Imperial Beach City Council
February 16, 2022

3 CAP MEASURE COST OVERVIEW
This Appendix provides an overview of potential cost and benefit impacts associated with measures included in the Imperial Beach Climate Action Plan (CAP).

This overview is based on a review of similar CAP measures included in currently available CAP costeffectiveness analyses in the San Diego region1 and identifies potential impacts to participants in the measure, that is, those who experience costs and/or benefits for directly engaging in the measure’s activities.

The participants impacted by each measure are identified Table 1 along with the policy type being pursued in the CAP (columns four and five respectively). A policy type is defined as being either mandatory or a City initiative; a mandatory policy requires participants to comply with the CAP measure and a City initiative seeks to encourage participants to engage in CAP measure activities to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions.

Table 1 ranks and color-codes the City of Imperial Beach’s CAP measures according to their relative costeffectiveness for participants using other cost-effectiveness studies (column 2).1,2 A measure’s costeffectiveness is based solely on the associated direct costs and benefits, and the measure’s ability to reduce GHG emissions. Measures included in the CAP may seek to achieve additional indirect goals (e.g., increase the resiliency of the urban forest); however, the cost-effectiveness to achieve those additional goals are not considered here. Measures ranked green typically provide a net benefit (positive net present value and $/MT CO2e) to participants. Measures ranked red typically come at a net cost (negative net present value and $/MT CO2e) to participants. The intensity of the color indicates whether the measure is more cost-effective (green) or less cost-effective (red) at reducing one metric ton of GHGs, but does not indicate the magnitude in difference.

For those measures where the City of Imperial Beach is a participant and for all other City programs identified in the CAP, the City anticipates that no additional staffing is necessary to implement CAP measures. The City currently has programs in place that can be expanded to accommodate all CAP measures aside from measure E.1 (Increase Grid Supply Renewables). For measure E.1, the City intends to leverage existing programs, such as the South Bay Energy Action Collaborative (SoBEAC), or partner with other jurisdictions to pursue other program options.

In addition to the benefits and costs experienced by measure participants, there are positive externalities, or co-benefits, experienced by the broader community. Co-benefits identified in the CAP for specific measures are included in Table 1 to provide some extra context on a measure’s impact (column 3) although a full identification and interactions of side effects is well beyond even the most complex studies in the literature.

The CAP does identify additional co-benefits as a result of CAP implementation that are not included in the table such as improved/increased natural habitat and an increase in local jobs. The inclusion of co-benefits may often have a positive, indirect monetary impact on the community at large, and differ by location and participant.

The cost-effectiveness of Imperial Beach CAP measures may differ from those used to determine the ranking (i.e., other jurisdictions in the region) in Table 1. Possible factors that can impact Imperial Beach-specific results include, but are not limited to:
 Type of measure adopted (e.g., mandatory measures will typically lead to more GHG reductions than voluntary measures);
 Specific measure details (e.g., who is/isn’t covered by the measure);  Jurisdiction specific rates, costs, and rebates/incentives

1 CAP cost-effectiveness analyses reviewed include the County of San Diego and City of La Mesa. 2 The proposed measure to increase renewables in the grid-supply requires a feasibility study, which is outside the scope of previously conduced CAP cost-effectiveness analyses.

4 Table 1. CAP Measure Cost Overview

CAP Measure Relative CostEffectiveness
Ranking
Co-Benefits Participants Policy Type
T.5 Reduce Municipal
Employee VMT
Positive $/MT CO2e
Improved air quality, improved public health, reduced traffic congestion, improved mobility • City of Imperial Beach City Initiative
T.2 Clean Municipal
Fleet
Improved air quality, energy savings • City of Imperial Beach City Initiative E.2 Increase Commercial
Solar PV
Improved air quality, energy savings • New and redeveloped multi-family and commercial properties •EV owners
City Initiative
T.4 Improve Pedestrian
and Bicycle Facilities
Improved air quality, improved public health, reduced traffic congestion, improved mobility, improved safety • City of Imperial Beach • Commuters (new cyclists and pedestrians) City Initiative
T.3 Increase Mass
Transit Ridership
Improved air quality, energy savings, reduced traffic congestion, improved mobility • San Diego Metropolitan Transit System (MTS) • Commuters (new mass transit riders) City Initiative
T.1 Increase Citywide EV
Charging Stations
Negative $/MT CO2e
Improved air quality, energy savings • Charger installers • EV drivers
City Initiative
W.1 Divert Waste from
Landfill
Reduced waste, improved water quality
• Waste hauler (some or all costs may pass through to waste bills) Mandatory
S.1 Tree Planting
Improved air quality, improved water quality, reduced water run-off, reduced urban heat island effect • New and redeveloped multi-family and commercial properties Mandatory
E.1 Increase Grid-Supply
Renewables NA
Improved air quality, energy savings • City of Imperial Beach • Electricity customers
City Initiative

Resilient Imperial Beach
Climate Action Plan
Appendices
Appendix D
Consolidated Measure Implementation Action Matrix

1 Appendix D. Consolidated Measure Implementation Matrix Consolidated Measure Implementation Matrix
Emissions
Category
Reduction
Strategies and
Measures
Action Description Responsibility Timeline
On-Road
Transportation
Strategy: Clean and Efficient Transportation
T.1 Increase
Citywide EVCSs
1 Encourage and incentivize
EVCSs at new and
redeveloped multifamily
and commercial
developments through the
development review
process
City Near-term
2 Identify a list of priority
public facility installation
sites on City sites and in
collaboration with relevant
partner agencies
City Near-term
3 Identify and pursue
funding and financing
resources to support EVCS
installation
City Near- and
Mid-term
T.2 Clean Municipal
Fleet
1 Work with CSE’s EV Expert
to develop a municipal
fleet assessment and
conversion plan
City Mediumterm
2 Utilize fleet assessment
and conversion plan to
decide when to replace
vehicles
City Mediumterm
3 Work with other agencies
and jurisdictions to
identify potential joint EV
procurement options
City Near-term
Strategy: Reduce VMT
T.3 Increase Mass
Transit Ridership
1 Coordinate with San Diego
MTS to identify transit
connectivity opportunities
that improve transit access
and mobility
City Near-term
2 Work with San Diego MTS
to increase awareness of
the Rapid 925 and existing
bus routes as a means to
increase ridership
City Near-term
SE.1
Collaborate with
SANDAG to ensure that
the RTP includes transit
investments that
improve transit service
and connectivity
City Near-term

2 Consolidated Measure Implementation Matrix
Emissions
Category
Reduction
Strategies and
Measures
Action Description Responsibility Timeline
T.4 Improve Bicycle
and Pedestrian
Facilities
1 Complete the suite of
planned bicycle and
pedestrian projects by
2030
City Mediumterm
2 Evaluate the feasibility of
Class IV bicycle lanes in all
project review procedures
City Near-term
3 Work to expand the
number of bike parking
facilities at commercial
establishments
throughout the City
City Mediumterm
4 Work with scooter and
bikeshare and other
emerging companies to
analyze data and better
understand active
transportation patterns
and needs throughout the
City
City Mediumterm
T.5
1 Purchase 10 electric
bicycles City Near-term
2 Track the number of trips
and VMT avoided through
usage of the bicycles
City Mediumterm
Energy
Strategy: Increase Renewable Electricity
E.1 Increase GridSupply of
Renewable and
Zero Carbon
Electricity
1 Explore the potential to
join a regional CCE
through a partnership with
other jurisdictions
City Near-term
2 Work with identified
partnership jurisdictions to
conduct a feasibility study
and other related research
and administrative efforts
necessary to establish a
CCE
City Mediumterm
3 Evaluate the need for
additional resources to
increase to 100% gridsupplied renewable
power by 2030
City Mediumterm

3 Consolidated Measure Implementation Matrix
Emissions
Category
Reduction
Strategies and
Measures
Action Description Responsibility Timeline
SE.1
Work with SDG&E to
publicize energy efficiency
rebates and subsidies to
increase the efficiency of
Imperial Beach’s existing
building stock
City Near-term
E.2 Increase
Commercial
Behind-the-Meter
PV
1 Establish requirements or
incentives through the
development review and
approval process to spur
installation of commercial
solar PV
City Near-term
2 Develop a directory of
solar PV funding sources,
rebates, and incentives,
and leverage existing
efforts and materials from
the CSE, California Solar
Initiative, SDG&E, and
other organizations.

City Near-term
3 Review/revise applicable
building, zoning, and other
codes/ordinances to
encourage the
development of solar
ready commercial
developments.

City Mediumterm
SE.1
Identify opportunities to
install solar PV on public
facilities such as municipal
buildings, schools,
libraries, and parking lots.

City Mediumterm
Waste
Strategy: Reduce Solid Waste
W.1 Divert Waste
from Landfill
1 Adopt a Zero Waste by
2050 policy City Near-term
2 Work with the City’s waste
service company and
stakeholders to develop a
public outreach campaign
to increase awareness of
existing waste
management services and
drive behavioral change
City Mediumterm
Carbon
Sequestration
Strategy: Carbon Sequestration
S.1 Tree Planting 1
Plant 300 trees within City
ROW by 2030 City Mediumterm

4 Consolidated Measure Implementation Matrix
Emissions
Category
Reduction
Strategies and
Measures
Action Description Responsibility Timeline
2 Make changes to the City
code to require tree
planting in new and
redeveloped residential
and commercial
developments
City Near-term
SE.1
Identify opportunities to
enhance or conserve
habitat that would
sequester carbon in
collaboration with relevant
state and federal agencies
City Mediumterm
SE.2
Identify and pursue
funding to develop an
Urban Forest Management
Plan
City Mediumterm
SE indicates that the action is a Supporting Effort

59%
18%
17%
3%
2%
<1%

ON-ROAD TRANSPORTATION

ELECTRICITY

NATURAL GAS

SOLID WASTE
WATER

WASTEWATER
81,300 MT CO2e
Total GHG emissions
estimated for 2016
*This GHG inventory is based on 2016 data.

GHG INVENTORY*
27,901
population in 2016

4.4 square miles
9,510
occupied housing
units in 2016*
Current CAP progress:

In Progress
Subregion:

South Bay

JURISDICTION

QUICK FACTS
* Occupied housing does not include
group quarters.

RECENT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
1 Completed sea-level rise study in 2016.
2 Installed energy ecient windows at City Hall in 2017. 3 Replaced existing lighting with light-emitting diode (LED) lighting and occupancy sensors in 2019.
4 Received Coastal Commission grant in 2017 to support Local Coastal Program Update and CAP development.
5 Received a grant to help plant 200 trees.

The ReCAP Snapshot is prepared for the City as a part of the SANDAG Regional Climate Action Planning Framework (ReCAP) to support, but not replace, cities’ monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and/or climate action plan (CAP) implementation over time. Climate planning activities vary by jurisdiction and are dependent on a variety of factors, such as funding and sta capacity. As the first edition of Snapshots
(November 2019), this document will set a baseline for monitoring trends into the future. More information, including a FAQ document and Methods and Data Sources Summary, is available at www.sandag.org/climate.

SNAPSHOT

CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH
CAP
Re
Att ach ment 3

City of Imperial Beach | ReCAP Snapshot – November 2019 Edition * Snapshot activity data is from the years 2016 through 2018, depending on the most recently available year for each activity. Activity data represents a single year.
43% renewables in
grid electricity supply

3.1 MW PV online
55,490 MWh
of electricity consumed

2.6 million therms
of natural gas consumed
2,176 MWh electricity saved
through SDG&E programs
1,362 MWh
of electricity consumed
5,200 therms
of natural gas consumed
1 energy eciency projects
installed, which resulted in
first-year reductions of:
39,174 kWh
3 public electric
vehicle chargers
1,723
clean vehicles registered
(9% total registered vehicles)
7 total miles of bike lanes
2,808
passengers on and o

transit per weekday
1 local business participating
in SANDAG iCommute
program events
112 gallons
water used/person/day
75 gallons wastewater
produced/person/day

3.3 lbs waste disposed
in landfill/person/day
59% waste diverted
COMMUNITY-WIDE (DATA YEAR: 2016-2017) COMMUNITY-WIDE (DATA YEAR: 2016-2017) MUNICIPAL (DATA YEAR: 2018)
COMMUNITY-WIDE (DATA YEAR: 2016)
COMMUNITY-WIDE (DATA YEAR: 2016)
COMMUNITY-WIDE (DATA YEAR: 2016-2018)

TRANSPORTATION ENERGY EFFICIENCY
WATER + WASTEWATER

SOLID WASTE

RENEWABLE ENERGY
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These select activity data represent best available data* for common GHG reduction activities included in local CAPs across the SANDAG region and may not align precisely to GHG reduction measures and/or the metrics identified within a jurisdiction’s CAP. Community-wide activities occur within a jurisdiction's boundaries; municipal activities occur at City-owned facilities. For more information on data sources, the Methods and Data Sources Summary is available at www.sandag.org/climate.

ReCAP ACTIVITY DATA FOR THE

CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH

CAP
Re
The ReCAP Snapshot is prepared for the City as a part of the SANDAG Regional Climate Action Planning Framework (ReCAP) to support, but not replace, cities’ monitoring greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and/or climate action plan (CAP) implementation over time. Climate planning activities vary by jurisdiction and are dependent on a variety of factors, such as funding and staff capacity. As the second edition of Snapshots (November 2020), this document builds upon the baseline set by the first edition Snapshots published in November 2019 to support monitoring trends into the future. More information, including a FAQ document and Methods and Data Sources Summary, is available at sandag.org/climate.

GHG INVENTORY*
*This GHG inventory is based on best available data, which includes 2016 VMT data for the on-road transportation sector and 2018 data for all other sectors. See below for additional detail.

The 2018 GHG emissions inventory was prepared using the best available data for each emissions category.

The best available data for vehicle miles traveled (VMT) at this time continues to be estimates for the year 2016, based on the SANDAG Series 14 forecast and ABM2 transportation model. This same VMT dataset was used to prepare the 2016 inventory included in the first edition Snapshots (published in November 2019). As a result, the VMT used in the 2018 GHG emissions inventory is the same as that in the 2016 GHG emissions inventory
Estimated changes in VMT since 2016 will be reflected in the forthcoming 2020 GHG emissions inventory.

For the next ReCAP Snapshots, VMT estimates will be based on the forecast and land use used in the 2021 Regional Plan.

GHG emissions inventories are one tool for use in monitoring CAP implementation. Together, a GHG emissions inventory and activity data reflect CAP implementation progress. Until updated VMT estimates are available, performance of VMT-related CAP measures can be monitored based on activity data.

Additional information about the SANDAG transportation model is included in the Snapshot FAQ document, and further detail about CAP monitoring and reporting can be found in the ReCAP Technical Appendix VI.

SNAPSHOT

ON-ROAD TRANSPORTATION

ELECTRICITY

NATURAL GAS

SOLID WASTE
WATER

WASTEWATER

OFF-ROAD TRANSPORTATION

JURISDICTION

QUICK FACTS
27,202
population in 2018

4.4 square miles
9,106
occupied housing
units in 2018*
Current CAP progress:

Adopted 2019
Subregion:

South Bay

CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH
*Occupied housing does not
include group quarters.

Total GHG emissions
estimated for 2018
79,300 MT CO2e
58%
18%
18%
2%
3% <1%
Attachment 4

RECAP ACTIVITY DATA FOR THE
These select activity data represent data for the year 2018 for common GHG reduction activities included in local CAPs across the SANDAG region and may not align precisely to GHG reduction measures and/or the metrics identified within a jurisdiction’s CAP. Community-wide activities occur within a jurisdiction’s boundaries; municipal activities occur at City-owned facilities. For more information on data sources, the Methods and Data Sources Summary is available at sandag.org/climate.

CITY OF IMPERIAL BEACH

TRANSPORTATION ENERGY EFFICIENCY
WATER + WASTEWATER

RENEWABLE ENERGY

SOLID WASTE

CARBON SEQUESTRATION
3 public electric
vehicle chargers
1,794 clean
vehicles registered
(10% of total registered vehicles)
8 total miles of bicycle lanes
3,022 passengers on and
off transit per weekday
1 local business participating
in SANDAG iCommute
program events
54,675 MWh
of electricity consumed

2.6 million therms
of natural gas consumed
2,249 MWh electricity saved
through SDG&E programs
1,362 MWh
of electricity consumed
5,200 therms
of natural gas consumed
Energy efficiency projects have
resulted in first year reductions of:
39,174 kWh

COMMUNITY-WIDE COMMUNITY-WIDE

MUNICIPAL
121 gallons
water used/person/day
88 gallons wastewater
produced/person/day

COMMUNITY-WIDE
43% renewables in
grid electricity supply

3.1 MW PV online

COMMUNITY-WIDE

3.0 lbs waste disposed
in landfill/person/day
63% waste diverted

COMMUNITY-WIDE
15 trees planted

MUNICIPAL
City of Imperial Beach – 2018 ReCAP Snapshot
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