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Members of the Pasadena Municipal Services Committee - Chair Felicia Williams, Tyron Hampton, Justin Jones, and Jason Lyon:
Greetings. I'm Una LeeJost, Pasadena resident District 4, PUSD parent, and member of the PTA, the nation's largest volunteer-led child advocacy association working to drive improvements in the education, health and well-being of all children and families.
As you may recall, in October 2022, 300 local residents, including high school students, rallied at the steps of City Hall calling for our City to transition to 100% Carbon Free Electricity by 2030.
I'm pleased the Pasadena City Council unanimously adopted Resolution 9977 in January last year declaring a Climate Emergency and committing to achieve 100% Carbon Free Electricity by 2030, along with unanimous support of the PUSD Board of Education and PCC Board of Trustees.
However, just like what one of my law professors used to say back when I was in law school, the Constitution is only a piece of paper if no one enforces it. The same with the Council's Resolution 9977.
As you may recall. Resolution 9977 includes the following Resolve clause:
"NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby declares that climate change is an emergency that threatens the health and welfare of our city, region, state, nation, and the environment.
Section 2. The City commits to environmental stewardship and continued leadership in sustainability. 1 Section 3. The City Council hereby sets a policy goal to source 100% of Pasadena's electricity from carbon free sources by the end of 2030.
Section 4. The City Council hereby directs the City Manager to utilize the 2023 IRP process to plan multiple approaches to transition to the goal described in Section 3 and to optimize affordability, rate equity, stability, and reliability of electricity while achieving this goal.
Section 5. The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to send a certified copy of this resolution to the Pasadena Water and Power General Manager."
In furtherance of Resolution 9977, it is VITAL the Council adopt a plan through the IRP process that actually gets us to our goal of 100% Carbon Free Electricity by 2030 - one that clearly states that Pasadena plans to achieve the goal stated in Resolution 9977 of carbon-free electricity by 2030, along w/ a timeline and milestones.
Electric power production is responsible for more than 25% ofpreenhouse gas emissions in the US and our City of Pasadena owns our own utility company, so we have the power and responsibility to do so.
By doing so, the IVISC Committee would also be in alignment with the State PTA's stated goals:
In 2015, the PTA passed a "Climate Change is a Children's Issue" resolution explaining that our children are most vulnerable to the hazards of climate change.
In 2020, the PTA reaffirmed its commitment passing a "Net Zero Emission Schools" resolution declaring that "children are among the populations most affected by climate change: a child bom today will experience climate-related health impacts from infancy to old age - experiencing significantly increased health risks due to extreme weather events, climate-sensitive infectious diseases, air pollution-related illness, and heat-related illnesses. The PTA thus called for our leaders to "plan for and implement greenhouse gas emission reductions at the rate required to safeguard the futures of our children and generations to come." Climate scientists are in consensus that we have a limited time window (2030 less than a decade away) to reduce carbon emissions to 40-60% below 2010 levels in order to avert climate catastrophe.
And that if the current trend of fossil fuel use continues beyond 2030, Pasadena's children will not only experience significantly increased risk of air pollution, but also water insecurity, food insecurity, infectious diseases, extreme heat, habitat loss, drought, and poverty WITHIN THEIR LIFETIMES.
In light of the danger to our families and communities, I'm most appreciative of Councilmember Madison's words on the City of Pasadena's website. In his words:
"Pasadena is now committed to achieving 100% carbon free electricity by 2030. As far as I'm concerned, this is a unanimous mandate from the City Council, not a lofty, aspirational policy goal. "If challenges such as the affordability of the new energy sources arise, we must find solutions and stay true to our commitment to go carbon free. If we need to subsidize low-income families, I'm all for that. If we need to look at different approaches to our rate structure, I'm all for that, too.But we cannot abandon this commitment just because it turns out to be more costly. We have to do this.
"Climate change is truly an existential threat. We're Pasadena. If we can't do this, nobody can. We're the home of Caltech, JPL, the Carnegie Observatory, and the best minds in the country. We don't want to go along to get along. We want to be a leader. We want to far exceed the state's bare minimum requirements." "Pasadena has been a leader in this space for a long time by adopting the UN Urban Environmental Accords in 2006, a Green Cities declaration, and an environmental charter. Those are important historical documents that demonstrate this Council's and the City's leadership on climate change action."
Councilmembers:
In light of the above, as our leaders, I urge you to follow through on the Council's Resolution 9977 and the Council's policy goal to source 100% of Pasadena's electricity from carbon free sources by the end of 2030. 2 Specifically, I urge you to provide direction to staff to return the proposed scope of work to PWP to have them revise the proposed scope of work in alignment with the Council's original direction, referring to PASADENA 100's letter sent on February 20th in the development of the scope of work, and to include the public in the future development of the Optimized Plan. For the reasons set out in the February letter, the Optimized Plan's Scope of Work presented by PWP is unacceptable - it does not set out to achieve the optimized plan the Council asked for (i.e. to utilize the lessons learned from the 2023 IRP and develop and model scenarios to optimally achieve the 2030 carbon free goal).
Thank you in advance for rising to the occasion and ensuring that our City is using all the tools and resources at our disposal to help ensure a planet and future that Pasadena's children, and all children and youth deserve. Because WE ARE IN A CLIMATE EMERGENCY.
Kind regards,
~ Una LeeJost
Resident of Pasadena, District 4
PUSD Parent and Supporter of Pasadena 100 (www.pasadenalOO.org) 3 PASADENA 100
Comments on MS C Agenda Item #1
Febmary 27, 2024
1. The Scope of Work ignores the City Council's direction to prepare an Optimized Plan.
The City Council unanimously voted on December 11, 2023 to require the City Manager to:
"1) Prepare an Optimized Plan to achieve zero carbon goals by 2030"; and "2) Hire a 3rd party outside consultant that is a green energy expert to assist staff in preparation of the Optimized Plan."
53 In stark contrast to the City Council's clear direction, the agenda documents refer to an entirely different consultancy project to:
"comprehensively outline the various concurrent workstreams and studies undertaken by the city and PWP to provide a holistic understanding of how these initiatives align with the broader energy objectives of the city." (E3 Draft Outline) "elucidate the interconnectedness of these planning processes, demonstrating how they mutually support each other and contribute to ongoing operations, future development, and broader energy sector objectives of the city." (E3 Draft Outline) "synthesize and critically review PWP's existing plans and workstreams to articulate a clear set of actionable next steps that will allow the utility to progress towards its goals." (E3 Memo to PWP)
"comprehensively identify the various concurrent workstreams and studies that have been completed and adopted or are in the process of being undertaken and to ensure that they are collectively aligned to support and advance adopted policy." (p. 3 ofPWP Memo).
The E3 Draft Outline mentions that it will "also identify a clear set of concrete and actionable steps that PWP will take to advance towards the 2030 goals." The "goals" are not identified however and appear to relate to "several initiatives."
55 The words "carbon free" do not appear anywhere in the E3 memo or Draft Outline of the proposed Scope of Work.
The proposed Scope of Work outline makes vague references to "new technology" without explanation and expressly states that the consultants will not do technical work. There is nothing in the proposed Scope of Work outline about rooftop solar, even though Glendale has recently engaged E3 to prepare a plan to increase rooftop solar to 10% of households.
According to the City Council, green energy experts are to be tasked with using their expertise to address opportunities, obstacles and options to achieve the 100% carbon free by 2030 policy goal. But the Proposed Scope of Work memo/outline doesn't even mention this policy goal.
PASADENA 100 Comments on 022624 MSC Agenda Item #11
Solution: Remove vague language about other policy goals and state in the Scope of Work that the consultants' work is to prepare what the City Council mandated: an Optimized Plan to explore how to achieve 100% carbon free electric power by 2030.
2. The contract deliverable is for a marketing document, not a_£la!L The deliverable is a $180,000 marketing document for PWP that will project "key themes and messaging" (Task 1, p. 2 Schlag/Nguyen memo) and a "narrative arc" (Task 2) that is "accessible as possible to broad audiences." These E3 expert consultants are supposed to "prioritize succinct, direct explanations and thoughtful visualizations." They will produce a 30- 50-page document to "convey the amount of thought and effort that is reflected in PWP's plans but short enough to feel overly dense [sic] to PWP's diverse audiences." (Task 3).
E3, a team of world class technical experts, won't do any technical work or "original or new technical analysis."
We assume that this limited scope of work is not E3's preference but rather the result of negotiation with PWP.
This proposal to spend $180,000 of scarce city or ratepayer funds on a messaging document featuring "the amount of thought and effort" that PWP has put into its plans is unacceptable.
The proposed Scope of Work and draft outline refer to future studies and consultancies! PWP has already spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on oil and gas industry consultant ACES to model boundary scenarios that were not intended to be realistic. PWP plans to spend more money on a Cost-of-Service study examining the cost implications of those poorly formulated scenarios and revisiting many of the issues that are supposed to be addressed in the Optimized Plan.
Instead effacing the opportunities and challenges of the transition to clean energy, PWP has now proposed another document that is not a plan to achieve the carbon free by 2030 goal or even an intelligent exploration of the obstacles to success.
Solution: Let E3's world class technical experts do what they capable of doing: develop an Optimized Plan that will optimize the incomplete 2023 IRP, taking into account the lessons learned from the building block scenarios, examining the planning variables, modeling refined scenarios, charting a plan to increase rooftop solar, addressing the phaseout of Glenarm, addressing the Goodrich problem, addressing contingencies, integrating new technologies, and creating a flexible plan with timelines and milestones for implementation.
3. The Memo and Proposed Scope of Work lack accountability measures required by the City Council and the transparency that is expected of all city processes.
The proposed Scope of Work has E3 advising and consulting PWP and getting feedback only from the "PWP team" (Task 4). There is no mention of feedback from the MSC, the City PASADENA 100 Comments on 022624 MSC Agenda Item #12
Council, the EAC, and members of the now disbanded Stakeholder Technical Advisory Group or public advocates for clean electric power.'
The proposed Scope of Work was negotiated with E3 behind closed doors with no participation from the EAC or the environmental community.
Solution: Authorize E3 to prepare the requested Optimized Plan with input from PWP, and to submit it to the City Manager, the City Council, the EAC, and the members of the 2023 IRP Stakeholder Technical Advisory Group for review and possible adoption.
4. Climate Emergency Resolution Disregard
The proposed Scope of Work contains comments that appear to disregard the City Council's Climate Emergency Resolution 9977. The Scope of Work documents reference:
providing "natural gas generation resource options and strategy" as if Climate Emergency Resolution does not set a policy goal to eliminate the use of gas to generate electric power by 2030. (Exec. Summary p. 6. 4th bullet)
a roadmap that will "reduce utilization of fossil resources," apparently ignoring that the goal is to eliminate the use of fossil resources in our electric power sourcing. (#6 Draft Outline).
Solution: These references should be omitted from the Scope of Work. 1 The EAC delivered on February 15 2024 a memo to the City Council on the Optimized Plan recommending greater transparency in the process of developing the Scope of Work. This appears to have been ignored. PASADENA 100's former STAG members gave PWP a detailed memo of recommendations concerning the Scope of Work on February 20, 2024, but none of the recommendations are included in the Agenda materials. We request that this document be shared with E3 as a resource from knowledgeable community members.
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Pasadena is now committed to achieving 100% carbon free electricity by 2030. As far as I'm concerned, this is a unanimous mandate from the City Council, not a lofty, aspirational policy goal. If challenges such as the affordability of the new energy sources arise, we must find solutions and stay true to our commitment to go carbon free. If we need to subsidize low-income families, I'm all for that. If we need to look at different approaches to our rate structure, I'm all for that, too.But we cannot abandon this commitment just because it turns out to be more costly. We have to do this.
Climate change is truly an existential threat. We're Pasadena. If we can't do this, nobody can. We're the home of CaLtech, J PL, the Carnegie Observatory, and the best minds in the country. We don't want to go along to get along. We want to be a leader.
We want to far exceed the state's bare minimum requirements.
Last night, I also successfully added an amendment to include an additional Whereas in the resolution that acknowledges the support of the City's Environmental Advisory Commission, the PUSD Board of Education, and the PCC Board of Trustees for carbon free energy sources by 2030, as well as that Pasadena has been a leader in this space for a long time by adopting the UN Urban Environmental Accords in 2006, a Green Cities declaration, and an environmental charter. Those are important historical documents that demonstrate this Council's and the City's leadership on climate change action,
-Councilmember Madison
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NET ZERO EMISSION SCHOOLS
Adopted by the Statewide Annual Meeting Delegates June 2020
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
WHEREAS,
RESOLVED,
RESOLVED,
RESOLVED,
Children are among the populations most affected by climate change: a child born today will experience climate-related health impacts from infancy and adolescence to adulthood and old age-including increased food insecurity and malnutrition, heightened transmission rates of infectious diseases, economic losses from extreme weather events, temperature rise and heatwaves, and negative health effects from heat, air pollution and wildfire smoke-and these impacts are already present and worsening; and
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimates that human activities have already caused approximately 1.0°C of global warming above pre-industrial levels, and furthermore that global warming is likely to reach
1.5°C by as early as 2030 if it continues to increase at the current rate; and Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions across all sectors of our society—particularly C02 emission reductions to 40-60% below 2010 levels by 2030, and net zero by 2050-are necessary in order to limit global warming to within 1.5°C and thereby significantly reduce the risks and impacts of climate change; and
School activities such as transporting students, heating buildings and water, and employee commuting contribute to climate change because they create greenhouse gas emissions; however, schools vary widely in terms of the resources, including funding, staffing and expertise that they have available to achieve net zero emissions; now, therefore, be it
That California State PTA and its units, councils and districts support legislation, regulations and/or other measures that would educate communities about the hazards to children and direct schools to inventory their current greenhouse gas emissions, then plan for and implement greenhouse gas emission reductions at the rate required (or faster) to limit global warming to within 1.5°C of average pre-industrial temperatures; and be it further That California State PTA and its units, councils and districts support legislation, regulations and/or other measures to identify resources needed to address financial and other constraints that may hinder the planning and implementation of greenhouse gas emission reductions at schools throughout the state; and be it further
That California State PTA and its units, councils, and districts urge legislators and other decision-makers to invest in greenhouse gas emission reductions by schools; however, these investments should NOT be offset by, or at the expense of, reductions in state or local in K-12 education, higher education, nutrition, health care, or other programs that improve the lives and prospects of children and youth; and be it further
California State PTA, 2327 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 • 916.440.1985 Net Zero Emission Schools - continued
RESOLVED,That California State PTA, its units, councils and districts, urge schools to ensure that greenhouse gas emission reduction measures undertaken at school sites serve to reduce the emissions of their broader communities where possible (for example, by making electric vehicle charging infrastructure installed in publicly accessible areas of school sites available for public use outside of school hours).
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BACKGROUND SUMMARY
Our children are most vulnerable to the hazards of climate change. In 2015, California State PTA adopted a resolution entitled "Climate Change is a Children's Issue," that urged "school districts to support programs and strategies to make schools more climate-safe and energy efficient models."
51 Research published over the ensuing 5 years shows how urgently we must act. Most notable is the 2018 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which projects with high confidence that the risks and impacts of climate change can be significantly reduced if, by 2030, global net C02 emissions from human activities decline by about 45% from 2010 levels, and then reach net zero by around 2050. Achieving emission reductions at this scale and speed requires participation from all sectors of our society. As institutions focused on improving the well-being of children, schools have a particular opportunity to participate in and even lead these efforts.
This resolution seeks to engage PTA members, and their communities, in a concerted effort to advocate for and encourage school efforts to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions at the rate required to safeguard the futures of our children and generations to come. California has existing laws, resources and guidance in place to help schools do this, and potential funding is also available. Program examples include the US Department of Education's Green Ribbon Schools program and the California Air Resource Board's "Cool California" website. Both facilitate local schools' ability to inventory their greenhouse gas emissions and then develop emission reduction plans that align with local circumstances and possibilities. Programs like these are a great starting point, but we must make faster and more widespread progress.
In practice, greenhouse gas emission reductions at schools are likely to come from two main areas. First, California's largest single category of greenhouse gas emissions is fossil fuel combustion to power on-road transportation (cars, buses and trucks). Schools contribute to such emissions both through transporting students (over 250 million school bus miles are traveled annually statewide) and through employee commuting by over 500,000 teachers and other employees. The second area is emissions from the buildings at over 10,000 schools statewide (typically through natural gas combustion for water heating and space heating). Many climate change mitigations involving buildings and transportation are viable today, and in many cases are more cost-effective than 'business as usual.'
California State PTA, 2327 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 • 916.440.1985 Net Zero Emission Schools - continued
Finally, any realistic effort to address greenhouse gas emissions at schools throughout California must also provide the support needed to address the resource constraints - including funding, staffing, information and expertise - that many schools need to address in order to successfully plan and implement greenhouse gas emission reductions. Some schools have already made notable progress, and highlighting their successes and 'lessons learned' can help others who are at earlier stages in their journey to achieving net zero emissions.
California State PTA, 2327 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 • 916.440.1985
CLIMATE CHANGE IS A CHILDREN'S ISSUE
Adopted by Convention Delegates May 2015
WHEREAS, There is broad scientific consensus that Earth's climate is warming at a unusual pace compared to natural changes in climate experienced in the past; and WHEREAS, There is broad scientific consensus among climate scientists that human activities, contributing to greeiihouse gases, are the dominant cause in climate wanning; and
WHEREAS, Children represent a particularly vulnerable group already suffering disproportionately from both direct and indirect adverse health effects of climate change; and
WHEREAS, The greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere will accumulate over the coming decades and will profoundly impact today's children as adults and fuhire generations; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the California State PTA urge its units, councils and districts to educate parents on the impact of climate change on children's health and future welfare; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the California State PTA, its units, councils and districts, urge school districts to educate students on climate and energy literacy and human sustainability; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the California State PTA, its units, councils and districts urge school districts to support programs and strategies to make schools more climate-safe and energy efficient models to prepare children for climate changes already underway; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the California State PTA, its unit, councils and districts urge school districts to serve as role models for practices that promote energy conservation, alternative energy sources, reducing dependency on automobile travel and encouraging sustainable practices; and be it further
RESOLVED, That the California State PTA consider climate change a children's issue and urge its units, councils and districts to advocate for comprehensive local, state and national legislation to substantially reduce man-made contributions to climate change and to mitigate its impact on children's health; and be it further RESOLVED, That the California State PTA submit this resolution to the National PTA for consideration by the delegates at its convention.
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California State PTA, 2327 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 • 916.440.1985 Climate Change is a Children's Issue - continued
BACKGROUND SUMMARY
According to thousands ofpeer-reviewed studies, the Earth's temperature is warming and the dominant reason is due to human activities. In California, climate change will cause more frequent and intense forest fires, more air pollution and deadly heat waves, a significant reduction in the snowpack and state water supplies, sea level rise and erosion along California's long coastline.
Today's children are already being impacted by climate change. Because of their physical, physiological, and cognitive vulnerability, children are more susceptible to adverse health effects from environmental hazards. As impacts of climate change worsen in the coming years, anticipated direct health consequences of climate change will include injury and death from extreme weather events and natural disasters, increases in climate-sensitive infectious diseases, increases in air pollution-related illness, and more heat-related, potentially fatal, illness. By rallying to protect and prepare our children today, we help the nation, the planet and future generations.
California State PTA, 2327 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816 • 916.440.1985 ATTACHMENT B RESOLUTION 9977
RESOLUTION NO. 9977
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA,
CALIFORNIA DECLARING A CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND SETTING A GOAL TO SOURCE 100% OF PASADENA'S ELECTRICITY FROM CARBON FREE SOURCES BY 2030
WHEREAS, on March 5, 2018, the City of Pasadena ("City") adopted a Climate Action Plan ("CAP) based on the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 ("AB 32") and focuses on five specific GHG reduction strategies: Energy Efficiency and Conservation; Sustainable Mobility and Land Use; Solid Waste Reduction; Water Conservation; and Urban Greening; and
WHEREAS, the CAP reinforces Pasadena's commitment to providing sources of renewable power and reducing GHG emissions by meeting or exceeding state required emissions reduction targets; and
WHEREAS, the City has already implemented a number of important actions to achieve CAP GHG reduction goals including but not limited to a commitment to procuring only low carbon generating resources and phasing out all fossil fuel contracts, and offering a 100 percent renewable Green Program rate option for customers; and WHEREAS, the City has declared a water supply shortage and has enacted stringent water conservation policies and strategies to mitigate the effects of ongoing drought conditions; and
WHEREAS, the City actively promotes active transportation, public transit, and continues to demonstrate leadership in accelerating the adoption of Electric Vehicle ("EV") technology with Pasadena having one of the highest percentages of registered EVs in the nation; and
WHEREAS, the City has adopted ordinances to achieve long-term GHG reduction including a requirement to include electrification in new building designs, prohibiting the use of gas-powered leaf blowers, and prohibiting polystyrene food packaging in Pasadena; and
WHEREAS, the City continues to exceed CAP Urban Greening targets by restoring greenspace and planting new trees to improve carbon sequestration, reduce urban heat-island effect, and increase opportunities for active recreation; and 1 TKODPWH20D1VKZ
35 WHEREAS, the City has developed partnerships with community-based organizations for inclusive energy efficiency and water conservation programs and actively engages the community in conservation strategies; and WHEREAS, the Pasadena Environmental Advisory Commission on January 17, 2023, the Pasadena Unified School District Board of Education on December 15, 2022, and the Pasadena City College Board of Trustees on January 18, 2023, each took action to support a goal of the City of Pasadena achieving 100% carbon free Energy by 2030 to address the climate emergency; which aligns with and supports previous actions of the Pasadena City Council when it adopted an Environmental Charter in 2005, endorsed the U.S. Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement and the United Nations Urban Environmental Accords, and launched a Green City Action Plan in 2006;and WHEREAS, the City recently implemented a comprehensive GHG Inventory process to measure actual and forecasted emissions of municipal operations and the community to gauge the ongoing progress of the CAP; and WHEREAS, California continues to pass successor legislation that expands on the goals ofAB 32 and prioritizes climate change mitigation strategies; and WHEREAS, in the 2022 Scoping Plan for Carbon Neutrality ("Scoping Plan"), the California Air Resources Board ("CARB") has set a recommended GHG emissions reduction target of 85 percent below 1990 levels by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2045, and updates the Scoping Plan every five years with increasingly ambitious targets; and WHEREAS, in Policy D-135.966, the American Medical Association has declared climate change as a "public health crisis that threatens the health and well-being of all individuals" and promises to advocate for policies that limit global warming, reduce GHG emissions, and support clean energy solutions; and
WHEREAS, according to the California Energy Commission, the percentage of California's energy that comes from renewable resources continues to increase as the state moves toward 100 percent clean energy; and
WHEREAS, proactive planning is required to ensure that GHG emissions reduction can be achieved while maintaining a power supply portfolio that meets customer needs, satisfies local and state reliability requirements, and minimizes electric rate impacts and volatility; and
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36 WHEREAS, the City's role as a publicly owned utility is governed by local, state, and federal laws and regulations; multi-party agreements; and bond documents which direct and/or impact operating and investing decisions; and WHEREAS, Pasadena Water and Power ("PWP") undergoes its Power Integrated Resource ("IRP") planning process every five years, which guides how Pasadena's electricity will be sourced for the next 20 years; and WHEREAS, the City is committed to demonstrating aggressive action and ongoing leadership in combating climate change and has set GHG targets that will achieve carbon neutrality before 2045.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASADENA AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council hereby declares that climate change is an emergency that threatens the health and welfare of our city, region, state, nation, and the environment.
Section 2. The City commits to environmental stewardship and continued leadership in sustainability.
Section 3. The City Council hereby sets a policy goal to source 100% of Pasadena's electricity from carbon free sources by the end of 2030.
Section 4. The City Council hereby directs the City Manager to utilize the 2023 IRP process to plan multiple approaches to transition to the goal described in Section 3 and to optimize affordability, rate equity, stability, and reliability of electricity while achieving this goal.
Section 5. The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to send a certified copy of this resolution to the Pasadena Water and Power General Manager. ///
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37 Adopted at the regular meeting of the City Council on the':'"ri^day of January 2023, by the following vote:
Councilmembers Hampton, Jones, Lyon, Madison, Masuda,
Rivas, Vice Mayor Williams, Mayor Gordo
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Approved as to form:
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Assistant City Attorney
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City Clerk
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Dear MSC members,
I was distressed to learn that once again, PWP has failed to acknowledge the Council's role in setting policy. PWP has produced a scope of work document that does not define the activity of consultants as directed by Council: to devise an optimized plan for the 2030 carbon free goal.
This disregard for Council - and MSC - is "deja vu all over again," as Yogi Berra would say. As a voting resident of Pasadena's District 7,1 am really tired of it.
We are in a climate emergency caused by the burning of fossil fuels. We are also in an environmental emergency caused by climate change, as well as the products of the petrochemical industry. The problem is vast, and it will take thousands of initiatives to set the world right again.
What is being asked of PWP is one clearly defined, highly significant, yet relatively simple task, compared to the otherundertakings necessary across the globe. PWP has to focus on the goal and work with the consultant, the city manager's office, MSC, Council, and the public to produce the optimized plan for carbon free electricity by 2030.
The optimized plan's scope of work document as it stands now is unacceptable.
Respectfully,
Claudia Funke
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To: Stevenson, Garrett <[email protected]>; hlampton, Tyron <[email protected]>; Williams, Felicia <[email protected]>; Jones, Justin <[email protected]>; Lyon, Jason <[email protected]>
Subject: MSC Public Comment - Agenda Item 1 - Optimized Plan's Scope of Work Unacceptable Some people who received this message don't often get email from [email protected]. Learn why this is important CAUTION: This email was delivered from the Internet. Do not click links or open attachments unless you know {he content is safe. Report phish using the Phish Alert Button. Learn more....
City Council Members,
My name is Audrey Ma, and I attend Polytechnic School in Pasadena. The Optimized Plan's Scope of Work is unacceptable. It does not set out to achieve the optimized plan the City asked for - to utilize the lessons learned from the 2023 IRP and develop and model scenarios to optimally achieve the 2030 carbon free goal. I urge the MSC to send PWP back to revise the scope of work to achieve the City Council's original direction, to refer to PASADENA 100's letter sent on February 20th in the development of the scope of work, and to include the public in the future development of the Optimized Plan.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Audrey Ma
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