Maywood City Council
March 25, 2026

AGENDA

ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE MAYWOOD CITY COUNCIL AND THE

SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE MAYWOOD COMMUNITY

REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026 AT 6:00 PM

Maywood City Council Chambers
4319 E. Slauson Avenue, Maywood, CA 90270
www.cityofmaywood.com
I. CALL TO ORDER/ROLL CALL

CALL TO ORDER

ROLL CALL
II. CITY OFFICIALS
MAYOR
Heber Marquez

MAYOR PRO TEM
Jaime Flores

COUNCIL MEMBERS
Mayra Aguiluz
Eddie De La Riva
Frank Garcia

CITY CLERK
Jennifer E. Vasquez

CITY TREASURER
Jennifer E. Vasquez

CITY MANAGER
Jennifer E. Vasquez

CITY ATTORNEY
Roxanne Diaz
III. MEETING PROCEDURES
THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD IN PERSON.

THE MEETING WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING VIA ZOOM:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81479613815 AND VIA THE CITY'S FACEBOOK PAGE.

Public Participation Options:

1. In-Person: Council Chambers located at 4319 E. Slauson Avenue, Maywood, CA

2. Before the Meeting: Public comment will be accepted for the record in advance by 4:30 p.m. the day of the meeting by email to [email protected]; or if you are unable to email, please call the City Clerk's Office at (323) 562- 5714. Your comment will be made part of the written record but will NOT be read verbally at the meeting.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, if you need special assistance to participate in the Council Meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office (323) 562- 5714 within 72 hours of the meeting.

IV. MAYOR, COUNCILMEMBERS AND STAFF COMMENTS
V. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (Agenda Items Only; Time allotted: 3 minutes) Speakers wishing to address the City Council on an item on the agenda may use the instructions provided in section III. MEETING PROCEDURES beginning on page 1 of this agenda.

VI. PRESENTATIONS
CITY OF MAYWOOD YOUTH COMMISSION SURVEY " THE POWER OF YOUTH VOICES"

LOS ANGELES COUNTY FIRE DEPARTMENT PROGRAMS AND SERVICES UPDATE

PRESENTATION BY ASSISTANT FIRE CHIEF PAUL STUMP
LOS ANGELES COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT: CITY UPDATE
VII. PUBLIC HEARING

1. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 6452 TO

ADOPT THE INITIAL STUDY AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND

MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE CLIMATE

ACTION, ADAPTATION, AND RESILIENCE PLAN AND ADOPTION OF THE

CLIMATE ACTION, ADAPTATION, AND RESILIENCE PLAN

2. PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO.
6453 ACCEPTING AND ADOPTING THE URBAN FOREST MANAGEMENT

PLAN AND MAKING A FINDING OF EXEMPTION UNDER THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) GUIDELINE 15061(B)(3)

3. PUBLIC HEARING, SECOND READING, AND ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 25-06, AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF MAYWOOD, CALIFORNIA ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE 2025 CALIFORNIA BUILDING CODE; THE 2025

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTIAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ELECTRICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA MECHANICAL CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA PLUMBING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ENERGY CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA FIRE CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA GREEN BUILDING STANDARDS CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA HISTORICAL BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA EXISTING BUILDING CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA REFERENCED STANDARDS CODE; THE 2025 CALIFORNIA ADMINISTRATIVE CODE; THE 1997 UNIFORM HOUSING CODE; THE UNIFORM CODE FOR THE ABATEMENT OF DANGEROUS BUILDINGS; AND THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE, INCLUDING CERTAIN AMENDMENTS; AMENDING TITLE 8 OF THE MAYWOOD MUNICIPAL CODE; FINDING THE

ACTION EXEMPT FROM THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT (CEQA) PURSUANT TO THE COMMON SENSE EXEMPTION OF CEQA
GUIDELINES SECTION 15061(b)(3)
VIII. CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under CONSENT CALENDAR are considered to be routine and can be acted on by one roll call vote. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless members of the City Council request specific items to be removed from the Consent Calendar for separate discussion or action.

4. MINUTES FOR THE FEBRUARY 25, 2026, ADJOURNED CITY COUNCIL

MEETING

5. CONSIDERATION OF ADOPTING RESOLUTION NO. 6454 OF THE CITY

COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAYWOOD AND SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE

MAYWOOD COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY APPROVING THE

WARRANTS FOR PAYMENT

6. MONTHLY CASH AND INVESTMENT REPORT FEBRUARY 2026

7. REVENUE REPORT FEBRUARY 2026

8. AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE AND APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR

PROPOSAL FOR THE CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE PREPARATION OF

A NEW COMPREHENSIVE ZONING CODE

9. CONSIDERATION OF AWARD FOR JANITORIAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR

CITY PARKS AND CITY FACILITIES TO COASTAL BUILDING SERVICES FOR A TOTAL CONTRACT AMOUNT NOT-TO-EXCEED $324,185 OVER THE THREEYEAR INITIAL TERM AND APPROPRIATE $7,701 FROM THE GENERAL FUND

TO COVER THE SERVICES THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FISCAL YEAR

10. AUTHORIZATION TO ADVERTISE AND APPROVAL OF REQUEST FOR

PROPOSALS (RFP) FOR LANDSCAPE MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR

MAYWOOD PARK BASEBALL FIELD

11. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL FOR ISSUANCE OF A SPECIAL EVENT

PERMIT TO ST. ROSE OF LIMA SCHOOL LOCATED AT 4422 E. 60TH STREET

FOR AN ANNUAL FUNDRAISER AND DIRECTION REGARDING CONDITIONS

OF APPROVAL AS RECOMMENDED IN THE STAFF REPORT

12. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH AVANT-GARDE AND
APPROPRIATION IN THE AMOUNT OF $26,090

13. 2025 GENERAL PLAN AND HOUSING ELEMENT ANNUAL PROGRESS

REPORTS

14. REQUEST TO ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 6455 APPROVING THE

ASSIGNMENT OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY USE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE

CITY AND CROWN CASTLE NG WEST, LLC, IN CONNECTION WITH ITS SALE

TO A THIRD PARTY
IX. DISCUSSION/ACTION ITEMS

15. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING RECREATION PROGRAMMING FOR

MAYWOOD RESIDENTS AT THE SOUTHEAST RIO VISTA YMCA (YMCA), IN THE AMOUNT OF $80,000 FOR FY 2026/2027

16. CONSIDERATION OF APPROVING THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGER

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN AND PARTICIPATION IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

EDISON CHARGER READY PROGRAM
X. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (Non-Agenda Items; Time allotted: 3 minutes) Speakers wishing to address the City Council on a non- agenda item you may use the instructions provided in section III. MEETING PROCEDURES beginning on page 1 of this agenda.

XI. ADJOURNMENT - The next Adjourned Meeting of the Maywood City Council is April 22, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers.

PUBLIC ACCESS TO MEETING AGENDA AND AGENDA PACKETS
I, _______________________________, City Clerk / Deputy City Clerk, hereby certify that this agenda was duly posted by law at 4319 E.

Slauson Avenue, Maywood, CA 90270 and the City Website. Any public record, relating to an open session agenda item, that is distributed within 72 hours prior to the meeting is available for public inspection at the Maywood City Hall, 4319 E. Slauson Avenue, Maywood CA 90270.

If you challenge in court any discussion or action taken concerning an item on this Agenda, you may be limited to rising only those issues you or someone else raised during the meeting or in written correspondence delivered to the City at or prior to the City's consideration of the item at the meeting. In compliance with the ADA, if you need special assistance for the meeting, call (323) 562-5714 within 72 hours prior to the meeting so the City can make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility.

LA County Fire Department
Presentation by
Assistant Fire Chief
Paul Stump

Our Community
Commitment
Committed to protecting lives
through education and outreach
initiatives
The LA County Fire Department is dedicated to protecting lives and property through education, outreach, and career
development. Our programs empower residents, support
youth, and build a safer, more resilient community by fostering connections and encouraging proactive engagement in fire safety and emergency preparedness.

Fire Prevention Month
Community activities to
enhance safety awareness.

Community Emergency
Response Team (CERT)
Training residents for
disaster preparedness.

Sidewalk CPR
Learn crucial life-saving
techniques outdoors.

READY!SET!GO!
Preparing residents for
wildfire evacuation.

Public Education Programs

Specialized Community Initiatives
Sirens of Silence
Inclusive emergency response for
sensory sensitivities
Baby Safe Surrender
Safe options for parents in crisis
Water Watcher
Promoting water safety for all ages

Explorer Program
Youth learn about
firefighting careers.

Girls’ Fire Camp
Empowering girls
through fire training.

Junior Lifeguard
Training future beach
safety leaders.

Beach Safety Days
Fun activities promoting
safety awareness.

Youth Engagement & Career Pathways

Careers in the Fire Service
Mechanic
Repair and maintain fire
apparatus and equipment.

Dispatcher
Coordinate emergency
responses and
communications.

Pilot
Skilled pilots assist fire fighting missions
from the air.

WEBSITE
www.fire.lacounty.gov
EMAIL
Assistant Chief Paul Stump
[email protected]
Herlinda Chico
Community Services Liaison
[email protected]
PHONE
626.279.1321 Office
213.200.2204 Cell
Connect with the LA County Fire Department Today
Get Involved

February Crime Statistics
City of Maywood / LASD
Feb‘26
0 2
5 0
4 0
3 8
1 3
3 0
Crimes Against a Person
Homicide
Sexual Assault
Aggravated Assault
Crimes Against Property
Robbery (Armed)
Robbery (Other)
Burglary (Residential)
Burglary (Other)
Grand Theft
Theft from Vehicle
Petty Theft
Auto Theft
Arson
Jan‘26
0 1
11 0
2 0
3 2
1 1
9 0
(Jan26-Feb‘26)
No Change
No Change
Month-to-Month Change
No Change
No Change
6 1
-6
2 No Change
No Change
2 -6

February Crime Statistics
City of Maywood / LASD
Feb’ 25
0 0
4 2
0 1
4 5
7 8
13 0
Feb‘26
0 2
5 0
4 0
3 8
1 3
3 0
(Feb25-Feb26)
-5
Crimes Against a Person
Homicide
Sexual Assault
Aggravated Assault
Crimes Against Property
Robbery (Armed)
Robbery (Other)
Burglary (Residential)
Burglary (Other)
Grand Theft
Theft from Vehicle
Petty Theft
Auto Theft
Arson
Year-to-Year Change
-2
-6
1 2
No Change
4 -1
-1
3 -10
No Change

City of Maywood Crime Trend
City of Maywood Crime Trends in the categories of:

Robbery (Weapon and Strong-Arm), Burglary
(Commercial), Grand Theft, GTA, Vehicle Burglary, Petty Theft, and Sex Felony.

Most Freq. RDs: RD 0251 - 4, RD 0250 - 3.

Source: LARCIS Master Query
03/11/2026

City of Maywood Crime Trend
City of Maywood Crime Trends in the categories of:

Robbery (Weapon and Strong-Arm), Burglary
(Commercial), Grand Theft, GTA, Vehicle Burglary, Petty Theft, and Sex Felony.

Most Freq. RDs: RD 0250 - 11, RD 0251 - 3.

Source: LARCIS Master Query
03/11/2026

AGENDA REPORT

CITY OF MAYWOOD
AGENDA ITEM NO. 1.

DATE: March 25, 2026
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: JENNIFER VASQUEZ, CITY MANAGER
BY: MIGUEL LEON, DEPUTY CITY CLERK/ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER

DAISY GUERRERO, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF BUILDING AND PLANNING SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 6452 TO ADOPT THE

INITIAL STUDY AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION AND MITIGATION

MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM FOR THE CLIMATE ACTION,

ADAPTATION, AND RESILIENCE PLAN AND ADOPTION OF THE CLIMATE ACTION,

ADAPTATION, AND RESILIENCE PLAN
RECOMMENDATION:

Staff recommends that the City Council:

1. Conduct a public hearing regarding the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) prepared for the Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan (CAARP).

2. Consider Resolution No. 6452 to adopt the Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) and adoption of the Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan (CAARP).

3. Direct staff to file a Notice of Determination with the Los Angeles County Clerk in accordance with CEQA.

BACKGROUND:

The City of Maywood has been developing its first Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan (CAARP) to establish a comprehensive framework to address climate change impacts, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and strengthen community resilience.

Climate change presents significant environmental, economic, and public health challenges. Greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide have increased significantly over the past century, contributing to rising global temperatures and environmental hazards.

The CAARP provides a roadmap for the City to:
• Reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
• Improve community resilience to climate change
• Support environmental justice
• Guide long-term planning, policy development, and investment decisions The CAARP identifies strategies, policies, and actions to reduce emissions while preparing the community to respond to climate-related impacts such as extreme heat, flooding, drought, and air quality challenges.

The City is particularly vulnerable to climate impacts due to environmental conditions, including proximity to industrial facilities, major transportation corridors, and areas prone to heat and flooding. The CAARP also supports statewide climate goals, including Senate Bill 32, which requires California to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030.

The development of the CAARP has occurred over several years and included technical analysis, community engagement, and environmental review. Upon completion, the draft CAARP was released for public review on December 19, 2025. Additionally, the City has prepared this IS/MND in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the CEQA guidelines to address the environmental consequences of the City's CAARP. The public review period began January 2, 2026, and ended February 2, 2026. In addition, the public was provided an opportunity to provide public comments at the March 17, 2026, Planning Commission when the Commission considered the IS/MND.

All comments received during the public review period were considered in preparation of the final CAARP and environmental documentation.

DISCUSSION:

The Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan (CAARP) is a comprehensive planning document that establishes policies, strategies, and actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare the community for climate-related impacts. Adoption of the CAARP will establish a strategic framework to guide future policies and programs that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, enhance climate resilience, and support long-term environmental stewardship. By integrating climate considerations into land use planning, transportation planning, resource management, and environmental protection efforts, the CAARP strengthens the City’s long-term planning framework and supports implementation of multiple General Plan elements. For these reasons, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC 26-0478 recommending that the City Council adopt the CAARP, the IS/MND and the MMRP.

The CAARP supports and advances numerous goals and policies contained within the City's General Plan, which serves as the City’s primary long-range planning document guiding future development, land use decisions, and environmental stewardship. The CAARP establishes a comprehensive framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and strengthen climate resilience through sector-based strategies addressing energy, transportation, land use, water conservation, waste reduction, and community resilience. Implementation of the CAARP complements existing General Plan policies and provides an implementation mechanism to advance environmental sustainability, improve air quality, reduce energy consumption, and enhance community resilience.

Upon adoption of the CAARP, the City will implement its reduction measures, monitor progress towards achieving the reduction targets and related goals, and evaluate the effectiveness of the results to make necessary adjustments and improve performance.

The development of the CAARP included a robust community engagement process designed to gather input from residents, community stakeholders, and local organizations.

Further, the City partnered with Environmental Science Associates (ESA) and the Institute for Local Government to facilitate the development of the CAARP and conduct community outreach.

Engagement efforts included:
• Advisory Committee
• Youth Engagement
• Community surveys
• Stakeholder outreach
• Public engagement meetings
• Online informational resources and project updates
Community feedback helped inform the development of the Plan’s strategies and priorities and ensured that the CAARP reflects local concerns and community needs.

Pursuant to CEQA guidelines, the City prepared the IS/MND based on the finding that the project would not have a significant effect on the environment. The analysis in this IS/MD concludes that the proposed project would have no impact or less than significant impacts either with or without implementation of applicable mitigation measures.

In addition, the MMRP has been prepared to ensure implementation of identified mitigation measures.

Adoption of the environmental document establishes the City’s CEQA determination for the Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan and allows the City to proceed with adoption and implementation of the CAARP.

Although individual projects may be implemented under the CAARP, each of these projects would be subject to a separate environmental review under CEQA, as required and applicable. This adoption is essential for enabling the streamlining provision, which allows future projects in the City that are consistent with the CAARP's goals to be considered in compliance with the State's GHG emission targets.

Following Council action, staff will file a Notice of Determination with the Los Angeles County RegistrarRecorder/County Clerk, as required under CEQA.

LEGAL REVIEW:

The City Attorney has reviewed this report.

FISCAL IMPACT:

There is no fiscal impact to the General Fund, as the plan is fully funded. However, in the future, separate CAARP implementation measures may require funding, but staff will do its best to identify grant opportunities.

ATTACHMENT(S)

1. Attachment A - Resolution No. 6452, CAARP, IS/MND and MMRP Adoption

2. Attachment B - Climate Action Adaptation and Resilience Plan (CAARP)

3. Attachment C - Initial Study Mitigated Negative Declaration, Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program

4. Attachment D - ERRATA and Public Comments

5. Attachment E - Maywood CAARP - Notice of Intent

6. Attachment F - Maywood CAARP NOD

7. Attachment G- Resolution No. PC 26-0478

8. Attachment H – CAARP City Council Presentation (March 2026)

9. Attachment I - Planning Commission CAARP Resolution No. PC 26-0478

RESOLUTION NO. 6452

A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAYWOOD,

CALIFORNIA APPROVING AND ADOPTING THE CLIMATE ACTION,

ADAPTATION, AND RESILIENCE PLAN (CAARP), THE FINAL INITIAL STUDY

AND MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION (IS/MND), AND THE

MITIGATION MONITORING AND REPORTING PROGRAM (MMRP)
WHEREAS, the City of Maywood has prepared the Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan (CAARP) to establish a comprehensive framework to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve community resilience; and WHEREAS, the City of Maywood is the Lead Agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) for the CAARP project; and WHEREAS, the City prepared an Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND) in accordance with CEQA and the CEQA Guidelines to evaluate potential environmental impacts of the CAARP; and
WHEREAS, the Draft IS/MND was circulated for public review from January 2, 2026, through February 2, 2026, and all comments received during the public review period were considered by the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has prepared a Final IS/MND, including Errata and Responses to Comments, which clarify and revise the Draft IS/MND and do not result in any new significant environmental impacts or substantially increase the severity of previously identified impacts; and
WHEREAS, the Final IS/MND concludes that the project would not have a significant effect on the environment with implementation of mitigation measures, and that all potentially significant impacts have been reduced to a less than significant level; and WHEREAS, a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP) has been prepared in accordance with Public Resources Code Section 21081.6 to ensure implementation of mitigation measures; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission adopted Resolution No. PC 26-0478 recommending that the City Council adopt the CAARP, Final IS/MND, and MMRP; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly noticed public hearing and reviewed the CAARP, Final IS/MND, MMRP, staff report, public comments, and all other materials constituting the administrative record; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the Final IS/MND reflects the independent judgment and analysis of the City of Maywood; and

WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the CAARP is consistent with the goals, policies, and objectives of the City of Maywood General Plan.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MAYWOOD HEREBY RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The City Council hereby finds that the Final IS/MND has been prepared in compliance with the California Environmental Quality Act (Public Resources Code Section 21000 et seq.) and the CEQA Guidelines.

Section 2. The City Council has independently reviewed and considered the Final IS/MND, including Errata and Responses to Comments, all comments received, and the entire administrative record, and finds that there is no substantial evidence that the project will have a significant effect on the environment with implementation of mitigation measures, and that all potentially significant impacts have been reduced to a less than significant level.

Section 3. The City Council hereby:

1. Adopts the Final Initial Study and Mitigated Negative Declaration (IS/MND), including Errata and Responses to Comments;

2. Adopts the Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan (CAARP) and the Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program (MMRP); and

3. Directs staff to file a Notice of Determination with the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk in accordance with CEQA.

PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 25th day of March 2026. _________________________
Heber Marquez, Mayor
ATTEST:
___________________________
Miguel Leon, Deputy City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:
___________________________
Roxanne Diaz, City Attorney

STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES

CITY OF MAYWOOD
I, Miguel Leon, Deputy City Clerk of the City of Maywood, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 6452 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Maywood held on the 25th day of March, 2026 by the following vote:

AYES:

NAYES:

ABSENT:

ABSTAINED:
_______________________________
Miguel Leon, Deputy City Clerk

CITY OF MAYWOOD
Climate Action, Adaptation,
and Resilience Plan
Final Plan
March 2026

Title Page

CITY OF MAYWOOD
Climate Action, Adaptation,
and Resilience Plan
Final Plan
March 2026

City of Maywood Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan March 2026 | Final Plan
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Contents
Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan
Acknowledgements ............................................................................................................................ ix CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Background ................................................................................ 1-1 Purpose and Vision..............................................................................................................1-1 Plan Organization.................................................................................................................1-2 Policy and Regulatory Drivers ............................................................................................1-2 Relationship with Existing Plans.........................................................................................1-3 Community Engagement ....................................................................................................1-4 What’s Causing Climate Change? .......................................................................................1-6 Why Is Climate Change a Concern for Maywood?...........................................................1-7 Equity Considerations .........................................................................................................1-8 Relationship with CEQA.......................................................................................................1-8 CHAPTER 2 Understanding Maywood’s GHG Emissions........................................................... 2-1 Community Emissions Inventory (2010–2023).................................................................2-1 Community Emissions Forecasts (2030–2045).................................................................2-7 CHAPTER 3 Emission Targets and Reduction Plan Overview .................................................. 3-1 Community Greenhouse Gas Targets...............................................................................3-1 Statewide Targets..........................................................................................................3-2 City of Maywood Targets..............................................................................................3-2 GHG Reduction Plan Summary ..........................................................................................3-4 CHAPTER 4 GHG Reduction Strategies and Measures.............................................................. 4-1 Clean Energy (E)....................................................................................................................4-5 Strategy Description .....................................................................................................4-5 Social Equity Issues Identified .....................................................................................4-6 Measure E1: Procure Zero-Carbon Electricity for Residents and Businesses...............................................................................................................4-7

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Measure E2: Increase Local Solar Energy Production..............................................4-8 Measure E3: Procure Zero-Carbon Electricity for Local Government Operations...............................................................................................................4-9 Measure E4: Increase the Use of Energy Storage and Microgrids ...................... 4-10 Green Buildings and Infrastructure (B).......................................................................... 4-11 Strategy Description .................................................................................................. 4-11 Social Equity Issues Identified .................................................................................. 4-12 Measure B1: Improve Energy Efficiency of Existing Buildings ............................. 4-13 Measure B2: Retrofit Existing Buildings to Be All-Electric..................................... 4-15 Measure B3: Promote All-Electric New Buildings .................................................. 4-17 Measure B4: Utilize Cool Roofs and Pavements .................................................... 4-18 Zero-Emission Vehicles (V)............................................................................................... 4-20 Strategy Description .................................................................................................. 4-20 Social Equity Issues Identified .................................................................................. 4-21 Measure V1: Provide Supporting Infrastructure for EVs....................................... 4-22 Measure V2: Transition Municipal Fleet to EVs ...................................................... 4-24 Measure V3: Accelerate Freight Decarbonization.................................................. 4-25 Smart Mobility and Active Transportation (M)....................................................................... 4-27 Strategy Description .................................................................................................. 4-27 Social Equity Issues Identified .................................................................................. 4-28 Measure M1: Expand Access to Public Transit....................................................... 4-29 Measure M2: Promote Transit-Oriented Development........................................ 4-31 Measure M3: Promote Active Transportation........................................................ 4-33 Measure M4: Support Employer Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Programs................................................................................................... 4-35 Measure M5: Reform Parking Policies..................................................................... 4-36 Off-Road Equipment Electrification (O).......................................................................... 4-37 Strategy Description .................................................................................................. 4-37 Measure O1: Support Off-Road Equipment Electrification .................................. 4-38 Recycling and Organic Waste Diversion (R) ................................................................... 4-39 Strategy Description .................................................................................................. 4-39 Measure R1: Divert Organic Waste from the Landfill............................................ 4-40 Measure R2: Expand Edible Food Recovery Networks.......................................... 4-42 Measure R3: Increase Material Recycling and Reuse............................................ 4-43 Water Conservation & Reuse (W).................................................................................... 4-45 Strategy Description .................................................................................................. 4-45 Measure W1: Reduce Indoor and Outdoor Water Consumption........................ 4-46 Measure W2: Increase Use of Recycled Water and Greywater Systems ............ 4-48 CHAPTER 5 Maywood’s Vulnerability to Climate Change ........................................................ 5-1 Assessing Climate Change Hazards Risk...........................................................................5-2 Extreme Heat.................................................................................................................5-4 Air Pollution....................................................................................................................5-7 Extreme Storms and Stormwater Flooding ...............................................................5-9 Drought ....................................................................................................................... 5-11 Vector-Borne Disease ................................................................................................ 5-13 CHAPTER 6 Adaptation and Resilience Strategies.................................................................... 6-1

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Community Engagement Findings.....................................................................................6-1 Social Equity Issues Identified .....................................................................................6-3 Adaptation Measure Development ...................................................................................6-5 Adaptation and Resilience (A).............................................................................................6-6 Strategy Description .....................................................................................................6-6 Measure A1: Improve Access to Resilience Hubs .....................................................6-7 Measure A2: Strengthen Communications and Community
Preparedness for Hazards ....................................................................................6-9 Measure A3: Expand Tree Canopy and Structural Shade..................................... 6-11 Measure A4: Increase Natural Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure....................................................................................................... 6-13 Measure A5: Upgrade Buildings for Climate Readiness ....................................... 6-15 CHAPTER 7 Implementation and Monitoring ........................................................................... 7-1 Implementation Plan...........................................................................................................7-2 Schedule and Responsibilities .....................................................................................7-2 Prioritizing Equity in Implementation and Monitoring ............................................7-7 Funding Sources...................................................................................................................7-9 Plan Monitoring and Updating........................................................................................ 7-20 GHG Inventory and CAARP Updates........................................................................ 7-20 Implementation Monitoring ..................................................................................... 7-20 CEQA Streamlining............................................................................................................ 7-20 References Cited ................................................................................................................................ 25 Appendices
APPENDIX A Major Climate Policies and Regulations
APPENDIX B Public Outreach and Engagement
APPENDIX C Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory and Forecast Methods APPENDIX D Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measure Quantification Methods APPENDIX E Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

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Figures
FIGURE 2-1 2023 GHG Emissions by Sector ..........................................................................................2-3 FIGURE 2-2 2023 Energy Sector GHG Emissions Breakdown.............................................................2-4 FIGURE 2-3 2023 On-Road GHG Emissions by Vehicle Class ..............................................................2-4 FIGURE 2-4 Comparison of City of Maywood 2010, 2015, and 2023 GHG Emissions (MTCO2e) ...............................................................................................................................2-6 FIGURE 2-5 Historical Emissions and BAU Emissions Forecast through 2045 .................................2-8 FIGURE 2-6 Historical Emissions and BAU Emissions Forecast through 2045 .................................2-8 FIGURE 2-7 Historical GHG Emissions and Adjusted BAU Forecast through 2045....................... 2-10 FIGURE 2-8 Historical GHG Emissions, BAU Forecast, and Adjusted BAU Forecast through 2045 ..................................................................................................................... 2-11 FIGURE 3-1 Maywood CAARP GHG Emissions Targets Aligned with State Mandates.....................3-3 FIGURE 3-2 Maywood CAARP GHG Emissions Targets Aligned with State Mandates.....................3-5 FIGURE 5-1 Urban Heat Island Effect.....................................................................................................5-5 Tables
TABLE 2-1 City of Maywood Baseline (2010) GHG Emissions...........................................................2-2 TABLE 2-2 City of Maywood 2023 GHG Emissions .............................................................................2-3 TABLE 2-3 Comparison of City of Maywood 2010, 2015, and 2023 GHG Emissions (MTCO2e) ...............................................................................................................................2-6 TABLE 2-4 Historical GHG Emissions and BAU Forecast through 2045 (MTCO2e).........................2-7 TABLE 2-5 Historical GHG Emissions and Adjusted BAU Forecast through 2045 (MTCO2e) ............................................................................................................................ 2-10 TABLE 3-1 GHG Reductions Needed to Achieve 2035 and 2045 Targets........................................3-4 TABLE 3-2 Annual GHG Reductions from Local Measures by 2035 and 2045 ...............................3-5 TABLE 5-1 Risk Characterization by Hazard........................................................................................5-3 TABLE 7-1 Implementation Details for CAARP Measures .................................................................7-3

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Acknowledgements
The City of Maywood strives to create a healthy, sustainable, and resilient community while furthering the City’s history of environmental leadership, policy, and stewardship. In developing the Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan (CAARP), we would like to thank the Maywood community and stakeholders who took the time to participate in the outreach process to share their priorities and experiences, and also thank the Maywood City Council, Planning Commission, Community Development Department, Public Works Department, and other City staff who provided additional feedback, guidance, and content throughout the plan development process. These contributions were invaluable to the creation of this CAARP and will continue to be instrumental throughout its implementation.

City Council
Heber Marquez, Mayor
Jaime Flores, Mayor Pro Tem
Eddie De La Riva, Councilmember
Frank Garcia, Councilmember
Mayra Aguiluz, Councilmember
CAARP Advisory Committee
Amigos de Los Rios
City Fabrick
City of Los Angeles
The Climate Initiative
Climate Resolve

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East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice (EYCEJ) GRID Alternatives
Gateway Cities Council of Governments
LA Nature for All
Los Angeles Regional Collaborative for Climate Action
Maywood Center for Enriched Studies High School (youth focus group) Sierra Club Angeles Chapter
South Coast Air Quality Management District
Tree People
Commissions and Departments
Building and Planning
City Manager’s Office
Community Services
Planning Commission
Public Safety
Public Works
Funding Partners
This project was made possible by the following funding partners:

California Department of Transportation’s (Caltrans) Sustainable Transportation Planning Grant Institute for Local Government (ILG) BOOST program
Consultants to the City
Environmental Science Associates (ESA)
Fehr & Peers
Institute for Local Government (ILG)

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CHAPTER 1
Introduction and Background
In response to scientific consensus that greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions are contributing to global climate change, and to the GHG reduction policies established by the State of California, the City of Maywood (City) is joining a growing number of local governments across the state that are committed to addressing climate change at the community level. The City recognizes the risks that climate change poses to its residents, business owners, and visitors, and is taking action to reduce GHG emissions from both municipal operations and the broader community through the strategies outlined in this Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan (CAARP). This plan builds on previous planning efforts and reflects Maywood’s ongoing commitment to climate readiness and sustainability.

While state and regional policies play a critical role in reducing GHG emissions, local action is essential to ensure that the City of Maywood is doing its part to mitigate climate change and adapt to its current and future impacts. The CAARP adopts a practical, cost-effective approach to reducing GHG emissions within Maywood, offering policies and programs that can be implemented by the City government, residents, and businesses alike. These measures target key sources of emissions, including energy use, transportation, water consumption, and disposal of solid and organic waste in landfills.

Purpose and Vision
The CAARP has two primary objectives: to reduce the City of Maywood’s community-wide GHG emissions and to enhance the community’s resilience to the anticipated impacts of climate change.

Through implementation of the CAARP, the City seeks to align with the State of California’s GHG reduction targets and to better prepare for rising temperatures, prolonged droughts, worsening air pollution, and other climate-related hazards. Maywood is committed to doing its fair share to

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mitigate the emissions that contribute to climate change while proactively preparing for the environmental and public health risks that lie ahead.

The CAARP outlines specific strategies, measures, and implementing actions aimed at reducing emissions and strengthening climate resilience across the community. It is designed to ensure that Maywood contributes meaningfully to the objectives of California’s various laws and mandates addressing climate change while remaining consistent with the City’s vision for sustainable growth.

Plan Organization
The CAARP is organized by the following chapters:
● Chapter 1: Introduction and Background
● Chapter 2: Understanding Maywood’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions ● Chapter 3: Emission Targets and Reduction Plan Overview ● Chapter 4: City of Maywood Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measures ● Chapter 5: Maywood’s Vulnerability to Climate Change
● Chapter 6: Adaptation and Resilience Strategies
● Chapter 7: Implementation and Monitoring Greenhouse Gas Reductions Policy and Regulatory Drivers
Strategies for monitoring and addressing climate change have emerged at the international, national, state, and local levels, but the State of California has been a leader in developing mitigation and adaptation strategies. Since 2005, California has been developing policy and passing legislation that seeks to control emissions of gases that specifically contribute to global warming. These have included regulatory approaches, such as mandatory reporting for significant sources of GHG emissions and limits on emission levels, as well as market-based mechanisms, such as the state’s cap-and-trade system. Some regulations apply at the state level, but others are state-imposed mandates that are applicable at the municipal level and are required of local agencies and jurisdictions.

The major components of California’s climate change initiative are identified below, and described in detail in Appendix A:
● Executive Orders S-3-05 and B-55-18
● Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 and 2016 (AB 32 and SB 32) ● California’s Cap-and-Trade Program
● California’s Low-Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS)

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● California Climate Crisis Act (AB 1279) and the State’s 2022 Scoping Plan Update ● Pavley Regulation (AB 1493), Advanced Clean Cars (ACC), and the California Mobile Source Strategy ● Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS)
● Clean Energy and Pollution Reduction Act (SB 350)
● California Code of Regulations Title 24 (California Building Standards Code) ● Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Act (SB 375) ● California Climate Investments in Disadvantaged Communities (SB 535) Through these state programs and regulations, in addition to local government action, CARB anticipates that the State will be able to achieve its GHG reduction goals set by AB 32, SB 32, and AB 1279. AB 32 required that statewide GHG emissions be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020, a goal that was achieved in 2017; while SB 32 requires a statewide reduction of 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030. AB 1279, enacted in 2022, requires a minimum reduction of 85 percent below 1990 levels by 2045, and the achievement of statewide carbon neutrality through natural sequestration and other means of carbon removal.

Relationship with Existing Plans
The CAARP is an outgrowth of several local planning efforts related to climate change and reducing GHG emissions. The City of Maywood participated in the Gateway Cities Climate Action Planning Framework project, completed in 2018, which provided a set of tools, templates, and guidance for members of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (including Maywood) to develop plans for reducing GHG emissions and increasing community resilience to the potential impacts of climate change. The effort provided the City of Maywood with its first community-wide GHG inventory for the year 2010, along with an assessment of the climate hazards anticipated in the region. Since that time, the City has completed the following planning documents that inform the CAARP.

Phase 1 Assessment: Climate Action,
Adaptation, and Resilience Plan
(September 2023) established the
foundation for Maywood’s
comprehensive climate strategy. It
provided a detailed GHG inventory,
identified community vulnerabilities, in
particular for low-income and pollutionburdened populations, and outlined priority climate hazards such as extreme
heat, air pollution, drought, and flooding.

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aligned GHG reduction targets and a suite of mitigation and adaptation strategies, emphasizing equity, community engagement, and the need for further detailed planning.

The 2023 Safety Element of the General Plan (November 2023) updated Maywood’s approach to public safety in the context of climate change and natural hazards. It incorporated a climate vulnerability assessment, addressed risks from heat, drought, flooding, earthquakes, and hazardous materials, and set forth goals and actions to build disaster resilience, improve emergency preparedness, and integrate climate adaptation into all planning decisions. The Safety Element explicitly alludes to the CAARP, the City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), and regional plans, ensuring alignment and continuity.

The Energy Resilience Action Plan (ERAP, December 2024) focused on strengthening the resilience of critical facilities and future resilience hubs against power outages and climate-driven disruptions. Through data-driven analysis and community input, the ERAP prioritized upgrades at City Hall, the Teen Center, YMCA, and Cesar Chavez Library, recommending phased investments in energy efficiency, solar, battery storage, and EV infrastructure. The plan also identified funding pathways and stressed the importance of equitable access to resilience resources.

The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP, June 2025 Draft) provided a comprehensive risk assessment of natural and human-caused hazards, prioritized by likelihood and impact. It detailed mitigation actions for high-priority risks—earthquakes, hazardous materials, drought, and extreme heat—while emphasizing community awareness, collaborative partnerships, and integration with other City plans. The LHMP’s action plan operationalizes resilience through specific projects, policy updates, and ongoing public engagement.

Community Engagement
The City of Maywood partnered with the Institute for Local Government (ILG) to design a two-phased community engagement process for the CAARP. Engagement activities were tailored to meet the unique needs of Maywood’s diverse community, using in-person and online surveys, stakeholder meetings, and virtual focus groups. Materials were translated into Spanish to ensure broad accessibility.

Community input was gathered on climate change issues, preferred solutions, and ideas for supporting families and the community. The City prioritized education about the CAARP process and the importance of community voices in shaping climate action. In Phase 2, a CAARP Advisory Committee was formed, including representatives from local nonprofits and government agencies, to guide the plan and ensure it reflects the community’s needs and values.

Through the engagement process the City built connections with community-based organizations, youth leaders, schools, and regional agencies. Ongoing engagement and education were identified as opportunities for future climate and sustainability efforts.

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Appendix B, Public Outreach and Engagement
Activities, provides details about the community
engagement approach and summarizes results and
key takeaways from each phase of engagement.

Community Surveys
Each phase of engagement included a community
survey that was made available online and at
community events. Both surveys received over 100
responses with a substantial percentage of
responses in Spanish.

The first survey was oriented toward general
concerns about climate change and local actions the
City could take to address it. It was distributed online and at local events including Trunk or Treat, tree
plantings, and food distributions. The survey
received 110 responses (22 percent in Spanish). More
than 93 percent of respondents felt environmental
responsibility was very important for Maywood and
that improving health and saving money were the top co-benefits of taking action. The main concerns were air quality, extreme heat, drought, and water supply. Top priorities identified included water-saving projects, park improvements, energy efficiency, renewable energy, and heat mitigation.

The second survey was oriented to specific actions the City could take to reduce GHG emissions and increase resilience to climate change hazards. It was distributed online and at events like the summer health fair and National Night Out, with support from the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (COG). 139 responses were collected (37 percent in Spanish), representing a range of ages and incomes. The key priorities identified were improving active transportation and public transit, planting trees for cooling and beautification, limiting trucking and industrial uses, and building regional partnerships for climate goals.

Youth Focus Groups
One youth-oriented focus group was conducted with Maywood Center for Enriched Study (MaCES High School), highlighting youth priorities such as education, community events, better bike lanes/sidewalks, and solar panel opportunities. A second focus group was conducted with the Maywood YMCA’s Youth Leadership program. Participants emphasized the value of a close-knit community, accessibility, and shared concerns about heat, safety, and mental health.

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Advisory Committee
The CAARP Advisory Committee included representatives from local nonprofits, neighboring cities, and regional agencies (e.g., Gateway Cities COG, East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice (EYCEJ), Amigos de Los Rios, LA Nature for All, Climate Initiative, City of Los Angeles, Sierra Club, GRID Alternatives). The committee helped prioritize strategies, provided resources, and supported plan implementation.

Additional Stakeholder Meetings
Five one-on-one meetings were held with organizations such as Gateway Cities COG, City Fabrick, Sierra Club, EYCEJ, and The Climate Initiative. These meetings provided additional resources and ideas for CAARP implementation.

What’s Causing Climate Change?
Climate change refers to significant, long-term shifts in the planet’s weather patterns, and the science behind it is now firmly established. The latest findings from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), especially its 2023 Sixth Assessment Report, confirm that human activities— primarily the release of GHGs from burning fossil fuels, agriculture, and industrial processes—are unequivocally responsible for the observed warming of the climate system. Over the past two centuries, these emissions have raised the global average temperature by about 1.1°C (1.9°F), a change that is already manifesting in more frequent and intense weather extremes such as heatwaves, heavy rainfall, droughts, and tropical cyclones (IPCC 2023). The link between these events and human influence has only grown stronger with each new assessment.

The greenhouse effect itself is a natural process that keeps Earth habitable by trapping heat in the atmosphere. However, human activities have dramatically increased the concentration of GHGs— especially carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide—well beyond levels seen in the past several thousand years. This intensification of the greenhouse effect is driving the current warming trend.

Other gases, such as hydrofluorocarbons and perfluorocarbons, though present in smaller quantities, have a disproportionately large warming impact due to their high global warming potential.

If emissions continue unchecked, climate models project that global temperatures could rise by as much as 4.4°C (7°F) by the end of this century. To avoid the most severe impacts, the international community—through agreements like the 2015 Paris Agreement—has committed to limiting warming to well below 2°C, with an aspirational target of 1.5°C. Achieving this goal requires rapid and deep reductions in global GHG emissions, with the IPCC warning that emissions must be halved by 2030 and reach net zero by 2050. Despite these commitments, the IPCC’s most recent report cautions that current national pledges are not sufficient, and it is likely that warming will exceed the

1.5°C threshold during the 21st century (IPCC 2023).

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The consequences of climate change are already being felt at regional and local levels. In California, for example, rising temperatures and shifting precipitation patterns are affecting water supplies, agriculture, biodiversity, and public health. The state’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment (2018) outlines adaptation strategies for these sectors, and a Fifth Assessment is underway to update and refine these recommendations (OPR et al. 2018).

Ultimately, the science is clear: climate change is a present and growing threat, driven by human activity. Its impacts are widespread, affecting natural systems, economies, and communities— especially those that are most vulnerable. Immediate, large-scale action is needed to reduce emissions and build resilience, ensuring a safer and more stable future for all.

Why Is Climate Change a Concern for
Maywood?
In Maywood, impacts driven by climate change include more high heat days, worsening air quality, more concentrated and erratic storms, and longer dry spells.

Under a high-emissions scenario, 1 California’s Fourth Assessment (OPR 2018) projects extreme heat days (defined as >97.9°F) to expand to 10 times historic levels by the end of century. Higher heat days (defined as >90°F) grow from around 20 days per year to over 100 days in 2100 (Geospatial Innovation Facility 2024). Urban form amplifies this: built-out neighborhoods can run up to 20°F hotter than less developed, greener areas, intensifying nighttime heat and compounding risk (Climate Central 2021). Anticipated impacts include heat illness and mortality, posing greater threat to vulnerable populations including outdoor workers and older adults.

Baseline air pollution burden is already high in Maywood: diesel particulate matter (PM) concentrations are higher than 90 percent of California communities; PM2.5 concentrations exceed 85th percentile statewide; and ozone concentrations are at the 50th percentile. Proximity to the I-710 freight corridor and Vernon’s industrial operations compound exposure. Air pollution can cause immediate illnesses and contribute to long-term health problems such as asthma and cardiovascular disease. Climate change is expected to increase particulate matter and ozone pollution, and cause an increase in regional wildfires that can periodically worsen air quality. Older adults, children, uninsured residents, and people with pre-existing health conditions are particularly vulnerable to air pollution.

Both longer dry spells without rainfall and more-intense discrete precipitation events are anticipated.

More intense storms will worsen inland flooding, which can disrupt transportation access and damage property. Longer periods of drought may diminish the city’s groundwater reserves. 1 A high-emissions scenario (RCP 8.5) is a future pathway that assumes continued growth in greenhouse gas emissions throughout the century, resulting in high warming, about 4°C globally by 2100.

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Equity Considerations
As explained in Chapter 5, Maywood’s climate vulnerability is concentrated among populations with intersecting social and economic stressors; it is compounded where multiple risks overlap, such as low-income household living in hazard-exposed areas.

Over 20 percent of residents live below the poverty line and over 90 percent of K-12 students qualify for free or reduced-price lunches. Lower-resourced households and individuals have reduced capacity to prepare for, respond to, and recover from hazard events. Renters, who lack the ability to make substantial upgrades to their housing, comprise 73 percent of all households in Maywood.

Renters are also vulnerable to displacement if landlords do make building improvements. Singleparent households account for over 24 percent of families, amplifying time and income constraints during hazards. For unhoused
populations, exposure to extreme
heat, smoke, and flood risk is a
concern. Unemployment and
underemployment further limit
preparedness and recovery options.

In Maywood, nearly one in four
households is linguistically isolated,
raising barriers to warnings,
evacuation, and recovery
communications during climate and
hazard events. The City is
predominantly people of color (over
97 percent Hispanic/Latino; less than 1 percent white alone), with 45 percent of residents foreignborn, conditions that can result in disproportionate exposure to pollution, reduced access to healthcare and insurance, and exclusion from decision-making processes.

Relationship with CEQA
Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the CAARP can be used to simplify the environmental review process for future development projects with respect to climate impacts, provided the CAARP meets certain conditions as spelled out in CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b) Plans for the Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions. The CAARP is designed to meet those guidelines by:
● Measuring current emissions and forecasting future emissions. ● Setting clear goals to reduce emissions in line with California’s climate targets (e.g., SB 32 and AB 1279).

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● Identifying practical strategies—like cleaner transportation, energy-efficient buildings, and waste reduction—that will help us reach those goals.
● Tracking progress and updating the plan as needed.
● Ensuring transparency through public review and formal adoption.

By meeting these requirements, the CAARP is considered by the state to be a CEQA-qualified GHG reduction plan, enabling its use for streamlining review of the City’s future development projects with respect to GHG emissions. In essence, if a project can demonstrate consistency with the strategies and actions in the CAARP, it can be considered in compliance with the state’s GHG emissions targets.

Developing a qualified GHG reduction plan is proving to be the most effective and legally defensible way for local governments to plan for growth in a manner that does not create a significant impact with respect to GHG emissions. Future projects in Maywood that align with the performance goals in this plan can take advantage of the streamlining provision if they can demonstrate consistency with the CAARP’s GHG reduction measures as they apply to new development.

The CEQA streamlining requirements and process for determining project consistency with the CAARP are described in more detail in Chapter 7, Implementation and Monitoring GHG Reductions.

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CHAPTER 2
Understanding Maywood’s GHG
Emissions
Multiple community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventories have been completed for the City of Maywood. A 2010 community GHG inventory was developed as part of the Gateway Cities Council of Governments’ (GCCOG) Climate Action Planning Framework (CAP Framework). Additional inventories were recently completed for the years 2015 and 2023, using consistent modeling and quantification methodologies to ensure comparability across years. This chapter provides a summary of these inventories, assesses emissions trends, and provides forecasts of the City’s future emissions based on current growth estimates for population, households, and jobs within the City under business-as-usual (BAU) and adjusted BAU conditions.

Community Emissions Inventory (2010–2023)
The community GHG inventory for the City of Maywood includes emissions from activities that occur within the City by residents, businesses, and the City government, over the period of one calendar year. The community inventory provides an understanding of where GHG emissions originate and how they can be reduced over time to achieve the City’s climate goals.

The baseline community GHG inventory for the City of Maywood includes emissions from calendar year 2010, and is organized into categories based on the following sources:
● On-road Transportation: Emissions associated with all on-road vehicles, including passenger cars, light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks, buses, motorcycles, and mobile homes. ● Electricity: Emissions from metered electricity consumption used in buildings and facilities, generated by power plants that produce electricity.
● Natural Gas: Emissions from metered natural gas consumption in buildings and facilities.

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● Off-Road Equipment: Emissions from using off-road vehicles and equipment such as construction, agricultural, and lawn and garden equipment. ● Solid Waste: Emissions from waste disposal in landfills; these emissions result from the decomposition of organic material sent to landfills but do not include waste hauling emissions reflected in the on-road transportation sector.
● Water Supply: Emissions associated with energy used for water treatment, transport, and distribution.
● Wastewater: Process and fugitive emissions from domestic sewage treatment and effluent discharge.
● Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCP): The SLCP sector accounts for emissions associated with the use of high-global-warming-potential (high-GWP) refrigerants (such as HFCs) in on-road vehicles, off-road equipment, and buildings.

As shown in Table 2-1, the City generated a total of 88,721 MTCO2e in 2010. 2 The majority of these emissions came from on-road transportation sources (51.5 percent). The remaining emissions came from natural gas use (13.7 percent), electricity use (16.8 percent), solid waste disposal (6.5 percent), short-lived climate pollutants (3.1 percent), off-road equipment (1.8 percent), and water and wastewater (6.6 percent).

TABLE 2-1 City of Maywood Baseline (2010) GHG Emissions Sector Emissions (MTCO2e) Percent of Total (%)
On-Road Transportation 45,712 51.5%
Natural Gas 12,169 13.7%
Electricity 14,934 16.8%
Solid Waste 5,727 6.5%
SLCPs 2,749 3.1%
Off-Road Equipment 1,560 1.8%
Water and Wastewater 5,871 6.6%
Total 88,721 100%
Table 2-2 summarizes the most recent inventory completed for the City of Maywood (2023), broken down by sector. Total emissions in 2023 amounted to 85,607 MTCO2e, a decrease of approximately

3.5 percent from 2010 levels. The majority of these emissions was generated from on-road transportation (54.8 percent). The remaining emissions came from natural gas use (14.3 percent), 2 The 2010 inventory was originally developed as part of the Gateway Cities COG CAP Framework project. The numbers presented here (e.g., total emissions of 88,721 MTCO2e) reflect updated modeling, emissions factors, and data sources that are consistent with those used by later inventories (i.e., 2015 and 2023). More detail on the methods used to develop the 2010, 2015, and 2023 inventories is available in Appendix C.

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electricity use (12.3 percent), solid waste disposal (6.2 percent), short-lived climate pollutants (5.4 percent), off-road equipment (2.9 percent), and water and wastewater (4.1 percent).

TABLE 2-2 City of Maywood 2023 GHG Emissions
Sector Emissions (MTCO2e) Percent of Total (%)
On-Road Transportation 46,942 54.8%
Natural Gas 12,205 14.3%
Electricity 10,536 12.3%
Solid Waste 5,322 6.2%
SLCPs 4,602 5.4%
Off-Road Equipment 2,481 2.9%
Water and Wastewater 3,519 4.1%
Total 85,607 100%
Figure 2-1 provides a graphical depiction of each sector’s contribution to the 2023 inventory.

Figure 2-2 provides additional detail for energy emissions in the City’s 2023 inventory, while Figure 2-3 provides additional detail by vehicle class for on-road emissions.

FIGURE 2-1 2023 GHG Emissions by Sector

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FIGURE 2-2 2023 Energy Sector GHG Emissions Breakdown
FIGURE 2-3 2023 On-Road GHG Emissions by Vehicle Class

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An additional community inventory was developed for the year 2015. 3 Table 2-3 compares the 2023 inventory results by sector with the 2010 and 2015 inventories, while Figure 2-4 details the changes graphically. The results show that the City’s total emissions decreased by approximately 3.5 percent from 2010 to 2023, from 88,721 to 85,607 MTCO2e. Additional observations regarding emissions trends include:
● Electricity emissions represent the largest reduction from 2010 to 2023 (4,398 MTCO2e;

29.4 percent).
● Even with increased fuel efficiency of on-road vehicles and cleaner fuels, on-road transportation emissions increased slightly (approximately 2.7 percent from 2010 to 2023). The increase is largely attributable to an increase in vehicle-miles traveled (VMT) in 2023 over 2010. On-road transportation remains the largest contributor to overall emissions at approximately

54.8 percent, similar to its 51.5 percent contribution in 2010. ● Despite an approximate 24 percent increase in total building (residential and nonresidential) electricity use from 2010 to 2023, emissions associated with this electricity use dropped approximately 29.4 percent due to a cleaner electric grid. Electricity use by buildings remains a significant contributor to overall emissions, at approximately 12.3 percent of the 2023 inventory, compared to 16.8 percent of the 2010 inventory.
● Off-road equipment saw the largest percent increase in emissions (59.1 percent) from 2010, totaling approximately 922 MTCO2e. This increase is largely attributed to a higher use of off-road equipment in 2023, as estimated by CARB.
3 A 2015 inventory was developed by Los Angeles County in 2019 as part of the OurCounty Sustainability Plan adopted by the County in 2019. The 2015 inventory presented here reflects adjustments made to achieve methodological consistency with the 2010 and 2023 inventories. More detail on the methods used to develop the inventories is available in Appendix C.

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● While water and wastewater emissions account for only 4.1 percent of the 2023 community inventory, emissions from this sector were approximately 40.1 percent lower than in 2010. The reduction is due to a cleaner electricity grid and a decrease in water use from 6,779 acre-feet (AF) in 2010 to 3,733 AF in 2023.
● Total tonnage of disposed solid waste decreased from 18,267 tons in 2010 to 16,553 tons in 2023, resulting in an approximate 7.1 percent decrease in solid waste emissions. ● Increased emissions from short-lived climate pollutants (SLCP), which include refrigerants, is largely attributed to methodological changes in emissions calculations.

TABLE 2-3 Comparison of City of Maywood 2010, 2015, and 2023 GHG Emissions (MTCO2e) Sector 2010 % of Total 2015 % of Total 2023 % of Total
On-Road Transportation 45,712 51.5% 43,199 50.6% 46,942 54.8% Natural Gas 12,169 13.7% 11,910 13.9% 12,205 14.3%
Electricity 14,934 16.8% 13,787 16.1% 10,536 12.3%
Solid Waste 5,727 6.5% 6,991 8.2% 5,322 6.2%
SLCPs 2,749 3.1% 2,749 3.2% 4,602 5.4%
Off-Road Equipment 1,560 1.8% 1,790 2.1% 2,481 2.9%
Water & Wastewater 5,871 6.6% 4,955 5.8% 3,519 4.1%
Total 88,721 100% 85,381 100% 85,607 100%
FIGURE 2-4 Comparison of City of Maywood 2010, 2015, and 2023 GHG Emissions (MTCO2e)

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Community Emissions Forecasts (2030–2045)
Business-As-Usual Forecast
The business-as-usual (BAU)
community GHG emissions
forecast for the City of Maywood
is based on the effect that local
growth (population, jobs, and
housing) is expected to have on
community emissions from 2023
onward in the absence of GHG
reduction policies and programs.

BAU forecasts are useful in
climate action planning because
they provide the basis against which GHG reduction programs can be quantified in terms of their ability to reduce emissions at key planning horizons (e.g., the CAARP’s reduction target years).

Using socioeconomic growth forecasts consistent with SCAG’s regional forecasts for population, jobs, and housing, 4 BAU forecasts were developed for the years 2035 and 2045. As shown in Table 2-4, Figure 2-5, and Figure 2-6, the BAU forecasts of community GHG emissions are 84,598 MTCO2e, and 83,881 MTCO2e, respectively for 2035 and 2045. The results indicate that total emissions under BAU conditions would decrease by almost 5 percent from 2010 levels by 2035, and to just over 5 percent below 2010 levels by 2045.

TABLE 2-4 Historical GHG Emissions and BAU Forecast through 2045 (MTCO2e) Sector 2010 2015 2023 2035 2045
On-Road Transportation 45,712 43,199 46,942 45,509 44,314 Natural Gas 12,169 11,910 12,205 12,442 12,640
Electricity 14,934 13,787 10,536 10,663 10,769
Solid Waste 5,727 6,991 5,322 5,327 5,331
Short-lived Climate Pollutants 2,749 2,749 4,602 4,663 4,727 Off-Road Equipment 1,560 1,790 2,481 2,471 2,573
Water & Wastewater 5,871 4,955 3,519 3,523 3,527
Total 88,721 85,381 85,607 84,598 83,881
4 Growth factors for population, jobs and housing are drawn from SCAG’s activity-based transportation model used to develop their Regional Transportation Plan (Connect SoCal), adopted in 2020.

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FIGURE 2-5 Historical Emissions and BAU Emissions Forecast through 2045 FIGURE 2-6 Historical Emissions and BAU Emissions Forecast through 2045

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It is important to note that the BAU forecast assumes no change to the vehicle efficiency standards, building energy standards (i.e., Title 24, Part 6), and grid electricity emission factors that were in place as of 2023. Beyond 2023, vehicles are expected to become more fuel efficient, Title 24 building standards will become more stringent, and grid electricity will become less carbon intensive. Thus, the BAU forecast presented here represents a conservative estimate of future emissions. An adjustment to the BAU forecast that accounts for these factors is presented in the next section.

Adjusted BAU Forecast Accounting for State Policies
and Regulations
The Adjusted BAU emissions forecast for the City of Maywood accounts for the effects that the following State regulations and adopted policies are expected to have on the community’s GHG emissions through the year 2045:
● California’s Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) as mandated by Senate Bill (SB) 350 and SB 10205
● California’s Vehicle Efficiency Standards (i.e., Advanced Clean Cars II) for on-road vehicles 6 ● Title 24 Building Energy Efficiency Standards 7
● Organic waste reduction requirements as mandated by SB 13838 As shown in Table 2-5 and Figure 2-7, the Adjusted BAU forecasts of community GHG emissions are 49,544 MTCO2e for 2035 and 34,409 MTCO2e for 2045, representing decreases of approximately 44 percent below 2010 levels by 2035, and 61 percent below 2010 levels by 2045. Figure 2-8 shows the BAU and Adjusted BAU forecasts, depicting the significant difference between the two. 5 SB 350 (2016) mandates that a minimum of 60 percent of the state’s electricity will come from qualifying renewable sources by the year 2030; SB 1020 (2022) increases the mandated renewables target to 90 percent by 2035, 95 percent by 2040, and 100 percent by 2045.
6 Advanced Clean Cars II supports the California Governor’s Executive Orders calling for all new passenger vehicles sold in 2035 be zero emission as well as requiring increasingly stringent standards for gasoline cars. 7 The latest Title 24 standards became effective on January 1, 2023, and are updated approximately every three years.
8 SB 1383 requires a 75 percent statewide reduction (from 2014 levels) in organic waste sent to landfill by 2025.

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TABLE 2-5 Historical GHG Emissions and Adjusted BAU Forecast through 2045 (MTCO2e) Sector 2010 2015 2023 2035 2045
On-Road Transportation 45,712 43,199 46,942 21,263 8,973 Natural Gas 12,169 11,910 12,205 12,183 12,131
Electricity 14,934 13,787 10,536 1,761 0
Solid Waste 5,727 6,991 5,322 5,315 5,320
SLCPs 2,749 2,749 4,602 4,663 4,727
Off-Road Equipment 1,560 1,790 2,481 2,471 2,573
Water & Wastewater 5,871 4,955 3,519 1,888 684
Total 88,721 85,381 85,607 49,544 34,409
FIGURE 2-7 Historical GHG Emissions and Adjusted BAU Forecast through 2045

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FIGURE 2-8 Historical GHG Emissions, BAU Forecast, and Adjusted BAU Forecast through 2045

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CHAPTER 3
Emission Targets and Reduction Plan
Overview
This chapter explains the basis for the CAARP’s GHG targets and provides an overview of how the City intends to achieve them. The CAARP sets targets for 2035 and 2045 that align with the reduction targets established under California law, and with state targets for the sourcing of renewable energy. Along with state policies and regulations that will reduce emissions, as accounted for in Chapter 2, achieving these targets will require the local measures and actions outlined in Chapter 4 to reduce emissions from the energy, transportation, water, and solid waste sectors.

Community Greenhouse Gas Targets
Over the past two decades, the State of California has established multiple GHG emissions reduction targets between 2020 and 2050 to address various aspects of climate change. AB 32 and SB 32 require that statewide GHG emissions be reduced to 1990 levels by 2020, and to 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2030, respectively. AB 1279 requires the state to reduce direct anthropogenic GHG emissions 85 percent below 1990 levels by 2045; AB 1279 also requires the state to achieve net-zero GHG emissions no later than 2045. Most notably, this includes the targets established by SB 100 and SB 1020 for renewable energy and zero-carbon resources, and the regional targets for vehicle emissions established by SB 375 and the SCAG Regional Transportation Plan. These state and regional targets are described in more detail below.

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Statewide Targets
● AB 32 and SB 32:
○ By 2020, reduce GHG emissions to 1990 levels.
○ By 2030, reduce GHG emissions to 40 percent below 1990 levels. ● AB 1279:
○ By 2045, reduce statewide anthropogenic GHG emissions to at least 85 percent below 1990 levels.
○ By 2045 or sooner, achieve net-zero GHG emissions 9 and achieve and maintain net-negative GHG emissions thereafter.
● SB 100 and SB 1020:
○ By 2035, source 90 percent of retail sales of electricity to California end-use customers from eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources. ○ By 2035, source 100 percent of electricity procured to serve all state agencies from eligible renewable energy resources and zero-carbon resources.
○ By 2045, source 100 percent of retail sales
of electricity to California end-use
customers from eligible renewable energy
resources and zero-carbon resources.

California’s 2022 Scoping Plan, adopted by CARB
in December 2022, sets forth a statewide plan to
achieve the targets mandated by AB 1279.

City of Maywood Targets
The City of Maywood CAARP identifies two
targets—a near-term target for 2035 and a longterm target for 2045—that align with state and regional targets. These targets represent
emissions levels that the City can achieve, based
on quantitative emissions modeling, through the
implementation of the CAARP’s strategies,
measures, and actions. While SB 32 sets a
statewide target for the year 2030, adopting a
9 AB 1279 defines net-zero GHG emissions as “emissions of GHGs, as defined in Section 38505(g), to the atmosphere are balanced by removals of GHG emissions over a period of time, as determined by CARB” (California Health and Safety Code Section 38562.2).

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2030 target for the CAARP would allow just four years for implementation, which is insufficient for implementing many of the CAARP’s GHG reduction measures, particularly those that require significant funding or local land use changes. Instead, a state-aligned target for 2035 was derived through interpolation of the SB 32 reduction target for 2030 and the AB 1279 reduction target for 2045. As shown in Figure 3-1, 2030 and 2045 state-aligned targets for the City of Maywood represent reductions of approximately 42 percent and 86 percent from the City’s 2010 baseline, respectively. The interpolated target for 2035 represents a 57 percent reduction from the 2010 baseline. In terms of annual community-wide GHG emissions, the 2035 target is equivalent to 38,446 metric tons CO2e, while the 2045 target is equivalent to 12,421 metric tons CO2e.

NOTE: The 2030 State-Aligned Target is shown for informational purposes only and is not a target adopted by the City FIGURE 3-1 Maywood CAARP GHG Emissions Targets Aligned with State Mandates The graph in Figure 3-1 illustrates the contribution needed from the CAARP’s locally implemented reduction measures that would enable the City of Maywood to achieve these targets.

Table 3-1 summarizes the City’s business-as-usual (BAU) and Adjusted BAU emissions forecasts for 2035 and 2045, along with the GHG reductions from local measures that are needed for the City to reach its 2035 and 2045 targets. The numbers indicate that implementation of local measures must reduce GHG emissions by at least 11,100 MTCO2e annually by 2035, and by at least 21,989 MTCO2e annually by 2045, for the City to achieve its targets.

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TABLE 3-1 GHG Reductions Needed to Achieve 2035 and 2045 Targets Item 2035 (MTCO2e) 2045 (MTCO2e)
Business-as-Usual (BAU) Forecast 84,598 83,881
Adjusted BAU Forecast 49,546 34,410
State-Aligned Target 38,446 12,421
Reductions Needed from CAARP Local Measures 11,100 21,989 GHG Reduction Plan Summary
Figure 3-2 depicts the City’s GHG reduction pathway through the year 2045, accounting for local reduction measures that are described in detail in Chapter 4. Table 3-2 summarizes the annual reductions expected from the successful implementation of CAARP measures, indicating the City’s 2035 target would be achieved, while additional reductions amounting to approximately 7,000 MTCO2e per year would be needed for the City to reach the 2045 target. As described in the CARB’s 2022 Scoping Plan Update, meeting the statewide 2045 target mandated by AB 1279 (which the CAARP’s 2045 target is aligned with) will require new and strengthened GHG reduction programs developed through future CARB rulemakings, state agency regulations, and legislative action. The Scoping Plan sets the strategic direction, while actual mandates and enforceable policies remain to be developed downstream by state lawmakers and implementing agencies. The CAARP provides a feasible path to achieving a state-aligned target for 2035, while enabling the City to make substantial progress towards a state-aligned 2045 target. In future updates to the CAARP, the City will adapt to new state policies and regulations, leverage technological developments, and build on the CAARP’s implementation successes for continued progress towards meeting its GHG reduction targets.

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NOTE: The 2030 State-Aligned Target is shown for informational purposes only and is not a target adopted by the City.

FIGURE 3-2 Maywood CAARP GHG Emissions Targets Aligned with State Mandates TABLE 3-2 Annual GHG Reductions from Local Measures by 2035 and 2045 Strategies and Measures
2035 Annual
Emission Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
2045 Annual
Emission Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)

CLEAN ENERGY (E)
E1: Procure Zero-Carbon Electricity for Residences and Businesses 1,440 0 E2: Increase Local Solar Energy Production 321 0
E3: Produce Zero-Carbon Electricity for Local Government Operations
NQ NQ
E4: Increase the Use of Energy Storage and Microgrids NQ NQ

GREEN BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE (B)
B1: Improve Energy Efficiency of Existing Buildings 3,623 7,239 B2: Retrofit Existing Buildings to Be All-Electric 856 2,935 B3: Promote All-Electric New Buildings NQ NQ
B4: Utilize Cool Roofs and Pavements NQ NQ

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Strategies and Measures
2035 Annual
Emission Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
2045 Annual
Emission Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES (V)*
V1: Provide Supporting Infrastructure for EVs 2,395 991 V2: Transition Municipal Fleet to EVs NQ NQ
V3: Accelerate Freight Decarbonization NQ NQ

SMART MOBILITY (M)
M1: Expand Access to Public Transit 149 51
M2: Promote Transit-Oriented Development 469 194
M3: Promote Active Transportation 24 9
M4: Support Employer Transportation Demand Management
(TDM) Programs
120 41
M5: Reform Parking Policies 87 29

OFF-ROAD EQUIPMENT ELECTRIFICATION (O)
O1: Support Off-Road Equipment Electrification 122 481

RECYCLING & ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION (R)
R1: Divert Organic Waste from the Landfill 1,520 2,495
R2: Expand Edible Food Recovery Networks NQ NQ
R3: Increase Material Recycling and Reuse NQ NQ

WATER CONSERVATION & REUSE (W)
W1: Reduce Indoor and Outdoor Water Consumption NQ NQ
W2: Increase Use of Recycled Water and Graywater Systems NQ NQ Total Reductions from CAARP 11,125 14,465
Reductions Needed to Reach Target 11,100 21,989
Target Achieved? (Y/N) Yes No
NOTES: NQ = Not quantified
* Zero-Emission Vehicles (V) reductions are calculated at the Strategy level.

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GHG Reduction Strategies and
Measures
While state policies and regulations contribute significantly to reducing GHG emissions in Maywood (as discussed in Chapter 3), local measures are essential for the City to reach its 2035 and 2045 emission reduction targets. This section provides in-depth descriptions of the strategies and GHG emission reductions measures the City can take to lower GHG emissions while addressing equity concerns. This CAARP incorporates seven strategies that target emissions associated with energy, buildings, transportation, water consumption, and waste:

Clean Energy (E)
Green Building and Infrastructure (B)
Zero-Emission Vehicles (V)
Smart Mobility and Active Transportation (M)
Off-Road Equipment Electrification (O)
Recycling & Organic Waste Diversion (R)
Water Conservation & Reuse (W)

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Described in the following sections for each strategy are its alignment with existing plans and initiatives, equity considerations, complementary strategies, and a list of the GHG reduction measures that support the strategy. Each measure is then described in detail, including GHG reduction potential, cost considerations, equity goals (where applicable), and key implementing actions.

GHG Reduction Estimates
Estimates for annual GHG emission reductions are provided for measures that are quantifiable through measurable performance objectives. Other measures, although not quantified for GHG reductions, provide support for state and regional measures, and contribute towards the City’s equity goals.

As summarized in Chapter 3 and described in more detail in the following sections, the implementation of the CAARP’s GHG reduction measures is expected to reduce annual GHG emissions by approximately 11,121 MTCO2e by 2035. This is enough to achieve the City’s 2035 target when combined with the effect of existing state policies and regulations. For 2045, the anticipated reductions from locally implemented measures amount to approximately 14,719 MTCO2e annually by 2045, which falls short of the reductions needed to achieve the City’s 2045 target. Future updates to the CAARP will address this shortfall, as explained in Chapter 3.

Implementing Actions
Key implementing actions for each measure outline the specific steps needed to achieve Maywood’s greenhouse gas emission reduction targets, including developing programs, hosting outreach and education activities, coordinating with community partners, conducting studies, and exploring incentives and regulatory updates. These actions identify what must be done within both the

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community and municipal operations, when applicable, to ensure successful implementation.

Coordinated action across residents, businesses, and City departments is essential to building the foundation for a sustainable and climate-resilient future.

Cost Considerations
The cost of implementation is considered at the measure level, based on the need for staff time, capital investment, and maintenance of programs that are needed to implement the measure. The following key is used to represent cost considerations:
● Low: Primary cost is staff time
● Med: Cost includes significant capital investment or initial cost in addition to staff time ● High: Cost includes ongoing maintenance in addition to staff time and capital investment/initial cost
Cost types are categorized by the activities needed to fully implement each measure, and generally fall into these four categories:
● Infrastructure: Covers materials and labor to construct and/or install City infrastructure, including updates to roads, sidewalks, building structures, etc. ● Equipment: Covers costs for appliances, vehicles, machinery, and other City owned and operated equipment
● Municipal staffing: Covers staff time for studies, program development, educational outreach, and partner coordination
● Incentives: Covers funding to subsidize or incentivize consumer adoption of specific technologies or behaviors, including reduced transit fares, purchase of electric bicycles and efficient appliances, etc.

Alignment with Existing Plans and Policies
Each GHG reduction strategy in the CAARP supports at least one plan or policy that currently exists at the state, regional and/or local level. These are identified under each strategy.

Social Equity Considerations
Identified under each strategy are social equity issues that were raised during community engagement activities and through consultation with the advisory committee. Implementing actions that address these issues are included under GHG reduction measures where they applicable and appropriate.

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Community Co-Benefits
The community and stakeholder engagement process identified several planning issues that influenced the development of CAARP measures. Primary concerns included water conservation, air pollution, park improvements, renewable energy and energy affordability, better active transportation and public transit, and urban heat mitigation. While reduction measures are geared towards reducing the City’s GHG emissions, most deliver a range of co-benefits that help address these issues and help create a healthier, more equitable, and more resilient city.

Co-benefits are an important component of the CAARP, as they reflect the values and priorities of Maywood’s residents and help build community support for the Plan’s implementation. Common cobenefits associated with the measures in the CAARP include:

Public Health, including safer streets, more active lifestyles, reduced exposure to harmful materials, and increased access to food
Improved Air Quality, which can result from less combustion of fossil fuels in vehicles and buildings, supports respiratory health and lowers exposure to pollutants Climate Resilience through measures that reduce exposure and vulnerability to heat, drought, and other climate-related risks
Local Economic Development through measures that support green jobs, clean energy industries, and resource-efficient practices
Resource Conservation, including reduced water use, waste minimization, and material reuse and recycling
Cost Savings for Residents, Businesses, and the City through energy efficiency, reduced fuel use, and lower utility bills
By recognizing and incorporating co-benefits into each strategy, the City of Maywood ensures that climate action is not just effective but also inclusive, practical, and responsive to community needs.

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Clean Energy (E)
Strategy Description
This category includes a range of strategies aimed at decarbonizing the energy used throughout the City of Maywood. Measures under this strategy reduce emissions from electricity used by buildings by increasing the percentage of power being supplied by renewable (zero-carbon) electricity and transitioning away from natural gas as an energy source towards more use of clean electricity for heating purposes.

Electricity typically has a lower carbon footprint than natural gas, particularly when the electricity is produced using low- or zero-carbon sources such as solar photovoltaic (PV) systems. In fact, the availability of zero-carbon electricity from the local community choice aggregator (Clean Power Alliance) represents the biggest near-term opportunity for reducing emissions community-wide.

Renewable or zero carbon electricity is available from the local electric power utility (SCE) or the community choice aggregator in Los Angeles County (Clean Power Alliance).

Alignment with Existing Plans and Policies
● California Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) includes statewide mandates to achieve 60 percent renewable electricity sales within California by 2030, 90 percent by 2035, 95 percent by 2045, and 100 percent by 2045
Measures
● E1: Procure Zero-Carbon Electricity for Residences and Businesses ● E2: Increase Local Solar Energy Production
● E3: Procure Zero-Carbon Electricity for Local Government Operations ● E4: Increase the Use of Energy Storage and Microgrids Complementary Strategies
● Green Buildings and Infrastructure (B)
● Zero-Emission Vehicles (V)
● Water Conservation and Reuse (W)

STRATEGY

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Community Co-Benefits
Improved Air
Quality
Climate
Resilience
Local Economic
Development
Social Equity Issues Identified
Displacement Risk
Solar upgrades aimed at reducing emissions can unintentionally increase displacement risks if landlords raise rents to cover installation costs or use construction periods to vacate and later relist units at higher market rates. Actions to address displacement risks are included in Measure E2.

Clean Energy Access and Affordability
Equitable access to clean, renewable electricity is a central pillar of climate justice in Maywood. While residents expressed strong support for solar energy and 100 percent renewable electricity through the Clean Power Alliance (CPA), many also voiced concern about affordability, billing confusion, and predatory contractors targeting Spanish-speaking or low-income households. Because a majority of Maywood residents are renters, they face structural barriers to clean-energy participation, including split incentives between landlords and tenants, limited rooftop solar potential, and a lack of awareness about safe, affordable programs. High energy burdens, combined with limited trust in unfamiliar utility programs, have left many households vulnerable to misinformation and rising utility rates. Actions responding to these equity issues are included in Measures E1 and E2.

Clean Energy Jobs Access
The transition to clean, renewable energy presents an opportunity to advance both climate and economic justice in Maywood. However, without intentional workforce strategies, clean-energy investments can bypass local residents who are most affected by pollution and economic inequities.

While community members strongly supported renewable energy and building electrification measures, few local training or job placement programs currently exist to connect Maywood’s workforce—particularly youth, low-income residents, and monolingual Spanish speakers—to emerging careers in solar installation, building retrofits, and EV charging infrastructure. Ensuring access to training, certification, and fair employment pathways within the clean-energy economy will be essential to building local capacity and preventing economic displacement as the region moves away from fossil fuels, actions addressed specifically in Measures E2 and E4.

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Measure E1: Procure Zero-Carbon Electricity for
Residents and Businesses
GHG Reductions
1,440 MTCO2e annually by 2035
Zero MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations ‚Low«
Staff time for outreach and
education
Performance Objectives
By 2035: 100% participation
(community-wide) of utility
customers purchasing 100% zerocarbon electricity.

By 2045: Under state law, all utilityprovided electricity in California will be carbon free
Measure Description
Supplying the community’s power needs with zero-carbon
electricity is one of the most important strategies for meeting the city’s GHG reduction targets. In the most recent
community survey, 40 percent of community members
considered it a top priority that community and government facilities receive 100 percent renewable electricity from the CPA, a nonprofit community choice energy program that
provides green power to its member agencies. CPA serves approximately 3 million customers across 35 communities throughout Southern California. Maywood is in the process of exploring CPA membership, which could provide 100 percent Green Power energy service by default to all community
members, but allow customers to opt into less green options.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Conduct a feasibility study that assesses technical,
financial, legal, and policy implications of joining the CPA on behalf of residents and businesses
● Join CPA: Upon City Council approval, apply to join CPA’s Joint Powers Authority (JPA), and once approved, select 100 percent Green Power as the default option for
residential and commercial accounts
● Partner with CPA on customer outreach and education on the benefits of clean energy, including cleaner air and reduced health risks from fossil fuel combustion
● Require new development projects, including residential, commercial, and industrial uses, to operate on
100 percent zero-carbon electricity, through on-site
generation or procurement from a third party (e.g., CPA) ● Increase enrollment in the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) and Family Electric Rate Assistance (FERA) programs discount programs upon CPA enrollment
● Increase multilingual (English/Spanish) bill-impact counseling

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Measure E2: Increase Local Solar Energy
Production
GHG Reductions
321 MTCO2e annually by 2035
Zero MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Solar feasibility studies
Infrastructure
Staff time for building partnerships
and hosting education events
Performance Objectives
Community
By 2035: Install rooftop solar panels
on 15% of eligible roofs
By 2045: Install rooftop solar panels
on 50% of eligible roofs
Municipal Ops
By 2035: Install rooftop solar panels
on 15% of eligible City building roofs
By 2045: Install distributed energy
sources (DES) on 50% of eligible City
building roofs
Measure Description
Generating renewable energy within the City of Maywood, especially through solar panels on rooftops and public spaces, will reduce the City’s dependence on fossil fuels while lowering emissions. Electricity produced locally can be more efficient than sourcing non-local electricity because it avoids longdistance transmission. 53 percent of respondents to the most recent community survey identified as a top priority the installation of local solar PV systems for residents, businesses and local government operations.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Partner with utilities and CBOs to educate building owners and homeowners on the Solar Automated Permit Process
(SolarAPP+) and other solar incentives, including those that deliver low-cost solar to income-qualified households ● Increase local participation in and awareness of training opportunities for solar energy jobs provided by regional workforce development organizations
● Monitor displacement risk and implement protective
measures as necessary, consistent with the City’s Rent
Stabilization Ordinance and tenant protections, which limit rent increases and regulate passthrough costs of capital improvements to tenants
● Incorporate affordability safeguards into infrastructure upgrades do not disproportionately impact low-income
households
Municipal Ops
● Conduct solar feasibility studies at City owned buildings ● Install rooftop solar at eligible municipal facilities ● Explore community solar programs at community centric municipal facilities (libraries, community centers, etc.)

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Measure E3: Procure Zero-Carbon Electricity for
Local Government Operations
GHG Reductions
Quantified under Measure E1
Cost Considerations ‚Low«
Staff time for updating electricity
procurement
Performance Objectives
Municipal Ops
By 2035: 100% green power
purchases for City-owned electricity
By 2045: Under state law, all utilityprovided electricity in California will be carbon free
Measure Description
Maywood’s local government can lead by example by
purchasing zero-carbon electricity for its buildings, facilities, and services through CPA. This shift will reduce emissions from public operations and show the City’s commitment to climate action. By purchasing 100 percent Green Power,
Maywood can encourage broader adoption of clean electricity purchases throughout the community. 40 percent of
respondents to the most recent community survey considered it a top priority for the community and government facilities to receive 100 percent renewable electricity from the CPA.

Key Implementing Actions
Municipal Ops
● Conduct a feasibility study that assesses technical,
financial, legal, and policy implications of joining the CPA to purchase power for municipal operations
● Join CPA: Upon City Council approval, apply to join CPA’s Joint Powers Authority (JPA), and once approved, select 100% Green Power as the default option for City accounts ● Purchase 100 percent Green Power from CPA for all City electricity use including City-owned buildings, street lights, and traffic signals

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Measure E4: Increase the Use of Energy Storage
and Microgrids
GHG Reductions
Not Quantified (supporting
measure)
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Infrastructure
Staff time for education and
partnerships
Measure Description
Energy storage systems like batteries and microgrids help make renewable energy more reliable and resilient. These technologies allow clean electricity to be stored and used when needed, such as during cloudy days or power outages.

Although Maywood is already connected to a regional grid that can now provide 100% renewable energy, the city’s energy security will be greatly enhanced through a network of clean energy storage. By investing in energy storage and microgrids, Maywood can improve energy independence, reduce
emissions, and enhance public safety during emergencies.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Partner with utilities and CBOs to educate community
members and businesses on incentives and advantages of
energy storage and microgrids, including data on power
outages and power needs.
● Implement regulations to allow or ease constraints for microgrids within the city.
● Increase local participation in and awareness of training opportunities for energy storage jobs provided by regional workforce development organizations
Municipal Ops
● Explore energy storage feasibility at City-owned facilities that provide services to vulnerable populations, including libraries and community centers.
● Partner with utilities and CBOs to pilot microgrids that include City-owned facilities, focusing on those service vulnerable populations.

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Green Buildings and Infrastructure (B)
Strategy Description
Building energy is the second biggest contributor to the city’s emissions. This strategy focuses on reducing the amount of energy buildings consume by improving energy efficiency and promoting all-electric buildings. Buildings consume electricity and natural gas to meet their energy needs. By reducing building energy consumption, especially natural gas, the city can significantly lower GHG emissions and provide energy cost savings to community members.

With regards to electrification, the clearest opportunity for emission reductions is with new construction. Some cities in California are requiring or promoting the electrification of new buildings and major renovations through their local building codes. Electrification of existing buildings is more challenging, but cities can promote the electrification of household appliances and heating systems through education and financial incentives.

Alignment with Existing Plans and Policies
● Maywood Environmental Justice Element includes policies to work with the City’s industrial businesses to improve outdoor air quality by enhancing operations and implementing other pollution reduction measures and encourage the use of green/cool roofs to help mitigate the urban heat island effect and contribute to improved environmental conditions. ● Maywood Housing Element includes programs to ensure that there are no restrictions on solar powered equipment in zoning or other development standards, and to provide energy conservation educational materials online.

Measures
● B1: Improve Energy Efficiency of Existing Buildings
● B2: Retrofit Existing Buildings to Be All-Electric
● B3: Promote All-Electric New Buildings
● B4: Utilize Cool Roofs and Pavements

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Community Co-Benefits
Improved Air
Quality
Climate
Resilience
Local Economic
Development
Cost Savings for
Residents
Social Equity Issues Identified
Displacement Risk
Well-intentioned building improvements meant to reduce emissions or improve safety can unintentionally lead to displacement risks for tenants. This can occur when landlords pass the costs of upgrades onto tenants through rent increases, or when they temporarily vacate buildings for construction and later relist units at higher market rates. Measures B1 and B2 include actions that address displacement risk.

Equitable Access to Benefits and Affordability
Many Maywood households face high energy burdens, spending a disproportionate share of income on utility bills due to energy inefficient housing, aging appliances, and limited access to financial assistance. Older buildings with limited insulation, limited air filtration capability, and outdated cooling systems leave lower-income tenants especially vulnerable to extreme heat, poor indoor air quality, and rising energy costs. Because most residents are renters, they often lack control over upgrades that could improve energy efficiency, health, or comfort. Without targeted programs and outreach, electrification and clean-energy transitions risk deepening affordability challenges rather than alleviating them. Residents in Maywood experience compounded vulnerability with elevated particulate pollution, older housing stock, and median household incomes far below Los Angeles County averages. Addressing affordability through weatherization, home energy retrofits, and access to rebates is essential to ensuring equitable participation in climate solutions. Measures B1 and B2 include actions to improve these equity issues.

Green Buildings Jobs Access
Without targeted capacity-building and inclusive workforce policies, the economic benefits of building decarbonization could flow to outside firms rather than to Maywood residents.

Weatherization, heat pump installations, cool roofs, and other green building retrofits require skilled labor that can be trained and employed locally. Local contractors and residents currently lack the certifications, resources, or networks to enter these growing fields. Barriers include limited exposure to green construction trades, language and literacy constraints, and the absence of affordable, accessible training programs. There are opportunities for workforce development in multiple measures in this section, details are described below.

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Measure B1: Improve Energy Efficiency of
Existing Buildings
GHG Reductions
3,623 MTCO2e annually by 2035
7,239 MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Infrastructure
Incentives
Staff time for education, partnership
building, studies, etc.

Cost savings from energy efficiency
Performance Objectives
Community
By 2035: Reduce the energy
intensity of existing (as of 2025)
residential and commercial
buildings by 30%.

By 2045: Reduce the energy
intensity of existing (as of 2025)
residential and commercial
buildings by 60%.

Municipal Ops
By 2035: Reduce the energy
intensity of existing (as of 2025) City
buildings by 30%.

By 2045: Reduce the energy
intensity of existing (as of 2025) City
buildings by 60% by the year 2045.

Measure Description
Improving energy efficiency in existing buildings is one of the most cost-effective ways to reduce GHG emissions. This
measure focuses on upgrading insulation, windows, lighting, and appliances to use less energy while maintaining comfort.

By reducing energy waste, residents and businesses can lower utility bills and contribute to a cleaner environment. Our scenario modeling indicates that energy efficiency
improvements for existing residential and nonresidential buildings are needed for the City to reduce emissions in alignment with the state’s GHG reduction targets. Buildings and homes built before 1978 (when building codes became more stringent) are most likely to benefit from energy
efficiency upgrades because they are more likely to include older, less efficient building envelopes, appliances, and HVAC systems. The community survey indicated energy efficiency upgrades as a top priority, including incentives and support for A/C upgrades (45 percent of participants) and installation of insulation and weatherproofing for homes (42 percent of participants).

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Mandate energy-efficiency audits during building
ownership transfers (residential and nonresidential)
● Partner with utilities to promote rebates and financing options for energy-efficiency upgrades and appliances for heating, lighting, cooking, and other purposes, targeting rebates and direct-install services to lower-income
households through multilingual communication
● Educate building owners and homeowners on the cost
savings of energy-efficiency improvements

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● Increase local participation in and awareness of training opportunities for energy efficiency jobs provided by
regional workforce development organizations
● Monitor displacement risk and implement protective
measures as necessary, consistent with the City’s Rent
Stabilization Ordinance and tenant protections, which limit rent increases and regulate passthrough costs of capital improvements to tenants
● Explore on-bill financing or tariffed on-bill repayment models that allow residents to pay for energy efficiency upgrades through future utility savings without taking on personal debt
● Explore the feasibility of setting building performance standards for large existing buildings within the City, setting energy targets based on building size
● Partner with SoCalREN, SCE, and emPOWER to connect
income-qualified residents to no- and low-cost energyefficiency programs, through bilingual outreach and community partnerships
Municipal Ops
● Adopt a policy that requires natural gas equipment and appliances (i.e., boilers, water heaters, stoves, and HVAC units) at City buildings and facilities to be replaced with allelectric models, when at end of useful life ● Conduct energy audits of all municipal buildings to identify cost-effective energy-efficiency opportunities
● Implement energy-efficiency improvements identified in energy audits at City-owned buildings and facilities
● Publish case studies of building-efficiency improvements to promote successes and strategies to community
members and businesses

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Measure B2: Retrofit Existing Buildings to Be AllElectric GHG Reductions
856 MTCO2e annually by 2035
2,935 MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Infrastructure
Staff time for workshops, policy
adjustments, partnerships, and
feasibility study
Performance Objectives
Community
By 2035: Decarbonize 10% of
existing (as of 2025) residential and
commercial building energy
By 2045: Decarbonize 60% of
existing (as of 2025) residential and
commercial building energy
Municipal Ops
By 2035: Decarbonize 10% of
existing (as of 2025) City building
energy
By 2045: Decarbonize 60% of
existing (as of 2025) City building
energy
Measure Description
Retrofitting buildings to use electricity instead of gas for heating, cooking, and water heating will reduce emissions and improve indoor air quality. Natural gas appliances, especially stove tops, can leak harmful gases into building interiors causing potential health issues for occupants, especially children and seniors. As the electricity grid becomes cleaner, all-electric buildings will play a key role in achieving climate goals. This measure will encourage and support property owners in making the switch through incentives, technical assistance, and public education. The City will implement actions to limit pass-through costs to renters, especially community members living in affordable housing.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Explore adopting ordinance requiring replacement of air conditioners with electric heat pumps during major
building renovations
● Host workshops and events to demonstrate the efficacy of all-electric appliances, including stoves, heat pumps, and boilers
● Identify and partner with City-approved service providers to review residential energy bills and conduct home visits to provide recommendations for feasible electric
appliances
● Monitor displacement risk and implement protective
measures as necessary, consistent with the City’s Rent
Stabilization Ordinance and tenant protections, which limit rent increases and regulate passthrough costs of capital improvements to tenants

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● Connect income-qualified residents to financial assistance for building decarbonization, such as heat-pump rebates, through bilingual outreach and community partnerships
● Increase local participation in and awareness of training opportunities for building decarbonization jobs provided by regional workforce development organizations
Municipal Ops
● Conduct all-electric feasibility studies for City-owned buildings and facilities
● Implement feasible electrification at City-owned buildings and facilities, including electric water heaters, boilers, and cookware

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Measure B3: Promote All-Electric New Buildings
GHG Reductions
Not Quantified (supporting
measure)
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Infrastructure for municipal
equipment
Staff time for regulatory updates,
educational events, and
partnerships
Measure Description
New buildings offer a unique opportunity to build green from the start and avoid the installation of natural gas
infrastructure. By promoting all-electric construction, Maywood can avoid locking in fossil fuel use and ensure that new homes and businesses are aligned with climate goals. Allelectric buildings are often more efficient and cost-effective over time. This measure will work with developers, builders, and the permitting processes to encourage modern,
sustainable design that supports a zero-emission future.

California recently passed Senate Bill 130 (SB 130) restricting modifications to new residential building standards that go beyond existing codes, including decarbonization
requirements. Nonresidential buildings are not subject to these limitations, so local governments can still adopt a local reach code that addresses them.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Explore amending the permitting process to streamline buildings with all-electric appliances and equipment or that do not construct natural gas infrastructure
● Partner with utilities and promote and expand incentives for all-electric equipment in new buildings
● Educate building owners and developers on the costs and emission savings of all-electric equipment
● Evaluate potential to pass ordinance that effectively requires new nonresidential buildings to be all-electric Municipal Ops
● Adopt a policy requiring all new buildings built by the City to be all-electric

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Measure B4: Utilize Cool Roofs and Pavements
GHG Reductions
Not Quantified (supporting
measure)
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Infrastructure
Staff time for education and
program development
Measure Description
Cool surfaces including roofs, walls and pavements reflect more sunlight and absorb less heat, helping to lower
temperatures in buildings and across neighborhoods. This measure will reduce the urban heat island effect, improve comfort during hot days, and decrease the need for air
conditioning. By using reflective materials and pigments in roofing, exterior painting, and paving projects, Maywood can reduce building energy emissions, improve climate resilience, and protect vulnerable residents from extreme heat. Cooling centers and heat resilience were among the top ten suggestions received during community engagement for the CAARP.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Examine the potential to adopt a cool roof and pavement ordinance requiring new buildings and major renovations to meet specific albedo standards
● Partner with CBOs and other municipalities to establish or expand a workforce development program for cool roof
and pavement projects
● Pilot a cool roof and pavement project at a heat vulnerable school or senior center
● Host educational events for cool roof and pavement
solutions and their benefits
● Increase local participation in and awareness of training opportunities for cool surface construction jobs provided by regional workforce development organizations
Municipal Ops
● Explore potential for cool pavement pilot projects at Cityowned facilities, including parks or community centers ● Inventory cool roofs at City-owned buildings and facilities

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● Consider adopting a policy to install high-performing cool roofs on new City buildings and roof replacements (i.e., perform better than State building codes)

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Zero-Emission Vehicles (V)
Strategy Description
On-road vehicles are by far the biggest contributor to the City’s GHG emissions. Measures under this strategy support the shift to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs), which include battery electric vehicles (BEVs), plug-in battery vehicles (PEVs), and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles (HCEVs). California is the national leader in developing policies and infrastructure that support ZEVs. In November 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-79-20, requiring all sales of new passenger vehicles to be ZEVs by 2035. The availability of new vehicle models, improved battery storage, and increased availability of vehicle charging infrastructure, coupled with incentives such as federal tax credits and state and air district rebates are contributing to this transition. 44 percent of respondents to the most recent community survey indicated that providing resources and incentives for purchasing electric vehicles was a top priority.

Alignment with Existing Plans and Policies
● California’s statewide ZEV mandates include Advanced Clean Cars II and Governor’s Executive Order N-79-20 requiring 100 percent of all new vehicles sold in California to be ZEVs by 2035 ● California SB 375 includes a target to reduce transportation emissions within SCAG by 19% below 2005 per capita levels by 2035
● California Mobile Source Strategy includes a target to have 4.2 million ZEVs on the road by 2030 and increase deployment of zero-emission trucks, primarily for Class 3-7 “last-mile” delivery trucks
● SCAG RTP/SCS (Connect SoCal 2024) has clean transportation goals to accelerate zero-emission transportation deployment, and promote equitable use of and access to clean transportation technologies
● The Maywood Environmental Justice Element includes a goal to minimize exposure to air pollution and a policy to replace municipal fleet vehicles with low emissions and/or alternative fuel vehicles whenever possible
● Maywood Circulation Element includes a policy to explore and implement partnership opportunities to develop a multi-jurisdictional shuttle service

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Measures
● V1: Provide Supporting Infrastructure for EVs
● V2: Transition Municipal Fleet to EVs
● V3: Accelerate Freight Decarbonization
Community Co-Benefits
Public Health Improved Air
Quality
Social Equity Issues Identified
Access to EV Charging
Renters, multifamily households, and lower-income populations face unique barriers to accessing EV charging. Most multifamily buildings lack designated parking spaces or the electrical capacity to install chargers, and landlords often hesitate to invest in charging infrastructure without clear cost recovery mechanisms. Lower-income residents also face challenges affording newer EVs and are less likely to own homes where installation is feasible. Expanding equitable access to both infrastructure and financial support will ensure that Maywood’s transition to zero-emission transportation does not reinforce existing mobility or income divides. Responses to these equity issues are included in the actions for Measure V1.

Burdens of Trucking and Other Industrial Uses
Maywood’s proximity to freight corridors and industrial zones exposes residents to elevated levels of air pollution, noise, and safety hazards. Community feedback emphasized the need to limit truck traffic, prevent the expansion of industrial land uses, and transition toward cleaner industries. These concerns reflect long-standing environmental justice issues tied to zoning patterns and legacy industrial activity in Southeast Los Angeles. The actions in Measure V3 respond to these equity issues.

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Measure V1: Provide Supporting Infrastructure
for EVs
GHG Reductions
2,395 MTCO2e annually by 2035
991 MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations
‚ High«
Infrastructure
Infrastructure maintenance
Staff time for pilot projects,
permitting updates, educational
events, and partnership building
Performance Objectives
Community
By 2035: Install 500 public EV
chargers in the City
By 2035: 55% of all passenger
vehicles in Maywood are ZEV (15%
higher than state projections)
By 2045: 95% of all passenger
vehicles in Maywood are ZEV (17%
higher than state projections)
Municipal Ops
By 2035: Install 5 public EV chargers
at City-owned facilities
By 2045: Install 10 EV chargers at
City-owned facilities
Measure Description
Expanding and improving ZEV infrastructure is essential to supporting the transition to cleaner transportation in
Maywood. This measure focuses on removing barriers and
supporting installation of EV charging infrastructure at private residences and public spaces, like shopping areas and City buildings. According to the CEC, Los Angeles County will need to install approximately 436,000 level 2 chargers at work and public sites by 2035 to support state EV mandates (CEC 2024).

To support Maywood’s population, this means the City would need to install approximately 500 level 2 chargers at work and public sites by 2035. Currently there are approximately six Level 2 public chargers located within the City. This measure helps build a more accessible and equitable EV network while reducing emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles.
44 percent of respondents to the most recent community
survey indicated that providing resources and incentives for purchasing EVs was a top priority.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Partner with utilities and state entities to provide
incentives that encourage businesses to install publicly accessible charging infrastructure
● Conduct EV charger assessment and mapping program to
help focus EV charging infrastructure installations in
strategic, high-need areas
● Partner with local CBOs to conduct awareness and
educational campaigns around EV charging installation
processes and incentives, including Clean Cars 4 All,
Replace Your Ride, and Equity EV Rebate programs from
CARB and South Coast Air Quality Management District
(SCAQMD)

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● Implement a multilingual outreach campaign and a OneStop EV Charger Permit Portal modeled on SolarAPP+, that streamlines the process for permitting EV charging stations ● Examine the potential for an ordinance requiring parking lots and garages to reserve preferred parking spaces for ZEVs ● Pilot shared charging hubs at schools, libraries, or
municipal lots that can serve multiple users, including residents without private parking
Municipal Ops
● Install public EV charging stations at City owned buildings and facilities that are conveniently accessible and
frequently visited by community members
● Assess feasibility of reserving preferred spaces for ZEVs at public and City employee parking lots

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Measure V2: Transition Municipal Fleet to EVs
GHG Reductions
Quantified under Measure V1
Cost Considerations
‚ High«
Vehicles
Staff time for feasibility study and
training on EV use
Performance Objectives
Municipal Ops
Transition 55% of the municipal fleet
to ZEVs by 2035
Transition 95% of municipal fleet to
ZEVs by 2045
Measure Description
Maywood’s municipal fleet includes vehicles used for public services including public works, facility maintenance, and community programs. Transitioning these vehicles to electric models that still meet the needs of the City will reduce emissions from City operations while demonstrating
leadership in clean transportation.

Key Implementing Actions
Municipal Ops
● Conduct feasibility and cost analysis to strategically plan municipal fleet electrification, including the Maywood
Express
● Electrify municipal fleet in line with feasibility and cost considerations

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Measure V3: Accelerate Freight Decarbonization
GHG Reductions
Quantified under Measure V1
Cost Considerations ‚Low«
Staff time for partnerships and
collaborations
Measure Description
Freight vehicles, including long-haul trucks, delivery trucks and service vans, contribute significantly to local air pollution and GHG emissions within communities like Maywood that are
close to areas with high industrial activity. This measure aims to reduce emissions from freight by promoting electric trucks and other clean vehicle technologies as well as low-emission delivery zones. By working with businesses and regional partners, Maywood can support a healthier environment and reduce the impact of freight on residential neighborhoods.

During community engagement, trucking was identified as a concern due to air pollution impacts.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Collaborate with Caltrans and the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles on freeway and technology improvements
benefiting the transition to Zero Emission infrastructure ● Promote local business and industry participation in
SCAQMD’s truck and train projects funded through CARB’s Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program
● Evaluate the potential to adopt low-emission delivery zones that provide priority curb access for zero-emission delivery vehicles in specified loading areas throughout the City, including near schools, senior facilities, parks, and other locations with high pedestrian traffic
● Streamline permitting for ZEV charging and clean fueling infrastructure for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles
● Designate and enforce truck routes away from homes and schools, and develop anti-idling protocols
● Partner with SCAQMD and local schools to deploy low-cost air quality sensors, share real-time data, and engage
residents in identifying air quality hotspots for
enforcement or remediation

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● Evaluate potential traffic impacts on a case-by-case basis, including traffic studies where necessary

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Smart Mobility and Active Transportation (M)
Strategy Description
Reducing VMT is an important state goal and a major objective of SCAG’s Regional Transportation Plan and Sustainable Communities Strategy (RTP/SCS), which integrates regional land use, housing, and transportation strategies that are geared towards reducing vehicle trips and increasing active transportation modes like walking and bicycling. Although local governments have jurisdiction over land use and transportation infrastructure, reducing VMT has historically proven difficult. Through the measures detailed below this strategy aims to reduce total annual VMT in Maywood 5 percent by 5 percent.

Alignment with Existing Plans and Policies
● California SB 375 includes a target to reduce transportation emissions within SCAG by 19% below 2005 per capita levels by 2035
● SCAG’s RTP/SCS includes policies to develop complete streets, encourage development around transit stops, facilitate multimodal connectivity, prioritize transit investments, and promote transportation safety
● Maywood Active Transportation Plan (ATP) has goals to increase bicycling routes and expand public transportation
● Maywood Circulation Element includes goals to provide multi-modal transportation systems and ensure residents have access to safe bicycle and pedestrian networks throughout the community ● Maywood Environmental Justice Element includes policies to promote physical activity, develop transportation demand management (TDM) measures, and improve bicycling and pedestrian networks and infrastructure within the city
● Maywood 6th Cycle Housing Element includes goals and policies to provide diverse housing options throughout the city
Measures
M1: Expand Access to Public Transit
M2: Promote Transit-Oriented Development

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M3: Promote Active Transportation
M4: Support Employer Transportation Demand Management (TDM) Programs M5: Reform Parking Policies
Community Co-Benefits
Public Health Improved Air
Quality
Climate
Resilience
Local Economic
Development
Cost Savings for
Residents
Social Equity Issues Identified
Safety, Health, and Comfort in Active Transportation
Maywood’s youth leaders have indicated that a benefit of living in Maywood is the ability to reach school, jobs, and homes through active modes of transportation such as walking, biking, and skating, but several factors make them and their families feel unsafe when navigating the City through active transportation: extreme heat, uninviting bus stops, dim street lights at night, walkways too close to moving cars, encounters with people with mental health issues, and fear of encounters with Immigration and Custom Enforcement (ICE). Residents identified inadequate shade, limited tree cover, poor lighting, and unsafe crossings as major barriers to active transportation.

Fear of ICE encounters further restricts mobility for immigrant and mixed-status families, particularly at night or near industrial areas. Responses to these issues are addressed in Measure M3.

Access to Transit
Public transit is the primary means of mobility for many Maywood residents, particularly low-income households, youth, seniors, and people with disabilities. However, current service limitations—such as infrequent schedules, limited evening service, and inadequate accessibility—create significant barriers to essential travel for work, school, and healthcare. Rising heat and safety concerns at transit stops further compound inequities. Affordable and reliable access to public transit is a critical equity strategy. Enhancing local and regional connections through the Maywood Express and Metro services can reduce household transportation costs, support independence for people with disabilities, and improve air quality. Responses to these issues are addressed in Measure M1.

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Measure M1: Expand Access to Public Transit
GHG Reductions
149 MTCO2e annually by 2035
51 MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations
‚ High«
Reduced fare prices
Infrastructure at bus stops
Infrastructure maintenance
Staff time for feasibility studies,
educational events, and partnership
development
Performance Objectives
By 2035:
● Implement a Subsidized
Transit Pass Program for 670
households
● Expand Maywood Express
service hours by 3 hours
each day and full Saturday
coverage
● Expand Maywood Express
frequency from every
38 minutes to 20 minutes
By 2045:
● Maintain a Subsidized
Transit Pass Program for 670
households
● Maintain Maywood Express
service hour extensions as
described under the 2035
performance objective
Measure Description
Public transportation has significantly lower emissions per passenger-mile than personal vehicles, especially when cars have single occupancy. When community members select
public transit over personal vehicles, they contribute to reducing emissions and improving air quality. This measure will provide discounted or free transit passes for residents, modify existing transit service frequencies, and extend the operation hours to enhance the services of Maywood Express.

Many Maywood residents depend on transit as a primary
mode of transportation, so lowering prices or enhancing services could significantly increase public ridership. 44 percent of respondents to the most recent community
survey indicated that providing free or discounted public transit passes to everyone was a top priority and 40 percent of respondents considered it a top priority to improve public transit with more routes, higher frequency, and/or extended hours of operation.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Coordinate with surrounding cities, the County, and LA Metro to determine feasibility of increasing frequency or coverage of transit serving Maywood
● Evaluate the potential to expand the Maywood Express to and from schools and surrounding areas
● Conduct study to determine economic feasibility of
discounting public transit fares for all transit riders ● Establish subsidized, discounted, or free transit passes for community members identified in the economic feasibility study

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● Maintain Maywood Express
frequency to every
20 minutes
● Educate the community on the benefits of using public transportation and the value proposition of transit
expansion initiatives and fare adjustments
● Examine potential to add more seating and shade at bus stops, partnering with local, state, and regional partners to access funding
● Coordinate with LA Metro on expanding regional
connectivity
● Partner with LA Metro to implement transit-supportive treatments on existing transit routes, which could include infrastructure improvements and traffic signal
modifications to improve transit times and reliability
throughout the community
● Expand participation in LA Metro’s Low-Income Fare Is Easy (LIFE) program and explore discounted or free transit options for Maywood Express service
● Ensure future transit stops are accessible and comfortable for people from all backgrounds and all physical abilities

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Measure M2: Promote Transit-Oriented
Development
GHG Reductions
469 MTCO2e annually by 2035
194 MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations ‚Low«
Staff time for incentive
education and re-zoning efforts
Performance Objectives
By 2035:
● Increase Residential Density
through 258 new units
zoned for and identified by
the Housing Element
● Increase Job Density through
1,341 thousand square feet
increase of new commercial,
industrial, and public/quasipublic land uses identified by the Land Use Element
● Develop Transit-Oriented
Developments through 253
residential units and office
space within half mile of
Slauson Ave and Atlantic
Blvd high quality transit stop
● Complete construction of a
61-unit affordable housing
project and continued
development to meet RHNA
needs
By 2045:
● Increase Residential Density
through 344 new units
Measure Description
Community members living close to their everyday needs for employment, school, food services, and health care travel shorter distances and may have more opportunities to use alternative modes of transportation than those who live further from these services. Placing more housing, shops, and services near transit stops makes it easier for people to walk, bike, or take the bus instead of driving, reducing emissions and resulting in a more connected community. 44 percent of respondents to the community survey considered it a top priority to target residential development near transit routes, including Slauson Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard corridors.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Provide incentives (density bonuses, concessions, and waivers) for dense residential development, including
affordable and below market rate housing, near transit
routes, including Slauson Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard corridors
● Educate developers about incentives for dense residential development
● Re-zone certain areas (including Slauson Avenue and
Atlantic Boulevard corridors) to allow for more homebased businesses

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zoned for and identified by
the Housing Element
● Increase Job Density through
1,789 thousand square feet
increase of new commercial,
industrial, and public/quasipublic land uses identified by the Land Use Element
● Develop Transit-Oriented
Developments through 338
residential units and office
space within half mile of
Slauson Ave and Atlantic
Blvd high quality transit stop
● Continue construction of
new development to meet
future RHNA needs

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Measure M3: Promote Active Transportation
GHG Reductions
24 MTCO2e annually by 2035
9 MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations
‚ High«
Infrastructure for road and sidewalk
improvements and bicycle facilities
Infrastructure maintenance
Staff time for program and project
coordination
Performance Objectives
By 2035:
● Install EOT Bike Facilities
(including showers) for
approximately 750 new
employees
● Construct 9 miles of new
Class III Bike Facilities
identified by Maywood
Active Transportation Plan
● Construct Slauson Avenue
and Atlantic Boulevard
mobility hub
By 2045:
● Install EOT Bike Facilities
(including showers) for
approximately 1,000 new
employees
● Maintain 9 miles of
previously constructed Class
III Bike Facilities identified by
Maywood Active
Transportation Plan
Measure Description
Active modes of transportation, including bicycling, walking, and scootering, have the lowest GHG emissions. A safe and connected network of bike lanes, sidewalks, and crosswalks encourages more people to choose active modes for everyday trips. This measure builds on the City’s Active Transporation Plan (ATP) to improve street design that supports active transportation, reduces car dependence, and promotes
healthier lifestyles. Expanding the bicycle and pedestrian network within Maywood will reduce emissions and could
make City streets safer for everyone. As for the community’s top priorities, 51 percent of survey respondents identified shade trees, signage, and landscaping along streets to make it easier and more comfortable to walk, while 39 percent of respondents identified safer bike lanes and pedestrian
walkways. 37 percent of respondents listed financial support to low-income residents for purchasing electric bikes or scooters a top priority.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Improve sidewalks with more shade, more greenery, safe crossings, and adequate space for wheelchair and stroller use, prioritizing those locations identified by community and in the Maywood ATP
● Partner with utilities, LA Metro, and regional
transportation CBOs to offer financial support to residents for purchasing electric bikes or scooters
● Expand bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure, including Class I, II, III, and IV bicycle routes, signage, and
intersection treatments along corridors outlined in the Maywood ATP, consistent with the Plan’s emphasis on
safer street design

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● Maintain Slauson Avenue
and Atlantic Boulevard
mobility hub
● Partner with CBOs and local businesses to install and maintain end-of-trip facilities including bike parking, bike lockers, showers, and personal lockers
● Potentially introduce electric bike share and scooter share programs that incentives third-party providers to locate in Maywood, including partnering with LA Metro to expand
their Metro Bike Share program into the City
● Collaborate with Los Angeles County, LA Metro, and
Maywood Express to invest in safety features and first mile / last mile bicycle and pedestrian connections around
transit stations
● Coordinate with schools and local CBOs to host “open
street” events that promote active transportation and
educate students and community members on how to
safely navigate bicycle routes
● Explore limiting businesses within the City that are served by heavy duty trucks, especially those located along
pedestrian and bicycle corridors
● Install energy-efficient LED lighting at crosswalks, parks, and bus stops to enhance safety and visibility, particularly for women, children, and seniors
● Engage youth and CBOs in street design. Fund
participatory design projects with youth organizations and active-transportation nonprofits to co-create murals,
shade installations, and community wayfinding
Municipal Ops
● Improve all sidewalks and pedestrian infrastructure
around City buildings to be safe, accessible, and
comfortable
● Install and maintain bicycle infrastructure at City owned buildings, including community centers and cooling
centers
● Establish a bike share program to encourage City
employees to borrow bikes for transportation to local
meetings

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Measure M4: Support Employer Transportation
Demand Management (TDM) Programs
GHG Reductions
120 MTCO2e annually by 2035
41 MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations ‚Low«
Staff time to coordinate programs
Performance Objectives
By 2035:
● Implement Commute Trip
Reduction Marketing for
approximately 400
Employees
● Implement Employee
Parking Cashout Program for
approximately 400
Employees
● Implement CommunityBased Travel Planning for
20% of residents
By 2045:
● Maintain Commute Trip
Reduction Marketing for
approximately 400
Employees
● Maintain Employee Parking
Cashout Program for
approximately 400
Employees
● Maintain Community-Based
Travel Planning for 20% of
residents
Measure Description
Transportation Demand Management (TDM) programs help
employers reduce car travel by offering alternatives like transit passes, bike facilities, carpool matching, and flexible work schedules. This measure encourages local employers to adopt TDM strategies that reduce traffic, cut emissions, and support sustainable commuting options for workers. 33 percent of respondents to the most recent community survey indicated that coordinating with schools and local employers to support carpooling, vanpools, and other programs that reduce driving was a top priority.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Coordinate with schools and local employers to support carpooling, vanpools, programs to reduce driving to/from school and work
● Encourage employers to market and implement a
voluntary trip commute trip reduction program and offer employee parking cash-outs., which allow employees to
forgo parking in lieu of a cash payment equivalent to the cost of the parking space
Municipal Ops
● Establish a program to encourage City employees to
reduce driving to work or City hosted events

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Measure M5: Reform Parking Policies
GHG Reductions
87 MTCO2e annually by 2035
29 MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Employee parking cash-outs
Staff time to coordinate programs
and draft policy reforms
Performance Objectives
By 2035:
● Unbundle Residential
Parking Costs for
approximately 300 new
multifamily dwelling units
● Implement market priced
parking along Slauson
Avenue and Atlantic Avenue
near future mixed-use
developments
By 2045:
● Maintain unbundled
Residential Parking Costs for
approximately 300 new
multifamily dwelling units
identified under 2035
performance objective
● Implement market priced
parking along Slauson
Avenue and Atlantic Avenue
near future mixed-use
developments
Measure Description
Adjusting parking policies can reduce traffic congestion and encourage people to use more sustainable transportation options. This measure focuses on implementing smart parking policies and removing parking requirements for buildings, incentivizing shifts to other modes and decreasing the City’s total VMT. Revenue from parking programs can also be
reinvested into transit, bike infrastructure, and pedestrian improvements.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Promote unbundling parking costs from property costs, including employee parking cash-outs, to employers and
property owners
● Develop a comprehensive parking reform strategy that
potentially includes eliminating minimum parking
requirements for all new residential units, creating parking benefit districts, developing planning strategies for
transitioning land dedicated to parking to alternative
transit and public uses, and incentivizing developers to provide less than maximum allowable parking
● Implement market price public parking for all on-street public parking in the City near central business districts and employment centers
Municipal Ops
● Provide the options for employee parking cash-outs for City employees commuting to City buildings and facilities

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Off-Road Equipment Electrification (O)
Strategy Description
GHG emissions from off-road equipment are typically associated with temporary or intermittent activity and represent a relatively small share of the City’s total emissions. As a result, the potential for significant reductions in this sector is limited compared to the transportation, building energy and solid waste sectors. However, the City can still contribute towards its climate goals through cleaner equipment standards, municipal procurement practices, and partnerships with contractors that use low-emission or electric equipment.

Alignment with Existing Plans and Policies
● Governor’s Executive Order N-79-20 includes target to achieve 100 percent zero-emissions from off-road vehicles and equipment operations in the State by 2035 ● Maywood Conservation Element includes a policy requiring the City to use low-emissions vehicles and equipment for government purposes
Measures
● O1: Support Off-Road Equipment Electrification
Community Co-Benefits
Improved Air
Quality

STRATEGY

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Measure O1: Support Off-Road Equipment
Electrification
GHG Reductions
122 MTCO2e annually by 2035
481 MTCO2e annually by 2045
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Infrastructure
Equipment
Staff time for education and policy
development
Performance Objectives
Community
By 2035: Electrify 20% off-road
equipment used throughout the City
By 2045: Electrify 75% of off-road
equipment throughout the City
Municipal Ops
By 2035: Electrify 20% of off-road
equipment used in City run projects
By 2045: Electrify 75% of off-road
equipment used in City run projects
Measure Description
Off-road equipment, including lawn and garden equipment, portable generators, transport refrigeration units, and light commercial equipment, can emit GHG emissions and harmful air pollutants when operated. Community input for this plan indicates that air quality and pollution control are top priority issues. This measure focuses on supporting the electrification of off-road equipment and setting idling requirements to reduce air pollution and GHG emissions.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Develop infrastructure to support electric equipment
● Provide educational materials to builders and construction contractors on the benefits and capabilities of electric offroad equipment ● Through the permitting process, require private
developers to use green construction methods that reduce emissions
● Adopt restrictions to minimize unnecessary idling of offroad equipment Municipal Ops
● Increase the use of zero-emission off-road equipment by municipal fleet facilities
● Establish procurement policies mandating zero-emission or low-emission equipment for municipal projects

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Recycling and Organic Waste Diversion (R)
Strategy Description
Reducing the amount of waste sent to landfills through recycling and diversion programs lessens the energy needed to produce virgin materials and helps avoid the production of methane, a potent GHG that results from the decomposition of organic materials like paper, cardboard, food scraps and yard waste. By diverting waste from landfills, the City of Maywood can reduce emissions, conserve resources, and support a circular economy. California has set ambitious targets for waste reduction and organic waste diversion, including Senate Bill 1383, which requires a 75 percent reduction in organic waste disposal by 2025. Local implementation of these goals is essential to meeting statewide climate targets and improving environmental health. While the direct GHG reductions from some waste diversion actions may be modest or difficult to quantify, these actions are critical to building the infrastructure, market demand, and community habits needed to support long-term sustainability.

Alignment with Existing Plans and Policies
● California SB 1383 includes goals to reduce 75 percent of organic waste from landfills and recover 20 percent of edible food for human consumption by 2025 ● Maywood Environmental Justice Element includes goals and policies to improve food access for food insecure residents
Measures
● R1: Divert Organic Materials from the Landfill
● R2: Expand Edible Food Recovery Networks
● R3: Increase Material Recycling and Reuse
Community Co-Benefits
Public Health Resource
Conservation

STRATEGY

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Measure R1: Divert Organic Waste from the
Landfill
GHG Reductions
1,520 MTCO2e from 2023 by 2035
2,495 MTCO2e from 2023 by 2045
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Staff time for program
development, feasibility studies,
events, and education
Performance Objectives
Community
By 2035: 12% of organic waste
citywide is composted or
diverted from the landfill
(doubling of 2023 levels)
By 2045: 20% of organic waste
citywide is composted or
diverted from the landfill
Municipal Ops
By 2035: 12% of waste from City
operations is composted or
diverted from the landfill
(doubling of 2023 levels)
By 2045: 20% of waste from City
operations is composted or
diverted from the landfill
Measure Description
Organic waste including food waste, paper discards, and yard trimmings makes up a large portion of what ends up in landfills, where it produces methane, a powerful GHG. This measure promotes effective organic waste disposal within the community so that it can be diverted from the landfill. Maywood currently contracts with Universal Waste Systems to collect community waste using three carts: trash (black), recycling (blue) and organic waste (green). Waste from trash carts is sent to Universal Waste Systems facilities where a small portion of organic waste is separated and diverted. The organic waste collected from green carts along with the diverted organic waste from black carts is converted into beneficial soil management products including mulch and compost.

Increasing the amount of organic waste diverted from the landfill for beneficial use is a key measure in reducing GHG emissions and creating a more sustainable community.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Partner with Universal Waste Systems and CBOs to
provide education to the community and businesses on
how to properly dispose of organic materials, including the materials that belong in each cart, and what happens with those materials
● Provide at-home and community garden compost
education through in-person demonstrations, social
media, City webpage, and flyers
● Improve the City’s ability to monitor organics diversion rates; coordinate with Universal Waste Systems to improve the measurement and reporting of the organics diverted
from black carts for beneficial use

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Municipal Ops
● Coordinate with Universal Waste Systems to provide
organic waste bins and pick-up services at all City buildings and facilities
● Educate City employees on proper organic waste disposal, promoting the proper use of green bins at City buildings and facilities
● Conduct waste audit to identify large sources of organic waste from City operations, and focus waste reduction
efforts where action is needed most

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Measure R2: Expand Edible Food Recovery
Networks
GHG Reductions
Not quantified (supporting measure)
Cost Considerations ‚Low«
Staff time for educational events
and program development
Measure Description
Recovering edible food from grocery stores, restaurants and large catering events helps to feed community members in need while reducing food waste. When sent to the landfill, food decomposes and produces more methane than other
organics, such as grass and yard trimmings. Maywood currently distributes food to community members through the Mobile Food Pantry at the Southeast Rio Vista YMCA. This measure supports and expands programs like this through edible food recovery and distribution to food insecure residents.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Launch educational programs focused on edible food
recovery and food waste reduction to community
members and businesses
● Foster a community-wide food recovery network by
connecting businesses, food recovery organizations, and organizations the support residents
● Explore incentives for businesses to partner with food recovery organizations to feed community members in
need
● Examine existing regulations that limit or discourage edible food recovery efforts
Municipal Ops
● Establish a food recovery policy for events hosted by the City, to ensure edible food is recovered and distributed to community members in need
● Participate in food recovery efforts to build relationships with food recovery organizations and expand food
recovery networks

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Measure R3: Increase Material Recycling and
Reuse
GHG Reductions
Not quantified (supporting measure)
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Infrastructure for recycling bins in
public spaces
Staff time for program
development, feasibility studies,
events, and education
Performance Objectives
Community
By 2035: 60% of total waste citywide
is diverted and recycled
By 2045: 65% of total waste is
diverted and recycled
Municipal Ops
By 2035: 60% of waste generated in
City operations is diverted and
recycled
By 2045: 65% of waste generated in
City operations is diverted and
recycled
Measure Description
Material recycling and product reuse work best when they are convenient and accessible. Systems and services like recycling bins in public spaces, tool libraries, and repair cafes provide residents with easier ways to recycle and reuse materials. This measure supports placing more recycling bins in public areas, apartment complexes, and business districts along with the development of local reuse networks that reduce
consumption and build community connections. Maywood
currently contracts with Universal Waste Systems to collect waste in the community using three carts: trash (black), organics (green) and recycling (blue). Waste collected from black bins is sent to a Universal Waste Systems facility where materials like aluminum and plastic are diverted and recycled.

The recyclables collected from blue carts along with the diverted materials from black bins are recycled by Universal Waste Systems. Expanding access and education for proper recycling and reuse will help Maywood reach its GHG
reduction targets while reducing litter, conserving resources, and keeping usable materials out of landfills.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Provide discounted recycling bins to underserved areas or locations with high volumes of recyclable materials
● Launch programs to educate business owners and
landlords on how to obtain and maintain recycling bins
● Partner with schools, CBOs, and Universal Waste Systems to educate residents and businesses on material reuse
networks and proper recycling
● Identify optimal locations for public recycling bins and host educational events for businesses and building owners in those areas

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● Partner with Universal Waste Systems to provide adequate service for recycling bins in public spaces
● Host repair cafes and swap events for community
members to extend the useful life of materials, clothing and other essential items
● Coordinate with Universal Waste Systems to improve
ability to measure the amount of materials diverted from black carts for recycling
Municipal Ops
● Explore installing more public recycling bins at City owned buildings, parks, and facilities, through feasibility studies and mapping strategic locations
● Implement a sustainable purchasing policy for municipal operations, including reusable products and products
made from recycled, non-toxic, and/or sustainably sourced materials where available
● Ensure all City owned buildings and facilities have recycling bins for employees and are serviced by a recycling hauler ● Establish reuse, repair, and sharing networks within
departments or across departments for employees to
extend the life of products they use at work

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Water Conservation & Reuse (W)
Strategy Description
This strategy reduces emissions associated with the energy needed to treat, transport and deliver water to the City’s end consumers, primarily by reducing the amount of water consumed in the City through building off existing water-efficiency requirements. The City includes water-efficient landscape requirements in the municipal code that establish design, installation, and maintenance standards for landscape water efficiency. Additionally, the City is served by three water utilities (Maywood Municipal Water Company #1, Maywood Municipal Water Company #2, and Tri-City Mutual Water Company) all of which have existing policies for water conservation, including conservation ordinances that aim to reduce water waste and impose drought restrictions in response to State emergency regulation for water conservation. While water consumption represents approximately 4 percent of the City’s emissions, opportunities for reducing emissions associated with water consumption are limited compared to strategies aimed at transportation and building energy.

Alignment with Existing Plans and Policies
● Making Conservation a California Way of Life is the State’s water conservation ordinance that includes a target to save 500,000 acre-feet of water annually by 2040 ● Maywood’ three water utilities include water conservation restrictions and violation fines that cover outdoor water requirements and fixing leaking pipes ● Maywood Housing Element includes policies to regulate outdoor irrigation, including requirements for sprinklers, timers, and rain and moisture sensors in existing and future multifamily developments. Additional policies support the transition to low-flow toilets and encourage use of drought tolerant landscaping through the plan check process Measures
● W1: Reduce Indoor and Outdoor Water
Consumption
● W2: Increase Use of Recycled Water and
Graywater Systems
Community Co-Benefits
Resource
Conservation
Cost Savings for
Residents

STRATEGY

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Measure W1: Reduce Indoor and Outdoor Water
Consumption
GHG Reductions
Not quantified (supporting measure)
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Infrastructure for water-efficient
equipment
Staff time for education,
partnerships, studies, and policy
development
Measure Description
Outdoor water use, especially for landscaping, accounts for a significant portion of residential water demand. This measure encourages water-efficient landscaping practices such as using drought-tolerant plants, improving irrigation systems, and reducing lawn areas. Indoor water use accounts for a smaller portion of residential water demand, but water-efficient appliances can still reduce residential water consumption.

Although the reductions from this measure are not quantified, reducing outdoor water use helps conserve a vital resource and lowers the energy required to pump and treat water. It also supports climate adaptation by making neighborhoods more resilient to heat and drought. 61 percent of community survey respondents considered discounts on water-saving appliances a top priority. 51 percent of respondents
considered rebates for drought-tolerant plants and
landscaping a top priority and over 50 percent of respondents selected social media, local TV/radio stations and City hosted educational programs as the top methods for water
conservation education.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Explore building codes or performance standards
requiring new and existing buildings to be water-efficient ● Explore updating the City’s water efficient landscaping requirements to further enhance drought-tolerant
landscaping
● Partner with CBOs to establish a science-backed, droughttolerant and/or California native landscaping database online to help residents, developers, and landscapers
identify plants, their water needs, and how to properly care for them

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● Partner with water utilities to expand water conservation rebates for water-saving appliances, sprinkler systems, and turf replacement
● Partner with water utilities to reduce water loss in
distribution systems and upgrade pumping and water
treatment systems
● Expand water conservation and rebate education through utilizing social media, TV/radio, and demonstrations for businesses and community members
● Target rebates and direct-install devices to lower-income households
Municipal Ops
● Conduct regular leak detection inspections on City owned and operated buildings and facilities and replace aging pipes to minimize water loss
● Conduct water efficiency study for water intensive
municipal activities such as irrigation for parks to
determine feasibility of introducing water efficient
solutions and drought tolerant landscapes
● Implement equipment replacement policy that requires
appliances and equipment to meet high-water-efficient
standards

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Measure W2: Increase Use of Recycled Water and
Greywater Systems
GHG Reductions
Not quantified
Cost Considerations ‚Med«
Infrastructure for greywater systems
and bioswales
Staff time for education and
feasibility study
Measure Description
Recycled water and greywater systems allow water used in sinks, showers, and washing machines to be safely reused for irrigation and other non-potable purposes. This measure promotes the use of these systems in homes, businesses, and public facilities to reduce demand on drinking water supplies.

While direct GHG reductions from this measure may be
limited, it supports long-term water conservation and reduces the energy needed to treat and deliver fresh water to the city.

Encouraging water reuse also helps Maywood prepare for future droughts and builds resilience in the face of climate change.

Key Implementing Actions
Community
● Partner with water utilities to expand conservation rebates for greywater systems and rainwater harvesting for
residential and commercial properties
● Develop greywater system education campaign utilizing social media and demonstrations for businesses and
community members
● Examine existing ordinances that could be updated to
remove barriers or support the installation of bioswales at residential and commercial properties
Municipal Ops
● Conduct cost and feasibility studies for greywater systems and rainwater harvesting for City-owned facilities
● Evaluate feasibility of installing bioswales along streets or at City owned properties that safely capture stormwater while removing debris and pollution

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CHAPTER 5
Maywood’s Vulnerability to Climate
Change
Climate change is a defining challenge for the City of Maywood, with growing implications for public health, infrastructure, ecosystems, and the local economy. This chapter draws from multiple, complementary assessments that document the City’s exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity to climate-related hazards. Phase 1 of the City’s Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan (CAARP) included a baseline community climate vulnerability assessment (included as Appendix E), establishing a foundation for adaptation strategy development and emphasizing the need for completing the City’s Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and assessing critical infrastructure vulnerability.

This chapter integrates findings from baseline vulnerability assessment as well as the 2023 Safety Element, which identifies goals and actions such as completing an Urban Forestry Plan, retrofitting existing buildings, and developing a neighborhood resilience hub or cooling center, and from the 2025 Hazard Mitigation Plan, which evaluates hazard probabilities, community risk levels, and vulnerabilities to heat, drought, flooding, and air quality hazards.

Climate Hazards in Maywood
Maywood faces increasing climate risks due to rising temperatures, worsening air quality, and extreme weather events, all of which disproportionately impact vulnerable populations in the city.

The Phase 1 CAARP Assessment provided a detailed analysis of these hazards, their expected trends, and their potential impacts on Maywood’s residents, infrastructure, and economy.

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Assessing Climate
Change Hazards Risk
To inform adaptation strategy development and
prioritization, qualitative risk ratings are used to
evaluate how climate hazards affect Maywood’s
infrastructure, public services, and vulnerable
populations. Table 5-1 offers a clear and
systematic method for identifying the risks that
require the greatest attention and action.

Risks are evaluated based on the following
criteria:

1. Probability and Exposure describe the
likelihood of the hazard occurring based on
historical trends and climate projections, as
well as the degree to which an asset or
population is physically exposed to a climate
hazard.

2. Consequence and Sensitivity refer to the
severity of the impact on public health,
infrastructure, economy, and community
well-being.

3. Criticality considers the importance of the
asset to community functioning and resilience.

4. Adaptive Capacity refers to the existing
policies, programs, and infrastructure that
are in place to reduce climate vulnerabilities
and enhance resilience.

How the Climate Is Expected
to Change
Decades of scientific research show that
GHG emissions from human activities are
the primary driver of global warming.

Projections from the Fifth National Climate
Assessment and California’s Fourth Climate
Change Assessment provide the basis for
understanding how future climate
conditions, such as higher temperatures,
more frequent extreme heat days, and
worsened air quality, are expected to affect
Maywood and the surrounding region.

California’s Fourth Climate Change
Assessment models future climate impacts
under two GHG emissions scenarios:

Representative Concentration Pathway
(RCP) 4.5 and RCP 8.5. These pathways
represent different GHG emissions
scenarios and provide estimates for how
much additional energy will be trapped in
the Earth’s atmosphere by the year 2100.

RCP 4.5 represents a stabilization scenario
in which global emissions peak in midcentury and then decline through the end of the century, resulting in moderate
warming. RCP 8.5 assumes continued high
emissions with limited mitigation, leading to
more severe and widespread climate
impacts. The level of atmospheric warming
will determine the future severity of
extreme heat events, droughts, storms, and
wildfires, which all directly or indirectly
impact the City of Maywood.

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TABLE 5-1 Risk Characterization by Hazard
Hazard Overall
Probability
and Exposure
Consequence
and Sensitivity Criticality
Adaptive
Capacity
Extreme Heat High High High High Medium
Air Pollution High High High High Medium
Extreme Storms and
Stormwater Flooding
Medium Low-Medium Medium-High Medium-High Low-Medium
Drought Medium-High High Medium Medium-High Medium-High Vector-Borne Diseases Medium Medium Medium Medium Medium-High

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Extreme Heat
Overall Risk Rating: High
Maywood experiences higher urban heat island (UHI) effects due to dense development, low tree canopy cover, and a proliferation of heat-absorbing surfaces. By mid-century, extreme heat days (over 95°F) are expected to increase significantly, raising risks for seniors, outdoor workers, and lowincome residents without access to cooling. Increased temperatures strain energy infrastructure, water resources, and public health systems, particularly for residents in older, inefficient housing.

Probability and Exposure
Risk Rating: High
Under a high-emissions scenario, California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment (OPR 2018) projects that the number of extreme heat days in Maywood, defined as temperatures above 97.9°F, could increase to ten times the historical average by the end of the century. Days exceeding 90°F are expected to rise from about 20 per year historically to more than 100 days annually by 2100 (Geospatial Innovation Facility 2024).

Frequent and more-intense heat waves increase stress on:
● Public Health: Hospitals
● Urban Forests, Parks, and Ecosystems: Tree loss, heat stress on vegetation ● Transportation Infrastructure: Increased pavement temperatures.

Consequence and Sensitivity
Risk Rating: High
Extended heat waves are expected to elevate heat-related illnesses and mortality, increase electricity demand and the risk of power outages, add stress to water supplies through higher demand and evaporation losses, and accelerate deterioration of pavements and other materials. Tree die-off and loss of urban green space can further intensify local heat exposure. Heat also accelerates local pollutant generation (CNRA 2018).

Maywood’s urban form intensifies exposure: roughly 70 percent of the City has impervious cover across all census tracts while an estimated 5 percent of the city has tree cover, which is much lower than Countywide tree canopy coverage of 18 percent (LA County 2021; City of Maywood 2023).

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Approximately 73 percent of land area is impervious, contributing to urban heat island effects (see Figure 5-1). Populations most sensitive to heat include linguistically isolated residents (25 percent of Maywood residents), lower-income households (21 percent), people without health insurance (16 percent), seniors (9 percent), children (8 percent), and residents with disabilities (6 percent).

Overcrowding and older, inefficient housing stock can increase indoor heat risk (City of Maywood 2023). Disadvantaged communities in Los Angeles County face higher heat vulnerability due to limited access to green space, older HVAC systems, and fewer adaptive resources (CNRA 2018).

SOURCE: Climate Central 2024
FIGURE 5-1 Urban Heat Island Effect
Severe impacts are anticipated on:
● Public Health: Seniors, low-income households, outdoor workers, renters, children under 5, people with pre-existing conditions
● Urban Forests, Parks, and Ecosystems: Loss of shade, cooling benefits ● Transportation Infrastructure: Heat-related rail damage, road degradation Criticality
Risk Rating: High
Essential assets affected include:
● Public Health: Essential for care and emergency response ● Urban Forests, Parks, and Ecosystems: Urban cooling and air quality benefits ● Transportation Infrastructure: Transit and active transportation routes critical for mobility

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Adaptive Capacity
Risk Rating: Medium
Existing assets include two large parks, Maywood Park and Riverfront Park, and universal park access within a 10-minute walk, which can provide cooling relief (CAARP Phase 1, Appendix E). The City is collaborating with Amigos de Los Rios to plant additional trees and has pursued broader urban forestry initiatives through the Urban Forest Management and Tree Planting Program (CAARP Phase 1, Appendix E; City of Maywood 2023). Maywood is also working with the Gateway Cities Council of Governments (GCCOG) and SoCalREN on an Energy Resilience Action Plan and resilience hub opportunities, which can support cooling and backup power during heat events. Plans for a cooling center in Maywood are underway.

Existing initiatives to mitigate impacts include:
● Tree plantings to help reduce the urban heat island effect (900+ trees with Amigos de los Rios, 50+ trees through Maywood Beautification project).
● General Plan requires tree plantings in parking lots and commercial developments. ● Urban Forestry Plan to expand shade coverage.
● Cooling centers with GCCOG coordination.

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Air Pollution
Overall Risk Rating: High
Los Angeles County experiences high levels of air pollution; Maywood ranks in the 94th percentile for pollution burden statewide due to traffic emissions, industrial activity, and nearby freeways.

Increased wildfire smoke from regional fires contribute to poor air quality and respiratory illnesses, disproportionately affecting children, seniors, and individuals with asthma. Air pollution exposure worsens heat-related illnesses, increases cardiovascular risks, and exacerbates long-term health disparities.

Probability and Exposure
Risk Rating: High
Air quality challenges are expected to worsen due to increasing heat and more frequent regional wildfire smoke intrusions. The Safety Element notes that extreme heat contributes to pollutant build-up and that wildfire smoke from neighboring areas can degrade local air quality in Maywood (City of Maywood 2023). The Draft HMP documents a January 2025 local health emergency driven by multiple fires and windstorms that resulted in high concentrations of PM2.5 illustrating episodic spikes that climate-amplified events can produce (City of Maywood 2025).

The Los Angeles Regional Report in California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment (CNRA 2018) concludes that climate change is likely to exacerbate existing air quality issues across Los Angeles communities. It reveals that smoke intrusion from nearby wildfires tends to persist longer in Los Angeles basin valleys due to atmospheric inversions, trapping fine particles. The report also notes that pollutant burdens tend to concentrate in low-income, high-traffic corridors and that health burdens (e.g., asthma emergency visits) are statistically elevated in these zones. Maywood’s location near major freight routes and in a dense urban basin will exacerbate smoke/PM persistence during wildfire events, prolonging exposure for residents.

Climate-exacerbated air pollution has impacts on:
● Public Health: High exposure to diesel particulate matter ● Private Property: Proximity to industrial pollution zones ● Transportation Assets: users of transit and active transportation modes

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Consequence and Sensitivity
Risk Rating: High
Poor air quality elevates risks to respiratory and cardiovascular health, contributes to adverse birth outcomes, and can impair cognitive function during high-smoke days (CAARP Phase 1, Appendix E).

Smoke advisories and unhealthy air days constrain outdoor activity and may require filtered indoor environments for schools, childcare centers, and sensitive populations (CAARP Phase 1, Appendix E).

Maywood bears a disproportionate baseline pollution burden. CalEnviroScreen indicators for Maywood show diesel particulate matter in the 90th percentile and PM2.5 in the 85th percentile statewide; ground-level ozone is around the 50th percentile (CAARP Phase 1, Appendix E). Proximity to the I-710 freight corridor and adjacent industrial activity in the City of Vernon reinforces exposure to mobile and stationary emissions (CAARP Phase 1, Appendix E). Children, seniors, and residents with asthma or other respiratory illness are especially sensitive (CAARP Phase 1, Appendix E).

Increased health risks:
● Public Health: Respiratory issues (e.g., asthma), cardiovascular stress ● Private Property: Disproportionate impact on low-income and vulnerable communities Criticality
Risk Rating: High
Worsening air quality affects essential assets:
● Public Health: Hospitals, clinics, and schools affected ● Private Property: Housing near pollution sources faces disproportionate risk ● Transportation Assets: users of transit and active transportation modes Adaptive Capacity
Risk Rating: Medium
Adaptive capacity measures highlighted in City documents include expanding access to air filtration for households and community facilities; retrofitting schools, libraries, and community centers to improve indoor air quality; participation in community air monitoring (e.g., AB 617); and continued mobile-source pollution reduction through fleet electrification and VMT reduction. Other existing strategies to mitigate impacts include:
● Electrification of municipal fleet & low-emission transit expansion. ● Enhanced air filtration in schools and public buildings. ● Community-based air monitoring programs

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Extreme Storms and Stormwater Flooding
Overall Risk Rating: Medium
Aging stormwater infrastructure can have limited capacity to handle increasingly extreme rainfall events, leading to localized flooding in low-lying areas. Increased storm intensity due to climate change may worsen flood risks, impacting homes, businesses, and transportation corridors. Renters and lower-income households may be at higher risk of property damage due to inadequate flood protection measures.

Probability and Exposure
Risk Rating: Low-Medium
More frequent and severe multi-day storms are expected in Southern California, with heavier rainfall during individual events even as overall wet-season patterns shift (CNRA 2018; City of Maywood 2023).

A portion of the City is protected by a FEMA-accredited levee (see page 86 in HMP) and mapping of the 100-year or 500-year floodplains has not been completed for portions of Maywood upriver from the levee-protected area. The Draft HMP notes that the city’s extensive impervious cover makes it broadly susceptible to urban stormwater flooding and that portions of the region may experience a 20 to 30 percent increase in wet days by the end of the century (City of Maywood 2025). The Los Angeles Regional Report includes modeling showing that short-duration intense storms may increase by 10 to 20 percent by mid-century across the L.A. County area. Additionally, preliminary research using a 100-year storm model indicates potential flooding along Randolph Avenue. 10 Increased flood risk impacts:
● Emergency Services and Critical Operations: Flooded emergency routes prevent effective response
● Stormwater and Water Supply Infrastructure: Overburdened drainage systems ● Wastewater and Sewer Infrastructure: Risk of overflow/contamination 10 2025-09–LARC Network Meeting Notes – Slide 17

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Consequence and Sensitivity
Risk Rating: Medium-High
The Los Angeles Regional Report in California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment (CNRA 2018) identifies stormwater runoff overload and aging infrastructure as key limiting factors for flood resilience across southern L.A. communities, especially in dense urban settings with constrained drainage. Maywood’s flat topography, dense development, and limited infiltration capacity increase stormwater accumulation risk citywide (City of Maywood 2025). Renters and lower-income households face disproportionate burdens from property damage. Localized flooding can inundate roadways, low-lying neighborhoods, and critical access routes, disrupting emergency response and isolating residents. Standing water creates hazardous driving conditions and can lead to indoor mold where buildings are compromised.

Direct impacts on:
● Emergency Services: Delayed emergency response due to impacts to roads ● Stormwater and Water Supply Infrastructure: Risk of property damage ● Wastewater and Sewer Infrastructure: Risk of overflow and contamination ● Transportation Infrastructure: Localized stormwater flooding can block vital corridors and evacuation routes
Criticality
Risk Rating: Medium-High
Slauson Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard serve as Maywood’s main evacuation and emergency response routes (City of Maywood 2023). These corridors are vital for police and fire access, and any long-term traffic disruption could hinder emergency response. Critical infrastructure at risk also includes:
● Emergency Services: Police and fire departments require open access ● Stormwater Management: Crucial flood prevention systems ● Wastewater Treatment: Essential for public sanitation Adaptive Capacity
Risk Rating: Low-Medium
Flood risk in Maywood is not well understood because FEMA floodplain maps have not been developed for the city. The absence of these maps does not mean that flood risk is low or nonexistent. City and partner initiatives described in recent planning documents include approximately $1.2 million in sewer and stormwater upgrades, green infrastructure improvements through the Maywood Beautification Project, and General Plan policies that address flood protection.

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Drought
Overall Risk Rating: Medium-High
Maywood relies on imported water and groundwater, which can become more stressed through long-term drought conditions. Higher temperatures increase evaporation rates and water demand, straining household affordability and regional supply. Drought-related stress also affects urban forests, parks, and green infrastructure, reducing resilience to extreme heat.

Probability and Exposure
Risk Rating: High
Projections for Maywood indicate longer dry spells and more variable precipitation. Dry spells could extend up to approximately 209 days/year by 2100, with fewer storms but greater intensity when they do occur; annual average rainfall could rise from roughly 19 inches to about 22 inches by 2100 (CAARP Phase 1, Appendix E). The Safety Element reports longer and more severe droughts by midcentury. The CEC summary discusses multi-year drought persistence in Southern California, amplifying the risk of prolonged dry periods that go beyond single-season droughts. It also emphasizes groundwater depletion and overdraft risk across L.A. basin areas under climate pressure, combining reduced recharge and increased demand. Supply systems to Maywood might be strained not just by seasonal drought but by drought sequences lasting multiple years.

Increasing water scarcity affects:
● Stormwater and Water Supply Infrastructure: Diminished reliability of groundwater and imported water supplies
● Urban Forests, Parks, and Ecosystems: Vegetation stress, loss of green space ● Private Property: Rising water costs and landscaping restrictions Consequence and Sensitivity
Risk Rating: Medium
Drought increases water and food costs, stresses urban trees and landscaping, degrades habitat, and elevates wildfire risk. For a city that relies on County fire and police services, severe regional wildfire activity can strain emergency response capacity. Prolonged drought can also exacerbate air quality, particularly during wildfire smoke events.

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Maywood primarily depends on groundwater for drinking water, with limited diversification of supply; drought and reduced recharge negatively affect groundwater availability and quality.

Physical assets sensitive to drought include parks and the urban forest, water-supply infrastructure, and groundwater wells used for irrigation and monitoring.

Water stress affects:
● Water Infrastructure: Increased demand for water efficiency measures ● Parks and Ecosystems: Reduced biodiversity, increased heat exposure ● Housing and Businesses: Increased cost burden for residents and businesses Criticality
Risk Rating: Medium-High
Essential for city function:
● Water Supply Infrastructure: Drinking water is a fundamental need ● Parks and Urban Forests: Key for cooling and public wellbeing ● Private Property: Water security directly impacts quality of life Adaptive Capacity
Risk Rating: Medium-High
Existing capacity elements include water-use restrictions by local water companies and a 2021 grant of roughly $2.7 million for a new groundwater filtration system serving portions of the City, improving drinking-water quality and reliability. Education and conservation programming (e.g., Eco Gardener workshops), continued drought restrictions, and infrastructure upgrades are also documented. Recommended strategies in the City’s communication materials include droughttolerant landscaping, native planting, and expanded community education on water stewardship.

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Vector-Borne Disease
Overall Risk Rating: Medium
Warmer temperatures and changing precipitation patterns create favorable conditions for mosquito-borne diseases like West Nile virus. Increased standing water from extreme rainfall and flooding heightens mosquito breeding risks, particularly in areas with poor drainage.

Probability and Exposure
Risk Rating: Medium
Warmer temperatures, extreme precipitation, flooding, and drought-related stagnation create favorable conditions for mosquitoes. Invasive Aedes species are now established across much of Los Angeles County and, alongside native Culex mosquitoes, can transmit West Nile virus and other illnesses. While the precise extent of climate-driven change locally is uncertain, risk conditions are expected to increase (LA County 2021)
Mosquito-borne disease risk can rise during warm seasons and after heavy rains where standing water persists. County data indicate that West Nile virus is the most common mosquito-borne disease in the region; positive West Nile samples were detected in Maywood in 2022, and countywide incidence remains a recurring concern (City of Maywood 2025). The Los Angeles Regional Report mentions that mosquito risk windows, which is the number of months suitable for vector activity, may lengthen by 1–2 months in Los Angeles under warming (CNRA 2018).

Conditions that Increase mosquito breeding affect:
● Public Health: Higher risk of West Nile Virus and Dengue Fever outbreaks ● Stormwater and Wastewater Infrastructure: Standing water provides breeding grounds ● Parks and Ecosystems: Increased mosquito presence in green spaces Consequence and Sensitivity
Risk Rating: Medium
Older adults, people with pre-existing health conditions, and residents without health insurance face elevated risk of severe outcomes from vector-borne disease. Dense housing and limited access to care can amplify exposure and delay treatment. Stagnant water along the Los Angeles River or

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within under-drained public spaces increases local breeding habitat (CAARP Phase 1, Appendix E; City of Maywood 2023).

Public health risks include:
● Public Health: Increased demand for disease treatment and prevention ● Stormwater Systems: Poor drainage increases breeding conditions ● Parks and Recreation Areas: Potential for reduced outdoor recreation and usability Criticality
Risk Rating: Medium
The CEC report flags stormwater catch basins and illicit dumping, prevalent in dense urban areas, as persistent breeding sites, especially when drainage is poor. Catch basin maintenance is critical in tight urban grids like Maywood’s to suppress breeding in low-flow structures.

Public health concerns include:
● Facilities: Hospitals and clinics need vector control support ● Stormwater Management: Mosquito prevention depends on proper drainage Adaptive Capacity
Risk Rating: Medium-High
Maywood participates in the Greater Los
Angeles County Vector Control District’s
Mosquito Watch program, which provides
resident education and neighborhood-scale
prevention resources. City documents
recommend public education, interagency
monitoring and response with LA County
Public Health and GLACVCD, and targeted
abatement of standing water as core
measures.

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Adaptation and Resilience Strategies
The adaptation and resilience measures in this chapter were developed by integrating community priorities with technical analysis. Engagement with residents, youth, and local organizations identified the most pressing climate concerns and contributed ideas about solutions addressing heat, air quality, flooding, and access to safe transportation. These insights were paired with data on local hazards and assets, and consideration regarding feasibility, equity, and the need to address multiple hazards. The result is a set of measures that reflect how Maywood’s community understands and experiences climate risks, and how the City can respond through practical, coordinated action.

Community Engagement Findings
During community engagement, residents consistently identified extreme heat, air quality, clean transportation, and water issues as priority climate concerns, with youth leaders emphasizing safe and shaded streets and public spaces.

For increasing resilience to extreme heat, the top strategies identified through community engagement included a cooling center with backup power and air conditioning, tree planting and shade structures, backup power for critical facilities, and home cooling efficiency incentives. Youth leaders supported urban greening for shade, air quality, and walkability, and the Advisory Committee highlighted cooling centers and greening as implementation priorities. Advisory Committee members also emphasized the need for filtration in schools and childcare facilities to reduce exposure to poor air quality.

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Transportation feedback centered
on equitable mobility and safety
for people who walk, bike, skate, or
rely on transit. The highest-ranked
strategies in the community survey
were: free or discounted public
transit passes; improved transit
frequency and hours; increasing
shade, trees, signage, and
landscaping along walkways; and
more protected bike lanes and
pedestrian walkways. Youth
leaders identified six factors that
make walking feel unsafe: extreme
heat; uninviting bus stops; dim
lighting; walkways too close to
traffic; encounters with people
with mental health issues; and fear
of encounters with ICE agents.

Participants and stakeholders
recommended focusing active
transportation improvements on
Atlantic Boulevard, Slauson
Avenue, and Randolph Street and
improving access to Riverfront
Park, schools, and libraries.

Community members also
identified areas which may have
flood risk, such as the intersection
of Atlantic Boulevard and Slauson
Avenue. Stakeholders recommended bioswales, permeable surfaces, pavement removal where feasible, rain barrels, and an educational toolkit for household water savings.

Across all equity issues raised by residents and the advisory committee, more shade, tree planting, and cooling improvements consistently emerged as top priorities. Second, residents and stakeholders emphasized coupling building upgrades with tenant protections, and clear, trusted communication to prevent displacement and protect against scams as electrification and efficiency programs expand.

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Social Equity Issues Identified
Social equity issues surrounding climate adaptation and resilience were raised through community engagement and advisory committee discussions. Implementing actions that address the identified issues are included within the implementation actions for the adaptation measures, where applicable. These issues below do not encompass all feedback received during community engagement; the equity considerations for GHG reduction measures are included in Chapter 4.

Economic Stability and Affordability
Community members emphasized the challenge of meeting basic costs such as rent, electricity, and water. Many respondents reported annual household incomes below 60,000 dollars, with a large portion below 25,000 dollars. Financial assistance for utilities, rebates for efficiency upgrades, and programs that help reduce water and energy bills were top priorities. Participants also expressed concern that building retrofits and electrification could raise rents or lead to displacement, highlighting the need for tenant protections and ongoing rent stabilization.

Health, Air Quality, and Environmental Justice
Air pollution and exposure to industrial activities remain major concerns. Residents called for stronger air quality protection, including public filtration stations and free in-home air filters.

Stakeholders recommended stricter truck route enforcement, anti-idling policies near schools, and the gradual removal of incompatible industrial uses. These issues intersect with public health and environmental justice, as pollution disproportionately affects homes and schools near traffic corridors and industrial zones. Community members voiced concerns about pests, flooding, and the safety of children in schools and parks. Protecting schools and childcare centers from poor air quality was also identified as a top priority.

Heat, Greening, and Access to Cooling
Extreme heat is a leading environmental stressor in Maywood. Residents and youth prioritized more tree canopy, shaded walkways, and cooling centers with backup power. Stakeholders also discussed greening schoolyards and increasing access to shaded public areas. These ideas reflect both climate resilience and equity goals, ensuring that low-income and renter households without home air conditioning have safe, cool places to go during heat events.

Transportation Access and Safety
Participants described a need for more reliable, comfortable, and safe transportation options. Desired improvements included better bus frequency and routes, shaded and well-lit stops, and safer streets for walking and biking. Youth participants reported feeling unsafe due to fast traffic, poor lighting,

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mental health concerns, and fear of ICE activity. These barriers limit mobility, particularly for youth and residents without cars, and reduce access to schools, parks, and community spaces.

Youth Inclusion and Leadership
Youth engagement revealed deep connections between climate issues, mental health, and neighborhood wellbeing. Young residents prioritized urban greening, active transportation, and education as tools to make their city safer and more livable. Including youth in planning and leadership roles was seen as a key pathway for building long-term community resilience and shared ownership of climate solutions.

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Adaptation Measure Development
Adaptation and resilience measures were developed through an integrated process that combined community input, technical analysis, and alignment with existing local hazard mitigation and safety planning efforts. Measures were screened and prioritized using the following criteria:

1. Community engagement findings. Strategies were grounded in the priorities and lived experiences of Maywood residents, as identified through two phases of community engagement led by the City and the Institute for Local Government (ILG). Surveys, youth focus groups, advisory committee meetings, and stakeholder interviews helped identify key local concerns such as extreme heat, air quality, clean transportation, and water reliability. These findings guided the design and emphasis of each adaptation measure to reflect community-identified needs and values.

2. Alignment with the city’s hazard mitigation plan. Measures were cross-referenced with actions in the city’s Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) to ensure consistency and to leverage existing commitments and funding pathways. Strategies indicated as High or Medium priority in the HMP were considered foundational to the CAARP’s adaptation framework, particularly for hazards such as flooding, extreme heat, and seismic events.

3. Multi-hazard resilience benefits. Preference was given to actions that improve resilience across multiple hazard types. For example, measures that address both heat and air quality (such as urban tree planting or green infrastructure) were prioritized because they provide overlapping public health and environmental benefits.

4. Focus on high-risk hazards. Results from the qualitative risk matrix were used to identify which climate hazards pose the greatest combined threat in terms of likelihood, exposure, and consequence. Measures that directly reduce vulnerability to these highest-rated hazards—such as extreme heat, flooding, and drought—were given greater emphasis.

5. Equity and feasibility considerations. Informed by community engagement, the prioritization process also accounted for social equity—ensuring that measures address the needs of renters, low-income households, youth, and linguistically isolated residents. Feasibility, including cost, ease of implementation, and potential for partnerships, was also evaluated to ensure measures are both impactful and achievable within Maywood’s resources and institutional capacity.

6. Avoid duplication. Adaptation options were reviewed to ensure that they add value and do not duplicate measures already addressed elsewhere in the plan. For example, many of the actions in the Water Conservation and Reuse measures in Chapter 4 help to address drought. Where needed, the Adaptation and Resilience measures include additional actions that address drought (e.g., Measures A3 and A4).

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Adaptation and Resilience (A)
Strategy Description
This chapter outlines measures for increasing resilience to the climate change vulnerabilities described in Chapter 5, and in more detail in the Phase 1 Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment (Appendix E). The measures identified here build on and support existing efforts such as the Safety Element and Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). Each adaptation and resilience measure in this chapter outlines how Maywood can respond to climate hazards through targeted investments, programs, and partnerships.

Measures
● A1: Improve Access to Resilience Hubs
● A2: Strengthen Communications and Community Preparedness for Hazards ● A3: Expand Tree Canopy and Structural Shade
● A4: Increase Natural Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure ● A5: Upgrade Buildings for Climate Readiness
Community Co-Benefits
Public Health Improved Air
Quality
Local Economic
Development
Resource
Conservation
Cost Savings for
Residents

STRATEGY

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Measure A1: Improve Access to Resilience Hubs
Hazards Addressed
All: most important for extreme
heat, then air quality
Cost Considerations
High capital costs for facility
upgrades, backup power, and air
filtration
Lower operating costs for extended
hours, staffing, and partner
programming
Performance Objectives
Percentage of Center visits by
seniors, and other target vulnerable
populations
Increase in number of household
hazard preparedness trainings held
Measure Description
Extreme heat, poor air quality, and power outages increasingly threaten public health and community stability in Maywood.

This measure supports creating a year-round Community
Resilience Hub with cooling, clean-air filtration, backup power, and flexible space for preparedness training and emergency coordination. The Maywood Teen Center, YMCA, and County Library are identified as top candidate sites in the City’s HMP, with design funding secured and construction expected in 2026.

The hub will provide respite during hazard events, serve as a community gathering space, and support emergency response.

Community engagement survey respondents identified a
cooling center with backup power as a top priority for
increasing resilience to extreme heat events. The hub
complements nearby County-operated cooling centers located at Huntington Park Library, Franklin D. Roosevelt Park, Margaret Travis Senior Center, Robert Louis Stevenson Branch Library, and Salazar Park.

Alignment with City Plans
● HMP Mitigation Action 1: Establish community resilience hub
● Safety Element Actions: Explore creating a cooling center; Identify existing resources and networks that support
cooling; Prioritize capital improvements and expansion
projects at facilities that support emergency response
Key Implementing Actions
● Finalize site selection and complete the build out of a resilience hub at the Teen Center, the YMCA, or the County Library, consistent with HMP scoping. Equip facility with air conditioning, clean-air filtration, backup power, extended hours, and multilingual staff and information

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● Partner with trusted CBOs to program the center yearround with household hazard preparedness trainings ● Improve access to and use of nearby County-run cooling centers through multilingual and culturally relevant
outreach, extended hours, and clear guidance on when to go, how to get there, and what services are available
● Assess the accessibility and transportation connectivity of County-operated cooling centers, as well as their
effectiveness in meeting the needs of Maywood residents during extreme heat events
● Explore a transport-assisted pickup system to serve
residents with limited mobility or without personal
vehicles during emergencies and extreme heat events
● Identify additional community spaces or businesses that can provide temporary cooling and clean air during heat and smoke events

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Measure A2: Strengthen Communications and
Community Preparedness for Hazards
Hazards Addressed
All
Cost Considerations
One-time system set up and
recurring costs for alert platforms
and message testing
Low to moderate costs for outreach,
information and equipment
dissemination, drills, and partner
training
Performance Objectives
Increase in Maywood residents
enrolled in alert system, including by
Spanish-speaking households
Increase in Maywood residents who
have received hazard preparedness
training, including Spanish speaking
households
Increase in Maywood residents who
report knowing how to stay safe
during hazard events, including
Spanish-speaking households
Measure Description
This measure focuses on improving how Maywood residents receive information and stay connected before, during, and after hazard events. It aims to ensure that emergency alerts, preparedness messaging, and response coordination are
consistent, multilingual, and accessible to all residents. By enhancing early warning systems and communication
networks, the City will help residents stay safer during extreme heat, smoke, storm, and power outage events.

Community feedback highlighted the importance of trusted messengers, culturally sensitive outreach, and reliable communication channels, particularly for renters, lowerincome households, and residents with limited mobility or internet access. Strengthening partnerships with regional agencies, schools, and community-based organizations will improve coordination and ensure that all residents have timely access to accurate hazard information and essential services.

Alignment with City Plans
● HMP Action 3: Implement emergency notification through GoGov app
● HMP Action 5: Strengthen the City’s emergency response capabilities through partnerships
● HMP Action 14: Increase public awareness of severe
weather mitigation activities
● Safety Element Actions: Standardize communication
channels for informing residents of hazards; Coordinate with transportation agencies on emergency response and
evacuation planning

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Key Implementing Actions
● Publicize shelter-in-place guidance, air quality warnings, heat advisories, and other hazard safety guidance during, or ideally before, severe weather events
● Expand enrollment in the City’s multilingual alert system and standardize text, app, web, print, and hotline channels ● Conduct annual drills and joint campaigns with schools, CBOs, and partner agencies
● Distribute hazard preparedness information, and
preparedness equipment, such as high-filtration masks, at community events
● Provide access to home air filters during, or ideally before, smoke events
● Increase participation in community air monitoring where available
● Expand City partnerships with the state, county, and
neighboring jurisdictions to support and strengthen
emergency response
● Promote community-level programs to educate residents about the risk, prevention, and treatment of vector-borne diseases and stagnant water abatement practices
● Collaborate with regional organizations, such as LA County Public Health and Greater LA County Vector Control
District, for monitoring vectors and health impacts in the community, in preparation for potential disease breakouts (and during disease breakouts)

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Measure A3: Expand Tree Canopy and Structural
Shade
Hazards Addressed
Heat, Storms
Cost Considerations
Capital installation for planting and
structural shade substantial
Ongoing maintenance for watering
and pruning
Performance Objectives
Percent increase in tree canopy and
shade coverage citywide
Increase in linear feet of shade
along active transportation corridors
Increase in bus stops with sufficient
shade
Measure Description
During community engagement, planting trees and expanding shade were the most frequently mentioned ideas for
increasing resilience to extreme heat, reflecting strong public support for cooler, greener streets. This measure reduces heat exposure and improves walkability by increasing tree canopy and installing structural shade in priority public spaces, sidewalks, and travel corridors.

Maywood faces rising temperatures and more frequent
extreme heat days, intensified by high impervious surface coverage and limited tree canopy—approximately 95 percent of the city lacks tree cover. These conditions elevate heatrelated health risks, particularly for vulnerable residents.

Expanding shade will help mitigate urban heat, improve
comfort, and provide complementary benefits such as shelter from rain.

Alignment with City Plans
● HMP Action 6: Continue and expand urban forest
management and tree planting projects
● HMP Action 7: Promote drought-tolerant landscaping
● Safety Element Actions: Complete the Urban Forestry
Plan; Increase tree canopy in public spaces; Prioritize planting native trees
Key Implementing Actions
● Complete the Urban Forestry Plan and continue citywide tree canopy expansion with native, drought-tolerant
species
● Prioritize planting native, drought-tolerant shade trees along high-pedestrian corridors, transit stops, and
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● Install shade structures, such as canopies or shelters, at bus stops, parks, schoolyards, and community gathering
spaces where the tree canopy will take time to mature and immediate protection from heat is needed
● Engage with the community and use shade coverage
mapping to identify additional priority sites to target shade investments
● Coordinate tree canopy expansion with pavementrehabilitation and street-resurfacing projects so that shade integration is included in capital works and maintenance cycles
● Partner with regional agencies and nonprofits to expand community education, volunteer tree-planting programs,
and free yard tree distributions, with outreach focused on youth, renters, and multilingual households
● Increase access to free yard trees for residents in areas where narrow rights-of-way limit opportunities for public tree planting
● Establish monitoring and maintenance protocols to ensure tree survival and shade canopy efficacy over time,
including periodic pruning, irrigation efficiency checks, and replacement of failed plantings
● Engage the community to identify additional strategies to reduce heat, such as using reflective roofing and paving materials

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Measure A4: Increase Natural Stormwater
Management and Green Infrastructure
Hazards Addressed
Storms, Heat, Vector-Borne Diseases
Cost Considerations
Capital costs for curb extensions,
permeable paving, and bioswales
Ongoing maintenance budgets for
vegetation and sediment removal
Performance Objectives
Increase green infrastructure sites
and total treated area
Reduction in ponding complaints
and average drain clear times
Measure Description
This measure reduces local flood risk, cools neighborhoods, and restores ecosystem functions by integrating green
infrastructure into streets, parks, and public spaces. Greening helps absorb rainfall, filter runoff, and reduce heat, creating multiple benefits for community health and resilience. As intense rainfall events become more frequent, Maywood’s aging drainage systems face greater risks, demonstrating the need for nature-based approaches that slow, store, and treat stormwater.

There is a need to map the floodplain and better understand potential flooding in Maywood. During public engagement, Slauson Avenue, Atlantic Boulevard, and Pine Avenue were identified as locations with flood risk. Community participants recommended installing bioswales, permeable pavement, rain barrels, and removing unnecessary hardscape to increase infiltration and reduce runoff.

Alignment with City Plans
● HMP Action 18: Maintenance and debris removal for
stormwater drainage systems
● Safety Element Action: Use green infrastructure and lowimpact development to mitigate heat and flooding Key Implementing Actions
● Standardize maintenance programs to remove debris and inspect drains and catch basins before and after each
storm season
● Monitor areas with recurring flooding or drainage issues and identify opportunities to evaluate flood risk and
develop floodplain maps

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● Evaluate how flooding affects transportation routes and access, and the resulting impacts on community mobility ● Prioritize green infrastructure investments in areas most vulnerable to flooding or with outdated infrastructure, particularly around transit stops and active transportation routes
● Engage with historically underserved groups to
understand local concerns and develop appropriate
infrastructure upgrades
● Integrate vector-control design standards, such as drain screens and no-ponding details, in stormwater and
landscape projects

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Measure A5: Upgrade Buildings for Climate
Readiness
Hazards Addressed
All
Cost Considerations
Capital costs for HVAC, envelope,
and roof measures
Operating costs for maintenance
and filter replacements
Potential co-funding through utility
programs
Performance Objectives
Increase upgraded critical facilities
within the city
Increase upgraded facilities serving
seniors and other vulnerable
populations
Decrease in hazard-driven illness
indoors
Measure Description
Aging buildings and utility systems in Maywood heighten the risks of overheating, poor indoor air quality, and service disruptions during power outages. Industrial proximity
compounds these vulnerabilities by exposing residents to additional health and safety hazards during extreme heat and pollution events. Improving building safety and reliability requires a combination of code compliance, energy-efficient retrofits, weatherization, and installation of backup power at essential facilities. Upgrading building systems to be more energy-efficient and climate-resilient reduces both emissions and energy costs while protecting vulnerable households from heat and outage impacts. Community members voiced strong support for expanded access to heat pump and air
conditioning upgrades, home weatherization, and local solar programs, along with tenant protections during retrofit activities.

Alignment with City Plans
● HMP Action 16: Provide information to community about climate resilience best practices during new construction and renovations
● Safety Element Actions: Encourage climate-resilient
development; Prioritize capital improvements and
expansion projects at facilities that support emergency response
Key Implementing Actions
● Promote retrofits in residential, commercial, and public buildings that improve indoor thermal conditions, such as installing cool roofs, high-efficiency HVAC systems, highfiltration air-handling units, and insulation to protect occupants during extreme heat and smoke events

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● Coordinate with the local Community Choice Aggregator and utilities to support installation of distributed-energy systems, such as rooftop solar and battery storage, in key facilities to maintain operations during outages and
reduce grid-dependency
● Explore the feasibility of reach code strategies, such as the Accelerate Clean Energy to Heat Pump (AC2HP) model
● Prioritize improving air quality and thermal comfort in schools, childcare centers, senior centers, housing for vulnerable populations, and other sensitive-use facilities ● Provide landlords and property managers with financial assistance opportunities for cooling and other building upgrades
● Monitor displacement risk and implement protective
measures as necessary, consistent with the City’s Rent
Stabilization Ordinance and tenant protections, which limit rent increases and regulate passthrough costs of capital improvements to tenants

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CHAPTER 7
Implementation and Monitoring
Implementing the Climate Action, Adaptation, and Resilience Plan (CAARP) will require coordination across City departments; collaboration with community partners, residents, and other stakeholders; successful pursuit of funding opportunities; and integration of the CAARP’s measures with other City planning and administrative processes.

The CAARP is a living document that will evolve as community priorities shift, new legislation emerges, and environmental conditions change. Funding sources, regulations, and City partnerships will also change over time. As actions are completed and progress is made toward the City’s goals, the CAARP should be comprehensively updated at least every five years to track GHG reductions and community resilience.

The City is still in the early stages of planning for reducing GHG emissions and adapting to climate impacts. Implementation of the CAARP will likely require funding from grant programs as well as resources from the City’s general fund. Adoption of the CAARP strengthens the City’s ability to pursue federal and state grant funding. Where City funding is needed, it may require going through the City Council approval process, including financial impact review and integration into the City budget and Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). Through its annual budget process, the City may allocate general fund resources or adjust fees, utility rates, and other revenue sources to support implementation.

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Implementation Plan
Schedule and Responsibilities
For the most part, the City will be responsible for initiating the local measures to reduce emissions.

However, success for many measures will require public participation. Actions that require active City promotion may require updates to the City
website, distribution of promotional materials, and
other active City outreach activities. The City will
develop programs to reach the public, including public
forums, workshops, and meetings; these programs will
be administered with the intent to foster an open
public input and commenting process. Collaboration
and coordination with CBOs, regional agencies, and
institutions such as the Clean Power Alliance (CPA) will also be essential to successful CAARP implementation.

Table 7-1 provides a summary of the key
implementation components for each local GHG
reduction and adaptation measure described in
Chapter 4, including implementation timeframe and
primary performance objectives (i.e., the monitoring
criteria). The time frame indicates the period during
which relevant programs should be fully underway
(including staffing and funding) to support
implementation of the measure and is organized as
follows: short (2026–2030), medium (2031–2035), and
long (beyond 2035). The 12 measures that are
quantified for GHG emissions reductions for 2035 (E1,
E2, B1, B2, V1, M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, O1 and R1) should
be fully implemented by 2035 to achieve the estimated
GHG reductions for the 2035 target year.

Table 7-1 also highlights the City department(s) responsible for spearheading implementation efforts, and the quantifiable performance objectives for each strategy against which successful implementation will be gauged by the year 2035. 11 Actual implementation will depend on a variety of factors, including availability of funding and City staff time, shifting community priorities, and changing environmental conditions. A list of potential funding sources can be found in Table 7-2, below. 11 Note that for measures not quantified for GHG reductions, the performance metrics are generally associated with successful completion of implementing actions identified in Chapter 4.

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TABLE 7-1 Implementation Details for CAARP Measures
Strategies and Measures
2035 Annual
Emission
Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
Implementation
Timeframe a
Responsible
Department(s) 2035 Performance Objective

CLEAN ENERGY (E)
E1: Procure Zero-Carbon
Electricity for Residences
and Businesses
1,440 Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
100% participation of utility customers purchasing 100% zerocarbon electricity.

E2: Increase Local Solar
Energy Production
321 Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning Install rooftop solar panels on 15% of eligible roofs (community and municipal)
E3: Procure Zero-Carbon
Electricity for Local
Government Operations
NQ Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
100% green power purchases for City-owned electricity
E4: Increase the Use of
Energy Storage and
Microgrids
NQ Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
Promote energy storage and microgrid projects (see Actions in Chapter 4)

GREEN BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE (B)
B1: Improve Energy
Efficiency of Existing
Buildings
3,623 Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
Reduce the energy intensity of existing buildings by 30% (community and municipal)
B2: Retrofit Existing
Buildings to Be All-Electric
856 Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
Decarbonize 10% of existing building energy (community and municipal)
B3: Promote All-Electric
New Buildings
NQ Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning Promote all-electric new building projects (see Actions in Chapter 4)
B4: Utilize Cool Roofs and
Pavements
NQ Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
Promote cool roof and pavement projects (see Actions in Chapter 4)

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Strategies and Measures
2035 Annual
Emission
Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
Implementation
Timeframe a
Responsible
Department(s) 2035 Performance Objective
ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLES (V)b
V1: Provide Supporting
Infrastructure for EVs
2,395 Medium
(2026–2035)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
Install 500 publicly accessible EV chargers in the City including at least 5 at City-owned facilities
V2: Transition Municipal
Fleet to EVs
NQ Medium
(2026–2035)
Public Works Transition 55% of municipal fleet to ZEVs by 2035 V3: Accelerate Freight
Decarbonization
NQ Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning Work with businesses and regional partners to decarbonize freight

SMART MOBILITY (M)
M1: Expand Access to
Public Transit
149 Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
Implement a subsidized transit pass program, expand
Maywood Express service hours and frequency (see
Chapter 4 for details)
M2: Promote TransitOriented Development469 Medium
(2026–2035)
Building & Planning Increase residential density job density and number of Transit-Oriented Developments; increase number of
affordable housing units (see Chapter 4 for details)
M3: Promote Active
Transportation
24 Medium
(2026–2035)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
Install EOT bike facilities and construct 9 miles of Class III bike lanes; construct mobility hub (see Chapter 4 for details) M4: Support Employer
Transportation Demand
Management (TDM)
Programs
120 Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning Implement multiple TDM actions as described in Chapter 4.

M5: Reform Parking
Policies
87 Medium
(2026–2035)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
Unbundle residential parking costs for 300 new multifamily dwelling units and implement market priced parking along Slauson Avenue and Atlantic Avenue near future mixed-use developments

OFF-ROAD EQUIPMENT ELECTRIFICATION (O)
O1: Support Off-Road
Equipment Electrification
122 Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning Electrify 20% of off-road equipment used throughout the City

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Strategies and Measures
2035 Annual
Emission
Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
Implementation
Timeframe a
Responsible
Department(s) 2035 Performance Objective

RECYCLING & ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION (R)
R1: Divert Organic Waste
from the Landfill
1,520 Medium
(2026–2035)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
12% of organic waste citywide is composted or diverted from the landfill
R2: Expand Edible Food
Recovery Networks
NQ Medium
(2026–2035)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
Promote edible food recovery projects (see Actions in
Chapter 4)
R3: Increase Material
Recycling and Reuse
NQ Medium
(2026–2035)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
60% of total waste citywide is diverted and recycled

WATER CONSERVATION & REUSE (W)
W1: Reduce Indoor and
Outdoor Water
Consumption
NQ Building & Planning,
Public Works
Promote indoor and outdoor water conservation (see Actions in Chapter 4)
W2: Increase Use of
Recycled Water and
Graywater Systems
NQ Building & Planning,
Public Works
Promote recycled water and greywater systems (see Actions in Chapter 4)

ADAPTATION (A)
A1: Improve Access to
Resilience Hubs
NA Short
(2026–2030)
Administration,
Community Services
Percentage of Center visits by seniors, and other target vulnerable populations.

Increase in number of household hazard preparedness
trainings held.

A2: Strengthen
Communications and
Community Preparedness
for Hazards
NA Short
(2026–2030)
Administration, Public
Works, Community
Services
Increase in Maywood residents enrolled in alert system, including by Spanish speaking households
Increase in Maywood residents who have received hazard
preparedness training, including Spanish speaking
households
Increase in Maywood residents who report knowing how to stay safe during hazard events, including Spanish speaking households

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Strategies and Measures
2035 Annual
Emission
Reductions
(MTCO2e/year)
Implementation
Timeframe a
Responsible
Department(s) 2035 Performance Objective
A3: Expand Tree Canopy
and Structural Shade
NA Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning,
Public Works
Increase in number of trees planted.

Increase in linear feet of shade along active transportation corridors.

Increase in bus stops with sufficient shade.

Percent increase in tree canopy and shade coverage citywide.

A4: Increase Natural
Stormwater Management
and Green Infrastructure
NA Short
(2026–2030)
Public Works Increase green infrastructure sites and total treated area.

Reduction in ponding complaints and average drain clear times
A5: Upgrade Buildings for
Climate Readiness
NA Short
(2026–2030)
Building & Planning,
Public Works,
Community Services
Increase upgraded critical facilities within the city.

Increase upgraded facilities serving seniors and other
vulnerable populations.

Decrease in hazard-driven illness indoors.

NOTES: MTCO2e = metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent; NQ = not quantified; NA = not applicable a. Period during which full implementation should occur. b. Zero-Emission Vehicles (V) reductions are calculated at the Strategy level.

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Prioritizing Equity in Implementation and Monitoring
Actions to Improve Clean Energy Access and Affordability ● Facilitate equitable enrollment in community renewable programs. Partner with the CPA to provide transparent, multilingual outreach explaining rate options, bill impacts, and opt-up/optdown pathways. Establish CPA Ambassadors or trusted messengers from local communitybased organizations (CBOs) to conduct door-to-door or small-group education, emphasizing cobenefits such as improved air quality and reduced exposure to fossil fuel pollution. Ensure that vulnerable households are automatically enrolled in the CARE or FERA discount programs upon CPA enrollment.
● Reduce household energy bills through inclusive financing. Explore on-bill financing or tariffed on-bill repayment models that allow residents to pay for upgrades through future utility savings without taking on personal debt. Explore City participation with utility rebates and the California Public Utilities Commission’s Equitable Building Decarbonization Program to maximize incentives for low-income households and renters.
● Protect renters and low-income residents during the clean-energy transition. Incorporate affordability safeguards into all City-supported electrification or renewable-energy programs, ensuring that utility rate structures, fees, or infrastructure upgrades do not disproportionately impact low-income households. Require landlord participation agreements to pass cost savings to tenants when property-level upgrades are publicly subsidized.

Actions to Improve Equitable Access to Clean Energy and Green Building Jobs
● Establish local training and apprenticeship partnerships. Explore collaborations with Los Angeles Trade–Technical College (LATTC), East Los Angeles College, and regional workforce boards to develop training pipelines for clean energy jobs, such as solar PV installation, heat pump maintenance, EV charging infrastructure, and energy auditing, and green building jobs, such as heat pump maintenance, energy auditing, and weatherization. Prioritize partnerships that provide paid apprenticeships and bilingual instruction for Maywood residents. ● Support small business readiness for the clean-energy sector. Offer technical assistance and small business grants to local contractors, electricians, and HVAC companies to support skill development in clean technologies. Coordinate with SoCalREN’s Trade Ally Network to help Maywood-based or serving contractors qualify for energy-efficiency incentive programs.

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Actions to Reduce Displacement Risk
● Increase homeownership for current tenants in Maywood. Partner with Neighborhood Housing Services of Los Angeles County and similar organizations to expand access to first-time homebuyer education, down payment assistance, and low-interest loan programs for Maywood residents. Promote participation in LA County’s Home Ownership Program (HOP) and CalHFA MyHome Assistance Program, prioritizing long-term renters and low-income households at risk of displacement. The City can also explore community land trusts and shared-equity ownership models to preserve affordability and local ownership.
● Strengthen tenant protections. Adopt local ordinances or incentives that require landlords receiving City-supported retrofit or electrification funding to maintain affordability, limit rent increases, and prohibit “renovictions.” Encourage the use of Right-to-Return agreements for tenants temporarily displaced during construction and expand participation in LA County’s Stay Housed LA program, which provides legal assistance and eviction defense for vulnerable renters.

Establish a City-level rental registry to monitor potential displacement tied to energy or climate retrofit programs.

Assess potential to adopt an ordinance that protects low-income and affordable housing tenants from energy efficiency pass-through costs, requiring landlords and property owners to provide justification for rent increases
● Increase financial resources and accessible information for tenants. Develop a multilingual (English/Spanish) outreach program that explains available efficiency incentives, tenant rights, and local housing resources. Coordinate with utilities, community-based organizations, and regional programs such as SoCalREN’s Multifamily Program to provide no-cost retrofits and weatherization services for low-income renters. Ensure that building electrification or resilience upgrades include tenant education, energy-bill protection, and cost-capping provisions to prevent increased housing expenses.

Actions to Improve Affordability and Weatherization Access ● Expand participation in no-cost and low-cost energy-efficiency programs. Partner with regional implementers such as SoCalREN, Southern California Edison (SCE), and emPOWER to connect income-qualified residents with home energy audits, insulation, HVAC replacement, and heat-pump rebates. Prioritize enrollment for renters, seniors, and households earning less than 80 percent of area median income. Promote programs through bilingual outreach materials, home visits, and collaboration with local schools and community organizations. ● Provide direct utility-bill and equipment assistance for vulnerable households. Coordinate with CPA and Los Angeles County’s Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) to offer on-bill credits, emergency energy assistance, and appliance replacement support for households in arrears or without air conditioning. Explore local micro-grant or revolving-fund

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models for panel upgrades, efficient A/C units, and weatherization materials, reducing up-front barriers for low-income residents.
● Integrate energy-efficiency retrofits into broader housing rehabilitation programs.

Leverage Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to embed efficiency and electrification improvements into housing repair initiatives. Require participating contractors to follow “no harm” affordability principles—ensuring retrofits do not trigger rent increases, displacement, or loss of affordability restrictions.

Actions to Advance Equitable Access to EV Charging
● Emerging technologies such as adaptive chargers compatible with older plug-in hybrids and conversion kits that enable conventional vehicles to charge can help extend clean transportation benefits to a broader segment of residents.
● Prioritize public and curbside charging in multifamily neighborhoods. Focus installation of Level 2 and fast chargers in areas with high rental occupancy and limited off-street parking, including major corridors like Slauson Avenue and Atlantic Boulevard. Partner with Southern California Edison (SCE) and Clean Power Alliance (CPA) to layer incentives for landlords and multifamily property owners.
● Offer financial assistance and incentives for low-income EV adoption. Publicize and assist residents in accessing Clean Cars 4 All, Replace Your Ride, and Equity EV Rebate programs from CARB and South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), which offer up to $12,000 for income-qualified residents to purchase new or used EVs or plug-in hybrids. Highlight options for EV conversion kits that enable older vehicles to plug into shared charging networks. ● Support shared and community charging models. Pilot shared charging hubs at schools, libraries, or municipal lots that can serve multiple users, including residents without private parking. Encourage EV car-share partnerships that provide access to clean mobility without ownership costs.
● Simplify installation processes and reduce cost barriers. Implement a multilingual outreach campaign and a One-Stop EV Charger Permit Portal modeled on SolarAPP+. Provide technical assistance for small landlords and property managers to understand electrical upgrades, metering, and financing options.

Funding Sources
Table 7-2 provides a list of funding programs currently active as of this plan’s writing, organized by the agency or organization that administers the programs. Note that programs and available funding budgets can change rapidly or unexpectedly with changes in state and federal administrations and shifting budget priorities. For up-to-date information, check the websites of each funding agency.

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TABLE 7-2 Potential Funding Sources for CAARP Implementation Funding Agency Sector Description

STATE & REGIONAL FUNDING SOURCES
California Air
Resources Board
(CARB)
Transportation,
Off-Road
Equipment
CARB administers a range of funding programs to reduce emissions, promote zero-emission transportation, and improve air quality, with a strong focus on low-income and disadvantaged communities. These programs provide grants, rebates, and incentives to accelerate the transition to cleaner mobility options. Key programs include:
● Zero-Emission Vehicle Incentives: Includes the California Vehicle Rebate Program (CVRP) and Clean Vehicle Assistance Program, which offer financial assistance for purchasing or leasing electric, hybrid, and fuel-cell vehicles, prioritizing low-income recipients.
● Heavy-Duty and Off-Road Vehicle Upgrades: Programs such as the Carl Moyer Program, Hybrid and ZeroEmission Truck and Bus Voucher Incentive Project (HVIP), and Bus Replacement Grant Program provide funding to replace older, high-emission trucks, buses, and off-road equipment with clean alternatives. ● Community-Based Mobility & Infrastructure Grants: The Clean Mobility Options Voucher Pilot Program and Car Sharing & Mobility Options Program support zero-emission mobility projects, including bikeshare, vanpooling, and innovative transit services in disadvantaged communities. ● Freight & Goods Movement Emissions Reduction: The Proposition 1B Goods Movement Emission Reduction Program helps lower emissions from freight corridors and ports, while the Low Carbon Transportation Investments fund cleaner heavy-duty vehicles. ● B The Lower-Emission School Bus Program helps school districts replace high-polluting buses, and the Air Quality Improvement Program funds clean vehicle projects, alternative fuel research, and workforce training.

California
Department of
Community
Services and
Development
(CSD)
Energy CSD funds programs that reduce energy costs, improve efficiency, and enhance community resilience for lowincome households. Key programs reduce energy burden, expand clean energy access, and improve energy security:
● Low-Income Weatherization Program (LIWP): Provides energy efficiency upgrades, solar PV installations, and electrification retrofits for disadvantaged communities. ● Community Solar & Energy Resilience Grants: Support solar access, battery storage, and microgrid projects in underserved areas.
● Utility Bill Assistance Programs: Offer direct financial aid for energy bills to low-income households.

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Funding Agency Sector Description
CalRecycle Solid Waste CalRecycle funds programs that reduce landfill waste, promote recycling, and support organic waste diversion, which help to lower emissions and advance California’s circular economy goals. Key programs include:
● Organics Grant Program: Invests in composting and anaerobic digestion to divert food waste and reduce methane emissions.
● Recycling Market Development Zone Program: Supports local recycling businesses and circular economy initiatives.
● Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs: Provide funding for waste reduction and product stewardship efforts.

California
Department of
Transportation
(Caltrans)
Transportation Caltrans provides funding to support active transportation, sustainable mobility, and climate adaptation in transportation planning and infrastructure. These state-administered programs aim to improve biking and pedestrian access, enhance transit planning, and build climate-resilient transportation systems. Key programs include:
● Active Transportation Program (ATP): Funds bike and pedestrian infrastructure, safe routes to school projects, and active transportation planning, with at least 25% of funds benefiting disadvantaged communities. Grants are awarded through a mix of statewide competition, metropolitan agencies, and rural allocations.
● Sustainable Transportation Planning Grants: Supports regional and local transportation planning to advance sustainability, equity, safety, and mobility.
● Sustainable Communities Grants: Funds local and regional planning projects that align with state sustainability goals, including health, social equity, and economic development. ● Strategic Partnerships Grants: Focuses on statewide and interregional transportation deficiencies, funding projects that improve multimodal transit and the state highway system. ● Climate Adaptation Planning Grants: Allocates $3.7 million to help local and regional agencies assess climate risks, develop adaptation strategies, and plan resilient transportation infrastructure.

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Funding Agency Sector Description
California Energy
Commission (CEC)
Energy,
Transportation
The CEC funds programs that support EV charging infrastructure, clean transportation technologies, and energy efficiency projects, with a focus on innovation, deployment, and accessibility. Key programs expand clean transportation infrastructure, promote energy efficiency, and support California’s transition to a low-carbon economy:
● California Capital Access Program: Provides incentives for small businesses and lenders to finance EV charging station projects.
● CALeVIP & Southern California Incentive Project: Offers rebates of up to $80,000 for DC fast EV charger installations, with increased funding for projects in disadvantaged communities. ● Clean Transportation Program: Invests up to $100 million annually to accelerate the development and deployment of alternative fuel and advanced vehicle technologies. ● Energy Conservation Assistance Act (ECAA) Loan Program: Provides zero- and low-interest loans to schools, local governments, and public institutions for energy efficiency retrofits and renewable energy projects.

California
Governor’s Office
of Land Use and
Climate
Innovation
Energy,
Transportation
The California Governor’s Office launched the Integrated Climate Adaptation and Resiliency Program (ICARP) which drives California’s response to climate impacts, prioritizing equitable approaches that integrate mitigation and adaptation. Key grant opportunities include:
● Extreme Heat and Community Resilience Program: Funds and supports local, regional, and tribal efforts to reduce the impacts of extreme heat
California Natural
Resources Agency
(CNRA)
Energy,
Agriculture and
Natural Working
Lands
The CNRA funds programs that promote green infrastructure, carbon sequestration, and environmental mitigation, with a focus on disadvantaged communities and GHG reduction. Key programs enhance urban sustainability, reduce emissions, and improve environmental resilience:
● Urban Greening Grant Program: Supports projects that sequester carbon, reduce energy use, and decrease vehicle miles traveled.
● Environmental Enhancement & Mitigation Program: Funds urban forestry and other projects that mitigate the environmental impacts of transportation infrastructure. ● Urban Green Infrastructure Program: Provides funding for multi-benefit green infrastructure projects, prioritizing disadvantaged communities.

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Funding Agency Sector Description
California Public
Utilities
Commission
(CPUC)
Energy,
Transportation,
Off-Road
Equipment
The CPUC funds programs that promote renewable energy, building electrification, transportation electrification, and energy affordability, with a focus on low-income households and disadvantaged communities. Key programs include:
● Renewable Energy & Energy Storage: Supports solar PV, solar water heating, and distributed energy storage through incentives and rebates.
● Building Electrification: Invests $200M in clean heating technologies to reduce fossil fuel use in buildings. ● Transportation Electrification: Allocates $1 billion for EV charging infrastructure, prioritizing medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and underserved communities.
● Utility Bill Assistance: Provides discounts of 18–35% on electricity and gas bills for qualifying low-income households.

California
Department of
Housing and
Community
Development
(HCD)
Energy HCD funds programs that expand affordable housing, promote sustainable land use, and support climate resilience. These programs integrate transportation, infrastructure, and energy efficiency to create healthier, more equitable communities across California. Key programs include:
● Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities (AHSC): Provides funding for affordable housing projects near transit, promoting walkability, lower emissions, and equitable access to transportation. ● Local Early Action Planning (LEAP) Grant: Supports local governments in streamlining housing approvals and accelerating sustainable housing development.
● Disaster Resilience & Mitigation Funding: Includes Community Development Block Grant–Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) and Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) programs that are funded by HUD (administered by HCD) as well as fire-safe housing grants, and resilience-focused affordable housing initiatives to strengthen housing and infrastructure against climate risks like wildfires, floods, and extreme heat. ● Homekey & Project Roomkey (for Climate Resilience & Emergency Housing): Provides grants to convert hotels, motels, and other properties into long-term affordable housing, including considerations for climate resilience and extreme weather preparedness.

California State
Transportation
Agency (CalSTA)
Transportation The CalSTA funds programs that expand transit, reduce emissions, and improve transportation infrastructure.

Key programs enhance transit accessibility, lower transportation emissions, and improve climate resilience:
● Transit & Intercity Rail Capital Program (TIRCP): Supports zero-emission transit projects and rail expansion.
● Active Transportation & Mobility Grants: Fund bike and pedestrian infrastructure, multimodal transportation planning, and transit access improvements. ● Climate Adaptation & Resilience Investments: Provide funding for transportation infrastructure upgrades to withstand extreme weather events.

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Funding Agency Sector Description
Clean Power
Alliance (CPA)
Energy The CPA funds local renewable energy, community solar, and energy resilience projects. Key programs expand clean energy access and improve community resilience:
● Community Solar & Battery Storage Grants: Support solar plus storage deployment in low-income communities.
● 100% Renewable Energy Initiatives: Provide affordable clean energy options to customers. ● Resilient Grid Infrastructure Investments: Fund microgrids and distributed energy resources for energy security.

South Coast
Air Quality
Management
District (SCAQMD)
Transportation,
Energy, Off-Road
Equipment
The SCAQMD provides grants, incentives, and rebates to reduce air pollution, vehicle emissions, and fossil fuel dependence, with a focus on low-income and environmental justice communities:
● AB 617 Implementation: Supports community emissions reduction plans, monitoring, and facility upgrades, with $107.5M in funding for cleaner heavy-duty vehicles under the Carl Moyer Program. ● Vehicle Engine Upgrade Programs: Provides grants, subsidies, and vouchers to replace or retrofit heavyduty trucks, freight vehicles, and goods movement equipment with cleaner technologies. ● Replace Your Ride & EV Charging Incentives: Offers funding for low-income residents to replace older vehicles with cleaner alternatives and install home EV chargers. ● Clean Fuels Fund: Grants for alternative fuel infrastructure to support the transition from gasoline and diesel to cleaner fuels like natural gas.
● Electric Lawn Mower Rebate Program: Offsets the cost of replacing gas-powered mowers with electric models. ● CLEANair Furnace Rebate Program: Provides rebates for energy-efficient, low-NOx furnaces that meet clean air standards.

Southern
California
Association of
Governments
(SCAG)
Transportation SCAG’s Sustainable Communities Program (SCP) strengthens partnerships with local agencies and strategic partners responsible for land use and transportation decisions, offering technical assistance and financial resources to meet the diverse planning needs of local communities and support implementation of regional planning policies and strategies.

Every four years SCAG calls for applications through the SCP to provide local technical assistance in support of Connect SoCal implementation. The most recent SCP was in 2024 focusing on active transportation and safety.

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Funding Agency Sector Description
Southern
California Gas
Company
(SoCalGas)
Energy SoCalGas provides energy efficiency, weatherization, and incentive programs for residential, multifamily, and commercial customers to help reduce energy use and costs. Cities can also join Local Government Partnerships to access rebates, facility audits, and community outreach support. These programs are funded by California utility customers under the oversight of the CPUC. Key programs support energy efficiency, lower utility costs, and improve access to clean energy solutions for Southern California residents and businesses:
● Energy Savings Assistance Program: Offers free weatherization services to low-income households that qualify under CARE income guidelines.
● Comprehensive Mobile Home Program: Provides no-cost energy efficiency evaluations and installations for mobile homes, including low-flow showerheads and HVAC system improvements. ● Commercial & Residential Direct Install Programs: Offers free energy efficiency upgrades to businesses and homes, helping customers reduce energy and water consumption. ● SoCalGas Marketplace: Online platform featuring rebates and incentives for energy-efficient appliances and consumer electronics.
● Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) Billing Rate: Provides a special residential rate for customers refueling natural gas vehicles at home, potentially lowering fuel costs.

Southern
California Regional
Energy Network
(SoCalREN)
Energy, Water,
Wastewater
SoCalREN provides services to residents, businesses, and public agencies throughout the areas served by Southern California Edison (SCE) and/or SoCalGas. Qualifying agencies include cities, counties, school districts, water districts, sanitation districts, and other public agencies. SoCalREN offers:
● Public agency programs for energy efficiency upgrades in facilities like wastewater treatment plants, schools, and libraries.
● Strategic energy management support for public agencies. ● Financing and technical assistance for energy-saving projects.

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Funding Agency Sector Description
Southern
California Edison
(SCE)
Energy SCE provides funding and incentives to support EV charging infrastructure, energy efficiency, and clean energy adoption, which help reduce emissions, improve energy affordability, and expand clean transportation infrastructure in California. Key programs include:
● Charge Ready Program & Transit Bus Pilot: Provides funding and technical support for installing EV charging infrastructure at multifamily buildings, businesses, and transit agencies. ● Energy Savings Assistance Program: Offers free energy efficiency upgrades for low-income households, including weatherization and appliance replacements.
● Business & Mobile Home Efficiency Upgrades: Provides free energy conservation assessments and equipment upgrades for businesses and mobile home residents. ● Renewable Energy & EV Incentives: Supports green rate programs, EV time-of-use charging discounts, and community renewable energy options.

Strategic Growth
Council (SGC)
Transportation,
Energy
The SGC funds projects that integrate climate resilience, sustainable development, and social equity through key programs, including:
● Transformative Climate Communities (TCC) Program: Provides funding for community-led climate action projects in disadvantaged areas.
● Affordable Housing & Sustainable Communities (AHSC): Invests in affordable housing near transit, active transportation infrastructure, and clean mobility options. ● Regional Climate Collaboratives: Support local governments and organizations in developing climate adaptation and resilience strategies.
● Community Resilience Hubs: Funds new construction and upgrades of neighborhood-level resilience hubs and year-round services and ongoing programing that building overall community resilience.

FEDERAL FUNDING SOURCES
National Electric
Vehicle
Infrastructure
(NEVI) Program
Transportation Grant program with $5 billion in funding available. The Program provides $5 billion of funding to States to deploy electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure and establish an interconnected network to facilitate data collection, access, and reliability. Initially, funding under the Program is directed to infrastructure acquired or installed along designated electric vehicle (EV) Alternative Fuel Corridors (AFCs). When the State determines and the Secretary certifies that AFCs in a State are fully built out, funding may be used for EV charging infrastructure on any public road or in other publicly accessible locations.

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Funding Agency Sector Description
U.S. Department
of Energy (DOE)
Energy The DOE provides funding and loan programs to support clean transportation, renewable energy, energy efficiency, and carbon reduction projects. These programs aim to accelerate the deployment of innovative energy technologies and infrastructure investments that advance decarbonization and climate resilience. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) expanded DOE’s impact by investing billions into clean energy manufacturing, grid modernization, and emissions reduction technologies. Key programs include:
● Zero-Emission Transit Bus Tax Exemption & Voucher Incentives: Exempts zero-emission transit buses from state sales and use taxes when sold to public agencies in California. CARB also provides vouchers to help fleets purchase electric, hybrid, and natural gas trucks and buses. ● DOE Loan Programs Office: Provides loan guarantees for clean energy, fossil energy, nuclear, and infrastructure reinvestment projects under the Title 17 Innovative Clean Energy Loan Guarantee Program, supporting technologies that reduce, avoid, or sequester greenhouse gas emissions. ● Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency Projects: Offers $4.5 billion in loan guarantees for market-ready technologies in grid integration, storage, biofuels, waste-to-energy, and efficiency improvements. The IRA also provides $40 billion in tax credits and loans to accelerate domestic manufacturing of solar panels, wind turbines, batteries, and critical minerals processing.
● Advanced Fossil Energy Projects: Supports projects that reduce carbon emissions in hard-to-decarbonize sectors, including carbon capture, low-carbon power systems, and efficiency improvements in fossil fuel production and use.
● Carbon Dioxide Transportation Infrastructure Program: Provides capital for large-scale CO₂ transport projects, including pipelines, rail, and shipping, to support carbon capture and storage efforts.

U.S. Department
of Health and
Human Services
(HHS)
Energy The HHS provides funding to support low-income households, climate justice initiatives, and pollution prevention efforts, focusing on energy affordability, emission reductions, and equitable climate investments to enhance community resilience. Key programs include:
● Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LiHEAP): Helps low-income households with energy costs, including weatherization and energy efficiency improvements. ● Source Reduction Assistance Grants: Funds projects that prevent pollution and reduce environmental and health risks in vulnerable communities.
● Justice40 Investments: Directs federal resources to disadvantaged communities to improve climate resilience, energy efficiency, and public health.

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Funding Agency Sector Description
U.S. Internal
Revenue Services
(IRS)
Energy The IRS oversees federal tax credits and incentives that promote clean energy adoption, home energy efficiency, and zero-emission transportation. Key programs include:
● Residential Clean Energy Tax Credit: The IRA extends and increases tax credits for solar, wind, geothermal, and battery storage systems, making home energy upgrades more accessible. ● Commercial Clean Vehicle Credit: Provides incentives for businesses and fleets to transition to zeroemission vehicles, reducing transportation emissions. ● Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit: The IRA expands tax credits for weatherization, heat pumps, and electrification projects, helping homeowners reduce energy consumption and costs. ● EV Tax Credits: The IRA provides up to $7,500 in tax credits for new EV purchases and up to $4,000 for used EVs, with income-based eligibility requirements to ensure accessibility.

U.S. Department
of Agriculture
(USDA)
Energy,
Agriculture and
Natural Working
Lands
The USDA funds initiatives that support climate-smart agriculture, rural energy access, and forest conservation, which help increase renewable energy adoption and strengthen climate resilience in rural communities. Key programs include:
● Renewable Energy for America Program: Provides grants and loans for agricultural producers and rural businesses to install renewable energy systems.
● Climate-Smart Agriculture Grants: Support soil health, wildfire resilience, and forest conservation to enhance carbon sequestration.
● Rural Utility Service Programs: Invest in rural energy infrastructure, water conservation, and clean power access, with IRA-funded expansions into renewable energy and grid modernization.

U.S. Department
of Housing and
Urban
Development
(HUD)
Energy HUD funds programs that promote energy-efficient housing, climate resilience, and equitable community development. Key programs enhance housing sustainability, improve energy efficiency, and build climate resilience:
● Green & Resilient Retrofit Program: Provides funding for energy efficiency and resilience upgrades in affordable housing.
● Community Development Block Grants (CDBG): Support local projects that improve housing, infrastructure, and sustainability.
● Disaster Resilience & Mitigation Funding: Invests in climate adaptation measures for communities vulnerable to extreme weather.

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U.S. Department
of Transportation
(US DOT)
Transportation,
Energy
The US DOT funds projects that improve transportation infrastructure, expand transit access, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Key programs enhance mobility, expand clean transportation, and improve transportation equity:
● Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act (IIJA) Grants: Provide funding for EV charging networks, public transit, and sustainable infrastructure. The IRA supplements these efforts with additional funding for zeroemission transportation technologies. ● Low & No Emission Vehicle Grants: Support the adoption of zero-emission buses and fleet electrification.

The IRA added tax credits of up to $7,500 for new EVs and $4,000 for used EVs, accelerating clean vehicle adoption.
● Safe Streets & Active Transportation Initiatives: Invest in bike, pedestrian, and multimodal transportation projects.

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Plan Monitoring and Updating
GHG Inventory and CAARP Updates
The CAARP is a dynamic document that will be monitored and evaluated for its effectiveness on an ongoing basis. Monitoring allows the City to make timely adjustments to measures and implementing actions as technologies develop, federal and state programs evolve, and circumstances change.

Flexibility in implementation is needed to allow the City to evolve its strategies.

An update of the City’s GHG inventory and comprehensive revision of the CAARP should occur at least every five years to monitor progress of GHG reductions against the 2035 target.

Implementation Monitoring
The City will monitor implementation of the CAARP’s measures by tracking the actions completed and the performance objectives achieved using the metrics identified in Chapter 4 and in Table 7-1 (CAARP Implementation Details). For tracking GHG reduction measures, a metrics-based tool will be developed to support the implementation reporting process and provide evidence that the CAARP is achieving its objectives. On an annual or biannual basis, City staff will provide a report to the City Council on implementation progress, including the status of each measure (e.g., initiated, ongoing, completed), the progress towards each of the performance objectives, and recommend adjustments to programs or tactics as needed. Tracking implementation in this manner will be an effective way to gauge progress and re-prioritize ongoing and future actions.

CEQA Streamlining
Under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), the effects of GHG emissions are considered a potentially significant environmental impact. In addressing climate change, CEQA provides a useful mechanism for local agencies to evaluate the environmental effects of new development but may also create inefficiencies for both agency staff and applicants through repetitive assessments of small projects on an individual basis, rather than considering cumulative effects of future development and determining needed mitigation up front. The CEQA Guidelines recognize this and include a provision for streamlining the analysis of projects that are consistent with a comprehensive plan for the reduction of GHG emissions.

CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b) allows lead agencies to analyze and mitigate the significant effects of GHG at a programmatic level, such as in a general plan or a separate GHG reduction plan, so that later project-specific environmental documents may tier from that programmatic review.

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considered to have a less-than-significant impact with respect to GHG emissions. To be considered qualified, a climate action plan or similar GHG reduction plan must meet the following conditions:
● Quantify GHG emissions, both existing and projected over a specified time period, resulting from activities within a defined geographic area;
● Establish a level, based on substantial evidence, below which the contribution to GHG emissions from activities covered by the plan would not be cumulatively considerable; ● Identify and analyze the GHG emissions resulting from specific actions or categories of actions anticipated within the geographic area;
● Specify measures or a group of measures, including performance standards, that substantial evidence demonstrates, if implemented on a project-by-project basis, would collectively achieve the specified emissions level;
● Establish a mechanism to monitor the plan’s progress toward achieving the level and to require amendment if the plan is not achieving specified levels; and ● Be adopted in a public process following environmental review.

The City of Maywood CAARP is designed to meet these requirements for a qualified GHG reduction plan because it demonstrates that the City’s emissions can be reduced over time in a manner consistent with state reduction targets. Recent CEQA case law makes it clear that tiering from a qualified local GHG reduction plan, consistent with a local jurisdiction’s general plan and its growth projections, provides the most defensible method of achieving CEQA clearance for new development projects with respect to GHG emissions (Center for Biological Diversity v. California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 2015).

A development project can conclude a less-than-significant impact with respect to GHG emissions if it can demonstrate consistency with the CAARP’s assumptions regarding the amount and type of future development and consistency with the GHG reduction measures identified in the Plan.

Projects consistent with the CAARP, including conformance with any performance measures applicable to the project, would not require additional GHG emissions analysis and mitigation under CEQA Guidelines Sections 15064(h) and 15183.5(b)(2). 12 12 If there is substantial evidence that the effects of a particular project may be cumulatively considerable, notwithstanding the project’s compliance with the GHG reduction plan, CEQA requires that an EIR be prepared.

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Consistency Review Checklist
The CAARP constitutes a qualified GHG emissions reduction plan under CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b). Future non-CEQA-exempt projects requiring discretionary approvals may demonstrate consistency with the CAARP (as a qualified GHG emissions reduction plan) if they are consistent with the General Plan, the CAARP’s future growth projections, and the CAARP’s CEQA streamlining requirements. Projects that comply with the CEQA streamlining requirements would not require additional GHG emissions analysis or mitigation under CEQA Guidelines Section 15183.5(b)(2), provided that the project’s environmental document identifies the CAARP CEQA streamlining requirements that are applicable to the project, and, for those requirements that are not binding or enforceable, incorporates these requirements as mitigation measures.

The City is developing a CAARP CEQA Streamlining Checklist that will provide individual projects the opportunity to demonstrate that they are reducing GHG emissions and achieving consistency with the City’s growth assumption and with the CAARP’s GHG reduction measures as they apply to new development.

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APPENDIX A
Major Climate Policies and Regulations
Executive Order S-3-05
In June 2005, the Governor of California signed Executive Order S-3-05, which identified the California Environmental Protection Agency (CalEPA) as the lead coordinating state agency for establishing climate change emission reduction targets in California. A “Climate Action Team,” a multi-agency group of state agencies, was set up to implement Executive Order S-3-05. The Governor’s Executive Order established aggressive emissions reductions goals: by 2010, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be reduced to 2000 levels; by 2020, GHG emissions must be reduced to 1990 levels; and by 2050, GHG emissions must be reduced to 80 percent below 1990 levels. GHG emission reduction strategies and measures to reduce global warming were identified by the California Climate Action Team in 2006.

Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006
(Assembly Bill 32)
In 2006, the California legislature adopted Assembly Bill (AB) 32, requiring that California cap GHG emissions statewide at 1990 levels by 2020. AB 32 requires CARB to establish a program for statewide GHG emissions reporting, and monitoring/enforcement of that program. In response to AB 32, CARB developed the Climate Change Scoping Plan in 2008, which contained a mix of recommended strategies that combined direct regulations, market-based approaches, voluntary measures, policies, and other emission reduction programs calculated to meet the 2020 statewide GHG emission limit and initiate the transformations needed to achieve the state’s long-range climate objectives (CARB 2008). The Scoping Plan identifies local governments as “essential partners” in

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achieving California’s goals to reduce GHG emissions, encouraging the adoption of reduction targets for community and municipal operations emissions that are consistent with the state’s 2020 commitment (identified as equivalent to 15 percent below “current” [i.e., 2008] levels). The First Update to the Scoping Plan was approved by CARB in May 2014 and built upon the initial Scoping Plan with new strategies and recommendations (CARB 2014).

California’s Cap-and-Trade Program
The 2008 Scoping Plan identifies cap-and-trade as a key strategy for helping California reduce its GHG emissions and achieve its 2020 statewide target. The cap-and-trade program establishes a declining limit on major sources of GHG emissions throughout California, and it creates an economic incentive for significant investment in cleaner, more efficient technologies. It sets the total amount of GHG emissions allowable for covered facilities and lets them determine the least expensive strategies to comply. Carbon offset credits are created through the development of projects, such as renewable energy generation or carbon sequestration projects, that achieve the reduction of emissions from activities not otherwise regulated, covered under an emissions cap, or resulting from government incentives. Offsets are verified reductions of emissions whose ownership can be transferred to others. Altogether, the cap-and-trade program covers approximately 80 percent of all GHG emissions in California and is fundamental to meeting California’s long-range climate targets at low cost.

Assembly Bill 398, passed in 2017, extended the state Cap-and-Trade Program through 2030. The 2017 Scoping Plan includes the Cap-and-Trade program as a core strategy for achieving the statewide GHG target mandated by Senate Bill (SB) 32 (see below).

California’s Low-Carbon Fuel Standard
The overall goal of the low carbon fuel standard is to lower the carbon intensity of California transportation fuel. The standard as described in the 2008 Scoping Plan required a reduction of at least 10 percent in the carbon intensity of California's transportation fuels by 2020. With adoption of the 2017 Scoping Plan Update (see below), the standard was changed to a reduction of at least 18 percent. Recent proposed amendments by CARB indicate that the program will be extended to 2030 with a GHG reduction target of 20 percent. A significant expansion of the renewable fuel market has been included in the CARB staff proposal.