19E - GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: MARCH 5, 2012 TITLE: REPORT ON GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY AND CLIMATE ACTION PLAN PROCESS 4zitk CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2nd Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO FILE NUMBER Receive and file report on Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Climate Action Plan Process. DISCUSSION On November 7, 2011, City Council approved an agreement with ICLEI — Local Governments for Sustainability USA to develop a baseline greenhouse gas emissions inventory and a climate action plan. Funding for the project was made available through The California Public Utilities Commission, Local Government Strategic Plan for those cities with an existing Energy Efficiency Partnership with Southern California Edison (SCE). The contract with SCE requires that the work be completed by October 15, 2012. A number of factors are driving the City to develop a GHG Inventory and CAP including: • Assembly Bill 32: Requires Air Resources Board to adopt a statewide GHG emissions limit to reach 1990 levels by 2020. • Senate Bill 97: Directs the Governor's Office of Planning and Research to develop CEQA guidelines for the mitigation of GHG emissions or the effects of GHG emissions. • Senate Bill 375: Requires Air Resources Board to develop regional GHG emissions reduction targets for passenger vehicles. • California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan: Goals and strategies for saving energy applicable to government, utilities and the private sector. Santa Ana has had an Energy Efficiency Partnership with SCE since 2008. SCE offered funding to partner cities for completion of tasks that support the California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan. The SCE funding covers the entire Baseline GHG Emissions Inventory and the Energy Chapter of the CAP. 19E -1