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CC RES 2017-068 RESOLUTION NO. 2017-68 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ADOPTING THE CITY'S EMISSIONS REDUCTION ACTION PLAN THAT SERVES AS A GUIDE TO IMPROVE THE CITY'S SUSTAINABILITY BY IMPLEMENTING MEASURES TO REDUCE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS OVER THE NEXT 20 YEARS. WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Palos Verdes (City) is aware of the economic, environmental, and societal benefits of taking a lead role in the implementation of sustainable strategies that reduce greenhouse gas emissions; and, WHEREAS, the City has voluntarily agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to help the State of California meet its GHG reduction goals of 15% below 2005 levels by 2020, of 49% below 2005 levels by 2035, and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, as stated in Assembly Bill 32; and, WHEREAS, the City Council previously adopted Resolution No. 2015-100, approving the Energy Efficiency (EE) Chapter of the City's Emission Reduction Action Plan (ERAP); and, WHEREAS, funding from the Strategic Growth Council has enabled the South Bay Cities Council of Governments to work with City Staff to develop Land Use & Transportation, Greening; Waste; and Energy Generation & Storage strategies; and, WHEREAS, the combined strategies of the Land Use & Transportation, Waste, Greening, and Energy Generation & Storage along with the previously-approved EE Chapter constitutes the City's completed ERAP; and, WHEREAS, the ERAP serves as a non-binding policy guidance document for assessing, prioritizing, and implementing future projects within the City; and, WHEREAS, the ERAP serves as a planning tool to be considered as the City develops its long-term planning goals, and to help the City determine appropriate GHG emissions reduction strategies. The analysis and optional strategies in the ERAP can be used in the future, by way of example, to help create a Qualified Climate Reduction Strategy under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), to create greenhouse gas thresholds to be used in CEQA analysis and can be used to update the City's General Plan. The ERAP provides analysis and general optional strategies while the specific details of how to implement these strategies are yet to be determined. The acceptance of these general optional strategies as an information document and planning tool will not result in physical changes to the environment and does not commit the City to any action that would result in physical changes to the environment. Therefore acceptance of this ERAP is exempt under Section 15061(B)(3) of the CEQA Guidelines. Any discretionary actions to implement any of these strategies will be reviewed under CEQA once the details of each action item are determined; and, WHEREAS, the strategies contained in the ERAP are estimated to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to meet the City's reduction goals of 15% below the 2005 levels by 2020, 49% below the 2005 levels by 2035, and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050; and, WHEREAS, the City desires to lead by example through the incorporation of measures that will improve sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions for the community and region at large; and, WHEREAS, on November 8, 2017, the City Council reviewed an initial draft of the ERAP and continued the matter to December 19, 2017, allowing additional time for Staff to ensure the ERAP's consistency with the goals and policies of the City's General Plan and to provide further clarification regarding the applicability of CEQA to the proposed ERAP; and, WHEREAS, the Land Use & Transportation section of the ERAP was updated to reflect the City's policy to retain the predominance of single-family residences throughout the community and preserving the rural and open character of the City. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1: The City Council commits to increase environmental quality and awareness and reduce greenhouse gas emissions in municipal operations and the community at large. Section 2: The City Council directs Staff to evaluate goals, measures, sub- strategies, and recommendations of the 2017 ERAP to increase participation in existing programs, develop new programs, and participate in sub-regional programs that improve sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Section 3: The City Council finds that the goals, policies, and strategies identified in the ERAP are consistent with the Rancho Palos Verdes General Plan in that they uphold, and do not hinder, the goals and policies of the City's General Plan. Specifically, the ERAP supports the goals and policies of the Natural Environment and Urban Environment and Infrastructure Elements. The ERAP supports the establishment of baseline data for air quality and water quality in order to develop standards for future enforcement of City regulations. In addition, the ERAP retains the present predominance of single-family residences found through the community and encourages energy conservation in housing design. The ERAP also encourages working with other Peninsula Cities to improve public transportation on the Peninsula. Resolution No. 2017-68 Page 2 of 3 PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 19th day of December 2017. &c.c ) Moral-°"61/641.) AT - T: 4111111W k 'i�` altr'erk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss CITY OF RANCHO PALOS VERDES ) I, Emily Colborn, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, do hereby certify that the above Resolution No. 2017-68 was duly and regu - y passed and adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on De =tuber 19, 2017. illitik 1_ ."1 "I diiri&_ 1111111116 Clerk Resolution No. 2017-68 Page 3 of 3