Susana Alcala Wood, City Attorney Jorge Oseguera, City Auditor Mindy Cuppy, City Clerk Howard Chan, City Manager John Colville, City Treasurer
City Council Report
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File ID: 2022-00813 April 26, 2022 Discussion Item 19
Title: Quarterly Climate Update
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive and file.
Contact: Jennifer Venema, Climate Action Lead, (916) 808-1859, [email protected]
, Office of the City Manager
Presenter: Jennifer Venema, Climate Action Lead, (916) 808-1859, [email protected], Office of the City Manager
Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-2022 Schedule: Climate Action Milestones
3- Status of Climate Tasks
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: In the first quarter of 2022, City staff continued to advance climate action efforts.
This report serves as a quarterly update on progress in the first quarter of 2022. The City’s priority climate efforts were established in the 2021 Climate Implementation Work Plan (Work Plan) and refined based on progress in 2021, as presented to City Council on February 8, 2022, in the 2022 work program.
This report follows Earth Day on April 22, 2022, commemorating the City’s environmental commitments. On April 23, 2022, the City is hosting an Earth Day clean-up event. The cleanup will benefit approximately 10 miles along waterways, trail corridors, and select sites from the City’s funded Clean California Local Grant Program projects.
As requested by the Mayor and City Council at the February 8 th City Council meeting, City staff
have developed a master schedule for key climate milestones in 2022. The schedule is included as Attachment 2 (2022 Schedule: Climate Action Milestones).
On February 8, 2022, the City Council held a workshop on Climate and Transportation. As part of that discussion, City staff presented “seven big ideas” described in the table below to accelerate opportunities to support travel by active transportation and transit. These include completing existing bikeway networks and supporting cleaner transportation options to support low stress travel to along high demand routes.
Some of these projects have already been initiated. Remaining costs for the seven big ideas are estimated at a high-level planning estimate to total about $212 million, as shown in the following table.
Project
Total
Remaining
Costs
Jackrabbit Trail from North Natomas to the American River Parkway $15,609,000 Ninos Parkway from I-80 to the American River Parkway $15,500,000 Two Rivers Trail from Sutter Regional Park to S.R. 160* $25,000,000 Morrison Creek Trail from Power Inn Road to Stockton Boulevard, with a connection to Will C. Wood Middle School* $17,270,000
Sacramento River Parkway from Freeport Boulevard to 35th Avenue* $9,300,000 Complete the existing bikeway network within four miles of the Central City by closing gaps in the network and calming traffic $27,471,000 Bus-Bike lanes on Stockton Boulevard from Alhambra Boulevard to 47th Street* $102,430,000
*Note: Some grant funding is currently being used to support initial phases of these projects, but additional funding will be needed.
Given the scope and size of these projects, it is unlikely that projects can be completed without substantial grant funding. Since local funding is needed to leverage and match grants, even assuming unprecedented success in grant applications, the total local funding need to complete all projects is estimated at $75 to $85 million.
Securing larger grants that will be necessary to complete these projects within the next five to ten years will require higher levels of grant success than the City has realized historically. This kind of success is unlikely without the support and/or participation from regional partners such as the Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG), Sacramento Transportation Authority (STA), Sacramento Regional Transit, Sacramento County, and adjacent cities.
Using currently available resources, City staff are working on initial project design and planning for implementation for certain project segments with available existing funds and some grant funds and will continue to recommend pursuit of grant funding that fits the project and its level of readiness. The State has released a call for projects for the Active Transportation Program (ATP) and City staff will be bringing forward proposed applications to the City Council in May 2022.
Additionally, planning and project work is underway for other climate tasks as detailed in Attachment 3 (Task Status).
Due to delay of the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), a second climate workshop at City Council will be postponed until summer. The workshop will allow for discussion of accelerated scenarios to achieve carbon neutrality in advance of 2045. This workshop will be held in advance of the CAAP release, currently planned for summer 2022. City staff are planning for future updates to the City Council in the late spring and early summer, as outlined in Attachment 2 (2022 Schedule: Climate Action Milestones).
Policy Considerations: The City of Sacramento is committed to achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 (Resolution No. 2019-0433). The City’s Climate Emergency Declaration advances the City’s commitment to “maximum feasible efforts to implement emergency-speed carbon reduction actions towards eliminating emissions by 2030 as much as possible” (Resolution No. 2019-0465). City Council has further prioritized strong climate action leadership as the foundation of the 2040 General Plan Update.
Economic Impacts: No direct economic impact from this report, but staff continue to explore new employment opportunities and training needs to accelerate green job transitions. The City continues to convene the Clean & Green Working Group to evaluate priority opportunities and recommend workforce strategies. Staff plan to provide a green workforce update to City Council in summer 2022.
Environmental Considerations:
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA): This report does not involve activities that constitute a “project” as defined by Sections 15061(b)(3) and 15378(b)(4) of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Guidelines.
Sustainability: The actions described in this report advance sustainability and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Quarterly updates to City Council ensure continued transparency and accountability for continued progress towards the City’s climate action goals. These reports also provide information to the public, helping to improve continued awareness and involvement in the City’s efforts. Additionally, addressing transportation challenges is necessary to realize the City’s climate and mobility goals.
The transportation sector contributes over 50% of community-wide greenhouse gas emissions, the largest single local sector.
Commission/Committee Action: In 2022, City staff have not yet presented climate updates to any standing City commissions or committees. However, City staff continue to participate in the community-led Sacramento Environmental Justice Collaborative Governance Committee (ECGC). On March 3, 2022, City staff presented an update on electrification planning to the EJCGC and received feedback on outreach, equity criteria, and the importance of multi-sector and inclusive approaches.
Rationale for Recommendation: This report is a quarterly informational update on progress in the first quarter of 2022. City staff are providing updates on key climate efforts and responding to City Council requests on priority initiatives, responding to City Council requests for additional information.
Financial Considerations: Near-term Work Plan initiatives are funded in the Climate Action Initiatives Program (I02002300), the Energy Efficiency Reinvestment Program (C13001900), and the Active Transportation Program (T15180400). However, there is a significant gap in local resources to support accelerated efforts or full implementation of the seven big transportation ideas. Preparation is underway for the upcoming ATP grant opportunities.
Additionally, City staff will report back on other long-term transportation funding options in the summer of 2022.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
Background:
Quarterly Climate Milestones
Since the February 8, 2022, update to City Council, City staff have continued to advance numerous climate action tasks. Efforts are highly collaborative and involve the leadership and participation of multiple departments.
Accomplishments in the first quarter of 2022 include the following, as further detailed in Attachment 3 (Task Status):
• Successfully facilitating the Climate and Transportation Workshop at City Council on February 8, 2022, led by the Department of Public Works in partnership with the Mayor’s Office.
• Entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with SMUD and the County of Sacramento for building electrification projects, policies, and activities (executed in March 2022).
• Collaborating with agency and community partners to prepare for new climate funding opportunities, including the federal Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act of 2021, and state funding for adaptation and climate-related capacity-building. • Developing outreach materials for multiple initiatives including electrification, as well as conducting stakeholder interviews for preliminary feedback on a climate equity pilot. • Editing the revised administrative draft CAAP; the CAAP has been delayed and is currently anticipated for public release in summer 2022. • Supporting the Carbon Zero Art Contest led by Mayor Steinberg, in partnership with SMUD.
Moving ahead, staff are preparing for several climate updates to City Council. Consistent with the revised schedule in Attachment 2 (2022 Schedule: Climate Action Milestones), upcoming milestones are summarized in the following table.
Upcoming 2022 Climate Milestones
Late May or Early Summer Update to the Law and Legislation Committee on electrification tasks and on-site water reuse opportunities Early Summer Climate scenarios workshop at City Council on options to accelerate decarbonization in advance of 2045
Summer Public draft CAAP release
Quarterly climate update to City Council, featuring Clean & Green workforce updates
Transportation funding scenarios report-back
Funding Considerations for the “Seven Big” Transportation Ideas Since the February 8th Climate and Transportation Workshop, City staff have been further refining cost estimates for the seven big transportation ideas as outlined previously in this report.
While the recent federal infrastructure bill and enhanced state funding has increased the amount of funding potentially available, access to funds is through very competitive grant programs, which typically have minimum local match requirements and are more competitive with higher levels of local funding commitment.
Typical projects require 30 to 40 percent in local commitment, so assuming unprecedented success in grant applications, the total local funding need would be $75 to $85 million. Even with phased implementation, the City’s existing budget resources are inadequate to meet this transportation funding gap. Current and anticipated local transportation funds are not sufficient, so new sources of funding will be necessary to make meaningful advances to support cleaner transportation travel.
Other communities with successful transportation investment initiatives have pursued various other tax and fee measures, including parcel tax measures, sales tax measures, and other special taxes or fees (e.g., taxes on Transportation Network Companies (TNCs) like Uber and Lyft). Most of these kinds of measures require voter approval. Staff will evaluate potential new funding options and present additional information to the City Council in summer/fall of 2022.
Note that a new countywide transportation sales tax initiative has been proposed as a citizens’ measure and is currently circulating for signatures to seek to qualify for the November ballot.
This initiative does support additional funding for rail and transit improvements and operations and would include new funding for local agencies. The transportation policy objectives of this measure are not, however, focused solely on climate issues.
Updated April 14, 2022
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2022 SCHEDULE: CLIMATE ACTION MILESTONES
The City of Sacramento is accelerating rapid decarbonization. This agenda summarizes key public climate milestones and opportunities for input. Action is occurring under broad buckets of activity:
Climate Plans & Communications (Comms; general, or multi-sector issues) Electrification
Transportation
Energy
Water & Urban Cooling/Forestry
Green Workforce
Organic waste
Actions that have already occurred are included for reference. More information and links on the City’s climate initiatives are available online at CityOfSacramento.org/ClimateAction.
To stay up to date, sign up for email updates online: Link to climate action & sustainability updates.
Key Climate Actions in 2022 – Anticipated Schedule
*Dates are estimates and subject to change. Completed items are indicated in italicized text.
Date & Action Bucket Milestone
FEBRUARY
February 8, 2022
City Council workshop
Transportation Climate & Transportation Workshop
February 8, 2022
City Council presentation
Climate Plans &
Comms
Quarterly Update: 2021 Climate Work Plan
February 28, 2022
Sacramento Environmental
Commission presentation
Climate Plans &
Comms
Update on City climate action efforts
MARCH
March 3, 2022
Sacramento Environmental Justice
Collaborative Governance Committee
Electrification Update on Existing Building Electrification Strategy
March 15, 2022
City Council hearing, with
recommendation for adoption
Transportation Transportation Priorities Plan Criteria APRIL
April 26, 2022, 5 pm
City Council presentation
Climate Plans &
Comms
Quarterly Climate Update, featuring
2022 schedule & next steps
2022 Climate Action Schedule
Updated April 14, 2022
2-2
Date & Action Bucket Milestone
April 23, 2022
Earth Day Cleanup
Climate Plans &
Comms
Sacramento Cleanup Event
MAY
May 17, 2022 (Anticipated)
Law and Legislation committee
update and discussion item
Electrification,
Water
Electrification update and feedback for
on-site water reuse
Public document release Transportation Public release Transportation Priorities Plan (TPP) projects prioritized into high,
mid-term, and long-term priorities
Transportation outreach Transportation Online engagement begins for Active Streets Plan
Week of May 23 (Date TBD)
Electrification workshop
Electrification Existing Building Electrification Strategy – Community Workshop #1
May 26, 2022 (Anticipated)
Planning & Design Commission
update
Electrification,
Water, Climate
Plans & Comms
Update on climate-related projects,
including electrification and on-site water
reuse
SUMMER
Early summer
City Council workshop
Climate Plans &
Comms
Accelerated Climate Scenarios Workshop
TBC
Public document release
Climate Plans &
Comms, Water
& Urban
Cooling/Forestry
Public review period begins:
Draft Climate Action & Adaptation Plan
Draft 2040 General Plan, including the
Environmental Justice Element
Draft Urban Forestry Master Plan
TBC
Program launch
Climate Plans &
Comms
Launch of climate equity pilot
June or July 2022 (TBC)
Community workshop
Transportation Active Streets Plans: Workshop to define community needs
July 1, 2022 (Anticipated)
Program launch
Organic Waste Residential organic waste recycling begins July 26, 2022 (Tentative)
City Council presentation
Climate Plans &
Comms, Green
Workforce
Quarterly Climate Update, featuring
Clean & Green Workforce
2022 Climate Action Schedule
Updated April 14, 2022
2-3
Date & Action Bucket Milestone
August 2022
Council Presentation
Transportation Council presentation of the
Transportation Priorities Plan projects
prioritized into high, mid-term, and long-
term priorities
TBC
City Council report-back
Transportation Transportation funding scenarios
FALL
September 2022
Electrification workshop
Electrification Public workshop for Existing Building
Electrification Strategy, draft
recommendations
October-November 2022
Public document release
Transportation Transportation Priorities Plan Public Draft October-November 2022
Public document release
Transportation Active Streets Plan: Community Needs
and Emerging Opportunities Report
TBC
Planning & Design Commission
hearing
Climate Plans &
Comms
Hearing for recommendation of the draft
Climate Action & Adaptation Plan and
draft 2040 General Plan
October 18, 2022 (Tentative)
City Council presentation
Climate Plans &
Comms
Quarterly Climate Update, featuring the
Climate Equity Pilot
TBC
Transportation grant
opportunities
Transportation Regional call for grant applications by
SACOG, for SACOG-administered
funding
November (TBC)
City Council hearing, with
recommendation for adoption
Electrification 2022 Building Code
New Building Electrification Ordinance
and Infeasibility Process
WINTER
TBC
City Council hearing
Climate Plans &
Comms, Water
& Urban
Cooling/Forestry
Hearing for adoption of:
Climate Action & Adaptation Plan
2040 General Plan
Urban Forestry Master Plan
TBC
City Council hearing
Transportation Review draft priorities project list for the Transportation Priorities Plan
2022 Climate Action Schedule
Updated April 14, 2022
2-4
Date & Action Bucket Milestone
Late November 2022 Electrification Draft Existing Building Electrification Strategy Released – Public Comment
Period
December 2022
City Council discussion for
direction and review of draft
policy
Electrification Draft Existing Building Electrification Strategy presented to Council
January 1, 2023
New Building Code Effective
Date
Electrification,
Water
All-electric requirements from the New
Building Electrification Ordinance go into
effect for new buildings that are 3 stories
or less
Early 2023
City Council presentation
Climate Plans &
Comms
Quarterly Climate Update, featuring
Clean & Green Workforce Pathways
recommendations
February 2023
City Council hearing for
adoption
Electrification Final Existing Building Electrification Strategy presented to Council for adoption
Early 2023
City Council presentation
Electrification Transportation Priorities Plan Final Draft Early 2023
Public document release
Climate Plans &
Comms, Water
& Urban
Cooling/Forestry
Parks Plan 2040
Office of Climate Action & Sustainability 2022 Quarter 1 Report 3-1
2022 Quarter 1 Accomplishments 2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones Office of Climate Action &
Sustainability (OCAS) Key Department Partners1
Internal and administrative tasks
OCAS Quarter 1 Milestones Key Department Quarter 1
Milestones
2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones
Continued Green Team
monthly convenings with key
departments
With IT support, began
development of a mapping
resource hub for sustainability
data
With IT support, drafted an
internal sustainability
performance monitoring tool
for City operations
Finance: Updated City Sustainable
Procurement Policy for SB 1383
compliance, facilitating City
Council adoption of Ordinance
No. 2022-0009, Relating to the
Procurement of Organic Mulch
and Paper
Internal launch of GIS
sustainability resources hub and
sustainability performance
monitoring tool
HR: Continued update of
telecommuting policy update for
City employees
Outreach, engagement, and capacity-building
OCAS Quarter 1 Milestones Key Department Quarter 1
Milestones
2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones
Monthly Office newsletter
launched
Continued support for
Sacramento Environmental
Justice Collaborative
Governance Committee
Outreach to inform climate
equity pilot development
Multiple outreach efforts ongoing,
including leadership in OIED,
OEM, DOU, DPW, and YPCE
for the citywide Earth Day
Cleanup event
Earth Day clean-up event on
4/23/2022
Climate equity outreach pilot
launch
1 Department and Office abbreviations:
CDD: Community Development Department
DOU: Department of Utilities
DPW: Department of Public Works
HR: Human Resources
IT: Information Technology
OEM: Office of Emergency Management
OIED: Office of Innovation and Economic Development
SFD: Sacramento Fire Department
YPCE: Department of Youth, Parks, and Community Enrichment
Office of Climate Action & Sustainability 2022 Quarter 1 Report 3-2
2022 Quarter 1 Accomplishments 2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones Office of Climate Action &
Sustainability (OCAS) Key Department Partners1
Supported community-led
application for US EPA air
quality monitoring funding
Strategic Project Actions
City Facilities and Operations
OCAS Quarter 1 Milestones Key Department Quarter 1
Milestones
2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones
With YPCE, DPW, and OEM
support, identified priority City
facilities and funding
opportunities for resilience
retrofits at City facilities
DPW: Scoped project needs for
expansion of City’s zero-emission
fleet and charging infrastructure,
and energy efficiency retrofits at
City facilities
Project design for municipal fleet
chargers, and preliminary
planning for municipal facility
retrofits
Building Electrification
Quarter 1 Collaborative Milestones 2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming Milestones
Building electrification memorandum of understanding executed with SMUD and Sacramento County
With CDD, advanced the Existing Building Electrification Strategy development process
With CDD, continued support for New Building Electrification Ordinance implementation, including CDD’s management and launch of the Infeasibility Waiver Technical Panel with convening of the first two meetings in the first quarter
Public workshops for existing
building electrification strategy
Continued facilitation of the
Infeasibility Waiver Technical
Panel
Office of Climate Action & Sustainability 2022 Quarter 1 Report 3-3
2022 Quarter 1 Accomplishments 2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones Office of Climate Action &
Sustainability (OCAS) Key Department Partners1
Active Transportation
OCAS Quarter 1 Milestones Key Department Quarter 1
Milestones
2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones
With DPW, Climate &
Transportation Workshop
convened at City Council on
February 8, 2022
DPW: Transportation Priorities
Plan criteria adopted; Active
Streets Plan audits initiated
Development of prioritized
transportation project list, and
outreach and Community
Planning Teams for the Active
Streets Plan
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
Quarter 1 Collaborative Milestones 2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming Milestones
Edits to the administrative draft Climate Action and Adaptation Plan with CDD, to prepare for public release
CDD: Public release of draft
Climate Action and Adaptation
Plan and General Plan, workshop
at City Council to discuss
accelerated climate scenarios
Clean & Green Workforce Development
Quarter 1 Collaborative Milestones 2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming Milestones
With OIED: Clean & Green Workforce Pathways Working Group reconvened, review of in process of draft analysis of regional green workforce opportunities job skills data
Preparation for public release of
Clean & Green Workforce report
(anticipated in the second half of
2022)
Office of Climate Action & Sustainability 2022 Quarter 1 Report 3-4
2022 Quarter 1 Accomplishments 2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones Office of Climate Action &
Sustainability (OCAS) Key Department Partners1
Food Access and Urban Agriculture
OCAS Quarter 1 Milestones Key Department Quarter 1
Milestones
2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones
Mayor’s Office: US EPA Local
Food, Local Places final
convenings held, and final report
completed
OIED: Preparation of a scope of
work for State grant funding with
Planting Justice and Three Sisters
Gardens for the former City Tree
Nursery
CMO: Preparation of grant
agreements for other community
food access projects supported by
State funding
Activation of the former City
Tree Nursery, and continued
convening the Food Justice Task
Force
Water Conservation and Urban Greening
OCAS Quarter 1 Milestones Key Department Quarter 1
Milestones
2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones
CDD and DOU: Technical study
for on-site water reuse and dual
plumbing in process, and internal
project team convened to guide
One Water planning process
DPW and YPCE preparation of
draft documents for release in
late 2022, including the UFMP
and Parks Plan 2040
CDD and DOU update on onsite
water reuse and dual plumbing to
the Law and Legislation
Committee
Resiliency and Air Quality
OCAS Quarter 1 Milestones Key Department Quarter 1
Milestones
2022 Quarter 2 Upcoming
Milestones
Collaboration with the
Sacramento Metro Air Quality
Management District to support
internal kickoff of the City-
funded air quality monitoring
project
OEM and SFD: Supported
Community Emergency Response
Team application for State funding
to expand capacity
Continued partnership and
collaboration to identify state
funding opportunities
Air District issuance of request
for proposals for community-
based organization support for
the community air quality
monitoring pilot