 2018 2020
Vehicle Fleet
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Solid Waste
Emissions related to solid waste have increased 99% since
1990 and 5% since 2018.
1990 Inventory………………............ 1,471 MT CO2e
2018 Inventory……………............… 2,797 MT CO2e
2020 Inventory …………...........…… 2,934 MT CO2e
City facilities’ waste production has been increasing over the
years, and in 2020 we had the Covid-19 pandemic to
contribute to this increase. We had additional products in our
waste stream compared to previous years. Items such as
masks, cleaning wipes and gloves increased our waste even
though the City was practicing a hybrid work schedule. The
Office of Sustainability is creating a Zero Waste Plan to create a road map to waste reduction.
Water and Wastewater Transportation (Embedded Energy)
Emissions associated with the water usage have decreased
17% since 2018. Comparison to 1990 emissions is not
available due to lack of past data.
2018 Inventory……………............… 795 MT CO2e
2020 Inventory …………...........…… 659 MT CO2e
The City implemented a hybrid work schedule in 2020 and as
a result, our potable water consumption decreased about
20%.
Emissions from wastewater transportation haven’t changed
since 2018, however it decreased 98% since 1990. Over the
years, there were changes regarding to how SDG&E classified
sewer accounts, therefore the difference between 2018 and
1990 emissions is greater.
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
1990 2018 2020
Solid Waste
-
200
400
600
800
1,000
1990 2018 2020
Water & WasteWater
Sewage Potable/Recycled Water (embedded energy)
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NEXT STEPS
Chula Vista’s municipal climate actions are guided by the City’s Climate Action Plan and City Operations
Sustainability Plan. The operations plan outlines goals and strategies for seven key sustainability areas
with the objective of integrating innovative sustainable practices throughout the City’s procedures and
facilities. This outline includes actions related to energy, water, and transportation upgrades, such as an
Phase II of the LED lighting upgrade at multiple City facilities, upgrading the City’s irrigation system with
smart technologies, increasing the amount of PV panels installed on City facilities and installing battery
storage in multiple facilities.
In October 2020, the Office of Sustainability partnered with the Energy Coalition (TEC) for the Energy
Goals Campaign to improve operational sustainability at the City facilities. Through this campaign, the
City demonstrated its stewardship and environmental responsibility by motivating its employees to
learn and take actions to reduce energy use at work and at home. TEC and the City developed robust
virtual resources to engage all the City’s workforce as it navigated the changing landscape related to the
Covid-19 pandemic. Enabling employees to apply their knowledge by taking identifiable, energy saving
actions was an essential component of this campaign. 112 employees submitted 626 actions—proving
the campaign’s ability to inspire behavior change. Energy Goals resulted in energy savings at work, but
also provided a valuable opportunity for City employees to engage their families with behavior change
opportunities, furthering the potential impact for energy savings.
In September 2019, the city councils of the cities of San Diego, La Mesa, Encinitas, Imperial Beach and
Chula Vista all voted to work together to form the San Diego Community Power (SDCP) and worked to
form a board and create an implementation plan. The City is a member and all municipal accounts will
be operating on 100% renewable energy with the transition of accounts in 2021-2022.
The City has adopted the Smart City Strategic Action Plan to create a connected, responsive,
transparent, and innovative city. The result is a set of goals and corresponding initiatives around which
City leaders will organize their efforts over the next few years. Implementation of the Traffic Signal
Communications Master Plan helps guide the City towards effective modernization of a comprehensive
traffic signal communications network which will support cutting-edge transportation systems and serve
as a guiding foundation for the City’s deployment of Smart City technologies. As a continuation of the
City’s Smart City efforts, the Data Governance Committee was formed and is a group of City employees
responsible for overseeing the open data program. The Committee manages the City’s data inventory,
prioritizes datasets for publication, and performs quality assurance to ensure all data is complete, up-to-
date, and in compliance with all laws and policies related to privacy and security. Additionally, the
Committee makes high-level decisions about data creation, curation, and consumption in the City.
Prioritizing data inventories will lead to decisions by the management to result increased efficiency in
operations.
ORDINANCE NO. __ _
ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA TO AMEND
CHULA VISTA MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 2.32.060 TO
PROVIDE FOR TWO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS
WHEREAS, the Sustainability Commission is tasked, in part, with providing citizens '
advice to the City Council in the areas of energy and water conservation, resource recovery,
environmental sustainability, and other related fields; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainability Commission seeks to encourage youth to be involved in
sustainability and environmental issues; and
WHEREAS , the Sustainability Commission desires to have youth participation in their
endeavors and values their perspectives on issues within the purview of the Sustainability
Commission.
NOW THEREFORE , the City Council of the City of Chula Vista does ordain as follows:
Section I .
follows :
Section 2.30 .060 of the Chula Vista Municipal Code is hereby amended as
2.32.060 Membership.
The Sustainability Commission shall consist of seven voting members to be appointed in
accordance with Article VI of the City Charter and Chapter 2.25 CVMC. In addition, the
Sustainability Commission may also select and seat two high school students, subject to City
Council ratification, for two-year terms as non-voting members of the Sustainability
Commission, one student selected from a high school from the West of the 805 Freeway and
another student selected from the East of the 805 Freeway.
Section II. Severability
If any portion of this Ordinance, or its application to any person or circumstance, is for any
reason held to be invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional, by a court of competent jurisdiction,
that portion shall be deemed severable, and such invalidity, unenforceability or unconstitutionality
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remaining portions of the Ordinance, or its
application to any other person or circumstance. The City Council of the City of Chula Vista
hereby declares that it would have adopted each section, sentence, clause or phrase of this
Ordinance, irrespective of the fact that any one or more other sections , sentences, clauses or
phrases of the Ordinance be declared invalid, unenforceable or unconstitutional.
Section ill. Construction
Ordinance
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The City Council of the City of Chula Vista intends this Ordinance to supplement, not to
duplicate or contradict, applicable state and federal law and this Ordinance shall be construed in
light of that intent. ·
Section IV. Effective Date
This Ordinance shall take effect and be in force on the thirtieth day after its final passage.
Section V. Publication
The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance and shall cause
the same to be published or posted according to law.
Presented by Approved as to form by
Glen R . Googins
City Attorney
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