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Council Meeting Septembar 24 1994
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TO Mayor and City Council
FROM City Staff
SUBJECT Recommendation to Approve the Santa Manica
Sustainable City Program
INTRQDUCTION
This repart transmsfor Council review and adoptian the Santa Manica Sustainable City Program The Sustainable City Program has been developed over the course of the past two years by the City s
long term
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describes the principles goals and specific targets of the proposed program and discusses its potential impacts on City operations and policies in bath the near and long term
BACKGROUIVD
Over the last decade mounting cancern over enviranmental problems which threaten the quality of life have led many communities around the world to examine new approaches to enviranmental issues Most of these new approaches address the same key question How can communities create acceptable economic living standards far their citiz nswhile maintaining SEP 2
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the viability of the natural environment Agenda 21 the
general blueprint for creating sustainable communities pr duced at the 1992 United Natians Earth Summit calls on local
authorities to develop local Agenda 21 sustainability plans for each of their communities Santa Monica sTask Force on the Environment assuming a leadership role in the growinq
sustainable community movement both in the United States and abraad began such a process about two years ago The Santa Manica Sustainable City Program which has been crafted
encompasses as its key premise the prevailing definition of susta nability acmmunity which can meet its current needs withaut compromising the ability of future generatians to meet their needs
The Task Force on the Environment determined early on that its single mast important priority was the creatian af a Santa Monica Sustainable City Program which wouid pravide the City a decision making framework that addresses underlying causes of
enironmental problems rather than symptoms of those problems and provides criteria for eva uating long term as opposed to short term impacts of decisions It was the desire of the Task Force that the program address not anly traditional enviranmental topics of air water and sail but also the 155U2S of economic deelopment social equity and a sense of community To assess th program seffectiveness it was strongly felt that benchmarks and quantifiable targets for measuring progress must be 2 established In short the guidance imparted by the Task Force on the Environment was to create a Santa Monica Sustainabie City Program which provides a coherent vision far the future includes the participation of all segments af the community encourages stewardship of our natural resources and points the way taward sustainable community and economic dev lopment decisions In April 1993 City Council adopted a resolution supporting the creation af a Santa Monica Sustainable City Program The draft program has since undergone an extensive public review process and has been revised to reflect the numerous comments and recommendations received from individual members of the public the Housing Commission Planning Commission Chamber of Cammerce representatives City staff from all departments neighbarhood associatians ocal institu ons schoals haspitals colleges etc and various community groups The culmination of this extensive and intensive public review process isexmplified in the attached document presented for final Council review and adoption
DISCUSSION
The Santa Monica Sustainable City Program is founded on eight guiding principles that provide the basis from which effective and sustainabZe decisions can be made The program states amang others the following principles The concept of sustainability will guide City palicy and the long term impacts af policy 3 choices will always be considered environmental quality and economic health are mutually dependent and a healthy environment is crucial for the long term prosperity of the City and its residents and cammunity awareness responsibility involvem nt and educatian are the key elements fsuccessful
proqrams policies
Broad policy goals have been estab ished for each af four major policy areas 1 Resource Conservation 2 Transportation 3 Pollution Prevention and Public Health Protection and 4 Community and Economic Development The policy goals recommend general strategies to improve and ma ntain the quality of life for Santa Monica residents Sixteen specific targets or
sustainability indica ors have been selected for achievement by the year 2000 using 1990 as the baseline year These
indicators reflect the current cansensus as to what progress needs to be achieved in the various policy areas to make the City more sustainab eA number of existing and proposed City programs relevant to each policy area are aso listed These pragrams will interact synergistically over time to achieve the designated targets
As work continues on the Sustainable City Program it is envisianed that new indicators wi11 inevitably have to be added and existing ndicators will need to be revised or replaced This will occur if it is faund that the indicators eith rare not 4 sufficiently meaningful measurements of sustainability are toa difficult or too expensive ta measure Qr have been supplanted by other more reZevant indicatars The Task Farce on the
Environmant and City staff will commit to the preparation and transmittal to Council of an annual Sustainab eCity Report which will assess progress made during the past year evaluate overa2l program effectiveness and recommend any program modifications which might be necessary Much work remains to be dane by City staff
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to complete data collection and deelop the appropriate
thodologies to measure progress taward achievement of the stated indicators as in sQme cases measurement is either not currently done or is not sufficiently accurate
ne of the most difficult conceptual challenges in the
formulation of the Sustainable City Program has been the task f merging traditional environmental poicy cancerns with sometimes Zess precise community and economic development policy concerns Also difficult has been discovering and analyzing the inherent interconnections between the numerous programs policies and services already offered by the City which will be instrumental in reaching the indicated targets An important lesson which has been learned during the process of crafting th 5ustainable City Program is that although the prograrn document reflects a significant work effart by many thoughtful individuals it is ultimately no mare than a good starting poin for the tremendous amount of additional work which needs to b done to carry the 5 program forward and achieve the vision af sustainability which is charted The adoption of the program by City Council will forma lyendorse this ision and set in mation the many concrete steps necessary ta translate the vision into practice within the community
It is strangly believed by the Task Force on the Environmen and many others in the community that City operations the selvs should be the first to take the practical steps which are consistent with the concept of sustainability The City should therefore serve as a model for ather institutians and
organizations in the community as well as for other cities in the region and nation The development ofasustainability
checklist for City operations is naw underway This checklist addresses three pr may areas procurement canstruction and develapment and programs and ser ics The checklist deals with specific issues such as energy and water efficiency urban runoff mitigation envir nmentally preferab ebuilding materials recyc ingof demolition debris hazardous materials use and storage vehicle emissions local econamic benefi s
waste
reductian and many other considerations Along similar lines the Planning Cammission has recently formed a subcommittee to work with staff and the Task Force on identifying innovative methads far incorporating the SustainablE City goals into a checklist tha could be used in theCtysdevelopment review process
6 A Procurement work Group comprised of City staff and a representative from the Task Force has also begun th
categorization af all City purchases and has thus far completed the drafting of specific purchasing criteria for paper products and cleaning supplies These purchasing criteria detail the product and performance specifications for these types of purchases to ensure that they are consi tent with the Susta nable City Program sgoals and indicatars Paper product criteria are relatively straightforward and include analysis of full Zife cycle costs recyclab lity percentaqe ofpost consumer recycled content manufacturing impacts ocal economic benefits and existing City purchasing guidel nes and cast effactiveness Development of criteria for cleaning products has broken much new graund and is being closely watched by other agencies such as the US Environmenta Protection Agency and the General Services Administration The cleaning products criteria will require manufacturers to provide chemical analyses identify impacts an human health and potential impacts on the enviranment and prove compliance with existing state and federa2 regula ians This same level of effort will eventually be extended to all app icable City purchases Qnce the program is fully implemented Far City departments who contract for outside services reevant sustainability criteria will be incorparated into Requests for Praposals and actual contract documents to ensure cansistency with program goa sand accountability by the respective service 7 provider Considerable discussian and training will clearly need to take place within City departments over the next several months and beyond to ensure that City aperatians adhere as fully as possible to the Sustainable City Program and the
sustainability checklist which is now being develaped
The Task Farce an tha Environment has sponsared an extensive pEriod of public review community outreach and consensus building related o the sustainable City Pragram over the past 1 and 12 yars The propased program was initially distributed ta Cty Council City departments Hausing and Planning
Commissioners Chamber of Commerce Environment Committee members and interested citizens A formal survey process designed to identify areas of consensus was then nitiated with the
participation of selected community stakehalders A larger community basedpublic participation process was embarked upon with the assistance of the NEighborhood Support Center and a community wide meeting held on June 2 generated significant community participation Task Force members also made
presentations at the annual and or board meetings of most of the City s neighborhood associations
Following formal adoptian of the program by Council staff and Task Force members will continue tfl interface with key stakehalders and all other interested parties ta develop partnerships which promote sustainability and bui dconsensus 8 toward the full mplementation of the pragram within the cammunity Staff and the Task Force will also ensure that the City to the maximum extent passible implements a pragram which can be used as a model by other major Santa Monica institutions such as the Santa Monicaalibu Unified School District and serve as a model program for the region
BUDGET FISCAL IMPACT
There are no immediate significant fiscal impacts associated with the adoption of the Santa Monica Sustainable City Program However many of the proposEd programs which are listed in the documant entail the future expenditure of City unds by variaus departments depending on th particular program in question Some vf these initial expenditures by the City wi lbe
significant and some will be ralatively minar For each of the anticipated new programs in which the City wiZl invest it is firmly believed that the long term economic and environmental benefits will be substantial
One of the fundamental tenets of the proposed Sustainable City Program is the use of along term perspective on measuring the costs and benefits of City actians It is intended by the Task Force and City staff that each newly proposed program should be evaluated as to its averallcost effectiveness prior ta its adoption This would include an examinatian af the full life cycle cnsts environmental impacts sociaZ costs and benefits 9 and the other levant internal and external impacts from the praposed program The focus of this analysis would be an the long term as opposed to the short term outcames of the program For example a
program to retrofit toilets requires the
expenditure of substantial sums Qf money in early yea s but is
extremely cost effective when future sewage treatment costs future water purchase costs and the direct benefits to the environment are consideredAtrue cost effectiveness
methodology will therefore be developed and used by the City in the eva uation of these proposed future program investments
CONCLUSION
ThE formal adoption of the Santa Monica Sustainable City Program is not an end but rather the beginning of a critically important process Much work and effart lies ahead as the City and the community put into pract cethe concapts which the program embodies The document which is presented to Council for adoption leaves many specific questions unanswered Yet it represents tha pivotal initial steps which the City must take if we believe that future generations have a
right to the same quality of life which
we wish for aurselves As the City sknowledge base expands from a combination of implementa ionexperiences teehnological changes and feedback from the cammunity Cauncil will be asked to periadically update the Program so that its principles goals and indicators cont nue to reflect what is important and relevant to the entire community
14 RECOMMENDATZON
It is recommended that City Council adopt the attached Santa Monica Sustainable City Program
Prepared by Craig Perkins Director af Enviranmental and Pub ic Warks Management
Susan Munves Conservation Coordinator
Attachment
11 SANTA 1410I ICASUSTAINABLE CITY PROGRAM
The City of Santa Momca recagnizes that we live in a period ofgreat environmental crisis As a commun tyveneed to create the basis for a mare sustainable way aflife both locally and glabally through the safeguard ngand enhancing af our resources and by preventing harm to the natural environment and human health We are resalved that our impact on the natural environment must not eopard zethe prospects of future generations To pursue these goals we adopt the following Guiding Principles 1 The Concept of Sustainability Guides City Policy
Santa AZon cais committed ta meeting its exist ng needs without comprornising the abltyof future generatavns to rneet their own needs The long term impacts of policy choices will be considered to ensure a sustainable legacy 2 Protection Preser atianand Restoratian of the NaturalEnironment is a High Priarity of the City
Santa Mon cais committed to protecting preserving and restonng tenatural environment Citydec sion maicing will be guided by amandate to maximize environmental benefits and reduce orelim nate negati e
environmental
impacts
3 Envirorunental Quality and Econamic Health are lZutually Dependent A heatthy enzronment s integral to the long term economic interests of the City In ach einga healthyeniranment we must ensure that inequitable burdens are not placed an any ane geographFC orsoc oecnomic sector of the population
4 All Decisions Ha eEnvironmental Implications
The City wllensure that eaeh of its policy decisions and programs are interconnected through the common bond of sustainab lityas expressed in these guiding pr nciples The policy and decision mak ngprocesses of the Cty will reflect our environrnentaiobectives
5 Cornmunit Awareness Responsibility Involvement and Education are Key Elements of Successful Programs Poiicies
Indi idualcit zens community basedgroups and businesses must be aware of their impacts on the environment must take responsibility far reducing or eiiminating those impacts and must take an act vepart in community efforts to address environmental concerns The City will therefore be a leader in the 1 creat onand spansorship af environmental education opportunities in cooperation with schools colleges and other orgamzat onsrn the commumty b 5anta honica Recognizes Its Linkage rith the Regional Nationat and Global Community
Local enviranmental problems arid ameliorati eactions cannot be separated from their broader context Thsrelationship between local issues and regional nat onal and global issues wail be recognized and acted upon in the Crty sprograms and pvlic es The City senvironmental programs and palicies should therefore be developed as models which can be emulated by other communities The City must also act as a strong advocate far the development and zmplementation af model pragrams and znna atrve approaches by state and federalgorernment which embody the goals of sustainability 7 Those Environmental Issues liost Lnpartant to the Community Shou dbe Addressed First and the Most Cost Effecti ePrograms and Poiicies Shauld be Selected
The financial and human resQUrces wh chare available to tleCity are limited The City and the community should reevaluate its environmental pnont esand implemented programs and policies annually ta ensure that he best passible investments
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costs and benefits ncluding environmentai and sacial costs and benefits 8 The City is Committed to Pracurement Decisians which linimize Negative Environmental and Social Lnpacts
The procurement of products and services by the City results in environmental and social mpacts both in this cvuntry and nother areas of the world The Cty must deelop and abdeby an environmentally and socially responsible procurement policy wh chemphas zes long term values and wil become a model for other public as well as private organizat ons The adopted procurement pol cy wll be appl cableto City programs and servfces fn all areas
The Sustainable City Program is exemplitied in four ma or policy areas These ma ar palicy areas represent the focus of bath current and future City programs which adere to the gudngpnncles and str veto attatn the spec fic targets whrch are esabl sdfor each area Each target represents a citywide obective unless specifically descnbed as the target for the City as a municipalaency The lsted programs represent efforts by the City to bec me sustainabte in its operations as weil as promote sustainability in the community as awhole A descnption af each policy area its targets and ongoing and proposed programs fallows Far eact target the lase year is 199 and the target year is 2000 Qne of the important 2 tasks which will receive focus dunng the program s
first year is the development of baseline
data and methodolog esnecessary to measure progress toward achieving the quanafed targets
I RES4URCE CONSERVATIQN
Policy Goals Promote the use af conservat ontechnologies and practices and reduce the use ofnon renewable resources Develop local non polluting renewabie energy water and material resources and expand recycling technology in these azeas Targets Reduce energy usage 16
Reduce potabl water usage 20
Reduce solid waste volvmes at least 50
Achieve SO aerage pastconsumer recycled andlor tree f
content in all City paper purchases
Convert 75 of the City vehicie fletto reduced emission fuels Reduce wastewater flaws 15
Increase total number of trees on public property by 350 Programs SOLID WASTE
Curbside Recycling single family ongoin
Recycling Drop OffZones ongoing
h7ini Recycling Zanes multi family ongaing proposetl
Business Recycling ongoing praposed
Yard Waste Composting ongoing propase
Procurement Policies ongoing proposed
Voume Based Rates ongoing proposed
Source Reduct anongo n proposed
AdanceDsposal Fees propased
Market Develapment proposed
Demolition Construction Debris Recycling proposed
WATER WASTEWATER
Baysaver Tolet Retrafit Program ongo n
Retrofit Upan Sale Requirements ongoing
Noet Water Gain fram New Deelopment ongoing
WaterRe tisePra ects ongoing propased
Urban Water Conservat onBest Mana ementPract ces ongomg 8c proposed
Financial Incentives for Business Water Canservatiar ongo n proposed
Water Effczent Landscape Requirements ongoing proposed
Conservation BasedRate Structure ongoing proposed
3 Residential Grey Water Systems proposed
Landscape Water Efficiency Partnership Program angoing
propased
ENERGY
CtyFac ltyEnergy Efficxency Retrofits proposed
PublicmlateEnergy Efficiency Partnersh pprapased
New Construct onEnergy Effic ency Incentives proposed
Urban Tree Planting Program proposed
Comprehensive City Enrgy Policy proposed
Urban Heat Isiand Effect reduct vnprogram proposed
Electnc Veh cle Public Charging Stataon Program proposed Trop calRainforest Wood City Purchase Ban ongoing
II
Policy
TRAs1TSP RTATIO I
Goals Maximize the utilizat onaf alternati eforms of transgortation ncluding walking bicyc ingpubi ctransit and car pools rideshare Develop innovati etraftic polrctes which reduce negat veimpacts from vehicles and limit pavement area to the minimum necessary Implement work schedules which reduce the number of employee commute days Advocate for the regxonal development of public transporEat onsystems
Targets Increase rdershtp on Santa Momca Mun cipai Bus Lines including shuttles by 10
Achieve average vehicle rdership of 1 5 for alI employers with oer50 employees
Programs City Traffic Management Program ncluding 980Work Sche ciui for City Employees ongoing
Business Traffic Management Programs ongoing proposed
Innovative Public Transit Services including Santa Monica Bus Lines and Light Rail System ongo n proposed
Bcycle Master Plan proposed
Teie ommut ngproposed
III POLLUTION PREVENTION PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION
Policy Gaals Protect and enhance env ronmental health and public health by reducing or eliminat ngthe use of hazardous and toxic macerials by residents and bus nesses minimizing the 1eels of pollutants entering the arsoland water and lessening the risks which enviranmental problems pose to human health Ensure that no one geographic or socioeconomic roup in the City zs being unfairly impacted by envirarimental pollurion 4 Targets Reduce the total alume af dry weather stormdrun discharges to the ocean 60 Reduce consumption of hazardo smaterials including pesticides 1S Cleanup and close 75 of all nawn Underground Storage Tank contam nation sites
Programs Control ofOzone Depleting Chemicals angoing
Water Soil and Air Quality Testing Monitonng ongoing proposed Hausehoid Hazardous Waste and Small Business Hazardaus Waste Callection ongoing proposed
Catch Basin Stencil Program ongoing proposed
Hazardaus Waste Minlmization Programs ongoing proposed
Illegal Dump ng Enforcement angoing proposed
Urban Runoff Poliut onCantrol Program ongoing and proposed NPDES Permkt Best Management Pracnces ongoing proposetl Point of Sale Household Hazardous Matenals Labeling proposed Cty Tox cs Use Reduction Policy proposed
Strengthened Hazardous Spill Emergency Response Capabilities proposed Test ng Identificat onand Mit gation of Lead Asbestvs and other HazardausSbstances n the Community proposed
Dry Weather Urban Runoff Reclamation Facil typroposed
Reduced Emission Fueis Policy for City Fleet proposed
Underground Storage Tank Management Program ongoing
Naise PollutionMtigat on Program ongoing
Environmental Aud t
Program far Public Fac lities and Ma vrInstitut ons
proposed
IV COg7TtiITYAND ECON4 ZICDEELOPI ZENT
Policy Goals Encourage the development of carnpact mixed usepedestnan oriented pro ects designe to maxirn zeaffordahle ousing encourage walkzng bicycling use of existing and future public transit systems and creatior of community gardens Promote the growth of iocal bus nesses wh chprov deemplayment opportunfties to Santa Monica residents includ ng Santa Monica youth and have positi eenvironmental and social impacts Facilitate education programs which ennch the lives of all members of the commumty Targets Prov de750 additional affordable hous ngunits
Create 3 new cammunity gardens
Establish partnership with Iocal schaols to creat and implement a Sustainable Schoals Program
ncrease total public open space area by 15 acres
Programs Affordab eHausing Programs ongoing
Local Economic Develop nent Programs ongoing proposed
5 Community Gardens Program groposed
Local Jobs Creation Prograrn praposed
City Sponsored Demor 5tratianPro ects praposed
Enviranmental Educatfon Curnculum De elopmentongoing
City YouthErr ployment Program ongoing proposed
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Appendix
SANTA MQNICA SUSTAINABLE CiTY PROGRAM SUMMARY OF INDICATORS
BASELINE DATA AND TARGETS
SUSTAINABILITY 1990 i993 2000
IND CATOR tActual Actual tTARGET
Energy Usage 40 million 40 million 36 million
non mobite sources Btuslyear Btuslyear Btuslyear
Water Usage2 E 43 million 20mi ion 14 million
galtonslday gallons day gallonslday
Landfi teSo1id Vllas e3 107 00 705 40 62Q00
tonslyear tonslyear tonslyear
Pastconsumer Unknown Unknown 50
RecycledlTree Free
Content of City Paper
Product Purchases4
City Flee Vehicles Unknown 10 75
Using Reduced
Emission FuelsS
Wastewater Flowsg 144million 85 million 8 million
gat ons day gallons day gallonslday
Trees inPblic Spaces 28000 trees 25000 trees 28350trees Ridership an Santa 90 millian 80 miltion 2Q9million
Monica Bus Linese
including shuttles
Average Vehicle NA 134AVR 15AVR
Ridership AVR of
Employers wath orer
50 Employees9
5U5TAlNAB1LITY 1990 t993 2000
INDIGATQR Actual Actuall tTARGET
S
Dry Weather 500 0 350 00 200 OD0
ormdrain Discharges gallonslday gallonslday gailo sday
to Ocean o
Use of Hazardous Unknown Unknown 16
Materials citywidel reduction
Known Uderground NIA 25 sites fi sites
Storage Tank Sites
Requiring Cleanup
Deed Restrictetf 172 units 1313 units 1922 units
Affordable Hausing
Units13
Community Garclens14 2 garde s
2 garder s 5 gardens
Creation and NIA NA Imp emented
Implementatian of a
Sustainable Schools
Program
Public Open Space 164 acres 164 8acres 180 acres
suscity912194
1 The citywide snergy eff cncy target is based on preliminary analysis o overall energy usage nSanta Mon caielectnc tyand natural gas rom all nomob lesources lt is bel edthat the patent alcost sav ngsfrom energyeff ciency ta 5anta Mon ca businesses and res dents are substantial As a rESUIt of the development af a comprehens eGity energy ppicyoerthe next few months the 16ktarget which s set fvrth En this document may be modified based an a comprehensE ecost effectiveness analysis
2 Water usage reduet anof 20k4y teyear 2404 isbel eved to be an aggress veyet tgf 1y achievabfe target based on res lts of existing water effic4ency programs and anticipated impact from planned programs Currently the costs assocaated wrth achievang mcreased water efficiency are about one half the cast of purchasing the same amount of imported water 3 The 50 solid waste diversian target for the year 2000 is currently mandated by state law A6g391 Santa llonica s already well an tsnray towards achiauing the mter 1995 duers on target af 25
4 A recycled tre fecontent target for City paper purchases is notartic lated rn any current policy Therefor no data exists perta ngto the actual basel ne During the first year folfowEng adopUOn of the 5ustaEnable Cty Program a set of pohcies gaerrnng Gity paper purchases wd be rmAlemented and a tracking rnechan smdeveEoped It is important for the City to promote through its own policies the purchase of recycled and ortree f paper to foster development of stronger markets and more favorable prcsfar these environmentally preferable paper prociucts 5 The 75reduced ernission fuels target is based on a preEiminary analysES af the overaN potenttial wthnthe currentCty fleet An aggress vcon ers3on target by the Cty wfboth reduce damaging aremissions from ffeet veh cies and demonstrate theCtysleadership role is a is otheragencies ins tutions m the regian The Ctys
current alternative fuels policy which was
adopted by City Counc ln 1993 will be underga nga comprehensive review over the rext few months Once the updated policy is appro edby Gouncil this target will be mod fiedto ensure its consistency with the comprehensive poicy
6 The targeted 5reduct onm wastewater flows rs consEStent wththe 20breduct ontarget for water usage There is not a one for one correlation between water usage reduct onsand wastewater flows snce approx mately25 of total water use s for exter arpurposes landscap ngetc 1 The 7 993 actual wastewater flows were unusuafly low due to various non recurnng factors The target far the year 20Q0 ks therefore consistent with the anticipated Gmpacts of current and proposed wastewater flow reduction efforts Reduct onin wastewater flaws results n significant financ alsaings from aoided sewage treatment casts and avvided costs for purchase aadditionaE sewage treatment capacity
7 Dunng the next year it sant cpated that the City will strengthen tstreementory data collectian and
a
report ngcapabilit es In addition a more complete analysES of the poss blesites able far new trees wEEI be undertaken in con unction wEth a more thorough ealuatEOn of patent alresource allacation impacts from an expanded tree pEanting program for City departments 8 A 10 increase in total ndership by the year 2000 should be achieble based on current pro ections and theCity sreg onntense promot onof public trans alternati esto the use flf private ehcles The potential for increasing Santa Monica Bus Lnes ridership is currently under assessment The dip m ridersh pbetween T 990 and 1993 sbel eved to be attr butahle pr marily to the econamEC recession
9 No actual data is presented for 1990 as the City sTransportat onManagement Program OrdEnance had nat yet been implemented The target for the year 2400 reflects Coc ncil adapted ordinance requirements
0Thsmdicator assume5 canstruction and start upaf the City s proposed dry weather flow treatment reclamatEOn facility whECh wlf capture and treat dry weather flows from the Pica Kenter and Pier storm drains As the feasibdity analys sfor his treatment facility is corr pleted over the next several manths a more accurate measurement af actual dry weather storm dram flows will be obtained wh ch may result in amod ficavon af the target Rede cingdry weather storm drain flows will sign ficantly decrease te
dtscharge of pollutants into Santa Monica 8ay
11 Na el able data currently exasts for this indicator Ne ertheless tis belie edthat the ndcator cauld be very important an determinmg whether ihe hazardo smatenals management and hazardous waste reduct onprograms implemented by the Cty are avmg a tangible imact in the community Over the next several months an assessment wilbe carned out to ascertain whether current data collectaon and analysisdffcult escan be overcome 12 Thsind catorperta nsto underground storage tank1Tsites wh chare under the regulatory lunsd ctionof he Cty Since reliable data on theCtys UST management program is notailable for 1990 1993 will be useci as the base year It sant cipated ttat more cotammated UST stes m addit onto the 25 which were known n 1993 will be identified between now and the year 2000 Therefore it s expected that by tYefirst year status report to Councif an the Sustamable Cty Program a mod fedndcator on U5T site cleanup wh chaddresses the dynamic moving target nature of the mdicator will have been developed
13 7hsndcatoris consistent with prev ously adopted affordabie hous ngtargets for the City and has been reewedndorsed by theCtys Housing Commission The actual numbers far 199Q and 993 refer to the inventory of puhlicly assisted affordable housing in the City AI1 of these untsare deed restr cted An analys s
wdl be undertaken durmg the next several months to identify anypri atelydeeloped deed restricted affordable hausmg units which have came on line since 1990 and should be inc uded in the totaEs
14 The community garden target qertams to the development of gardens on City andlor school distr cstes The init alactivities in purswt of tsndcator wllinclude an evaEuation of available parcels wthnthe Cty and outreach survey efforts to determEne the general leefof interest for community gardens with nvanous Santa Monica neighborhoods 15 ft isanticited that the Task Force on theEnv ronment Cty off calsand Cty staff w11 play a role of advising facditating and supporting the SchoofDstrict in the creation of a 5ustarnable Schoals Program Although prel minary discuss on have taken place na official position on this issue by the school distnct has yet been taken
16 Accord ngto standards used by the Santa Monica Recreat onand Parks Comm ssion2 5 acres of open space should be provided far every1000 Cty res dnis Given Santa Monica s1990 populatton of69Q5 resEdents 217 2fi acres of total open space is recomrnended for the Cty A 180 acre target for the year 20Q0 s believed ta be both aggressive and ach evahle based on the add tional open space resources mcluding the Civic Center wf GCh can be made alable dur ngthe next fve years The tot lacreage numbers nclude ded cated pubhc open space on private stes n the Cty