C-8 Correspondence - Bryan Quigley
From: Bryan Quigley [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Monday, December 5, 2022 10:48 PM
To: CityClerk <[email protected]>
Subject: Written comments for City Council 2022-12-06
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Hi,
I have a few comments for this council meeting. Thank you! Bryan
Belmont Shore
8. 22-1393. Solar Generation to support oil operations.
I applaud the installation of solar, but would like to make sure there is a plan for another use at the location when oil operations cease.
27. 22-1412 West Coast Boiler, Inc for the Queen Mary - $508,910
If the current plan is to use fossil fuels, please do not approve this measure and let's find alternatives that make the Queen Mary more sustainable.
30. 22-1415 fuel flowage fees at Long Beach Airport.
No amount of lead is considered safe.
With the price of aviation fuel at LB Airport being over $7 a gallon, a 6c a gallon tax holiday is not going to make enough of a difference. Some of the small planes that use this fuel can be replaced by electrified variants today, and this should always be the priority due to climate change. San Jose Airport has banned lead fuel being available at their airport. We need to ban leaded fuel, but we can learn from some of their mistakes and make an easier transition for our pilots. Some pilots choose to just fly to fill up at a nearby airport, while still flying into San Jose airport.
I propose a 3-year transition, with a new fuel charge for leaded gas set at $1 the first year, $2 the second, $4 on the third year, finally with an outright ban on the forth. This would provide a clear financial incentive for a change of fuel type, while not encouraging pilots to just fill up elsewhere.
The fees collected can be further invested into sustainability at Long Beach Airport, including incentives for electric aircraft.
36. 22-1421 related to permanent parklet approvals
I'm supportive of this proposal. I like parklets and would like to see more of them return to Belmont Shore.