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Home My WebLink AboutRES 2019-45RESOLUTION NO. 2019-45 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE DIAMOND BAR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN ("DIAMOND BAR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2040") A. RECITALS 1. Beginning in 2006, the State Legislature and Office of the Governor passed a series of laws and Executive Orders collectively mandating that California reduce its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050. SB 97 further requires that GHG emissions be analyzed as part of the CEQA review process (EIRs, for example). To reach these targeted reductions, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) recommends that local governments target six (6) metric tons carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) per person per year by 2030, and two (2) MTCO2e by 2050. 2. A Climate Action Plan (CAP) is a comprehensive inventory of specific activities a public agency should undertake to reduce greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions that originate within its jurisdiction. 3. In June 2016, the City initiated a comprehensive update to the Diamond Bar General Plan ("General Plan Update"). It was subsequently determined that the concurrent preparation of a CAP would be the most efficient and effective method for the City to document how it will be able to reduce its GHG emissions in compliance with state mandates and goals. 4. Because current regulations only set forth 2030 and 2050 targets, the Diamond Bar CAP interpolates four (4) MTCO2e to be the target for 2040 in order to align with the General Plan Update's horizon year. 5. On September 16, 2019, the Diamond Bar CAP Public Review Draft ("Public Review Draft") was published for public review and comment. 6. The Diamond Bar CAP finds that with the Policies set forth in the General Plan Update, the City will meet its mandated GHG reduction targets without being subject to additional GHG reduction measures. Examples of such policies include those promoting compact, mixed -use development in the proposed Focus Areas, and facilitating other modes of transportation through such means as expanding the City's bikeway network and accommodating electric vehicle infrastructure. 7. On September 25, 2019 and October 8, 2019, the City Council and Planning Commission held two joint study sessions to receive public comments and provide feedback on the Public Review Draft. Resolution No. 2019-45 8. On November 22, 2019, the Diamond Bar CAP Public Hearing Draft ("Public Hearing Draft") was published for public review and comment. The Public Hearing Draft incorporates corrections, clarifications and revisions to information contained in the Public Review Draft, including revisions to some of the goals and policies, in response to public comments received through October 31, 2019. Such corrections, clarifications and revisions do not alter the initial findings of the Diamond Bar CAP. 9. On December 4, 2019, the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar conducted a duly noticed public hearing, solicited testimony from all interested individuals, concluded said hearing on that date, and adopted Planning Commission Resolution No. 2019-18 recommending that the City Council adopt the CAP. 10. On December 6, 2019, Notification of the public hearing for the Climate Action Plan was published in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune and the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin newspapers, and sent via email were sent to all 178 individuals who subscribed to receive General Plan Update notifications (which also includes CAP notifications). In addition to the published and emailed notices, public notices were posted at the City's designated community posting sites. 11. In accordance to the provisions of California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines Section 15168 et seq., an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) was prepared, which found that the General Plan Update and CAP may have significant impacts on the environment. Pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15090 through 15093, the City Council must certify the EIR, make findings for each significant impact and adopt a statement of overriding considerations prior to or concurrently with the adoption of the General Plan Update. Concurrently herewith, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2019-43 certifying the Final EIR, adopting Findings of Fact and a Statement of Overriding Considerations, and approving the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program for the General Plan Update and CAP; and Resolution No. 2019-44 adopting the Diamond Bar General Plan Update. 12. All legal prerequisites to the adoption of this resolution have occurred. 13. The documents and materials constituting the administrative record of the proceedings upon which the City's decision is based are located at the City of Diamond Bar, Community Development Department, Planning Division, 21810 Copley Drive, Diamond Bar, CA 91765. 2 Resolution No. 2019-45 B. RESOLUTION NOW, THEREFORE, it is hereby found, determined and resolved by the Planning Commission of the City of Diamond Bar, as follows: 1. That all of the facts set forth in the Recitals, Part A, of this Resolution are true and correct. 2. The City Council, after due consideration of public testimony, staff analysis and the Council's deliberations, has determined that the Diamond Bar CAP will effectively serve as Diamond Bar's official GHG reduction strategy to reduce the City's GHG emissions to four (4) MTCO2e per person per year by the year 2040. 3. The City Council hereby adopts the Diamond Bar Climate Action Plan, which is incorporated herein by reference as Exhibit A, with the addition of the City's Balanced Energy Resolution (Resolution No. 2019-10) as Appendix E to the CAP and incorporated herein as Exhibit B. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of December. Steve Tye, May r ATTEST: I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, California at its regular meeting held on the 17th day of December, 2019, by the following vote: AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Herrera, Low, MPT/Lyons, M/Tye NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Chou ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None Kristi`na Santana, City Clerk 3 EXHIBIT A Diamond Bar Climate Action Plan 2040 Public Hearing Draft Provided under separate cover due to document size. The full document has been provided to the City Council. Also available at www.diamondbargp.com ■ _W RESOLUTION NO.2019- 10 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DIAMOND BAR SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO MAINTAIN LOCAL CONTROL OF ENERGY SOLUTIONS WHEREAS California's energy policies are critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and reducing the impact of climate change; and WHEREAS the state legislature and state agencies are Increasingly proposing new legislation and regulations eliminating choice of energy by mandating single source technologies to power buildings and, public fleets, including transit, as a strategy to help achieve the state's climate goals; and WHEREAS the City of Diamond Bar, its residents and businesses, value local control and the right Ito choose the policies and investments that most affordably and efficiently enable them to comply with state requirements; and WHEREAS single source building and vehicle technology mandates eliminate local control and customer choice, suppress innovation, reduce reliability and unnecessarily increase costs for Diamond Bar residents and businesses; and WHEREAS relying on a single energy delivery system unnecessarily increases vulnerabilities to natural and man-made disasters, and that a'diversity of energy delivery systems and resources contribute to greater reliability and community resilience; and WHEREAS the City of Diamond Bar is committed to doing its part to help the state achieve its climate goals, but requires the flexibility to do so in a manner that best serves the needs of its residents and businesses. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar does hereby support balanced energy solutions that provide local control authority, and opposes proposed state legislation and policy that eliminate such local control or mandates single energy technologies, to achieve the state's climate goals. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 16th day of April, 2019. (�� *V�t, Carol Herrera, Mayor 2019-10 ATTEST: I, Tommye A. Cribbins, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the City of Diamond Bar, California, at its Regular meeting held on the 16t' day of April 2019, by the following Roll Call vote: AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Chou, Low, Lyons, MPT/Tye, M/Herrera NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None Tommye , Cribbins, City Clerk City of Diamond Bar