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.
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PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 19th day of December 2017.
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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.
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