HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso - CC - 110-2019RESOLUTION NO. 110-2019
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME FOR ADOPTION
OF THE BURLINGAME 2030 CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND AMENDMENT TO THE
BURLINGAME GENERAL PLAN
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BURLINGAME FINDS:
WHEREAS, the City of Burlingame prepared its first Climate Action Plan (CAP) in 2009
to address greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in Burlingame; and
WHEREAS, since the adoption of the CAP in 2009, the City has implemented multiple
programs and efforts to significantly reduce GHG emissions from City operations and the
community, and is on track to achieve the 2020 GHG reduction goal set by the original 2009
CAP; and
WHEREAS, in 2016, the State Legislature passed SB 32, setting a mandated reduction
target for GHG emissions of 40% below 1990 by 2030, and an intermediate target of 80% below
1990 levels by 2050, set in Executive Order S-3-05; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the requirements of California Government Code Section 65300
et seq., the City of Burlingame prepared a new General Plan for the physical development of the
City (2040 General Plan); and
WHEREAS, the City prepared a Draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR) in June 2018
that analyzed the potential environmental impacts associated with the adoption and
implementation of the 2040 General Plan, including potential impacts from GHG emissions,
energy use, and other effects of global climate change (State Clearinghouse No. 20170820180);
and
WHEREAS, the preparation of a 2030 CAP Update was introduced in the DEIR as a
mitigation measure to reduce GHG emissions levels consistent with the State's GHG goals; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted the General Plan and certified the General Plan
EIR in January 2019; and
WHEREAS, a Draft 2030 CAP Update was prepared as a mitigation measure to reduce
GHG emissions levels consistent with the State's GHG goals, and to further augment and
inform the Goals, Policies and Actions of the 2040 General Plan; and
WHEREAS, adoption of the 2030 CAP Update would include amendments to the 2040
General Plan, as outlined in Exhibit "A" attached hereto; and
WHEREAS, the Draft 2030 CAP Update was introduced at a Joint City Council and
Planning Commission meeting on April 27, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Draft CAP was presented at the Burlingame Citizens Environmental
Council (CEC) meeting on May 8, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Burlingame, after proceedings duly
and regularly held and noticed as provided by law, on August 12, 2019 reviewed and
considered the staff report and all other written materials and testimony presented at said
hearing, and recommended to the City Council that it adopt said 2030 CAP Update and
associated amendments to the 2040 General Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City Council considered the Planning Commission's recommendation,
the staff report, and all other written materials and testimony presented at a duly noticed public
hearing on September 3, 2019.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Burlingame, as
follows:
A. The City Council finds as follows:
1. Key sources of GHG emissions data are identified in the 2005 and 2015
Community -Wide Emissions Inventory. The 2015 Inventory reflects the best available
information for actual GHG emissions levels within the city. Projections for 2020, 2030, 2040,
and 2050 are based on growth projections from 2015 consistent with the General Plan.
2. While the State uses 1990 as a baseline year, the City of Burlingame
uses 2005 as a baseline. Local governments tend to not have reliable GHG data prior to 2005.
According to the California Air Resources Board, a reduction target of 15% below the 2005 level
is considered to be comparable to a return to 1990 levels.
3. The 2030 CAP provides necessary background, purpose and objectives,
climate change context, inventories, forecasts and reduction targets.
4. The 2030 CAP presents twenty (20) GHG Reduction Measures to
address the Built Environment and Transportation; Energy; Water and Wastewater; Waste; and
Municipal Measures.
5. The 2030 CAP summarizes the steps the City is taking to address sea
level rise and other climate change impacts.
6. The 2030 CAP provides an Implementation and Monitoring Plan to Track
Progress.
7. The adoption of the 2030 CAP involves amendments to the General Plan
to include two new policies and two amended policies designated in the CAP, as outlined in
Exhibit "A" attached hereto.
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8. The City Council has reviewed and considered the Addendum to the
Environmental Impact Report to address the 2030 CAP and General Plan Amendment, and has
approved the Addendum to the EIR in compliance with all applicable requirements for the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA).
B. Based upon the foregoing findings, the City Council affirms the Planning
Commission's recommendation and approves and adopts the 2030 Burlingame Climate Action
Plan and General Plan Amendments.
C. The City Council further affirms the City's intent to exceed the goals set forth in
the Climate Action Plan by any available means.
D. This Resolution is effective upon its adoption.
Donna Colson, Mayor
I, Meaghan Hassel -Shearer, City Clerk of the City of Burlingame, certify that the foregoing
resolution was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council held on the 3rd day of
September 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: BEACH, BROWNRIGG, COLSON, KEIGHRAN, ORTIZ
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
Meag assel-Shearer, City Clerk
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EXHIBIT "A"
Amendments to the 2040 General Plan to implement the 2030 Climate Action Plan
Update:
• New General Plan Policy HP-2.16 — Electrification of Yard and Garden
Equipment: Support the transition of yard and garden equipment from gasoline to
electric fuel sources.
• Amend General Plan Policy HP-3.12 — Construction Best Management Practices:
Require construction projects to implement the Bay Area Air Quality
Management District's Best Practices for Construction to reduce pollution from
dust and exhaust as feasible; require construction protects to transition to
electrically -powered construction equipment as it becomes available; and seek
construction contractors who use alternative fuels in their equipment fleet.
• New General Plan Policy HP-2.17 — Alternatively -Powered Residential Water
Heaters. Support the transition from tank -based, natural gas water heaters to
solar, or electrically -powered water heaters in residential development.
• Amend General Plan Policy CC-2.2 — Increase the Public Street Tree Population:
Identify ways to increase the overall population of street trees in Burlingame to
stem the natural decline of the urban forest and create a more equitable
distribution of tree canopy.
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