GREENHOUSE
GAS REDUCTION
PLAN UPDATE &
NEGATIVE
DECLARATION
City Council Meeting
May 3, 2022
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
WHY ARE WE HERE?
• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions
and improve quality of life for
residents
• Part of Burbank2035 General Plan
• Adopted Greenhouse Gas
Reduction Plan in 2013
• Streamline development review
process
• Update with new legislation
• Community feedback
• Burbank Water and Power
• City Manager’s Office
• Community Development
• Fire Department
• Police Department
• Library Services
• Information Technology
• Parks and Recreation
• Public Works
TEAM
2019 COMMUNITY GHG EMISSIONS
OUTREACH
SUSTAINABLE BURBANK
COMMISSION EFFORTS
• Sustainable Burbank Commission
recommendation letter to City Council (May 2021)
• Recommendations included:
• Hiring a Sustainability Coordinator
• Solar panels on roof space
• New construction to be all electric
• Incentive or rules for private employers to allow
remote work
12 STRATEGIES
Strategies Measures Actions
Affordable Housing 1 10
Building Energy 3 19
Electricity Generation 1 9
Reduce Passenger Car Vehicle Miles Traveled 2 12
Transportation Demand Management 2 8
Zero-Emission Vehicles 1 9
Parking 1 4
Water-Energy Nexus 1 7
Organic Waste Diversion 1 10
Carbon Sequestration Strategy 1 6
City Government 4 17
Adaptation 3 13
TOTAL 21 124
• Partner with Burbank Housing Corporation on
electrifying low-income and affordable housing units
• Electrify 100 units by 2030 and 320 units by 2045
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
(Strategy No. 1)
• Electrify 100% new construction in the City
• Goal to achieve 100% GHG-neutral (zero carbon) electricity generation by 2040
• Conduct feasibility study to identify locations in the City and install local renewable energy generation and energy storage • Expand conservation and energy efficiency programs
• 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
• Install 5 MW of local solar capacity
BUILDING & ENERGY
(Strategies No. 2-3)
• Reduce Passenger Car Vehicle Miles Traveled
• Implement Complete Our Streets Plan
• Increase transportation modeshare 2% by 2030
• Provide zero-emissions bus fleet by 2040
• Transportation Demand Management Organization (TMO)
• Expand TMO reaching 60% of employers by 2030
• Zero-Emission Vehicles
• Increase zero-emission vehicle adoption to 23% of all passenger vehicles by 2030
• Increase infrastructure to support zero-emission vehicles • Parking
• Implement managed parking at Downtown Metrolink Station
TRANSPORTATION
(Strategies No. 4-7)
• Identify feasible opportunities for expanding recycled water infrastructure
• Update Advanced Metering Infrastructure system that will include easy-to-use web-based tools to allow customers to track water use
• Continue to require large irrigation customers to use recycled water
• Modernize City-owned irrigation controllers each year to reduce water usage
WATER-NEXUS ENERGY
(Strategy No. 8)
• Engage with waste haulers to discuss SB 1383
• Provide organic waste collection
• Label all new containers indicating which materials
are accepted in each container by 2025
• Adopt ordinance requiring all residential and
commercial customers to subscribe to an organic
waste collection program and/or report self-faulting
or backhauling of organics
• Establish an edible food recovery program to
minimize food waste
ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION
(Strategy No. 9)
Carbon Sequestration Strategy
• Plant 2,000 net new trees by 2030
City Government
• Look at progress annually, and conduct 3-year reviews • Evaluate electrifying landscape/forestry equipment
Adaptation
• Identify mechanisms to reduce the impact of extreme
heat
• Work on Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan
• Review Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to be consistent with Federal requirements, including identification of hazards and a climate risk assessment
CITY GOVERNMENT/ADAPTATION
(Strategy No. 10-12)
GENERAL PLAN CONSISTENCY &
NEGATIVE DECLARATION
• Guided by the Burbank2035 General Plan
framework
• GGRP Update implements
Chapter 2, Air Quality and Climate
Change Element
• Goal 3: Burbank seeks a
sustainable, energy‐efficient future
and complies with statewide GHG
reduction goals
• City received public comments from the
Southwest Regional Council of
Carpenters
MILESTONES (2020 – PRESENT)
https:/ /www.burbankca.gov/sustainability
MILESTONES (2020 – PRESENT)
https:/ /www.burbankca.gov/web/public-
works/where-it-goes
MILESTONES (2020 – PRESENT)
• Established the Sustainability Officer position
• Adopted the Complete Our Streets Plan
• Plant for Greener Burbank Initiative
• $1.1 million in State and Regional Grants to
implement specific plans
• Sustainable Burbank Commission’s efforts in
educating the public with Library Services
Department
• Installation of 16 EV charging stations in
Downtown Burbank
• Compost Workshops
• Construction of 0.75-mile bike and pedestrian
path at the Burbank Channel Bikeway
BURBANK
CHANNEL
BIKEWAY
SHORT-TERM PLAN
(1-3 years)
• Leverage BWP programs
Residential – electric appliances
• Complete long-range specific plans
• Plant more trees
• Develop Code amendments that
facilitate electrification
• Facilitate EV charger infrastructure
• Partner with Glendale on
transportation activities
• Annual report
• Public/private partnership for solar
panels on rooftops
• Complete Our Streets projects
Location: Burbank Water and Power
MID-TERM PLAN
(4 – 6 years)
• Modernize City-owned irrigation
controllers
• Implement City’s Parking
Management Principles citywide
• Implement SB 1383
• Partner with Burbank Housing
Corporation
• Implement water advance
metering system to view
consumption usage
Location: Johnny Carson Park
LONG-TERM PLAN
(7 – 9 years)
• Continue Transportation
Management Organization
Expansion reaching 60% of
employers
• Purchase electric City bus fleet
• Update the Transportation
Management Ordinance program
to reduce commute of employees
with single-occupancy vehicle
• Install solar panels on rooftops
• Increase City fleet/buildings to
be electric
FISCAL IMPACT & NEXT STEPS
• A $2 billion in investment
• Staff will continue to look for grants and
other funding opportunities to implement
the GGRP goals, policies, and programs
• Post GGRP Adoption - Ongoing
Monitoring
• Annual review
• Triennial review
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
A Resolution of the Council Of The City of Burbank
Adopting A Negative Declaration Of Environmental
Impact Pursuant to the California Environmental
Quality Act and Approving the City of Burbank
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Plan Update
GREENHOUSE
GAS REDUCTION
PLAN UPDATE &
NEGATIVE
DECLARATION
City Council Meeting
May 3, 2022
COMMUNITY
DEVELOPMENT