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File ID: 2022-01441 8/16/2022 Discussion Item 11.
Quarterly Climate Update
File ID: 2022-01441
Location: Citywide
Recommendation: Receive staff presentation and provide direction.
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, Danielle Foster, Housing Policy Manager, (916) 808-1869, [email protected], Office of Innovation & Economic Development Attachments:
1-Description/Analysis
2-Status of Climate Tasks
3-2022 Climate Schedule
Description/Analysis
Issue Detail: This report serves as a summary of the City’s climate action progress during the second quarter of 2022 and an opportunity for City Council feedback. Staff recommend Council provide input on progress and direction on additional opportunities that staff have identified for accelerated climate action with existing resources. Long-term, staff will continue to seek Council direction on new funding priorities for staff to evaluate with Climate Work Plan funding.
To recap progress to date, staff continue to advance key initiatives with existing resources, while aligning City programs to maximize climate and equity outcomes. Progress during the second quarter of 2022 includes the following:
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1. Advancing citywide climate policies and regulations for climate, building electrification, water reuse, and transportation, including release of the Preliminary Draft Climate Action Plan (CAP) and preparation of Draft Infeasibility Guidelines for the New Building Electrification Ordinance.
2. Development of municipal projects, with the audit of five City fire stations for energy efficiency and electrification, and preparation of an internal data hub and performance monitoring tool for sustainability.
3. Integration of climate into critical near-term City programs, including the City’s housing anti-displacement programming and workforce development initiatives, as well as the city-wide launch of residential organic waste recycling.
4. Securing competitive grant funding for City-led climate work, with award of $60,000 for a Housing Anti-Displacement and Energy Equity Pilot from the Leon Lowenstein Foundation and Urban Sustainability Directors Network.
5. Supporting regional efforts to increase climate investment, serving as a partner for the community-based Regional Climate Collaboratives application and the Sacramento region Community Economic Resilience Fund initiative.
6. Awards for City climate leadership, including the 2022 E-Visionary award from the Electric Drive Transportation Association, and two 2022 Beacon Awards from the Institute for Local Government: a Platinum Award for 41% agency natural gas savings since 2005, and a Leadership and Innovation Award with the City of West Sacramento for the cross-agency Mayors’ Commission on Climate Change.
With limited City resources, staff are advancing climate work through a collaborative and integrated approach across City departments. Recruitment is underway for three critical climate positions in the departments of Public Works, Utilities, and Community Development. Staff are also advancing other near-term initiatives outlined in the 2021 Climate Implementation Work Plan (Climate Work Plan), an early action plan for priority efforts in advance of CAP adoption. Climate Work Plan tasks are supported by Council’s one-time commitment of approximately $4.4 million. Accomplishments in the second quarter of 2022 are further summarized by Climate Work Plan category in Attachment 2 (Status of Climate Tasks).
Climate Work Plan funding will support staff’s ongoing near-term efforts. Priorities include procurement of on-call consultant support and ensuring potential match for rapidly emerging state grant programs that align with the City’s climate goals. In addition to the pursuit of new grants, upcoming climate priorities include launch of the forthcoming Climate Equity Pilot. A schedule of upcoming climate tasks is available in Attachment 3 (2022 Climate Schedule).
Staff have identified potential opportunities to accelerate GHG reductions in the short term, in addition to Climate Work Plan implementation. However, these actions may have cost implications for existing City budgets and would require further analysis, report-back, and funding. With Council direction, staff could undertake the following steps:
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1. Evaluate enrollment of City electricity accounts into SMUD’s Greenergy Program for 100% carbon-free electricity; the program could have impacts on existing operational budgets that are already constrained and therefore require additional funding through the upcoming midyear or annual budget process.
2. Integrate climate criteria into forthcoming City grant programs where feasible to achieve GHG reductions or climate adaptation outcomes, establishing climate as a priority alongside equity and other Council goals.
Long-term, new funding resources will be necessary to sustain work beyond the initial Climate Work Plan investment to achieve carbon neutrality. Included in Climate Work Plan funding are numerous ongoing tasks. Based on Council direction, unspent and unencumbered funding could be reallocated to accelerate GHG reductions. However, a redirection of such funding would detract from other important climate supportive and adaptation outcomes. Staff will present a summary of options, and request direction to confirm Council priorities.
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) in collaboration with a range of stakeholders, while evaluating available resources. City Council has further prioritized strong climate action leadership as a foundation of the 2040 General Plan Update.
Economic Impacts: This staff report does not include recommended action with direct economic impact. In partnership with the Office of Innovation and Economic Development, staff are currently preparing a holistic baseline of regional clean and green employment opportunities and recommended workforce strategies. An update to the City Council on clean and green opportunities is anticipated in fall 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.
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input on two of the City’s priority climate initiatives: electrification efforts and an on-site water reuse evaluation. Discussion included prioritizing equity and affordability in electrification efforts, the importance of public engagement, as well as recommendations for clear and simple messaging for complex issues.
Rationale for Recommendation: This report provides a quarterly summary of progress and an opportunity for City Council direction. The City Council has requested information on options to accelerate climate action. Staff are implementing feasible activity with existing resources.
Continued implementation of the Climate Work Plan builds a foundation for sustained, multi-benefit climate initiatives. While unencumbered Climate Work Plan funding could be redirected, this would eliminate important supportive tasks and a potential source of match for anticipated state grant opportunities that could advance more ambitious climate action.
Financial Considerations: Tasks in the Climate Work Plan are funded by the Climate Action Initiatives Program (I02002300), the Energy Efficiency Reinvestment Program (C13001900), and the Active Transportation Program (T15180400). While the City invests in an array of additional climate- supportive projects and programs, the City has not yet developed a system to cumulatively track or report on cumulative climate investment. This is an outstanding task for the City team, after other priority policy and implementation efforts are completed.
If the City were to enroll in SMUD’s Greenergy program, the City’s electricity costs would increase.
Further work is necessary to evaluate potential cost increases by fund line. However, dependent on usage and time of enrollment, the cost increase is estimated at less than $1 million annually, with no more than 30% of these costs to the General Fund. These costs would represent additional utility expenses. Any appropriations needed for this program will be brought forward during midyear or the annual budget process.
However, regardless of existing City investment and budget commitments, staff estimate a gap of approximately $3.2 billion to fund full implementation of the City-led CAP actions by 2045. New long- term sources of funding will be needed.
Local Business Enterprise (LBE): Not applicable.
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Office of Climate Action & Sustainability 2022 Quarter 2 Report 2021 Climate Implementation Work Plan Status
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2022 Quarter 2 Accomplishments 2022 Quarter 3 Upcoming
Milestones Office of Climate Action &
Sustainability Key Department Partners1
Internal and administrative tasks
Continued Green Team monthly
convenings with key departments
(five meetings in 2022 Quarter 2)
With IT support, launched
internal GIS resource hub for
sustainability data
With IT support, presented draft
internal sustainability
performance monitoring
dashboard to staff and Executive
Team
Procurement: K2 pre-requisition
module revised to track purchase
of recycled materials
Recruitment in process for key
climate positions in CDD, DOU,
and DPW
Finalization of draft sustainability
performance monitoring
dashboard and incorporation of
new data
Outreach, engagement, and capacity-building
Citywide Earth Day cleanup on
4/23/2022
Monthly Office newsletter
continued
Continued support for
Sacramento Environmental
Justice Collaborative Governance
Committee
Support for community-led
application to Regional Climate
Collaboratives Program
With YPCE, organized 4-week
Sustainability Speaker Series for
Summer @ City Hall
Public launch of climate equity
outreach pilot
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 2 Report 2021 Climate Implementation Work Plan Status
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2022 Quarter 2 Accomplishments 2022 Quarter 3 Upcoming
Milestones Office of Climate Action &
Sustainability Key Department Partners1
Strategic Project Actions
City Facilities and Operations
With DPW, OEM, and YPCE,
application to Wildfire Smoke
Clean Air Centers for Vulnerable
Populations Incentive Pilot
Program
With YPCE, DPW, and OEM
support, application to
Renewables Advancing
Community Energy Resilience
grant in partnership with SMUD
DPW: Site locations finalized,
and preliminary designs drafted
for electric vehicle charging
infrastructure at City facilities;
energy audits completed for five
City fire stations
Development of scopes of work
for municipal fleet chargers and
retrofits
Energy audits of additional
municipal facilities, initiation of
construction, and evaluation of
funding opportunities
Building Electrification
With CDD, Existing Building Electrification Strategy development in process. Public workshop, online and print survey in three languages, four focus groups, presentations to existing committees and working groups, and ongoing partnership with Sacramento ACT. Completion of RMI California Equitable Home Electrification Program. $5,000 secured from RMI for continued Sacramento ACT partnership.
With CDD, continued support for New Building Electrification Ordinance implementation, including convening of the Infeasibility Waiver Technical Panel
CDD: Update on Existing Building Electrification Strategy and New Building Electrification Ordinance to Planning and Design Commission
Multi-lingual public workshops
for existing building
electrification strategy
CDD update on Existing
Building Electrification Strategy
and New Building Electrification
Ordinance to Law and
Legislation Committee
Active Transportation
Internal analysis and refinement
of prioritized Transportation
Priorities Plan project list
Public release of prioritized
Transportation Priorities Plan
project list
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan
CDD: public release of preliminary draft stand-alone Climate Action Plan
CDD: Public release of draft
Climate Action Plan and Council
workshop to discuss accelerated
carbon neutrality
Office of Climate Action & Sustainability 2022 Quarter 2 Report 2021 Climate Implementation Work Plan Status
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2022 Quarter 2 Accomplishments 2022 Quarter 3 Upcoming
Milestones Office of Climate Action &
Sustainability Key Department Partners1
Clean & Green Workforce Development
With OIED: Convened 2 Clean & Green Workforce Pathways
Working Group meetings for review draft Emsi analysis of regional workforce, inventory of regional training programs, and building electrification job impacts and opportunities
OIED: Public release of Clean &
Green Workforce report, release
of workforce Notice of Funding
Availability for City ARPA
investments including clean &
green jobs
Food Access and Urban Agriculture
OIED: Preparation of a scope of
work for state grant funding with
Planting Justice and Three Sisters
Gardens for the former City Tree
Nursery, and release of Notice of
Funding Availability for food
justice projects
Activation of the former City
Tree Nursery, continued
convening the Food Justice Task
Force, and release of workforce
Notice of Funding Availability
for City ARPA workforce
investments, including clean &
green jobs
Water Conservation and Urban Greening
CDD and DOU: Technical study
for on-site water reuse and dual
plumbing in process. Update to
Planning and Design
Commission.
YPCE: MOU with Sacramento
Unified School District allowing
for community use of Susan B.
Anthony Field and futsal court
DPW and YPCE: Preparation of
draft documents for release in
late 2022, including the
Sacramento Urban Forestry Plan
and Parks Plan 2040
DOU and CDD: Update on
onsite water reuse and dual
plumbing to the Law and
Legislation Committee
DPW: Filling of vacant staff
position and development of
strategy for City-funded tree
planting initiative
Resiliency and Air Quality
With Housing Anti-displacement
Program, secured $60,000 from
Energy Innovation Fund for low-
income energy efficiency and
electrification home retrofits
Support for Sac Metro Air
Quality Management District
implementation of City-funded
air quality monitoring project
Continued partnership and
collaboration to identify funding
opportunities
Air District contract for
community-based organization
outreach support, installation of
first air quality monitors, and
request for proposals for street-
level monitoring
Updated August 9, 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 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.
TBC: To be confirmed.
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 August 9, 2022
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Date & Action Bucket Milestone
April 23, 2022
Earth Day Cleanup
Climate Plans &
Comms
Sacramento Cleanup Event
SUMMER
June 8, 2022
Electrification workshop
Electrification Existing Building Electrification Strategy – Community Workshop #1
June 23, 2022
Planning & Design Commission
update
Electrification,
Water
Update on climate-related projects, including
electrification and on-site water reuse*
*The same report will be provided to the Law and
Legislation Committee on June 21, 2022.
July 1, 2022
Public document release
Climate Plans &
Comms, Water &
Urban
Cooling/Forestry
Preliminary 30-day public review period begins for
stand-alone Draft Climate Action Plan
July 1, 2022
Program launch
Organic Waste Residential organic waste recycling begins July 19, 2022
Law and Legislation committee
update
Water Update on Onsite Water Reuse Study and
preliminary Dual Plumbing Ordinance
recommendations
August 8 - September 6, 2022
Public release & engagement
Transportation Public release of Transportation Priorities Plan (TPP) projects prioritized into high,
mid-term, and long-term priorities, and
TPP engagement
August 16, 2022
Law and Legislation committee
update
Electrification Framework for New Building
Electrification Ordinance
August 16, 2022
City Council workshop
Climate Plans &
Comms
Accelerated Climate Scenarios Workshop
Quarterly Climate Update
TBC
Program launch
Climate Plans &
Comms
Launch of climate equity pilot
FALL
September 20, 2022
Law and Legislation Committee
hearing
Electrification Recommendation of the New Building
Electrification Ordinance to City Council
2022 Climate Action Schedule
Updated August 9, 2022
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Date & Action Bucket Milestone
October 18, 2022
Council Presentation
Transportation Transportation Priorities Plan (TPP)
Council presentation of the TPP projects
prioritized into high, mid-term, and long-
term priorities
TBC
City Council workshop
Transportation,
Climate Plans &
Comms
Transportation funding scenarios
TBC
Transportation outreach
Transportation Online engagement begins for Active
Streets Plan
September - October 2022
(TBC)
Electrification workshop
Electrification Public workshop for Existing Building
Electrification Strategy, draft
recommendations
September – October 2022
(TBC)
City Council update
Green workforce Clean & Green Workforce Pathways
recommendations and workforce
programming update
October-November 2022
Public document release
Transportation Transportation Priorities Plan Public Draft Late Fall (TBC)
Public document release
Transportation Active Streets Plan: Community Needs
and Emerging Opportunities Report
Late Fall (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 Forest 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 1, 2022 (Tentative)
City Council hearing, with
recommendation for adoption
Electrification 2022 Building Code
New Building Electrification Ordinance
and Infeasibility Process
2022 Climate Action Schedule
Updated August 9, 2022
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Date & Action Bucket Milestone
WINTER
TBC
City Council hearing
Transportation Review draft priorities project list for the Transportation Priorities Plan
TBC
Project kickoff
Transportation Initiate update to Transportation Demand Management ordinance and program
Late November 2022
Public document release
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
February 2023
Public document release &
engagement
Transportation Public release TPP Draft Plan
February 2023
City Council hearing
Electrification Final Existing Building Electrification Strategy presented to Council for adoption
Early 2023
City Council hearing
Climate Plans &
Comms, Water
& Urban
Cooling/Forestry
Hearing for adoption of:
Climate Action & Adaptation Plan
2040 General Plan
Urban Forest Plan
Early 2023
City Council presentation
Transportation Transportation Priorities Plan Final Draft Early 2023
Public document release
Climate Plans &
Comms, Water
& Urban
Cooling/Forestry
Parks Plan 2040