HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-11381 approving the Climate Action Plan 2023-27 Work ProgramR 11381
RESOLUTION NO. 11381 (2022 SERIES)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS
OBISPO, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN
2023-27 WORK PROGRAM AND A DETERMINATION OF
CONSISTENCY WITH THE ADOPTED INITIAL STUDY/NEGATIVE
DECLARATION FOR THE 2020 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN FOR
COMMUNITY RECOVERY
WHEREAS, greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere as the result of
human activity is the primary cause of the global climate crisis; and
WHEREAS, in California alone, the initial impacts of climate change have resulted
in unprecedented disasters with tremendous human, ecological, economic, and
environmental costs; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that global
emissions need to be reduced by 45 percent from 2010 levels by 2030, and 100 percent
by 2050 to prevent global catastrophe; and
WHEREAS, the State of California enacted Senate Bill (SB) 32 to require
greenhouse gas emissions to be reduced to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and
Governor Brown issued Executive Order B-55-18 establishing a statewide target of
carbon neutrality by 2045; and
WHEREAS, in 2022 the State of California enacted Assembly Bill (AB) 1279 to
formally declare that it is the policy of the state to achieve net zero greenhouse gas
emissions as soon as possible, but no later than 2045, and to achieve and maintain net
negative greenhouse gas emissions thereafter. AB 1279 clarified that this goal is in
addition to, and does not replace, diminish, or supersede, the statewide greenhouse gas
emissions reduction targets established via SB 32; and
WHEREAS, City of San Luis Obispo residents and businesses have repeatedly
identified climate action as a top community priority; and
WHEREAS, low greenhouse gas emissions, resilience and equity are required for
communities to thrive in the 21st century; and
WHEREAS, to protect public health, safety, and welfare, it is in the best interest of
the City of San Luis Obispo to substantially reduce or eliminate local greenhouse gas
emissions; and
WHEREAS, the City of San Luis Obispo City Council first adopted a Climate Action
Plan (“CAP”) in 2012; and
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WHEREAS, the City Council has included Climate Action as a Major City Goal
since 2017 in response to the climate crises; and
WHEREAS, on August 18, 2020, City Council adopted Resolution 11159, which
approves the 2020 Climate Action Plan for Community recovery, establishes a
community-wide goal of carbon neutrality by 2035, adopts sector specific goals, and
provides foundational actions to establish a trajectory towards achieving those goals; and
WHEREAS, an Initial Study was prepared pursuant to CEQA (EID 0275 -2020) by
Rincon Consultants to evaluate the potential significant effects of implementing the 2020
Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery and CEQA GHG Thresholds Guidance; and
WHEREAS the Initial Study concluded that implementation of the Climate Action
Plan and GHG thresholds of significance would not result in potentially significant impacts
on the environment; and
WHEREAS a Negative Declaration was adopted on August 18, 2020, in
accordance with CEQA Guidelines Section 15063 (b)(2), which states that “the lead
agency shall prepare a Negative Declaration if there is no substantial evidence that a
project or any or its aspects may cause a significant effect on the environment”; and
WHEREAS a Notice of Determination was filed with the County-Clerk Recorder
and with the State Clearinghouse on August 19, 2020; and
WHEREAS the 2020 Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery included a
series of administrative actions, including Administrative Action 1 directing staff to update
the Climate Action Plan ahead of the 2023-25 Financial Plan; and
WHEREAS the 2022 CAP update implements Administrative Action 1, including
the update to the greenhouse gas emissions inventory, highlights of key areas of CAP
progress achieved since 2020, and proposed Work Program, all of which were previously
identified and addressed in the adopted Initial Study/Negative Declaration for the 2020
Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery; and
WHEREAS through research conducted during the update process, staff affirmed
the 2020 Climate Action Plan’s carbon neutrality goal, sector specific goals, and
foundational actions; and
WHEREAS staff has prepared an update that continues to implement the goals
and actions provided in the 2020 Climate Action Plan via tasks to be initiated or completed
in fiscal years 2023-27.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows:
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SECTION 1. Recitals. The recitals set forth above are hereby adopted as the
findings of the City in adopting the policies herein.
SECTION 2. Environmental Review. The City Council has reviewed the Negative
Declaration adopted on August 18, 2020 and determined that the CAP Volume 3 update
is within the general scope of and consistent with the Initial Study/Negative Declaration
adopted for the 2020 Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery (Resolution No.
11159) and hereby reincorporates and adopts the findings and determinations therein as
applicable to the CAP Volume 3 Update as if fully set forth herein .
SECTION 3. Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery. The City Council
hereby approves the Climate Action Plan for Community Recovery, Volume 3: 2023-27
Work Program.
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SECTION 4. This resolution is an amendment supplementary to, and does not
replace, Resolution Number 11159 (2020 Series).
Upon motion of Vice Mayor Marx, seconded by Council Member Shoresman, and on
the following vote:
AYES: Council Member Francis, Pease, Shoresman, Vice Mayor Marx, and
Mayor Stewart
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 13th day of December 2022.
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Mayor Erica A. Stewart
ATTEST:
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Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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J. Christine Dietrick
City Attorney
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the
City of San Luis Obispo, California, on ______________________.
___________________________
Teresa Purrington
City Clerk
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