Burbank Sustainable Commission’s Recommendations
ATTACHMENT 7-1
Sustainable Commission Recommendations Burbank’s Proposed GGRP Update 1 Direct BWP to move to 100% carbon-neutral
electricity by 2030 .
• 110% by 2035: by 2035, export the equivalent
of 10%
of Burbank’s energy consumption as
clean energy, to other cities and utilities, for
profit.
• One project BWP is already pursuing that
w
ould assist with this goal should be
implemented: a plan to shift the gas-fired plant
at M
agnolia to green hydrogen.
• Must include a worker retention clause to
r
equire the utility to keep its employees
currently employed in fossil fuel plants on
dur
ing the transition to clean energy, without
m
odifying their pay or benefits, providing
retraining as necessary.
Adoption of the Burbank Water and Power
Renewable Portfolio Standard Procurement
Plan and Enforcement Program Version 3 –
December 14, 2021 City Council Meeting
M
easure EG-1.1: Goal to achieve 100% GHG-
neutral electricity generation by 2040.
2 Burbank shall target 2050 as the year the City will
go totally carbon-neutral across its economy.
Typically, targets like these are aspirational,
without an enforcement mechanism. But the goals
in the Green New Deal for Burbank will be a
legally-enforceable contract between the City, the
environment, and the citizens, similar to legislation
considered in New York. This is to make it more
likely that Burbank will actually reach its goals.
Adoption of the Burbank Water and Power
Renewable Portfolio Standard Procurement
Plan and Enforcement Program Version 3 –
December 14, 2021 City Council Meeting
M
easure EG-1.1: Goal to achieve 100% GHG-
neutral electricity generation by 2040
3 • Pass a resolution calling on LADWP to make
the Intermountain Power Plant run on 100%
renewable hydrogen from Day 1 i
n 2025.
LA
DWP has said that this goal is possible, yet
fr
ustratingly refuses to pursue it.
• Burbank should call for an all-renewable
s
olution at the site that provides jobs & a just
transition for the community affected.
Adoption of the Burbank Water and Power
Renewable Portfolio Standard Procurement
Plan and Enforcement Program Version 3 –
December 14, 2021 City Council Meeting
M
easure EG-1.1: Goal to achieve 100% GHG-
neutral electricity generation by 2040.
4 Require BWP to participate in a demand response
program that would reduce peak load.
• Not included in the GGRP Update.
• Requires ongoing discussions with
B
urbank Water and Power General
Manager, and Assistant General Manager
– Sustainability, Marketing & Strategy
5 Direct the City Attorney to join other cities in filing lawsuits against the fossil fuel industry for climate
damages.
• Not included in the GGRP Update.
• City Attorney receives policy direction from
City Council.
• GGRP includes strategies where
em
issions can be measured as it relates to
w
hat the City is doing and how we
r
egulate/monitor development that has
potential to increase emissions.
Burbank Sustainable Commission’s Recommendations
ATTACHMENT 7-2
6 Hire a full-time Sustainability Coordinator. Adoption of a Resolution Approving the Establishment of the Title, Specification,
Salary, and Conflict of Interest Code
Designation for the Classification of
Sustainability Officer – February 8, 2022
7 All City buildings and properties:
• Must have all available roof space covered in
s
olar within six months.
• Must be retrofitted to use zero methane /
natur
al gas for heating, cooking, heating water,
or
for any other purpose, by the end of 2028.
B
y the end of 2021, must be fitted with
pl
aques, visible from the main entrance,
des
cribing its current conservation
c
ontributions and ongoing projects, and how a
private property owner can do the same.
EG-1.1h: Install 5 MW of local solar capacity,
utilizing parking structure roofs and buildings
around City as means to increase load
capacity, including in areas where high loads
from electric vehicle charging is likely.
8 All new construction in Burbank must be all-
electric, as dozens of Californian cities have begun
opting out of gas .
• Require new residential buildings be fitted with
hi
gh-voltage outlets to accommodate electric
vehicles?
• P
hase out uses of natural gas
• High energy efficiency standards for
retrofits/remodel/new construction
Action BE-1.1a: Adopt an Electrification Reach
Code for all new buildings:
o Engage with stakeholders, both internal
stakeholders, such as City staff an
d
offi
cials, and external stakeholders, such
as
local developers regarding the purpose
and i
mpact of the reach code
o Conduct a cost effectiveness study
o Develop and draft an ordinance
o Conduct public hearings, public notices,
and for
mally adopt the ordinance
o Submit the adopted ordinance to the
California Energy Commission (CEC) and
C
alifornia Building Standards Commission
(C
BSC)
o This is a short-term goal and will be
r
eviewed in 2023
Action BE-1.2: Leverage BWPs marketing
programs to convert 3,000 residential and 170
commercial natural gas-fueled HVAC and
water heating units in existing private buildings
to electric heat pumps by 2030, and 10,000
residential and 560 commercial units by 2045.
9 Adopt a low-carbon concrete code. • Not included in the GGRP Update. • City staff is evaluating this action item.
10 Up-ballot advocacy: Pass a Resolution calling on
State and Federal representatives to take
comprehensive action on climate change.
• Not included in the GGRP Update.
• Requires policy direction from City Council.
11 Modified workweek for city employees.
• Teleworking for city workers. All City
employees with office jobs where 50% or mor
e
of thei
r work is done on a computer should be
entitled to at least 75 work from home days
In August 2020, the City developed a
temporary work from home policy due to
COVID-19.
Burbank Sustainable Commission’s Recommendations
ATTACHMENT 7-3
every year. That’s about 1.5 days per week. As
we can see from air quality improvements
during the Covid crisis, working from home
massively reduces carbon emissions, not just
from transportation, but also from power
generation and building heating/cooling.
o Studies show that by decreasing their
travel time, employees have more tim
e
to spend w
ith their families, are happier
and more focused on work tasks, and
ar
e less likely to be injured, or killed, or
experience financial hardship due to a
tr
affic accident.
o Optional 4-day work week. The City will
offer its employees the option to work
four days per week. These employees
would work more hours per day, rather
than a traditional five day week.
o Departments may request exemptio
n,
but to be ap
proved, an exemption must
be appr
oved by both the Sustainability
Coordinator and the City Manager. An
ex
emption can be overridden by the
C
ouncil.
o Employees may individually opt for a
traditional five-day week if they prefer it.
o This too would save many commutes
without requiring new infrastructure, all
while empowering employees.
Action CG-1.4.a: Maintain a subsidized transit
commute program and expand the employee
carpool program to reduce employee
commute miles in single occupancy vehicles.
A
ction CG-1.4.b: Expand employee use of
carbon-free and low carbon transportation by
providing education programs on the benefits
of commute options including public
transportation, EV/ZEV options, and vanpools.
A
ction CG-1.4.c: Allow 25% of employees
located at the City of Burbank to telecommute
or utilize flexible schedules through 2030 to
reduce travel time, VMT, and GHG emissions.
12 • Incentives or rules for private employers to
allow telecommuting & flex workweeks.
• C
reate carpool/commuter strategies and
i
ncentives
Strategy T-1: 4.1 - Implement Parking
Management as identified in the Burbank2035
General Plan Mobility Element and the City
Council’s Six Parking Management Principles.
Adoption of an Ordinance to Manage Parking
at Off-Street City Lots and Structures in
Preparation for Implementing a Metrolink
Station Parking Management Plan – February
8, 2022.
P
arking Management Principles
M
easure T-2.2: Update the TMO program and
ordinance to increase compliance with the
City’s 1.61 Average Vehicle Ridership (AVR)
Goal to reduce employees commuting to
Burbank via single occupancy vehicle. Require
that 30% of TMO businesses achieve the 1.61
AVR target by 2030, and 60% by 2045.
Burbank Sustainable Commission’s Recommendations
ATTACHMENT 7-4
Action T-2.2.c: Direct TMO fees towards
expanded BurbankBus transit services,
employee rideshare subsidies, and active
transportation infrastructure.
Action T-3.1b: Coordinate with BWP to
enhance promotion of public and private
conversion to zero-emission vehicles;
including use of City events, social media, and
the City website to educate on benefits of
zero-emission vehicles and available
incentives.
13 A plan for the City to replace fossil fuel vehicles
from its fleets with zero-carbon vehicles as they
become available. The idea is that, as a vehicle
ages out, the Department should look at zero
carbon replacements. Each Department will have a
date by which they are required to only consider
zero-carbon vehicles as replacements.
• Biofuels are not considered zero-carbon for the
pur
pose of this ordinance, but electric and
hy
drogen vehicles are. Hybrids are not
c
onsidered zero-carbon vehicles.
• For all departments with only light-duty
vehicles, including police, the policy enters
effect immediately, and the Department c
an
onl
y consider zero-carbon vehicles.
• If the city owns any garbage trucks, the date by
which those must be electric is 2023, as
vehicles which start and stop frequently are
eas
ier to electrify.
• The Transportation Commission’s electric bus
requirement should be passed into law.
• The Fire department should have the lates
t
date, per
haps as late as 2030.
• Commit to EV charger network for City vehicles
and the public.
Measure T-3.1: Increase zero-emission
vehicle adoption to 23% of all passenger
vehicles by 2030 and 100% by 2045.
T-
3.1b: Coordinate with BWP to enhance
pr
omotion of public and private conversion to
z
ero-emission vehicles; including use of City
events, social media, and the City website to
educ
ate on benefits of zero-emission vehicles
and av
ailable incentives.
M
arch 15, 2022 City Council meeting -
Approval of a BurbankBus Transit Vehicle
Electrification Policy
Burbank Water and Power Transportation
Electrification Plan
14 At existing gas lines, gas companies will be
required to repair Level 3 leaks they might normally
ignore.
• Not included in the GGRP Update.
• City staff is evaluating this action item.
15 Shift all public park maintenance to use zero
carbon equipment, replacing equipment as it ages
out on a rolling basis or by 2028 at the latest.
Action T-3.1.d: Evaluate alternative options to
gas powered landscape and forestry
maintenance equipment when replacing city-
owned equipment.
This is a short term goal – 1 to 3 years
Burbank Sustainable Commission’s Recommendations
ATTACHMENT 7-5
16 Ban the use of gas leafblowers on private property
citywide.
• The entity which gets the fine is the owner
of the leafblower, not the operator. This
would mean a homeowner using their ow
n
gas
leafblower would pay the fine, or if a
l
awncare service employee uses one, the
c
ompany they work for gets
• the fine. A working-class employee of a
l
awncare company should not be fined for
using the equipment their company
provides.
• The fines from this program will help pay for
a rebate program, where the City will offer
rebates to lawncare companies within its
borders that have to purchase new electric
leafblowers. (Amount of rebate TBD.)
Action T-3.1.d: Evaluate alternative options to
gas powered landscape and forestry
maintenance equipment when replacing city-
owned equipment.
17 • Immediately add recycling and composting bins
anywhere in the city that currently has a public
trash can.
• C
reate local programs for organics diversion.
Adoption of a Resolution Authorizing
Application for the CalRecycle Edible
Food Recovery Grant for Fiscal Years 2021-
22 and 2022-23 – January 11, 2022
The R
ecycle Center has formed a partnership
with two entities: Burbank’s Vallarta Market, to
donate excess food and North Valley Caring
Services (NVCS), a local non-profit
specializing in food recovery to expand their
current operations into Burbank.
The proposed program results in the recovery
of an estimated 720,000 pounds of edible food
over two years with the $249,760 of grant
funds.
18 Make it illegal for new HOA covenants to require
grass lawns, or to prohibit solar panels or rainwater
storage, or to prohibit hanging laundry to dry
outdoors.
• Not included in GGRP Update.
• Requires policy direction from City Council.
19 California has a new requirement that all vehicles
sold in the State by 2035 be electric. To ensure
automakers do not procrastinate on this
requirement until the very end of the timeline, we
will place a midpoint requiring all car dealerships
operating in Burbank to have 50% of their stock be
carbon-neutral by 2028 .
○ Hybrids and biofuel cars are not counted as
c
arbon-neutral. Electric cars and hydrogen fuel cell
cars are considered carbon-neutral.
Measure T-3.1: Increase zero-emission
vehicle adoption to 23% of all passenger
vehicles by 2030 and 100% by 2045.
A
ction T-3.1b: Coordinate with BWP to
enhance promotion of public and private
conversion to zero-emission vehicles;
including use of City events, social media, and
the City website to educate on benefits of
zero-emission vehicles and available
incentives.
Burbank Sustainable Commission’s Recommendations
ATTACHMENT 7-6
Action T-3.1e: Implement the BWP
Transportation Electrification Plan to facilitate
installation of EV charge ports through
customer rebates and direct installation of
charging stations.
Action T-3.1g: Adopt an electric and
alternative fueled vehicles and equipment
purchasing policy for light-duty vehicles for all
City departments, including BWP, allowing for
exceptions for heavy-duty and emergency
response vehicles.
Action T-3.1h: Adopt an EV Reach Code
requiring new commercial and multifamily
construction to install the minimum number of
EV charge ports based on Tier 2 CalGreen
requirements (20% of total).
20 An anti-idling ordinance, to prevent people from
running their vehicles while parked. (Exceptions
are carved out for days that are excessively hot or
cold.)
• Not included in the GGRP Update. City is
focused on changing vehicle types rather
than existing vehicles.
• This would be a new program that requires
resources that we currently do not hav
e to
enfor
ce.
• GGRP includes strategies where
em
issions can be measured. This would
be difficult to measure the impact.
21 Direct all city agencies and departments to
preferentially hire workers formerly employed by
the fossil fuels industry, and set aside money for
job retraining for this purpose.
○ As the region moves to shut down carbon
ex
traction, that is certain to impact workers. As
rank-and-file workers have no role in creating the
climate crisis – they are simply seeking to provide
for
themselves and their families – considerations
must be made to ensure they are not abandoned in
the tr
ansition away from fossil fuels.
○ No hydrocarbon company operating in Burbank,
i
ncluding gas stations, will be permitted to lay off,
fire, or reduce the hours of an employee or
contractor without informing them of the city’s
preferential hiring program.
• Not included in the GGRP Update.
• Requires policy direction from City Council.
• Vacancies and recruitments are filled
subject to City’s Civil Service Rules,
i
ncluding technical competencies in the job
s
pecifications.
Burbank Sustainable Commission’s Recommendations
ATTACHMENT 7-7
22 Comprehensive plan for enforcement and
compliance of evolving State law.
Measure CG-1.1 Complete annual progress
reporting and a triennial GGRP review and
update.
C
ity will continue to focus on education and
incentives to facilitate City action items, which
requires a collaborative effort between the
City, residents, and businesses to GHG
emissions reduction goals.
23 Form partnerships with Chamber, BUSD,
neighbors, studios, etc.
In progress as part of the GGRP Update.
24 Coordinate with neighboring cities and studios In progress as part of the GGRP Update. 25 Create process to alert City about grant
opportunities
In progress as part of the GGRP Update.
26 Phase out to electrify the entire City fleet Action T-3.1.c: Conduct a City Municipal Fleet Optimization Study to understand the potential
to replace fossil-fuel powered vehicles with
zero-emission vehicles as they are replaced,
with a goal of replacing 25% of light-duty fleet
vehicles by 2030.