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RESOLUTION NO. _______________
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK ADOPTING AN NEGATIVE
DECLARATION OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT PURSUANT TO THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND APPROVING THE CITY OF BURBANK GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PLAN UPDATE (Project No. 22-0000935)
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK FINDS:
A. The City Council of the City of Burbank at its meeting of February 19, 2013 , adopted a Resolution certifying the Final Environmental Impact Report for the Burbank2035 General Plan (SCH No. 2010021004); adopting findings pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); adopting a Statement of Overriding Considerations; adopting the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program; approving the Burbank2035 General Plan (Project No. 06 -0200995); and adopting the Burbank2035 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan (GGRP) (Project No. 10-0007318).
B. The Planning Board of the City of Burbank at its regular meeting of October 28, 2019, received an update on the GGRP and provided recommendations to incorporate in the GGRP Update (Exhibit 1 of Attachment 1).
C. The City Council of the City of Burbank at its regular meeting of November 19, 2019, received the update on the GGRP and provided recommendations to incorporate in the GGRP Update.
D. The GGRP Update is a planning document that seeks to establish strategies for reducing municipal and community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions consistent with the State’s requirement to meet the GHG reduction goals as stipulated in California Assembly Bill 32, California Senate Bill 32, and Executive Order B -55-18. The GGRP Update builds on the goals and policies of the Burbank2035 General Plan and complements the State’s objectives to address climate change.
E. Guided by the framework set forth in the Burbank2035 General Plan, the GGRP Update implements General Plan Air Quality and Climate Change Element Goal 3, Reduction of GHG Emissions, and associated Policies 3.1 and 3.2. • Policy 3.1 establishes the target for Burbank to reduce communitywide GHG emissions by at least 15 percent from 2013 levels by 2020; and • Policy 3.2 establishes the goal to reduce emissions by at least 30 percent from 2013 levels by 2035.
F. The GGRP Update, including this target and goal, are consistent with and meets the requirements of all applicable le gislative mandates and executive orders .
These include, but are not limited to the following: California Senate Bill 375; California Executive Order S-3-05; California Assembly Bill 32; California Climate Change Scoping Plan; California Climate Change Scoping Plan Update (2013); California Senate Bill 32; California Climate Change Scoping Plan (2017); California Executive Order B -55-18; Assembly Bill 197 (State Air Resources Board Greenhouse Gases Regulations); Senate ATTACHMENT 1-2
Bill 350 (Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act of 2015); Senate Bill 100 (100% Clean Energy Act of 2018); California Energy Efficiency Strategic Plan of 2008; Senate Bill 1275 (Charge Ahead Initiative); Assembly Bill 14 93 (Pavley Bill); and Senate Bill 97 (CEQA Guidelines for Addressing GHG Emissions).
G. The GGRP Update, includes the following main goals:
1. Reduce GHG emissions to 49 percent below 2010 levels by 2030 (Senate Bill 32 target year);
2. Reduce GHG emissions to 66 percent below 2010 levels by 2035 (General Plan horizon year); and,
3. Achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 (Executive Order B-55-18 target year).
Therefore, the City can meet these guidelines by reducing its fair share of emissions by 86,555 MT CO2e by 2030, 232,235 MT CO2e by 2035, and 531,203 MT CO2e by 2045.
H. The GGRP Update is also intended to be a qualified GHG Reduction Plan and meets the requirements of the CEQA Guidelines § 15183.5 for development streamlining opportunities for discretionary projects.
I. The City, through a community survey, public virtual meetings, community stakeholder meetings, board and commission meetings, public events, and City Council meetings have solicited and considered community issues, comments, and recommendations on the proposed GGRP Update.
J. The City published a Notice of Availability and Intent to adopt a Negative Declaration for the GGRP Update on March 9, 2022. This began a 30-day public comment period that ended on Monday, April 11, 2022.
K. The Planning Board considered the information contained in the GGRP Update, Initial Study, and Negative Declaration, Project No. 22 -0000935, as presented to the Board at its March 14, 2022, meeting.
L. The Planning Board recommend ed the City Council adopt the Negative Declaration and approve the GGRP Update, Project No. 22-0000935, as presented to the Board as its March 14, 2022, meeting.
M. Between March 13 and March 24, 2022, the City received comments on the Initial Study/Negative Declaration (IS/ND).
N. On April 21, 2022, the City responded to the comments and said response to comments were included in the City Council staff report for this Project.
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THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURBANK RESOLVES:
1. Pursuant to CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines (Public Resources Code, Division 13 and California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3), the City has evaluated potential environmental effects of the GGRP Update through the preparation of the Initial Study (Exhibit 2 of Attachment 1). The GGRP Update is applicable citywide. The Initial Study found that there would be either no impact or a less than significant impact on all resource categories with the implementation of the Project . In addition, projects implemented in support of the GGRP Update would be reviewed for consistency with the General Plan, other applicable regulatory land use actions, and would be subject to any required environmental assessment that would be completed prior to approval of the project. Therefore, the City Council has determined that the GGRP Update will not create a substantial environmental effect as defined by CEQA and hereby adopts the Negative Declaration (Exhibit 2 of Attachment 1 ). Furthermore, the City Council directs staff to prepare and file the Notice of Determination with the Los Angeles County Clerk within five working days of the execution of this Resolution and approval of the Project and with the California Office of Planning and Research.
2. The GGRP Update, Project No. 22-0000935, is hereby approved and adopted with its associated Negative Declaration, consistent with the Burbank2035 General Plan.
3. The City Council directs staff to prepare and file the Notice of Determination with the Los Angeles County Clerk within five working days of the execution of this Resolution and approval of the Project and with the California Office of Planning and Research.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this day __ of May, 2022.
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Jess A. Talamantes
Mayor
Approved as to Form:
Attest: Office of the City Attorney
____________________________ By: _______________________ Zizette Mullins, MMC, City Clerk Joseph H. McDougall City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF BURBANK )
I, Zizette Mullins, MMC, City Clerk of the City of Burbank, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Burbank at its regular meeting held on the _____day of May, 2022, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
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Zizette Mullins, MMC, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT 1:
GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PLAN UPDATE 2022
(PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER SEPARATE COVER)
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EXHIBIT 2:
INITIAL STUDY AND NEGATIVE DECLARATION
(PROVIDED TO THE CITY COUNCIL UNDER SEPARATE COVER)