Agenda packet — Hermosa Beach City Council, September 24, 2024 (part 1 of 9)

CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH

CITY COUNCIL
Regular Meeting Agenda

Tuesday, September 24, 2024
6:00 PM
Council Chambers
1315 Valley Drive
Hermosa Beach, CA 90254

CITY COUNCIL
Dean Francois, Mayor
Rob Saemann, Mayor Pro Tem
Mike Detoy, Councilmember
Ray Jackson, Councilmember
Justin Massey, Councilmember
Karen Nowicki, City Treasurer

APPOINTED OFFICIALS
Suja Lowenthal, City Manager
Patrick Donegan, City Attorney

EXECUTIVE TEAM
Brandon Walker, Administrative Services Director
Myra Maravilla, City Clerk
Carrie Tai, Community Development Director
Lisa Nichols, Community Resources Director
Angela Crespi, Deputy City Manager
Paul LeBaron, Police Chief
Joe SanClemente, Public Works Director
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1. OPEN SESSION—CALL TO ORDER 6:00 PM

2. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3. ROLL CALL

4. CLOSED SESSION REPORT

5. ANNOUNCEMENTS—UPCOMING CITY EVENTS

6. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
This is the time for the City Council to discuss any changes to the order of agenda items.

Recommended Action:

To approve the order of the agenda.

7. PROCLAMATIONS / PRESENTATIONS

7.a RECOGNIZING PLANNING COMMISSIONER MARIE RICE FOR HER

SERVICE TO THE CITY

7.b LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE SERVICES AND MCCORMICK
AMBULANCE 2024 SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW - 24-CMO-040
11 (Emergency Management Coordinator Maurice Wright)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive and file the 2024 Los Angeles County Fire Services and McCormick Ambulance reports for January through June 2024.

7.c RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2, 2024 AS CALIFORNIA CLEAN AIR DAY

AND UPDATE ON CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE TRANSITION IN
HERMOSA BEACH - 24-CMO-038
46 (Environmental Programs Manager Doug Krauss)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive and file an update on the City’s transition to Clean Power Alliance (CPA) of Southern California to provide improved renewable energy options to the City and its energy users.

8. CITY MANAGER REPORT

8.a PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR UPDATE

8.b POLICE CHIEF UPDATE

9. PUBLIC COMMENT
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, City Councilmember Comments, Consent Calendar items not pulled for separate consideration, and Future Agenda

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Items).

The public is invited to attend and provide public comment. Public comments are limited to two minutes per speaker and shall only be taken from those present in City Council Chambers. No remote public comment will be taken during this time unless required by the Brown Act. A total of thirty minutes will be allocated to this initial public participation item. This time allotment may be modified due to time constraints at the discretion of the Mayor or City Council.

Another period is also reserved for general comment later in the meeting for those who could not be heard at this time.

No action will be taken on matters raised during public comment, except that the Council may take action to schedule issues raised during public comment 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.

10. CITY COUNCILMEMBER COMMENTS

10.a UPDATES FROM CITY COUNCIL AD HOC SUBCOMMITTEES AND

STANDING COMMITTEE DELEGATES/ALTERNATES

11. 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 provided a separate public comment period.

Recommended Action:

To approve the consent calendar.

11.a WAIVE READING IN FULL OF ALL ORDINANCES ON THE AGENDA Recommendation:

Staff recommends City Council waive reading in full of all ordinances and resolutions 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.

11.b CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES - 24-CCO-059 150
(City Clerk Myra Maravilla)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council approve the minutes for the Tuesday, September 10, 2024 Regular Meeting.

11.c CHECK REGISTERS - 24-AS-027 164
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)

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Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council ratify the following check registers.

11.d REVENUE REPORT, EXPENDITURE REPORT, AND CIP REPORT BY PROJECT FOR JULY AND AUGUST 2024 - 24-AS-030
198
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive and file the July and August 2024 Financial Reports.

11.e ACTION MINUTES OF THE CIVIL SERVICE BOARD MEETING OF JULY 15, 2024 - 24-AS-031
770
(Interim Human Resources Manager Cynthia Stafford)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Civil Service Board meeting of July 15, 2024.

11.f CITY’S TREASURER’S REPORT - 24-AS-028 774
(City Treasurer Karen Nowicki)
Recommended Action:

The City Treasurer recommends City Council receive and file the July 2024 and August 2024 City Treasurer’s Reports.

11.g CASH BALANCE REPORT - 24-AS-029 777
(Administrative Services Director Brandon Walker)
Recommended Action:

The Administrative Services Director recommends City Council receive and file the July 2024 and August 2024 Cash Balance Reports.

11.h CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM STATUS REPORT AS OF
SEPTEMBER 9, 2024 - 24-PW-035
780
(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive and file the Capital Improvement Program Status Report as of September 9, 2024.

11.i ACTION MINUTES OF THE PUBLIC WORKS COMMISSION
MEETING OF JULY 17, 2024 - 24-PW-034
788
(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Public Works Commission meeting of July 17, 2024.

11.j ACTION MINUTES OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGULAR
MEETING OF SEPTEMBER 17, 2024 - 24-CDD-057
792
(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)
Recommended Action:

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Staff recommends City Council receive and file the action minutes of the Planning Commission regular meeting of September 17, 2024.

11.k APPROVAL OF THE COMMENCEMENT OF SPECIAL EVENT LONGTERM AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WITH INDIVISIBLE ARTS FOR STATE OF THE ART - 24-CR-021
797
(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council approve the initiation of long-term agreement negotiations with Invisible Arts for State of the Art, authorizing staff to proceed with drafting the terms and conditions for Council’s future consideration and approval.

11.l APPROVAL OF 2025 IMPACT LEVEL III RETURNING SPECIAL EVENTS - 24-CR-022
881
(Community Resources Director Lisa Nichols)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council approve the Parks, Recreation, and Community Resources Advisory Commission’s recommendation to:

Include three Impact Level III returning special events on the 2025 Special Events Calendar as proposed in the Staff Report; and

1. Two “Nothing Weekends” as proposed in the Staff Report on the 2025 Special Events Calendar.

2. 11.m APPROVAL OF THE FOURTH AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH

WILLDAN ENGINEERING FOR STAFF AUGMENTATION SERVICES
FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT - 24-CDD-055
922
(Building and Code Enforcement Official Guillermo Hobelman and Community Development Director Carrie Tai)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council:

Approve the proposed fourth amendment to an agreement with Willdan Engineering for plan review and staff augmentation services to increase the not-to-exceed amount by $100,000, resulting in a total not-to-exceed amount of $395,000 and a term ending June 30, 2025 (Attachment 1); and

1. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the attached fourth amendment subject to approval by the City Attorney.

2. 11.n APPROVAL OF FIRST AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT WITH CIVIC

SOLUTIONS, INC FOR ON-CALL STAFF AUGMENTATION
SERVICES - 24-CDD-052
947
(Community Development Director Carrie Tai)
Recommended Action:

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Staff recommends City Council:

Approve the proposed first amendment to an agreement with Civic Solutions, Inc. for staff augmentation services to increase the not-to-exceed amount by $20,000, resulting in a total not-toexceed amount of $50,000 for the remainder of the two-year term ending June 30, 2026 (Attachment 2); and

1. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest the attached first amendment subject to approval by the City Attorney.

2. 11.o APPROVE GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE CALIFORNIA OFFICE

OF TRAFFIC SAFETY THROUGH THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY

TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION FOR THEIR SELECTIVE
TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM - 24-PD-005
978
(Police Chief Paul LeBaron)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council:

Approve grant agreement of $80,000 from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, for their Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) (Attachment 1);

1. 2. Add estimated revenue of $80,000 in the Grant Fund; and Appropriate $80,000 in the Grant Fund for traffic enforcement operations to reduce alcohol-related accidents and other primary crash factors.

3. 11.p APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE FOR BUILDING ELECTRIFICATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM - 24-CMO039 998
(Environmental Programs Manager Douglas Krauss)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council:

Approve the Building Electrification Assistance Program Participation Agreement with the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) (Attachment 1);

1. Add estimated revenue of $250,000 in the Capital Improvement Fund; and

2. Authorize the City Manager to execute and the City Clerk to attest the agreement subject to approval by the City Attorney.

3. 12. PUBLIC HEARINGS—TO COMMENCE AT 6:30 P.M

12.a APPROVAL OF NEW 2024 SPECIAL EVENTS - 24-CR-020 1013 (Senior Recreation Supervisor Brian Sousa)
Recommended Action:

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Staff recommends City Council hold a public hearing to approve the Parks, Recreation and Community Resources Advisory Commission’s recommendation to include the following new special events on the 2024 Special Event Calendar:

The Frosty Olympics south of the Pier on Saturday, October 12, 2024; and

1. Darc Sport Pier to Pier Run south of the Pier and the Strand north of the Pier on Friday, November 8 through Saturday, November 9, 2024.

2. 13. MUNICIPAL MATTERS

13.a AWARD OF PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENTS FOR ONCALL TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING SERVICES - 24-PW-033
1052
(Public Works Director Joe SanClemente)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council:

Award a contract for on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering expertise services to Hartzog & Crabill, Inc. at a not-to-exceed amount of $600,000 for a term of three years ending October 1, 2027, with an option to allow the City Manager to extend up to two additional years (Attachment 7);

1. Award a contract for on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering expertise services to Michael Baker International, Inc. at a not-to-exceed amount of $600,000 for a term of three years ending October 1, 2027, with an option to allow the City Manager to extend up to two additional years (Attachment 8);

2. Award a contract for on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering expertise services to Fehr & Peers Associates, Inc. at a not-to-exceed amount of $600,000 for a term of three years ending October 1, 2027, with an option to allow the City Manager to extend up to two additional years (Attachment 9);

3. Award a contract for on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering expertise services to CR Associates, Inc. at a notto-exceed amount of $600,000 for a term of three years ending October 1, 2027, with an option to allow the City Manager to extend up to two additional years (Attachment 10);

4. Award a contract for on-call transportation planning and traffic engineering expertise services to General Technologies and Solutions LLC (GTS) at a not-to-exceed amount of $600,000 for a term of three years ending October 1, 2027, with an option to allow the City Manager to extend up to two additional years (Attachment 11); and

5. Authorize the Mayor to execute and the City Clerk to attest the proposed agreements subject to approval by the City Attorney

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13.b REPORT ON THE CITY’S ENFORCEMENT OPTIONS OF

ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS AND OVERALL DISCUSSION ON
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATIONS - 24-CA-004
(City Attorney Patrick Donegan)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive a report on the enforcement options for administrative citations and provide direction, if any, to staff on different or additional options related to administrative citations.

13.c INTRODUCTION OF AN ORDINANCE AMENDING VARIOUS

SECTIONS OF THE HERMOSA BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE TO

UPDATE THE TITLE AND ROLE OF CERTAIN CITY PERSONNEL,
24-CA-005
1378

DETERMINATION THAT THE ORDINANCE IS NOT A PROJECT

UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA)
(City Attorney Patrick Donegan)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council:

Introduce by title only and waive first reading of an Ordinance of the City of Hermosa Beach, California, amending various sections of the Hermosa Beach Municipal Code to update the title and role of certain city personnel and determine that the ordinance is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA); and.

1. 2. Direct the City Clerk to publish a summary ordinance.

13.d CONSIDERATION OF A RESOLUTION EXPRESSING OPPOSITION TO SENATE BILL 450 (ATKINS) - 24-CMO-041
1387
(City Manager Suja Lowenthal)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council consider adopting by title a Resolution of the City Council of the City of Hermosa Beach, California expressing opposition to Senate Bill 450 (Attachment 1).

14. 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.

14.a TENTATIVE FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS - 24-CMO-043 1401
Attached is the current list of tentative future agenda items for Council’s information.

15. PUBLIC COMMENT
This time is set aside for the public to address the Council on any item of interest within the subject matter jurisdiction of the Council that could not be heard under the first public comment opportunity because there were too many

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prior public speakers and the thirty-minute maximum time limit was exhausted.

16. ADJOURNMENT

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Meeting Date: September 24, 2024
Staff Report No. 24-CMO-040
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE SERVICES AND MCCORMICK AMBULANCE 2024

SEMI-ANNUAL REVIEW
(Emergency Management Coordinator Maurice Wright)
Recommended Action:

Staff recommends City Council receive and file the 2024 Los Angeles County Fire Services and McCormick Ambulance reports for January through June 2024.

Executive Summary:

The 2024 semi-annual review of the fire and ambulance transport services provided by Los Angeles County Fire Department and McCormick Ambulance, respectively, provides an overview of service level provided from January through June 2024. Staff continues to monitor the service trends to ensure the highest level of services for our community.

Background:

On December 31, 2017, the City of Hermosa Beach transitioned fire and emergency transport services to Los Angeles County Fire Department and McCormick Ambulance.

At its February 11, 2020 meeting, City Council modified the frequency of reporting from quarterly to semi-annually, with the inclusion of the call transfer data in the monthly reports. Additionally, 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 semi-annual report reflects the services from January through June 2024.

Past Board, Commission, and Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
February 11, 2020 Council directed staff to provide the Fire and Ambulance services review semi-annually and to include call transfer data into the monthly report to be added to the consent calendar.

Analysis:

Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) Calls for Service The South Bay Regional Public Communications Authority, known as RCC, is the initial public-safety answering point (PSAP) for police and fire services within the City of

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Hermosa Beach. When RCC receives a call for service, the dispatcher collects critical data including name, phone number, address, and nature of the emergency. For police related incidents, RCC continues to gather additional information from the caller and dispatches police personnel as necessary. For fire related incidents, the critical data is collected, and the caller is transferred to the Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD) dispatch center. Once received, a LACoFD dispatcher gathers all information needed to dispatch fire and EMS personnel. The critical data is collected by RCC, as a safeguard, prior to transferring the call to LACoFD. Should the call be dropped during the transfer and/or there is a change in the status of the patient calling for assistance, RCC can try to reconnect with the caller and relay the information to LACoFD, who can dispatch resources based on the information gathered. Total call time begins when the call is initiated with RCC to the arrival of units on scene.

From January through June 2023, RCC transferred 425 calls for service to LACoFD dispatch with an average transfer time of 54 seconds. For the same time period in 2024, RCC transferred 381 calls for service to LACoFD dispatch with an average transfer time of 56 seconds. Based on the data, there was a decrease of 44 calls for service year-overyear during this time period. Attachment 1 provides the RCC call transfer time data for January through June 2024. Attachment 2 provides the average call answer time once the dispatch is transferred to LACoFD for call processing for the same time period.

Table 1 below shows that from January through June 2024, Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to 903 calls for service with an average response time of 4 minutes and 32 seconds. Los Angeles County Fire Department defines average response time as the time that the first-arriving units, which excludes the Lifeguard units, are enroute and arrive at each incident and includes emergency and non-emergency calls.

The time necessary to dispatch and the time necessary for the crews to leave the station are not included in the average response time data.

Table 1: Los Angeles County Fire Department Incidents
January–June 2024
Incident Type Number of Incidents Average Response Time Fire, Explosion 6 4:36
Rescue, EMS 535 4:10
Hazardous Condition 3 3:57
Service Call 11 5:14
Good Intent Call 330 5:00
False Alarm, False Call 11 3:48
Special or Other Incident Type 7 4:43
Grand Total 903 4:32
In comparison, from January through June 2023, Los Angeles County Fire Department responded to 949 calls for service with an average response time of 4 minutes and 39

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seconds. Attachments 3 and 4 provide average response times by incident type from January through June 2024.

Automatic Aid
Automatic aid is a critical partnership between Los Angeles County Fire Department and the Area G jurisdictions of El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance.

From January through June 2023, Los Angeles County Fire Department responded 23 times into surrounding jurisdictions to provide automatic aid, while LACoFD received aid 63 times. During the same period in 2024, LACoFD responded 5 times to provide aid and received aid 42 times. Attachment 5 illustrates auto aid responses provided by both the fire district (Los Angeles County Fire Department) and Area G cities (El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Redondo Beach, and Torrance Fire Departments) from January through June 2024.

Special Events
Station 100 provided station tours and visits to Hermosa View and Hermosa Valley Elementary Schools. Station crews also participated in community events including Fiesta Hermosa, Be Ready Emergency Preparedness Symposium for Residents, Be Ready Lunch and Learn for businesses cosponsored by the Hermosa Beach Chamber of Commerce, and the International Surf Festival.

Fire Prevention
Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel assigned to Station 100 are responsible for the annual business fire inspection program. Station personnel conduct fire and life safety inspections at businesses both large and small to ensure compliance with the Fire Code. Table 2 shows the results of the business fire inspection program.

Table 2: Business Fire Inspection Program
Inspection Category Number of Inspections
Passed 577
Reinspection’s 0
Vacant 55
Closed 8
Total 640
Film Permits
From January through June 2024, the Community Resources Department and Los Angeles County Fire Department coordinated and approved eight film permits. Attachment 6 provides detail regarding the film permit issued. Table 3 below provides a breakdown of the permits by month with location information.

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Table 3: Annual Film Permits
Month Day Event Location
January None
February 8 Tocaya Organica
Commercial Residence: 1018
Hermosa Ave. Hermosa Beach, CA
90254
February 24 Outer Circle Media LLC,
Ismo stand-up special Private residence
March 19 Porch House Private Residence: 2059 Monterey
Blvd Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
March 20 KT Tape x Sara Hughes Beach Volleyball Courts, North of Pier (Commercial Zone)
April 1
Chipotle unwrapped x
Sara Hughes
Beach Volleyball Courts, South of
Pier (Commercial Zone)
April 22-
28 LA Rams Draft Experience
Beach, South of Pier (Commercial
Zone) & Private Residence: 1901
Manhattan Ave
May 13 Instant Hydration Beach, South of Pier (Commercial Zone), the Pier, and the Strand
June 12 NBC Sports Beach Volleyball Courts, North of
Pier (Commercial Zone)
McCormick Ambulance
From January through June 2024, McCormick Ambulance completed 382 emergency transports and received 255 calls that were subsequently cancelled. During the same period in 2023, McCormick completed 385 emergency transports and received 245 calls that were subsequently cancelled. There was a decrease of three transports completed during the previous time period. Attachment 7 provides details regarding McCormick Ambulance Transports from January through June 2024.

Table 4: McCormick Ambulance Transports
January–June 2024
Month Number of Completed
Transports
Number of Cancelled
Transports
January-June 2024 382 255
July-December 2024 - -
Total 382 255
In addition to providing basic transport data, recent monthly reports have discussed call arrival delays. From January through June 2024, the report indicated that 47 calls resulted

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in delayed Code 3 responses. 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 McCormick Ambulance contract, “response time must not exceed eight (8) minutes, fifty-nine (59) seconds” for a Code 3 incident.

There were 13 delayed Code 2 responses from January through June 2024. 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. According to the McCormick Ambulance contract, “response time must not exceed fifteen (15) minutes, zero (0) seconds” for a Code 2 incident.

As discussed in the monthly reports, delay causes include distance from the dispatched location; multiple calls received at the same time; or extended wait times at the local hospital emergency departments. McCormick Ambulance is working with stakeholders from the hospitals and Los Angeles County Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMS) to develop solutions to decrease patient transfer of care times and ensure ambulance personnel have returned to the field to respond to the next call for service.

While arrival delays for patient transport are a customer service issue that needs to be mitigated, from a critical patient care standpoint, Los Angeles County Fire Department is providing care to patients and ensuring life saving measures are provided in a quick and efficient manner while McCormick is enroute to the patient’s location.

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.

Policy:
 1.6 Long-term considerations. Prioritize decisions that provide long-term community benefit and discourage decisions that provide short-term community benefit but reduce long-term opportunities.

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

Policies:
 5.1 High level of response. Achieve optimal utilization of allocated public safety resources and provide desired levels of response and protection within the community.

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 5.4 Adequate emergency access. Require new development to be designed to provide adequate emergency access and to maintain current levels of emergency services
Fiscal Impact:

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

Attachments:

1. RCC Call Transfer Report, January–June 2024

2. LA County Fire Call Transfer Report, January–June 2024

3. LA County 3rd and 4th Quarter Response Report

4. LA County Fire and McCormick Ambulance Incident Report

5. Automatic Aid Report, January–June 2024

6. Film Permit Report, January–June 2024

7. McCormick Ambulance Report January-June 2024
Respectfully Submitted by: Maurice Wright, Emergency Management Coordinator Concur: Brian Kane, Los Angeles County Fire Department, Acting Assistant Fire Chief Noted for Fiscal Impact: Brandon Walker, Administrative Services Director Legal Review: Patrick Donegan, City Attorney
Reviewed by: Angela Crespi, Deputy City Manager
Approved: Suja Lowenthal, City Manager

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Seizure Date Seizure Time ALI City ALI Clas Answ fer er Se Call Type Transfe Trans 01/01/2024 1:56:20.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 65 62 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/01/2024 15:52:21.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 103 100 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/01/2024 15:56:10.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 59 57 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/01/2024 18:40:15.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 63 61 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/01/2024 20:45:55.000 HERMOSA WPH2 6 59 53 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/03/2024 17:09:45.000 HERMOSA VOIP 0 47 47 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/03/2024 21:55:26.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 71 68 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/04/2024 12:06:57.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 40 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/04/2024 20:13:07.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 42 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/05/2024 1:36:34.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 52 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/05/2024 11:39:58.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 36 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/05/2024 12:51:04.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 98 96 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/05/2024 15:03:37.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 35 33 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/05/2024 22:42:58.000 HERMOSA WPH2 36 112 76 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/06/2024 1:06:47.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 99 97 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/06/2024 10:49:14.000 HERMOSA VOIP 4 50 46 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/06/2024 11:20:35.000 HERMOSA W911 4 89 85 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/06/2024 11:20:43.000 HERM BCH W911 6 40 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/06/2024 11:49:12.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 61 56 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/06/2024 11:51:04.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 77 74 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/07/2024 0:26:45.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 253 250 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/07/2024 8:33:42.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 31 27 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/07/2024 10:06:11.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 75 72 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/08/2024 13:05:11.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 59 54 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/10/2024 7:59:34.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 27 24 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/10/2024 11:37:22.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 38 36 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/11/2024 6:42:36.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 75 73 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/11/2024 21:30:54.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 80 78 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/12/2024 10:41:19.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 54 51 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/12/2024 16:05:22.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 82 80 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/13/2024 1:01:12.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 91 88 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/13/2024 11:53:37.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 31 29 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/13/2024 21:59:07.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 43 40 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/14/2024 13:52:09.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 53 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/14/2024 19:25:11.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 48 45 911 Calls TRUE !*39 Ad Hoc Report:

HERMOSA BEACH LA COUNTY FIRE TRANSFER REPORT
JANUARY 20224 - JUNE 2024
TOTAL RECORDS: 381 CALLS

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01/15/2024 14:37:54.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 43 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/16/2024 14:30:56.000 HERMOSA VOIP 6 31 25 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/17/2024 12:44:53.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 47 44 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/17/2024 14:05:21.000 HERMOSA VOIP 7 74 67 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/18/2024 2:52:55.000 HERM BCH W911 4 96 92 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/18/2024 10:15:19.000 HERMOSA WPH2 6 59 53 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/20/2024 11:41:18.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 98 94 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/20/2024 12:17:29.000 HERM BCH W911 2 38 36 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/21/2024 3:34:18.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 63 58 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/21/2024 19:47:28.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 51 49 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/21/2024 19:53:12.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 33 31 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/22/2024 12:14:01.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 48 45 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/23/2024 3:34:09.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 35 32 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/23/2024 9:23:07.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 37 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/23/2024 9:24:40.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 37 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/25/2024 20:19:03.000 HB WPH2 1 70 69 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/26/2024 5:41:33.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 42 40 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/26/2024 7:43:01.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 46 44 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/26/2024 13:28:20.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 43 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/27/2024 5:15:43.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 53 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/27/2024 13:11:18.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 44 42 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/27/2024 13:11:23.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 41 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/27/2024 15:56:37.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 80 76 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/27/2024 16:35:17.000 HERMOSA WPH2 7 57 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/27/2024 21:59:59.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 40 36 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/30/2024 16:35:25.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 43 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/30/2024 16:35:28.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 41 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/30/2024 19:56:20.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 38 33 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/31/2024 11:30:18.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 30 28 911 Calls TRUE !*39 01/31/2024 16:36:14.000 HERM BCH WPH2 1 72 71 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/01/2024 12:43:06.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 55 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/02/2024 19:31:12.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 41 37 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/03/2024 14:28:33.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 60 57 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/03/2024 19:14:57.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 147 145 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/03/2024 19:23:39.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 39 37 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/04/2024 14:46:20.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 50 48 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/04/2024 15:48:51.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 75 69 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/05/2024 15:33:51.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 26 23 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/06/2024 11:05:46.000 HERM BCH WPH2 7 32 25 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/07/2024 9:16:05.000 HMB WPH2 3 49 46 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/07/2024 12:50:29.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 77 71 911 Calls TRUE !*39

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02/08/2024 0:11:45.000 HERMOSA WPH2 6 60 54 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/08/2024 10:01:57.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 47 42 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/08/2024 11:33:38.000 HERMOSA BUSN 8 35 27 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/08/2024 16:58:03.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 36 33 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/09/2024 19:41:31.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 71 66 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/10/2024 8:14:45.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 41 35 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/10/2024 14:56:58.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 34 30 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/10/2024 16:23:28.000 HERMOSA WPH2 6 61 55 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/10/2024 18:34:35.000 HERM BCH WPH2 9 62 53 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/11/2024 3:52:37.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 60 54 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/11/2024 6:54:10.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 76 74 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/11/2024 19:57:41.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 63 61 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/11/2024 19:57:54.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 57 55 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/11/2024 23:20:56.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 50 47 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/12/2024 2:22:00.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 64 62 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/12/2024 5:42:58.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 56 54 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/12/2024 13:00:50.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 85 82 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/13/2024 6:07:18.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 90 87 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/13/2024 8:38:44.000 HERMOSA VOIP 7 86 79 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/13/2024 17:58:56.000 HMB WPH2 2 77 75 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/13/2024 20:13:50.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 45 43 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/14/2024 7:22:01.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 257 252 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/14/2024 13:42:51.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 124 121 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/15/2024 8:50:49.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 39 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/15/2024 19:26:26.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 31 27 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/16/2024 6:56:12.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 34 31 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/16/2024 13:46:06.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 47 43 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/17/2024 0:33:32.000 HERMOSA W911 3 121 118 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/17/2024 2:04:13.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 131 129 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/17/2024 12:16:38.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 33 28 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/17/2024 22:28:05.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 52 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/19/2024 5:13:47.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 28 25 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/19/2024 13:20:29.000 HERMOSA RESD 2 59 57 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/19/2024 23:13:03.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 74 72 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/20/2024 10:09:03.000 HERMOSA RESD 3 32 29 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/20/2024 11:42:51.000 HERMOSA VOIP 4 59 55 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/20/2024 18:03:15.000 HERMOSA VOIP 6 46 40 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/22/2024 1:53:46.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 56 54 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/22/2024 1:56:44.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 54 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/22/2024 3:45:08.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 52 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/22/2024 9:24:33.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 143 140 911 Calls TRUE !*39

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02/23/2024 17:04:52.000 HERMOSA WPH2 10 42 32 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/23/2024 17:34:58.000 HERM BCH W911 2 74 72 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/24/2024 4:55:13.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 82 78 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/24/2024 10:14:04.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 48 44 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/24/2024 23:25:08.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 105 102 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/25/2024 17:57:40.000 HERMOSA VOIP 9 43 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/25/2024 19:27:25.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 56 53 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/25/2024 20:37:44.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 26 24 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/26/2024 16:27:24.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 33 31 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/27/2024 8:09:33.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 108 104 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/27/2024 11:58:14.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 30 28 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/28/2024 11:04:30.000 HERMOSA VOIP 4 77 73 911 Calls TRUE !*39 02/28/2024 11:42:55.000 HERMOSA RESD 2 65 63 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/01/2024 16:04:06.000 HERM BCH WPH2 1 60 59 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/02/2024 18:58:35.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 30 26 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/03/2024 0:15:49.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 44 42 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/05/2024 8:38:12.000 HERMOSA VOIP 1 29 28 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/05/2024 9:20:45.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 66 62 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/06/2024 12:57:02.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 38 36 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/06/2024 18:49:18.000 HERM BCH W911 1 72 71 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/07/2024 20:32:13.000 HERM BCH W911 2 47 45 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/07/2024 20:32:32.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 37 35 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/10/2024 12:18:49.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 48 42 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/12/2024 17:08:00.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 91 88 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/13/2024 10:49:24.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 55 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/13/2024 23:47:31.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 60 58 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/14/2024 7:06:48.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 49 45 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/14/2024 14:44:53.000 HERMOSA W911 6 61 55 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/16/2024 1:01:44.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 55 53 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/16/2024 1:30:09.000 HERM BCH WPH2 8 29 21 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/16/2024 18:02:05.000 HERMOSA WPH2 6 100 94 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/17/2024 1:42:50.000 HERM BCH WPH2 13 92 79 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/17/2024 11:04:23.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 59 56 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/18/2024 21:07:47.000 HERMOSA RESD 2 47 45 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/19/2024 10:07:05.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 54 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/19/2024 11:58:47.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 40 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/20/2024 11:28:14.000 HERM BCH WPH2 10 53 43 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/24/2024 0:52:09.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 44 42 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/24/2024 13:56:54.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 32 27 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/24/2024 14:17:04.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 80 78 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/24/2024 15:22:06.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 241 239 911 Calls TRUE !*39

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03/24/2024 16:26:17.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 31 29 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/24/2024 16:44:00.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 54 51 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/27/2024 17:10:34.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 79 77 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/28/2024 18:57:11.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 60 55 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/29/2024 10:24:04.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 29 25 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/29/2024 22:01:25.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 101 95 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/30/2024 10:14:14.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 60 56 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/30/2024 14:08:18.000 HERMOSA VOIP 7 36 29 911 Calls TRUE !*39 03/31/2024 0:57:50.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 63 59 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/01/2024 11:01:21.000 HERMOSA VOIP 6 39 33 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/01/2024 21:17:49.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 52 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/02/2024 21:55:44.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 46 44 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/03/2024 8:34:36.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 46 42 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/05/2024 11:34:19.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 75 73 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/05/2024 14:24:00.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 61 59 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/05/2024 15:51:53.000 HERM BCH WPH2 1 39 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/05/2024 17:40:20.000 HERM BCH W911 2 48 46 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/05/2024 18:05:51.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 132 129 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/05/2024 21:50:35.000 HERMOSA W911 2 96 94 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/06/2024 10:39:25.000 HERM BCH WPH2 9 170 161 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/06/2024 11:24:24.000 HERM BCH WPH2 18 74 56 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/06/2024 19:50:28.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 55 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/06/2024 22:58:45.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 81 78 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/07/2024 13:56:28.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 47 44 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/08/2024 4:38:41.000 HERMOSA RESD 3 42 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/09/2024 22:31:37.000 HERMOSA W911 4 69 65 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/11/2024 11:24:03.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 54 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/11/2024 14:43:47.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 59 56 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/11/2024 17:16:50.000 HERM BCH WPH2 1 80 79 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/11/2024 18:28:47.000 HMB WPH2 4 36 32 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/12/2024 8:39:38.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 44 40 911 Calls TRUE !*29!! 04/12/2024 17:21:44.000 HERM BCH WPH2 12 69 57 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/12/2024 18:20:32.000 HERMOSA WPH2 7 64 57 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/13/2024 14:35:44.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 34 31 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/13/2024 16:34:58.000 HERMOSA WPH2 15 80 65 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/14/2024 8:24:15.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 74 72 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/15/2024 15:15:59.000 HERM BCH WPH2 1 37 36 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/15/2024 19:49:27.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 31 29 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/16/2024 9:56:42.000 HERMOSA VOIP 0 35 35 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/17/2024 1:55:44.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 321 316 911 Calls TRUE !*39 *

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04/19/2024 8:33:49.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 41 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/19/2024 12:54:52.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 95 93 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/20/2024 2:54:58.000 HERMOSA VOIP 5 46 41 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/20/2024 3:28:30.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 40 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/20/2024 10:41:13.000 HERM BCH WPH2 9 65 56 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/20/2024 15:04:31.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 71 69 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/21/2024 5:18:23.000 HERMOSA W911 2 50 48 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/21/2024 13:10:53.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 66 64 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/22/2024 11:54:30.000 HERMOSA BUSN 11 44 33 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/22/2024 22:39:42.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 69 65 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/24/2024 9:35:56.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 88 85 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/25/2024 11:52:53.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 34 32 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/25/2024 17:00:06.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 73 67 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/25/2024 17:52:26.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 51 45 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/25/2024 20:49:55.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 31 28 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/26/2024 10:14:19.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 51 48 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/26/2024 18:11:35.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 59 55 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/26/2024 18:26:24.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 82 80 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/26/2024 20:41:24.000 HERMOSA WPH2 6 43 37 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/27/2024 13:39:02.000 HERM BCH WPH2 8 83 75 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/27/2024 18:01:28.000 HERM BCH WPH2 18 65 47 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/28/2024 8:06:27.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 72 69 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/28/2024 8:28:42.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 55 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/28/2024 15:04:11.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 43 40 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/28/2024 22:06:33.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 117 114 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/29/2024 8:14:11.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 50 48 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/29/2024 16:14:17.000 HERM BCH W911 9 37 28 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/29/2024 16:14:19.000 HERMOSA W911 12 42 30 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/29/2024 16:14:22.000 HERM BCH WPH2 16 54 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/29/2024 22:54:18.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 50 45 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/30/2024 12:48:24.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 97 95 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/30/2024 21:39:30.000 HERMOSA W911 3 31 28 911 Calls TRUE !*39 04/30/2024 21:39:45.000 HERM BCH WPH2 42 74 32 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/01/2024 8:02:53.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 35 33 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/02/2024 16:42:40.000 HERM BCH WPH2 9 71 62 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/02/2024 18:46:34.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 150 147 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/02/2024 20:59:39.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 94 91 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/03/2024 11:30:25.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 40 35 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/03/2024 12:24:20.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 50 48 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/03/2024 19:20:35.000 HERM BCH WPH2 7 59 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/03/2024 19:20:39.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 23 17 911 Calls TRUE !*39

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05/03/2024 20:56:28.000 HERMOSA VOIP 16 62 46 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/04/2024 21:58:07.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 28 25 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/05/2024 16:56:09.000 HERMOSA WPH2 1 51 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/06/2024 10:50:54.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 65 63 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/06/2024 14:45:10.000 HERMOSA VOIP 4 47 43 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/06/2024 14:45:21.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 24 22 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/06/2024 19:32:24.000 HERMOSA VOIP 10 67 57 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/07/2024 10:51:49.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 51 48 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/07/2024 16:30:15.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 68 66 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/07/2024 17:02:19.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 54 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/07/2024 21:23:51.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 71 68 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/08/2024 6:25:57.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 33 30 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/08/2024 8:19:35.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 128 126 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/09/2024 17:04:03.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 72 66 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/10/2024 19:04:54.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 55 51 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/11/2024 14:12:25.000 HERM BCH WPH2 7 59 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/12/2024 4:13:51.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 55 53 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/12/2024 13:28:20.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 92 87 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/12/2024 18:29:25.000 HERM BCH W911 2 32 30 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/13/2024 14:25:58.000 HERM BCH WPH2 7 59 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/13/2024 20:53:41.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 75 72 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/14/2024 13:56:04.000 HERM BCH W911 4 40 36 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/14/2024 23:31:12.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 41 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/15/2024 12:36:49.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 72 70 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/15/2024 20:57:23.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 65 63 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/15/2024 20:57:44.000 HERMOSA WPH2 6 39 33 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/15/2024 20:58:28.000 HERM BCH W911 9 38 29 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/16/2024 8:00:37.000 HERMOSA RESD 1 31 30 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/16/2024 12:33:09.000 HERMOSA BUSN 3 31 28 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/18/2024 7:16:24.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 61 59 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/18/2024 8:13:33.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 59 56 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/18/2024 18:20:54.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 38 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/19/2024 8:12:55.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 52 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/19/2024 13:02:23.000 HERM BCH WPH2 1 57 56 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/19/2024 14:03:55.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 49 46 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/19/2024 18:51:27.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 71 67 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/20/2024 1:19:54.000 HERMOSA RESD 2 41 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/20/2024 2:08:33.000 HERMOSA W911 7 46 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/20/2024 7:49:24.000 HERMOSA W911 4 29 25 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/20/2024 12:15:42.000 HERMOSA BUSN 5 49 44 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/21/2024 7:22:52.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 35 32 911 Calls TRUE !*39

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05/21/2024 16:05:54.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 58 53 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/23/2024 10:16:27.000 HERM BCH WPH2 7 80 73 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/24/2024 18:28:03.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 54 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/25/2024 15:18:41.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 79 76 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/25/2024 20:08:08.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 54 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/25/2024 22:34:47.000 HERM BCH WPH2 7 58 51 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/26/2024 14:45:23.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 43 40 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/26/2024 17:36:05.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 66 62 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/26/2024 17:46:08.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 47 44 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/26/2024 17:46:19.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 35 32 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/26/2024 17:46:22.000 HERM BCH WPH2 13 35 22 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/26/2024 19:47:01.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 56 51 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/26/2024 19:49:16.000 HERMOSA W911 3 35 32 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/26/2024 20:32:10.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 45 41 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/27/2024 0:40:52.000 HERMOSA RESD 4 23 19 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/27/2024 1:24:36.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 58 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/27/2024 3:50:29.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 41 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/27/2024 13:46:07.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 79 76 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/27/2024 15:55:57.000 HERMOSA VOIP 2 36 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/27/2024 18:48:58.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 44 42 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/27/2024 20:40:03.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 97 94 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/27/2024 21:45:02.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 48 44 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/28/2024 0:26:18.000 HERMOSA W911 4 78 74 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/28/2024 7:58:18.000 HERMOSA RESD 6 55 49 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/28/2024 17:21:37.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 53 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/29/2024 1:30:30.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 55 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/29/2024 9:13:51.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 76 72 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/30/2024 11:51:48.000 HMB WPH2 2 54 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/30/2024 15:10:36.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 53 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/30/2024 18:55:29.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 70 68 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/31/2024 18:10:25.000 HERMOSA RESD 7 45 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 05/31/2024 18:14:11.000 HERMOSA WPH2 1 42 41 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/01/2024 2:03:09.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 81 75 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/01/2024 11:50:15.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 29 27 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/01/2024 17:49:00.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 99 97 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/02/2024 9:13:09.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 101 97 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/02/2024 18:12:04.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 43 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/02/2024 20:59:29.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 49 46 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/03/2024 8:59:27.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 62 58 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/03/2024 13:33:12.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 56 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/03/2024 20:11:53.000 HERMOSA VOIP 4 67 63 911 Calls TRUE !*39

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06/04/2024 3:28:19.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 42 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/06/2024 14:16:30.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 49 44 911 Calls TRUE !*39!* 06/06/2024 17:09:21.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 51 47 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/06/2024 19:48:53.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 68 65 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/08/2024 18:54:04.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 97 94 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/08/2024 20:16:28.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 25 23 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/09/2024 7:06:08.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 66 63 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/09/2024 13:59:56.000 HERMOSA VOIP 7 59 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/10/2024 9:15:24.000 HERMOSA WPH2 6 64 58 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/11/2024 14:37:05.000 HERM BCH WPH2 6 94 88 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/11/2024 16:48:52.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 56 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/11/2024 18:25:04.000 HERMOSA WPH2 8 62 54 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/11/2024 20:59:44.000 HERM BCH WPH2 7 40 33 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/11/2024 21:01:07.000 HERM BCH WPH2 4 46 42 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/12/2024 8:16:39.000 HERMOSA RESD 3 47 44 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/12/2024 23:35:06.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 65 63 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/13/2024 11:46:22.000 HERM BCH WPH2 13 103 90 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/13/2024 20:47:27.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 41 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/14/2024 9:46:30.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 37 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/15/2024 15:59:02.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 32 30 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/15/2024 17:41:19.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 36 31 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/16/2024 8:48:24.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 51 48 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/16/2024 11:16:55.000 HERMOSA VOIP 5 95 90 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/16/2024 15:25:56.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 36 34 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/16/2024 16:03:37.000 HERMOSA VOIP 3 72 69 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/17/2024 15:45:36.000 HERMOSA VOIP 5 99 94 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/18/2024 14:30:26.000 HERMOSA VOIP 0 59 59 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/18/2024 21:17:40.000 HERM BCH WPH2 45 104 59 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/19/2024 6:16:35.000 HMB WPH2 11 95 84 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/20/2024 10:45:01.000 HERMOSA VOIP 12 62 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/20/2024 11:17:51.000 HERMOSA VOIP 8 74 66 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/22/2024 16:03:09.000 HERMOSA RESD 6 46 40 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/22/2024 18:21:07.000 HERM BCH WPH2 8 105 97 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/22/2024 18:26:06.000 HERMOSA W911 3 42 39 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/22/2024 18:33:15.000 HERMOSA W911 6 26 20 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/22/2024 20:00:05.000 HERM BCH W911 3 109 106 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/22/2024 21:33:50.000 HERMOSA VOIP 4 60 56 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/23/2024 2:12:44.000 HERM BCH WPH2 2 42 40 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/23/2024 6:07:30.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 91 87 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/23/2024 12:00:05.000 HERM BCH WPH2 11 61 50 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/23/2024 15:31:33.000 HERM BCH WPH2 26 79 53 911 Calls TRUE !*39

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06/23/2024 15:32:18.000 HERM BCH WPH2 26 56 30 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/23/2024 15:32:33.000 HERM BCH W911 16 47 31 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/23/2024 21:00:06.000 HERMOSA WPH2 8 46 38 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/24/2024 4:24:12.000 HERMOSA W911 2 83 81 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/24/2024 13:29:18.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 46 41 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/24/2024 19:13:34.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 65 62 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/25/2024 14:01:06.000 HERMOSA WPH2 4 61 57 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/25/2024 18:59:09.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 37 32 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/26/2024 15:38:23.000 HERM BCH WPH2 5 50 45 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/27/2024 8:55:37.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 50 47 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/27/2024 15:24:39.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 116 111 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/27/2024 17:40:18.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 100 97 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/27/2024 23:18:06.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 46 43 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/28/2024 8:22:08.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 34 29 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/28/2024 17:42:34.000 HERM BCH WPH2 3 48 45 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/29/2024 9:17:14.000 HERMOSA WPH2 5 61 56 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/29/2024 20:45:16.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 45 43 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/30/2024 11:54:02.000 HERMOSA WPH2 2 163 161 911 Calls TRUE !*39 06/30/2024 16:38:36.000 HERMOSA WPH2 3 55 52 911 Calls TRUE !*39 ANSWER TIME: 4 SECONDS ANSWER TO TRANSFER TIME: 56 SECONDS

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Seizure Date Seizure Time ALI City Answer Secs Call Type ID ALI Class 1/1/2024 1:57:30 HERM BCH 96 911 Calls WPH2
1/1/2024 15:57:14 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/1/2024 18:41:22 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/1/2024 20:46:59 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/3/2024 17:10:37 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
1/3/2024 21:56:41 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/4/2024 12:07:42 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/4/2024 20:13:54 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/5/2024 1:37:30 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/5/2024 11:40:38 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
1/5/2024 12:52:46 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/5/2024 15:04:17 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/5/2024 22:44:55 HERMOSA BEACH 20 911 Calls WPH2
1/6/2024 1:08:31 HERMOSA BEACH 15 911 Calls VOIP
1/6/2024 10:50:08 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
1/6/2024 11:21:28 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/6/2024 11:22:09 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/6/2024 11:50:17 HERMOSA BEACH 19 911 Calls WPH2
1/6/2024 11:52:25 HERM BCH 16 911 Calls WPH2
1/7/2024 0:31:03 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/7/2024 8:34:18 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/7/2024 10:07:31 HERM BCH 1 911 Calls WPH2
1/8/2024 13:06:14 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/10/2024 8:00:05 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
1/10/2024 11:38:04 HERMOSA BEACH 48 911 Calls VOIP
1/11/2024 6:43:55 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/11/2024 12:30:21 HERMOSA BEACH 1 911 Calls WPH2
1/11/2024 21:32:18 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/12/2024 10:42:18 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
1/12/2024 16:06:49 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/13/2024 1:02:47 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/13/2024 11:54:12 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/13/2024 21:59:54 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/14/2024 13:53:06 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
1/14/2024 19:26:03 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
1/15/2024 14:38:41 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/16/2024 14:31:31 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
1/17/2024 12:45:43 HERMOSA BEACH 3 911 Calls VOIP
1/17/2024 14:06:39 HERMOSA BEACH 72 911 Calls VOIP
1/18/2024 2:54:35 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
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Hermosa Beach LA County Transfer Report
8/20/2024
Semi-Annual Report - Janurary 2024 - June 2024

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1/18/2024 10:16:22 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/20/2024 11:43:01 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/20/2024 12:18:12 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/21/2024 3:35:26 HERM BCH 250 911 Calls WPH2
1/21/2024 19:48:24 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/21/2024 19:53:50 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/22/2024 12:14:54 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/23/2024 3:34:49 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/23/2024 9:23:50 HERMOSA BEACH 1 911 Calls WPH2
1/23/2024 9:25:22 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/26/2024 5:42:20 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
1/26/2024 7:43:52 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/26/2024 13:28:17 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls W911
1/26/2024 13:29:09 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls W911
1/27/2024 5:16:41 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/27/2024 13:12:07 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/27/2024 13:12:09 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/27/2024 15:58:02 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/27/2024 16:36:20 HERMOSA BEACH 1 911 Calls WPH2
1/27/2024 22:00:44 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/30/2024 16:36:13 HERM BCH 1 911 Calls WPH2
1/30/2024 16:36:14 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/30/2024 19:57:03 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/31/2024 11:30:53 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
1/31/2024 16:37:31 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
1/31/2024 17:05:44 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/1/2024 12:44:06 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
2/2/2024 19:31:58 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/3/2024 14:29:39 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/3/2024 19:17:29 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/3/2024 19:24:24 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/4/2024 14:47:15 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/4/2024 15:50:11 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/5/2024 15:34:22 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
2/6/2024 11:06:23 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/7/2024 9:16:59 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/7/2024 12:51:51 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/8/2024 0:12:50 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/8/2024 10:02:49 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/8/2024 11:34:18 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls BUSN
2/8/2024 16:58:44 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/9/2024 19:42:48 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/10/2024 5:18:32 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/10/2024 8:15:32 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/10/2024 9:50:47 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2

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2/10/2024 14:57:38 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/10/2024 16:24:34 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/11/2024 3:53:42 HERM BCH 44 911 Calls WPH2
2/11/2024 6:55:31 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/11/2024 19:58:49 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/11/2024 19:58:57 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/11/2024 23:21:51 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/12/2024 2:23:09 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/12/2024 5:43:59 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/12/2024 13:02:20 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
2/13/2024 6:08:54 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/13/2024 18:00:18 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/13/2024 20:14:40 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/14/2024 7:26:23 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/14/2024 13:45:00 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/15/2024 8:51:33 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/15/2024 19:27:02 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/16/2024 6:56:51 HERMOSA BEACH 3 911 Calls VOIP
2/16/2024 13:46:59 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/17/2024 0:35:38 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/17/2024 2:06:29 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/17/2024 12:17:16 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/17/2024 12:58:13 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/17/2024 22:29:02 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/19/2024 5:14:20 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
2/19/2024 13:21:34 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
2/19/2024 23:14:22 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/20/2024 10:09:41 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
2/20/2024 11:43:55 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
2/20/2024 18:04:06 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
2/22/2024 1:54:48 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/22/2024 1:57:43 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/22/2024 3:46:05 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/22/2024 9:27:02 HERM BCH 1 911 Calls WPH2
2/23/2024 17:05:39 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/24/2024 4:56:40 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/24/2024 10:14:57 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/24/2024 23:26:58 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/25/2024 17:58:28 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
2/25/2024 19:28:26 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
2/25/2024 20:38:15 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/26/2024 16:28:02 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
2/27/2024 8:11:26 HERM BCH 3 911 Calls WPH2
2/27/2024 11:58:49 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
2/28/2024 11:05:52 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP

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2/28/2024 11:44:06 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
3/1/2024 16:05:11 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/1/2024 16:52:00 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/2/2024 18:59:10 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/3/2024 0:16:38 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/5/2024 8:38:46 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
3/5/2024 9:21:57 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/6/2024 12:57:46 HERM BCH 50 911 Calls WPH2
3/6/2024 12:59:07 HERM BCH 17 911 Calls WPH2
3/6/2024 18:50:35 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/7/2024 15:52:15 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/7/2024 20:33:05 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/7/2024 20:33:14 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
3/10/2024 12:19:42 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/12/2024 17:09:37 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/13/2024 10:50:24 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/13/2024 23:48:37 HERM BCH 81 911 Calls WPH2
3/14/2024 7:07:42 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/14/2024 14:46:00 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/16/2024 1:02:44 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/16/2024 1:30:43 HERM BCH 73 911 Calls WPH2
3/16/2024 18:03:51 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/17/2024 1:44:27 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/17/2024 11:05:27 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
3/18/2024 21:08:40 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
3/19/2024 10:08:04 HERMOSA BEACH 24 911 Calls VOIP
3/19/2024 11:59:33 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/20/2024 11:29:12 HERM BCH 1 911 Calls WPH2
3/20/2024 21:41:19 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/23/2024 21:36:58 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/24/2024 0:52:58 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/24/2024 13:57:31 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/24/2024 14:18:29 HERMOSA BEACH 3 911 Calls WPH2
3/24/2024 15:26:12 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/24/2024 16:26:53 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
3/24/2024 16:45:00 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/25/2024 13:23:38 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/27/2024 17:11:58 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/28/2024 18:58:16 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/29/2024 10:24:38 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/29/2024 22:03:11 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
3/30/2024 10:15:19 HERM BCH 20 911 Calls WPH2
3/30/2024 14:09:00 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
4/1/2024 11:02:05.000 HERMOSA BEACH 3 911 Calls VOIP
4/1/2024 21:18:46.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2

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4/2/2024 21:56:36.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/3/2024 8:35:27.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/4/2024 5:50:57.000 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/5/2024 11:35:39.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/5/2024 14:25:06.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/5/2024 15:52:37.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/5/2024 17:41:13.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/5/2024 18:08:08.000 HERM BCH 3 911 Calls WPH2
4/5/2024 21:52:16.000 HERMOSA BEACH 16 911 Calls WPH2
4/6/2024 9:56:29.000 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/6/2024 9:59:25.000 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/6/2024 10:42:20.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/6/2024 11:25:43.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/6/2024 16:06:18.000 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/6/2024 19:51:28.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/6/2024 23:00:11.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/7/2024 13:57:20.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
4/8/2024 4:39:29.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
4/9/2024 22:32:51.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/11/2024 11:25:03.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/11/2024 14:44:51.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/11/2024 18:29:28.000 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/12/2024 8:40:38.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/12/2024 17:22:58.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/12/2024 18:21:41.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/13/2024 14:36:23.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/13/2024 16:36:23.000 HERMOSA BEACH 3 911 Calls WPH2
4/14/2024 8:25:34.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/15/2024 15:16:41.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/15/2024 19:50:03.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/16/2024 9:57:22.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
4/17/2024 2:01:10.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/19/2024 8:34:36.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
4/19/2024 12:56:33.000 HERM BCH 1 911 Calls WPH2
4/20/2024 2:55:49.000 HERMOSA BEACH 86 911 Calls VOIP
4/20/2024 10:42:23.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/20/2024 15:05:48.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/21/2024 5:19:19.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/21/2024 13:12:04.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/22/2024 11:55:20.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls BUSN
4/22/2024 22:40:56.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/24/2024 9:37:29.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/25/2024 11:53:33.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/25/2024 17:01:24.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/25/2024 17:53:23.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2

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4/25/2024 20:50:31.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/26/2024 10:15:15.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/26/2024 18:12:40.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/26/2024 18:27:52.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/26/2024 20:42:13.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/27/2024 13:40:30.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/27/2024 18:02:38.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/28/2024 8:07:44.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/28/2024 8:29:42.000 HERM BCH 3 911 Calls WPH2
4/28/2024 15:04:59.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/28/2024 22:08:35.000 HERM BCH 3 911 Calls WPH2
4/29/2024 8:15:06.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/29/2024 16:14:59.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/29/2024 16:15:06.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/29/2024 16:15:22.000 HERM BCH 19 911 Calls WPH2
4/29/2024 22:55:13.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
4/30/2024 12:50:06.000 HERM BCH 23 911 Calls WPH2
4/30/2024 21:40:06.000 HERMOSA BEACH 32 911 Calls WPH2
4/30/2024 21:41:04.000 HERM BCH 20 911 Calls WPH2
5/1/2024 8:03:34 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/2/2024 16:43:56 HERM BCH 17 911 Calls WPH2
5/2/2024 18:49:10 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/2/2024 21:01:18 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/3/2024 11:31:10 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/3/2024 12:25:15 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/3/2024 19:21:07 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/3/2024 19:21:40 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/3/2024 20:57:36 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/4/2024 21:58:40 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/5/2024 16:57:05 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/6/2024 10:52:04 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/6/2024 14:45:51 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/6/2024 14:46:02 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/6/2024 19:33:36 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/7/2024 10:52:45 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/7/2024 16:31:29 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/7/2024 17:03:18 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/7/2024 21:25:07 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/8/2024 6:26:35 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/8/2024 8:21:48 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/9/2024 17:05:20 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/10/2024 19:05:55 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/11/2024 14:13:29 HERM BCH 60 911 Calls WPH2
5/12/2024 13:29:57 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/12/2024 18:30:03 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2

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5/13/2024 20:55:01 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/14/2024 10:28:45 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/14/2024 13:56:49 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/14/2024 23:31:58 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/15/2024 12:38:06 HERM BCH 3 911 Calls WPH2
5/15/2024 20:58:28 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/15/2024 20:58:33 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/15/2024 20:59:11 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/16/2024 8:01:14 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
5/16/2024 12:33:46 HERMOSA BEACH 88 911 Calls BUSN
5/17/2024 13:23:52 HERMOSA BEACH 44 911 Calls WPH2
5/18/2024 7:17:30 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/18/2024 8:14:37 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/18/2024 18:21:37 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/19/2024 8:13:52 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/19/2024 13:03:25 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/19/2024 14:04:49 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/19/2024 18:52:43 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/20/2024 1:20:41 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
5/20/2024 2:09:24 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/20/2024 7:49:58 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/20/2024 12:16:37 HERMOSA BEACH 17 911 Calls BUSN
5/20/2024 23:37:19 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/21/2024 7:23:32 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/21/2024 16:06:57 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/21/2024 16:48:17 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/22/2024 8:22:53 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/23/2024 10:17:53 HERM BCH 1 911 Calls WPH2
5/24/2024 18:29:02 HERM BCH 1 911 Calls WPH2
5/24/2024 22:15:37 HB 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/25/2024 15:20:05 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/25/2024 20:09:08 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
5/25/2024 22:35:50 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/26/2024 14:46:12 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/26/2024 17:37:16 HERM BCH 3 911 Calls WPH2
5/26/2024 17:46:59 HERM BCH 3 911 Calls WPH2
5/26/2024 17:47:00 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/26/2024 17:47:02 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/26/2024 17:48:37 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/26/2024 19:48:02 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/26/2024 19:49:56 HERMOSA BEACH 3 911 Calls WPH2
5/26/2024 20:33:00 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/27/2024 0:41:20 HERMOSA BEACH 24 911 Calls RESD
5/27/2024 1:25:39 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/27/2024 3:51:15 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2

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5/27/2024 13:47:31 HERMOSA BEACH 16 911 Calls WPH2
5/27/2024 15:56:38 HERMOSA BEACH 16 911 Calls VOIP
5/27/2024 18:49:47 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/27/2024 20:41:45 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/27/2024 21:45:56 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/28/2024 0:27:41 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/28/2024 7:59:19 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
5/28/2024 17:22:35 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/29/2024 1:31:30 HERM BCH 36 911 Calls WPH2
5/29/2024 9:15:12 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/30/2024 11:52:47 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/30/2024 15:11:34 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/30/2024 18:56:44 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
5/31/2024 18:11:16 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
5/31/2024 18:14:58 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/1/2024 2:04:35.000 HERM BCH 128 911 Calls WPH2
6/1/2024 11:50:49.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/1/2024 17:50:44.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/2/2024 9:14:55.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/2/2024 18:12:52.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/2/2024 21:00:23.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/3/2024 9:00:35.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/3/2024 13:34:13.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/3/2024 20:13:05.000 HERMOSA BEACH 3 911 Calls VOIP
6/4/2024 3:29:06.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/6/2024 14:17:24.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/6/2024 17:10:17.000 HERM BCH 16 911 Calls WPH2
6/6/2024 19:50:06.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/8/2024 18:55:46.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/8/2024 20:16:58.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/9/2024 7:07:19.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/9/2024 14:01:00.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
6/10/2024 9:16:33.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/10/2024 12:11:55.000 HB 16 911 Calls WPH2
6/11/2024 14:38:44.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/11/2024 16:40:38.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/11/2024 16:49:54.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/11/2024 18:26:11.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/11/2024 21:00:29.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/11/2024 21:01:58.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/12/2024 8:17:32.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
6/12/2024 23:36:16.000 HERMOSA BEACH 33 911 Calls WPH2
6/13/2024 11:48:11.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/13/2024 20:48:13.000 HERM BCH 19 911 Calls WPH2
6/14/2024 9:47:12.000 HERMOSA BEACH 3 911 Calls WPH2

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6/15/2024 15:59:39.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/15/2024 17:42:01.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/16/2024 8:49:20.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/16/2024 11:18:36.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
6/16/2024 15:26:37.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/16/2024 16:04:55.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
6/17/2024 15:47:20.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
6/18/2024 14:31:31.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
6/18/2024 21:19:29.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/19/2024 6:18:15.000 HMB 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/20/2024 10:46:08.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
6/20/2024 11:19:10.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
6/22/2024 16:04:01.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls RESD
6/22/2024 18:21:39.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/22/2024 18:22:57.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/22/2024 18:26:53.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/22/2024 18:33:46.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/22/2024 20:01:59.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/22/2024 20:16:20.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/22/2024 21:34:56.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls VOIP
6/23/2024 2:13:32.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/23/2024 6:09:06.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/23/2024 12:01:11.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/23/2024 15:32:57.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/23/2024 15:33:19.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/23/2024 15:33:25.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/23/2024 21:00:57.000 HERM BCH 55 911 Calls WPH2
6/24/2024 4:25:40.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/24/2024 13:30:09.000 HERM BCH 37 911 Calls WPH2
6/24/2024 19:14:44.000 HERMOSA BEACH 28 911 Calls WPH2
6/25/2024 2:27:42.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/25/2024 2:33:05.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/25/2024 14:02:13.000 HERMOSA BEACH 17 911 Calls WPH2
6/25/2024 18:59:51.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/26/2024 15:39:18.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/27/2024 8:56:32.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/27/2024 15:26:40.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/27/2024 17:42:03.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/27/2024 22:03:40.000 HB 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/27/2024 22:04:26.000 HB 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/27/2024 23:18:57.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/28/2024 8:22:47.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/28/2024 17:43:28.000 HERM BCH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/29/2024 9:18:20.000 HERMOSA BEACH 2 911 Calls WPH2
6/29/2024 20:46:06.000 HERMOSA BEACH 18 911 Calls WPH2

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6/30/2024 11:56:50.000 HERMOSA BEACH 3 911 Calls WPH2
6/30/2024 16:39:36.000 HERMOSA BEACH 3 911 Calls WPH2
Average Call Answer Time (Seconds) 6

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Type of Incidents Number of Incidents Average Response Time FIRE, EXPLOSION 4 4:58 RESCUE, EMS 242 4:04
HAZARDOUS CONDITION* 3 3:57 SERVICE CALL* 7 4:32 GOOD INTENT CALL* 160 5:03 FALSE ALARM, FALSE CALL* 9 5:30 SPECIAL OR OTHER INCIDENT TYPE* 3 4:01 Grand Total** 428 4:22 "Average Response Time" is reflected in minutes and seconds for the first‐arrived units (excluding Lifeguard units) at incidents.
*Includes non‐emergency calls.
** Total incidents within the City of Hermosa Beach.

Data based on Fireview report apparatus YTD240331.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
ACTIVITY REPORT FOR JANUARY ‐ MARCH 2024

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Type of Incidents Number of Incidents Average Response Time FIRE, EXPLOSION 2 4:14 RESCUE, EMS 293 4:16
SERVICE CALL * 4 5:47 GOOD INTENT CALL * 170 4:58 FALSE ALARM, FALSE CALL * 2 2:07 SPECIAL OR OTHER INCIDENT TYPE * 4 5:26 Grand Total** 475 4:27 "Average Response Time" is reflected in minutes and seconds for the first‐arrived units (excluding Lifeguard units) at incidents.
*Includes non‐emergency calls.
** Total incidents within the City of Hermosa Beach.

Data based on Fireview report apparatus YTD240630.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT
CITY OF HERMOSA BEACH
ACTIVITY REPORT FOR APRIL ‐ JUNE 2024

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Los Angeles County Fire Department & McCormick Ambulance: 2024 Fire Incidents Incident Type JanuaryMarch
2024
Number
of
Incidents
January-March
2024 Average
Response
Time
April-June
2024
Number
of
Incidents
April-June
June 2024
Average
Response
Time
JulySeptember
2024
Number of
Incidents
JulySeptember
2024
Average
Response
Time
OctoberDecember 2024
Number of
Incidents
October -
December
2024 Average
Response
Time
Fire, Explosion 4 4:58 2 4:14
Rescue, EMS 242 4:04 293 4:16
Hazardous
Condition
3 3:57
Service Call 7 4:32 4 5:47
Good Intent Call 160 5:03 170 4:58
False Alarm, False
Call
9 5:30 2 2:07
Special or Other
Incident Type
3 4:01 4 5:26
Total 428 4:35 475 4:29
Total Number of
Incidents in 2024
903 2024 Average
Response Time
4:32
McCormick Transports
Quarter Number of Completed Transports Number of Cancelled Transports January-June 2024 382 255
July-December 2024 - -
Total 382 255

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RESPONSES BY OTHER APPARATUS
INTO STATION 100 JURISDICTION
City Jan.-June 2024
EL SEGUNDO FIRE 2
MANHATTAN BEACH FIRE 36
REDONDO BEACH FIRE 4
Total 42
Note:

Data based on Fireview apparatus data 2024 YTD240630. Automatic Aid received from other/outside agency units.

Apparatus: E32ELS, E21MHB,E22MHB, RA21MHB, E62RDB.

RESPONSES BY FIRE STATION 100 APPARATUS

OUTSIDE OF STATION JURISDICTION
City Jan.-June 2024
MANHATTAN BEACH 1
REDONDO BEACH 4
Total 5
Note:

Data based on Fireview apparatus data 2024 YTD240630. Automatic Aid given by FS100 units (E100 & S100)
LA County Fire Department - Auto Aid Report
City of Hermosa Beach
First Half of 2024: January - June
7/24/2024

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Semi-Annual City of Hermosa Beach Film Permit Report
January-June 2024
Film Permit Report by Month
Month Day Event Location
January None
February 8 Tocaya Organica
Commercial Residence:
1018 Hermosa Ave.

Hermosa Beach, CA 90254
February 24
Outer Circle Media LLC,
Ismo stand-up special
Private residence
March 19 Porch House
Private Residence: 2059
Monterey Blvd Hermosa
Beach, CA 90254
March 20 KT Tape x Sara Hughes
Beach Volleyball Courts,
North of Pier (Commercial
Zone)
April 1
Chipotle unwrapped x Sara
Hughes
Beach Volleyball Courts,
South of Pier (Commercial
Zone)
April 22-
28 LA Rams Draft Experience
Beach, South of Pier
(Commercial Zone) &
Private Residence: 1901
Manhattan Ave
May 13 Instant Hydration
Beach, South of Pier
(Commercial Zone), the
Pier, and the Strand
June 12 NBC Sports
Beach Volleyball Courts,
North of Pier (Commercial
Zone)

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McCormick Ambulance
January-June 2024
Total Number of Dispatched Calls
Dispatched Calls Totals
Transported 382
Canceled 255
Grand Total 637
Responses by Code
Within
Allowable Time
Delayed
Response Total
Code 3:

Response Time of
8:59 or less
94 47 141
Code 2:

Response Time of
15:00 or less
228 13 241
Canceled 255
Transported
67%
Canceled
33%

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McCormick Ambulance
January-June 2024
Total Responses 322 60 637

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City of Hermosa Beach | Page 1 of 4
Meeting Date: September 24, 2024
Staff Report No. 24-CMO-038
Honorable Mayor and Members of the Hermosa Beach City Council RECOGNIZING OCTOBER 2, 2024 AS CALIFORNIA CLEAN AIR DAY AND UPDATE

ON CLEAN POWER ALLIANCE TRANSITION IN HERMOSA BEACH
(Environmental Programs Manager Doug Krauss)
Recommended Action:

Executive Summary:

In March 2024, Clean Power Alliance (CPA) of Southern California transitioned Hermosa Beach customers to 100% renewable energy (Green Power). At the July 9, 2024 City Council meeting, Councilmember Saemann requested, and Councilmember Justin Massey supported, directing staff to return to City Council with an update regarding the City’s transition to CPA. The following provides general information on the customer transition including how many customers opted out of the program or to another rate level.

Staff will also present additional programs now available to Hermosa Beach customers.

Background:

In 2006, the City of Hermosa Beach endorsed the U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, also known as the “Cool Cities Program,” committing to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions outlined out in the Kyoto Protocol. This commitment led to the creation of a Sustainability Plan in 2011, followed by both a Carbon Neutral Scoping Plan and a Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan in 2015 (Attachment 1). PLAN Hermosa, completed in 2017, incorporates many of these strategies and outlines the steps the City should take to meet its emission-reduction goals.

The State of California set its GHG reduction targets through AB 32 and Executive Order S-3-05, requiring local governments to reduce emissions by 15 percent below 2005 levels by 2020. PLAN Hermosa established the following targets for the City:

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

2. A municipal emissions reduction of 80 percent or more below 2005 levels by 2030.

Municipal emissions result from City-owned facilities and operations, while community emissions stem from all privately-owned facilities and activities within the City, including

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residential and commercial sectors. While the City has greater control over municipal emissions, community emissions represent a larger share, arising from a more varied source.

Before joining CPA, the City took several steps to reduce emissions, including:
 Installed 33 electric vehicle chargers citywide, 27 of which are available for public use and 6 for City fleet.
 Installed a 99 kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic system on the Community Center.  Retrofitted over 900 streetlights with LED technology, reducing energy consumption by approximately 360,000 kilowatt hours (kWh) over the last three years.
 Updated its Clean Fleet policy in 2017 to support the transition to zero and lowemissions vehicles and equipment, in line with the City’s carbon reduction goals.

Despite this progress, the City needed do more to meet the targets set in PLAN Hermosa.

According to the City’s emissions inventories, community energy use, both residential and commercial, contributed approximately 40 percent of overall GHG emissions.

Transitioning to 100 percent renewable sources for energy, compared to Southern California Edison’s (SCE) current default service of approximately 36 percent renewable energy, is projected to reduce the City’s emissions instantly by approximately 40 percent, significantly advancing both municipal and community emissions reduction goals.

On September 28, 2022, City Council approved the City of Hermosa Beach joining CPA, California’s largest community choice aggregator, serving 35 agencies across Los Angeles and Ventura counties. CPA operates a Joint Powers Authority (JPA) and each member agency has a representative on the Board of Directors. On March 14, 2023, Council appointed Councilmember Justin Massey as the City’s representative to the CPA Board, which determines the CPA’s programs, rates, and policies with guidance from CPA staff.

After transitioning to CPA, customers continue receiving bills from SCE, but they now include CPA charges. CPA 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). On October 25, 2022, Council approved the 100 percent renewable Green Power as the City’s default option.

Past Board, Commission, and 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.

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Meeting Date Description
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 an Ordinance Approving a JPA to join CPA.

October 11, 2022 Adopted Ordinance Approving JPA to join CPA.

October 25, 2022 Approved the 100 Percent Renewable Energy Default Rate.

March 14, 2023 Appointed representative to serve on CPA Board.

July 9, 2024 Councilmember Saemann requested, and Councilmember Justin Massey supported, directing staff to return to City Council with an update regarding the City’s transition to CPA.

Discussion:

Following City Council approval, Hermosa Beach customers were transitioned from SCE accounts to CPA in March of 2024. Monthly mailers were sent to all customers from January through May 2024, announcing the transition and providing details on how to obtain more information. The mailers informed customers about their options to either opt out of CPA and remain with SCE or switch from the default 100 percent renewable Green Power rate to one of the other two available options: Clean Power (50 percent renewable) or Lean Power (40 percent renewable).

As of September 2024, 6.6 percent of Hermosa Beach customers, including both commercial and residential customers, have opted out of CPA. For comparison, the combined opt-out rate for Hermosa Beach, Monrovia, and Santa Paula—cities that joined CPA in 2024—is 8 percent, while the overall opt-out rate across all 35 CPA agencies is 7 percent. Additionally, only 3.2 percent of Hermosa Beach customers opted down to a rate level other than 100% renewable Green Power.

CPA offers several new and ongoing programs and incentives to Hermosa Beach CPA customers and member agencies including:
 Rebates for residential battery storage;
 Bill discounts for income-qualified customers;
 Demand response programs for both residential and commercial customers;  Support and funding for members agencies implementing electric vehicle charging, solar installations, and building electrification projects; and  Workforce development programs.

Information regarding these programs is available on the Clean Power Alliance website at cleanpoweralliance.org.

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By switching to 100 percent renewable sources for energy, the City achieved its goal of reducing GHG emissions by approximately 40 percent, resulting in a 65 percent reduction in municipal operations emissions and a 54 percent reduction in community-wide emissions.

The City will continue implementing additional sustainability measures and inventorying its emissions in line with the GHG reduction goals outlined in PLAN Hermosa. Current initiatives include upgrading HVAC systems; retrofitting lighting; and adopting greener construction practices. Planned upgrades to the Clark Building will incorporate electric appliances, solar panels, and battery storage. As a CPA member agency, Hermosa Beach may benefit from partnerships with CPA, leveraging their technical expertise, industry relationships, and collective purchasing power to advance these initiatives.

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
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 long-term State targets and goals to reduce emissions by at least 66% below 2005 levels by 2040.

Fiscal Impact:

There is no fiscal impact associated with the recommended action.

Attachment:

Municipal Carbon Neutral Plan
Respectfully Submitted by: Doug Krauss, Environmental Programs Manager Reviewed by: Angela Crespi, Deputy City Manager
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, DOT or the State of California. This report does not constitute a standard, specification or regulation. SCAG shall not be responsible for the City's future use or adaptation of the report.

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

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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

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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.

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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.

Mayors from the 1,060 cities that have signed onto the agreement indicated their City’s

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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

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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. ➤
➣
➢
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.

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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.
➤
➣
➢
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.

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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.

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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.

Neither the City nor the utility have a carbon neutral goal.

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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.

1 Austin defines a net-zero energy capable” homes as a home that is energy efficient enough would produce as much energy as it uses if it were to have a reasonably-sized solar system on the roof

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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.

The City used offsets to achieve this goal: investments in an Indonesian clean energy plant.

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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.

As of September 2014, ACUPCC has 684 signatories, 73 of which are in California.

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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.

Future Year for College and University Climate Commitments The most common horizon year for college and university carbon neutrality goals is 2050. A few universities have set - and achieved - neutrality goals with horizon years prior to 2014. A discussion of their efforts and use of offsets follows in this chapter.

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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.

Defining Climate Goals for Hermosa Beach
The validity of climate action and renewable energy claims is complicated by California’s Capand-Trade and Renewable Portfolio Standard programs. The climate action and renewable

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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.

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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
Using Renewable Energy Certificates certified under the Green-e program, Hermosa Beach can make claims that municipal operations are powered by renewable energy. Renewable Energy Certificates represent the environmental attributes of renewable power, and their monetary value has aided in financing additional renewable energy generation in the United States. While valid under commonly-accepted energy accounting principles, such claims may be challenged because there is no credibility that the renewable energy was delivered to California. For instance, the certificate could represent renewable energy generated at a wind farm in West Texas or North Dakota with no connection to the Southern California electricity grid.

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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.
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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.

Solar Lease
A third party owns and installs the equipment needed to generate on-site solar electricity, and Hermosa Beach signs a contract to lease this equipment at a pre-specified price. Some

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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.

Claiming Emissions Reductions
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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

Green-e Renewable Energy Certificates Requirements for California’s Cap and Trade System Green-e standards require the full greenhouse gas reduction benefits be included with the REC.

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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.
...

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.

Marin Clean Energy Renewable and Non-Renewable Energy, 2013 to 2022

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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.

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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

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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”).

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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.

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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.

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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.

Beginning in 2009, the City of Los Angeles partnered with Zipcar to dedicate 40 onstreet parking spots near USC and UCLA campuses to Zipcar. Washington DC partnered with Zipcar to utilize Zipcar’s FastFleet program to help them more efficiently

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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.

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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,

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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.

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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

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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.

3 http://www.ca-ilg.org/sustainability-best-practice-area/efficient-transportation#agency-employeeprograms

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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.

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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.

Finally, if it is eligible to do so, Hermosa Beach should submit a Rideshare Service Agreement with Metro’s Commute Services division in order to make its employees eligible for Metro Rewards. Metro Rewards is an incentive program available at no cost

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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

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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
ACR = American Carbon Registry, ARB = California Air Resources Board, CAR = Climate Action Reserve, TGS = The Gold Standard, VCS = Verified Carbon Standard,

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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.

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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.

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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.

Offsets have a story: a project location, emissions removal process, and organization associated with their production. As of September 2014, Hermosa Beach can choose from

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Photos of projects depend on mine location; the project in Colorado is on a scenic mountainside.

Mine Methane Capture Project
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Hermosa Beach should prioritize U.S. Forest and Urban Forest offset projects, but may consider other projects within an offset portfolio. Other important considerations are whether Hermosa Beach stakeholders can invest in the same project as the City and how the specific project would fit within the City’s outreach and education efforts.

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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.

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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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