Agenda packet, regular meeting — Hermosa Beach City Council, October 11, 2022 (part 1 of 3)

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
5:00 PM
City of Hermosa Beach
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
City Council
Mayor
Michael Detoy
Mayor Pro Tem
Raymond Jackson
Councilmembers
Stacey Armato
Mary Campbell
Justin Massey
Regular Meeting Agenda
Hybrid virtual/in-person meeting are held pursuant to AB361 Closed Session - 5:00 PM
Open Session - 6:00 PM
Executive Team
Angela Crespi, Deputy City Manager
Viki Copeland, Finance Director
Myra Maravilla, City Clerk
Paul LeBaron, Chief of Police
Joe SanClemente, Public Works Director
Jeannie Naughton, Community Development Director
Vanessa Godinez, Human Resources Manager
Lisa Nichols, Community Resources Manager
City Treasurer
Karen Nowicki
City Attorney
Michael Jenkins
Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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5:00 PM - CLOSED SESSION

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL

PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
Hybrid meetings are held pursuant to AB361. Members of the public may email comments to [email protected] until 2:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker.

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1. IN PERSON - Council Chambers, 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

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RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION (Meeting will reconvene in the Council Chambers after Closed Session and recess to Open Session)
a) 22-0623 MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on September 28, 2022.
b) 22-0624 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Government Code Section 54957.6
City Negotiator: Mayor Detoy
Unrepresented
employee: City Manager
c) 22-0625 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager
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d) 22-0647 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: Litigation Update Pending Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) The City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.

Name of Cases: CARRILLO, BERNADETTE MARIE, Case Number:
21STCV31855; DIAMOND, STEPHAN, Case Number: 19STCV34179; FRILOT, MICHAEL, Case Number: 20TRCV00045; GERSTBERGER, MARISTELA, Case Number: 22STCV08392; MUZATKO, RACHEL, Case Number:
20TRCV00048; WEBSTER, AMBER LYNN, Case Number: 21STCV26516; and WILHELM, JENNIFER, Case Number: 21STCV28370
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6:00 PM - OPEN SESSION
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
III. ROLL CALL
IV. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
V. ANNOUNCEMENTS - UPCOMING CITY EVENTS
VI. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
This is the time for the City Council to discuss any changes to the order of agenda items.

VII. PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
a) 22-0641 PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 2022 AS

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
b) 22-0612 PRESENTATION FROM BEACH CITIES HEALTH

DISTRICT ON ALLCOVE BEACH CITIES
VIII. CITY MANAGER REPORT
a) 22-0590 UPDATE FROM JIM FASOLA - CITY DELEGATE TO THE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY WEST VECTOR & VECTOR-BORNE

DISEASE CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
b) 22-0642 POLICE CHIEF UPDATE
IX. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
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Hybrid meetings are held pursuant to AB361. Members of the public may email comments to [email protected] or submit eComments through the Speak Up, Hermosa! portal until 2:00 p.m. on the meeting date. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per speaker.

The public is invited to attend public meetings and provide public comment.

1. IN PERSON - Council Chambers, 1315 Valley Drive, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

2. ZOOM - https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89968207828?
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This is the time for members of the public to address the City Council on any items within the Council's jurisdiction and on items where public comment will not be taken (City Manager Reports, Written Communication, City Councilmember Comments, Consent Calendar items not pulled for separate consideration, and Future Agenda Items).

Public comments are limited to three minutes per speaker. This time allotment may be reduced due to time constraints at the discretion of the City Council. No action will be taken on matters raised in oral and written communications, except that the Council may take action to schedule issues raised in oral and written communications for a future agenda. Speakers with comments regarding City management or departmental operations are encouraged to submit those comments directly to the City Manager. Members of the audience will have a future opportunity to speak on items pulled from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion, Public Hearings, and Municipal Matters when those items are heard.
a) 22-0644 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the written communication.

X. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
XI. CONSENT CALENDAR
The following matters will be acted upon collectively with a single motion and vote to approve with the majority consent of the City Council. Councilmembers may orally register a negative vote on any Consent Calendar item without pulling the item for separate consideration before the vote on the Consent Calendar. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember removes an item from the Consent Calendar, either under Approval of the Agenda or under this item before the vote on the Consent Calendar. Items removed for separate discussion will be considered under Agenda Item XII (12), with public comment permitted at that time. a) 22-0648 WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA (City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.

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b) REPORT
22-0645

CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the Regular City Council Meeting of Wednesday, September 28, 2022.
c) REPORT
22-0632

CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers. d) REPORT
22-0618

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE MONTHLY
REPORT FOR AUGUST 2022
(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the August 2022 Fire and Ambulance monthly report.
e) REPORT
22-0630

ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
(Community Development Director Jeannie Naughton)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting of September 20, 2022 and special meeting of September 22, 2022.
f) REPORT
22-0643

ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH,
CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 17.40 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND OTHER PERMIT STANDARDS) TO ADD SECTION 17.40.230
(TIMESHARE USES) TO TITLE 17 (ZONING), AND AMENDING SECTION

17.26.030 TO PERMIT TIMESHARE USES IN SPECIFIED COMMERCIAL

ZONES PURSUANT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT
(Community Development Director Jeannie Naughton)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council:

1. Waive full second reading and adopt by title an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, amending Chapter 17.40 (Conditional Use Permit and Other Permit Standards) to add Section 17.40.230 (Timeshare Uses) to Title 17 (Zoning) and amending Section 17.26.030 to permit timeshare uses in specified commercial zones pursuant to a Conditional Use Permit (Attachment 1); and

2. Direct staff to print and publish the summary ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption and post it on the City's bulletin for 30 days.

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g) REPORT
22-0634

FINDINGS TO HOLD REMOTE TELECONFERENCE/MEETINGS,
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council authorize remote teleconference/virtual meetings of all City of Hermosa Beach legislative bodies in accordance with Assembly Bill 361 ("AB 361"), by finding that: (1) a statewide state of emergency is currently in place; and (2) state and local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing in connection with COVID-19; and meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees.
h) REPORT
22-0635

VACANCY- REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY

WEST VECTOR AND VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE CONTROL

DISTRICT BOARD UPCOMING EXPIRATION OF TERM
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council direct staff to immediately advertise and request applications from interested parties for one Los Angeles County West Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Control District Board representative for a two-year term ending December 31, 2024.
i) REPORT
22-0633

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP DONATION TO
GRADES OF GREEN VERTE 2022 GALA
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council approve a sponsorship donation of $5,000 to the Grades of Green Verte 2022 Gala.
j) REPORT
22-0626

ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE

CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH APPROVING THE JOINT POWERS

AGREEMENT FOR CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA AND AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A

COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM
(Environmental Programs Manager Doug
Krauss)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council:

1. Waive full second reading and adopt by title an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach approving the Joint Powers Agreement for Clean Power Alliance of Southern California and authorizing the Implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program (Attachment 6); and

2. Direct staff to print and publish the summary ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption and post it on the City's bulletin for 30 days.

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k) REPORT
22-0577
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2022-2025 MEMORANDUM OF

UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH AND THE HERMOSA BEACH POLICE OFFICERS’

ASSOCIATION
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) (Attachment 2) between the City of Hermosa Beach and the Hermosa Beach Police Officers' Association for the 2022-2025 fiscal years.
l) REPORT
22-0604
RESOLUTION APPROVING THE 2022-2025 MEMORANDUM OF

UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY OF HERMOSA

BEACH AND THE PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE

EMPLOYEE GROUP
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council adopt a Resolution (Attachment 1) approving the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Hermosa Beach and Professional and Administrative Employee Group (PAE) (Attachment 2) for the 2022-2025 fiscal years.

XII. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE

DISCUSSION
Items pulled from the Consent Calendar will be handled separately. Public comment will be taken before Council deliberation, and action on each item pulled from the Consent Calendar.

XIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M.

XIV. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a) REPORT
22-0617

CONSIDERATION OF A HOLIDAY FREE PARKING PROGRAM
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council discuss and provide direction on a holiday free parking program at citywide commercial zone silver-post meters1. b) REPORT
22-0636

REPORT REGARDING POLICY, SAFETY, AND HEATH

CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY
SPONSORED INITIATIVE (MEASURE M) ON THE NOVEMBER 8,
2022 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION BALLOT
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council receive and file an informational report (Attachment 1) outlining policy, safety, and health considerations related to the cannabis initiative ballot measure, which will appear as Measure M on the November 8, 2022 General Municipal Election ballot.

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c) REPORT
22-0638

TWO APPOINTMENTS TO PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommendation: Staff recommends City Council appoint two new members to the Public Works Commission for four-year terms ending October 31, 2026.

XV. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
This is the time for Councilmembers to schedule future agenda items and to ask questions about the status of previously approved future agenda items. No discussion, debate, or public comment will be taken. Councilmembers should consider the city's work plan when considering new items. The tentative future agenda items document is provided for information only. a) 22-0646 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XVI. ADJOURNMENT
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FUTURE MEETINGS AND CITY HOLIDAYS
CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS:

October 25, 2022 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session,
6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
November 3, 2022 -Thursday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
5:00 PM - Closed Session, 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting
November 8, 2022 - No meeting due to lack of quorum (General Election) November 22, 2022 - No meeting due to lack of quorum (Thanksgiving week) November 29, 2022 -Tuesday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
5:00 PM - Closed Session, 6:00 PM - Regular Meeting (Installation of new officers) December 1, 2022 -Thursday - Adjourned Regular Meeting:
6:00 PM - Mayor Transition Ceremony & Reception
December 13, 2022 - Tuesday - 5:00 PM - Closed Session, 6:00 PM - City Council Meeting
December 27, 2022 - Tuesday - No Meeting (Dark for WInter Break) BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS:

October 18, 2022 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting November 1, 2022 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting November 15, 2022 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting November 16 - Wednesday - 6:00 PM - Public Works Commission Meeting December 6, 2022 - Tuesday - 7:00 PM - Parks and Recreation Advisory Commission Meeting December 20, 2022 - Tuesday - 6:00 PM - Planning Commission Meeting CITY OFFICES CLOSED FRIDAY-SUNDAY AND ON THE FOLLOWING DAYS:

November 24, 2022 - Thursday - Thanksgiving Day
December 26, 2022 - Monday - Christmas Day (observed)
January 2, 2023 - Monday - New Year's Day (observed)
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Closed Session of October 11, 2022
MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on September 28, 2022.

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CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Government Code Section 54957.6
City Negotiator: Mayor Detoy
Unrepresented
employee: City Manager
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Closed Session of October 11, 2022

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager
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CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: Litigation Update
Pending Litigation - Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(1) The City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.

Name of Cases: CARRILLO, BERNADETTE MARIE, Case Number: 21STCV31855; DIAMOND, STEPHAN, Case Number: 19STCV34179; FRILOT, MICHAEL, Case Number: 20TRCV00045; GERSTBERGER, MARISTELA, Case Number: 22STCV08392; MUZATKO, RACHEL, Case Number: 20TRCV00048; WEBSTER, AMBER LYNN, Case Number: 21STCV26516; and WILHELM, JENNIFER, Case Number:
21STCV28370
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PROCLAMATION DECLARING OCTOBER 2022 AS

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH
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PRESENTATION FROM BEACH CITIES HEALTH

DISTRICT ON ALLCOVE BEACH CITIES
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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

UPDATE FROM JIM FASOLA - CITY DELEGATE TO THE

LOS ANGELES COUNTY WEST VECTOR & VECTOR-BORNE

DISEASE CONTROL DISTRICT BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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POLICE CHIEF UPDATE
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WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive and file the written communication.

Attachments:

1. Written Communication submitted by Tony Higgins re: Special Events

2. Written Communication submitted by Tony Higgins re: Wall on 27th Court

3. Written Communication submitted by Kent Allen re: Sidewalk Curb

4. Written Communication submitted by Howard Longacre re: Go Hermosa App City of Hermosa Beach Page 1 of 1 Printed on 10/6/2022
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From: tony higgins
To: City Clerk
Cc: Lisa Nichols; Suja Lowenthal
Subject: City Council Meeting written communication
Date: Friday, September 30, 2022 5:45:41 AM
September 30, 2022
Dear Councilman Massey
Dear Councilman Jackson
Subj: A ruse by any other name…
In my public comment in the 9/28 council meeting related to peak season category 3 events i pointed out that the new event approval process championed by the Parks & Recreation Manager was a bit of a ruse. A well constructed logical process but a ruse none the less.

It’s main purpose was to make the category 3 event overbooking that had occurred over the past few years the new norm; by changing how events are classified.

I believe it was blazingly arrogant for the city council with the exception of Councilman Massey to go along with this special event shell game without conducting a scientific survey that identifies which category 3 events have broad community support.

The city has long promised an independent scientific survey, written by survey experts and NOT Chamber of Commerce or those in City Government who might have a vested interest in filling city coffers at the expense of vulnerable neighborhoods.

Here is the thing.

Why wouldn’t the City want to use this Survey data to inform policy decisions related to large special events? It’s likely that some of these large events do NOT have broad community support.

That doesn’t mean these events are immediately on the chopping block.

Even if the event doesn’t have broad community support it may benefit local businesses and city coffers; even if some neighborhoods are negatively impacted.

But candid truthful discussions of the tradeoff’s will never happen if we don’t understand which large events are broadly supported by the residents of our city.

There was a lot of talk about transparent decision making in last nights council meeting.

This is what real transparency would look like; candid, informed discussions with all stakeholders interests represented.

And one final point to those that say large scale special beach events capture the essence of our city.

That may be true for some.

But for many other residents the essence of our city is the natural beauty of our beaches, beautiful sunsets, safe neighborhoods, great schools & greater weather; not more and more, larger and larger special events.

A well crafted survey would give voice to this largely ignored constituency. 21 Anthony Higgins
22 From: tony higgins
To: City Clerk
Cc: Michael Jenkins; Councilmember Mary Campbell; Councilmember Stacey Armato; Councilmember Justin Massey; Kevin R. Cody; Jeannie Naughton; Douglas Krauss; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Written communications #2 for city council meeting Date: Monday, October 3, 2022 1:44:06 PM
October 3, 2022
Dear City Council,
Re: Safety & Life Quality Ignored Again
Going back ~10 years ago their was a fire hydrant that was repeatedly knocked over by westbound 27th Court traffic turning right at Ozone creating a 30ft water spout.

After many years of complaints and water spouts the city finally relocated that fire hydrant.

Why do I bring this up?
Well a couple of years ago as part of a new construction on the NE Corner of Ozone at 27th Court the city permitted the builder to to build a wall right over the footprint of the old fire hydrant! Now because of that wall, garbage trucks have to back up the full length of 27th court from Ozone to Morningside 3 times a day on Tuesday’s with their super loud backup alarms blaring the whole way. It’s not like the city didn’t know.

I wrote the city about this multiple times asking that they either have the wall cut back or bring in the smaller garbage trucks they use on the narrow walk street alleys near where one of our councilmen live.

I never received a reply.

But that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

A couple of months ago an elderly woman living in 27th court suffered a serious Traumatic Brain Injury falling down some stairs. Sadly she died of her injuries the next day.

The city responded with a fire engine, a paramedic rescue truck and a McCormick patient transport ambulance.

The problem was the fire engine couldn't make the right turn because of that wall and got stuck delaying the transport of the patient by about 5 minutes until the engine could maneuver to the side of the alley to let the rescue ambulance and transport ambulance pass by. 23 Then the fire engine got stuck for another ~15 minutes trying to make a right turn and ultimately had to back up the alley.

I sent an email to our fireman Mayor Detoy and the City Manager on September 3, 2022 describing this and asking that the city take the steps necessary to have a wall cutout done so that emergency vehicles and garbage trucks and the 40 foot box trucks that often make deliveries could make the turn.

I didn’t ask for a reply. I just wanted the city to fix this problem that they created through their own inattention and negligence.

Well a month later there is no sign that this problem is going to be fixed so I am asking that the council ask city staff in the next council meeting for a status update and that is the purpose of this written communication.

Look, the city was fully aware of the turn radius problem having moved the old fire hydrant.

The solution is simple;
24 Every previous emails to the city council and city staff & management went without a response.

That type of leadership comes from the top
The city was negligent in allowing this wall that restricted emergency vehicles, trash trucks and common large delivery trucks from making this turn to be built in 2018.

This new restriction has nothing to do with a 1905 road plan.

Emergency vehicles, Garbage Trucks and 40 ft box trucks could negotiate this turn before the new wall was built.

The city should pay for the wall-work to restore the turn radius and the residents of 26th and 27th that use this alley deserve an update.
25 Thank You,
Anthony Higgins
26 From: Kent Allen
To: City Clerk
Subject: Please include this in the next city council meeting agenda Date: Thursday, September 22, 2022 8:13:44 AM
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Please include this in the next City Council agenda under written communication under my name.

Warmly,
Kent Allen
600 Beach Dr, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, USA
Description
The location is the curb to the sidewalk on the West side of Beach Drive at 6th Street. Note the attached image.

Note the size of the curb in comparison to the size of the fire hydrant for reference.

The curb is far higher than it appears to be. Serious trip and fall situation when walking Eastward as the curb is upwards, or in excess of a full foot above the Beach Drive pavement. If one were blinded by morning sun, you could not see the drop-off when walking Eastward from the Beach.

Notwithstanding the signs stating "High Curb", the City has more than significant liability for the neglect of this far-too-high curb for so many decades.

How many have twisted an ankle or been injured through the decades because of this dangerous, incredibly pedestrian-unfriendly situation? Also this is a seriously non-ADA conforming access point to the Strand and Beach-front from the major 6th Street walk-street to the Beach.

There is zero disabled access without having to go a full block to the South, or a full block to the North to access the beach.

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Written Communication from H. Longacre (Resident) for the October 11, 2022 Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Open Session Meeting City Clerk’s office: Please add this Written Communication to the October 11, 2022 regular Hermosa Beach City Council Agenda, specifically under Oral/Written Communications. Thank You.

To: Hermosa Beach City Council (Mary Campbell-Collins, Justin Massey, Raymond Jackson, Michael Detoy, Stacey Armato), City Clerk Myra Maravilla, Contract City Manager Suja Lowenthal, and Contract City Attorney Michael Jenkins.

From: Howard Longacre, Hermosa Beach Resident
Subject: “Go Hermosa” application follow-ups are non-existent:

October 3, 2022
Councilmembers and Others:

The comments made herein by me are offered freely, and they are entirely my views and opinions on all that I've stated.
__________________________________________________________________ Following attached is an email which was not answered for me today.

Given that there’s apparently a pattern of poor response from the City which NEVER was the case prior to your City Council and especially since City Manager Suja Lowenthal, from her day one some four years ago, has been running the city so ineptly as a de facto absentee, politician, city manager, I am submitting this “Written Communication” for the agenda.

I would appreciate the City Council having city staff explain to you and the public, precisely when the serious, dangerous, and non-ADA compliant situation of the excessively high curb at 6 th Walk-Street and Beach Drive in city, as leading to the Strand and ocean-front will be corrected and why it has been neglected for decades.
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Written Communication from H. Longacre (Resident) for the October 11, 2022 Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Open Session Meeting If funding is the problem, I would suggest that the City Council immediately schedule a special meeting to review and table/end some of the utterly ad hoc, costly projects you as the City Council have dumped into the Public Works Department, and get back to taking care of the basics that will actually benefit the men, women, children and visitors of Hermosa Beach, such as this dangerous, high-pedestrian traffic situation dangerous curb, and PAVING NEGLECTED STREETS, none of which are being paved or even scheduled for paving, or currently in design for paving as I understand.

One such ad hoc project which should be ended immediately is the absolutely insane, really inane, utterly absurd, costly decision by the City Council to patronize one individual, to design and pave a 16-foot wide, hard-packed, decomposed-granite roadway on the Greenbelt, from Pier Avenue to 8th Street, and which is to be easily costing a half million dollars or more while utilizing excessive staff time to boot And yes it is a roadway and will be used by most, if not all as such. Accessibility has absolutely nothing to do with this City Council approved 16’ wide roadway on the Greenbelt.

That’s a convenient ruse (using one unfortunately disabled gentleman, now passed) for the alternative bikeway that’s been long sought for the greenbelt by anti-automobile zealots, one or more of which are sitting on the present City Council unfortunately.

An accessibility path would be at most a meandering perhaps 4 or 5 feet wide path as recommended by the Public Works Commission. This instead is an absurd, costly roadway, and a farce in violation of the peoples vote that authorized their being taxed to preserve the Greenbelt, UNDEVELOPED.

So, what is the point of having this “Go Hermosa” application if people who bother to take their valuable, uncompensated time submitting an issue, are not to even be informed as to their issue’s status and when same is to be cured, has been cured, or just thrown out secretly as useless, as I suspect the issue I submitted has been? And who is it that directs that an issue submitted, is just cavalierly removed from the “Go Hermosa” app without so much as a heads-up reply to the submitter? This is the kind of absolutely filthy, rotten government you on the City Council have evidently directed by either your implicit silence, or behind the scenes of your absentee, unprofessional City Manager Suja Lowenthal --- to be providing the residents, businesses, and even the press.

And yes, it’s my understanding that your contract hired city manager Suja Lowenthal will not even answer questions from the press, except through her taxpayer paid PR spokeswoman.

That is absolutely outrageous. Of course it’s my understanding you on the City Council are of the same ilk when it regards the press. That’s even more outrageous.

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Written Communication from H. Longacre (Resident) for the October 11, 2022 Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Open Session Meeting Please review the following attached email which was also copied to various staff members, some commissioners, and candidates for City Council 2022 for their beneficial knowledge.

Btw, in the good-old-days the City Council would always provide some brief update on each ‘Written Communication’. But now it seems you’ve all been programmed, perhaps by your contract City Attorney, to virtually never mention a resident communication and not even list them on the agenda face anymore, but just do the superficial receive and file motion, which itself is a superfluous action, as they by definition have been received and filed as all government records are upon receipt.

Thank you for your review. Howard L.

ATTACHMENT Follows:

Email to City Staff not timely responded to.

Subject: Problem with Go Hermosa App ?
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2022 20:19:11 -0700
From: HBresident <[email protected]>
To: HB Public Works Director Joe SanClemente <[email protected]> CC: Lucho Rodriquez <[email protected]>, HB City Manager Suja Lowenthal <[email protected]>, Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi <[email protected]>, City Manager Executive Assistant Ann Yang <[email protected]>, Hermosa Beach City Clerk Myra Maravilla <[email protected]>, HBresident <[email protected]>, HB Council <[email protected]>, PW Commissioner David Grethen <[email protected]>, Daniel F Godwin <[email protected]>, Dean Francois <[email protected]>, Jeff Raedy <[email protected]>, Kieran Harrington <[email protected]>, Matt McCool <[email protected]>, Rita Gerace <[email protected]>, Rob Saemann <[email protected]>, Public Works <[email protected]>, PW Commissioner Andrea Giancoli <[email protected]>, PW Commissioner David Grethen <[email protected]>, PW Commissioner Janice Brittain <[email protected]>, PW Commissioner Kathy Dunbabin <[email protected]>, HB_Planning_Commissioners_And_CD_Staff <[email protected]>
Sunday, October 2, 2022
Re: Problem with "Go Hermosa" App and missing submittal of a serious safety issue reported.

Dear Hermosa Beach City Staff,
I took my valuable UNCOMPENSATED time to submit this service request regarding an extremely serious safety issue via the "Go Hermosa" app as instructed by Public Works Director Joe SanClemente to use, and did so for the benefit of the City.

While it showed up after being posted and did for a few days it now no longer seems to show.

I received the following link to access it at the time of posting. 30

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Written Communication from H. Longacre (Resident) for the October 11, 2022 Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Open Session Meeting https://iframe.publicstuff.com/#?client_id=1000118&request_id=12678568 I've not received any updates as to its status, or as to how it's being handled. It doesn't seem to exist on the App's map now, even though it shows but only via the above link for me. On the site itself it does not show. Please let me know what is going on with this service request, and if it was removed, specifically who made the decision to remove it, and reason for doing so without any reply/update notice to me.

Thank you,
Howard L. (Resident)
________________________________
Go Hermosa Service Request
Potential Trip Hazard
#12678568
600 Beach Dr, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254, USA
Howard-L submitted (description follows attached image) Note: The Go Hermosa app removes paragraphing. (reinserted below) Description
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Written Communication from H. Longacre (Resident) for the October 11, 2022 Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Open Session Meeting The location is the curb to the sidewalk on the West side of Beach Drive at 6th Street. Note the attached image.

Note the size of the curb in comparison to the size of the fire hydrant for reference.

Notwithstanding the signs stating "High Curb", the City has more than significant liability for the neglect of this far-too-high curb for so many decades.

How many have twisted an ankle or been injured through the decades because of this dangerous, incredibly pedestrian-unfriendly situation?
Also this is a seriously non-ADA conforming access point to the Strand and Beach-front from the major 6th Street walk-street to the Beach.

There is zero disabled access without having to go a full block to the South, or a full block to the North to access the beach.

This excessively high curb has been ignored for decades and now rather than bring this up to standard, instead, upwards of a half million dollars is being expended for an unnecessary and absurd ad hoc granite paving of the Hermosa Beach Greenbelt, which itself is very likely a violation of the peoples vote that authorized their being taxed to purchase the former railroad right-a-way.
--- End of Written Communication ---
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1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
22-0648
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances on the agenda and declare that said titles which appear on the public agenda shall be determined to have been read by title and further reading waived.

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Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 22-0645
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the Regular City Council Meeting of Wednesday, September 28, 2022.

Attachments:

1. September 28, 2022-Regular Meeting Minutes
Respectfully Submitted by: Myra Maravilla, City Clerk
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA
90254
City of Hermosa Beach
Meeting Minutes
City Council
Mayor
Michael Detoy
Mayor Pro Tem
Raymond Jackson
Councilmembers
Stacey Armato
Mary Campbell
Justin Massey
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 5:00 PM
Draft
5:00 PM - CLOSED SESSION

CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Detoy called the Closed Session to order at 5:01 p.m.

ROLL CALL
Mayor Detoy, Mayor Pro Tempore Jackson, Councilmember Armato, Councilmember Campbell, and Councilmember Massey

Present: 5 -

Absent: 0
City Clerk Maravilla announced a quorum.

PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE CLOSED SESSION AGENDA
Virtual Public Comment:

Matt McCool
a) 22-0620 SUPPLEMENTAL CLOSED SESSION COMMUNICATIONS FROM

THE PUBLIC

RECESS TO CLOSED SESSION
Mayor Detoy recessed to Closed Session at 5:04 p.m.

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a) 22-0596 MINUTES: Approval of minutes of Closed Session held on September 13, 2022.
b) 22-0597 CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL: Anticipated Litigation Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2) and (e)(3)
The City finds, based on advice from legal counsel, that discussion in open session will prejudice the position of the City in the litigation.

One Matter: Claim of Niel Friedman
c) 22-0599 CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATOR
Government Code Section 54957.6
City Negotiator: Mayor Detoy
Unrepresented
employee: City Manager
d) 22-0611 PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code Section 54957
Title: City Manager
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6:00 PM - OPEN SESSION
I. CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Detoy called the Open Session meeting to order at 6:16 p.m.

II. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
Former Mayor Barks led the Pledge of Allegiance.

III. ROLL CALL
Mayor Detoy, Mayor Pro Tempore Jackson, Councilmember Armato, Councilmember Campbell, and Councilmember Massey

Present: 5 -

Absent: 0
City Clerk Maravilla announced a quorum.

IV. CLOSED SESSION REPORT
Assistant City Attorney Patrick Donegan provided a Closed Session Report. No reportable action was taken.

V. ANNOUNCEMENTS - UPCOMING CITY EVENTS
Councilmember Armato announced SB1444 was signed by Governor Newsom which would authorize the establishment of the South Bay Regional Housing Trust.

Mayor Detoy provided election information; invited the community to the showing of the Carrie movie on October 13; and invited the community to the October Mayor's Event on October 15.

VI. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion was made by Councilmember Armato, and seconded by Councilmember Massey to approve the order of the agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye: 5 - Mayor Detoy, Jackson, Armato, Campbell, and Massey

Absent: 0
VII. PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS
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a) 22-0612 PRESENTATION FROM BEACH CITIES HEALTH

DISTRICT ON ALLCOVE BEACH CITIES
The Beach Cities Health District held there meeting on September 28. The presentation will be postponed to October 11.
b) 22-0613 RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 5, 2022 AS CALIFORNIA CLEAN AIR DAY Mayor Detoy read the proclamation into the record.

VIII. CITY MANAGER REPORT
City Manager Suja Lowenthal provided a brief overview of the gas leak, the upcoming Rabies Clinic on October 6, 2022 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm., the Energy and Water Conservation Virtual Event on October 12, 2022, and a hiring update.
a) 22-0589 POLICE CHIEF UPDATE
Captain Phillips provided a Police Department update
IX. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION: ORAL AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
In-Person Public Comment:

Trent Larson
Dean Francois
Scott Rusher
Daniel Godwin
Carolyn Petty
Virtual Public Comment:

Tracy Hopkins
Kent Allen
Matt McCool
a) 22-0591 WRITTEN COMMUNICATION
Motion was made by Councilmember Armato, and seconded by Councilmember Massey to receive and file Written Communication. The motion carried by the following vote:

Mayor Detoy, Mayor Pro Tempore Jackson, Councilmember Armato, Councilmember Campbell, and Councilmember Massey

Present: 5 -

Absent: 0
b) 22-0619 SUPPLEMENTAL GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE PUBLIC
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X. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS
Councilmember Massey provided brief comments about public comments.

Mayor Pro Tem Jackson and Mayor Detoy announced they attended the one-year anniversary event of the Good Stuff local business.

Mayor Detoy attended the Sanitation Meeting and there was no reportable announcement; the Athens Shredding Event; and Supervisor Holly Mitchell's dinner event with the mayors and city managers of her district.

XI. CONSENT CALENDAR
Approval of the Consent Calendar
A motion was made by Councilmember Armato, seconded by Councilmember Massey, to approve the Consent Calendar. The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye: 5 - Mayor Detoy, Jackson, Armato, Campbell, and Massey

Absent: 0
a) 22-0593 WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA (City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. b) REPORT
22-0608

CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. c) REPORT
22-0576

CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. d) REPORT
22-0610
REAPPROPRIATION OF FUNDS FROM FY 2021-22 TO FY 2022-23,

APPROVAL OF RELATED REVENUE REVISIONS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

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e) REPORT
22-0592

MEMORANDUM REGARDING REVENUE REPORT,
COVID-19 REVENUE TRACKING REPORT,

EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT
FOR JUNE 2022, JULY 2022 AND AUGUST 2022
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. f) REPORT
22-0594
MEMORANDUM REGARDING CITY TREASURER’S

REPORT AND CASH BALANCE REPORT
(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. g) REPORT
22-0600

CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN CHECKS
(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. h) REPORT
22-0601

ACCEPTANCE OF DONATIONS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. i) REPORT
22-0598

CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT
AS OF SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. j) REPORT
22-0584

ACTION MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
MEETING OF JULY 20, 2022
(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. k) REPORT
22-0585

ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING OF AUGUST 16, 2022
(Community Development Director Jeannie Naughton)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. l) REPORT
22-0575

PLANNING COMMISSION TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
(Community Development Director Jeannie Naughton)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

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m) REPORT
22-0569

ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, ADDING CHAPTER 15.40 TO TITLE 15 OF

THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO AN

EXPEDITED, STREAMLINED PERMITTING PROCESS FOR

ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS
(Community Development Director Jeannie Naughton)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. n) REPORT
22-0595

FINDINGS TO HOLD REMOTE TELECONFERENCE/MEETINGS,
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar. o) REPORT
22-0607

RECOMMENDATION TO REJECT A CLAIM
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
A motion was made to approve recommendation on the Consent Calendar.

XII. ITEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR FOR SEPARATE DISCUSSION There were no items removed for separate discussion.

XIII. PUBLIC HEARINGS - TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M.

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a) REPORT
22-0541

INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA

BEACH, CALIFORNIA, AMENDING HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL
CODE CHAPTER 12.30 (SPECIAL EVENTS ON PUBLIC
PROPERTY), SECTION 12.30.030 (SPECIAL EVENT APPROVAL

AND PERMIT ISSUANCE), AND FINDING THE SAME EXEMPT FROM

THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT AND

APPROVAL OF THE PARKS, RECREATION AND COMMUNITY
RESOURCES ADVISORY COMMISSION’S RECOMMENDED

SPECIAL EVENTS POLICY GUIDE UPDATES
(Community Resources Manager Lisa Nichols)
City Clerk Maravilla read the item into the record.

Mayor Detoy opened the Public Hearing.

Community Resources Manager Lisa Nichols provided a staff report.

Councilmember and Mayor Detoy asked various questions.

Community Resources Manager Nichols responded to City Council questions and comments.

In Person Public Comment:

Trent Larson
Daniel Godwin
Virtual Public Comment:

Tony Higgins
Kent Allen
Matt McCool
JC
Commissioner Barbara Ellman
Councilmember Massey provided comments related to reducing the number of days for Level III events during peak season.

Councilmember Campbell recommended staff determine when a recurring special event would need to come back for approval and review again.

Councilmember Massey dissented.

Mayor Detoy closed the Public Hearing.

A motion was made by Councilmember Armato, seconded by Councilmember City of Hermosa Beach Page 8 Printed on 10/4/2022
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Campbell to waive full reading and introduce by title only an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, amending Hermosa Beach Municipal Code Chapter 12.30, Section 12.30.030, and finding the same exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act and approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission's recommended Special Event Policy Guide updates. The motion was carried by the following vote:

Aye: 4 - Mayor Detoy, Jackson, Armato, and Campbell
No: 1 - Massey

Absent: 0
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b) REPORT
22-0564

INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF

THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH APPROVING THE JOINT POWERS

AGREEMENT FOR CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF SOUTHERN

CALIFORNIA AND AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A

COMMUNITY CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM
(Environmental Programs Manager Doug
Krauss)
City Clerk Maravilla read the item into the record.

Mayor Detoy opened the Public Hearing.

Environmental Programs Manager Doug Krauss presented the staff report.

Councilmember Massey provided comments.

Councilmember Armato provided comments.

Councilmember Campbell provided comments.

Mayor Pro Tem Jackson provided comments.

Ted Bardacke, Chief Executive Officer, provided information about energy volatility and the steps the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) takes to manage risk. Information was shared that in the case of a bankruptcy, customers would be returned to the provider of last resort, Southern California Edison.

It was shared that 95 percent of all customers enrolled in CPA remain with CPA.

Mayor Detoy and Mayor Pro Tem Jackson asked various questions.

In Person Public Comment:

JR Reviczky
Gary Brown
Commissioner Rob Saemann
George Barks
Trent Larson
Jeff Raedy
Commissioner David Grethen
Virtual Public Comment:

Redondo Beach Councilmember Christian Horvath
Raymond Dussault
Laura Pena
Craig Caldwallader
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Dency Nelson
Moira Nelson
Robert Fortunato
John Bell
Councilmember Massey provided comments.

Mayor Detoy requested information about community projects.

Councilmember Armato provided comments
Councilmember Campbell provided comments.

Mayor Pro Tem Jackson provided comments.

Mr. Bardacke responded to Council's comments and questions.

Councilmember Campbell, Mayor Pro Tem Jackson, and Councilmember Armato provided closing comments.

Mayor Detoy closed the Public Hearing and recessed the meeting at 9:53 p.m.

City Clerk Maravilla conducted a Roll Call at 10:03 p.m. All members were present and a quorum was announced.

A motion was made by Councilmember Massey, seconded by Councilmember Armato to waive full reading and introduce by title only an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach approving the Joint Powers Agreement for Clean Power Alliance of Southern California and authorizing the Implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program ; and authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest to a Joint Powers Agreement subject to approval by the City Attorney; and provide direction on the default energy level for enrollment of customer. The motion carried by the following vote:

Aye: 5 - Mayor Detoy, Jackson, Armato, Campbell, and Massey

Absent: 0
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c) REPORT
22-0586

INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 17.40 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND OTHER PERMIT STANDARDS) TO
ADD SECTION 17.40.230 (TIMESHARE USES) TO TITLE 17 (ZONING), AND AMENDING SECTION 17.26.030 TO PERMIT TIMESHARE USES IN

SPECIFIED COMMERCIAL ZONES PURSUANT TO A CONDITIONAL USE

PERMIT AND DETERMINING THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM

THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(Community Development Director Jeannie Naughton)
City Clerk Maravilla read the item into the record.

Mayor Detoy opened the Public Hearing.

Community Development Director Jeannie Naughton provided a staff report.

Mayor Pro Tem Jackson asked various questions.

Councilmember Armato asked various questions.

Councilmember Campbell asked various questions.

Mayor Detoy asked various questions.

In Person Public Comment:

Scott Hayes
Rachel Hayes
Virtual Public Comment:

Jon Davis
Commissioner Steve Izant
Laura Pena
Mayor Pro Tem Jackson provided comments.

Councilmember Massey provided comments.

Mayor Pro Tem Jackson provided comments.

Councilmember Armato provided comments and discussed replacing the C-1 commercial zone with C2 commercial zone throughout the draft ordinance.

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timeshare uses in the City during the Housing Element and Zoning Code Update process.

Mayor Detoy closed the Public Hearing.

Motion was made by Councilmember Armato, seconded by Mayor Detoy to extend the meeting to 11:45 p.m. The motion carried by unanimous vote.

A motion was made by Councilmember Armato, seconded by Mayor Detoy to waive full reading and introduce by title only an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, amending Chapter 17.40 to add Section 17.40.230 to Title 17 and amending Section 17.26.030 to permit timeshare uses in specified commercial zones pursuant to a Conditional Use Permit and determining that the project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act, and replacing any reference to the C-1 commercial zone with C-2 commercial zone and amending section three to move the letter "U" from under C-1 to under C-2.

Aye: 5 - Mayor Detoy, Jackson, Armato, Campbell, and Massey

Absent: 0
XIV. MUNICIPAL MATTERS
a) REPORT
22-0581

AWARD A CONTRACT FOR EMPLOYEE BENEFITS INSURANCE

AND BROKER CONSULTING SERVICES TO KEENAN &

ASSOCIATES
(Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez)
Human Resources Manager Vanessa Godinez provided a staff report.

Councilmember Massey provided comments.

There was no Public Comment for this item.

Representatives Senior Vice President, Laurie Lofranco, and Assistant Vice President, Karyn Goodsite from Keenan & Associates provided additional comments.
.

A motion was made by Councilmember Armato, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Jackson to a contract for employee benefits insurance broker and consulting services to Keenan & Associates for a term of three years beginning September 29, 2022 and ending September 30, 2025 with an option to extend for two additional one-year periods and authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the proposed agreement subject to approval by the City Attorney.

Aye: 5 - Mayor Detoy, Jackson, Armato, Campbell, and Massey

Absent: 0
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b) REPORT
22-0571

VACANCIES-PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION TERM

EXPIRATION-SCHEDULE APPLICANT INTERVIEWS
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
City Clerk Maravilla presented the staff report.

Councilmember Campbell provided comments.

Mayor Detoy provided comments.

Virtual Public Comments:

Matt McCool
XV. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
a) 22-0609 TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS
XVI. ADJOURNMENT
Mayor Detoy adjourned the meeting at 11:42 p.m. to the Special Meeting on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 at 4:00 p.m. for Public Works Commission Applicant Interviews.

The Regular Meeting on October 11, 2022 will begin at 5:00 p.m. for Closed Session followed by Open Session at 6:00 p.m.

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REPORT 22-0632
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

CHECK REGISTERS
(Finance Director Viki Copeland)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers.

Attachments:

1. Check Register 9/14/2022

2. Check Register 9/15/2022

3. Check Register 9/21/2022

4. Check Register 9/27/2022
Respectfully Submitted by: Viki Copeland, Finance Director Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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Check Register

CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100659 9/14/2022 11437 ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES CO OP 220818 TAXI VOUCHER PROGRAM - CARDS/AUG22 145-3404-4201 2,365.51
145-3853 -120.00
11437 Total : 2,245.51
100660 9/14/2022 14820 ADRIAN-GAUS ARCHITECTS, INC. HB-RR-CA 01A CIP 669-CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT 301-8669-4201 6,498.46
HB-RR-CA 01B CIP 669-CONSTRUCTION SUPPORT
301-8669-4201 1,181.54
14820 Total : 7,680.00
100661 9/14/2022 00321 AT&T 960 461-1985 555 7 PD COMPUTER CIRCUITS/SEPT22 001-2101-4304 260.48
00321 Total : 260.48
100662 9/14/2022 13361 AT&T MOBILITY 287298411168X0910202 PD/CSO CELL PHONES/AUG22 001-2101-4304 1,547.78
001-3302-4304 72.40
715-2101-5401 907.28
13361 Total : 2,527.46
100663 9/14/2022 16660 ATHENS SERVICES 12495006 STREET SWEEPING/JUN22 001-3104-4201 16,844.52
001-3301-4201 11,225.47
001-3304-4201 1,546.74
001-6101-4201 1,649.27
12495006A STEAM CLEANING/JUN22
001-3104-4201 570.97
001-3301-4201 5,846.23
001-3304-4201 1,784.55
12495006B SCRUBBER SERVICES/JUN22
001-3301-4201 5,353.20
12910869 PD SHREDDING SERVICES/SEPT22
001-2101-4309 47.49
16660 Total : 44,868.44
100664 9/14/2022 17271 BARROWS, PATRICK PO 38202 INSTRUCTOR PYMT/CLASSES THRU 8.26.22 001-4601-4221 2,486.40
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100664 9/14/2022 17271 BARROWS, PATRICK (Continued) Total : 2,486.40 100665 9/14/2022 14513 BEACHVOLLEYBALLCAMPS.COM PO 38203 INSTRUCTOR PYMT/CLASSES THRU 9.2.22 001-4601-4221 1,960.00
14513 Total : 1,960.00
100666 9/14/2022 20705 BEECASSO LIVE BEE REMOVAL INC 2966 BEE REMOVAL @140 PIER AVE 001-6101-4201 350.00
20705 Total : 350.00
100667 9/14/2022 00262 CALIFORNIA MARKING DEVICE 7059 MAT REQ 583806 NAMEPLATES 001-4202-4305 78.84
7082 MAT REQ 479164 DOOR SIGNS
001-3302-4305 70.08
00262 Total : 148.92
100668 9/14/2022 20781 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES C0010620 FIRE PROTECTION SVS/OCT22 001-2202-4251 517,606.67
180-2202-4251 3,588.52
301-2202-5601 31,643.11
20781 Total : 552,838.30
100669 9/14/2022 00364 DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE 601205 MAT REQ 938957/FINGERPRINTING/AUG22 001-1203-4251 812.00
00364 Total : 812.00
100670 9/14/2022 00267 DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION SL221295 SIGNAL/LIGHT MAINT/APR-JUN22 105-2601-4251 3,632.37
00267 Total : 3,632.37
100671 9/14/2022 19358 DOVE, GUY TR927 PER DIEM/PEACE OFFICER CONF/SEPT22 001-2101-4317 110.00
19358 Total : 110.00
100672 9/14/2022 16829 DPN SYSTEMS 22-022A VALLEY PARK CPR TRAINING 001-4601-4317 450.00
16829 Total : 450.00
100673 9/14/2022 06293 FEDEX OFFICE 101600014130 MAT REQ 583996/PRINT & LAMINATE MAPS 001-2101-4305 264.61
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100673 9/14/2022 06293 FEDEX OFFICE (Continued) Total : 264.61 100674 9/14/2022 19884 FRONTIER 209-190-0013-1206175 PD COMPUTER CIRCUITS/SEPT22 001-2101-4304 914.19
310-318-0113-1203155 EOC ANALOG LINES/SEPT22
715-1206-4304 1,313.99
310-318-8751-0128095 CASHIER TAP LINE/SEPT22
001-1204-4304 57.78
310-318-9210-0827185 PD JAIL BREATHALYZER/SEPT22
001-2101-4304 84.19
323-155-6779-0822056 FIBER OPTIC LINE/AUG22
715-1206-4201 227.41
19884 Total : 2,597.56
100675 9/14/2022 15228 IDENTI-KIT SOLUTIONS 107319 IDENTIKIT ANNUAL LICENSE 001-2101-4201 450.00
001-2101-4201 40.50
15228 Total : 490.50
100676 9/14/2022 21552 K9 SERVICES LLC HBPD-35 K9 CHARLIE FOOD 170-2105-4309 50.41
21552 Total : 50.41
100677 9/14/2022 20771 LA UNIFORMS & TAILORING INC 13005 MAT REQ 583965/PD UNIFORMS/ROCHA 001-2101-4314 770.98
13006 MAT REQ 583967/PD UNIFORMS/KELLY
001-2101-4314 770.98
13008 MAT REQ 583966/PD UNIFORMS/TORRES
001-2101-4314 770.98
20771 Total : 2,312.94
100678 9/14/2022 15673 LIDELL, CAROL A Parcel 4185 019 028 STREET LIGHT TAX REBATE/FY21 105-3105 24.61
15673 Total : 24.61
100679 9/14/2022 02175 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE 225756 PERSONNEL LEGAL SVS/GENERAL/AUG22 001-1203-4201 201.00
225757 PERSONNEL LEGAL SVS/MUZATKO/AUG22
001-1203-4201 1,016.50
225758 PERSONNEL LEGAL SVS/FAULK/AUG22
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100679 9/14/2022 02175 LIEBERT CASSIDY WHITMORE (Continued) 001-1203-4201 33.50
02175 Total : 1,251.00
100680 9/14/2022 10045 MAIN STREET TOURS 1043 CATALINA EXCURSION PROP A FUNDING 145-3409-4201 7,826.50
1044 CATALINA EXCURSION - AUGUST 2022
001-4601-4201 2,550.00
10045 Total : 10,376.50
100681 9/14/2022 22053 NAKAMOTO, JOSHUA TR928 PER DIEM/PEACE OFFICER CONF/SEPT22 001-2101-4317 110.00
22053 Total : 110.00
100682 9/14/2022 11539 NETRIX LLC SI-000280 DATTO SERVICES - INFINITE CLOUD/JUL22 715-1206-4201 1,957.55
SI-000330 DATTO SERVICES - INFINITE CLOUD/AUG22
715-1206-4201 1,957.55
11539 Total : 3,915.10
100683 9/14/2022 13114 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC 264738892001 MAT REQ 791085/OFFICE SUPPLIES 001-1208-4305 179.70
265340228001 MAT REQ 854215/OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-4202-4305 16.41
265350353001 MAT REQ 854215/OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-4202-4305 67.09
13114 Total : 263.20
100684 9/14/2022 21596 ONWARD ENGINEERING 6462 AT&T UTILITY PROJECT/PHASE1/AUG22 001-2159 22,510.00
21596 Total : 22,510.00
100685 9/14/2022 22071 PARKS COFFEE CALIFORNIA, INC. 70098867 PD COFFEE SERVICE/RENTAL/SEPT22 001-2101-4305 43.11
001-2101-4306 43.11
22071 Total : 86.22
100686 9/14/2022 01911 PROVIDENCE MEDICAL GuarantorID600000285 MAT REQ 938956 PRE-EMPLOYMENT PHYSICALS 001-1203-4320 1,929.00
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100686 9/14/2022 01911 PROVIDENCE MEDICAL (Continued) Total : 1,929.00 100687 9/14/2022 13255 RED SECURITY GROUP, LLC 77448 MAT REQ 939013 KEY COPIES 001-4204-4309 16.42
13255 Total : 16.42
100688 9/14/2022 20932 RICHIE, JOHNATHAN PO 38207 INSTRUCTOR PYMT/CLASSES THRU 9.4.22 001-4601-4221 8,610.00
20932 Total : 8,610.00
100689 9/14/2022 21153 RJ PRINTING & PROMOTIONAL 973 HBPD NOTICE CARDS 001-3302-4201 845.00
001-3302-4201 137.43
21153 Total : 982.43
100690 9/14/2022 22419 ROBERT HALF TALENT SOLUTIONS 60677594 TEMP ADMIN ASSIST/WEEKING ENDING 9.2.22 001-2101-4102 1,965.60
60713478 TEMP ADMIN ASSIST/WEEKING ENDING 9.9.22
001-2101-4102 1,512.00
22419 Total : 3,477.60
100691 9/14/2022 20921 ROSCOE, KIMBERLY ANN PO 38209 INSTRUCTOR PYMT/CLASSES THRU 9.14.22 001-4601-4221 2,108.27
20921 Total : 2,108.27
100692 9/14/2022 16425 SAFEWAY INC VONS Acct 150882 REFRESHMENTS/CLEANING SUPPLIES/AUG22 001-4601-4308 96.20
001-4601-4317 11.48
001-1203-4305 96.91
16425 Total : 204.59
100693 9/14/2022 09491 SIGNVERTISE 10749 BANNER INSTALL FOR MOVIES @THE PARK 001-4202-4201 330.00
09491 Total : 330.00
100694 9/14/2022 00114 SMART & FINAL Acct 322063 CLEANING/FOOD SUPPLIES 001-2101-4305 91.98
001-2101-4306 91.98
001-4601-4308 130.91
001-4601-4328 78.80
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100694 9/14/2022 00114 SMART & FINAL (Continued)
145-3409-4201 92.67
00114 Total : 486.34
100695 9/14/2022 10532 SOUTH BAY FORD Acct 1732 VEHICLE REPAIR/MAINT PARTS/AUG22 715-2101-4311 673.27
10532 Total : 673.27
100696 9/14/2022 08812 SOUTH BAY REGIONAL PUBLIC COMM 04221 DISPATCH SERVICES Q2 FY23 001-2101-4251 179,581.00
001-3302-4251 19,953.50
08812 Total : 199,534.50
100697 9/14/2022 00159 SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA EDISON CO 700057262780 ELECTRICITY/AUG22 105-2601-4303 68.53
700156101336 ELECTRICITY/AUG22
001-4204-4303 19,075.41
001-6101-4303 292.74
700234897163 ELECTRICITY/AUG22
001-3304-4303 5,129.86
700304673105 ELECTRICITY/AUG22
160-3102-4201 83.66
700313445137 ELECTRICITY/AUG22
105-2601-4303 14,790.02
700338055956 ELECTRICITY/AUG22
001-4204-4303 2,069.70
700371314327 ELECTRICITY/AUG22
105-2601-4303 131.74
00159 Total : 41,641.66
100698 9/14/2022 18821 SPCALA 2022-0831 ANIMAL SHELTERING SERVICES/AUG22 001-3302-4201 875.00
18821 Total : 875.00
100699 9/14/2022 21538 SPECIALIZED ELEVATOR SERVICES 47160 PARKING STRUCTURE ELEVATOR MAINT/SEPT22 001-3304-4201 183.40
47161 CITY HALL ELEVATOR MAINT/SEPT22
001-4204-4201 183.40
21538 Total : 366.80
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100700 9/14/2022 18036 SPORTS CAMP MANAGEMENT PO 38210 INSTRUCTOR PYMT/CLASSES THRU 9.2.22 001-4601-4221 22,670.46
18036 Total : 22,670.46
100701 9/14/2022 20670 TURBODATA SYSTEMS, INC. 38242 10 HONEYWELL VELCRO BELT CLIPS 001-2101-4309 350.00
001-2101-4309 33.25
20670 Total : 383.25
100702 9/14/2022 04768 UPTIME COMPUTER SERVICE 32486 MONTHLY PRINTER MAINTENANCE/JUL22 715-1206-4201 587.38
32516 MONTHLY PRINTER MAINTENANCE/AUG22
715-1206-4201 587.38
32542 MONTHLY PRINTER MAINTENANCE/SEPT22
715-1206-4201 587.38
04768 Total : 1,762.14
100703 9/14/2022 01206 ZUMAR INDUSTRIES INC 97639 MAT REQ 583782/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE 001-3104-4309 538.91
97640 MAT REQ 583783/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE
001-3104-4309 496.03
97647 MAT REQ 583784/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE
001-3104-4309 552.98
97648 MAT REQ 583785/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE
001-3104-4309 552.98
97649 MAT REQ 583786/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE
001-3104-4309 578.26
01206 Total : 2,719.16
866388 9/7/2022 13838 PITNEY BOWES INC Check run 9.14.22 POSTAGE METER REFILL/SEPT22 001-1208-4305 1,000.00
13838 Total : 1,000.00
46 Vouchers for bank code : boa Bank total : 954,393.42 46 Vouchers in this report Total vouchers : 954,393.42
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
"I hereby certify that the demands or claims covered by the checks listed on pages 1 to 8 inclusive, of the check
register for 9/14/2022 are accurate funds are available for payment, and are in conformance to the budget."
By
Finance Director
Date 9/14/22
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100704 9/15/2022 21337 EBS GENERAL ENGINEERING INC 55776N CIP-160 ADA IMPROVEMENTS THRU 6.30.22 147-8160-4201 31,742.30
Retention CIP-160 FULL CONTRACT RETENTION DUE
147-8160-4201 21,813.46
Stop Payment COMET ELECTRIC PAYMENT DUE
147-8160-4201 -15,033.83
21337 Total : 38,521.93
1 Vouchers for bank code : boa Bank total : 38,521.93
1 Vouchers in this report Total vouchers : 38,521.93
"I hereby certify that the demands or claims covered by the checks listed on pages 1 to 1 inclusive, of the check
register for 9/15/2022 are accurate funds are available for payment, and are in conformance to the budget."
By
Finance Director
Date 9/15/22
Attachment 258
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100705 9/21/2022 05817 ACCELA INC. INV-ACC56485 GO HERMOSA ANNUAL RENEWAL 715-1206-4201 6,806.84
05817 Total : 6,806.84
100706 9/21/2022 09366 AQUA FLO SI1995330 MAT REQ 583892 IRRIGATION SUPPLIES 001-6101-4309 915.73
09366 Total : 915.73
100707 9/21/2022 13361 AT&T MOBILITY 287016141723X0914202 PW DIRECTOR/INSPECTOR CELL PHONE/AUG22 001-4202-4304 156.86
13361 Total : 156.86
100708 9/21/2022 13361 AT&T MOBILITY 287301168383X0910202 EOC MANAGER CELL PHONE/AUG22 001-1201-4304 49.25
13361 Total : 49.25
100709 9/21/2022 06409 BLUE DIAMOND MATERIALS 2885493 MAT REQ 768969/ASPHALT/EMULSION BUCKETS 001-3104-4309 179.06
2901390 MAT REQ 768972/ASPHALT
001-3104-4309 115.63
06409 Total : 294.69
100710 9/21/2022 00163 BRAUN LINEN SERVICE Acct 70664 DETAINEE LAUNDRY/AUG22 001-2101-4306 466.12
00163 Total : 466.12
100711 9/21/2022 20054 BURKE, WILLIAMS & SORENSEN 289330 LABOR NEGOTITIONS/JUL22 001-1203-4201 27,007.50
20054 Total : 27,007.50
100712 9/21/2022 09632 CDWG CR17994 NEW PRINTER FOR CITY YARD 715-4202-5405 5,432.00
715-4202-5405 493.53
CT32358 MAT REQ 938903 PRINTER TONER/INK
001-2101-4306 252.23
09632 Total : 6,177.76
100713 9/21/2022 09694 CLEAN ENERGY CE12523691 COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS/AUG22 715-6101-4310 55.29
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100713 9/21/2022 09694 CLEAN ENERGY (Continued)
715-3104-4310 111.24
715-3109-4310 153.28
715-2601-4310 153.47
715-4601-4310 43.42
09694 Total : 516.70
100714 9/21/2022 00879 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES RE PW22091201459 TRAFFIC SIGNAL MAINT ARTESIA BLVD/AUG22 001-3104-4251 541.25
00879 Total : 541.25
100715 9/21/2022 11449 DEWEY PEST CONTROL Acct 1233239 SEWER RAT ABATEMENT/SEPT22 160-3102-4201 278.00
Acct 759408 PEST CONTROL/SEPT22
001-4204-4201 849.00
11449 Total : 1,127.00
100716 9/21/2022 20668 DUNCAN SOLUTIONS, INC. 1008710 CITATION PYMT SYSTEM FEES/AUG22 001-1204-4201 3,913.16
20668 Total : 3,913.16
100717 9/21/2022 19668 EFFRAM'S MOBIL SERVICE 007949 FUEL FOR PD WHILE SYSTEM WAS DOWN 715-2101-4311 196.20
19668 Total : 196.20
100718 9/21/2022 07853 EMPIRE PIPE CLEANING AND EQUIP 12318 ADD. WORK SEWER INSPECTION/AUG22 160-3102-4201 2,200.00
07853 Total : 2,200.00
100719 9/21/2022 19884 FRONTIER 209-188-4669-0714985 LANDLINES/COMPUTER LINKS/SEPT22 001-3302-4304 93.67
001-2101-4304 752.35
001-4204-4321 249.48
001-4202-4304 68.87
001-3304-4304 63.24
001-1204-4304 66.69
715-1206-4304 1,551.97
19884 Total : 2,846.27
100720 9/21/2022 19884 FRONTIER 310-372-6373-0311045 PERSONNEL FAX LINE/SEPT22 60 09/21/2022
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100720 9/21/2022 19884 FRONTIER (Continued)
001-1201-4304 66.69
19884 Total : 66.69
100721 9/21/2022 22096 GALLATIN INVESTIGATIONS 2022-0006 BACKGROUND CHECKS/POLYGRAPHS/NEW EMP 001-2101-4201 4,027.72
2022-0007 BACKGROUND CHECKS/POLYGRAPHS NEW EMP
001-2101-4201 1,120.00
22096 Total : 5,147.72
100722 9/21/2022 22688 GOODMAN, JUSTIN Permit23-11013-VP PARKING PERMIT REFUND 001-3843 20.00
22688 Total : 20.00
100723 9/21/2022 10836 GRAINGER 9425684942 MAT REQ 9388810/MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES 715-4206-4309 199.14
9431106278 MAT REQ 938812/MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
715-6101-4311 60.65
9431203596 MAT REQ 938811/MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
715-4206-4309 112.39
9431644021 MAT REQ 938815/MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
715-2101-4311 39.17
9431644039CM MAT REQ 938809/MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
715-4206-4309 -160.83
9431937011 MAT REQ 938814/MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
715-2101-4311 61.34
9432700665 MAT REQ 938813/MAINTENANCE SUPPLIES
715-2101-4311 44.85
10836 Total : 356.71
100724 9/21/2022 21597 GROH, MARK LEE HB-030 CITATION HEARING SVS/SEPT22 001-1204-4201 240.00
21597 Total : 240.00
100725 9/21/2022 03131 HDL COREN & CONE SIN021395 UNSECURED AUDIT SVS/FY22 001-2024 166.54
03131 Total : 166.54
100726 9/21/2022 15141 HONDA MD INC, STEPHAN T 00144971 DETAINEE BLOOD DRAWS/AUG22 001-2101-4201 468.00
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100726 9/21/2022 15141 HONDA MD INC, STEPHAN T (Continued) Total : 468.00 100727 9/21/2022 21849 INTERWEST CONSULTING GROUP INC 81324 CIP 669 INSPECTION SVS/JUL22 301-8669-4201 18,687.50
21849 Total : 18,687.50
100728 9/21/2022 19314 IPS GROUP INC INV74493 PARKING METER/CC FEES/JUL22 001-3302-4201 18,805.85
001-3305-4201 1,030.35
001-3304-4201 1,485.74
INV75623 PARKING METER/CC FEES/AUG22
001-3305-4201 933.24
001-3304-4201 1,268.21
001-3302-4201 19,095.72
19314 Total : 42,619.11
100729 9/21/2022 00151 LA CO SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT 230251BL MAT REQ 938908/INMATE MEALS/AUG22 001-2101-4306 475.50
00151 Total : 475.50
100730 9/21/2022 00118 LA SUPERIOR COURT - TORRANCE AUGUST 2022 CITATION PAYMENT SURCHARGES 001-3302 46,085.40
00118 Total : 46,085.40
100731 9/21/2022 20771 LA UNIFORMS & TAILORING INC 13636 MAT REQ 583994 PD UNIFORMS/CLAUDIO 001-2101-4314 1,062.04
13678 MAT REQ 583995 PD UNIFORMS/GUILLEN
001-2101-4314 1,023.51
13694 MAT REQ 938909 PD UNIFORMS/ROCHA
001-3302-4314 49.56
20771 Total : 2,135.11
100732 9/21/2022 22514 MATHESON TRI-GAS, INC. 0026313881 MAT REQ 938802/WELDING PARTS 715-3104-4311 37.55
22514 Total : 37.55
100733 9/21/2022 20898 MCCORMICK AMBULANCE 272229 AMBULANCE TRANSPORT SVS/AUG22 001-1201-4201 45,450.00
20898 Total : 45,450.00
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100734 9/21/2022 18071 MERCHANTS LANDSCAPE SERVICES 60307 CITYWIDE LANDSCAPE SVS/JUL22 001-6101-4201 37,874.17
105-2601-4201 4,148.83
60410 REMOVE/INSTALL WATER PRESSURE REDUCER
001-6101-4201 600.00
18071 Total : 42,623.00
100735 9/21/2022 13183 MILLER, CLAIRE B R#2003419 REFUND-EXCURSION CANCELLATION 001-2111 60.00
13183 Total : 60.00
100736 9/21/2022 10279 MITY LITE INC 00150049 TABLES FOR COUNCIL CHAMBERS 001-1201-4305 1,937.00
001-1201-4305 157.61
10279 Total : 2,094.61
100737 9/21/2022 21488 MOKARRAM, SEDIGHE Parcel 4186 003 011 STREET LIGHT & SEWER TAX REBATE/FY21 001-6871 126.60
105-3105 24.61
21488 Total : 151.21
100738 9/21/2022 11539 NETRIX LLC SI-000444 DATTO SERVICES-INFINITE CLOUD/SEPT22 715-1206-4201 1,957.55
11539 Total : 1,957.55
100739 9/21/2022 21999 NEXTREQUEST CO 21860 PUBLIC RECORDS SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION 001-1121-4201 7,282.80
21999 Total : 7,282.80
100740 9/21/2022 13114 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC 263010394001 MAT REQ 939156/OFFICE SUPPLIES 001-4601-4305 30.65
263014173001 MAT REQ 939156/OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-4601-4305 13.29
263014198001 MAT REQ 939156/OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-4601-4305 16.51
263014201001 MAT REQ 939156/OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-4601-4305 10.94
263333026001 MAT REQ 938554/OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-4202-4305 70.04
264214190001 COMPUTER MONITOR/LEDEZMA
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100740 9/21/2022 13114 ODP BUSINESS SOLUTIONS, LLC (Continued) 001-4202-4305 299.99
001-4202-4305 28.50
265816377001 MAT REQ 791086/OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-1208-4305 49.82
265818723001 MAT REQ 791086/OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-1208-4305 61.36
266820406001 MAT REQ 791087/OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-1202-4305 74.54
13114 Total : 655.64
100741 9/21/2022 21596 ONWARD ENGINEERING 6416 INSPECTION SVS SKECHERS TUNNEL/JUL22 001-2148 13,805.00
6461 INSPECTION SVS SKECHERS TUNNEL/AUG22
001-2148 21,910.00
21596 Total : 35,715.00
100742 9/21/2022 09513 PACIFIC COAST CONSTRUCTION 1129 SINK HOLE REPAIR 160-3102-4201 4,800.00
09513 Total : 4,800.00
100743 9/21/2022 18547 PETTY CASH PO 38294 PETTY CASH REPLENISHMENT 9/15/2022 001-3302-4201 8.40
001-2101-4305 85.96
001-4601-4308 93.73
715-1206-4305 54.74
001-4202-4305 16.37
715-2101-4311 296.64
301-8669-4201 9.17
170-2105-4201 50.00
001-4601-4328 20.79
001-4601-4305 37.45
001-1201-4315 40.00
160-3102-4309 200.00
18547 Total : 913.25
100744 9/21/2022 13838 PITNEY BOWES INC 3105652443 POSTAGE METER RENTAL/JUL-SEPT22 715-1208-4201 644.19
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100744 9/21/2022 13838 PITNEY BOWES INC (Continued) Total : 644.19 100745 9/21/2022 13608 PSOMAS 187542 CIP 421 ENGINEERING SVS/AUG22 160-8421-4201 940.00
13608 Total : 940.00
100746 9/21/2022 08914 QUICK CRETE PRODUCTS CORP. 126102 CONCRETE MEMORIAL BENCHES (3) 001-6101-5401 9,165.00
001-6101-5401 870.71
08914 Total : 10,035.71
100747 9/21/2022 13255 RED SECURITY GROUP, LLC 77008 MAT REQ 939010/LOCKSMITH SERVICES 001-4204-4309 262.50
77037 MAT REQ 939011/LOCKSMITH SERVICES
001-4204-4309 342.97
77447 MAT REQ 939014/DUPLICATE KEYS
001-4204-4309 55.85
77497 MAT REQ 479165/KEYS FOR BASE 3
001-3302-4305 54.75
13255 Total : 716.07
100748 9/21/2022 15582 ROADLINE PRODUCTS INC 17903 WHITE TRAFFIC PAINT 001-3104-4309 900.00
001-3104-4309 80.75
15582 Total : 980.75
100749 9/21/2022 20539 SHOETERIA 0038133-IN MAT REQ 768884/PW STAFF BOOTS/VILLA 001-4202-4314 125.00
0038134-IN MAT REQ 768884/PW STAFF BOOTS/DAVIS
001-4202-4314 125.00
0038560-IN MAT REQ 768886/PW STAFF BOOTS/HRBOKA
001-4202-4314 125.00
0038561-IN MAT REQ 7688885/PW STAFF BOOTS/MOLINA
001-4202-4314 125.00
0038562-IN MAT REQ 768884/PW STAFF BOOTS/WILCOSKY
001-4202-4314 124.82
0038644-IN MAT REQ 938552 PW STAFF BOOTS/RAMOS
001-4202-4314 123.18
20539 Total : 748.00
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100750 9/21/2022 00170 SOCAL GAS 170-781-3287 9 YARD CNG STATION FUEL/AUG22 715-3104-4310 94.79
715-4204-4310 94.79
715-6101-4310 94.78
00170 Total : 284.36
100751 9/21/2022 00146 SPARKLETTS 4472788 090822 MAT REQ 939157/DRINKING WATER - COMM 001-4601-4305 134.83
00146 Total : 134.83
100752 9/21/2022 20236 SPECTRUM BUSINESS 8448 30 030 0352413 1301 HERMOSA/540 PIER CONNECTION/SEPT22 001-2101-4304 288.52
20236 Total : 288.52
100753 9/21/2022 10098 SPRINT 551834312-349 COMM RES/CELL PHONES/AUG 22 001-4601-4304 101.70
10098 Total : 101.70
100754 9/21/2022 22203 SWA GROUP INC 191728 CIP 603 PROFESSIONAL SVS/AUG22 125-8603-4201 13,248.00
22203 Total : 13,248.00
100755 9/21/2022 14457 THE LEW EDWARDS GROUP 22-06 BALLOT PREP/COMMUNICATION SVS/AUG22 001-1201-4201 6,000.00
14457 Total : 6,000.00
100756 9/21/2022 20670 TURBODATA SYSTEMS, INC. 37983 TICKETPRO SUPPORT/SOFTWARE/JUL-SEPT22 001-3302-4201 3,750.00
20670 Total : 3,750.00
100757 9/21/2022 08207 UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT 22-2300201 SAFE EXCAVATION FEE/JUL22 160-3102-4201 36.61
22-2300618 SAFE EXCAVATION FEE/AUG22
160-3102-4201 36.61
620220316 UNDERGROUND SERVICE TICKETS/JUL22
160-3102-4201 100.75
720220318 UNDERGROUND SERVICE TICKETS/AUG22
160-3102-4201 74.75
820220329 UNDERGROUND SERVICE TICKETS/SEPT22
160-3102-4201 169.25
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100757 9/21/2022 08207 UNDERGROUND SERVICE ALERT (Continued) Total : 417.97 100758 9/21/2022 14528 UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, PARS #6746019200 PO 37944 PARS/OPEB CONTRIBUTIONS/SEPT22 001-1101-4190 54.00
001-1121-4190 640.00
001-1201-4190 2,528.00
001-1202-4190 1,345.00
001-1203-4190 481.00
001-1204-4190 917.00
001-2101-4190 20,242.00
001-3104-4190 861.00
001-3301-4190 105.00
001-3302-4190 2,796.00
001-4101-4190 1,468.00
001-4201-4190 1,270.00
001-4202-4190 1,307.00
001-4204-4190 495.00
001-4601-4190 848.00
001-6101-4190 1,029.00
105-2601-4190 154.00
160-3102-4190 449.00
715-4206-4190 427.00
14528 Total : 37,416.00
100759 9/21/2022 22700 VALLEY MAINTENANCE CORP. 28709 CITYWIDE JANITORIAL SVS/JUL22 001-4204-4201 12,537.00
22700 Total : 12,537.00
100760 9/21/2022 13359 WITTMAN ENTERPRISES LLC 2207062 AMBULANCE TRANSPORT BILLING/JUL22 001-1202-4201 3,450.27
13359 Total : 3,450.27
100761 9/21/2022 01206 ZUMAR INDUSTRIES INC 97656 MAT REQ 583790/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE 001-3104-4309 768.48
97665 MAT REQ 583788/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE
001-3104-4309 457.94
97729 MAT REQ 583792/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE
001-3104-4309 725.05
97733 MAT REQ 583793/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100761 9/21/2022 01206 ZUMAR INDUSTRIES INC (Continued) 001-3104-4309 404.05
97734 MAT REQ 583794/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE
001-3104-4309 562.16
97735 MAT REQ 583795/STREET SIGN MAINTENANCE
001-3104-4309 1,007.38
01206 Total : 3,925.06
527053 9/13/2022 13838 PITNEY BOWES INC Check run 9.21.22 POSTAGE METER REFILL/SEPT22 001-1208-4305 1,000.00
13838 Total : 1,000.00
58 Vouchers for bank code : boa Bank total : 408,042.65 58 Vouchers in this report Total vouchers : 408,042.65
"I hereby certify that the demands or claims covered by the checks listed on pages 1 to 10 inclusive, of the check
register for 9/21/2022_ are accurate funds are available for payment, and are in conformance to the budget."
By
Finance Director
Date 9/21/22
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100762 9/27/2022 03353 SBCU VISA 01025 CC ANNUAL CONFERENCE/OSBORNE 001-2101-4312 400.00
01H003451368 CC WATER DELIVERY PD/AUG22
001-2101-4305 586.86
0267630-9243469 CC DESK CHAIR FOR MANAGEMENT ANALYST
001-1201-5401 189.95
001-1201-5401 18.05
0725654-9026658 CC OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-4202-4305 211.39
001-4202-4305 20.09
0783546-3401008 CC JAIL SUPPLIES
001-2101-4306 64.27
001-2101-4306 2.08

08.17.22 CC PARKING METER FEE
001-2101-4305 3.75

08.20.22 CC FEE FOR VEHICLE CHARGE
715-2101-4311 9.99

08.20.22 CC FEE FOR VEHICLE CHARGE
715-2101-4311 14.00
08042022 CC UNIFORM SHOULDER PATCHES
001-2101-4201 372.00
001-2101-4201 35.34
0E2A7ECB-0006 CC SOCIAL MEDIA MGMT SUBSCRIPTION/AUG22
001-1201-4201 35.00
0E2A7ECB-0007 SOCIAL MEDIA MGMT/ADDITIONAL USER
001-1201-4201 28.47
102323 CC CITY MANAGER LUNCH MEETING
001-1201-4305 20.00
001-1201-4305 1.52
1480836-2874638 CC FTO PINS/CSO TRAINING OFFICERS
001-3302-4305 12.21
001-3302-4305 7.72
1731-5567 CC DE-ESCALATION CLASS/TRANBARGER/RODRIGUEZ
001-2101-4313 300.00
1838743 CC CSO RECRUITMENT DAY 1 BREAKFAST
001-1203-4201 40.25
1840876 CC CSO RECRUITMENT DAY 2 BREAKFAST
001-1203-4201 39.09
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100762 9/27/2022 03353 SBCU VISA (Continued)
21571426509640 CC CIP629/CONSTRUCTION NOTIFICATION PERMIT 122-8629-4201 2,472.59
244314A CC HOTEL ROOM/CLASS OUTSIDE ACADEMY/JULIEN
001-2101-4317 418.76
29448 CC RECOGNITION PLAQUE
001-2101-4305 98.00
001-2101-4305 10.05
30420 CC ASSOCIATE ENGINEER JOB AD
001-1203-4201 995.00
3972289-2097038 CC MONITOR ADAPTERS
715-1206-4305 48.00
715-1206-4305 4.56
4207297409 CC LIFEGUARD MEDAL OF VALOR/5 REGISTRANTS
001-1101-4319 150.00
4214194-1981006 CC OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-2101-4305 19.98
001-2101-4305 8.46
4533252-6537054 CC FTO PINS/CSO TRAINING OFFICERS
001-3302-4305 48.84
001-3302-4305 4.64
5032332-7789037 CC OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-2101-4305 87.10
5691391-6533060 CC OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-2101-4305 95.54
001-2101-4305 9.08
5TSVQBRX5HPXP CC LUNCH MEETING CHIEF LEBARON
001-2101-4305 62.56
6166530-2819436 CC FREEZER FOR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
001-1201-4305 224.91
001-1201-4305 21.37
6401509-5657852 CC OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-2101-4305 39.47
001-2101-4305 3.75

8.18.22 CC PARKING METER FEE
001-1201-4305 3.00
8563040-7589825 CC OFFICE SUPPLIES
001-2101-4305 43.99
001-2101-4305 4.18
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100762 9/27/2022 03353 SBCU VISA (Continued)
908255 CC CITY MANAGER LUNCH MEETING
001-1201-4305 18.28
001-1201-4305 1.42
912492 CC END OF SUMMER EMPLOYEE BBQ
001-1203-4305 3,904.35
913905 CC LUNCH MEETING CHIEF LEBARON
001-2101-4305 93.79
928067 CC CSO RECRUITMENT DAY 1 LUNCH
001-1203-4201 162.27
943870 CC COUNCIL & STAFF DINNER 8.9.22
001-1101-4305 285.81
9618 CC CSO RECRUITMENT DAY 2 LUNCH
001-1203-4201 96.18
998509 CC TR#915/DINNER ICA SEMINAR/LOWENTHAL
001-1201-4317 50.00
AUG2022 CC FASTRAK ACCOUNT REPLENISHMENT/AUG22
001-2101-4305 160.00
Conf#11243 CC LEBARON/SCHEID CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
001-2101-4317 850.00
CONF#11247 CC DELEON/MEMBERSHIP & CONFERENCE
001-2101-4317 560.00
Conf#4I4KAD CC DELEON IACP CONFERENCE/DALLAS,TX
001-2101-4317 293.96
D199 CC KIDS HAT-PRIZE FOR DAY CAMP GAMES
001-4601-4308 511.48
INV002636 CC ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP DUES FY23
001-1101-4315 1,992.00
MEMBER#705553 CC MEMBERSHIP DUES/LOWENTHAL/FY23
001-1201-4315 1,400.00
ML0FYQYWJQ CC SENIOR CENTER MOVIES/MUSIC/TV/AUG22
001-4601-4328 9.99
MSM52XZ1MX CC ADDITIONAL STORAGE SCHEID/AUG22
001-2101-4305 0.99
MXG10H9TQV CC ADDITIONAL STORAGE LEBARON/AUG22
001-2101-4305 2.99
PO 37898 CC CERT TRAINING KIT
001-1201-5401 220.00
PO 38015 REFUND CC WRONG FILTER ORDERED
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Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100762 9/27/2022 03353 SBCU VISA (Continued)
001-2101-4305 -72.24
PO 38038 CC COVID AND SAFETY ITEMS
157-2702-4305 324.93
001-1201-4305 62.25
157-2702-4305 29.45
001-1201-4305 5.90
PO 38040 CC 71" SIDEBOARD FOR CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE
001-1201-5401 899.98
001-1201-5401 74.10
PO 38040 REFUND CC SIDEBOARD DELIVERY/ASSEMBLY REFUND
001-1201-5401 -175.34
PO 38128 CC WATER FILTERS FOR FRIDGE
001-2101-4305 10.44
001-2101-4305 109.90
PO 38131 CC EVACUATION LADDERS - 2ND FL CITY HALL
001-1201-5401 245.98
001-1201-5401 23.37
PO 38144 CC RETIREMENT CAKE FOR P. AHLSTROM
001-2101-4305 49.99
PO 38152 CC EOC CHAIR REPLACEMENTS
001-1201-5402 1,319.60
001-1201-5402 1,000.80
PO 38156 CC OFFICE SUPPLIES FOR CMO
001-1201-4305 146.75
001-1201-4305 13.94
PO 38276 CC SEARCH WARRANT TRAINING/MCDERMOTT
001-2101-4317 97.85
PO38040 CC ASSEMBLY OF SIDEBOARD FOR CMO
001-1201-5401 144.40
RU08306403 CC EOC SATELLITE PHONE/AUG22
001-1201-4304 57.67
TR#914 CC LUNCH @CONFERENCE 9.7.22/LOWENTHAL
001-1201-4317 50.00
TR#915 LODGING CC ICA SEMINAR/LOWENTHAL
001-1201-4317 1,331.91
TR926 CC CONFERENCE/EXPO FOR CAMPBELL
001-1101-4317 350.00
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Bank code : boa
Voucher Date Vendor Invoice Description/Account Amount
100762 9/27/2022 03353 SBCU VISA (Continued) Total : 24,001.00 1 Vouchers for bank code : boa Bank total : 24,001.00
1 Vouchers in this report Total vouchers : 24,001.00
"I hereby certify that the demands or claims covered by the checks listed on pages 1 to 5 inclusive, of the check
register for 9/27/2022 are accurate funds are available for payment, and are in conformance to the budget."
By
Finance Director
Date 9/27/22
73 City of Hermosa Beach
Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 22-0618
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE AND AMBULANCE MONTHLY
REPORT FOR AUGUST 2022
(Deputy City Manager Angela Crespi)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive and file the August 2022 Fire and Ambulance monthly report.

Executive Summary:

City departments generate monthly reports to provide a snapshot of activities performed each month.

Prior to the transition of fire and ambulance transport services to the County of Los Angeles, the Hermosa Beach Fire Department developed monthly response reports. After the transition, the monthly report was updated to include Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) and McCormick Ambulance information and continues to be uploaded to the website. The following report provides details regarding services provided for the month of August 2022.

Background:

At the February 11, 2020 Council meeting, City Council requested monthly reports be placed onto the City Council agenda under consent calendar. On the July 14, 2020 City Council agenda, the monthly reports began to appear. The enclosed report reflects the services for August 2022.

Past Board, Commission and Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
February 11, 2020
(Regular Meeting)
City Council requested monthly reports be placed onto the City Council agenda under consent calendar.

July 14, 2020 (Regular
Meeting)
Monthly reports began on City Council consent agenda.

Discussion:

The August 2022 monthly report provides an overview of services provided by LACoFD and McCormick Ambulance (Attachment 1: August 2022 LACoFD and McCormick Ambulance Monthly City of Hermosa Beach Page 1 of 5 Printed on 10/6/2022
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Report).

Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD)
LACoFD and McCormick Ambulance work together to provide emergency medical services (EMS) to the Hermosa Beach community. LACoFD has two apparatus stationed at Station 100 including: one assessment engine (Engine 100) staffed with a Fire Captain, a Fire Engineer and a Firefighter Paramedic; and a paramedic squad (Squad 100) staffed with two Firefighter Paramedics. The paramedic squad (Squad 100) only responds to calls for service exclusively within the City of Hermosa Beach. It does not provide mutual aid, thereby remaining available for calls within Hermosa Beach.

Each of the LACoFD apparatus has the capability of providing basic emergency medical care known as Basic Life Support (BLS) to medical patients. In addition, the paramedic squad has advanced equipment including medications and responds from within the City to address Advanced Life Support (ALS) calls, such as a stroke or heart attack.

McCormick Ambulance is one of the emergency medical transport companies within Los Angeles County. LACoFD does not conduct patient transport; therefore, unincorporated areas are included in the fire department transport contracts with various providers. Contract cities are responsible for negotiating and contracting with a medical transport provider for their community. Within the South Bay, many of the cities have contracted with McCormick Ambulance to conduct emergency medical transportation including the City of Hermosa Beach.

When LACoFD is dispatched, McCormick Ambulance may also be dispatched as the City’s emergency medical transportation provider. LACoFD provides life-saving medical care on scene and continues ALS level care as the patient is transported to a local hospital. In the case of a BLS level call, monitoring and care are safely provided by one of the two Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) assigned to the responding ambulance.

LACoFD follows industry standards developed by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), which outlines call transfer times and total response times. The NFPA standard for call transfer time is that each call will be answered within 60 seconds 90 percent of the time. Additionally, responding units are to be enroute within 60 seconds to EMS related calls and 80 seconds for structure fire calls.

NFPA further stipulates that for EMS calls, responding units must arrive on scene within 8 minutes and 59 seconds 90 percent of the time.

The August 2022 call transfer report provided by LACoFD indicates that there were a total of five calls with a transfer time longer than the NFPA standard. Two of these calls were related to Hermosa Beach unit responses and were received during periods of increased call volume in the dispatch center. The remaining three calls originated from Hermosa Beach callers but pertained to patients in City of Hermosa Beach Page 2 of 5 Printed on 10/6/2022
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center. The remaining three calls originated from Hermosa Beach callers but pertained to patients in Hawthorne and Alhambra, which required additional time to gather the necessary information and transfer the call.

Table 1 below provides the response details for the two incidents in Hermosa Beach.

Table 1:

Date Call TypeCall
Transfer
Time
Length of
Transfer
LACoFD
Dispatch
Time
On Scene
Time
Length of
Arrival
Total Response
Time
August 20 Sick ALS 11:47 82
seconds
11:49 11:54 5 minutes 6 minutes 22
seconds
August 23 TC ALS 1:29 111
seconds
1:31 1:37 6 minutes 7 minutes 51
seconds
Table definitions
· Call Transfer Time: The exact time when the call was transferred from South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority also known as Regional Communications Center (RCC). · Length of Transfer: The length of time that it took from LACoFD dispatch center to answer the call from RCC.
· LACoFD Dispatch Time: The time in which appropriate fire apparatus were dispatched to the incident.
· On Scene Time: The time in which the dispatched units arrived at the incident location. · Length of Arrival: The time between when the unit was dispatched and arrived on scene. · Total Response Time: The total combined time between the call transfer time and the length of time arriving units on scene.

McCormick Ambulance
McCormick Ambulances are staffed by two EMT’s who can provide and transport BLS patients independently and, with the support of LACoFD paramedics riding in the ambulance, can also transport ALS patients.

In August 2022, McCormick Ambulance responded to 101 calls for services within the City of Hermosa Beach. The August 2022 report indicated that 27 calls resulted in delayed Code 3 responses, which is one call higher than July’s 2022 transport report of 26. There were three delayed Code 2 responses in August 2022, which is a decrease of 15 delayed Code 2 calls from July 2022. A Code 3 response is one where the responding emergency units are driving with lights and sirens to a presumed life-threatening emergency, which is typically classified as an ALS call. According to the City of Hermosa Beach Page 3 of 5 Printed on 10/6/2022
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presumed life-threatening emergency, which is typically classified as an ALS call. According to the McCormick Ambulance contract, “response time must not exceed eight (8) minutes, fifty-nine (59) seconds” for a Code 3 incident. A Code 2 response is one where the responding emergency units are driving with lights and sirens to an emergency classified as a basic life support or BLS call.

Staff reviewed the August 2022 McCormick Ambulance monthly report. The following outlines the reasons for the delayed responses:
· Multiple Calls: (17) The dispatch center received multiple calls at the same time; · Distance: (7) Based on the location the ambulance begins the response to the City, it could impact the response time. The City contract does not have a unit permanently stationed within Hermosa Beach; therefore, the responding ambulance often begins the response outside of the City;
· Crew Error: (2) The crew responded to the wrong address; and · APOT: (4) Ambulance Patient Offload Time happens when there are 3 or more ambulances at a hospital waiting at least 30 minutes to transfer care of the patient from the ambulance crew to the hospital for continuation of care.

McCormick Ambulance demonstrates a continuous effort to detect and correct service level performance deficiencies by identifying the reason for delayed response times, issuance of personnel performance notices when mandatory response requirements are not met, and the release of personnel upon continued performance issues. McCormick Ambulance also provides training and continuing education to staff to improve skills and service delivery.

Although the emergency medical transport units were delayed in arriving on scene within the allowable timeframe for 30 calls in August 2022, patients were provided timely life-saving emergency medical care on scene by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics. When LACoFD arrives on scene, it takes paramedics 5 to 10 minutes to conduct the required treatment protocols prior to commencing transport with McCormick Ambulance. During the patient treatment phase, the requested ambulance is typically on scene waiting for the paramedics to complete their treatment protocols even if the ambulance response is delayed. Los Angeles County Fire Department and McCormick Ambulance are committed to providing excellent emergency medical care, customer service, and response to the residents and visitors of Hermosa Beach.

General Plan Consistency:

This report and associated recommendation have been evaluated for their consistency with the City’s General Plan. Relevant Policies are listed below:

Safety Element
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Goal 5. High quality police and fire protection services provided to residents and visitors.

Policy:
· 5.2 High level of response. Achieve optimal utilization of allocated public safety resources and provide desired levels of response, staffing, and protection within the community.

Fiscal Impact:

Fire and ambulance services are contracted and accounted for during the annual budget process.

Attachments:

1. Fire and Ambulance Monthly Report-August 2022
Respectfully Submitted by: Sara Russo, Senior Management Analyst Concur: Angela Crespi, Deputy City Manager
Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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E100 S100 Total
FIRE, EXPLOSION
100 ‐ Fire, other 1                1                    0.31% 118 ‐ Trash or rubbish fire, contained 1                1                    0.31% 154 ‐ Dumpster or other outside trash receptacle fire 1                1                2                    0.63% FIRE, EXPLOSION Total 3                1                4                    1.25% RESCUE, EMS
300 ‐ Rescue, emergency medical call (EMS) call, other 36              31              67                  20.94% 311 ‐ Medical assist, assist EMS crew 9                8                17                  5.31% 320 ‐ Emergency medical service, other 1                1                    0.31% 321 ‐ EMS call, excluding vehicle accident with injury 74              69              143                44.69% 322 ‐ Vehicle accident with injuries 1                1                2                    0.63% 324 ‐ Motor vehicle accident with no injuries 1                1                2                    0.63% RESCUE, EMS Total 122            110            232                72.51% HAZARDOUS CONDITION
440 ‐ Electrical  wiring/equipment problem, other 1                1                    0.31% HAZARDOUS CONDITION Total 1                ‐             1                    0.31% GOOD INTENT CALL
600 ‐ Good intent call, other 22              5                27                  8.44% 611 ‐ Dispatched & cancelled enroute 23              11              34                  10.62% GOOD INTENT CALL Total 45              16              61                  19.06% FALSE ALARM, FALSE CALL
744 ‐ Detector activation, no fire ‐ unintentional 1                1                    0.31% FALSE ALARM, FALSE CALL Total 1                ‐             1                    0.31% SPECIAL OR OTHER INCIDENT TYPE
900 ‐ Special type of incident, other 17              4                21                  6.56% SPECIAL OR OTHER INCIDENT TYPE Total 17              4                21                  6.56% Grand Total 189            131            320                100.00% Note:

Data based on updated fireview ‐ apparatus 2022 data. Hermosa Beach units responses.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
HERMOSA BEACH
FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2022
Incident Type UNIT RESPONSESPercentage
79 DAY OF THE WEEK E100 S100 Total
Sunday 25 17 42
Monday 30 20 50
Tuesday 23 17 40
Wednesday 34 27 61
Thursday 23 16 39
Friday 23 18 41
Saturday 31 16 47
Grand Total 189 131 320
Note:

Data based on updated fireview ‐ apparatus 2022 data. Hermosa Beach units responses.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
HERMOSA BEACH
FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2022
UNIT RESPONSES
0 5
10 15
20 25
30 35
40 E100
S100
80 TIME OF THE DAY E100 S100 Total
00:00:00 TO 00:59:59 6 3 9 01:00:00 TO 01:59:59 10 7 17 02:00:00 TO 02:59:59 2 1 3 03:00:00 TO 03:59:59 4 3 7 04:00:00 TO 04:59:59 2 1 3 05:00:00 TO 05:59:59 5 2 7 06:00:00 TO 06:59:59 6 3 9 07:00:00 TO 07:59:59 11 9 20 08:00:00 TO 08:59:59 12 7 19 09:00:00 TO 09:59:59 10 8 18 10:00:00 TO 10:59:59 8 8 16 11:00:00 TO 11:59:59 5 4 9 12:00:00 TO 12:59:59 9 8 17 13:00:00 TO 13:59:59 13 8 21 14:00:00 TO 14:59:59 4 3 7 15:00:00 TO 15:59:59 8 6 14 16:00:00 TO 16:59:59 10 8 18 17:00:00 TO 17:59:59 16 11 27 18:00:00 TO 18:59:59 10 5 15 19:00:00 TO 19:59:59 10 6 16 20:00:00 TO 20:59:59 6 6 12 21:00:00 TO 21:59:59 6 3 9 22:00:00 TO 22:59:59 3 3 6 23:00:00 TO 23:59:59 13 8 21 Grand Total 189 131 320
Note:

Data based on updated fireview ‐ apparatus 2022 data. Hermosa Beach units responses.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
HERMOSA BEACH
FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST 2022
UNIT RESPONSES
‐
2 4
6 8
10 12
14 16
18 00:00:00 TO 00:59:5901:00:00 TO 01:59:5902:00:00 TO 02:59:5903:00:00 TO 03:59:5904:00:00 TO 04:59:5905:00:00 TO 05:59:5906:00:00 TO 06:59:5907:00:00 TO 07:59:5908:00:00 TO 08:59:5909:00:00 TO 09:59:5910:00:00 TO 10:59:5911:00:00 TO 11:59:5912:00:00 TO 12:59:5913:00:00 TO 13:59:5914:00:00 TO 14:59:5915:00:00 TO 15:59:5916:00:00 TO 16:59:5917:00:00 TO 17:59:5918:00:00 TO 18:59:5919:00:00 TO 19:59:5920:00:00 TO 20:59:5921:00:00 TO 21:59:5922:00:00 TO 22:59:5923:00:00 TO 23:59:59 E100
S100
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Name:

Date:

Description:

Seizure Date Seizure Time ALI City Answer Secs Call Type ID ALI Class 8/1/2022 00:26:11 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/1/2022 07:37:18 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
8/1/2022 11:03:29 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
8/1/2022 19:32:34 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
8/3/2022 06:42:32 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/3/2022 18:06:57 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/4/2022 07:12:25 HMB 3 911 Calls WPH2
8/4/2022 08:46:38 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
8/4/2022 12:59:36 HMB 6 911 Calls WPH2
8/4/2022 23:37:32 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/5/2022 01:54:10 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/5/2022 09:50:42 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/5/2022 09:51:02 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/5/2022 09:51:03 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/5/2022 23:30:39 HERM BCH 39 911 Calls WPH2
8/5/2022 23:37:15 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/6/2022 11:10:20 HMB 174 911 Calls WPH2
8/6/2022 11:12:54 HMB 107 911 Calls WPH2
8/6/2022 15:13:07 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/6/2022 17:13:10 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/7/2022 01:40:32 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/7/2022 05:38:54 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/7/2022 06:34:25 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/8/2022 18:53:25 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/8/2022 18:57:14 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/8/2022 19:08:04 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/9/2022 08:12:12 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/9/2022 20:33:48 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/10/2022 07:50:00 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
8/10/2022 08:23:18 HERMOSA BEACH 17 911 Calls VOIP
8/10/2022 10:28:17 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
8/10/2022 10:51:30 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/10/2022 13:39:27 HMB 18 911 Calls WPH2
8/11/2022 00:31:40 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/11/2022 01:08:45 HERM BCH 3 911 Calls WPH2
8/11/2022 12:24:27 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
8/11/2022 17:00:55 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
8/11/2022 17:55:55 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/12/2022 12:54:49 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
Hermosa Call Answer Time
9/1/2022
August 2022
Los Angeles County Fire
82 8/12/2022 13:51:32 HERM BCH 44 911 Calls WPH2
8/13/2022 13:45:38 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/13/2022 15:27:42 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/13/2022 16:51:39 HERM BCH1 911 Calls WPH2
8/14/2022 05:10:24 HERM BCH3 911 Calls WPH2
8/14/2022 16:50:56 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/14/2022 20:48:25 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/15/2022 12:14:33 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls VOIP
8/16/2022 07:45:59 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/16/2022 07:52:19 HMB2 911 Calls WPH2
8/16/2022 09:04:03 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/16/2022 10:14:35 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/17/2022 03:23:57 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls VOIP
8/17/2022 08:20:54 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/17/2022 10:47:09 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls VOIP
8/17/2022 12:17:04 HERMOSA BEACH 17 911 Calls WPH2
8/18/2022 05:48:39 HERMOSA BEACH 19 911 Calls WPH2
8/18/2022 14:03:19 HERMOSA BEACH 125 911 Calls WPH2
8/18/2022 14:05:36 HERMOSA BEACH 14 911 Calls WPH2
8/18/2022 21:30:45 HMB 34 911 Calls WPH2
8/19/2022 00:28:48 HMB2 911 Calls WPH2
8/19/2022 10:30:31 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls VOIP
8/19/2022 15:43:53 HERMOSA BEACH1 911 Calls VOIP
8/20/2022 00:51:32 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/20/2022 09:09:24 HERMOSA BEACH1 911 Calls WPH2
8/20/2022 11:45:57 HERMOSA BEACH 82 911 Calls VOIP
8/20/2022 11:53:19 HMB1 911 Calls WPH2
8/20/2022 13:59:03 HERMOSA BEACH 17 911 Calls WPH2
8/20/2022 19:30:23 HMB2 911 Calls WPH2
8/21/2022 07:28:13 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls RESD
8/21/2022 10:13:28 HERMOSA BEACH3 911 Calls VOIP
8/21/2022 17:29:40 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls RESD
8/22/2022 00:34:30 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/22/2022 01:50:52 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/22/2022 07:11:11 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls VOIP
8/22/2022 08:32:18 HMB2 911 Calls WPH2
8/22/2022 10:57:05 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/22/2022 15:22:06 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/22/2022 15:48:30 HMB2 911 Calls WPH2
8/22/2022 17:23:21 HERM BCH 17 911 Calls WPH2
8/22/2022 19:55:16 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/22/2022 22:20:44 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/23/2022 01:29:08 HERMOSA BEACH 111 911 Calls WPH2
8/23/2022 09:25:29 HERMOSA BEACH 35 911 Calls RESD
8/23/2022 12:04:29 HMB2 911 Calls WPH2
8/23/2022 12:44:45 HERM BCH2 911 Calls WPH2
8/24/2022 04:05:23 HERMOSA BEACH2 911 Calls WPH2
83 8/24/2022 06:50:24 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/24/2022 07:28:28 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/24/2022 07:55:11 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/24/2022 16:52:08 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/26/2022 05:53:23 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
8/26/2022 21:11:08 HMB 3 911 Calls WPH2
8/27/2022 09:56:33 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/27/2022 21:03:37 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/28/2022 08:01:21 HERMOSA BEACH 1 911 Calls WPH2
8/28/2022 16:03:16 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/28/2022 16:03:26 HMB 2 911 Calls W911
8/28/2022 17:48:28 HERM BCH 1 911 Calls WPH2
8/29/2022 13:52:36 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/30/2022 10:06:02 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/30/2022 10:49:33 HERM BCH 3 911 Calls WPH2
8/30/2022 14:12:54 HERM BCH 7 911 Calls WPH2
8/30/2022 15:53:27 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/30/2022 16:44:10 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
8/31/2022 10:09:21 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
8/31/2022 14:32:41 HERM BCH 17 911 Calls WPH2
8/31/2022 19:36:54 HERM BCH 22 911 Calls WPH2
Average Call Answer Time (seconds) 10
84 McCormick Ambulance
August 2022
Total Number of Dispatched Calls
Dispatched Calls Totals
Transported 101
Cancelled 53
Grand Total 154
NOTE: None
101, 66%
53, 34%
Total Dispatched Calls
Transported
Cancelled
85 Calls per the day of the week
Day of the Week Completed Cancelled Total
Sunday 13 7 20
Monday 19 8 27
Tuesday 18 4 22
Wednesday 19 12 31
Thursday 12 5 17
Friday 15 4 19
Saturday 5 13 18
Grand Total 101 53 154
0 2
4 6
8 10
12 14
16 18
20 Completed
Canceled
86 Response by the Time of Day
Time of Day Total Response
00:00:00 TO 00:59:59 5
01:00:00 TO 01:59:59 8
02:00:00 TO 02:59:59 1
03:00:00 TO 03:59:59 3
04:00:00 TO 04:59:59 2
05:00:00 TO 05:59:59 4
06:00:00 TO 06:59:59 4
07:00:00 TO 07:59:59 10
08:00:00 TO 08:59:59 8
09:00:00 TO 09:59:59 9
10:00:00 TO 10:59:59 13
11:00:00 TO 11:59:59 4
12:00:00 TO 12:59:59 8
13:00:00 TO 13:59:59 10
14:00:00 TO 14:59:59 3
15:00:00 TO 15:59:59 6
16:00:00 TO 16:59:59 9
17:00:00 TO 17:59:59 13
18:00:00 TO 18:59:59 5
19:00:00 TO 19:59:59 6
20:00:00 TO 20:59:59 6
21:00:00 TO 21:59:59 6
22:00:00 TO 22:59:59 3
23:00:00 TO 23:59:59 8
Grand Total 154
0 2
4 6
8 10
12 14
00:00:00 TO 00:59:5901:00:00 TO 01:59:5902:00:00 TO 02:59:5903:00:00 TO 03:59:5904:00:00 TO 04:59:5905:00:00 TO 05:59:5906:00:00 TO 06:59:5907:00:00 TO 07:59:5908:00:00 TO 08:59:5909:00:00 TO 09:59:5910:00:00 TO 10:59:5911:00:00 TO 11:59:5912:00:00 TO 12:59:5913:00:00 TO 13:59:5914:00:00 TO 14:59:5915:00:00 TO 15:59:5916:00:00 TO 16:59:5917:00:00 TO 17:59:5918:00:00 TO 18:59:5919:00:00 TO 19:59:5920:00:00 TO 20:59:5921:00:00 TO 21:59:5922:00:00 TO 22:59:5923:00:00 TO 23:59:59 Time of Day
Responses
87 Response Times Within Allowable
Time
Delayed Response Cancelled Total
Code 3: Response
Time of 8:59 or less
16 27 0 43
Code 2: Response
Time of 15:00 or
less
55 3 0 58
Cancelled
Responses
0 0 53 53
Grand Total 71 30 53 154
88 City of Hermosa Beach
Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 22-0630
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 20, 2022
AND SPECIAL MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
(Community Development Director Jeannie Naughton)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting of September 20, 2022 and special meeting of September 22, 2022.

Attachments:

1. Planning Commission Action Minutes Regular Meeting of September 20, 2022

2. Planning Commission Action Minutes Special Meeting of September 22, 2022 Respectfully Submitted by: Jeannie Naughton, Community Development Director Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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City of Hermosa Beach
Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 22-0643
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH, CALIFORNIA AMENDING CHAPTER 17.40 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND OTHER PERMIT STANDARDS) TO ADD SECTION

17.40.230 (TIMESHARE USES) TO TITLE 17 (ZONING), AND AMENDING SECTION 17.26.030 TO PERMIT

TIMESHARE USES IN SPECIFIED COMMERCIAL ZONES PURSUANT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT (Community Development Director Jeannie Naughton)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council:

2. Direct staff to print and publish the summary ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption and post it on the City’s bulletin for 30 days.

Executive Summary:

The City of Hermosa Beach Municipal Code (HBMC) does not currently include regulations governing the use of timeshares within the City, nor any regulations that would explicitly address these emerging businesses offering “fractional ownership” of a property in a way that operates like a timeshare. If left unregulated, these types of uses in the residential zones could limit the City’s existing housing stock for use as long-term residency and impair the overall character of the City’s residential areas.

At its September 28, 2022 meeting, City Council held a public hearing and introduced and waived first reading of the ordinance with amendments to modify the authorized zone from the originally proposed C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Zone) to the C-2 (Downtown Commercial Zone). Council further directed staff to incorporate the discussion into future Housing Element and Zoning Code update processes. The revised ordinance (Attachment 1) would permit timeshare uses in the C-2 Downtown Commercial Zone within the City pursuant to a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) and prohibit the use in all other zones within the City.

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Background:

The City of Hermosa Beach is a popular tourist destination known for its scenic beachfront location, its many diverse restaurants, local retailers and popular commercial areas like its Downtown area and Pier Avenue. Maintaining the balance between the quality of life for residents, those who work in the City, and the visitors who help to sustain the City’s tourist economy is key to maintaining a sustainable community and a stable economy.

Like most communities throughout California, one of the key means that the City utilizes to maintain this balance is through its Zoning Ordinance. The City has commercial zones, that provide for uses that serve both visitors and the local community. These commercial uses include: restaurants; retail shops; and visitor-serving hotels and motels. The City also has residential zones, at varying densities, that provide a diversity of housing types for those who live in the community.

The City does not currently have regulations in place governing the use of timeshares within the City or other businesses/arrangements that are identical or similar to a timeshare use. At its April 18, 2022 meeting, the Planning Commission reviewed and recommended approval of the proposed ordinance to permit timeshare uses in specified commercial zones pursuant to a Conditional Use Permit by adopting Resolution P.C. 22-07 (Attachment 2).

At its September 28, 2022 meeting, City Council received a staff presentation of the draft ordinance. Following the public hearing, City Council introduced and waived first reading of the ordinance with the following amendments: Section 2 was revised to replace all references of C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Zone) with C-2 (Downtown Commercial Zone); and Section 3 was revised to shift the “U” from the C-1 column, to the C-2 column, indicating that timeshare uses would be permitted pursuant to a Conditional Use Permit in the C-2 (Downtown Commercial Zone) and prohibit the use in the C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Zone). City Council further directed staff to incorporate this discussion into future Housing Element and Zoning Code update processes.

Past Planning Commission and City Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
April 18, 2022 Planning Commission reviewed the proposed ordinance and adopted Resolution P.C. 22-07
September 28, 2022 City Council introduced and waived first reading of an Ordinance with amendments to replace all references of C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Zone) with C-2 (Downtown
Commercial Zone) in Section 2; and Section 3 was amended to shift the “U” from the C-1 column, to the C-2 column, indicating that timeshare uses would be permitted with a Conditional Use Permit in the C-2 (Downtown Commercial
Zone) and not permitted in the C-1 (Neighborhood
Commercial Zone). City Council further directed staff to incorporate this discussion into future Housing Element and Zoning Code update processes
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Meeting Date Description
April 18, 2022 Planning Commission reviewed the proposed ordinance and adopted Resolution P.C. 22-07
September 28, 2022 City Council introduced and waived first reading of an Ordinance with amendments to replace all references of C-1 (Neighborhood Commercial Zone) with C-2 (Downtown
Commercial Zone) in Section 2; and Section 3 was amended to shift the “U” from the C-1 column, to the C-2 column, indicating that timeshare uses would be permitted with a Conditional Use Permit in the C-2 (Downtown Commercial
Zone) and not permitted in the C-1 (Neighborhood
Commercial Zone). City Council further directed staff to incorporate this discussion into future Housing Element and Zoning Code update processes.

City Housing
The most recent U.S. Census data lists the median value of owner-occupied homes in Hermosa Beach as $1,542,900(1) for the 2015-2019 period, while the Zillow Home Value Index estimates median home values in Hermosa Beach to be approximately $2,174,879(2) as of January 31, 2022.

According to the Zillow Home Value Index, home values in the City have gone up 10.1 percent over the past year(3). In contrast, the median household income in Hermosa Beach from 2015-2019 was $136,702(4), and the median income for a four-person household in Los Angeles County for 2021 was approximately $80,000(5). The cost of homes currently in Hermosa Beach are in excess of what median income residents of Hermosa Beach can afford, and certainly over the median income residents of Los Angeles County generally.

The conversion of homes in the City’s residential neighborhoods to these timeshare-like uses would eliminate residential dwelling units that would otherwise be available for long-term residential use, thereby further exacerbating the lack of long-term available housing in the City. A home that is used for timeshare purposes would no longer be available for households to use as their long-term residence.

Impacts to Character of the City’s Residential Districts Timesharing projects have the same character as commercial hotels, motels, and other transient occupancy uses due to the multiple short-term occupancies by those participating in timesharing projects. For this reason, the activity is better suited in commercial or quasi-commercial zones. The use is inappropriate in residential areas due to the increased traffic generation and multiple occupancies disturbing the peace and quiet of residential neighborhoods.

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The intensity of the activity is a significant reason why these uses can change the character of a residential neighborhood. Long-term residents, whether owners or renters, occasionally have guests and parties, but timeshare homes are used exclusively by people who are coming to the City on a short-term basis-most likely for vacation or leisure, increasing the likelihood of frequent gatherings and parties generating noise in excess of what the neighborhood normally generates.

Timeshare owners and visitors will most likely stay out later, entertain more, and gather in larger numbers while on vacation. Timeshare uses can change the character of a residential neighborhood by having it serve not only as a residential area, but also a visitor lodging area and subjecting the neighborhood to the impacts that come with the more intense land use.

Further, the nature of the timeshare use itself can impact the residential character of the City’s residential zones because they ensure that the timeshare users can only use their property for a limited amount of time each year. Each co-owner is in the unit on a short-term basis, so they do not have the time to participate in activities or build the relationships that create the fabric of a community. Given the City’s desire to strike a balance between the demands of the City’s visitor and tourist economy, and retaining its character and quality of life, the City has an interest in maintaining housing stock in its residential districts for long-term residents.

Emerging Businesses
Recently, certain businesses have emerged which purport to sell “co-ownership” shares in residential property(6). These businesses, as staff understands the business model, start by purchasing homes or entering contracts to purchase homes in tourist destinations in desirable locations like Hermosa Beach. These businesses then form a limited liability company (“LLC”), which owns title to the residential home.

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The “co-owners” each purchase a one-eighth share and are entitled to use the residential property for a certain number of days per year according to their share of ownership in the LLC. The one-eighth interest entitles the purchaser to stay at the property for up to 45 days per year in increments of 2-14 days, including one “special day” (Fourth of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.).

The stays are reserved on an app, and while each co-owner is prohibited from renting the home as a short-term rental, they are permitted to allow other guests to stay there during their allotted days.

Once shares in an LLC are sold, the business continues to manage the homes, including providing landscaping and pool maintenance, furnishing the homes, and paying all expenses, which are then passed through to the co-owners of the LLC.

The Ordinance
The City does not currently have regulations in place governing the use of timeshares within the City or other businesses/arrangements that are identical or similar to a timeshare use. The purpose of any ordinance should be to ensure that it the City is able to maintain its existing and limited housing stock for use in long-term residency, and to maintain the character of its residential zones.

Completely banning “fractional ownership,” joint tenancies, or ownership by business entities such as LLC is not advisable. There are numerous properties in the City’s residential zones currently owned by numerous owners or by LLCs. Thus, the ordinance is geared toward the specific impacts of the atissue uses-timeshare like uses organized and run by third parties for a fee. The proposed ordinance (Attachment 1) does not target or single out any business or ownership structure.

As revised, the ordinance allows for these types of timeshare uses in the City’s C-2 Downtown Commercial zone, subject to a Conditions Use Permit. Timeshare uses would be prohibited in all other zones. In order to avoid an over-inclusive ordinance that prohibits joint tenancies or other type of ownership structure that do not have the same deleterious impacts, the proposed ordinance focuses on the actual use of the property, as compared to the ownership structure, and in pertinent City of Hermosa Beach Page 5 of 7 Printed on 10/6/2022
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regulates this “timeshare use” subject to a “timeshare plan.” Timeshare plan is defined as:
“Any arrangement, plan, scheme, or similar device, facilitated, offered, or organized by a thirdparty non-purchaser, whether by membership agreement, bylaws, shareholder agreement, partnership agreement, sale, lease, deed, license, right to use agreement, or by any other means, whereby purchasers, in exchange for consideration, receives the right to exclusive use of an accommodation or accommodations, whether through the granting of ownership rights, possessory rights or otherwise, for a period of time less than a full year during any given year, on a recurring basis for more than one year, but not necessarily for consecutive years.” Environmental Determination:

The proposed ordinance is not subject to CEQA because the adoption of this ordinance is not a “project” pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. Specifically, this ordinance permits timeshares in C-2 Downtown Commercial zone within the City pursuant to a conditional use permit, and prohibits them in all other zones within the City, and authorizes administrative and implementation activities which will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Moreover, under Section 15061 (b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, this ordinance is exempt from the requirements of CEQA because it can be seen with certainty that the provisions contained herein would not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.

General Plan Consistency:

This report and associated recommendation have been evaluated for their consistency with the City’s General Plan. Relevant Policies are listed below:

Land Use and Design Element
Goal 1. Create a sustainable urban form and land use patterns that support a robust economy and high quality of life for residents.

Policies:
· 1.5 Balance resident and visitor needs. Ensure land uses and business provide for the needs of residents as well as visitors.
· 1.7 Compatibility of uses. Ensure the placements of new uses does not create or exacerbate nuisances between different types of land uses.

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Goal 2. Neighborhoods provide for diverse needs of residents of all ages and abilities and are organized to support healthy and active lifestyles.

Policies:
· 2.4 Single density neighborhoods. Preserve and maintain the Hermosa Hills, Eastside, Valley, North End and Hermosa View neighborhoods as predominantly single-family residential neighborhoods
· 2.5 Neighborhood preservation. Preserve and enhance the quality of residential neighborhoods by avoiding or abating the intrusion of disruptive, nonconforming buildings and uses.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.

Attachments:

1. Draft Ordinance

2. PC Resolution 22-07

3. Link to April 19, 2022 Planning Commission Staff Report

4. Link to September 28, 2022 City Council Staff Report Respectfully Submitted by: Patrick Donegan, Assistant City Attorney Concur: Jeannie Naughton, Community Development Director Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director Legal Review: Patrick Donegan, Assistant City Attorney
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
ORDINANCE NO. XX
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH. AMENDING
CHAPTER 17.40 (CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND OTHER PERMIT
STANDARDS) TO ADD SECTION 17.40.230 (TIMESHARE USES) TO TITLE 17 (ZONING), AND AMENDING SECTION 17.26.030 TO

PERMIT TIMESHARE USES IN SPECIFIED COMMERCIAL ZONES

PURSUANT TO A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT AND DETERMINING

THAT THE PROJECT IS EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. Findings.

A. The City of Hermosa Beach (“City”) is a scenic beachfront city, known for its many diverse restaurants, local retailers and popular commercial areas like its Downtown area and Pier Avenue.

B. Preserving the City’s costal resource and the quality and character of the City has been a focal point of the City’s land use planning for decades, and remains a primary focus in the City’s current General Plan.

C. Maintaining the balance between the quality of life for residents and those who work in the City and the visitors who help to sustain the City’s tourist economy is key to maintaining a sustainable community and a stable economy.

D. The City values and welcomes all visitors to the City and recognizes their contributions to the City’s economy, but finds that in order to maintain the City’s long term viability as a community where people not only come to visit, but also live, work and contribute to the long term betterment of the community through participation in the City’s schools, local community groups, civic government and local serving businesses, the City must maintain a balance between residential land uses and visitor serving uses.

E. The City’s existing housing stock is significantly impacted, with demand outweighing supply, resulting in extremely high housing prices as detailed in the accompanying staff report. A limited supply of suitable vacant land, exorbitantly high land costs, and limitations in the City’s existing infrastructure, among other factors, have limited the construction of additional housing in the City.
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F. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the current median household income in the City is $136,702, while the estimated value of owneroccupied housing units from 2015-2019 was approximately $1,542,900 with current real estate listings suggesting that prices are increasing significantly, meaning that homes in the City are not affordable to the median household in the City.

G. The conversion of existing residential units to uses other than long-term residential use will further reduce the City’s existing long-term housing supply, causing further imbalance between the demand for housing in the City and the existing supply, not only altering the character of the City’s residential neighborhoods, but also presenting further challenges to the City’s efforts to provide affordable housing within the community.

H. The City additionally has, for many years, worked to preserve its existing housing stock for long term residential use, both to maintain the character of its residential neighborhoods and prevent residential districts from becoming visitor and tourist serving districts, and to ensure that it would not be converted to uses other than long-term residential uses.

I. The high impact use associated with timeshares, combined with the frequent turnover and commercial management involved in timeshare properties is not consistent with the purpose and nature of residential districts in the City. Rather, they are commercial in nature, in that these timeshare uses are structured as a short-term, tourist oriented, visitor serving use of the subject properties. The use of properties as timeshares adds excessive noise and traffic to residential districts by using these properties for high impact tourist oriented uses more appropriately located in commercial districts of the City.

J. The use of residential properties for timeshare uses will further reduce the availability of housing stock for long-term residential use, and create a new demand for timeshare uses of residential properties.

K. This encroachment of tourist oriented, visitor serving uses in residential neighborhoods is likely to compromise the character of residential areas within the City, and further increase the costs for housing in the City, undermining the City’s efforts to provide a balance of housing for all income levels in the City.

L. The City’s authority to enact zoning ordinances is based on the powers accorded cities and counties under the State constitution to make and enforce police regulations. This police power grants the City broad 111
authority to regulate the development and use of real property within its jurisdiction to promote the public welfare.

M. Pursuant to and in accordance with this authority, the City Council desires to prohibit timeshare uses in residential areas, and only allow them in the C2 commercial zone within the City, pursuant to a conditional use permit.

N. The City’s Planning Commission held a duly noticed public hearing on April 19, 2022, as required by law to consider all the information presented by staff, and public testimony presented in writing and at the meeting.

O. On April 19, 2022, the City’s Planning Commission recommended that the City Council adopt this Ordinance amending the City’s Municipal Code as described herein.

P. On September 28, 2022, the City Council held a duly noticed public hearing, accepting testimony from the public, and discussed the proposed amendments and staff’s recommended approval of this Ordinance and adopted on first reading the Ordinance.

Q. On October 11, 2022, the Ordinance was brought back for a second reading and adopted by the City Council.

R. The proposed zoning amendments are consistent with the General Plan goals, policies and implementation programs as the Ordinance will continue to preserve the character of the City; will preserve the City’s residential districts for residential uses; and will help to preserve the City’s existing housing stock for long term residential uses, to avoid further exacerbating the existing impacts on the City’s housing supply.

Section 2. The above recitals are hereby incorporated as though set forth in this section.

Section 3. Section 17.40.230 (Time Share Uses) is hereby added to Chapter 17.40 (Conditional Use Permit and Other Permit Standards) of Title 17 (Zoning) of the City of Hermosa Beach Municipal Code, to read as follows:

Section 17.40.230 Timeshare Uses
A. Purpose and Findings.

There is a critical shortage of permanent, long-term housing in the City of Hermosa Beach (“City”). A limited supply of suitable vacant land, land values, 112
and market demand for land for other uses, have limited the construction of additional housing in the City.

The City is a popular tourist destination known for its scenic beachfront location, its many diverse restaurants, local retailers and popular commercial areas like its Downtown area and Pier Avenue. Maintaining the balance between the quality of life for residents and those who work in the City and the visitors who help to sustain the City’s tourist economy is key to maintaining a sustainable community and a stable economy.

Timeshare uses are not an appropriate land use in the City’s residential zones due to the multiple occupancy of timeshare properties, the short-term, tourist oriented use of such property and commercial management of timeshare facilities, all of which create increased traffic generation, excessive noise, disruption to residential communities through commercial-level maintenance of the timeshare facilities, and therefore are appropriately confined to commercial zones.

Conversion of permanent housing to timeshare facilities removes existing housing units from the City’s existing stock and exacerbates an already severe housing shortage. It is therefore in the public interest to prohibit conversions of existing housing units into timeshare facilities, as to do so eliminates needed housing stock by diverting those units to a tourist-oriented, commercial use.

B. Definitions.

For purposes of this Section, the following words and phrases shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
“Accommodation” means any dwelling unit, apartment, condominium or cooperative unit, hotel or motel room, or other structure constructed for residential use and occupancy, including but not limited to a single-family dwelling, or unit within a two family dwelling, three family dwelling, multiple family dwelling, or townhouse dwelling as defined in Section 17.04.040. “Building” shall have the meaning ascribed to it by Section 17.04.040. “Dwelling unit” shall have the meaning ascribed to it by Section 17.04.040. “Managing entity” means the person who undertakes the duties, responsibilities and obligations of the management of a timeshare plan.
“Person” means a natural person, corporation, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, association, estate, trust, or other legal entity, or any combination thereof.
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“Timeshare instrument” means one or more documents, by whatever name denominated, creating or governing the operation of a timeshare plan and includes the declaration dedicating accommodations to the timeshare plan. “Timeshare interest” means the right to exclusively occupy a timeshare property for a period of time on a recurring basis pursuant to a timeshare plan, regardless of whether or not such right is coupled with a property interest in the timeshare property or a specified portion thereof.
“Timeshare plan” means any arrangement, plan, scheme, or similar device, facilitated, offered, or organized by a third-party non-purchaser, whether by membership agreement, bylaws, shareholder agreement, partnership agreement, sale, lease, deed, license, right to use agreement, or by any other means, whereby purchasers, in exchange for consideration, receives the right to exclusive use of an accommodation or accommodations, whether through the granting of ownership rights, possessory rights or otherwise, for a period of time less than a full year during any given year, on a recurring basis for more than one year, but not necessarily for consecutive years.
“Timeshare property” means one or more accommodations subject to the same timeshare instrument, together with any other property or rights to property appurtenant to those accommodations.
“Timeshare use” means the use of one or more accommodations or any part thereof, as a timeshare property pursuant to a timeshare plan.

C. Timeshare Uses Restricted to C-2 Downtown Commercial Zone.

Timeshare uses are conditional uses within the City’s C-2 Downtown Commercial Zone, subject to approval of a conditional use permit applied for and approved in conformance with this Section. Timeshare uses are not permitted in any other Zones in the City.

D. Application Process and Development Standards.

A. Application Process. Approval of a conditional use permit for timeshare uses in the C-2 Downtown Commercial Zone within the City shall be required in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 17.40. In addition to the requirements contained in Chapter 17.40, an application for a timeshare use shall be accompanied by the following documents which shall be subject to the approval of the Community Development Director:

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continuity of a satisfactory level of management and maintenance of the time share use.

2. Application Requirements. In addition to any application requirements established by this section and any other applicable requirements of this code, the following information shall be submitted as part of any application to develop or establish a timeshare use:
a. Typical floor plans for each accommodation.
b. The phasing of the construction of the accommodations on the timeshare property, if applicable.
c. A description of any ancillary uses which are proposed in conjunction with the time share use.
d. A description of the method of management of the time share use and indication of the management entity for the time-share property. e. Any restrictions on the use or occupancy of the
accommodations.
f. Any other information or documentation the applicant, City staff or commission deems reasonably necessary to the consideration of the timeshare use, including any required environmental documents.

B. Development Standards and Operational Requirements.

Notwithstanding any other provision of this Section, the following conditions must be met by any timeshare use in any conditionally permitted zone. Additional requirements may be attached to a conditional use permit or development agreement if found to be necessary to assure that the timeshare use meets the intent of this Section:

1. Timeshare uses developed in the C-2 Downtown Commercial Zone within the City shall be limited to accommodations in upper floors in conjunction with a mixed-use project.

2. No existing residential use in the C-2 Downtown Commercial Zone within the City shall be converted to a timeshare use.

3. Development Standards. The timeshare use shall comply with all development standards for the zone in which it is located.

4. Parking. Parking shall be provided as follows:
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a. For accommodations of two or fewer bedrooms, one parking space shall be provided for each accommodation.
b. For accommodations of three or more bedrooms, two parking spaces shall be provided for each accommodation.

5. Modification or Waiver of Standards. The Planning Commission may modify or waive one or more of the regulations contained in this Section if it determines that strict compliance is not necessary to achieve the purpose and intent of this Section.

E. Violations, Enforcement and Civil Penalties.

1. Any responsible person, including but not limited to an owner of a timeshare interest, management entity, agent, or broker who uses, or allows the use of, or advertises or causes to be printed, published, advertised or disseminated in any way and through any medium, the availability for sale or use of an accommodation in violation of this Section is guilty of a misdemeanor for each day in which such accommodation is used, allowed to be used, or advertised for sale or use in violation of this Section. Such violation shall be punishable pursuant to Section 1.04.020 of the City of Hermosa Beach Municipal Code.

2. Timeshare use, and/or advertisement for timeshare use, of an accommodation in violation of this Section is a threat to public health, safety or welfare and is thus declared to be unlawful and a public nuisance. Any such nuisance may be abated and/or restored by the enforcement official and also may be abated pursuant to Chapter 8.28 except that the civil penalty for a violation shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Each day the violation occurs shall constitute a separate offense

3. Any responsible person who violates this Section shall be liable and responsible for a civil penalty of one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) per violation per day such violation occurs. The City may recover such civil penalty by either civil action or administrative citation. Such penalty shall be in addition to all other costs incurred by the City, including without limitation the City’s staff time, investigation expenses and attorney’s fees.
a. Where the City proceeds by civil action, the court shall have discretion to reduce the civil penalty based upon evidence presented by the responsible person that such a reduction is warranted by mitigating factors including, without limitation, lack of culpability and/or inability to pay. Provided, however, that in exercising its discretion the court should consider the purpose of this Section to prevent and deter violations and whether the reduction 116
of civil penalties will frustrate that purpose by resulting in the responsible person’s enrichment or profit as a result of the violation of this Section. In any such civil action the City also may abate and/or enjoin any violation of this Section.
b. Where the City proceeds by administrative citation, the City shall provide the responsible person notice of the right to request an administrative hearing to challenge the citation and penalty, and the time for requesting that hearing.
i. The responsible person shall have the right to request the administrative hearing within forty-five (45) days of the issuance of the administrative citation and imposition of the civil penalty. To request such a hearing, the responsible person shall notify the City clerk in writing within forty-five (45) days of the issuance of the citation. The appeal notification shall include all specific facts, circumstances and arguments upon which the appeal is based.
ii. The City Manager is hereby authorized to designate a hearing officer to hear such appeal. The City hearing officer shall conduct a hearing on the appeal within ninety (90) days of the request for the hearing unless one of the parties requests a continuance for good cause. The hearing officer shall only consider those facts, circumstances or arguments that the property owner or responsible person has presented in the appeal notification.
iii. The hearing officer shall render a decision in writing within thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the hearing. The hearing officer shall have discretion to reduce the civil penalty based upon evidence presented by the property owner or responsible person that such a reduction is warranted by mitigating factors including, without limitation, lack of culpability and/or inability to pay. Provided, however, that in exercising its discretion the hearing officer should consider the purpose of this Section to prevent and deter violations and whether the reduction of civil penalties will frustrate that purpose by resulting in the property owner’s or responsible person’s enrichment or profit as a result of the violation of this Section.
iv. Any aggrieved party to the hearing officer’s decision on the administrative appeal may obtain review of the decision by filing a petition for writ of mandate with the Los Angeles County 117
Superior Court in accordance with the timelines and provisions set forth in Government Code Section 53069.4.
v. If, following an administrative hearing, appeal, or other final determination, the owner of the property is determined to be the responsible person for the civil penalty imposed by this section, such penalty, if unpaid within forty-five (45) days of the notice of the final determination, shall become a lien to be recorded against the property on which the violation occurred pursuant to Chapter 8.28. Such costs shall be collected in the same manner as county taxes, and thereafter the property upon which they are a lien shall be sold in the same manner as property now is sold for delinquent taxes

4. Any violation of this Section may also be abated and/or restored by the enforcement official and also may be abated pursuant to Chapter 8.28 except that the civil penalty under Chapter 8.28 for a violation shall be one thousand dollars ($1,000.00). Each day the violation of this Section occurs shall constitute a separate offense. The remedies under this Section are cumulative and in addition to any and all other remedies available at law and equity.

Section 3. Section 17.26.030 of Chapter 17.26 (C1, C2 and C3 Commercial Zones) of Title 17 (Zoning) is amended to add the following entry to the chart of land use regulations
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Section 4. CEQA. This ordinance was assessed in accordance with the authority and criteria contained in the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the State CEQA Guidelines (the Guidelines), and the environmental regulations of the City. The City Council hereby finds that this ordinance is not subject to CEQA because the adoption of this ordinance is not a “project” pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15060(c)(3) of Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations. Specifically, this ordinance permits timeshares in the C-2 Downtown Commercial zone within the City pursuant to a conditional use permit, and prohibits them in all other zones within the City, and authorizes administrative and implementation activities which will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Moreover, under Section 15061(b)(3) of the State CEQA Guidelines, this ordinance is exempt from the requirements of CEQA because it can be seen with certainty that the provisions contained herein would not have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment.
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Section 5. Effective Date. Pursuant to California Government Code section 36937, this Ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after its final passage.

Section 6. Certification. The City Clerk is directed to certify the passage and adoption of this Ordinance; cause it to be entered into the City’s book of original ordinances; make a note of the passage and adoption in the records of this meeting; and, within fifteen (15) days after the passage and adoption of this Ordinance, cause it to be published or posted in accordance with California law.

PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 11th day of October, 2022. ____________________________________________________________ Michael Detoy, Mayor
PRESIDENT of the City Council and MAYOR of the City of Hermosa Beach, CA ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Myra Maravilla Michael Jenkins
City Clerk City Attorney
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Staff Report
REPORT 22-0634
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

FINDINGS TO HOLD REMOTE TELECONFERENCE/MEETINGS,
PURSUANT TO ASSEMBLY BILL 361
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council authorize remote teleconference/virtual meetings of all City of Hermosa Beach legislative bodies in accordance with Assembly Bill 361 (“AB 361”), by finding that:
(1) a statewide state of emergency is currently in place; and (2) state and local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing in connection with COVID-19; and meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees.

Background:

All meetings of the City’s legislative bodies are subject to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Gov. Code §§ 54950 et seq.) and must be open and public so that any member of the public may attend and participate in the meetings. Commencing in March of 2020, Governor Newsom issued a series of executive orders aimed at preventing the spread of a respiratory disease that came to be known as the novel coronavirus, “COVID-19.” Among these were Executive Orders (“EO”) N-25-20, N-29-20, and N-35-20 (collectively, the “Brown Act Orders”) that waived the teleconferencing requirements of the Brown Act to allow legislative bodies to meet virtually.

On June 11, 2021, the Governor issued EO N-08-21 to begin winding down some of the prior measures that were adopted to respond to COVID-19. Notably, EO N-08-21 rescinded the Brown Act Orders, effective September 30, 2021. On September 16, 2021, Governor Newsom signed AB 361, which became effective October 1, 2021, and amended the Brown Act to allow legislative bodies to meet virtually, without following the Brown Act’s standard teleconferencing rules, provided that the legislative body makes specific findings, which include the following:

1. A statewide state of emergency is currently in place;

2. State or local officials have imposed or recommended measures to promote social distancing in connection with COVID-19; and/or

3. Meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees.

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Continued compliance with AB 361 would require City Council to approve the action making the required findings at least every 30 days.

Discussion:

All three findings under AB 361 can be made given the current circumstances. The Governor has proclaimed a state of emergency in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The state of emergency currently remains in effect.

Further, State officials, including the California Department of Public Health, have recommended measures to promote social distancing in connection with COVID-19, which are currently in place. Similarly, local officials, including the County Public Health Officer, have also recommended measures to promote social distancing in connection with COVID -19. In a recommendation dated September 28, 2021, the County Public Health Officer stated that “utilizing teleconferencing options for public meetings is an effective and recommended social distancing measure to facilitate participation in public affairs and encourage participants to protect themselves and others from the COVID-19 disease.” Finally, the City has determined that meeting in person would present imminent risks to the health or safety of attendees. Accordingly, all of the above-referenced AB 361 findings currently exist.

If City Council thus desires to allow virtual meetings in order to both ensure the health and safety of the public, the legislative bodies of the City, and City staff, as well as continuity of government in allowing regularly-scheduled meetings to continue to occur without interruption, staff recommends City Council authorize virtual/teleconference meetings by making the findings set forth above.

Alternative:

If City Council does not make the findings pursuant to AB 361, the City would have to conduct its public meetings for City Council and other public boards and commissions in person and not have the option of conducting its meetings via teleconferencing.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.

Attachments:

Assembly Bill 361
Respectfully Submitted by: Myra Maravilla, City Clerk
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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City of Hermosa Beach
Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 22-0635
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

VACANCY- REPRESENTATIVE TO THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY

WEST VECTOR AND VECTOR-BORNE DISEASE CONTROL

DISTRICT BOARD UPCOMING EXPIRATION OF TERM
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council direct staff to immediately advertise and request applications from interested parties for one Los Angeles County West Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Control District Board representative for a two-year term ending December 31, 2024.

Executive Summary:

Incumbent representative, Jim Fasola, has a term that is set to expire on December 31, 2022. Staff requests Council direction to begin the application process to fill the position for the new term beginning on January 1, 2023.

Background:

The Los Angeles County West Vector and Vector-Borne Disease Control District (District) was formed in 1944 and consisted of only five square miles. Over the next 72 years, there have been numerous annexations into the District. At the present time, the District covers over 720 square miles, contains 23 cities and unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles, and provides services for over 4,600,000 people. This makes the Los Angeles County West Vector & Vector-Borne Disease Control District the second largest vector control district in the State of California by population served.

The District includes the cities of Agoura Hills, Beverly Hills, Calabasas, Culver City, El Segundo, Hawthorne, Hermosa Beach, Hidden Hills, Inglewood, Lawndale, Lomita, the westerly portion of Los Angeles City, Malibu, Manhattan Beach, Palos Verdes Estates, Rancho Palos Verdes, Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills, Rolling Hills Estates, Santa Monica, Torrance, West Hollywood, Westlake Village, and unincorporated territory of the County of Los Angeles.

The District is governed by a Board of Trustees (Attachment 2). Each city and county within the boundaries of the District has a right to appoint a representative to the Board. The Board of Trustees establishes District policies and makes budget decisions including that of the salaries and benefits of City of Hermosa Beach Page 1 of 3 Printed on 10/6/2022
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establishes District policies and makes budget decisions including that of the salaries and benefits of all District employees. Individual Trustees cannot act independently to change policies, guidelines, or budget items including salaries and benefits. All policy, guideline, and budget changes must be an act of the full Board at a scheduled and publicly posted meeting of the Board of Trustees.

The regular meetings of the Board of Trustees are held once every two months on the second Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m. at the District's headquarters located at 6750 Centinela Avenue, Culver City. There are a total of six meetings per year (January, March, May, July, September, and November).

Discussion:

Each city and county within the boundaries of the District has a right to appoint a representative to the Board. A Trustee must be a resident and an elector (registered to vote) of the city from which he/she is appointed.

The City Council may direct the City Clerk to advertise and request applications for the position.

Procedures would be similar to advertising and requesting applications for Board or Commission seats. A notice inviting applications would be placed on the City’s website, on our social media pages, on our bulletin board, sent to residents who signed up for e-notifications, and published in the Easy Reader.

The recommended application filing deadline is Thursday, November 17, 2022 an staff would return to Council with a follow-up report at its November 29, 2022 meeting. Interviews are anticipated to take place at a special meeting on December 13, 2022, with an appointment at the regular meeting of December 13, 2022. The appointed representative would serve a two-year term ending December 31, 2024.

General Plan Consistency:

This report and associated recommendation have been evaluated for their consistency with the City’s General Plan. Relevant Policies are listed below:

Governance Element
Goal 1. A high degree of transparency and integrity in the decision-making process.

Policies:
· 1.1 Open meetings. Maintain the community’s trust by holding meetings in which decisions are being made, that are open and available for all community members to attend, participate, or view remotely.
· 1.4 Consensus oriented. Strive to utilize a consensus-oriented decision-making process. · 1.7 Diversity of representation. Strive to reflect a comprehensive cross-section of the City of Hermosa Beach Page 2 of 3 Printed on 10/6/2022
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community in appointments to Commission and Advisory Committees.

Goal 2. The community is active and engaged in decision-making process.

Policies:
· 2.3 Public participation guidelines. Establish parameters and guidelines to ensure public participation is promoted through diverse methods. ·2.6 Responsive to community needs. Continue to be responsive to community inquiries, providing public information and recording feedback from community interactions.

Fiscal Impact:

The estimated cost of two publications in the Easy Reader would be $400. Funds are available in the City Clerk’s Fiscal Year 2021-22 Budget.

Other than the cost of advertising in the Easy Reader, there are no fiscal impacts associated with the recommended action to the City. Trustees who attend the regularly scheduled meeting are compensated by the District with a payment of $100 in lieu of expenses. By law, Trustees must attend the meeting to receive this compensation. If additional meetings are necessary during the month, no additional compensation is awarded. No Trustee can receive more than $100 per month for serving on the Board regardless of the number of meetings.

Attachments:

1. Trustee Information Sheet

2. Board of Trustees

3. Link to District Website
Respectfully Submitted by: Myra Maravilla, City Clerk
Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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1 Los Angeles County West Vector
& Vector-Borne Disease Control District
6750 Centinela Avenue, Culver City, California 90230
(310) 915-7370 ext. 223
[email protected]
Trustee Information Sheet
City of Hermosa Beach
Below is information with respect to the appointment of a Trustee to the Board of the Los Angeles County West Vector & Vector-Borne Disease Control District (District):

1. A trustee must be a resident and an elector (registered to vote) of the city from which the appointment is made.

2. Each term is two (2) years in length.

3. Term periods are permanently preset for each city to provide evenly spaced turnover on the Board of Trustees.

4. Present Term: The present term for the City of Hermosa Beach began on January 1, 2018 and will end on December 31, 2020. If a new trustee is appointed at any time after January 1, 2018 and before December 31, 2020, that new trustee will be finishing out the city’s present two-year established term period that will end on December 31, 2018. Following this set term that ends on December 31, 2020, the City Council may reappoint the existing trustee for another two (2) year term or appoint a new trustee for the two (2) year term. It is not possible to pre-appoint terms before they expire.

5. Regular Meetings: The regular meetings of the Board ofTrustees are held:

When: Once every two months on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:30p.m.

Location: 6750 Centinela Avenue, Culver City (District's Headquarters) Total Number of Meetings/yr. (6): There are a total of six (6) meetings per year in alternate months (January, March, May, July, Sept., & Nov.)

6. Trustees who attend the regularly scheduled meeting are compensated with a paymentof $100 in lieu of expenses. By law, trustees must attend the meeting to receive this compensation.

7. Procedure for appointing a Trustee by a city: Appointments or reappointments need to be put on the agenda of a regularly scheduled city council meeting. After the item is addressed in open session, a vote is taken to confirm the appointment or reappointment.

Codes require that the District be notified of the appointment by email or in writing through mail from the CityClerk.
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2 Statement of Economic Interest, Form 700: New trustees are required by the Fair Political Practices Commission to fill out a Statement of Economic Interest, Form 700 (assuming office) and return it to our office. It must be a wet-signature copy that is sent in to us for filing and forwarding to the commission. A photocopy is notacceptable.

Please contact me at any of the numbers below if your city council has any additional questions.

Best regards,
Robert Saviskas M.S., R.E.H.S.

Executive Director
Los Angeles County West Vector
& Vector-Borne Disease Control District
6750 Centinela Avenue Culver City, CA 90230
Ph.: (310) 915-7370 Ext. 223
Email: [email protected]
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Staff Report
City Hall
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
Staff Report
REPORT 22-0633
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF SPONSORSHIP DONATION TO
GRADES OF GREEN VERTE 2022 GALA
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council approve a sponsorship donation of $5,000 to the Grades of Green Verte 2022 Gala.

Executive Summary:

Grades of Green is a nonprofit organization founded in 2009 with a mission to educate and empower students to take action and lead environmental change. The Grades of Green Verte Gala raises funds to support Grades of Green’s Environmental Education and Programs for Hermosa Beach School District students, teachers, and district staff. Staff recommends City Council approve a sponsorship donation of $5,000 to the Grades of Green Verte 2022 Gala.

Background:

Grades of Green is a nonprofit organization founded in 2009 with a mission to educate and empower students to take action and lead environmental change. Last year alone, Grades of Green’s Ecoleaders planted 6,608 trees, sequestered 775 tons of carbon dioxide, removed 51,518 pieces of trash from the environment, diverted 1,410 pounds of trash from landfills and educated 975,000 students and community members in its work to change the world for the greener.

Grades of Green partnerships with Hermosa Beach have included:
· Docent Program;
· Trash Free Lunch Programs;
· Youth Corps Leadership Students Planted Trees on the Greenbelt; and · Water/Waste Campaign Team;
In years past, one of the students, Max, planted 100 trees on the greenbelt as his Grades of Green project. Another student, Riley, raised awareness and helped distribute over 200 rain barrels to community members to help reduce water waste. Students made public comment to City Council to get polystyrene and plastic bags banned, implemented Foam Free Fridays at school to get rid of City of Hermosa Beach Page 1 of 3 Printed on 10/6/2022
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get polystyrene and plastic bags banned, implemented Foam Free Fridays at school to get rid of Styrofoam lunch trays, and Grades of Green has also offered multiple waste reduction assemblies at schools.

Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
April 10, 2018 City Council approved a $5,000 donation to Grades of Green VERTE 2018 Gala.

Discussion:

The Grades of Green Verte Gala raises funds to support Grades of Green’s Environmental Education and Programs for Hermosa Beach School District students, teachers, and district staff. The current request is to approve a $5,000 sponsorship donation to the Grades on Green Verte 2022 Gala to be held on November 5, 2022.

General Plan Consistency:

This report and associated recommendation have been evaluated for their consistency with the City’s General Plan. Relevant Policies are listed below:

Governance Element
Goal 2. The community is active and engaged in decision-making processes.

Polices:
· 2.8 Youth participation. Engage and incorporate the viewpoints and ideas of the community’s youth population in long-range planning efforts. · 2.10 Value and recognize volunteers. As practical, utilize volunteers to assist with community programs and services and seek to utilize the professional/trade skills of volunteers.

Sustainability + Conservation Element
Goal 5. Water conservation practices, recycled water use, and innovative water technologies support a resource efficient community.

Policies:
· 5.2 Rainwater collection. Encourage innovative water recycling techniques such as rainwater capture and use of cisterns for outdoor watering purposes. · 5.4 Conservation behavior. Maximize water conservation and efficiency upgrades through City of Hermosa Beach Page 2 of 3 Printed on 10/6/2022
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education, regulation, and incentives covering every aspect of water use.

Goal 6. Hermosa Beach is a low or zero-waste community with convenient and effective options for recycling, composting, and diverting waste from landfills.

Policies:
· 6.2 Food waste collection. Ensure food waste collection is available and convenient for all residents, businesses, and organizations.
· 6.4 Material source reduction. Support and enforce requirements to minimize the use of nonrecyclable materials or materials commonly found on the beach, such as plastic bags and polystyrene.
· 6.5 Recycled materials. Encourage and support the sale of products that minimize packaging or are made from recycled materials.
· 6.6 Composting programs. Provide composting equipment at community facilities and events and encourage home and commercial composting.

Fiscal Impact:

Funds in the amount of $1,000 are available in the City Council Special Events account, 001-1101- 4319 in the Fiscal Year 2022-23 Budget. If approved, the remaining $4,000 would be transferred from the Prospective Expenditures Account.

Attachment:

1. Overview of Grades of Green

2. Grades of Green and Hermosa Beach presentation, 2022-2023

3. Grades of Green Eco-Assessment with Hermosa Beach School District, 2022-2023

4. Grades of Green sponsorship request, 2022-2023

5. Link to April 10, 2018 City Council Staff Report
Respectfully Submitted by: Ann Yang, Executive Assistant Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director Legal Review: Mike Jenkins, City Attorney
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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Grades of Green educates, empowers and elevates students to discover their passion and turn it into environmental action. We provide students with the mentorship, resources and handson leadership training they need to become the next generation of environmental leaders.

Grades of Green's engages k-12 grades students through free environmental projects to take action and achieve measurable results in their schools and communities today while developing the skills and drive to lead future positive environmental change, ensuring a sustainable and healthy planet for generations to come.

Founded in 2009, Grades of Green is a 501(C)(3) nonprofit that has been mentoring and equipping students with the knowledge and leadership skills they need to create meaningful environmental change locally and globally. The organization’s award-winning programs and project-based approach have a proven track record of empowering the next generation of EcoLeaders as they make measurable and scalable environmental impact in their communities, create lasting policy change through civic engagement, and engage with a global network of fellow Eco-Leaders. Grades of Green provides these services to students at no cost to the students, their parents or schools.

Grades of Green has empowered over 670,000 students in 27 countries and 47 states to take action to create a greener and cleaner planet for all. Last year alone Grades of Green’s Ecoleaders planted 6,608 trees, sequestered 775 tons of carbon dioxide, removed 51,518 pieces of trash from the environment, diverted 1,410 pounds of trash from landfills and educated 975,000 students and community members in their work to change the world for the greener.

Grades of Green-Pathway of Programs
An innovative pathway of programming to fully support students of all ages and backgrounds worldwide on their journey to become the next generation of environmental leaders. 155
Pathway of Programs Objectives:
• Provide free educational and impactful project-based programs for students in every grade level
• Develop and implement programs to be sustainable, equitable and measurable • Empower environmental changemakers to inspire local communities to make longlasting impacts • Bring students around the globe together to work toward transformative solutions Launch: Project Toolkits
Spark Interest and guide students to value sustainable habits and help them inspire others to do the same.
• Project based lesson plans for K-5 Educators and Middle/High School Students • Provides everything educators and students need to create powerful environmental impact
• Teacher Stipends
Rise: Campaigns
Ignite passion and inspire students to become environmental advocates who can change their school and community.
• Award-winning program - 6th to 12th graders
• Students create their own project to solve a climate-related environmental issue in their community
• Mentorship from our Advisors Teams
• Eco-Grants awarded
• Teacher Stipends
Soar Leadership Academy
Cultivate leadership and empower students to become impactful leaders • Extensive skill-building and direct mentorship with our Advisors • Corporate partnerships to provide students with opportunities to see how businesses can sustainable change the world
Uplift: District partnerships.

Transform student’s lives and communities by partnering with school districts, with a focus in underserved communities.
• Guide and support District’s environmental goals and programs • Increase student and teacher engagement at every grade level • Multiply community impact
Contact Information
Kim Siehl, Executive Director
[email protected]
Sam Blake, Operations and Communications Associate
[email protected]
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Grades of Green
Mission
To educate and
empower students to
take action and lead
environmental
change
Saturn
Saturn is the ringed
planet and a gas
giant
Vision
A clean and
sustainable
environment for
generations to come
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47 states
Our Global
Reach
Total Reach: Since 2009, we’ve
supported students in...
27 countries
7 states
2021-2022 Climate Solutions Campaign:

We supported students in…
7 countries
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2020-2021 Student Impact
32,737
Students
Engaged
People
reached via
media
Community
Members
Engaged
Growth in
Community
Members
930,126 143,445 227%
6,608
Trees
Planted
Tons of CO2
Sequestered
Per Year
Pieces of
Plastic Litter
Removed
Pounds of
Waste Diverted
from Landfills
775 51,518 1,410
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Funding Environmental
Impacts Globally
Eco-Grants
Each year, we award Eco-Grants to our
most impactful students. This year we
awarded $5,000 to 10 teams.
● International: $2,250 including
Kenya, Cameroon, and Myanmar
● Domestic: $2,750
Stipends
Last year, we began awarding stipends to
the educators who completed our
training and led their students to
succeed in our programs.
● $9,500 awarded to 19 educators
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Our History with
Hermosa Beach City School
District
In partnership since 2008
● The first district we expanded into outside of Manhattan Beach ● Began with our Docent Program
● Trash Free Lunch Programs
● Youth Corps Leadership students planted trees on green belt 2016 ● Water/Waste Campaign Team team in 2019/2020
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Grades of Green
Pathway
Kindergarten/
Elementary
Middle
School
High
School
College
LAUNCH Project Toolkits
RISE Campaigns
SOAR Leadership Academy
UPLIFT District
Partnerships
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Impact
Support compliance
with state mandates
and reaching district
sustainability goals
Support Opportunity
UPLIFT: School District Partnerships
Provide customized
programs increasing
students and teacher
engagement at every
grade level
Reach and elevate
students in
environmentally
disadvantaged school
districts
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District Partnerships - Student Led Programs
02 03
01Consultation on
sustainability goals
Planning
Analyze
Eco-Audit
Assessment
Support
Recommendation
report and action
plans
Designed to
engage and
empower students
across all grade
levels through
hands-on programs 05
and peer education.
04Implementation
through student-led
programs and education
Implementation
Tracking
Gather metrics and track
impact by school and
district
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SB 1383
Statewide effort to reduce
emissions of short-lived climate
pollutants (SLCP) by:
● Reducing statewide disposal
of organic waste by 75% by
2025 (based on 2014 levels).
● Rescuing at least 20% of
currently disposed edible
food for human
consumption by 2025.

Schools and local education
agencies will be required:
● January 1, 2022 to prevent,
reduce the generation of,
and recycle organic waste.
● January 1, 2024, on-site food
facilitates to recover edible
food.
● Penalties can and will be
assessed if not met
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Organic Waste Reduction and
Recovery Program
02 03
01Customized plan to
facilitate district-wide
organics recovery
Planning
Implementation
Multi-year implementation
program through student
led programs
Support
Track impact and
ongoing advisement for
district schools 167
LAUNCH
Project
Toolkits
Step-by-step, project based lesson
plans for K-12 students and educators
● Increase student accessibility and
spark interest in the environment
● Equip educators with project
based guides and NGSS aligned
lessons
● Accessible & equitable to all with
specific attention to communities
impacted economically and
environmentally
● Stipends for educators
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RISE
Campaigns Student led, year-long climate solutions
projects to create maximum local and/or
global change
● Easy to follow, online roadmap to
provide structure and guidance
● Personalized mentorship and resources
to maximize impact
● Eco-grant opportunities to further
projects and impacts
Contact RISE Program Manager
Robyn Murphy [email protected] 170
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SOAR
Leadership
Academy
Advanced level leadership program to
empower student environmentalists to
become impactful leaders
● Collaborating on group projects to tackle
real world environmental issues with an
emphasis on environmental justice
● Understanding through corporate
partnerships how sustainability in
businesses can change the world
● Preparing a pathway to college level
mentorship of younger Grades of Green
teams and environmental leaders
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Samantha Torres Joel Nkeng Ruthie Heis
Elevating Student Voices & Impacts
Last year, Ruthie convinced
Long Beach Unified School
District to commit to 100%
renewable energy by 2030.

Ruthie was recently awarded
“Eco-Student of the Year” and
now leads RISE teams at her
prior school.

This year, Joel planted 400
trees in his community while
educating the public on how
to mitigate the climate crisis
in Cameroon. Joel continues
to work with the government
on environmental projects
while leading other green
teams in his community.

For eight years, we’ve
coached Sam to make
powerful impact via public
speaking and advocacy. In the
Fall Sam is heading off to UC
Berkeley and will continue her
advocacy work and inspiring
others to take action.
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Next Steps
Step 1
Complete the
Eco-Audit
Assessment.

Step 2
Review
Recommendation
Report.

Step 3
Meet with
sub-committees to
plan implementation.
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CREDITS: This presentation template was
created by Slidesgo, including icons by
Flaticon, infographics & images by Freepik
Let’s Partner Together!
Robyn Murphy
Program Manager-Rise
[email protected]
Kim Siehl
Executive Director
[email protected]
https://gradesofgreen.org/
RISE Guidebook
LAUNCH Toolkits
Anjuli Koentopp
Program Manager-Launch
[email protected]
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Uplift: Hermosa Beach City School District
Eco-Audit Assessment

1 Thank you for partnering with Grades of Green in collecting information to help support achieving your district sustainability goals.

This assessment is a tool for understanding your environmental goals and will inform the action planning. This review is designed to give Grades of Green a complete environmental picture of your district. If there are sections not relevant to your goals you may disregard topics or questions as needed. Your Grades of Green contact will assist you in completing this document.

Administrative Questions
Contact Information
City: Hermosa Beach
State: CA
Date of Audit: July 2022
District Contact / Position / Email: Christine Shultz
Principal Contact / Position / Email: Lisa Tanita
Principal / Hermosa View
[email protected]
Principal Contact / Position / Email: Jessica Bledsoe
Principal / Hermosa Valley
[email protected]
Head of Maintenance & Operations / Email: [email protected] Food Services Director / Email: [email protected]
Sustainability Position / Email:

PTA Volunteer / Sustainability Contact /
Email:

Rachel Kuppinger
Parent
[email protected]
City of Hermosa Beach Contact Douglas Krauss
Environmental Programs Manager, City of
Hermosa Beach
[email protected]
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2 District Data and Details
Elementary Schools
Name of Elementary School Number of Students CalEnviroScreen Score
Percent of Students
Who Qualify for Free
and Reduced Lunch:

Title 1 School?
Hermosa View (TK - 2) 400+ 4 5
Hermosa Vista (3-4) 275-300
Middle Schools
Name of Middle School Number of Students CalEnviroScreen Score
Percent of Students
Who Qualify for Free
and Reduced Lunch
Title 1 School?
Hermosa Valley School (5 - 8) 600-620 15 5
High Schools
Name of High School Number of Students CalEnviroScreen
Score
Percent of Students
Who Qualify for Free
and Reduced Lunch
Title 1 School?
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3 Environmental Mandates
State Mandates: Waste Reduction Mandates:
○ AB 341 Mandatory Recycling
○ SB 1383 Organics and Edible Food
Recovery
CalRecycle Overview for Schools
CalRecycle flyer on School District State Mandates
Local / City-Wide Mandates: Single use plastic ban (not at schools?), polystyrene ban (Doug to provide further details)
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4 Introductory Questions
What environmental initiatives or education
programs are currently implemented?
District Level School Site(s)
➢ Classroom Recycling ● ●
➢ Lunchtime Sorting and
Recycling
● ●
➢ Organic Food Waste Sorting /
Recovery
● ●
➢ On site Composting
➢ Off Site Hauling
●
●
●
●
➢ Food Recovery/ Food
Donation
● ●
➢ What, if any, partner
organizations are used
for food donation?
➢ Refillable Water Stations ● ●
➢ School Gardens ● ●
➢ Other Initiatives (Please list): ● ●
➢ Other Initiatives (Please list): ● ●
➢ Do you have a sustainability
plan and/or committee?
● ●
➢ What would you like to
improve or expand on with the
current environmental
programs?
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5 Environmental Categories
Waste
Waste Hauler: Athens Disposal
➢ Contact info: (Doug will provide)
➢ Contract details -
○ Does Hauler collect
recycling?
○ Does Hauler collect organic
waste?
Single stream
Yes, collects organic
➢ Which dumpsters are provided and
what does the waste hauler
accept?
Single stream dumpster for trash/recycle
and green cart for org waste
➢ Does your waste hauler accept
separated recyclables or do they
provide single stream waste
collection?
single
Do you have any other recycling services
on campus?
➢ Electronic waste collection: Old tech?
➢ Ink cartridges collection / recycling: Getting cartridges refilled ➢ Batteries collection
➢ Fluorescent tube light bulbs
disposal
➢ Terracycling for hard to recycle
items
What would you like to improve or expand
on with the current waste programs?
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6 Food Services
Has the district reduced their reliance on
plastic utensils, including straws and
other disposable plastics?
(Paula and Jay - Jessica to email)
Contracted with Torrance
➢ How are utensils, straws and
napkins offered? (eg: are they
optional or placed on trays,
individually wrapped,
dispensers…)
Prepackaged - spork packet
➢ What materials are single use food
service items (straws and utensils)
made from?
plastic
➢ What materials are lunch trays
made of?
cardboard
How are foods packaged and served? Packaged or whole fruit Do you offer a salad bar or any buffet
style serving? Please explain.

Would like to have a buffet option, nothing
now
How are your condiments served? (eg:
single serving packets, dispensers, etc…)
Single serve packets
Do you offer vegetarian or plant-based
meals? What are they?
No, but would like to
Transportation
Does the district encourage students to
walk, bike or carpool to school? Please
explain.

Yes, part of the culture especially b/c of
school proximity to students. Used to
have a “walking school bus” - needs
volunteers to help
Does the district have a vehicle no idling
policy during drop off and pick up?
Yes, from GOG with the banner. Would
like to have a banner at every school.
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7 Does the district have a district school
bus program?
No
Is there anything else you want us to
know about transportation or
transportation concerns of the district?
Gardens and Outdoor Learning Spaces
What types of green spaces do you have
on campuses? (eg: Fruit trees, trees,
gardens [edible, butterfly / pollinator,
native, living wall], fields)
Gardens at
Valley
Vista- two small beds to be used by 250
students
Do most school sites use outdoor spaces
for learning opportunities?
Yes, especially at Valley.
➢ Are there plans to enhance or add
additional outdoor learning
spaces?
Vista- Remove ice plant and install
butterfly pollinator gardens
Energy
Does your district have energy saving and
or renewable energy programs in place?
Please explain.

Vista has solar panels
Valley would like to upgrade their energy
usage
View might have solar?
Do you have any classroom energy
awareness programs?
Please explain.

Motion detected lights,
Is there anything else you want us to
know about the energy usage or concerns
of the district?
state funding for facilities updates - would
like to do energy efficiency updates
Water
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8 Do your school sites offer water bottle
refill stations?
yes
Are there rain barrels on campus?
No, but would like them
Is there anything else you want us to
know about the water usage or concerns
of the district?
At Valley, Sand and Surf is discussion to
support turf to save on watering grass
Environmental Education and Awareness
Do you have green teams or
environmental clubs set up at your
schools? Please explain.

Not currently
Would like to add a student council
position
Had EcoClub pre-covid.

Did docent led lessons, K-3 this past
year.

Green assemblies in past years
Is Environmental Education provided in
schools? If so, at what grade level(s) and
how?
Used to have docent lessons
➢ Do you have goals to build further
Environmental Education within the
curriculum?
District Environmental Goals
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9 What are your top district environmental
goals, in order of priority?
Trash
on campus and off, litter
Parent Ed
Single stream is giving the wrong
message - needs to get disposed of
properly - wants bins for everything
Rain Barrels
Composting on campus
Battery recycling in office
Aluminum recycling
Kids should know the “basics”
Include Education/posters for
kids/parents
At Valley - a green station instead of
assembly to show Eco expectations
Sept 9 - following week is Club Rush to
join clubs
Eco-Club take over display cases with
green education
Is there anything else you’d like us to
know that has not been addressed in this
assessment?
Back to school picnic - sept 23rd at
Valley
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Support includes invitation for 10 guest to Verte 2022 on November 5, 2022 in celebration of Grades of Green’s California 2022 Nonprofit of the Year award and the student Eco-Leaders who made this possible.

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Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council Regular Meeting of October 11, 2022

ADOPTION OF AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH

APPROVING THE JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT FOR CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE OF

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND AUTHORIZING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A COMMUNITY

CHOICE AGGREGATION PROGRAM
(Environmental Programs Manager Doug Krauss)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council:

2. Direct staff to print and publish the summary ordinance in a newspaper of general circulation within 15 days following adoption and post it on the City’s bulletin for 30 days.

Executive Summary:

The City has a long history of addressing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, both to achieve sustainability and to lower City operational costs. PLAN Hermosa identifies the goal of reducing emissions from both municipal and communitywide operations and suggests community choice aggregation as a key strategy to help achieve these goals.

As directed by City Council, staff secured a feasibility study from the Clean Power Alliance of Southern California (CPA) that addresses the City of Hermosa Beach’s suitability for joining its Joint Powers Authority (JPA). Based on the results of the study, the CPA Board approved an invitation for Hermosa Beach to join the JPA. At its September 28, 2022 meeting, City Council introduced and waived first reading of an ordinance approving the Joint Powers Agreement for Clean Power Alliance of Southern California and authorizing the Implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program. If approved, Hermosa Beach customers would be enrolled in the service beginning in 2024.

Background:

In 2006, the City of Hermosa Beach endorsed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement (the “Cool Cities Program”), committing itself to aligning with the greenhouse gas emissions reductions spelled out in the Kyoto Protocol. This heralded a series of actions by the City Council to address City of Hermosa Beach Page 1 of 10 Printed on 10/6/2022 powered by Legistar™186
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spelled out in the Kyoto Protocol. This heralded a series of actions by the City Council to address GHG emissions reduction. These actions included development of a Sustainability Plan in 2011, and both a Carbon Neutral Scoping Plan and a Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan (Attachment 1) in 2015.

PLAN Hermosa, completed in 2017, serves as the City’s General Plan, as well as its Climate Action Plan (CAP). This plan incorporates many of these strategies and details a course of action the City should take to achieve its emission-reduction goals.

The State has set goals for reducing GHG emissions through AB 32 and Executive Order S-3-05 for local governments to achieve a 15 percent reduction below 2005 levels by 2020. PLAN Hermosa outlined the following City goals:

1. A Community emissions reduction target of at least 66 percent reduction below 2005 levels by 2040; and

2. A Municipal emissions reduction target that meets or exceeds 80 percent below 2005 levels by 2030.

Municipal emissions result from City-owned facilities and operations, while community emissions result from all the privately-owned facilities and activities in the City including residential and commercial. The City has greater control over municipal emissions, while community emissions represent a much greater amount of emissions from a more complex mix of sources. PLAN Hermosa also requires the City evaluate its progress at five-year intervals and take corrective action as needed to stay on track to meet its municipal emissions reduction goals. Inventories of municipal and community emissions were performed in 2015 by the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) comparing the years 2005 and 2012 (Attachment 2). These inventories show the following progress toward the City’s goals:
· The community of Hermosa Beach decreased emissions 7.7 percent from 2005 to 2012, from 137,160 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e) to 126,611 MTCO2e; · Under the Adjusted Business-as-Usual (BAU) forecast, community emissions will be 111,690 MTCO2e in 2020 and 94,162 MTCO2e in 2035. These emissions levels are 19 percent lower in 2020 than 2005 and 31 percent lower than 2005 by 2035; and · Municipal emissions have decreased 9 percent from 2005 to 2012, from 1,501 MTCO2e to 1,372 MTCO2e.

Since then, the City has implemented many additional emissions reductions measures. These measures include:
· Installation of additional electric vehicle chargers for both the public and for City fleet. The City now maintains 34 chargers citywide, 28 of which are for public use; · Installation of a 99 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic system on the Community Center. The City of Hermosa Beach Page 2 of 10 Printed on 10/6/2022 powered by Legistar™187
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· Installation of a 99 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic system on the Community Center. The installation cost the City approximately $200,000, but has saved the City approximately $70,000 in electricity costs to date while reducing energy use by more than half; · Retrofit of over 900 streetlights from low-pressure sodium vapor bulbs to LED technology, reducing energy consumption by approximately 360,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) over the last three years; and
· The City revised its Clean Fleet policy in 2017 to align with the City’s municipal carbon neutral plan and commit to a progressive transition to zero and low-emissions vehicles and equipment.

Despite this progress, the City must do more to ensure achievement of the emissions reduction goals adopted in PLAN Hermosa. At its November 6, 2021 retreat, City Council focused on the topic of City emissions reductions goals and strategies. At that meeting, there was an extensive discussion of community choice aggregation (CCA) including a presentation from the Clean Power Alliance (CPA).

As described in the Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan and in PLAN Hermosa, CCA is one of the most impactful options the City has in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Below is a discussion of CCA, the options available to the City, and recommended next steps.

Community Choice Aggregation (CCA)
CCA was made possible in California in 2002 with the passing of AB117 (Migden). CCA provides public agencies, such as the City, the opportunity to procure their own energy for their customers-the residents and businesses in their jurisdiction. CCA can purchase power and sell it to its customers, utilizing the infrastructure (poles and wires) of the existing Investor-owned Utility (IOU). In Hermosa Beach, the IOU is Southern California Edison (SCE). This would result in customer bills that include both the IOU’s delivery costs and the CCA’s energy (“generation”) costs. The IOU would continue to provide customer billing with a description of the CCA’s charges included.

One of the biggest benefits a CCA offers is the ability to control the energy portfolio. This has been used most commonly to increase the percentage of renewable energy in the portfolio compared to that currently offered by the IOUs. Another important feature of a CCA is that once a public agency chooses to form or join a CCA, every customer within the agency’s jurisdiction is automatically enrolled into the program. The agency sets a default initial renewable energy level for both its municipal accounts and all other community accounts. Customers then have the option of opting out of the CCA entirely and going back to their original IOU for energy. Customers also have the option of changing their individual renewable energy level or remaining at the original default level set by the jurisdiction. The public agency also has the option of changing its citywide default renewable energy level if necessary.

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early as 2014, with its work on a Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan, the City identified CCA as a viable strategy for reducing the City’s overall carbon emissions. At the time, the only established CCA in Southern California was Lancaster Choice Energy which was also the first to be formed as a standalone CCA. Most CCAs in California are formed as Joint Power Authorities (JPA) between multiple public agencies. A number of CCAs have been operating successfully in Northern California since 2010 including California’s first CCA, Marin Clean Energy. CCAs now serve about one-third of California’s electricity demand.

Since these early considerations of a CCA, the City has hosted study sessions on the topic and staff has produced reports concerning the topic of CCA. In June 2016, a draft technical feasibility study was completed and presented to City Council at a special study session. Following a discussion of the results, City Council directed staff to continue pursuing establishment of a City of Hermosa Beach CCA-Hermosa Beach Choice Energy (HBCE). Council also requested information on the timing and costs associated with the Los Angeles County CCA Program.

Much of the discussion at the time centered on potential risk to the City of forming its own CCA and associated costs. Amidst this discussion, in September 2016, Council approved an Ordinance and associated Implementation Plan and Statement of Intent allowing the formation of a Hermosa Beach CCA. Though it was made clear by Council that this was not a commitment to form a CCA, the Implementation Plan was filed with the California Public Utilities Commission to allow the City the option to proceed with the process.

Ultimately, the City decided against forming or joining a CCA at the time. In 2017, Los Angeles County spearheaded the creation of a new JPA, Los Angeles Community Choice Energy, which was subsequently renamed Clean Power Alliance (CPA). CPA now has 32 member agencies across Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, including neighboring Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, Hawthorne, and Carson.

Current CCA Options
Currently, there are three feasible options for Hermosa Beach to become part of a CCA:

1. Form its own standalone CCA;

2. Join CalChoice, a hybrid CCA model affiliated with Lancaster Choice Energy; or

3. Join Clean Power Alliance.

There would be significant administrative and financial burdens associated with formation of a new CCA. Though all the revenue of the CCA would go directly to the City of Hermosa Beach in this scenario, so would all potential risk. Although most likely operated by contractors and consultants, City staff would be required to oversee these operations and interface between Council and the CCA.

This would require additional, specialized City staff to administer the program.

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CalChoice provides a hybrid CCA option in which the City would technically have its own CCA, but would be overseen administratively by Lancaster Choice Energy. CalChoice has a team of consultants that handles administration and energy procurement for its members, and each member pays a fee for these services. The City would have total control over rate-setting, branding, billing, and programs. CalChoice personnel has indicated that Hermosa Beach would likely not be a viable member for CalChoice due to the City’s small size and would instead be encouraged to partner with another larger agency to join.

Clean Power Alliance is the largest CCA in California, covering 32 agencies in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. Clean Power Alliance is a JPA and each member agency has a representative on the Board of Directors. The JPA format relieves the member agencies from any liability to their general funds. However, if a member agency withdraws from the JPA, the agency is liable for the cost of energy acquired by CPA on behalf of the customers in its jurisdiction. To date, no member agency in California has exited from a CCA JPA.

The Board of Directors determines the programs, rates, and policies of the JPA with the guidance from Clean Power Alliance staff. Current CPA program offerings include: solar plus clean backup power for critical member agency facilities; rebates for publicly accessible electric vehicle chargers; demand response incentives for residential and commercial smart technologies; and community solar for customrs in disadvantaged communities. CPA also offers a generation compensation rate 10 percent higher than that of SCE for customers that generate excess power (i.e., from rooftop solar).

CPA customers continue to receive bills from SCE that include CPA charges. Clean Power Alliance currently offers three energy options: Lean Power (40 percent clean energy, similar to SCE’s base product), Clean Power (50 percent clean energy), and 100 percent Green Power (100 percent renewable energy).

The most likely risk associated with CCA is based on the potential for errors made in forecasting energy needs and costs. If Hermosa Beach had its own CCA with its own unique energy needs, forecasting and purchasing supplies would be critically important. CCAs across the State, and CPA specifically, have experienced professional staff and an established track record of meeting or exceeding its capacity and load requirements. In the CCA model, customers are not at any greater risk of outages than bundled IOU customers, as grid reliability for all customers is managed by CAISO, the State’s independent system operator. CPA’s Board-approved risk management policy and procurement hedge strategy are aimed at minimizing the risk of exposure to large swings in energy costs.

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State’s largest CCA and is currently accepting new members.

In terms of default renewable energy levels, the City of Manhattan Beach started out at Clean Power (50 percent clean energy) in 2019 and changed its default energy level in 2021 to 100 percent Green Power. The City of Redondo Beach also started at Clean Power in 2019 and is in the process of changing its default level to 100 percent Green on October 1, 2022. Regardless of the default chosen, individual customers always have the option to choose a different CPA rate, or opt out of the program altogether, and pay SCE for both generation and delivery costs.

The Clean Power Alliance Board conducts an annual rate setting process, usually in June, for rates effective starting July 1. From 2018 through 2020, Clean Power Alliance’s rates were 1-2 percent less expensive than SCE’s for Lean Power, at parity with SCE for Clean Power, and 7-9 percent more expensive for 100 percent Green Power. In 2021, the Lean Power and Clean Power rates became more expensive than SCE due to an increase in the Power Charge Indifference Adjustment (PCIA) (commonly referred to as the “exit fee”) and market conditions that forced CPA to purchase system power at historically high prices. The 100 percent Green Power rate remained around the nine percent premium as falling prices for renewable energy offset the rise in system power prices.

Effective July 1, 2022, the CPA Board of Directors adopted rates that returned rate comparisons to levels similar to the 2018-2020 period for Lean and Clean and reduced the premium for 100 percent Green to 3 percent for most customers. Low-income customers in 100 percent Green default communities receive 100 renewable energy at no extra charge (Attachment 3).

Joining Clean Power Alliance would be the most efficient and impactful strategy for further reducing the City’s overall GHG emissions. Based on the City’s most recent emissions inventories, community energy use (residential and commercial) contributes approximately 40 percent of the City’s overall GHG emissions. By switching to 100 percent renewable sources for energy (for comparison, currently SCE’s default service uses approximately 36 percent renewable energy), the City could reduce its GHG emissions instantly by roughly 40 percent. This would help the City move significantly towards meeting both its municipal and community emissions goals simultaneously.

In Spring 2022, the City subscribed to SCE’s 100 percent renewable option for its municipal accounts. This eliminated virtually all GHG emissions associated with energy consumption at City facilities. This option has increased the City’s annual energy bill by approximately $11,000. This SCE option is no longer available to other SCE customers in Hermosa Beach, as SCE has suspended new enrollments in their Green Rates.

The City also continues to explore other energy efficiency and emissions reductions strategies.

These strategies include: more efficient HVAC systems; lighting retrofits; and more significant green construction practices during remodels and new builds of facilities. The City is currently working to incorporate electric appliances, solar panels, and battery storage in the upgrades planned for the Clark Building. As a member agency, Hermosa Beach may be able to partner with Clean Power Alliance on these, and other initiatives, leveraging Clean Power Alliance’s technical expertise, City of Hermosa Beach Page 6 of 10 Printed on 10/6/2022 powered by Legistar™191
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Alliance on these, and other initiatives, leveraging Clean Power Alliance’s technical expertise, industry relationships, and collective purchasing power.

Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
November 18, 2014 Hosted Study Session and approved Feasibility Study to Explore formation of a CCA
February 24, 2015 Accepted Carbon Neutral Municipal Plan August 22, 2017 Adopted Plan Hermosa
November 6, 2021 Hosted Council Retreat to discuss emissions reductions strategies and directed staff to return to Council with CCA options and recommendations
January 25, 2022 Approved funding a feasibility study with CPA and transitioned City facilities to SCE’s 100 Green Rates
September 28, 2022 Introduced on first reading an ordinance approving Joint Powers Agreement with Clean Power Alliance and chose a
default enrollment power level of 100 percent renewable energy (Green Power).

Discussion:

At its January 25, 2022 meeting, Council approved funding for the CPA to perform a feasibility study to determine the City of Hermosa Beach’s suitability for joining its JPA. Recently completed, this feasibility study shows that because of Hermosa Beach’s small size, relative to CPA’s total customer base and load, admitting Hermosa Beach to CPA’s Joint Powers Authority is expected to have minimal impact on CPA’s forecasted load, renewable energy requirements, and net revenue (Attachment 4). At the same time, the inclusion of Hermosa Beach would extend local control, choice, access to CPA programs, and the opportunity to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions to Hermosa Beach’s residents and businesses. At its September 1, 2022 meeting, the CPA Board approved the extension of an invitation to allow the City of Hermosa Beach to join the Joint Powers Authority (Attachment 5).

At the September 28, 2022 meeting, Council adopted the proposed ordinance (Attachment 6) approving the Joint Powers Agreement for Clean Power Alliance of Southern California and authorizing the Implementation of a Community Choice Aggregation Program, Hermosa Beach customers would be enrolled in the service beginning in 2024. At this same meeting, City Council chose a default enrollment power level of 100 percent renewable energy (Green Power).

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this goal. The City’s neighboring agencies of Redondo Beach and Manhattan Beach have each defaulted its customers to the 100 percent renewable “Green” rate level. This default rate level results in monthly energy costs to most customers that are approximately 3-4 percent higher than the current default energy rates offered by SCE. Should they wish to do so, customers may opt out of the default level and chose another level or opt out of the program altogether. CPA commits to providing competitive rates and strives to offer an available rate that is less expensive than SCE.

Should Council approve joining CPA, staff would work with CPA during 2023 to prepare for customer rollout. This work includes:

1. Start Date Identification-CPA would consult with the City to determine the optimum date in 2024 to enroll customers city-wide or identify potential enrollment phasing. These discussions would be primarily driven by financial conditions and market dynamics;

2. Energy Procurement-informed in part by the feasibility study, CPA would procure energy in 2023 to meet Hermosa Beach’s demand and ensure adequate supply would be available; and

3. Develop Outreach Strategies-the City would work with CPA’s external affairs team to develop outreach materials and communication strategies specific to Hermosa Beach. Communication avenues could include community meetings, branded materials, social media content, or other engagements.

Staff would thoroughly engage the community and all relevant stakeholders in this process and keep Council updated throughout the year. Upon joining the JPA, the City of Hermosa Beach would have a seat on the CPA Board of Directors. The position would be appointed by the City Council. Each member of the JPA has one seat and carries equal voting rights. Per the CPA Joint Powers Agreement (Section 4.10), each CPA Director has one vote-one member, one vote, regardless of the jurisdiction’s size. This approach is referred to in the JPA as a “Percentage Vote.” Immediately following an affirmative Percentage Vote, three or more Directors may request a “Voting Shares Vote,” in which Directors’ votes are weighted based on member jurisdictions’ retail loads in the previous fiscal year. Since its inception, all CPA Board votes have been based on the Percentage Vote; there has been no instance of CPA Directors invoking a Voting Shares Vote. The Board position is required to be filled by an elected official and two alternates may also be designated from other elected officials, staff, or members of the public.

General Plan Consistency:

This report and associated recommendations have been evaluated for their consistency with the City’s General Plan. Relevant Policies are listed below:

Sustainability and Conservation Element
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Goal 1. Hermosa Beach is a low-carbon municipal organization, reducing greenhouse gases at a rate that meets or exceeds 80% below 2005 levels by 2030.

Policy:
· Low-carbon municipality. Demonstrate environmental leadership and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from municipal facilities and operations by at least 80% below 2005 levels by 2030.

Goal 2. Hermosa Beach is a low-carbon community meeting State greenhouse gas reduction goals by 2040
Policy:
· 2.1 State targets and goals. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a rate that meets longterm State targets and goals to reduce emissions by at least 66% below 2005 levels by 2040.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no cost to the City for joining the JPA. However, if the City were to remove itself from the JPA, it would be obligated to compensate the JPA for energy supplies reserved for Hermosa Beach customers. Though this amount is not able to be calculated at this time, it would be a significant and prohibitive amount.

Should the City join the CPA, it may experience a change in annual Utility User Tax (UUT) revenue due to the change in overall energy rates paid by customers citywide. This change is estimated to range from a 1 percent decrease to a 3 percent increase in energy related UUT revenue depending on the City’s default rate selection.

Attachments:

1. Hermosa Beach Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan 2015

2. GHG Inventory and EECAP 2015

3. Rate Comparison

4. Feasibility Study Summary

5. CPA Invitation Letter Dated September 7, 2022 and Resolution

6. Draft Ordinance

7. Link to November 18, 2014 Study Session

8. Link to February 24, 2015 City Council Staff Report

9. Link to August 22, 2017 City Council Staff Report

10.Link to November 6, 2021 Study Session

11.Link to January 25, 2022 City Council Staff Report

12.Link to September 28, 2022 City Council Staff Report Respectfully Submitted by: Doug Krauss, Environmental Programs Manager City of Hermosa Beach Page 9 of 10 Printed on 10/6/2022 powered by Legistar™194
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Noted for Fiscal Impact: Viki Copeland, Finance Director Legal Review: Mike Jenkins, City Attorney
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
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Hermosa Beach
Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan
Prepared for the City of Hermosa Beach
and the Southern California Association of Governments
January 2015
kaizenergy Prepared by Juan Matute • em: [email protected] • ph: LOCLIMATE-1 (562-546-2831)
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Disclaimer
The following disclaimer is provided as a condition of the contract terms under which this plan was produced:
“This is a project for the City of Hermosa Beach with funding provided by the Southern California Association of Governments' (SCAG) Sustainability Program Grants. The Sustainability Program assists Southern California cities and other organizations in evaluating planning options and stimulating development consistent with the region's Sustainable Communities Strategy. Sustainability Program Grants support visioning efforts, infill analyses, economic and policy analyses, and marketing and communication programs.

The preparation of this report has been financed in part through grant(s) from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and the Federal Transit Administration (FT A) through the U.S.

Department of Transportation (DOT) in accordance with the provisions under the Metropolitan Planning Program as set forth in Section 104(t) of Title 23 of the U.S. Code.

The contents of this report reflect the views of the author who is responsible for the facts and accuracy of the data presented herein. The contents do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of SCAG or DOT. This report does not constitute a standard, specification or regulation.”
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Hermosa Beach’s Climate Action Baseline...................................................................................1 Defining Hermosa Beach’s Climate Commitment.........................................................................6 Electricity.....................................................................................................................................29 Municipal Fleet............................................................................................................................45 Employee Commutes..................................................................................................................57 Other Emissions..........................................................................................................................66 Use of Greenhouse Gas Offsets.................................................................................................69 Performance Monitoring, Costs, Transparency, and Outreach...................................................87 198
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Hermosa Beach Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan
Hermosa Beach’s Climate Action Baseline
Municipal Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory
A recent draft update to Hermosa Beach’s greenhouse emissions inventory for municipal operations indicates that streetlights and traffic signals, vehicle fleet, and building and other electricity make up Hermosa Beach’s top three municipal emissions sources. The City’s municipal operations inventory is being updated as part of the Energy Efficiency Climate Action Plan process. The 2005 inventory is compared to the draft 2012 inventory below.

Top Municipal Operations Emissions Sources in Hermosa Beach (2005 to 2012) Emissions Source/Activity (Scope) 2005 MT CO2e
(% of total)
2012 MT CO2e
(% of total)
% Change in MT
CO2e (2007-2012)
Streetlights and Traffic Signal
Electricity (2)
405 (27%) 359 (26.2%) -11.4%
Employee Commute (3) 348 (23.2%) 218 (15.9%) -37.4%
Building & Other Facility Electricity
(2)
301 (20%) 305 (22.2%) 1.3%
Vehicle Fleet (1) 227 (15.1%) 328 (23.9%) 44%
Solid Waste - Contract Services (3) 215 (14.3%) 162 (11.8%) -24.7% Total 1,501 1,372 -8.6%
Source: EECAP Final Inventory, Forecasting, and Target-Setting Report. Note: Some 2005 figures in EECAP Draft inventory are inconsistent with 2005 & 2007 Inventories.

City of Hermosa Beach Actions toward Carbon Neutrality
Like many communities in California, the City of Hermosa Beach has developed a number of plans and strategies to address climate change and reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions. The latest effort, an Energy Efficiency Climate Action Plan (EECAP), has provided the City of Hermosa Beach with a foundation in development of a comprehensive Climate Action Plan (CAP) by understanding community and municipal energy use, identifying local level 199
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strategies resulting in long term energy efficiency, developing implementation plans, and establishing progress reports.

In pursuit of carbon neutrality, the City of Hermosa Beach has taken progressive steps in the planning, collaborating, and goal-setting for GHG reductions. Since setting the goal of carbon neutrality, the City Council has developed or is working on community discussions, strategic plans, and updates to the General Plan in keeping with its new sustainability targets. They have contracted outside vendors to inventory municipal GHG emissions so City operations and building may become the beacon of carbon reductions for the entire community. As a result of this inventory, the City has begun specific financial and technical assessments of its energy procurement. It has also begun exploring options to reduce energy use, including park and street lighting, and minimize GHG emissions by City operations. In doing so, the City set green purchasing and fleet policy goals to allow considerations for their target reductions and initiated a preliminary review of their employee rideshare program.

The keystone of Hermosa Beach’s existing climate action planning activities is the Hermosa Beach Sustainability Plan prepared by its Green Task Force and accepted by the City Council in 2011. This prior plan is estimated to support a 25% reduction in emissions below 2005 levels by 2020.
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Existing Plans, Measures, and Documents Related to Climate Action Title Description
Assessing Options to
Deliver Carbon
Neutral Electricity to
the City of Hermosa
Beach
A report assessing options to deliver carbon neutral electricity to the City. It focuses on Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) and SCE's version of a Green Tariff Shared Renewables (GTSR) program as solutions.

Assessment and
Planning Report for
an Energy Efficiency
Climate Action Plan
(Draft)
Describes actions that the City, the SBCCOG, and region have already taken toward the goals of reduced energy use and GHG emissions, and outlines the process for planning and
implementing new measures to continue to work toward those goals. (Prepared by SBCCOG in consultation with city)
Beacon Award
Program
Resolution to participate in recognition program “Beacon Award:

Local Leadership toward Solving Climate Change Leader
Partnership Program” run by the Institute for Local Governments.

Carbon Neutral Issue
Paper: City Council
Staff Report
The document summarizes issues and actions taken toward carbon reduction for municipal operations. (January 3, 2014) Carbon Neutral Road
Map for Municipal
Facilities &
Operations
Definitions, actions and target date for carbon neutrality.

Summary of accomplishments, 2005 baseline, Sustainability Plan Targets. (SCAG Grant).

Carbon Neutral
Scoping Plan
Provides analysis of emissions conditions by sector and identifies scenarios and options for GHG reduction to achieve carbon neutrality (GHG emissions model).

City Council Strategic
Plan
The plan sets City Council goals and action plans (5-year/current year), such as a road map to carbon neutrality.

Clean Fleet Policy
and Action Plan and
Update
City Council adopted the policy, targets, and a plan to green the City fleet.

Community Dialogue:

Decision-Making
Tool, Quality of Life,
Fiscal/Financial
A summary of the community character and what people value about the City. Provides a comparison of the City's financial/fiscal condition as compared to other peer communities. City Council incorporated Decision Making Tool into its Strategic Plan, 2014. 201
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Title Description
Employee Commute
Survey and
Reduction Strategies
(Draft): 2013
Employee Commute
Survey.

Summary identifies strategies for the Employer Commuter Program to support the City's carbon neutrality goal.

Enterprise Energy
Management
Information System
A program designed to track electricity, natural gas, and water data in real time.

Energy Savings at a
Glance Quarterly
Report
Reports created by GSE Solutions for the SBCCOG. The reports summarize total annual energy use for all municipal facilities and energy-savings projects completed, in progress, and
planned/identified and quantify opportunities for reducing operating costs.

Energy Study Report This report, by GSE Solutions, assesses the City’s options for energy efficiency retrofits and makes recommendations to pursue the most cost-effective options through on-bill financing.

Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Inventory:

Community-wide and
Municipal
Community and municipal GHG inventories per Local
Government Operations Protocol and International Local
Government GHG Emissions Analysis Protocol. The baseline year is 2005, interim year is 2007, and 1990 is the historic level.

Municipal HighEfficiency Product
Procurement Policy
Allows energy efficiency to be a consideration in purchasing.

Solar Project
Proposal
Conceptual proposal by PSOMASFMG for 2 solar sites (total system size of 176 kW-DC) with a net purchase price of $740,843 and annual O&M of $4,893 in year 1. Sites include solar energy systems mounted on carports at City Hall and Community Center.

Strategy and Steps to
Accelerate Energy
Reduction and Cost
Savings
Report includes recommendations to implement energy reduction projects for City building, park lighting, and street lighting through CIP funds and on-bill financing agreement with SCE and adoption of a Municipal High Efficiency Product Procurement Policy.

Sustainability Plan A plan of actions to reduce GHG emissions City-wide by 15% from 2005 by 2020.
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In-Progress Plans, Measures, and Documents Related to Climate Action Title Description
Energy Element:

Climate Action Plan
The South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) is developing the EECAP, which is the electricity section of the City’s Climate Action Plan. The Energy Element will provide the foundation and framework to develop a comprehensive CAP and put the city on a measurable path toward energy and GHG emissions reductions. This report will describe actions already taken towards reducing energy use and GHG emissions. It will also provide an energy and emissions inventory, forecasts, and targets, potential measures for energy efficiency and GHG reduction, and the proposed processes for public participation, environmental review, and ongoing monitoring processes.

General Plan Update
Integrating the
Coastal Land Use
Plan Focused on
Sustainability and a
Low Carbon Future
A General Plan Update will be focused on sustainability and carbon reduction targets adopted by the City prior to or through the process.

Municipal Carbon
Neutral Plan
This plan helps the City navigate its pathway to Carbon Neutrality and ancillary benefits.
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Hermosa Beach Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan
Defining Hermosa Beach’s Climate Commitment
Determining the City’s Municipal Climate Action Goal
The Elements of a Climate Action Goal
Local governments have various options in defining their climate commitment. The time frame, magnitude, boundary, and control options are detailed in the table below. Goals with larger magnitude reductions and future years that are nearer are seen as more aggressive. For instance, an 80% reduction in emissions by 2030 is viewed as far more aggressive than an 80% reduction in emissions by 2050 or a 50% reduction in emissions by 2030.

Choices for Climate Action Goals
Goal Element Goal Choices
Time Frame Choose both:
● Base Year - typically in the past
● Future Year - the year by which the entity commits to meeting its climate commitment
Magnitude Choose an absolute or percentage reduction, relative to the base year Applicable
Boundary
Choose one depending on the type of goal:
● Organizational boundary (for entities)
● Geographic boundaries (for communities)
Control over
Emissions
Determine which emissions are within and outside of control:
● Direct & indirect emissions (scopes 1 through 3, for entities) ● Activities & sources (communities)
Note: Communities and entities will typically use a greenhouse gas accounting protocol to aid in identifying applicable boundaries and control over emissions.

Most goals follow the following format: an X% reduction in boundary-wide greenhouse gas emissions versus Base Year levels by the future year. For example, California’s greenhouse gas reduction goal is to achieve 1990 levels in statewide emissions by 2020. This is a 0% reduction in all statewide emissions (adjusting for electricity imports) versus 1990 levels by 2020.

The most common local climate commitment is the U.S. Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement.

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commitment to “strive to meet or exceed Kyoto Protocol targets for reducing global warming pollution by taking actions in our own operations and communities.” Kyoto targets were 7% below 1990 levels by 2012. Former Hermosa Beach Mayor Sam Edgerton III signed onto this agreement.

In commissioning this Carbon Neutral Plan for Municipal Operations, Hermosa Beach wishes to explore the feasibility of a 100% reduction in net greenhouse gas emissions. While this determines the magnitude, the City has yet to determine the future year, boundary, and control over emissions. The base year becomes important if Hermosa Beach seeks to go beyond carbon neutrality by offsetting additional emissions to become “climate positive” or “carbon negative”.

Defining the “Carbon Neutral” goal for Municipal Operations In pursuing carbon neutral municipal operations, Hermosa Beach is striving for a 100% reduction in emissions from local government operations. The key remaining decisions are:
● Determining the future year by which Hermosa Beach plans to achieve carbon neutrality. ● Deciding which local government emissions are subject to the goal. ● Deciding whether to set a goal for “gross” emissions in addition to net emissions. Gross emissions are subtotals before any use of offsets.

In determining the future year, Hermosa Beach must balance its desire to be a state, national, or international climate action leader with a desire to make pursuit of carbon neutrality as costeffective as possible.

Prior work on greenhouse gas accounting for local governments and prior actions by the California Air Resources Board (ARB) have largely determined which emissions should be subject to Hermosa Beach’s goal. An understanding of these accounting procedures and consideration of the boundary and control decisions made by other cities are useful in determining which emissions the City should seek to neutralize.

Accounting Standards for Local Government Operations
The California Air Resources Board recommends that municipalities that seek to inventory their entity’s emissions use the Local Government Operations Protocol, which it helped develop.

The Local Government Operations Protocol provides specific guidance for accounting and reporting Greenhouse Gas Emissions throughout North America, with additional guidance for California. The Local Government Operations Protocol is based on the North America-specific General Reporting Protocol, published by The Climate Registry. Forty-one US States have declared The Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol as their preferred greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting guidance. The General Reporting Protocol is based on the 205
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worldwide Corporate Standard, jointly published by the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and the World Resources Institute.

All three documents are used for entity-based greenhouse gas emissions accounting and reporting. Entity-based accounting differs from geographic-based accounting and reporting, which is used to account for and report emissions from the community, a state, or a nation. The U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and the IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories are two commonly-accepted guidance documents for geographic-based accounting.

Both entity-based and geographic-based accounting and reporting guidance require an inventory to include gross emissions totals before adjusting for any offsets. Offsets and the inventory’s gross emissions after adjusting for offsets are included as an informational item.

Looking at requirements for state agencies may shed light on what accounting procedures local governments would need to use should the state one day mandate greenhouse gas reductions from local government operations. California Law requires state agencies that are members of the Climate Action Team to estimate their greenhouse gas emissions from their operations. An Executive Order (B-18-12) requires all other state agencies to prepare an annual inventory. The guidance to state agencies dictates that inventories should be conducted using protocols established by The Climate Registry, which includes the Local Government Operations Protocol.

The following cities in Los Angeles County are members of The Climate Registry: Lomita, Long Beach, Santa Monica, and Vernon. Only Vernon has reported a third-party verified GHG inventory to The Climate Registry. Los Angeles County is also a member of The Climate Registry. The 2005 and 2007 municipal inventories and current draft of the City of Hermosa Beach GHG Inventory, Forecasting, Target-Setting Report for an Energy Efficiency Climate Action Plan also uses the Local Government Operations Protocol. ➤
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Because the Local Government Operations Protocol is currently recommended and is the most likely candidate if municipal accounting and reporting were ever made compulsory, Hermosa Beach should use this protocol to determine which local government operations emissions are subject to its carbon neutrality goal.

Defining Organizational Boundaries for the Local Government Organization Each of the three entity-based reporting standards discussed earlier allows entities the option of reporting emissions using operational control or financial control. 206
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● Operational Control: Occurs when an entity wholly owns the operation, facility, or source, or when it has the full authority to introduce and implement operational and health, safety, and environmental policies (including both GHG- and non-GHG-related policies). ● Financial Control: Occurs when a local government wholly owns an operation, facility, or source, or is a majority partner in a joint venture. A local government may own an asset (e.g. a transit bus), but not maintain operational control (e.g. transit operations and maintenance are contracted out).

Because of the unique nature of local governments, the Local Government Operations Protocol “strongly encourages local governments to utilize operational control when defining their organizational boundary.” In addition, the Local Government Operations Protocol makes several reporting recommendations for jointly-controlled operations, sources, or facilities.

Organizational Boundaries for Local Governments
Structure Reporting Recommendation in Local Government Operations Protocol
Joint Powers Authority
(JPA)
A JPA is considered a distinct entity; a local government should not report emissions from a JPA of which it is a member.

Special Districts Special Districts are considered distinct entities; however, a local government may optionally report as scope 3 those emissions which are attributable to the local government (e.g. emissions at a special district operated landfill attributable to the municipal government’s waste)
Community Choice
Aggregation
Community Choice Aggregation is a distinct entity when
implemented through a Joint Powers Authority; a local government should not report emissions from community electricity used through a CCA. The local government should report emissions from municipal electricity procured via a CCA.
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Hermosa Beach should use operational control to define its organization for purposes of GHG emissions accounting and reporting. Scope 3 emissions from special districts can be incorporated on a case-by-case basis, as determined by the relevancy of emissions to municipal operations.

Determining Appropriate Emissions within the Municipal Operations Boundary To become carbon neutral, Hermosa Beach would have to reduce or offset emissions from all sectors, activities, and sources for which it reports emissions. The Local Government Operations Protocol suggests that municipalities report scope 1 and 2 emissions over which they have operational control from the following 11 sectors:
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Local Government Operations Protocol Sectors and Reporting Recommendations for Hermosa Beach
Sector Operational Control in Hermosa Beach Recommendation Buildings and other
facilities
✔ Operational control over City-owned
buildings.

Report these
emissions.

Streetlights and
traffic signals
✔ Operational control over City-owned
streetlights.
✘ Limited or no operational control of
streetlights provided by Southern
California Edison.

Report these
emissions, including
emissions from
SCE-owned street
lighting.

Water delivery
facilities
✘ No operational control:
○ Water is imported, recycled, treated,
and supplied by West Basin
Municipal Water District.
○ Water is delivered by California Water
Service Company (Rancho
Dominguez/Hermosa-Redondo).

Consider reporting
emissions from
water distribution.

Port facilities ✘ No port facilities. Do not report.

Airport facilities ✘ No airport facilities. Do not report.

Vehicle fleet ✔ Owned municipal vehicle fleet Report these emissions
Transit fleet ✘ No operational control.

Hermosa Beach is served by Beach Cities
Transit (controlled by Redondo Beach,
operated by Transportation Concepts), the
Los Angeles County Metropolitan
Transportation Authority Lines 130 & 232,
(operated by MV Transportation), Los
Angeles Department of Transportation
Commuter Express Route 438 (operated
by MV Transportation).

Consider these
emissions as an
informational item.

Power generation
facilities
✘ Service provided by Southern California
Edison.

Emissions reported
in other sectors as
scope 2.
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Sector Operational Control in Hermosa Beach Recommendation Solid waste facilities ✔ Operational control via contracting.

Athens Services provides haulage and
sorting, landfills are owned by a third
party.

Report communitywide collection and
haulage emissions.

Report landfill
emissions from
waste generated by
municipal
operations.

Wastewater facilities ✘ Services provided by the Southern California Sanitation Control District /
South Bay Cities District.

Consider these
emissions as an
informational item.

Other process &
fugitive emissions
These are cross-sectoral emissions. Report fugitive
emissions of
common high-GWP
gases (refrigerants
and fire suppression
systems) over which
the City has
operational control
Other special districts of which Hermosa
Beach is a part
These sectors are not included in the Local
Government Operations Protocol
Flood Control Los Angeles Flood Control District Do not report.

Vector Control Los Angeles County West Vector & VectorBorne Control District Do not report.

Community Health
District
Beach Cities Health District - preventative
healthcare for the residents of Hermosa,
Manhattan, and Redondo Beach.

Do not report.

Emissions from transit and wastewater are not currently included in Hermosa Beach’s greenhouse gas inventory. We recommend they are included as an informational item because these services are provided in Hermosa Beach, but by other local government entities.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Scopes & Biogenic Emissions
Entity-based accounting guidance also classifies emissions into three scopes depending on the operational control possessed over the emissions. Hermosa Beach should report and neutralize all scope 1 and scope 2 emissions, and certain scope 3 emissions. 209
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Emissions Scopes and Local Government Protocol Reporting Requirements Emissions Scope Reporting Recommendation for Selected Sectors 1 - Direct Emissions Include per Local Government Operations Protocol 2 - Indirect Emissions from
Imported Energy, Steam, &
Cooling
Include per Local Government Operations Protocol
3 - Other Indirect Emissions Optional per Local Government Operations Protocol Hermosa Beach should include emissions from:
● waste generated by government operations, but
disposed of outside its organizational boundary;
● emissions from employee commuting; and
● emissions from employee business travel (not
currently included in the City’s municipal
inventories).

Hermosa Beach should consider including:
● upstream life-cycle emissions from goods and
services consumed by Hermosa’s municipal
government.

Anthropogenic versus Biogenic Emissions
Anthropogenic sources represent new greenhouse gas emissions, above and beyond the atmospheric carbon balance that existed before industrialization and use of fossil fuels. Much of the carbon emitted is new atmospheric carbon, formerly trapped underground.

Biogenic or non-anthropogenic sources are considered part of the carbon cycle or result from emissions not caused by humans. Because of this difference, greenhouse gas reporting guidelines differentiate between biogenic and anthropogenic sources of greenhouse gas emissions, reducing gross or net inventory figures by biogenic emissions totals. Biogenic CO2 emissions from the combustion of biomass should be quantified and reported as an informational item rather than as part of scope 1 emissions.

Climate Action Goals by Other Cities
This section examines the context for Hermosa Beach’s climate commitment by looking at aggressive local government goals for both the community and municipal operations. In general, cities have set and pursued aggressive climate action goals because of internal pressure to take action to mitigate climate change and provide an example to others rather than to capitalize on any economic benefits that may accrue to climate action leaders. 210
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Hermosa Beach seeks a reputation as a prominent local climate action leader. While the City’s position in California gives it clear guidance on choosing the minimum set of emissions which it should neutralize, Hermosa Beach should look to other cities’ goals and use of offsets in order to position itself as a climate action leader. When Hermosa Beach adopts and publicizes a goal, it will be compared first and foremost to current and future goals by other cities in California, followed by cities elsewhere in the U.S. Less weight will likely be placed on comparing goals set by Hermosa with those of major world cities.

Cities in California
Davis: Carbon Neutral Community by 2050
In 2008, the City of Davis adopted, by resolution, GHG targets for community and municipal operations that put the City on a path toward carbon neutrality by 2050, with average reductions of 2.6% per year between 2015 and 2040. Davis plans to use offsets to neutralize emissions it cannot reduce on its own.

Davis uses the Local Government Operations Protocol to account and report municipal emissions and the U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions for community emissions. Within its inventory, Davis includes its vehicle fleet, special equipment, refrigerant leakage, natural gas and facility emissions, electricity (buildings, streetlights, traffic lights, and water & wastewater conveyance), as well as direct emissions from treating and processing water and wastewater. In 2010, Davis adopted its Climate Action and Adaptation Plan, which details the City’s past and future climate actions.

The City of Davis reported verified emissions to The Climate Registry for calendar years 2009 and 2010.

Berkeley: Reductions by Popular Demand
In 2006, the voters of the City of Berkeley adopted a GHG reduction target of 80% below 2000 levels by 2050. 82.3% of voters favored Measure G. The Office of Energy and Sustainable Development within the Department of Planning & Development regularly tracks community and municipal progress. Berkeley does not have a carbon neutrality goal.

Palo Alto: Carbon Neutral Electricity
The City of Palo Alto Utilities Electricity Supply Portfolio Carbon Neutral Plan outlines a strategy to secure long-term contracts for renewable energy, with use of RPS-eligible unbundled RECs and greenhouse gas offsets in the interim (2013-2016). In 2007, the Palo Alto City Council adopted a goal to reduce municipal and community GHG emissions 15% below 2005 levels by 2020.
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Lancaster: “Solar Capital of the World”
The City of Lancaster’s goal is to become the Solar Capital of the World. In 2011, the City formed the Lancaster Power Authority to install solar photovoltaic arrays at local schools and to partner with private clean energy companies. On March 26, 2013, the City adopted an ordinance that required new single family homes to provide solar-generated power. In 2014, the City started Lancaster Choice Energy, a pending community choice aggregator.

The City does not have a climate action plan. In 2010, it passed a resolution asking the state to suspend AB 32.

San Francisco: A Cautionary Tale on Ephemeral Climate Goals In his January 2008 inaugural address, Mayor Gavin Newsom pledged to make the City completely carbon neutral by 2020:
“The most important step we can take is make this city completely carbon neutral, and that is exactly what we’re going to do.... Today I want to pledge to make this City -- and this, by the way this is not one of those fanciful pledges that never gets done, you can't measure, and nothing ever happens, and we come and go, and no one holds us to account. Let us pledge today -- with a specific plan that will follow -- to make San Francisco and City government carbon neutral by 2020. I think that's a fair, reasonable, as well as an audacious goal.”
The resulting plan, released later that year, contained a goal to reduce community emissions to 20 percent below 1990 levels by 2012 through implementation of reduction strategies and the use of offsets. The plan mentioned neutrality, but did not express a future year to make the goal concrete. In 2008, the City adopted an ordinance to reduce community-wide emissions 25% below 1990 levels by 2017 and 80% below 1990 levels by 2050.

San Francisco failed to meet its 2012 goal for reductions in municipal greenhouse gas emissions.

Sacramento: Acting Through the General Plan
Sacramento incorporated its 2012 Climate Action Plan into its 2035 General Plan Update in 2014. The City did this to strengthen the plan’s objectives by including them as general plan policies and implementation measures. The 2014 Draft includes a general plan policy to reduce community-wide emissions 83% below 2005 levels by 2050.

The Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD), which provides electric service to the City and surrounding areas, maintains an offset program and offers opt-in 50% and 100% renewable options through its Greenergy product.

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Santa Barbara: Concerned about the Cost of Carbon Neutrality Santa Barbara considered a municipal carbon neutral goal in 2008 through 2009, but ultimately decided against setting aggressive greenhouse gas reduction targets. According to an agenda from their March 10, 2009 meeting, “The [Finance] Committee is in favor of having City goals in this regard, but has requested additional financial information. Once the Committee receives the additional information, the Committee will review the options and return to the full Council in the near future.” No evidence in the council record suggests that the council ever reconsidered a carbon neutral goal. In Santa Barbara’s 2012 Climate Action Plan, the City adopted the standard AB 32 target of reducing community emissions to 1990 levels by 2020.

Cities Elsewhere in the United States
Seattle, Washington: A Gross Emissions Reduction Goal
In 2005, municipal utility Seattle City Light became the first carbon neutral electric utility, aided by the fact that 90% of the utility’s portfolio comes from hydroelectric resources. Seattle City Light offsets the balance of emissions using offsets registered with the Climate Action Reserve and other third-party organizations.

In May 2011, the City released Getting to Zero: A Pathway to Carbon Neutral Seattle. In October 2011, the City Council adopted a resolution to set a goal of 87% gross reduction in community emissions by 2050, with the balance neutralized by offsets. The City does not have a separate target for municipal operations. In 2013, the City adopted the Seattle Climate Action Plan, which relies on a combination of pricing, transportation electrification, and integrated transportation and land use planning to move the city towards its long-term goal.

Seattle’s approach to climate action and long-term goal highlight both the urgency of the effort, but also the deliberate process in deciding to decarbonize a local economy. The City made its carbon neutral community commitment 10 years after its first notable climate action, a LEED building incentive program, and five years after its first Climate Action Plan. Control over the electric utility -- and the revenues it provides -- will undoubtedly aid the City in its pursuit.

Austin, Texas: Carbon Neutral Community by 2050; Municipality by 2020 In 2007, Austin adopted, by resolution, a goal of carbon neutral municipal operations by 2020.

The resolution included an interim goal to power all City facilities with renewable energy by 2012 (achieved), implement an ordinance to mandate zero net-energy capable1new homes by 2015, and create an interdepartmental climate action team to address emissions from the community, and a unified approach to obtain offsets for municipal and community emissions.

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In 2014, Austin adopted a resolution to pursue community carbon neutrality by 2050, which reiterated the City’s 2020 goal for a carbon neutral municipality.

Austin’s City Council has control over its electric utility, Austin Energy, which gives the City substantial leeway to fund and implement climate action programs. The City has its own offsets program, which prioritizes local sources of offsets. Offsets are funded by voluntary contributions from various large events in Austin, including Austin City Limits.

Boulder County and City, Colorado
Boulder County has a goal of carbon neutral municipal operations by 2020. The County plans to use offsets to achieve this goal. The County’s stated goal in its 2012 Environmental Sustainability Plan is to “Achieve carbon neutrality and become more resilient to the potential effects of climate change.” The County adopted this goal before the County and other parts of Colorado experienced a once-in-a-century flood in September 2013, which were seen as a potential symptom of climate change.

The City of Boulder’s years of consideration provide an example of a thoughtful, deliberative approach to making long-term climate commitments. The City discussed three climate commitment goals in a council study session on July 30, 2013, following four shorter study sessions in 2013. They are summarized below:
● Realizing that aggressive climate action efforts must span City departments, Boulder has an integrated approach at the top level of administration and policy-making (city manager and general plan level). Boulder also found it important to develop a short-term goal in addition to its long term goal, as this would solidify early actions rather than approaching “analysis paralysis” in determining the ordering of actions towards the longterm goal. As a key part of its efforts to build climate change information into decisionmaking, Boulder strives to create a more robust and dynamic data management and performance system for monitoring progress.
● Key points of the climate commitment are:
○ Seven Core Principles: be strategic, yet opportunistic; take calculated risks; avoid analysis paralysis; partner with other agencies, nonprofits, and businesses; demonstrate ethical leadership; focus on system change; and harness the economic benefits of climate leadership.
○ Six Pillars of Action: “ramp up renewables”, “better buildings” (efficiency and resilience), “travel wise” (sustainable transportation), “waste not” (materials & resource recovery), and “every drop” (conserve water)
○ Five Elements: goal setting, defining targets, strategy development, monitoring and reporting, and community & partner engagement.
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Three Goals
The City of Boulder explored 3 community-wide goals for carbon neutrality, from least to most aggressive:

1. An 80% reduction in emissions by 2050 (ultimately selected)

2. Carbon neutral by 2050

3. Carbon neutral by 2030 (determined to be too aggressive) Staff ultimately decided to recommend the Council consider the first two goals, as the third option would require immediate, drastic reductions (25% per year). The Council ultimately decided on Option 1: an 80% reduction in community-wide emissions by 2020.

While some council members sought the stronger goal, the Council ultimately decided that they would revisit the goal in a few years. A comment from Councilmember Macon Cowles captured the sentiment of the majority: “I don’t look at this as an endpoint but as an aggressive goal...that we can revisit again in a couple of years... With this goal (option one), I think that we can do this. But the times are uncertain....Let’s make sure we can do this and that we do this.” (3:42:03 in video).

City of Boulder’s financial resources for climate action In 2006, Boulder’s voters passed a Climate Action Plan tax as a surcharge on electric utility bills. Voters extended the measure in 2012. Boulder is served by an investor-owned utility, Xcel Energy. The tax, similar to California’s Utility Users Tax, provides the City with an opportunity to collect revenues based on electricity usage. Per-kWh rates are $0.0049 for residential, $0.0009 for commercial, and $0.0003 for industrial customers. The tax generates around $1.8 million per year and funds personnel, energy audits, rebates and incentives, and public education programs.

Next Steps
The July 30th council discussion provided direction for staff, but did not formalize the City’s climate commitment. As of September 2014, Boulder has not yet adopted a target via resolution or ordinance.

The City of Boulder and Hermosa Beach are both working with the Brendle Group on climate action strategy. The Brendle Group conducted much of the background research for the City’s climate commitment study.

South Miami, Florida
In 2009, the City adopted a resolution and work plan committing to carbon neutrality by 2030.

The resolution applies only to municipal operations.
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Cambridge, Maryland
Cambridge has a “getting to zero” task force scoping options to become a “net zero community.” This term is not defined, but the task force is focused on reducing carbon emissions from building operations.

Cities Outside of the United States
British Columbia, Canada
British Columbia is globally unique due to its low-per capita emissions, pervasive local government climate commitments, and high price of carbon. The province has high utilization of emissions-free energy, since BC Hydro gets more than 90% of its power from hydroelectricity and other clean energy sources. Many British Columbia Municipalities have signed on to the British Columbia Climate Action Charter and have made a commitment to carbon neutral operations by 2012. British Columbia’s revenue-neutral carbon tax reached its full phase-in value of $30 per metric ton during 2012.

In measuring municipal carbon neutrality goals, British Columbia considers core services, whether provided directly or contracted. It also considers fuel and energy used for vehicles, facilities, machinery, and equipment (whether or not they are owned or leased). Excluded are non-core services such as airports, janitorial services, staff commuting and travel, and construction emissions. Offsets are used to neutralize gross greenhouse gas emissions. Their use - and controversy - are covered in the discussion of offsets later in this chapter.

Aarhus, Denmark
Aarhus is the central city of a region of about 1,250,000 people. In 2008, the City Council adopted a goal for the community to be CO2-neutral by 2030. The implementation plan does not include a discussion of offsets.

Copenhagen, Denmark
Copenhagen has a comprehensive plan to achieve community carbon neutrality by 2025. The City plans to implement aggressive energy efficiency measures, and will offset any remaining emissions via surplus renewable energy generation.

Malmö, Sweden
Across the Sound from Copenhagen, Malmö is a city with a population of about 300,000. In 2009, the City set a community-wide goal to be “climate neutral” by 2020 (by using offsets) and run on 100% renewable energy by 2030. The City plans to reduce gross emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2020.

Melbourne, Australia
In 2002, the City adopted a goal of carbon neutral municipal operations by 2020. In 2013, Melbourne verified its carbon neutral municipal operations status through an independent audit.

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The City hopes that its central business district and surrounding areas will be carbon neutral by 2020.

Climate Commitments by Entities Other Than Local
Governments
As carbon neutral commitments are relatively uncommon among local governments, climate commitments from other entities -- specifically universities, but also corporations -- are relevant to Hermosa Beach’s decision-making. More similarities exist between local government and universities than with corporations. Similarities between local governments and higher educational institutions include: close ties between an individual’s identity and the institution and place, 24-hour communities with residential life, and the role of competing missions and priorities in considering climate commitments and action.

Colleges and Universities
The American College and University President’s Climate Commitment (ACUPCC) is a national climate commitment registry and information-sharing network designed to enhance the credibility and success of college and university climate goals. As many colleges and universities are on the leading edge of climate action, the ACUPCC effort is the most mature climate commitment effort in the U.S. The effort’s commitment requirements and support structure can provide an example for municipalities.

Signatories agree to: (1) complete an emissions inventory; (2) set a target date and interim milestones to become climate neutral; (3) immediately implement short-term actions to reduce GHGs; (4) integrate sustainability into the curriculum; and (5) submit the action plan, inventory, and progress reports to the network.

ACUPCC provides membership-based guidance and technical support, much as ICLEI provides for local governments. Annual dues vary from $750 to $4,000 for a basic membership based on the institution’s size.

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Southern California Signatories of the American College and University President’s Climate Commitment:

Anaheim University
Antioch Los Angeles
CSU Pomona
CSU Fullerton
CSU Long Beach
CSU Northridge
Chaffey College
Claremont McKenna College
East Los Angeles College
Harvey Mudd College
Los Angeles City College
Los Angeles Harbor College
Los Angeles Mission College
Los Angeles Pierce College
Los Angeles Southwest College
Los Angeles Trade-Technical
College
Los Angeles Valley College
Loyola Marymount University
Pasadena City College
Pitzer College
Pomona College
Santa Monica College
UC Irvine
UC Los Angeles
UC Riverside
University of La Verne
University of Redlands
West Los Angeles College
West Valley College
Defining Carbon Neutrality for Colleges and Universities The ACUPCC defines carbon neutrality as “having no net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to be achieved by eliminating net GHG emissions, or by minimizing GHG emissions as much as possible, and using carbon offsets or other measures to mitigate the remaining emissions.” At a minimum, institutions must report scope 1 (direct) emissions produced through campus activities; scope 2 (indirect-energy) emissions from purchased energy; and scope 3 (indirect) emissions from student, faculty, & staff commuting and institution-funded air travel. ACUPCC recommends (but does not require) that universities evaluate upstream (scope 3) emissions in purchased goods and services.

ACUPCC requires use of an accounting method consistent with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol of the World Business Council on Sustainable Development and World Resources Institute.

Both The Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol and its derivative for municipalities, the Local Government Operation Protocol, are consistent.

The ACUPCC has provided a commonly-accepted standard for college and university climate commitments. Because carbon neutral commitments are relatively rare for U.S. local governments, no equivalent commonly-accepted standard exists. This signals a leadership opportunity for Hermosa Beach and other cities considering carbon neutrality goals in the coming years.

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A Closer Look at University of California’s Climate Commitment The University of California hopes to be the first research university system to achieve carbon neutrality by 2025. Although the goal has been discussed publicly by the Regents and President Janet Napolitano, it has not been formally adopted as a UC Policy. Existing climate goals are measured against emissions scopes 1, 2, and select scope 3 (student, staff, and faculty commutes and university-funded air travel). In 2011, the Regents discussed a carbon neutrality commitment, stating that while reductions in gross emissions were preferred, offsets would be required. In order to keep funds within the UC system, the Regents discussed developing a UC offset fund.

Corporate Climate Goals
In 2014, Ceres, a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainable investment and business, released a report of corporate greenhouse gas goals for Fortune 500 companies using information from the CDP (formerly Carbon Disclosure Project). A total of 53 Fortune 100 companies reported target data to the CDP.
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Notable Climate Goals of Fortune 500 Companies
Fortune 500 Company (rank) Sector Gross Emissions Goal (before offsets) Walmart Stores (1) Retail 30% reduction in GHG-intensity per square foot from 2010 levels by 2020.

General Electric (8) Industrials /
Financials
25% reduction in scope 1 & 2 emissions from
2004 levels by 2015.

JP Morgan Chase (18) Financials 40% reduction in scope 1 & 2 emissions from 2005 levels by 2020.

Wells Fargo & Company (25) Financials 35% reduction in scope 1, 2, & 3 emissions from 2008 levels by 2020.

Microsoft (35) Information
Technology
Carbon neutral by 2013. Uses an internal
carbon fee to allocate resources.

Goldman Sachs (68) Financials Carbon neutral for offices and data centers by 2020.

Nike (126) Apparel Carbon neutral facilities by 2015.

Excelon (129) Utility eliminate 17.5 million metric tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions per year by 2020
Kohls (148) Retail Carbon neutrality goal, 2009 through 2015.

Mattel (395)
based in South Bay
Consumer Reduce emissions per unit of revenue 50% from
2008 levels by 2020.

Many companies have backed off carbon neutrality claims that they made in the mid 2000s.

Yahoo, Nike, Pepsi, and Dell are examples. Dell achieved carbon neutral status in 2008, but backed off after a Wall Street Journal article criticized their lack of transparency and exception of supply-chain emissions.

The shoeware and apparel company Timberland set a goal in 2005 to be carbon neutral by 2010. By 2010, they had reduced 38% of emissions and offset the remaining 62%. Timberland continues to report annual emissions, though it estimates that 96% of life-cycle emissions associated with its products are outside of corporate control. The company continues to have a goal of a 50% reduction in 2006 levels by 2015. VF Corporation bought Timberland in 2011.

The change in ownership highlights that decision-maker priorities can change over time.

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energy goals presented in this section are not mutually exclusive: the concurrent pursuit of multiple goals is possible, and some goals are inclusive within others. It’s possible for the City to pursue multiple goals, and achieve some goals along the way towards others.

Summary of Possible Goals for Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Goal What it means for municipal
operations
What it means for the
community
Zero Emissions Zero gross scope 1, 2, and select
scope 3 emissions attributable to
municipal operations, before
accounting for offsets and RECs.

Zero gross greenhouse gas
emissions from emissionsgenerating activities or emissions sources attributable to the
community, before accounting for
offsets and RECs.

Carbon Neutral A zero balance of net emissions on
a municipal greenhouse gas
inventory after accounting for offsets
and RECs.

A zero balance of net emissions
on a municipal greenhouse gas
inventory after accounting for
offsets and RECs.

Carbon Negative A real, additional, and verifiable
reduction in California (and global)
greenhouse gas emissions
equivalent to some base year
emissions (e.g. Hermosa Beach’s
2005 or 2012 municipal inventory).

A real, additional, and verifiable
reduction in California (and global)
greenhouse gas emissions
equivalent to a community
baseline.
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Possible Goals for Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions
Zero Emissions
Zero Emissions means zero gross emissions, even before accounting for adjustments that appear as informational items on a greenhouse gas inventory, such as use of offsets and Renewable Energy Certificates. Zero Emissions is the strictest definition of carbon neutrality and the most difficult to achieve. Because Hermosa Beach is in California (which has a capand-trade program), achieving Zero Emissions would not lead to real, verifiable reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions (see Carbon Negative section).

Zero Emissions requires 100% participation of:
● Facilities and fleet that exclusively operate on zero-emissions electricity or renewable biofuels that emit non-anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Zero emissions renewable electricity could be produced on-site or off-site. ● Employees that either walk, bike, or take electric or biofuel-powered vehicles for commutes.
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● Contracted service providers that exclusively use electricity or biofuels, either biodiesel or renewable natural gas.
● Use of landfills and wastewater treatment facilities that employee state-of-the-art greenhouse gas mitigation techniques.

Carbon Neutral
Carbon Neutral status results when a greenhouse gas inventory has a net zero balance after subtracting informational items such as offsets and Renewable Energy Certificates from gross emissions. Carbon Neutral status is possible with less than 100% participation of the activities outlined under Zero Emissions, plus the retirement of greenhouse gas allowances and, in certain cases, Renewable Energy Certificates.

Hermosa Beach can achieve Carbon Neutral status by retiring California-eligible greenhouse gas emissions allowances in an amount equal to its gross emissions inventory. Hermosa Beach can retire qualified renewable energy used for municipal operations through the California Air Resources Board’s Voluntary Renewable Energy Program. Hermosa Beach can also purchase and retire California-eligible offsets through direct participation in California’s carbon market or through services offered by carbon balancing firms.

Hermosa Beach can also purchase and retire greenhouse gas allowances that are not California-eligible. While non-California allowance retirement can also lead to a reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions, it will not reduce emissions in California and therefore would not meet potential future guidance from the California Air Resources Board. If the City chooses to pursue this route, Hermosa Beach should seek out high-quality offsets that are measurable, real, additional, and verifiable: typically those that are admissible to mandatory greenhouse gas reduction programs with high offset performance standards. In some cases, voluntary allowances may meet this high performance standard, such as those certified by the Climate Action Reserve, Gold Standard, and Verified Carbon Standard.

Carbon Negative
A new term to describe municipal climate action goals is needed for cities subject to a cap-andtrade program. The absolute cap on emissions in such a program means that emissions reductions attributable to activities in Hermosa Beach would be replaced by equivalent emissions from other sources outside of Hermosa Beach, but within the jurisdiction of the capand-trade program. Therefore, the overall level of greenhouse gas emissions in California (and globally) remains the same regardless of Hermosa Beach’s actions. Cap-and-trade programs allow for guaranteed reductions in program-wide greenhouse gas emissions, but negate emissions reductions from individual entity or community action. 223
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Carbon Negative status means that Hermosa Beach achieves a real, additional, and verifiable reduction (or “dent”) in California and global greenhouse gas emissions. If Hermosa Beach were not located within a cap-and-trade program, achieving Zero Emissions or Carbon Neutral status would lead to a real, additional, measurable, and verifiable reduction in global greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to the City’s business-as-usual baseline.

Hermosa Beach and other entities and communities can achieve Carbon Negative status by retiring greenhouse gas emissions allowances. The retirement of any amount of allowances greater than the City’s gross greenhouse gas emissions inventory allows the City to make Carbon Negative claims. However, as the City’s gross emissions decrease, the “dent” will decrease over time. Thus, the business-as-usual baseline is recommended for offset purchase and retirement targets, as this approximates the “dent” Hermosa Beach would make in global greenhouse gas emissions if it pursued aggressive climate action outside of California’s capand-trade program.

Summary of Possible Goals for Use of Renewable Energy
Goal What it means for municipal
operations
What it means for the
community
Powered by
Renewable
Energy
The municipality can validly claim
that operations are powered by
renewable energy, using Green-e
RECs to support the claim.

The community can validly claim
that it is powered by renewable
energy.

Powered by
California
Renewable
Energy
The municipal can validly claim that
operations are powered by
renewable energy delivered to
California, using direct purchases,
on-site generation, and Californiaeligible RECs to support the claim.

The community can validly claim
that operations are powered by
renewable energy delivered to
California, using direct purchases,
on-site generation, and Californiaeligible RECs to support the claim.

Powered by Renewable Energy
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Whether Hermosa Beach can take credit for an associated reduction in greenhouse gas emissions depends on a number of factors.

Under the Local Government Operations Protocol, Hermosa Beach can take emissions credit (as an informational item) for net greenhouse gas reductions in scope 2 (electricity) emissions only if the certificates come from electricity generation not delivered to California. This is somewhat counterintuitive and is due to California’s cap-and-trade program. Full details are covered in the Section on Electricity. Because California-eligible RECs are desirable for compliance with California’s mandatory Renewable Portfolio Standard, less-expensive, voluntary Green-e RECs available for purchase are not California-eligible. Within California, greenhouse gas claims made from use of non-California RECs may ultimately be seen as weak and considered the result of an accounting maneuver.

There is not yet a commonly-accepted standard for the adjusting community-wide emissions inventories for the purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates. This scenario could be applicable under a Community Choice Aggregation program.

Powered by California Renewable Energy
California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard requires 33% of statewide electricity consumption to come from qualified renewable energy sources by 2020. Because of this mandate, generation from qualified sources is at a price premium compared to non-qualified sources. Because of California’s cap-and-trade program, Hermosa Beach must take the extra step of retiring allowances through the California Air Resources Board’s Voluntary Renewable Energy Program in order to claim emissions-related benefits.

Despite being more expensive and requiring an extra step to claim greenhouse gas benefits, California Renewable Energy is likely to be perceived as the gold standard for renewable energy claims in California.

Hermosa Beach could purchase California Renewable Energy from Southern California Edison’s Green Rate Option, from a future Community Choice Aggregation program, possibly from direct access provider (through a lottery), or from on-site generation.

A Community Choice Aggregation program could offer, and Southern California Edison’s Green Rate Option will offer, California Renewable Energy.

Recommendation for Hermosa Beach
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would still help Hermosa Beach be seen as a leader, the City should match goals set by the City of Austin and County of Boulder and commit to a 2020 goal. Committing to the same goal as other leading local governments would unambiguously establish Hermosa Beach as a climate action leader.

While many British Columbia municipalities have already achieved carbon neutral status for 2010, many have backed off the use of offsets to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions.

Hermosa Beach has an opportunity to be achieve “first-to” status for municipal operations in the United States by committing to neutralize as early as 2015.

Hermosa Beach can seek the more aggressive goals of “Carbon Negative” status and “Powered by 100% California Renewable Energy”. However, this level of climate commitment from the City is currently unnecessary for the City to be seen as a national leader. The City should re-evaluate its climate and renewable energy goals in the future if it finds itself undifferentiated in a growing pool of cities with simple “Carbon Neutral” goals, which are currently rare.
➤
➣
➢
Hermosa Beach should set a goal to become Carbon Neutral for municipal operations by the end of 2020.
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Hermosa Beach Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan
Electricity
Introduction
Municipal electricity use accounts for 43.4% of total scope 1, 2, & selected scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions reported in the City’s 2007 operations inventory.

This section of the Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan focuses on the procurement of emissions-free renewable electricity in order to make carbon neutrality claims and implement Program E5 of the City’s Sustainability Plan: Municipal Renewable Energy Generating. Efficiency efforts remain important, nonetheless, and the City should continue to pursue actions outlined in the Energy Study Report and the Energy Efficiency Climate Action Plan.

The Hermosa Beach Carbon Neutral Electricity Procurement Plan explored on-site zero emissions generation, Southern California Edison’s Green Rate Option, and Community Choice Aggregation (CCA) for community electricity. In this section, we also discuss a Power Purchase Agreement, a municipal lease, Direct Access programs, and the use of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) as options. We recommend a combination of on-site generating, RECs, and pursuit of a CCA for achieving the City’s carbon neutral goals.

On-site Electricity Generation
Production Incentives for Owned Generation
California Solar Initiative
The California Solar Initiative began in 2007 to provide additional incentives for solar generation in California. When the program began in 2007, non-residential entities were eligible for a $2.40/watt incentive for installation and a $0.39/kWh incentive for energy production. The program utilizes a tiered schedule where incentives decline as more solar projects are installed.

In Southern California Edison territory, the California Solar Initiative incentive for non-residential customers, including local governments, is currently $0.20 per watt of installed capacity (step 10 is the final step for the incentive). As of July 2014, approximately 72 MW of installed capacity remains available in the program. Go Solar California maintains up-to-date information on the status of the program. The incentive for residential customers in Southern California Edison Territory has been exhausted.
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The Local Government Renewable Energy Self-Generation Bill Credit Transfer The Local Government Renewable Energy Self-Generation Bill Credit Transfer allows local governments with on-site energy generation to transfer excess bill credits between accounts.

This would allow Hermosa Beach to generate excess solar power at one facility and transfer any credit to other accounts. According to CPUC Guidance, the program applies only to local government-owned systems and would not apply to a power purchase agreement.

Southern California Edison does not require transfer of the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) produced by the generating facility, which would transfer the renewable benefits of the energy to another party. Hermosa Beach could retain these RECs to claim use of renewable energy and associated emissions benefits (if allowances are voluntarily retired) if it has no other agreement to transfer the RECs to another party.

Southern California Edison can offer up to 124.6 MW total under their bill credit transfer program. As of June 16, 2014 107.72 MW remains available. SCE charges a $500 set up fee and $30 monthly billing fee per generating account.

Other Options for Procurement of On-Site Generation
Entering into a Power Purchase Agreement or lease agreement can spread the costs of solar installation over several years, reducing the need for upfront payments. Unlike local governments, private owners of solar generating equipment can also utilize investment tax credits to reduce system cost.

Power Purchase Agreement
Under a Power Purchase Agreement, a third party owns and installs the equipment needed to generate on-site solar power, and Hermosa Beach signs a contract to purchase all power delivered by the unit at a pre-specified price per MWh. A Power Purchase Agreement can be a compelling option to pay for solar over time, and the City can negotiate the option to purchase the equipment at a substantially reduced rate at the end of the contract term.

The U.S. National Renewable Energy Laboratory has published a Power Purchase Agreement Checklist for Local Government. In addition, a presentation from the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources outlines the pros and cons. Among the cons are that the City would receive two electricity bills and that transaction costs for establishing the agreement may be high. Another con is that because the system would be privately owned, the city cannot participate in the Self-Generating BIll Credit Transfer, which would have allowed the city to overproduce at one site and use that energy at a site with a higher demand.

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agreements have an option to purchase the equipment at a substantially reduced rate at the end of the lease term. One option unique to local governments is the California Lease Finance Program (CaLease). However, this program has a $500,000 minimum financing amount.

Another option is the Southern California Regional Energy Center Public Agency Master Lease, which offers a minimum loan of $250,000, but allows multiple projects to be bundled under a single loan.

Greenhouse Gas Reduction Credit for On-site Renewable Electricity Generating
California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requires utilities to procure a specified quantity of renewable electricity. The current mandate requires 33% of energy to come from renewable sources by 2020. While the use of renewable energy helps the state meet its greenhouse gas cap, additional generation or use of renewable, all else held equal, does not reduce the cap.

Any reductions in greenhouse gas emissions that come from meeting or exceeding the RPS requirement will lower an electricity utility’s compliance obligation - the allowances they must surrender each year to comply with the cap. Excess procurement will not affect the overall greenhouse gas emissions cap for California, but rather free up additional space under the cap for other sources to emit greenhouse gasses. In effect, greenhouse gas reductions that come from exceeding RPS or implementing greenhouse gas reduction measures would decrease the cost of a compliance unit. The notable exception is presented below.

Because of California’s Cap-and-Trade program, the greenhouse gas reduction benefits of renewable energy are separate from other environmental properties. As such, The National Green-e standard has special procedures for creating RECs from voluntary renewable energy generated in California. Voluntary renewable energy is electricity that is procured in excess of an entity’s compliance obligation under the State’s Renewable Portfolio Standard. This includes electricity rooftop solar projects on Hermosa Beach municipal facilities, whether owned by the City or procured through a lease or Power Purchase Agreement. Southern California Edison would not obtain RPS credit for voluntary renewable energy generated within its service territory.

California’s Voluntary Renewable Electricity Program allows for retirement of greenhouse gas allowances for renewable energy. Each year from 2015 to 2020, up to 0.25% of allowances under California’s Cap-and-Trade program will be retired through the program. Allowances are retired on a first-come, first-served basis. Hermosa Beach cannot own and sell credits produced under the Voluntary Renewable Electricity Program.

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Beach’s participation in the program is necessary for it to claim that its use of renewable energy reduced greenhouse gas emissions in California.

If allowances remain in the Voluntary Renewable Energy Reserve Account after the California Air Resources Board serves all greenhouse gas allowance retirement requests, then these allowances may be auctioned. This has two implications for producing real, additional reductions to greenhouse gas emissions in California:

1. If the Reserve Account is undersubscribed, meaning that there are fewer requests for retirements than allowances available in the account, then Hermosa Beach’s participation produces real, additional reductions in statewide greenhouse gas emissions. This is because the City’s participation in VREP prevents another entity from purchasing the allowance via auction. Hermosa Beach could then claim zero-emissions electricity under the ARB’s rules.

2. If the Reserve Account would be exhausted regardless of Hermosa Beach’s participation, then Hermosa Beach’s successful retirement of allowances does allow Hermosa Beach to take credit for zero-emissions electricity under the ARB’s rules, but does not produce real, additional reductions in statewide greenhouse gas emissions.

Retiring allowances, though not required for Hermosa Beach to claim carbon neutrality under The Climate Registry rules, makes the City’s neutrality claim more robust. The City must enact and sustain greenhouse gas reduction activities that allow it to retire allowances in order to make valid Carbon Negative or Climate Positive claims.

Qualified Renewable Energy Sources
Section 95841.1 of the California Cap-and-Trade Regulation identifies general requirements to retire greenhouse gas allowances under the program:

1. The generator must be new and not have served load prior to July 1, 2005.

2. The generator of the renewable energy or RECs must be certified as RPS-eligible by the California Energy Commission or meet the design and installation programs of the Guidelines for California’s Solar Electric Incentive Programs in place at the time the system received an approved utility incentive claim. The California Energy Commission maintains a list of generators that meet RPS-eligibility requirements.

3. Voluntary renewable electricity must be directly delivered to California (PCC-1 and PCC2).

4. The REC must be generated in the same year that Hermosa Beach requests the retirement of greenhouse gas allowances through the ARB. For example, 2014 vintage RECs can only be retired as 2014 vintage greenhouse gas allowances.

5. The REC must be tracked by and retired with the Western Region Renewable Generation Information System (WREGIS) before submitting an application to the ARB for allowance retirement.
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6. The ARB determines the greenhouse gas reduction that comes from a given unit of power consumption.

How to Apply
The annual application deadline for requesting the retirement of a REC(s) is July 1 of the year after the unit of renewable energy was generated. July 1, 2014 was the first deadline for parties to request retirement of allowances. As of September 2014, the California Air Resources Board reports zero retirements from the program’s account.

If Hermosa Beach generates on-site renewable energy in the future, it can apply to the program.

In order to reduce the City’s application burden, one application for multiple systems with nameplate capacities of 200 kW or less may be aggregated and submitted together.

Criteria for Siting Solar Photovoltaic Systems
Generating zero-emissions renewable electricity at locations recognizable as city facilities is an attractive option to demonstrate the city’s climate actions while reducing gross greenhouse gas emissions. The following criteria will help the City determine appropriate locations for on-site solar photovoltaic systems:
● If rooftop-mounted, the building and roof have the structural integrity to support a solar photovoltaic system.
● The host facility won’t undergo significant changes that affect the roof and photovoltaic system during the financing contract, or, if purchased, the assumed 30-year life of the solar system.
● The host facility is part of an electricity service account that has sufficient usage to size a cost-effective solar photovoltaic system. In general, larger systems have a lower cost per watt-hour of electricity, since fixed costs are defrayed over additional units of electricity. Also, in certain financing scenarios the energy must be used on-site as a bill transfer credit is not allowed under a municipal lease arrangement or power purchase agreement.
● Ideally, the solar photovoltaic system would be visible from publicly-accessible areas, allowing the photovoltaic panels to be a visible part of the city’s public education and outreach efforts.

Southern California Edison’s Green Rate Option
The Green Rate, a high-renewables content energy subscription program, will be available to ratepayers within SCE’s territory beginning January 2015. This program enables customers to participate in off-site renewable energy generation through SCE by subscribing to 50% or 100% renewable resource content for a determined price premium. We estimate the Green Rate Charge to be a 6.77 cent/kWh premium over the City’s estimated average generating charge of

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meet their entire energy load with one hundred percent renewable energy; however this method will be far more costly than other alternatives. Also under SB 43, the founding legislation for this program, SCE is only required to offer the Green Rate until January 1, 2019. No provisions are currently established to continue the program beyond this deadline.

According to a report compiled by GSE Solutions, the City’s average annual energy usage is 1,717,582 kWh. Detailed, itemized bills provided by the City covered 1,339,598 kWh of usage, and we used the rates on those bills to estimate the annual premium for the Green Rate option.

The table below shows a comparison of the current annual total paid by the City for electricity with a standard renewables content and the projected annual price should Hermosa Beach subscribe to 100% renewable energy on the Green Rate.

Green Rate vs. Annual Total
Annual
Electricity
Use (kWh)
Estimated
Annual Green
Rate Premium
Current
Annual
Charge
Total Projected
Annual
Charges
GSE Solutions
Report
1,717,582 $116,318.09 $300,961.00 $417,279.09
Provided SCE Bills 1,339,598 $90,720.26 $264,672.61 $355,392.87

Direct Access Program
Direct Access is an electricity procurement option in California that allows certain customers to purchase their electricity directly from Electric Service Providers. Electric Service Providers are able to offer a greater variety of retail options to electricity customers, offering more competitive pricing or greater renewable energy attributes than is offered by SCE’s bundled product. Direct Access first became an option in California in 1998, but was suspended in September 2001.

Electricity customers with existing Direct Access contracts could continue. Through 2010, 7,764 GWh of annual customer load remained with the Direct Access program.

Direct Access is an extremely limited option for Hermosa Beach. New direct access connections are offered only via an annual lottery, so there is little certainty that Hermosa Beach would be able to choose this option.

Furthermore, Hermosa Beach’s annual electricity demand may be insufficient to obtain a competitive rate quote from an Electric Service Provider. Additionally, as many Electric Service Providers use unbundled RECs to offer green power, there would be no greenhouse gas reductions benefit over separately purchasing and retiring RECs. Hermosa Beach’s annual electricity demand in 2010 was under 2 GWh. Even a municipality with over ten times the 232
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annual electricity demand (Santa Monica) found it could not obtain competitive rates from prospective Electric Service Providers for Direct Access service. The staff report at the time alleged that the City did not receive a competitive rate because the City’s 28.95 GWh in annual demand was “too small to offer significant price discounts or flexible terms over a long-term contract.”
In 2009, SB 695 re-opened Direct Access to new non-residential customers in 2010. Four phase-in periods were offered via first-come, first-served applications to allocate an additional 3,946 GWh in annual load for new Direct Access customers. In each period, there was more demand for the Direct Access than there was load available, and many potential customers were turned away. Southern California Edison’s overall Direct Access program cap is 11,710 GWh per year, about 13.5% of the utility’s 2012 load of 86,558 GWh.

Direct Access Lottery
A post phase-in enrollment process allows aspiring new direct access customers to join an annual waitlist. Waitlist applications are accepted during an annual phase-in enrollment period, the second full week of June, and new Direct Access customers are assigned via a lottery if and when existing direct access customers end their contract.

If the City wished to participate in the Direct Access lottery, it would first choose an approved Electric Service Provider.

Before the second week in June, Hermosa Beach’s selected Electric Service Provider would complete and submit a Customer Information Service Request (CISR) form to obtain the City’s energy usage and billing histories from Southern California Edison. The form requires the signature of the Hermosa Beach City Manager or another person authorized to bind the City to a financial contract. Southern California Edison must receive and approve the CISR in advance of the June enrollment period.

During the second week of June, Hermosa Beach would submit a Six-Month Advance Notice Form to switch service from Southern California Edison to its chosen Electric Service Provider.

Southern California Edison would then assign Hermosa Beach’s application a random waitlist number.

Each month, Southern California Edison will review available Direct Access and randomly select numbers from the waitlist and notify Hermosa Beach if load is available. If selected, Hermosa Beach would be allowed to switch to its preselected Electric Service Provider beginning January 1 of the following calendar year. The chosen Electric Service Provider must submit a Direct Access Service Request form in order to complete the transition. Each waitlist is for one calendar year. Hermosa Beach would need to submit a new application each June if it wished to remain on the waitlist.
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Customers subscribing to a Direct Access program may be automatically enrolled in a Community Choice Aggregation program, unless they opt out.

The state maintains a list of registered Electric Service Providers, 21 of whom have agreements with Southern California Edison. Two providers are notable for Hermosa Beach’s Carbon Neutrality efforts.

1. Three Phases Renewables is a Manhattan Beach-based company that focuses on 100% renewable energy.

2. The City of Santa Monica has a Direct Access contract with Commerce Energy to provide 100% of municipal energy demand with 100% renewable power. However, due to a lapse in service, Commerce only supplies 59% of the City’s energy demand.

Community Choice Aggregation
AB 117, passed in 2002, established the legislative precedent for forming a Community Choice Aggregation (CCA). This bill enables California cities, groups of cities, or counties to supply electricity to customers within their jurisdiction. Establishment of a CCA allows the community to specifically allocate resources for electricity procurement, while the Investor Owned Utility (IOU) retains ownership of all transmission and delivery systems. Once a city or community forms a CCA, they gain autonomy over their energy sources, and are thus free to pursue specific initiatives like carbon neutral electrical generation. Community Choice Aggregators comply with California’s RPS, but they can procure renewable energy above and beyond this requirement.

The City of Hermosa Beach could utilize this procurement method in one of three ways to reach their overall goal of Carbon Neutrality. First, the City may launch its own effort to form a CCA as a single city. This method could prove cost-intensive as none of the fees or surcharges associated with the formation of this entity would be shared. Second, the City could pursue a partnership with surrounding cities, communities, or counties with similar, progressive climate goals and establish a CCA in which startup costs would be split. Finally, the City of Hermosa Beach may opt to join an already emerging or pre-existing CCA.

CCAs have garnered significant success in California since the formation and growth of Marin Clean Energy (MCE) beginning May 2010. Sonoma Clean Power soon followed this success and will provide service by the end of the 2014 calendar year. These successes in the North Bay have given rise to other efforts to form CCAs in California. Listed below is a synopsis of actions taken by California communities toward CCA formation. 234
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Lancaster Choice Energy
Lancaster Choice Energy plans to be the next operational CCA in California. This entity plans to begin accepting Municipal enrollment in May 2015, Commercial/Industrial enrollment in November 2015, and Residential enrollment in November 2016. Lancaster Choice Energy has reached agreement with SCE as an approved Community Choice Aggregator Service and has already received accreditation on their Service Provider Application.

San Diego Energy District
The San Diego Energy District is in its beginning stages to become a CCA serving the City and County of San Diego. A Technical Feasibility Study has recently been authorized for the region.

Clean Power S.F.

Clean Power S.F. is planned to serve residential electricity customers in the City of San Francisco. Thus far, the efforts in the area to form this service have reached just short of residential service, which was expected at the end of 2013 and is currently accepting preenrollment.

East Bay Community Choice Energy
The County of Alameda has endeavored to create a CCA serving its residential electricity load excluding the City of Alameda. The Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to launch a feasibility study in June 2014.
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Summary of Current CCA Planning & Pre-operational Efforts in California CCA Current Stage
Lancaster
Choice Energy
Preoperational:

Community Choice Aggregator Service Agreement with Southern California Edison has been approved and Service Provider Application has been approved.

Service Begins:
● Municipal enrollment May 2015
● Commercial/Industrial enrollment in November 2015
● Residential enrollment by November 2016
San Francisco Preoperational (delayed):

Implementation Plan certified by CPUC and registered as a CCA. For residential customers only.

Was expected for late-2013. Pre-enrollment is open.

East Bay
Community
Choice Energy
Feasibility:

After an initial study, Alameda County Board of Supervisors voted to launch a Feasibility Study in June 2014.

San Diego
Energy District
Feasibility:

Technical Feasibility Study authorized by City of San Diego.

Contra Costa
County
Under Consideration:

Public information presentations underway
Hermosa Beach Under Consideration:

The City Council adopted a resolution to join with other cities for a feasibility study.

Humboldt
County & Arcata
Under Consideration:

Student-authored feasibility study released 2011 & 2013 from UC Davis.

San Luis Obispo
County
Under Consideration:

The County’s EnergyWise Plan suggests evaluation of a CCA.

Santa Barbara Under Consideration:

County’s emissions reduction strategy includes ‘evaluate CAA formation’ in Staff Report for Climate Action Plan, August 2014.

Yolo County,
City of Davis
Under Consideration:

Yolo Climate Action Plan requires the County to determine ‘feasibility of CCA Issue’ brought up on City Council Agenda in August 2012. 236
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Renewable Energy Certificates
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) can be part of a long-term or transitional strategy to incorporate renewable energy into Hermosa Beach’s electricity mix. Because California both requires utilities to procure a certain amount of renewable energy and caps greenhouse gas emissions, the rules surrounding the use of RECs for Carbon Neutrality claims is somewhat complicated. RECs do not directly translate into greenhouse gas offsets because the replacement power is not fully accounted for. However, special rules apply to convert California RECs into offsets, and commonly-accepted greenhouse gas accounting rules allow Hermosa Beach to use certain RECs to reduce gross emissions.

Accounting for Renewable Energy Purchases in the Emissions Inventory The multi-partner, sector-specific Local Government Operations Protocol and The Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol provide greenhouse gas accounting and reporting guidance for cities.

Section 6.2.4 of the Local Government Operations Protocol outlines guidance for green power and renewable energy certificate purchases. In summary, the guidance suggests that local governments report “green power” or REC purchases as supplemental information in their inventory report; the purchases should not be deducted from scope 2 emissions. The reasoning behind this recommendation is that deducting this electricity use would result in double counting of the greenhouse gas benefit from renewable energy because the renewable energy is already accounted for in the electricity emissions factor. In the 2010 update, the partners that publish the protocol wrote:
“The partner organizations will continue to monitor and track the evolution of green power programs and the REC market. We hope that a broadly used, credible tracking, and retirement processes will soon be in place and that we will be able to provide better guidance to account for the GHG reductions associated with these purchases in future versions of this Protocol.”
It is Kaizenergy’s opinion that a 2013 update to the Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol provides the guidance needed for local governments to adjust scope 2 electricity consumption and emissions for REC purchases. The Local Government Operations Protocol provides sector-specific guidance for implementation of the General Reporting Protocol.

The 2013 update also provides for the use of program-specific utility emissions factors for entities that subscribe to a utility’s green power program, such as Southern California Edison’s Green Rate Option.

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RECs from solar electric, such as concentrated solar thermal, wind, geothermal, certified lowimpact or EcoLogo hydropower, pipeline or irrigation canal turbine hydropower, and biomass (non-chemically treated woody waste, agricultural crops or waste).

Adjusting Hermosa Beach’s emissions inventory for REC purchases is simple: the City follows the same methodology as in its 2005 and 2007 municipal emissions inventories, adjusting for the emissions factor of renewable energy. Emissions are calculated by multiplying the quantity, in Megawatt-hours, of qualified, current-year RECs retired on Hermosa Beach’s behalf by the emissions factor of the renewable energy source. Some renewable energy generation projects create anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, such as additional organic material decomposition behind a hydroelectric dam. Greenhouse gas emissions from any electricity purchases not covered by retiring RECs will be calculated as usual: Megawatt-hours times the emissions factor of the source (e.g. Southern California Edison’s utility-specific emissions factor).

Nationally, the use of RECs for greenhouse gas accounting is subject to a number of rules:
● The REC must be separate from offsets. For example, offsets produced by a livestock project that captures and combusts biogenic methane must not include the carbon offsets produced by the renewable energy generation.
● RECs must be of near-similar vintage to the inventory year they will be used to offset electricity purchases. REC accounting standards allow some leeway: RECs can be produced up to six months before or three months after the period covered by the inventory (typically a calendar year).
● To ensure that RECs lead to the creation of new renewable energy generation, they must come from facilities that began operations fewer than 15 years before the inventory year.

The California policy environment creates two additional requirements for RECs:
● RECs must include all renewable and environmental attributes associated with the production of renewable energy. In California, this means that the greenhouse gas benefits of renewable energy production must be retired through the Air Resources Board’s Voluntary Renewable Electricity Program
● RECs must be surplus to regulatory requirements. That is, they must be produced above and beyond what’s needed to comply with California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard.

According to The Climate Registry, RECs bearing the Green-e Energy and EcoLogo tags will meet the national and California requirements. RECs from energy not delivered to California do not require allowance retirement in order to be Green-e eligible.

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emissions are capped, such as California. Green-e standards require RECs created by energy generated in or delivered to California (PCC 1 and PCC2) to have their associated greenhouse gas benefit retired through allowances, procured either through the Voluntary Renewable Energy Program or purchased through other means.

California Renewable Energy Certificates
California Law defines RECs as "a certificate of proof, issued through the accounting system established by the Energy Commission… that one unit of electricity was generated and delivered by an eligible renewable energy resource.” This includes “all renewable and environmental attributes associated with the production of electricity from the eligible renewable energy resource, except for an emissions reduction credit issued pursuant to [California’s Capand-Trade Program] and any credits or payments associated with the reduction of solid waste and treatment benefits created by the utilization of biomass or biogas fuels.” In the table below, each renewable energy classification is presented with procurement options and whether Hermosa Beach could make valid Carbon Neutrality claims under the Air Resources Board (ARB) accounting regulations or The Climate Registry’s (TCR) accounting guidance.
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Categories of California Renewable Energy
Renewable
Energy
Classification
Description Cost
Premium
($/MWh
over grid
power)
Procurement
Options
Carbon
Neutrality
Claims*
PCC 1 Renewable electricity
generated in or near
California, with arrangements
to deliver the power to
California.
$10-$30 DA, CCA ARB, TCR
(with
allowance
retirement)
PCC 2 Renewable electricity
generated outside of
California, bundled with
environmental attributes, but
without arrangements to
deliver the power to California.
$5-$25 DA, CCA ?, TCR
(with
allowance
retirement)
PCC 3 The unbundled (separate from
electricity) environmental
attributes of renewable energy
generated outside of
California.
$1-$10 REC, DA, CCA TCR (if
Green-e
certified)
Green-e
Renewable
Energy
Certificate
The unbundled environmental
attributes of renewable
energy, generated outside of
California.
$1-$5 REC, CCA TCR
California
Green-e REC
A Green-e REC from a
qualifying PCC 1 or 2 facility
with retired CA-eligible CO2
allowance.
$5-$30 REC, CCA ARB, TCR
*for zero-emissions renewable generation. Not all renewable generation is zero non-biogenic emissions (e.g. biomass processes that require electricity). Cost estimates are for 2013 from Table 6 of Palo Alto’s Electricity Supply Portfolio Carbon Neutral Plan.

Marin Clean Energy use of Renewable Energy Certificates Many CCA Programs, utility green power purchase programs, and Direct Access providers make use of RECs in order to offer “green” power. Marin Clean Energy uses a mix of California RPS energy and Green-e RECs for its product. According to their 2013 Integrated Resources Plan:
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“MEA is largely resourced for the next several years, having contracted for most of its projected needs for bundled renewable energy through 2017, non-renewable energy through 2017 and capacity through 2015. However, MEA has a short term need for bundled renewable energy in 2014 (PCC1) and a longer term need beginning in 2017 (PCC1 and PCC2). MEA also has a need for capacity purchases to meet resource adequacy obligations beginning in 2015.
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The majority of MEA’s voluntary renewable energy purchases (those in excess of RPSeligible purchases) are under contract through the end of 2013. MEA has a need for renewable energy certificates in 2014 and beyond to support RPS compliance (PCC3) and voluntary renewable energy targets (Green-e). MEA also has a need for carbon neutral energy in 2014 and beyond to support voluntary GHG emissions targets.

In 2013, MCE offered 60% renewable or zero emissions energy. Twenty-seven percent of its total load came from RPS-eligible generation. The balance is met with Green-e certified REC purchases.”
The graphic below highlights Marin Clean Energy’s plan to use bundled and bundled RECs in order to offer its renewable energy programs.

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Recommendations
First and foremost, the City should continue and expand upon existing energy efficiency programs. As the GSE Solutions report indicates, the City has opportunities to improve building energy efficiency by 40% or more. The City should pursue Projects 1 and 2, and the bundle of hot water and HVAC projects identified in the GSE Solutions report. After committing to Carbon Neutrality, the City should include the cost to neutralize emissions from electricity (approximately 0.3 cents additional per kWh) when evaluating whether to pursue electricity efficiency and retrofit projects.

To take a highly-visible climate action step, Hermosa Beach should take steps to install solar photovoltaic systems on municipal property. The City should continue to explore the options of a Power Purchase Agreement and Solar Lease. The City should also request the retirement of greenhouse gas emissions allowances through the state’s Voluntary Renewable Electricity Program in order to claim unambiguous emissions reductions.

RECs are a commonly-accepted element of a green or carbon neutral portfolio, and should be an element of Hermosa Beach’s municipal Carbon Neutrality efforts. Some entities employ RECs as a short term strategy while they wait for new generating projects to be built. Hermosa Beach can retire Green-e RECs to make greenhouse gas reduction claims under The Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol.

Over the long term, Hermosa Beach should establish a CCA program and become one of program’s first customers. This would allow for a unified approach to community and municipal greenhouse gas emissions reductions, with community members participating in the same program as the municipality. A CCA program can offer a 100% renewable, emissions-free energy option for the municipality, households, and firms. According to Southern California Edison rate schedule OBF-2, on-bill financing programs for energy efficiency retrofits will continue to be available under a CCA program.

Even with on-site solar generation and a CCA program, Hermosa Beach will likely continue to purchase streetlight services from Southern California Edison, particularly for streetlights on wood poles. The City can shift these accounts to Edison’s Green Rate option, or purchase Green-e RECs equal the amount of electricity used by SCE-owned streetlights. 242
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Hermosa Beach Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan
Municipal Fleet
Introduction
The Clean Fleet Policy and Action Plan, created in 2013, specifies a long-term goal of net-zero greenhouse gas emissions for the municipal fleet and alternative fuel used by 100% of contracted city service vehicles. The Plan also sets an interim goal to determine the feasibility of 50% emissions reduction for the City fleet and 20% emissions reduction for contractor service vehicles. These goals demonstrate the City’s strong commitment to reducing the carbon footprint of its municipal operations.

The City’s policies to “maximize the use of alternative fuel and low emission vehicles used to supply city services,” “reduce vehicle emissions through efficient fleet management and operations,” and “facilitate infrastructure to support alternative fuel vehicles” are in line with current best practices for California Local Governments, as identified by the Institute for Local Government and the International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI).

Currently, the municipal fleet is comprised of CNG, diesel, gasoline, and propane fueled vehicles. According to Energy Efficiency Climate Action Plan checklist, the City utilizes vehicles with fuel ranges from 11-44 mpg gasoline, 9-12 mpg diesel, 13-30 mpg CNG, and 30 mpg propane, all of which have varying emissions intensities. Though over 20% of the vehicle fleet is comprised of alternative fuel vehicles, making Hermosa Beach ahead of, or in line with many neighboring cities (Manhattan Beach has 13%, for instance), it is behind some area cities. For example, Santa Monica’s non-emergency fleet is comprised of 81% alternative fuel vehicles.

Some national cities also have more aggressive goals. Indianapolis, for instance, is the first city in the U.S. to pledge to convert its entire municipal non-police fleet to electric or plug-in hybrid electric vehicles by 2025.
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Hermosa Beach’s City Fleet by Fuel Type
Fuel Type Number of
Vehicles (In Use)
Models
CNG 6 Camry, Interceptor, F-150, F-250
Diesel 8 Leader, Spartan, Fire Truck, Equipment
Gasoline 57 Tahoe, Escape hybrid, Crown Victoria, Durango, F150, F-250, F-350, F-450, Interceptor, Wrangler, Explorer, Utility truck, Impala, Taurus,
Propane 1 Interceptor
Source: Hermosa Beach Energy Efficiency and Climate Action Plan Checklist Related Sustainability Plan Goals
The City’s Sustainability Plan details three goals for the City’s fleet:
● T10: Adopt a clean fuel/ultra low emission vehicle buying policy for all City vehicles and devise a long-term plan for replacement, identifying several options for low emissions vehicles that includes a cost-benefit analysis for all fleet vehicle types. ● T11: Evaluate CNG filling station for municipal vehicles. ● T12: Provide EV charging stations for City vehicles.

Recommendations for Light-Duty Vehicle Fleet
Hermosa Beach’s 2013 City Fleet Policy and Master Plan is aligned with current regional best practices and policies. The City can continue to pursue their goal of Carbon Neutral municipal operations by continuing to adopt the most current trends in green fleet procurement and management. As the technology, performance, cost, financing options, and availability of alternative fuel vehicles are quickly evolving, the fleet policy should be responsive to these trends. The City of Hermosa Beach should review and revise the policy on a regular basis to ensure the City is acquiring the lowest emission vehicles that meet its needs. These recommendations are meant to provide guidance for future fleet procurement and management decisions. The recommendations are based upon the successful practices of other government agencies and best practices identified by respected resources.

To remain consistent with the City Fleet Policy’s guideline, which states, “Review available green vehicle options including: electric vehicles, hybrids, CNGs, hydrogen, biodiesels, and any other emission reducing vehicles,” the City of Hermosa Beach should continue to consider the latest and lowest-emissions alternative fuel technology when replacing fleet vehicles. Zeroemissions vehicles are now becoming staples of alternative fueled vehicle fleets, in addition to 244
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conventional hybrid and natural gas vehicles. These zero-emissions vehicles have environmental and operating advantages over other alternative fuel vehicles. Plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, fuel-cell electric vehicles, and battery-electric vehicles are now available in most vehicle classes. To keep up with the fast-changing California market for alternative fuel vehicles through comparison of price, performance, and environmental qualities of specific vehicles, Hermosa Beach should consult the California Air Resource Board’s Drive Clean Buying Guide and the guidance provided in Zero-Emission Vehicles in California: Community Readiness Guidebook created by the State of California Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.

California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard
The Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is a California regulation adopted by the Air Resources Board (ARB) that requires petroleum suppliers to reduce the life-cycle carbon intensity of transportation fuels sold in the state. The regulation provides additional opportunities for Hermosa Beach to reduce gross greenhouse gas emissions and additionally neutralize net emissions from the transportation sector.

The regulation establishes a declining schedule for the average adjusted carbon intensity, in grams of CO2/MegaJoule (g/MJ), of fuel sold in the state. In 2014, the required adjusted carbon intensity is 94.41 g/MJ. To reduce the greenhouse gas intensity of gasoline sold in California 10% by 2020, the average adjusted carbon intensity of fuels sold must decrease to 86.27 g/MJ.

Producers, refiners, blenders, and distributors of transportation fuels must acquire and surrender LCFS credits, denominated in metric tonnes of CO2-equivalent, to demonstrate compliance with the regulation.

Hermosa Beach does not generate LCFS credits when using electricity or natural gas as vehicle fuels, as these credits are retained by the respective utilities. However, Hermosa Beach’s use of low-carbon fuels reduces the City’s gross greenhouse gas emissions.

Adjusted carbon intensity values compensate for differences in the energy economy of a vehicle. According to the ARB, an electric-powered vehicle travels 3.0 times further on a unit of energy than a gasoline-powered vehicle.
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Adjusted Carbon Intensity of California Vehicle Fuels
Fuel Type Adjusted Carbon Intensity
(grams CO2e/MJ
California Gasoline (CARBOB) 95.86
California Reformulated Gasoline (CaRFG) 95.85
Midwestern Corn Ethanol 99.40
California Low-CI Ethanol 80.70
California-Sourced Compressed Natural Gas 75.22
California-Sourced Landfill Gas 12.51
Cellulosic Ethanol 20.40
Electricity (California average electricity mix) 41.37
Electricity (California marginal electricity mix) 34.90 Electricity (Zero Emissions Generating) 0.00
Hydrogen 33.09
Source: ARB Low Carbon Fuel Standard Staff Report Volume 1 Table IV-1 Electricity, landfill gas, and hydrogen are attractive options for reducing life-cycle emissions from transportation. Electricity is an especially attractive option, as the carbon intensity is a function of the mix of sources used to produce the electricity. For zero-emissions renewable energy, the carbon intensity value is zero.

According to the U.S. Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center, electric vehicle infrastructure is most prevalent near Hermosa Beach, with 3 stations and 7 chargers, including 2 DC fast chargers, listed within the city. Three compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations are available in Torrance and near the Los Angeles Airport. Two of Southern California’s 9 hydrogen stations are located in the South Bay. Three biodiesel (B20+) and ethanol (E85) facilities are located in the Harbor Gateway corridor.
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Alternative Fueling Stations near Hermosa Beach
Source: U.S. Department of Energy
Hermosa Beach should continue to prioritize plug-in electric vehicle purchases where they are practical. The convenience and future expansion potential of electric vehicle supply infrastructure and the low carbon intensity of electricity for vehicles makes plug-in electric vehicles an ideal choice for reducing gross emissions. Hermosa Beach should invest $50,000 in electric vehicle service equipment (chargers) and an additional $250,000 to accelerate its Clean Fleet Policy and Master Plan.

Public Safety Vehicles
As identified in the City’s Clean Fleet Policy, some fleets, particularly public safety, have limited or no alternative fuel options that meet their requirements. Where electric, natural gas, or hydrogen-fueled vehicles are not practical, Hermosa Beach could look to acquire Flex-Fuel vehicles, which can run on fuel blends of up to 85% ethanol (“E85”). 247
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Ethanol has been criticized due to its high energy requirement to refine blends from certain feedstocks, and the indirect greenhouse gas emissions that result from additional land required to farm fuel crops. The California Low Carbon Fuel Standard takes a life-cycle perspective on environmental impacts in order to mitigate potential upstream environmental degradation due to use of ethanols and other fuels.

American automobile manufacturers offer a number of E85-capable Police Pursuit Vehicles, including the Chevrolet Impala, Dodge Charger, and Ford Police Interceptor Utility. The Hermosa Beach City Council recently authorized the purchase of four police vehicles. The 2014 Ford Police Interceptor Utility vehicle offers both a standard E85-capable 3.7-L V6 model and an upgraded 3.5-L V6 EcoBoost model that Hermosa Beach selected. The EcoBoost model offers higher performance, but is not E85-capable. The three 2015 Ford Fusion Hybrid vehicles the City authorized offer improved fuel economy but are not E85 capable.

Cellulosic Ethanol has a carbon intensity of 20.40, but is not widely available for use in California. The more commonly available California Low-CI Ethanol has a carbon intensity of

80.70. As of September 2014, 220 flex-fuel capable models are available in the U.S. for general use.

Alternatively, the City could look to purchase and retire greenhouse gas emissions credits produced under the Low Carbon Fuel Standard. Transportation-specific offset options and procedures are discussed later in this section.

Financing Options and Considerations
As consistent with the City Fleet Policy guideline stating “Research available grants, dealer incentives, and organization incentives” within the City’s purchasing, maintenance and environmental considerations, the City of Hermosa Beach should continue to consider all available financing options when purchasing or leasing (or considering the purchase or lease of) an alternative fuel vehicle. A review of best practices identified the following financing options for consideration:
● Municipal Lease Financing: Although local governments do not benefit from tax credits offered for the purchase of zero emission vehicles, many lenders offer municipal lease financing options. Municipal lease financing programs allow municipalities to capture a portion of the $7,500 tax credit that they would not capture in a direct purchase. The Nissan Municipal Lease Financing program and the Ford Municipal Financing program are two examples in which auto dealers provide financing options to local government agencies. Riverside County; the City of Loveland, Colorado; the City of Houston, Texas; and the City of Olympia, Washington have all utilized municipal lease financing programs to acquire electric vehicles for their municipal fleet. 248
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● State Procurement Contracts: Local governments are eligible to purchase vehicles using the California Department of General Services’ (DGS) state procurement contracts. Although many local government agencies prefer procuring fleet vehicles from local dealers, using the negotiated prices for alternative fuel vehicles listed with the state procurement contracts can serve as a baseline price for comparison purposes. ● Consider Total Cost of Ownership: The City should consider how capital and operating expenditures are allocated when making fleet procurement decisions. Since fuel costs will be lower in alternative fuel vehicles, the City may find that future operating savings justify higher initial procurement costs for alternative fuel vehicles. ● Include Co-Benefits in Cost Analysis: Hermosa Beach should explicitly assess other co-benefits and values that arise from the use of alternative vehicles, such as environmental health and the marketing of low emission vehicles to the community when comparing costs of alternative fuel vehicles to those of conventional vehicles.

Potential Partnerships and Resources
Instead of managing its municipal fleet internally, the City of Hermosa Beach could utilize local fleet management service companies to determine the best way to green their municipal fleet while maintaining fleet quality and cost-effectiveness. ● Vision Fleet Capital: Vision Fleet Capital strives to implement clean vehicles within fleets, cutting total cost of ownership, reliance on foreign oil, and enhancing service levels. Vision Fleet Capital also helps finance and manage fleets by offering low-cost financing, strategic operational advice, telematics tools, and asset management. Based locally in Venice Beach, California, Vision Fleet Capital could be a potential partner for Hermosa Beach to help the City electrify their vehicle fleet in the most cost-effective manner.

Fleet Management Regulations
The City Fleet Policy states that the City aims to “Reduce vehicle emissions through efficient fleet management and operations.” Best practices for efficient fleet management from the Institute for Local Government can assist Hermosa Beach in implementing this policy:
● Use Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and integrated software to control fleet vehicles, reduce misuse and increase efficiency through trip planning and location information. ● Provide fuel saving tips to drivers of fleet vehicles. These can include prohibiting idling, rapid acceleration, etc.
● Install battery systems for vehicles with onboard equipment to reduce truck idling when equipment is in use.
● Use technology options, such as requests via mobile device, for field personnel to prevent unnecessary trips back to the office.
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Carsharing
Instead of replacing old or under-utilized vehicles, the City of Hermosa Beach can also consider using carsharing to meet its fleet needs. Carsharing is a model of car rental where people rent cars by the hour or fraction of an hour. Local governments throughout the U.S. have used carsharing to lower fleet costs, reduce carbon emissions, and support sustainable transportation in their communities. Municipalities that have utilized car sharing to supplement their fleet include Berkeley, San Francisco, Austin, New York City, Seattle, and Washington DC. Local governmental support for carsharing services usually involves either the direct contracting of service and/or provision of parking spaces. These municipalities experienced many benefits using carsharing within their operations, including lower fleet replacement, maintenance, fuel, insurance and staffing costs; newer, cleaner, and lower emission vehicles; more efficient vehicle allocation; increased vehicle access for employees; more available parking; and better data on vehicle use and mileage. As each municipality’s program varied in scope, the following provides more detail on the experiences of a few municipalities who have utilized carsharing. ● The City of Berkeley: The first city to replace municipal fleet vehicles with carsharing, Berkeley has had considerable success reducing vehicle emissions, costs, and inefficient fleet use through an innovative partnership with City Carshare, the San Francisco Bay Area’s carsharing service. Berkeley’s partnership with City Carshare not only uses carsharing to replace municipal fleet vehicles, but also includes carsharing in the planning and development process and supports carsharing for citizens and businesses. Berkeley also contracted City Carshare to develop specialized vehicle reservation software that dedicates vehicles for City employee use during normal work hours, and allows any member of City Carshare to use the vehicles on evenings or weekends. In the first year of the program, 4-5 carshare vehicles replaced 10-15 fleet vehicles. The use of carsharing has resulted in an annual financial savings of about $8,000 per year, most of which results from not having to use the City’s vehicle replacement funds to replace fleet vehicles. These savings do not include air quality, parking, or public health benefits.
● The City and County of San Francisco: As the City and County of San Francisco retires its older vehicles, City Carshare’s fleet provides vehicles for City employee use so the City does not have to purchase new fleet vehicles. This partnership reduces San Francisco’s vehicle fleet size, lowers purchase and maintenance costs, and reduces carbon emissions.
● Washington DC: In 2008, Washington DC replaced 360 vehicles with a shared fleet of 71 passenger vehicles operated by Zipcar technology through the “FastFleet” program.

FastFleet is Zipcar’s fleet management model that helps fleet managers right-size current fleets, enables self-service reservations and keyless access, develops analytics on driver and vehicle history, leverages software and support services, and transitions fleets to energy-efficient hybrid and electric vehicles where sensible. In Washington DC, employees use an intuitive web-based reservation system, phone, or mobile device to select and reserve vehicles and a wallet size access card to unlock the reserved car. 250
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FastFleet varies from Zipcar’s conventional carsharing model in that it does not supply the vehicles. Instead, the City’s existing vehicles are equipped with FastFleet’s invehicle technology. After the first year of the pilot program, Washington DC projected a savings of greater than $6 million over five years.
● The City of Portland: Flexcar (now Zipcar) partnered with the City of Portland to provide fleet management services. In the pilot, Flexcar managed 12 out of 25 motor pool vehicles. Employees signed up for Flexar individually, and then each department was charged for vehicle use. This partnership saved Portland approximately 25% in the motor pool’s annual operating, maintenance, and fuel costs. After the pilot, Portland contracted all 25 motor pool vehicles to Flexcar, and Flexcar’s tracking technology helped Portland identify underutilized cars.
● The City of Austin: The City of Austin, Texas entered a revenue-neutral barter agreement with the carsharing organization Car2Go. Municipal employees could use vehicles for free during a six-month pilot phase, allowing Car2Go to gather consumer testing data and receive dedicated parking spaces avoiding parking fees. This partnership was innovative in that the City did not directly subsidize Car2Go, but the parking benefits were valued at about $85,000. After the successful pilot, Austin extended the partnership and numerous Texas state agencies have signed up for the Car2Go program.

Potential Carsharing Partnerships for Hermosa Beach
A few different organizations that offer carsharing services in L.A. County may serve as potential partners for Hermosa Beach. Each carsharing service listed below has experience working with a municipality and varies in its fleet composition, services offered, and other program components.
● Car2Go: In June 2014, Car2Go launched its pay-by-the-minute carsharing service in several South Bay Cities of LA County, including Hermosa Beach. Car2Go members use a smartphone application to find a vehicle, drive it, and then are able to park it in any public parking space identified as 2-hour parking or longer. This model differs from conventional round-trip services such as those provided by Zipcar. Hermosa Beach could contact Car2Go about the possibility of extending carsharing services for municipal fleet use, similar to Car2Go’s arrangement with the City of Austin, Texas. ● Zipcar: Now owned by Avis and operating in over 20 cities across North America, Zipcar is the world’s largest carsharing service and is an alternative to traditional car rental and ownership. Members use a Zipcard to unlock their car, pay a $6 per month membership fee and a driving rate of $8-10 per hour. Zipcar is a round-trip service, meaning members must return vehicles to the same parking space from which they obtained it.

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manage their municipal fleet. Hermosa Beach could partner with Zipcar either through the provision of parking spaces or by using Zipcar’s FastFleet as a tool to manage Hermosa Beach’s municipal fleet.

Recommendations for Other Vehicles
To achieve Carbon Neutrality for municipal operations, the City of Hermosa Beach must consider ambitious and innovative strategies. A review of the programs implemented by other municipalities identified the following strategies for consideration for Hermosa Beach:

Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs)
Hermosa Beach should also consider utilizing Neighborhood Electric Vehicles (NEVs) within its vehicle fleet. Falling under the U.S. classification for low-speed vehicles, NEVs are battery electric vehicles have a maximum speed of 25 mph and are legally limited to roads with speed limits of 45 mph or less. Although NEVs are not included in vehicle sales forecasts and passenger fleet projects, these short-range, low-speed vehicles designed for local use could become a key component of the electric vehicle mix, especially in mature suburban areas like the South Bay that will likely not attract transit investments in the near future.

Beginning in 2004, the South Bay Cities Council of Governments (SBCCOG) began to research a land use and transportation strategy that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, and gasoline use without focusing on transit investments or increased residential density. This led to the adoption of the Sustainable South Bay Strategy (SSBS) in 2010, which proposes that cities create compact destinations in neighborhood centers to encourage walking, cycling, and the use of NEVs for travel between these centers. As part of this strategy, the SBCCOG launched a NEV Demonstration Project which loaned a fleet of NEVs to South Bay households for an 18-month period.

This project was highly successful, finding that of those who participated, NEV mode share averaged 46% of the roundtrips. The average round-trip travel distance ranged from 2-5 miles.

Due to Hermosa Beach’s compact size, NEVs could also be an effective component of travel for municipal employees, whose average work trip or personal errand is likely only a few miles.

Global Electric Motorcars (GEMs), a type of Neighborhood Electric Vehicle by Polaris, are small vehicles which serve as an alternative to golf carts. GEMs have served municipal fleets as utility, parking and security, and even landscaping and construction vehicles. Municipalities who have employed NEVs within their fleet include the City of Palm Springs, the City of Cypress, and the City of Santa Monica.

Hermosa Beach should purchase two neighborhood electric vehicles for municipal fleet use and later determine whether these vehicles are a suitable replacement for other fleet needs. 252
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Bicycle Fleet
The Institute for Local Government’s Sustainability Best Practices Framework recommends establishing a pool of shared bicycles to allow employees to borrow a bicycle for use during the workday. Providing bikes to employees reduces vehicle trips made during the day for business and personal errands, therefore reducing emissions. Municipalities all over California have adopted employee bike share programs, including Long Beach, Santa Monica, Cupertino, San Jose, and San Francisco. Municipal bike fleet programs typically provide bicycles, secure bicycle storage, and showers and lockers. They usually require employees to complete a bicycle safety training program to participate. Traveling by bike especially makes sense in the City of Hermosa Beach due to its compact size.

Although most cities provide regular bicycles, Hermosa Beach can also consider adding electric bicycles to its fleet program. Electric bicycles make it easier to travel on hilly terrain but still emit zero tailpipe emissions. An electric bike can achieve over 2,000 mpg-equivalent, making them a highly energy and cost-efficient option for Hermosa Beach. Hermosa Beach could be one of the very first cities to utilize electric bikes within their bike fleet. Purchasing regular or electricassist bicycles also provides Hermosa Beach with an opportunity to support local businesses.

See the following for a list of several local bike shops:
● Hermosa Cyclery, Inc: Located on the Strand at 20 13th Street in Hermosa Beach, Hermosa Cyclery specializes in strand cruisers that are easy to ride around the city and is regarded as a trusted bicycle service center.
● The Old Bike Shop: Located at 430 Pier Ave. in Hermosa Beach, the Old Bike Shop is an owner-operated bike shop that specializes in custom-built high end bikes. ● Beach Cities Cycle: This bike shop is located at 219 Pacific Coast Hwy in Hermosa Beach.
● Motion Bicycle Establishment: Motion Bicycle Establishment sells, rents, services, and repairs all types of bikes and is located at 914 Aviation Blvd in Hermosa Beach. ● Electric Bikes LA: Located at 433 Main Street in El Segundo, Electric Bikes LA is the first bicycle store in the region dedicated to the sale and repair of electric and folding bikes.

Offsetting Emissions from Vehicles
Implementation of California’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) is leading to the availability of low greenhouse gas transportation fuels in California. However, costs to transport these fuels from their production location to Hermosa Beach can be high. Additionally, many vehicles are not designed to use low-carbon fuels.

The LCFS credits generated under the program are tradable. LCFS credits trade for $24 to $85 per credit, which, like allowances and offsets, are denominated in units of metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e). Compared with the $11.50 cost of California allowances, 253
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LCFS credits are an expensive means of offsetting emissions. However, in the future their use could allow for sector-specific neutrality claims. Instead of offsetting transportation emissions with forest or livestock projects, retiring LCFS credits will allow Hermosa Beach to claim that it is subsidizing low carbon fuels consumed by others on Hermosa Beach’s behalf.

Whether entities without compliance obligations like Hermosa Beach can acquire and voluntary retire LCFS credits for climate action goals has not been tested as of this writing. Additionally, no greenhouse gas accounting method currently exists to adjust fuel purchases for LCFS credits.

If a commonly accepted method to account for LCFS credit emerges, one specific LCFS credit opportunity may aid the City’s climate action outreach and education campaign. Digester gas is not currently a common transportation fuel, but the Climate Trust believes LCFS could change that. Many livestock farms in California are looking to capture methane in order to generate ARB offset credits. If the biogas is then consumed as transportation fuel in California, LCFS credits can be generated above and beyond these offsets, which are for avoided methane emissions. If Hermosa Beach decides to establish a direct relationship with a livestock project for purposes of acquiring greenhouse gas offsets, the City may be able to negotiate receiving any LCFS credits produced by the project.

The Low Carbon Fuel Standard is not to be confused with Federal renewable fuel regulations, which are based on the quantity of renewable stocks blended into transportation fuel, not the resulting change in greenhouse gas emissions. Federal regulations require fuel suppliers to blend renewable fuels into gasoline and diesel. In a manner similar to the Renewable Portfolio Standard, each refiner or importer of fuel must meet a Renewable Volume Obligation by surrendering a series of Renewable Identification Numbers to the U.S. EPA. The Renewable Identification Numbers can be separated and traded. When renewable fuel with a Renewable Identification Number is produced in or imported to California, that fuel may also generate LCFS credits for California’s program, which is a separate regulation. 254
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Hermosa Beach Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan
Employee Commutes
Introduction
The City’s Sustainability Plan calls for a 20% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from employee commutes relative to 2005 levels by 2020, which were 348 metric tonnes of CO2- equivalent2. The 2012 draft inventory shows 218 metric tonnes, a 37.4% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions versus 2005. However, it is important to note that the number of fulltime equivalent City employees decreased 33.8% during this period.

In pursuit of attaining the greenhouse gas reduction goal for employee commutes, the City’s Sustainability Plan recommends revising Hermosa Beach’s existing rideshare program to better incentivize employees to substitute more environmentally conscious alternatives to single occupant vehicle (SOV) trips for commuting. Launched in 1990 to comply with the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s Regulation XV, the City’s existing rideshare program provides employees who use alternative transportation modes 3 out of 4 days per week with $30 per month. Despite the incentive in place, the program had no participants as of July 2013. Just 11% of employees biked, walked, used transit, or a combination of these modes at least once a week. An employee commute survey conducted in 2013 on 108 out of 142 employees found that about 31% of employees were interested in participating in a rideshare program, and 50% of employees would be influenced by tax savings or other monetary incentives.

Using data gathered from the 2013 City of Hermosa Beach Employee Commute Survey, information regarding other cities’ employee commute reduction programs, and best practices in transportation demand management, Kaizenergy has outlined a strategy and plan the City of Hermosa Beach could use to overhaul its employee commute reduction program thus increasing participation and reducing resultant municipal carbon emissions.

Hermosa’s Employee Commute Reduction Challenge
Traditional commuter rideshare programs rely on matching employees with similar schedules, origins, and destinations. Creating successful carpool or vanpool matches is mostly a numbers game. Successful traditional rideshare matches rely on a large pool of people who are eligible

2 The Energy Efficiency & Climate Action Plan Draft Inventory, Forecasting and Target-Setting Report shows employee commutes at 348 metric tonnes in 2005. However, the City’s previous inventory reports employee commutes at 399 metric tonnes for 2005. The more recent document is presented to show change over time.
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to match, a subset of whom are interested in ridesharing. Strategies to match more carpools or vanpools include increasing the size of the pool of potential ride-sharers and/or improving and increasing incentives to motivate more people to share rides.

The City of Hermosa Beach’s current employee commute reduction challenges are twofold.

First, Hermosa Beach is a relatively small employer, with only 142 employees across multiple sites. This limits the potential for rideshare matching. Second, the City’s 2013 Employee Commute Survey indicated that, due to the structure of existing incentives, their effectiveness is limited.

As seen below, many potential carpool matches live in or near the City. While matching employees who live nearby into carpools will reduce vehicle trips and the need for on-site car parking, these consolidated short-distance trips will not cause substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from employee commutes. However, successful matches could provide an example of the program’s benefits for other employees who live farther away.

Hermosa Beach could also incentivize employees who live nearby to commute using neighborhood electric vehicles or electric-assist bicycles if these vehicles are added to the City’s fleet.
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Map of Zip Codes with 2 or more employees
Legend: Number of employees per zip code:
1 to 3 4 to 5 6 to 9 10 to 20
Top Zip Codes
Zip Code Place Number of
Employees
Distance from
Hermosa Beach
(miles)
90278 North Redondo Beach 20 2.0
90277 South Redondo Beach 14 2.3
90254 Hermosa Beach 9 0
90260 Lawndale 6 4.7
90275 Rancho Palos Verdes 6 13.3
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Heatmap of All Employees Responding to 2013 Commute Survey Best Practices in Local Government Commute Trip Reduction Programs
To reduce their municipal carbon footprint and to comply with regional regulatory agency trip reduction requirements, many municipalities have begun implementing employee commute reduction programs. Reviewing best practices in local government transportation demand management programs as well as the practices of neighboring cities and other successful local programs can help Hermosa Beach identify most effective methods to decarbonize its employee commutes.

Statewide Best Practices
The Institute for Local Government identifies several best practices for municipalities developing programs to reduce employee commutes via SOV. These best practices focus on using effective incentives and acquiring the necessary infrastructure to encourage employees to bike, walk, take public transit, or carpool to work. Hermosa Beach’s existing program is in line with the incentive best practices identified by Institute for Local Governments, but the City could enhance the attractiveness of these incentives and ensure the City provides the necessary 258
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infrastructure for employees to feel comfortable walking or biking to work. The best practices described by the Institute for Local Government are summarized below3:

Create an Incentive Program
The Institute for Local Government states that a municipality should “offer agency employees incentives to use alternatives to single-occupant commuting.” Incentives could include parking cash-out, flexible schedules, public transit incentives, bike share and rideshare services and subsidies, transit subsidies, and telecommuting. Rideshare programs should incorporate a “Guaranteed Ride Home” program and utilize smartphone technology.

Provide Infrastructure
As mentioned in the employee fleet recommendations, the Institute for Local Government suggests municipalities “establish a ‘bike barn’ to enable agency employees to borrow a bicycle to use for local meetings.” The bikes purchased for the bike barn could also be rented to employees for commute purposes. The Institute for Local Government also suggests municipalities “construct bicycle stations for employees that include bicycle storage, showers, and bicycle repair space” and provide locker and shower facilities for employees who bike or walk to work.

Review of Other Programs in Nearby Cities
The City of Hermosa Beach and neighboring South Bay cities face a unique set of challenges in motivating employees to cut SOV commutes: they are already mature, built-out suburbs without the robust public transit service found elsewhere in L.A. County. Nonetheless, we found that adjacent cities have ascertained more effective commuter incentive programs. The following discussion describes employee commute reduction strategies employed in the South Bay cities that neighbor Hermosa Beach as well as the successful approach taken by the City of Santa Monica, a municipality recognized statewide for its environmental leadership.

Manhattan Beach
The City of Manhattan Beach offers an incentive of $60 per month to employees who carpool, bike, walk, take public transit, or use a combination of these modes to get to work. The City currently has about 12 employees who participate (6 carpool, 2 bike, 2 walk, 1 public transit, and 1 combination of modes). The program costs the City about $8,500 per year. Information about the program is posted on the City’s employee “intranet” with all necessary instructions and forms. The City does not currently have a bike fleet or share program. In Manhattan Beach, only one staff member administers the program.

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Redondo Beach
The City of Redondo Beach launched its “Employee Rideshare Program” in 2008. Employees who carpool, walk, bike, use public transit, vanpool, or drive alternative fuel vehicles earn incentive points on a daily basis that can be traded in for Sears gift certificates. Redondo Beach offers guaranteed return trip services, ride matching services, free CNG fueling, and an annual prize drawing for all employees who participate.

Torrance
The City of Torrance launched its “Catch a Ride” program to comply with the South Coast Air Quality Management District’s (SCAQMD) rule 2202. Rule 2202 requires employers with 250 or more employees to reduce mobile source emissions generated from employee commutes. In the Catch a Ride program, employees who carpool, walk, bike, use public transit, or vanpool earn points on a daily basis that can be traded in for time off, gas vouchers, gift cards, and discounts on public transit. Program participants are eligible for emergency rides home, preferential parking, free car washes, and ride matching services.

Santa Monica
The City of Santa Monica reduced emissions from employee commutes through its Rideshare Club. The Rideshare Club consists of three sub-categories, the Commute Club, the Transit Club, and the Vanpool Subsidy Club. The Commute Club provides incentive points to employees who bike, carpool, drive an electric scooter, walk, ride the bus, and more.

Participants can drive as part of their commute or mix these options. A carpool consists of two or more people (they do not need to be coworkers at the City, but children without driver’s licenses do not count) who ride together at least 51% of round trip travel. Employees earn incentive points for each day they rideshare, and they exchange these points quarterly for a bonus on their paychecks. Commute Club participants must earn a minimum of 4 incentive points per month and a maximum of 40 points per month. Transit Club provides riders of mass transit fare reimbursement for travel costs to and from work. Mass transit includes bus, light rail, and train. To qualify, employees must use transit for at least 15 roundtrips per month. They are provided up to $84 for bus and $100 for rail. The Vanpool Subsidy Club provides employees who participate in a vanpool with up to $100 per month. To provide alternative mode commuters with mobility options at work, the City allows staff to borrow a bike from its “Bikes At Work” fleet to run errands, exercise, or attend meetings.

Recommendations
To reduce gross greenhouse gas emissions attributed to employee commutes, the City of Hermosa Beach should revise its Employee Commute Reduction Program (ECRP) to better incentivize employees to adopt alternative modes of commute and to generate lasting program participation. This section provides a brief description of the strategies the City could employ. 260
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1. Appoint an Employee Transportation Coordinator
The City should institutionalize its commuter program by designating a staff member to serve as the citywide Employee Transportation Coordinator (ETC). This staff person’s work plan would include launching a revamped program and tracking the success of the program through annual surveys. Typically, ETCs are staff members in human resources, but Hermosa Beach might find it is more successful in recruiting staff who are already involved in promoting other sustainability-related initiatives. At an employer of Hermosa Beach’s size, the ETC role would not be a full-time position. This person would also serve as the go-to peer to answer questions, administer incentives, and disseminate informational materials to educate and inform fellow staff members about their options. Finally, this role would include investigating resources the City could access from Metro’s Commute Services, in order to further strengthen the program.

2. Form Partnerships
In concert with the newly-appointed ETC, Hermosa Beach should form partnerships with nearby employers to increase the likelihood of a carpool or vanpool match. The options are limited, but they include:
● The Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce’s 300 members, who represent firms that employ many private sector workers in Hermosa Beach. ● The Hermosa Beach City School District. School District offices are a short walk from Hermosa Beach City Hall, on the campus of Hermosa Valley School.

However, as 55% of commute survey respondents work a 4/10 schedule, from 7AM to 6PM Monday through Thursday, and school district employees may have different work schedules than City employees.

Hermosa Beach could also promote online ride matching through services already provided by Metro (www.ridematch.info). Unfortunately, no existing vanpool routes terminate in Hermosa Beach; many terminate in El Segundo.

3. Restructure Incentives
A common theme among successful local employee commute reduction programs is the provision of incentives to participants. These programs typically provide a monetary incentive to employees who participate a certain number of times per month, or employees earn incentive points on a daily basis that can be traded in for monetary incentives or other prizes. Of the 64 employees who answered the question, “What is the minimum monthly cash reward that would entice you to carpool, bike, walk, or take public transit to and from work at least 50% of the time?” in the 2013 Employee Commute Survey, 42% answered $30-50, and 37.5% answered greater than $50. Based on these results and the programs of neighboring cities, here are some future considerations:
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● Create a tiered incentive system: Although as of July 2013 no employees were participating in the City’s rideshare program, about 11% were biking, carpooling, walking or taking transit to work at least one day a week. This gap in participation could reflect the program’s stringent requirement, enforcing 3 days participation each week to qualify for incentives. To encourage more employee participation, the City could create a tiered incentive system in which participants utilizing the program more receive a larger incentive. For instance, employees who participate 5 days per month receive $20, and those who participate 10 days per month receive $50.
● Create a “points based” incentive system: Like the Cities of Redondo Beach, Torrance, and Santa Monica, Hermosa Beach could create a system based upon incentive points that are earned on a daily basis. This system also encourages employees to participate who are not ready for the existing program’s stringent requirement of 3 days per week. At the end of the month or the quarter, employees can trade in their incentive points for cash or prizes. ● Incorporate alternative fuel vehicle commuters: Some municipalities, like Manhattan Beach, offer incentives to employees who commute in 100% alternative fuel vehicles (100% electric, CNG, LNG, hydrogen fuel cell).

Hermosa Beach could even look to subsidize alternative fuel vehicle purchases and leases as a component of planned compensation increases. If the employee saves money on vehicle operation costs, the alternative fuel vehicle incentive could put additional money in the employee’s pocket above and beyond the City’s contribution.

The City of Hermosa Beach may also consider providing direct subsidies or a pre-tax set-aside for workers who use transit and vanpool.
● Direct subsidies: Employers can provide up to $230 per month tax-free to employees who use transit or vanpools. The employer therefore pays the benefit and receives equivalent deduction from business income taxes. The employer pays directly for vanpool expenses or purchases transit passes for employees. ● Set aside pre-tax dollars: Employees are allowed to set aside up to $230 per month of their pretax income to pay for transit or vanpools. Employees save on payroll and income taxes since it is not reported as a taxable salary. The amount set aside is a benefit and therefore reduces employer payroll costs. ● Partially subsidize costs: The employer subsidizes a portion of vanpool or transit costs in addition to salary, and allows employees to pay the rest.

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to participating employers. In 2014, the Metro Rewards program provided workers who commuted using an environmentally-friendly mode with a coupon discount book to purveyors of goods and services throughout Los Angeles County worth $1,000 in immediate savings. The eligibility threshold is much lower: Employees must rideshare at least 8 work days a month during three consecutive months.

4. Add Bike Accommodations
To support bicycle commuting and the use of bicycles for mid-day trips, the City of Hermosa Beach should investigate:
● Ensuring there is adequate and safe bicycle parking at all work sites. ● Including building showers and lockers with bicycle commuters in facility renovation plans.
● Launching a bike barn at City Hall and the City Yard to allow for use of shared bicycles, including electric-assist bicycles.
● Initiating a Take Home Bike Program, which allows nearby employees to take home bicycles or neighborhood electric vehicles for use in commutes.

5. Determine a Telecommuting Policy
Instituting a telecommuting policy could help the City significantly lower vehicle emissions attributed to employee commuting, especially if initiated as an option for longdistance commuters. This would be both effective in reducing emissions and attractive to employees with significant commutes. Thirty-four percent of employees surveyed expressed interest in this option in the 2013 Employee Commute Survey. These employees indicated their ability to use such a policy 3 to 4 times a month; however 46% stated their work would not be compatible with telecommuting, and 17% were not interested. Several cities had success. A few strategies the City of Hermosa Beach should include when determining a telecommuting policy are listed below:
● Establish an eligibility list of suitable job categories, employment status, and prior performance ratings for telecommuting.
● Create a performance agreement for those employees eligible to telecommute, specifying a minimum for office-based hours, accessibility during regular work hours, methods of communication with supervisor, and necessary requirements for alternative worksites including computer specification and special equipment, desk size and configuration.

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Hermosa Beach Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan
Other Emissions
Natural Gas
Hermosa Beach uses natural gas for both building energy and some vehicles in the City’s fleet.

Increasing the energy efficiency of the City’s natural gas vehicles and equipment is key to gross emissions reductions. However, even with efficiency improvements, the 2013 Hermosa Beach Carbon Neutral Scoping Plan found that gross reductions in natural gas emissions are limited by the fuel’s inherent greenhouse gas intensity. This is in contrast to gross greenhouse gas emissions from electricity, which can be eliminated through use of renewable generation.

Efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have generated interest in low-carbon sources of natural gas. The section on the City’s vehicle fleet details an option for transferable credits when renewable natural gas is used as a transportation fuel. Biogas Transfer Credits may be a future option for other uses of natural gas.

Biogas Transfer Credits
Biogas Transfer Credits are a concept to separate the renewable qualities and emissions benefits from physical biogas, in a manner similar to RECs and LCFS credits. Biogas (or biomethane) is natural gas that is produced from the breakdown of organic material in the absence of oxygen. Biogas can be produced through anaerobic digestion at facilities that handle green waste, manure, municipal solid waste, and sewage. Biogas must typically be cleaned in order to improved quality, but can then be compressed into Biogas CNG or liquefied into Biogas LNG. Biogas combustion is considered a biogenic source of greenhouse gas emissions, and is not included in gross emissions totals in greenhouse gas inventories.

Historically, most biogas used for energy in California has been combusted on-site or nearby a landfill, dairy, or sewage treatment plant. A new law may bring new opportunities for pipeline biogas use in California. In 2014, the California Public Utilities Commission adopted regulations to implement AB 1900 (2012) enabling biogas injections into natural gas pipelines. The implementing regulations pertain to safety requirements and recordkeeping for biogas injections, including a facility’s annual biomethane production rate. The law does not establish Biogas Transfer Credits in California, but future laws or regulations could do so.

If Biogas Transfer Credits (or conceptually similar units with a different name) become available in the U.S. or California, Hermosa Beach could look to acquire credits to offset its natural gas consumption. For Hermosa Beach to take credit in its inventory, greenhouse gas accounting guidance would need to incorporate a method to adjust for the credits. 264
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Contract Vehicles
Hermosa Beach contracts its street cleaning, landscaping, and refuse & recycling services. The City has already included stipulations that some of these contractors use cleaner, natural gas vehicles. The City’s street cleaning provider and refuse/recycling service use natural gas vehicles.

The City’s Clean Fleet Policy and Action Plan establishes several goals for contracted vehicles:
● Interim:
○ Determine feasibility of 50% emissions reduction for City fleet and 20% emissions reduction for contractor service vehicles (implemented with new contracts, or with amendments when feasible).
● Long-term:
○ Net zero greenhouse gas emissions for City fleet.
○ Alternative fuel used for 100% of contracted City service vehicles. This is a lesser goal in that it is not a net carbon neutral goal.

In the future, Hermosa Beach can specify contract terms that require the service provider to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions from the services they perform on behalf of Hermosa Beach. Alternatively Hermosa Beach could require that the contracted service provider disclose the volume and carbon intensity of fuels and amount of electricity used to service the contract, and Hermosa Beach can then take additional steps to offset those emissions.

Solid Waste
The City’s 2007 inventory reported 167 metric tonnes from waste in landfills. Hermosa Beach does not have operational or financial control over a landfill. However, emissions from waste sent to landfills are considered to be Scope 3 emissions under the Air Resources Board’s Local Government Operations Protocol. The City should include these emissions within its offset program.

The City’s 2007 inventory reported 85 metric tonnes from all contract service vehicles. Because Hermosa Beach can exercise operational control over its waste service provider, compressed natural gas combustion emissions from Athens Services’ collection of waste and transfer to landfills would be considered Scope 3 transportation emissions from contracted services.

Hermosa Beach’s current contract with Athens Services ends in 2021. Before Hermosa Beach considers a new waste hauling contract, it can include Athens Services’ GHG emissions in the city’s annual purchases of GHG emissions offsets. Hermosa Beach can also seek to include contract terms that Athens offset their emissions, if the City amends the contract before 2021. 265
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Water
According to the 2007 Municipal Inventory, Hermosa Beach has operational control over limited sprinkler and irrigation systems and lift stations. These emissions, derived from electricity, may be addressed through electricity procurement strategies. Hermosa Beach may wish to consider upstream emissions related to water treatment and distribution. In the 2013 Hermosa Beach Carbon Neutral Scoping Plan, West Basin Water District’s emissions factors for imported and recycled water were found to be 0.00414 and 0.00388 kgCO2e/gallon, respectively. Hermosa Beach could elect to track and offset upstream emissions from water use, but it is not necessary for the City to claim carbon neutral status under the Local Government Operations Protocol. 266
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Hermosa Beach Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan
Use of Greenhouse Gas Offsets
The Role of Offsets in Climate Commitments
Greenhouse gas offsets, typically denominated in metric tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2-e), represent avoided greenhouse gas emissions produced from a monetary investment in a specific project. Offset projects range from those that capture and destroy methane and other potent greenhouse gases to those that sequester emissions in soil, plants, and trees.

All aggressive (80% reduction or more) entity and community climate commitments referenced in this document either explicitly permit offsets or are silent on their use in achieving their goal.

Some commitments include separate goals for gross reductions - those achieved without the use of offsets - in addition to a goal for net emissions.

Commitments from organizations that plan to use offsets differ in the types of offsets that they will use. Some local governments and entities prefer to use offsets that are in some way connected to the city or entity. For instance, Austin Texas has its own boutique offset program, and the University of California plans to develop its own as well. Others have prescribed standards for the types of offsets they will pursue. Offsets range in quality: the ability to demonstrate that the offset is real, measurable, verifiable, additional, and permanent. Offsets of lower quality and those that are not connected to a particular sector or geography are typically cheaper. Various registries and protocols have been established to guarantee offset quality.

Defining Offsets
Real The offset has produced an actual reduction in GHG emissions, rather than shifting emissions to some other source.

Measurable The offset can be quantified, typically in metric tonnes of CO2-equivalent.

Verifiable An outside auditor can determine the existence of a single offset unit, which is then tracked using an offset registry.

Additional The offset was produced as a result of its value. The offset would not have occurred in the absence of an offset payment.

Permanent The offset cannot be reversed. If there is risk of reversal (e.g. the risk that forestry carbon stocks will be destroyed by wildfire), the offset protocol typically requires some portion of offsets be set aside. 267
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Cities and Offsets
Guidance on the Use of Offsets
Accounting guidance for local governments doesn’t allow cities to replace gross emissions with offsets. Instead, local governments report their use of offsets – and resulting net emissions – as an informational item.

Local Government Operations Protocol (section 13.1.2.5) “Carbon offsets retired/generated and sold.

Local governments should account for and report all carbon offsets which they purchase and retire. These offsets may not be deducted from Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions due to the fact that a complete accounting framework which accurately and credibly tracks the ownership and retirement of these credits has not yet been established.

Local governments should also report any offsets that they both generate and sell as part of a climate mitigation project.”
U.S. Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions “The ICLEI community protocol requires the community to report gross GHG emissions without the impact of carbon offset projects, stocks, sinks, sequestration projects, purchases of carbon credits, or renewable energy certificates. The community may optionally, and separately, report the emissions reductions associated with any of the above activities.”
City Standards for Offset Quality
Few cities have specified the level of quality, types of projects, and project locations that they expect from offsets used to meet climate commitments.

British Columbia does have requirements for offsets used to meet that province’s goal for carbon neutral municipalities for 2012 and beyond. Offsets must be generated in British Columbia and meet the requirements set by the Pacific Carbon Trust, a boutique offset program established as a joint venture of the provincial government and a League of Cities equivalent.

Many local governments achieved carbon neutral municipal operations in 2012 or earlier, but the entire province is now readjusting its Carbon Neutral pursuits as a result of an offset scandal. The local offset registry, the Pacific Carbon Trust, has been absorbed by the provincial government after a scandal caused attempts to repeal the requirement that local governments neutralize their emissions. Local government were purchasing offsets at a cost of more than double the amount of their wholesale cost, and some of the offsets the Trust purchased and sold to local governments were ineligible under the provincial rules. 268
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British Columbia’s experience highlights the potential trade-off of establishing a new, boutique offset program. Establishing the Trust allowed British Columbia greater control over the locations and types of offset projects that would be funded. However, costs of the boutique offset program may be higher than under an established, multisectoral offset program, and as with any new entity, oversight is important to ensure that actions are within the public interest.

One alternative to establishing a boutique offset program is to invest in a narrow range of projects offered by an existing offset registry. Hermosa Beach could, for example, seek out forestry projects in the Western United States.

Municipal Utilities
Several municipal utilities make use of both offsets and renewable energy certificates (RECs) in order to make climate-related claims. Palo Alto Utilities uses RECs that are eligible under California’s Renewable Portfolio Standard. The Sacramento Municipal Utilities District invests in its own projects as well as RECs eligible in California. Outside of California, Austin Energy makes direct contracts with wind generators. Seattle Power & Light uses offsets from the Climate Action Reserve and other third-party organizations.

Universities and Colleges
The few colleges that have already achieved carbon neutral status have chosen to be transparent about their use of offsets and the projects in which they invest. As educational institutions, these entities can incorporate a discussion of climate commitments and the use of offsets within their curriculum. That offsets are required to meet Carbon Neutrality commitments can highlight the vast challenge in decarbonizing organizations and places.

The College of the Atlantic in Maine claims to be the first Carbon Neutral educational institution.

It chose to use offsets from specific projects from two carbon project developers: the Carbon Fund and the Climate Trust. These developers invested in a traffic signal optimization project in Portland, OR and a truck stop electrification project in Oregon and Washington. These two projects are verified to the Oregon Standard, an offset standard created by the state legislature.

Colby College, also in Maine, first invested on-campus: in a biomass project and energy retrofits. For the remaining emissions, Colby purchased and retired carbon offsets from three projects: two landfills in Maine and Connecticut and one farm in Michigan. The offsets are registered with the Climate Action Reserve and meet the Reserve’s verification requirements.

However, the offsets are not eligible for conversion to California Compliance Offsets because they were not verified to the more stringent California standard.

Green Mountain College, another Carbon Neutral educational institution, invested in a farm methane project in Vermont.
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Corporations
Microsoft is one of the few companies which details its use of offsets. Microsoft looks to use offsets that are credible, verifiable, and additional. Through the Gold Standard and Verified Carbon Standard offset registries, Microsoft has invested in reforestation in Kenya, home fuel switching in Mongolia, wind farms in China, and alternatives to deforestation in Brazil.

Consumers
TerraPass is a consumer service that retires offsets from the Verified Carbon Standard and Climate Action Reserve on behalf of consumers. One project registered on the Climate Action Reserve, the Arcata Community Forest, expanded an existing forest to protect adjacent land from logging.

Offset Programs Available to Hermosa Beach
Both California Compliance Offsets and voluntary offsets are available to Hermosa Beach.

California Compliance Offsets
California Compliance Offsets are admissible to the state’s Cap-and-Trade program. They are issued by the Air Resources Board. In certain cases, California Compliance Offsets can be converted from offsets generated by the Climate Action Reserve, Verified Carbon Standard, and American Carbon Registry.

California Cap-and-Trade
California’s Climate Change Scoping Plan outlines the state’s strategy for reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, as required by AB 32 (2006). The Scoping Plan relies heavily on a cap on greenhouse gas emissions that come from electricity, natural gas, transportation fuels, and certain other industries like cement production. Entities in these sectors must acquire and surrender an amount of emissions allowances equivalent to their greenhouse gas emissions. Greenhouse gas emissions from other sectors, like agriculture and landfills, are uncapped and will likely remain uncapped due to monitoring and verification challenges in enforcing compliance. Emissions reductions projects from uncapped sectors can produce compliance offsets.

California Greenhouse Gas Allowances
The California Air Resources Board issues both California Greenhouse Gas Allowances and ARB Offset Credits, which together serve as compliance instruments for sources subject to state’s Cap-and-Trade program. Up to 8% of the total compliance obligations for a year can be met using ARB Offset Credits. The Air Resources Board issues ARB Offset Credits for projects that meet certain criteria contained in an approved offset protocol. Registry Offsets from projects meeting the same criteria but registered with the American Carbon Registry, Climate Action Reserve, or Verified Carbon Standard can be converted to ARB Offset Credits. 270
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California Greenhouse Gas Allowances and ARB Offset Credits are both denominated in metric tonnes of CO2-equivalent, and are identical aside from the ARB Offset Credits being limited to 8% of the overall compliance obligation. Hermosa Beach can acquire and retire either California Greenhouse Gas Allowances or ARB Offset Credits to offset its greenhouse gas emissions within California’s Cap-and-Trade program.

Allowances are available in vintages corresponding to the three established compliance periods, 2013-14, 2015-17, and 2018-20. When retiring allowances to offset the City’s emissions from municipal operations, the City should retire offsets of the same vintage as the year to be offset.

For example, if the City wishes to offset its 2015 emissions, it should retire 2017 vintage offsets.

Acquiring California Allowances to Offset Hermosa Beach’s Emissions Hermosa Beach is not a covered entity and does not have a compliance obligation under California’s Cap-and-Trade Program. Hermosa Beach does indirectly participate in California’s Cap-and-Trade system. Southern California Edison, Southern California Gas, and transportation fuels distributors who sell products and services to Hermosa Beach and their contractors do have a compliance obligation, and these entities must surrender allowances to the Air Resources Board for each compliance period.

Hermosa Beach has several options to retire California Greenhouse Gas Emissions Allowances.

The City can register on the California Air Resources Board’s Compliance Instrument Tracking System Service (CITSS) to purchase allowances at auction and transfer compliance instruments to the Retirement Account. The City can register as a Voluntary Associated Entity pursuant to California Code of Regulations Section 95814. Under this scenario, the City could acquire allowances:
● Directly from the Air Resources Board at quarterly auctions. The City must register as an auction participant after establishing a CITSS Account and submitting a bid guarantee prior to each auction.
● From a third party via an exchange. The Intercontinental Exchange and CME Group offer futures contracts for California Carbon Allowances (CCA). Futures contracts provide for delivery of a tangible or intangible asset at a future date. For instance, between now and December 24, 2015, Hermosa Beach could purchase and retire 2017 Vintage California Carbon Allowances to be delivered to Hermosa Beach’s CITSS account at the end of December 2015.
● From a third party via an over-the-counter transaction. The third party must maintain a CITSS Account and the transaction must be registered on CITSS to guarantee legitimacy.
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Hermosa Beach can also work with a registered Voluntarily Associated Entity to purchase and retire offsets on behalf of the City. A Voluntarily Associated Entity would conduct transactions on Hermosa Beach’s behalf. Several brokers hold CITSS accounts and provide carbon offsetting (or “balancing”) services on behalf of third parties, like Hermosa Beach. These include:
● 3Degrees - offers Carbon Balancing Services
● Element Markets - developer and supplier of GHG credits, including California ● Evolution Markets - Kyoto, EU-ETS, RGGI, & California Hermosa Beach should expect to pay a slight price premium or service fee when working with an exchange or Voluntary Associated Entity to purchase and retire allowances. For instance, contracts for 2014 allowances delivered at the end of September 2014 traded for $12.00 on the Intercontinental Exchange, while allowances from the August 2014 Air Resources Board auction settled at $11.50.

Retiring California Allowances to Offset Hermosa Beach’s Emissions Retiring California Compliance Instruments is simple. Hermosa Beach, a broker, or a third party can access CITSS and process a transfer from the General Account to the Retirement Account.

Instruments transferred to a compliance account will result in real offsets to Hermosa Beach’s emissions.

Analysis of California Allowance Prices
California allowances are of the highest quality, as they are used for compliance in a legallybinding Cap-and-Trade program. As such, California allowances are more expensive than offsets for voluntary programs.

The California Air Resources Board has sold allowances at auction since the fall of 2012.

Allowance prices peaked at $14.00 in May of 2013. The settlement price at 2014 auctions (as of August) has concentrated between $11.48 and $11.50.
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California Air Resources Board Allowance Auction Prices In the 2010 Economic Analysis, the Air Resources Board projected a 7% annual price increase from 2012 through 2020, which is roughly what a company could earn on invested capital. The reasoning behind that is because entities with a compliance obligation can hold onto allowances for a future compliance period, and allowances are subject to a rate of return similar to what allowance holders can achieve from asset classes of a similar risk. If allowance holders expected allowances to appreciate at a higher rate (say 10%), they would buy and bank allowances in pursuit of an extraordinary profit opportunity. This would bid up the price of allowances to a price level where the extraordinary profit opportunity vanishes (back to 7%).

The 2010 Economic Analysis projected an allowance price of $25 per metric tonne in 2020. At a 7% annual price increase, expected 2014 values would be $16.66 per tonne, $5.16 higher than the latest auction. Because of this price discrepancy, an updated analysis is needed to forecast allowance prices through 2020. The analysis below projects a 5.8% (low-case), 7% (mid-case), or 11% (high case) annual increase in allowance prices after 2014. 273
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Projected California Air Resources Board Allowance Prices Cost
Projection
Annual %
Increase 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
Low 5.8% $11.50 $12.17 $12.87 $13.62 $14.41 $15.24 $16.13 Middle 7.0% $11.50 $12.31 $13.17 $14.09 $15.07 $16.13 $17.26 High 11.0% $11.50 $12.77 $14.17 $15.73 $17.46 $19.38 $21.51 Analysis by Kaizenergy
The California State Legislature must amend state law for the state’s Cap-and-Trade program to continue beyond 2020. Two factors point towards continuation of the Cap-and-Trade program.

First, the legislature and public’s support for addressing climate change through carbon pricing remains strong. Second, allowing the program to end would mean a significant loss of revenue from allowance sales. With future Cap-and-Trade auction revenues already committed to the California High Speed Rail project, abandoning carbon pricing would leave the project partiallyfinished or in search of another multi-billion dollar source of funds.

Voluntary Offset Registries
Voluntary greenhouse gas emissions offsets have been available for two decades. Most climate commitments have used voluntary offsets to validate emissions reductions claims.

Outside of California, Quebec, and a handful of other places subject to Cap-and-Trade programs, voluntary offsets are the standard instruments of making carbon claims.

Voluntary offsets are available at a fraction of the price of compliance offsets. A 2013 study of voluntary offsets found an average price of $4.90 per metric tonne of CO2-equivalent, 42% of the California ARB allowance price.

A system of registries and independent verifiers are responsible for assuring the quality of voluntary offsets. Registries determine policy related to offset production through protocols, work with the offset project developer to verify the project, issue offset units based on the metric tonnes of reductions produced, and track the transfer offset units between parties. Some projects on these registries can also be certified to produce California Compliance Offsets, if the projects meet certain protocol and verification requirements 274
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Voluntary Offset Registries
Offset Registry Share of
Global
Market
Convertible
to ARB
Offsets?
Notes
Verified Carbon Standard 47% Some
projects
70 U.S.-based projects (of 1,200+).

VCS has the most methodologies of
any offset registry.

The Gold Standard 15% No Focuses on offsets produced outside of the United States, primarily in
developing countries.

Climate Action Reserve 5% Some
projects
California-based organization (Los
Angeles) focused on offsets produced
in the U.S. (360 projects), Mexico (8
projects), and Canada. 51 projects are
in California.

American Carbon Registry 1% Some 95 U.S.-based projects (of 105). Staff trained on ARB protocols.

Market shares based on 2013 data in Forest Trends State of the Voluntary Carbon Markets 2014 Voluntary Offset Project Types
Offset projects must adhere to an approved protocol or methodology. While the California Air Resources Board has approved protocols for five project types, the various voluntary registries have approved dozens of protocols and methodologies.

The table below presents the range of offset projects, which are classified by their Kyoto Protocol greenhouse gas emissions sector.
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Types of Offset Projects, by Emissions Sector
Sectoral Scope Registries with
approved
method/protocol
Types of projects
1 - Energy Generation ACR, VCS, TGS Cogeneration facilities, fuel use in cooking stoves
2 - Energy Distribution ACR Recycling of transformer oil 3 - Energy Demand ACR, VCS Building weatherization, campus energy efficiency
4 - Manufacturing
Industries
None None yet
5 - Chemical Industries VCS Chemical production processes 6 - Construction None yet
7 - Transport ACR, VCS Vehicle fuel switching, truck stop electrification
8 - Mining/Mineral
Production
ARB, CAR Coal mine methane
9 - Metal Production None None
10 - Fugitive Emissions
from Fuels
None None
11 - Fugitive Emissions
from Gases
CAR, VCS Destruction of ozone depleting
substances, leak detection
12 - Solvents Use None None
13 - Waste Handling and
Disposal
CAR, VCS Landfill methane capture, organic waste
composting
14 - Agriculture, Forestry,
Land Use

ACR, ARB, CAR,

VCS, TGS
Rice cultivation, forestry, urban forest,
prevention of deforestation, fertilizer
management, soil management,
15 - Livestock and
Manure Management
ARB, CAR Manure management, grazing
management
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Recommendations on Use of Offsets
Offsets are an important part of an aggressive climate commitment, as demonstrated by other cities, corporations, and colleges that have claimed or plan to achieve Carbon Neutrality status.

Offsets put a price signal on carbon emissions. By purchasing offsets, Hermosa Beach acknowledges the real environmental cost of greenhouse gases emissions from municipal operations. Offsets also signal that the City is looking for other ways to reduce its emissions as any investments to reduce gross emissions will, in turn, reduce future offset expenditures. As such, the sustained use of offsets can be seen as a commitment device for achieving gross emissions reductions: the City cannot simply ignore the cost of its gross greenhouse gas emissions. As a climate commitment device, offset retirements are not limited to a certain percentage of a City’s emissions ㅡ the City pledges to neutralize gross emissions at any level.

However, offsets are not a free pass to emit; they are only effectively utilized as part of a larger climate action strategy. Hermosa Beach stakeholders may have a negative perception of the City’s use of offsets, especially if they feel the City’s efforts to reduce gross emissions are inadequate. Use of offsets alone will not accomplish the City’s other objectives or lead to the desired co-benefits from the City’s climate action efforts.

Transparency is exceedingly important in climate action, especially when offsets are used.

Hermosa Beach should establish a performance monitoring program that includes regular reporting of the City’s climate action efforts, along with publishing greenhouse gas emissions inventories. Offsets utilized within a public education and outreach campaign that focuses on the City’s efforts to reduce its gross greenhouse gas emissions from municipal operations.

The offsets should tell a story that people can connect to when understanding the City’s climate actions and considering their own.

The experience of existing cities and entities, particularly the three educational institutions, highlights the possibility to connect offsets with a community as part of a public education program about a city’s climate action efforts. By investing in certain projects – projects whose stories resonate with residents – Hermosa Beach can communicate the climate action challenges that it is seeking while connecting the community with specific projects they can also invest in to offset their own emissions.

While a wide range of offset project types exist, Hermosa Beach may find some more suitable than others if the City wishes to include its own offset retirements as part of a public education and outreach program. The public may feel more of a connection with offsets generated within the United States, especially those from projects in California. 277
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Should Hermosa Beach Use Compliance or Voluntary Offsets? Hermosa Beach must decide whether to use the cheaper voluntary emissions offsets or the more expensive California Compliance Offsets. The annual price of offsets to cover the City’s 2007 municipal inventory in all cost projection scenarios is less than 0.1% of the City’s general fund budget.

Range of Annual Costs to Offset 1,552 Metric Tonnes of CO2-e Scenario Offset Price per Metric Tonne Annual Cost to
Offset 1,552 MT
ARB - Current $11.50 (August 2014 auction price) $17,848 ARB - Future High $21.51 (high-case projection for 2020) $33,383 Voluntary - Current $5.00 $7,760
Voluntary - Future High $7.50 $11,640
Under this range of prices, the City will find that many of its opportunities to reduce gross greenhouse gas emissions are not cost competitive with offsets or allowances. For example, for $99.84, the City could retire the more expensive ARB-eligible allowances (at $11.50/metric tonne) to offset the tailpipe greenhouse gas emissions of a 2002 Ford Expedition traveling 60 miles round trip, 4 days per week, 48 weeks per year. The annual cost of ARB-eligible offsets to neutralize for a Prius traveling 15 miles per day is approximately $7.74. Incidentally, the Expedition driver would save $2,051.30 per year in fuel costs (at $4.00/gallon) by switching to a Prius. This example illustrates both how inexpensive greenhouse gas emissions are, even within California’s Cap-and-Trade system, and also the need for strategic climate action policies that are well-integrated within the City’s existing municipal operations. It also illustrates that use of offsets can be the most cost-effective option to achieve a given level of reductions.

The price of allowances will increase in the future as California’s cap on emissions decreases and early actions are exhausted, but even a seven-fold increase in allowance price would only yield a $60 per-month incentive for the Ford Expedition driver to switch to a carpool. The City has found this level of incentive too low for many employees. 278
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Advantages and Disadvantages of ARB and Voluntary Offsets Advantages Disadvantages
Voluntary ● Are 50% cheaper than California
Compliance Offsets.
● Offers a greater variety of projects.
● Most projects are located
outside of California.
● Voluntary offsets can be
perceived to be lower quality
than compliance offsets.

California
Compliance
● California offsets are perceived as
the highest quality offsets.
● There exists a strong connection
between Hermosa Beach and
statewide actions: these offsets can
help the City explain statewide
actions including cap and trade
program.
● Their use creates additional
emissions reductions within
California; effectively reducing the
cap.
● Their use shows Hermosa Beach is
willing to put a higher price on
greenhouse gas emissions.
● California offsets are more
expensive; and these
additional expenditures could
be used to reduce gross
emissions.
● It may be more difficult for
consumers to acquire and
retire offsets if households
and businesses within
Hermosa Beach want to
invest in the same offset
project as the City.
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Hermosa Beach should primarily rely on California Compliance Offsets to validate its emissions claims. Although California Offsets are slightly more expensive, their higher perceived quality and the connection they provide to statewide climate actions will make Hermosa Beach’s climate commitment more robust.

Selecting Among ARB-Approved California Compliance Offsets Up to 10% of allowances in California’s Cap-and-Trade system can come from offsets. While, purchasing and retiring California Emissions Allowances has the same effect on emissions as purchasing and retiring California Compliance Offsets, Emissions Allowances have a number of limitations that make them less ideal for Hermosa Beach. For instance, it is difficult to explain within a public education campaign, that, as a result of Hermosa Beach’s offset purchases, a petroleum refinery or a natural gas power plant had to pay a slightly higher price to comply with California’s greenhouse gas regulations. Emissions allowances are intangible, and the only distinguishing characteristic is their ARB-assigned serial number.

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projects among the five ARB-approved offset protocols. Offsets from each type of project are functionally equivalent in mitigating climate change as they are denominated in metric tonnes of CO2-equivalent. However, each individual project can tell a different story. In choosing among project types, Hermosa Beach should consider how stakeholders can relate to the project’s location, the type of project, and the organization that produces the offset and receives payment. In addition, attractive photographs of the project itself would aid in any public education and outreach efforts the city conducts.

U.S. Forest Projects
The link between trees and carbon dioxide emissions is well-established in middle school biology classes. Trees are tangible, beautiful, and provide a range of ecosystem services besides converting carbon dioxide into oxygen. Projects certified under the U.S. Forest Protocol provide for the preservation of large, contiguous forest lands in the United States, including some locations in California. These forests will provide for attractive photographs, and the sites could even be visited by Hermosa Beach stakeholders. The offsets are produced by non-profit conservation organizations or private landowners.
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U.S. Forest Project
Harvego Bear River Preserve Project / Photo by Placer Land Trust Urban Forest Offsets
Urban forests, including street trees, parks, and wildlands within city limits, are highly soughtafter amenities that provide shade, mitigate the urban heat island effect, and give character to streets and parks. Under current Air Resources Board guidance, planned tree planting and maintenance activities within the urban forest and qualify for offsets. Few projects have used this approach thus far, but a possible protocol update could expand the volume of offsets that come from urban forest projects.

The Climate Action Reserve approved two Urban Forest protocols in June 2014. The Urban Forest Management Protocol offers a programmatic approach to the updated Urban Tree Planting protocol. The California Air Resources Board previously adopted the Climate Action Reserve’s Urban Forest Protocol and will need to adopt the Urban Forest Management protocol for the programmatic approach to create California Compliance Offsets. The Reserve hopes that these new protocols facilitate implementation of more urban forest projects. 281
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Municipalities and counties can aggregate projects within an urban area boundary, as established by the U.S. Census Bureau. Projects must be a minimum of 50 acres. Projects are issued credits that are for renewable 25-year periods. Projects are subject to monitoring, reporting, and verification for 100 years to ensure permanent removal of greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Carbon offsets are generated annually based on the difference in standing live carbon stocks in trees that results from an urban forest management plan (versus the area’s baseline).

The City of Santa Monica’s Urban Forest Protocol Project was the first submitted to the Climate Action Reserve. The 1,000 new trees planted under the City’s Urban Forest Master Plan are estimated to produce 5,000 metric tonnes in CO2 reductions over 100 years, or an average of roughly 50 metric tons per year. The fact that this is roughly 4% of Hermosa Beach’s emissions from municipal operations illustrates the sheer number of trees needed to offset emissions. To date, the Santa Monica project hasn’t produced any offsets.

Boulder estimates that its urban forest of approximately 330,000 trees sequesters 2,000 tons of CO2 annually.

Because the annual amount of emissions sequestered from an urban forest in a 1.4 square mile city would be low relative to the municipality’s emissions from operations, Hermosa Beach may wish to express interest in participating in any potential future South Bay Cities Council of Governments-wide or county-wide urban forest management protocol effort. A larger effort could be more efficient for cities that wish to participate.

Livestock Projects
The ARB’s livestock projects involve biogas control systems to manage manure on cattle and pig farms. Manure is processed into biogas in a digester, then typically combusted to produce electricity and heat. Livestock projects provide a connection to the familiar topics of farms and food, though this could be perceived as negative as many of the livestock projects are sited at concentrated animal feeding operations. Offsets are typically produced by companies that specialize in biogas control systems and complying with the offset protocols. 282
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Livestock Project
New Hope Dairy Livestock Biogas Digester Project in Galt, CA / Photo American Biogas Council Ozone Depleting Substances
Some substances which deplete the ozone layer also have a high global warming potential, as measured in carbon dioxide equivalent. Ozone depleting substances that also have a high global warming potential are used as refrigerants, solvents, and fire suppressants. Destroying these substances provides both ozone protection and greenhouse gas reduction.

Chemical companies typically produce greenhouse gas offsets from the destruction of ozone depleting substances, and photos of the project locations appear to be a chemical plant.

Mine Methane Capture
In a mine methane project, methane is combusted and used to make energy.

The ARB recently approved the Mine Methane Capture Protocol. The Climate Action Reserve has existing projects registered in Alabama, Colorado, West Virginia, and Wyoming.

Coal mine methane projects may be challenging to explain in a public education and outreach campaign that highlights Hermosa Beach’s actions and use of offsets. The projects may evoke a negative association with dirty coal mining and burning coal in power plants, both environmentally harmful activities. In addition, payments to the mining companies or energy/environmental service companies that produce the offsets are unlikely to be viewed as positively compared with payments to forest conservation non-profits. 283
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Photos of projects depend on mine location; the project in Colorado is on a scenic mountainside.

Mine Methane Capture Project
Vessels Coal Gas project in Colorado / photo by Vessels Coal Gas ➤
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Hermosa Beach Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan
Performance Monitoring, Costs, Transparency, and Outreach Performance Monitoring
In committing to neutralize greenhouse gas emissions from municipal operations, the City of Hermosa Beach is assuming responsibility for its own emissions. It will track and neutralize its contributions to global emissions. Thus, greenhouse gas emissions are now seen as a liability to the City, and the City should take steps to continuously account for emissions with processes similar to how the City accounts for cash, indebtedness, and other assets and liabilities. After the City sets a greenhouse gas reduction target for local government operations, Hermosa Beach should conduct an annual greenhouse gas emissions inventory within 9 months of the close of each calendar year. Meeting this timeline necessitates that the City implement systems to track the following at a minimum of a calendar-year resolution:
● Amount (kWh) of electricity used for each service account, by year. If electric vehicle chargers used exclusively for municipal operations are submetered, this electricity may be broken out into vehicle fleet.
● Volume of gasoline, diesel, natural gas, and other fuels loaded into City-owned vehicles and equipment.
● Volume of gasoline, diesel, natural gas, and other fuels attributable to Hermosa Beach from contracted waste, landscaping, and street sweeping services. ● Miles traveled by vehicle type for employee commutes and business travel. ● City pairs and number of City passengers for any business travel flights taken. ● Weight and composition of waste generated by the City’s municipal operations. ● Recharge volume of high-global warming potential gases into vehicle or facility air conditioning units, fire extinguishers, or other equipment.

Performance Monitoring Tools
Much of this data can be tracked in ICLEI’s Master Data Workbook4, an Excel spreadsheetbased tool that can be compiled by multiple individuals or shared on a networked hard drive.

Two web-based tools will assist Hermosa Beach in tracking activity data and conducting an annual emissions inventory. These are described below.

4 ICLEI’s Master Data Workbook is recommended for Hermosa Beach’s purposes over The Climate Registry’s Local Government Operations Protocol Activity Data Entry Workbook, developed by Juan Matute in 2009
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ClearPath Tool for Online Greenhouse Gas Performance Monitoring ClearPath is a web-based tool that allows local governments to perform community-scale and government operations GHG inventories in the cloud. Multiple users can collaborate to enter data from different departments, and the data can be exported in the common .csv format for sharing outside of the web-based tool. ClearPath includes modules for forecasting business-asusual emissions changes (adjusting for state-level actions like renewable electricity and fuel economy standards) and forecasting the effectiveness of various emissions mitigation strategies.

ClearPath offers two tracks: a Government Track and a Community-Scale Track. Using the Government Track, a user can create an inventory following the guidelines of the Local Government Operations Protocol. Using ClearPath, a local government can translate its activity data, like fuel or electricity use, into greenhouse gas emissions by using emissions factors.

ClearPath contains default emission factors, including some that are California-specific. Users can also add their own emissions factors, for instance a utility-specific value for kg CO2e from electricity. ClearPath allows users to compare between inventory years, tracking progress over time. An inventory module user guide contains additional information about ClearPath’s features.

With data tracking, emissions calculation, and forecasting in the same web-based tool, Hermosa Beach can close the loop between climate target setting, performance monitoring, and iterative policymaking.

Hermosa Beach has access to ICLEI ClearPath as an ICLEI member and a California Local Government through the Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative California (SEEC). SEEC is a collaboration between investor-owned gas and electric utilities, ICLEI, the Institute for Local Government, and the Local Government Commission. The SEEC program website offers live and recorded training materials on ClearPath and other resources.

Enterprise Energy Management Information System
In the summer of 2014, an analyst at the South Bay Environmental Service Center began using McKinstry’s Enterprise Energy Management Information System (EEMIS), a web-based tool, to accesses and analyze the Hermosa Beach’s account data from Southern California Edison.

This tool will be used to track changes in energy use over time, particularly those that follow efficiency and retrofit projects. The EEMIS tool can report monthly, quarterly, and annual consumption data, streamlined for greenhouse gas reporting and other uses.

Hermosa Beach should budget to maintain an account on the McKinstry EEMIS, approximately $900 per year. Additionally, the City should train staff to access the data in order to monitor the progress of energy retrofit projects, assess the City’s opportunities for power purchase agreements, and produce annual reports for use in greenhouse gas emissions inventories. 286
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Municipal Climate Action Indicators
Many intermediate indicators will help the City better understand its progress versus annual greenhouse gas emissions totals or subtotals. For instance, a draft 2012 inventory indicates that commute emissions fell by 37.4% between 2005 and 2012. At first, this may seem to indicate that the City achieved its goal of a 20% reduction in 2005 commute emissions by 2020.

However, the number of full-time equivalent employees (FTE) decreased 33.8% during the 2005 to 2012 period. Commute greenhouse gas emissions per FTE during that same period decreased by only 5.3%. Indicators like metric tonnes of CO2-e per FTE can give a clearer picture of the City’s climate action performance than can aggregate totals or subtotals. Activity data, such as miles traveled by employees or kWh of electricity used by facility, can also elucidate the City’s climate action position in greater detail.

The Local Government Operations Protocol and other guidance for municipal operations recommend several indicators for municipal operations. The following indicators and metrics are applicable to Hermosa Beach’s annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory:
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Indicators and Metrics for Municipal Climate Action Performance Indicator Metrics What it Means
Vehicle Miles Traveled
(VMT)
Fleet GHG/VMT A measure of GHG intensity of each mile
traveled by the City’s vehicle fleet. As the
City’s fleet procurement policies take
effect, this metric will show progress.

Number of vehicles
(#Vehicles)
VMT/#Vehicles The utilization rate for vehicles as the City considers shared-use fleet
Equipment Operating
Hours (EOH)
Equipment

GHG/EOH
The GHG intensity of equipment
operations
Number of Pieces of
Equipment
(#Equipment)
EOH/#Equipment GHG intensity per unit of equipment
Solid Waste Tonnage
Disposed (Waste)
Waste GHG/Waste The GHG intensity of the waste the
municipal government sends to landfills;
varies based on a landfill’s methane control
practices
Refuse & Recycling
Vehicle Service Hours
(WasteVehHours)
Waste Vehicle
GHG/
WasteVehHours
Indicates the GHG intensity of the
contractor’s refuse and recycling
operations
Kilo-watt Hours (kWh) Electricity
GHG/kWh
The GHG intensity of electricity used by
Hermosa Beach. As Hermosa Beach
begins to blend its energy procurement,
the effects will show in this metric.

Number of FTE
Employees
(#Employees)
Commute
GHG/#Employees
The GHG intensity of employee commutes.

This metric allows the City to monitor the
effectiveness of its commute reduction
program
Volume of Water
Pumped (Water)
Water Pumped
GHG/Water
The GHG intensity of water pumping at the
City’s water pumping lift stations.

Transparency
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rely on the City’s recordkeeping of activity data, indicators, and annual emissions in order to assess the City’s climate action progress.

Transparency is even more important when instruments such as RECs or offsets are used to neutralize all or a portion of emissions. Most stakeholders cannot verify the off-site RECs or offsets. When claiming offsets in its annual greenhouse gas inventory, Hermosa Beach should list the serial numbers (or ranges) of offsets retired for the year. When using unbundled RECs to claim renewable energy and reduce the scope 2 emissions, the City should follow guidelines in The Climate Registry’s General Reporting Protocol and “disclose additional activity data such as MWh consumed, purchased, generated or sold as supplemental information.“ Hermosa Beach should also disclose the serial numbers of RECs credited to the City’s electricity consumption.

Carbonn Cities Climate Registry
An emerging global standard for reporting municipal and community climate action provides a venue for Hermosa Beach to register its targets, document its actions, and publish its annual greenhouse gas inventory.

The Carbonn Cities Climate Registry is a new partnership of C40, R20, and other global groups focused on sub-national climate action. The Carbonn registry will help local governments to achieve transparency and accountability for their local climate actions. In reporting its targets, inventories, and actions on Carbonn, Hermosa Beach will be on the same platform as other cities seen as national or global climate action leaders.

In September 2014, ICLEI USA’s Resilient Cities for America Initiative named Carbonn as their official reporting platform. As of October 2014, 465 cities are reporting to Carbonn, including Manhattan Beach and Hawthorne. The two South Bay cities have reported their greenhouse gas emissions targets, performance, and mitigation actions.

Verification & Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Some entities have a third-party verify their greenhouse gas inventory prior to reporting the results. The process for verifying greenhouse gas emissions inventories is similar to auditing corporate accounting records, and the intention is to enhance the credibility of the results.

Because the cost to verify emissions can be substantial, few local governments and other entities contract with a third-party verifier before reporting their emissions. Credible verification can be obtained through an ISO 14064 compliant procedure, such as through The Climate Registry.

Hermosa Beach can increase the credibility of its municipal GHG claims by obtaining third-party verification for a greenhouse gas inventory. However, because the cost of verification, Hermosa Beach should only audit certain inventories (for instance, the first year it sets a carbon neutrality 289
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goal). As Hermosa Beach develops new systems to monitor emissions, its annual emissions inventories will become more accurate and precise, reducing the need for third-party verification.

Outreach and Education
Building external awareness of the city’s climate action programs necessitates an effective public outreach and education plan. Effective implementation can be challenging - especially because most greenhouse gas reduction efforts produce intangible results. Unlike some other air pollutants, greenhouse gases are undetectable by human senses at typical concentrations.

Furthermore, greenhouse gas reductions represent the absence of these undetectable gasses.

This creates an environmental communications challenge versus tangible efforts like cleaning water in a river or reducing urban smog.

The City should lead its climate action messaging with the city’s goal to be a climate action leader: that its municipal actions will show both the community and other cities what can be possible. The City should support this message by detailing specific actions that have been implemented, and those that are planned for the future. Visualizations of alternative fuel vehicles or solar photovoltaic panels on City facilities can be the most salient demonstrations of climate actions. When explaining less salient actions, the City should tie examples to actions that that community members can take. For example:
● When explaining specific energy retrofit actions, include information on the various options for residential and commercial energy retrofits, especially property-assessed financing
● Connect the City’s actions to procure zero-emissions electricity with options available to residents and business owners, especially the emerging option of Community Choice power
● make the City’s employee commute program an example of implementing GHG reductions in transportation sector called for in the City’s General Plan update Tying municipal efforts to community action will also strengthen the perception of the City as a climate action leader. As, greenhouse gas emissions from municipal operations make up only about 1% of community-wide emissions, connecting the City’s municipal actions with other emissions reductions will demonstrate the city’s ability to leverage its position as a climate action leader. Outside resources, such as ICLEI’s education and outreach guidance and reports from the Yale Project on Climate Change Communications, will help the City determine effective messaging for its outreach and education program.

Rather than relying on a limited number of City staff to communicate the City’s climate action program, Hermosa Beach should train municipal employees and community members to be climate action ambassadors. By holding regular information sessions that describe the City’s 290
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climate action commitment, existing actions, and future plans, Hermosa Beach can empower City employees and community members to tell the City’s story – and connect it with community-wide actions. This training problem would follow the model popularized by An Inconvenient Truth, the film version of a presentation Al Gore had taught thousands of others to deliver. This model of empowering others to tell climate-related stories has showed great success in connecting individual action with an overwhelming problem.

Information sessions specific to municipal employees could first highlight all municipal actions and then highlight efficiency and greenhouse gas emissions reductions opportunities within an employee’s area of responsibility. The training sessions can also highlight how some highlyvisible municipal programs (such as the employee commute reduction program and bicycles at work) serve as examples for community-wide actions.

The City should publish regularly-updated presentations on the its website, so that ambassadors can obtain and deliver the most up-to-date information, which stakeholders can also access on the Carbonn Cities’ Climate Registry. A version of the climate ambassador information session could also be delivered within the Hermosa Beach Unified School District, combined with materials from California’s Education and the Environment Initiative.

Costs of Municipal Climate Action
After accounting for savings from projects which reduce energy cost or vehicle operating costs, the 30-year estimated cost of recommended municipal carbon neutral programs is $59,130, or $1,971 per year. This low cost is made possible because many of the municipal climate action opportunities available to the City have a payback period of less than 5 years. In addition to the projects listed above, the recommended municipal climate action programs will fund and Employee Commute Coordinator (20% FTE Assistant), a Climate Programs Analyst (25% FTE Analyst), and annual Greenhouse Gas Offsets required to make carbon neutral claims. The recommended plan is cash-flow positive by 2019.

The added cost of a “first-to” position, in which the city would achieve carbon neutrality in 2017 rather than 2020, would be approximately $52,475.
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Municipal GHG Reduction Project Options - Cost Summary
Implementation Measure
Range in Cost per
MTCO2e Recommended
Electricity
Community Choice Aggregation $10 to $18 Yes
Solar Photovoltaic Projects (ASE Solar Solutions
Proposal) -$5 to $20 Yes
GSE Solutions "Project 1" -$125 to -$175 Yes
GSE Solutions "Project 2" -$225 to -$275 Yes
GSE Solutions - Hot Water, HVAC $20 to $35 Yes
Municipal Fleet
Bicycle Parking Yes
Employee Bicycles Yes
Mode Switching Yes
Bicycle Fleet Program (Summary) $0 to -$200 Yes (Bundle) EV Service Equipment Yes
Accelerate Clean Fleet Master Plan Yes
Fuel Switching Yes
EV Fleet Program (Summary) -$50 to -$150 Yes (Bundle)
Employee Commutes
Employee Commute - Carpool Incentive $100 to $200 Yes
Employee Commute - EV Incentive $500 to $1,000 No
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Implementation Measure Cost Assigned 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 to
2044 Total
Electricity
Community Choice Aggregation Additional Costs of Procurement $0 $18,309 $14,119 $9,193 $4,501 $90,024 $136,147 Solar Photovoltaic Projects
Max upfront buydown of PPA
Rate to Cost-Neutral $30,000 0 0 0 0 0 $30,000
GSE Solutions "Project 1" Outlay and annual savings $89,262 $72,087 $54,912 -$51,524 -$51,524 -$51,524 -$51,524 -
$1,236,576
-
$1,315,673
GSE Solutions "Project 2" Outlay and annual savings $63,029 $126,059 -$23,792 -$23,792 -$23,792 -$23,792 -$571,008 -$477,088 GSE Solutions - Hot Water, HVAC Outlay and annual savings $53,785 $107,571 -$5,056 -$5,056 -121344 $29,900 Municipal Fleet
Bicycle Parking Infrastructure at City Facilities $7,500 $7,500 Employee Bicycles
5 regular bicycles; 5 electricassist bicycles $18,500 $46,250 $64,750 Mode Switching
Vehicle Operating Savings from
Car -> Bike -$2,750 -$2,750 -$2,750 -$2,750 -$2,750 -$66,000 -$79,750 Bicycle Fleet Program (Summary)
EV Service Equipment $50,000 $50,000
Accelerate Clean Fleet Master Plan
Additional Costs for
Procurement (versus BAU) -
$7,500 per vehicle $100,000 $75,000 $75,000 $0 $250,000 Fuel Switching
Operating Savings from $3 to $4
Gasoline -> Electricity mi/year -$3,817 -$9,860 -$18,568 -$23,124 -$21,733 -$521,593 -$598,695 EV Fleet Program (Summary)
Employee Commutes
Carpool Incentive Add’l Costs for $50 Incentive $1,200 $2,400 $3,600 $4,800 $6,000 $144,000 $162,000 EV Incentive Costs for $125 Incentive $7,500 $15,000 $22,500 $30,000 $37,500 $900,000 $1,012,500 Employee Commute Coordinator -
Staffing Additional Costs for Incentive $20,000 $21,000 $22,050 $23,153 $24,310 583443 $693,956 Climate Programs
Staffing - Analyst
Additional Cost of Managing All
Climate Programs $30,000 $31,500 $33,075 $34,729 $36,465 729303.75 $895,073 Total Costs
Total Cost of All Projects $89,262 $142,616 $424,104 $114,068 $158,781 -$34,371 -$33,579 -$923,500 -$151,880 Estimated Advance from Equipment Replacement Fund $142,026 $142,026 $142,026 $426,077 Outlay Before Offsets, Net of Advance -$52,764 $591 $282,079 $114,068 $158,781 -$34,371 -$33,579 -$923,500 -$577,957 CARB (High Quality) GHG Offsets
2021 - 2044 costs assume
further reductions in gross GHG
emissions $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $0 $20,442 $490,609 $511,051
Total Cost After Offsets -$52,764 $591 $282,079 $114,068 $158,441 -$34,837 -$13,736 -$447,279 $59,130 293
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Begins Duration 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q Electricity
Community Choice Aggregation 1Q2015 8
Solar PV Procurement 3Q2015 6
GSE Solutions "Project 1" 1Q2014 12
GSE Solutions "Project 2" 3Q2015 8
GSE Solutions - Hot Water, HVAC 3Q2017 6
Municipal High Efficiency Procurement Policy 1Q2014 ongoing Municipal Fleet
Municipal Facility - Bicycle Parking 4Q2014 1
Bike Barn @ Work 1Q2016 1
Municipal Facility - EV Service Equip. 3Q2015 4
Electric Vehicle Procurement 1Q2016 10
NEV Procurement 2Q2016
Employee Commute
Carpool Incentive 1Q2016 ongoing
EV Incentive 1Q2016 ongoing
Municipal Service Contracts
Amendment with Athens Services
Other
Purchase Offsets 1Q2017 ongoing
Climate & Commute Programs Staffing 1Q2016 ongoing
2016 2019 2020
implementation period
Implementation Measures
Implementation Period 2015 2017 2018
active
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Revenues for Climate Action
Climate Action leaders are often expected to “put their money where their goals are” in order to fund climate action measures and programs. For instance, Boulder’s Climate Action Plan tax generates about $1.8 million per year for the City. Voters renewed that measure in 2012.

One possible source of dedicated, local funds for climate action is Hermosa Beach’s Utility User Tax, which currently generates approximately $2.5 million per year. At current prices for California Emissions Allowances ($11.50), the community’s 134,000 metric tonnes of CO2-e would cost about $1.54 million to offset. This represents an approximately 61% increase above existing rates of 6% on electricity, gas, and water and 5.5% on communications services, bringing the total Utility User Tax would be 10%, comparable to Santa Monica’s. Utility User Tax rates in California range from 1% to 11%, except in Arcata, which levies a 45% tax on residential customers that use greater than 600% of the baseline electricity usage. Currently, it appears that Albany is the only California city looking to use the Utility User Tax to fund climate action.

Hermosa Beach could try an alternate approach to funding aggressive reductions in communitywide emissions. The City could declare its interest in implementing innovative demonstration projects and programs in order to achieve aggressive reductions in community-wide greenhouse gas emissions, provided they are available at no additional expense to the City.

The City’s national-leading commitment to neutralize emissions from government operations could attract attention from companies looking for such an opportunity. However, as more cities dedicate funding to climate action, Hermosa Beach may lose out on some promising demonstration projects to cities that can dedicate some local funding to assisting these companies.

Hermosa Beach will likely find itself in a more competitive position for state and federal grants as a result of its aggressive climate commitment. The state and federal government have a vested interest in the success of leaders, so that they may lead the path for others to follow. If Hermosa Beach maintains a climate leadership position into the future, it will likely find success in attracting government grants and government-sponsored pilot projects. 295
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Contents
List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ............................................................................................................ iii Key Findings ................................................................................................................................................. iv Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 1 GHG Emissions Inventories........................................................................................................................... 2 Emissions Reporting ............................................................................................................................... 2 Emissions Sectors...................................................................................................................... 2 Calculation Methodology .......................................................................................................... 4 Community Emissions ............................................................................................................................ 4 2005—2012 Emissions Summary .............................................................................................. 5 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012 Inventories................................................................................... 6 Energy........................................................................................................................................ 9 Municipal Emissions............................................................................................................................. 11 2005—2012 Emissions Summary ............................................................................................ 11 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012 Inventories................................................................................. 13 Energy...................................................................................................................................... 15 Inventory Forecasts..................................................................................................................................... 17 Business-as-Usual Forecasts................................................................................................................. 17 Community Business-as-Usual Forecast.................................................................................. 18 Municipal Business-as-Usual Forecast .................................................................................... 19 Adjusted Business-as-Usual Forecasts ................................................................................................. 19 Community Adjusted Business-as-Usual Forecast .................................................................. 20 Municipal Adjusted Business-as-Usual Forecast..................................................................... 21 Reduction Targets....................................................................................................................................... 22 Recommended Community Targets..................................................................................................... 22 Recommended Municipal Targets........................................................................................................ 23 Conclusions and Next Steps........................................................................................................................ 25 References .................................................................................................................................................. 26 Appendix A: Glossary of Terms
Appendix B: Methodology
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Table 1. Key Terms in the Report..................................................................................................................1 Table 2. GHGs Analyzed in the Inventories..................................................................................................2 Table 3. Community-Wide GHG Emissions by Sector for 2005 and 2012 ....................................................6 Table 4. Community GHG Emissions for 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012 ........................................................7 Table 5. Activity Data used in 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012 Community Inventories...................................8 Table 6. Demographic Data for 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012 .......................................................................9 Table 7. Activity Data and GHG Emissions of Energy in 2005 and 2012.......................................................9 Table 8. Municipal GHG Emissions by Sector for 2005 and 2012 ..............................................................12 Table 9. Municipal GHG Emissions for 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012 ..........................................................13 Table 10. Activity Data used in 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012 Municipal Inventories..................................14 Table 11. Activity Data and GHG Emissions of Energy in 2005 and 2012...................................................15 Table 12. Growth Factors for 2012, 2020, and 2035 ..................................................................................18 Table 13. Community BAU Forecast ...........................................................................................................18 Table 14. Municipal BAU Forecast..............................................................................................................19 Table 15. Community Adjusted BAU Emissions..........................................................................................21 Table 16. Municipal Adjusted BAU Emissions.............................................................................................21 Table 17. State-Aligned GHG Reduction Targets........................................................................................22 Table 18. State-Aligned Municipal GHG Reduction Targets.......................................................................23 Figures
Figure 1. Community-Wide GHG Emissions by Sector for 2005 and 2012 ...................................................5 Figure 2. Community GHG Emissions for 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012 ........................................................6 Figure 3. GHG Emissions for Community Electricity and Natural Gas, by Sector.......................................10 Figure 4. Municipal GHG Emissions by Sector for 2005 and 2012..............................................................12 Figure 5. Municipal GHG Emissions for 2005, 2007, 2010, and 2012.........................................................13 Figure 6. GHG Emissions for Municipal Electricity and Natural Gas, by Sector..........................................16 Figure 7. Community Emissions Inventories, Projections, and Targets......................................................23 Figure 8. Municipal Emissions Inventories, Projections, and Targets.........................................................24 299
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List of Acronyms and Abbreviations
AB Assembly Bill
ADC Alternative Daily Cover
BAU Business-as-Usual
CAFE Corporate Average Fuel Economy
CH4 Methane
CARB California Air Resources Board
CIWMB California Integrated Waste Management Board
CO2 Carbon Dioxide
CO2e Carbon Dioxide Equivalents
EECAP Energy Efficiency Climate Action Plan
EO Executive Order
GHG Greenhouse Gas
GWP Global Warming Potential
IEAP International Local Government GHG Emissions Analysis Protocol IFT Inventories, Long-Term Forecasts, and Target-Setting IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
JWPCP Joint Water Pollution Control Plant
kWh Kilowatt-hour
LCFS Low Carbon Fuel Standard
LGOP Local Government Operations Protocol
MT Metric Tons
NDN Nitrification/denitrification
N2O Nitrous Oxide
RPS Renewable Portfolio Standard
RTP Regional Transportation Plan
SBCCOG South Bay Cities Council of Governments
SCAG Southern California Association of Governments
SCE Southern California Edison
SCG Southern California Gas Company
SEEC Statewide Energy Efficiency Collaborative
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Community
 The City of Hermosa Beach decreased emissions 7.7% from 2005 to 2012, from 137,160 MT CO2e to 126,611 MT CO2e.
 On-Road Transportation, Commercial Energy, Solid Waste, Water, and Off-Road Sources sector emissions decreased while Residential Energy and Wastewater sectors increased emissions from 2005 to 2012.
 Energy-related emissions account for about 40% of the total community emissions.  Under the Adjusted Business-as-Usual (BAU) forecast, emissions will be 111,690 MT CO2e in 2020 and 94,162 MT CO2e in 2035. These emissions levels are 19% lower in 2020 than 2005 and 31% lower than 2005 by 2035.
 The City should choose a reduction target that is feasible and ambitious. The State recommends a 15% reduction below 2005 levels by 2020, which would be achieved under the Adjusted BAU scenario.
 To continue reductions consistent with the State’s long-term emissions reduction goal of lowering emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050, the City would need to reduce emissions in 2035 by 24,210 MT CO2e from an Adjusted BAU forecast. This is a 24% reduction from the Adjusted BAU emissions level and would achieve a 49% reduction from 2005 levels.

Municipal
 Municipal emissions have decreased 9% from 2005 to 2012, from 1,501MT CO2e to 1,372 MT CO2e.
 Emissions in all sectors decreased between 2005 and 2012 except for the Vehicle Fleet & Equipment and SCE-Owned Outdoor Lights.
 Municipal energy use accounts for approximately 1% of all emissions.  Under the Adjusted BAU forecast, emissions will be 1,751 MT CO2e in 2020 and 1,872 MT CO2e in 2035. These emissions levels are 17% higher in 2020 than 2005 and 25% higher than 2005 by 2035.
 The City would need to reduce emissions by 1,751 MT CO2e from the 2020 Adjusted BAU emissions level to meet its carbon neutrality goal by 2020. 301
Introduction 1
Introduction
The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventories, Long-Term Forecasts, and Target-Setting (IFT) Report contains the first steps toward the City of Hermosa Beach (City) identifying energy-efficiency measures in an Energy Efficiency Climate Action Plan (EECAP). The inventories describe historic energy use and GHG emissions and the forecasts describe projected future emissions in the City. The target-setting section describes GHG reduction recommendations that are consistent with State goals and may assist the City in establishing local GHG reduction targets. The inventories and recommended reduction targets will help the City in the next step of the EECAP, which is to identify energy efficiency and GHG reduction measures that are relevant, meaningful, and feasible.

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