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Metro/MWD Metro/MWD Sustainability Summit Sustainability Summit

Jacob Lieb Jacob Lieb Manager of Assessment, Housing and EIR Manager of Assessment, Housing and EIR Southern California Association of Governments Southern California Association of Governments May 6, 2009 May 6, 2009

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AB 32 Basics AB 32 Basics

• Passed into law in 2006

Passed into law in 2006

• First U.S. Greenhouse Gas law of its kind

First U.S. Greenhouse Gas law of its kind

• Commits the State to reduction in greenhouse

Commits the State to reduction in greenhouse gas emissions gas emissions

• Empowers California Air Resources Board to

Empowers California Air Resources Board to put in place measures to achieve reductions put in place measures to achieve reductions

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Reversing the Trends Reversing the Trends

100 200 300 400 500 600 700 1990 2000 2004 2020 2050

Year

ARB Emissions Inventory

1990 Emission Baseline ~169 MMT CO2e Reduction 80% Reduction ~341 MMT CO2e

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35% 38% 38%

California GHG Inventory Forecast California GHG Inventory Forecast

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Requirements Requirements

• All sources

All sources – – reduce all GHG to 1990 levels by reduce all GHG to 1990 levels by 2020 2020

• Source regulations by January 1, 2011

Source regulations by January 1, 2011

• Local Government

Local Government – –

• Recommended actions under Scoping Plan (e.g.

Recommended actions under Scoping Plan (e.g. emissions reduction plans) emissions reduction plans)

• CEQA

CEQA

• SB 375

SB 375

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The Challenge for Local The Challenge for Local Governments Governments

• New set of responsibilities

New set of responsibilities

• Rapidly evolving process

Rapidly evolving process

• Establishing an inventory

Establishing an inventory

• Funding

Funding

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Resources for Locals Resources for Locals

• ICLEI/CCAR

ICLEI/CCAR

• Flex Your Power

Flex Your Power

• CA League of Cities

CA League of Cities

• Conference of Mayors

Conference of Mayors

• Local Government Commission (

Local Government Commission (Ahwanee Ahwanee Principles) Principles)

• Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCO)

Local Agency Formation Commissions (LAFCO)

• Subregions

Subregions

• SCAG (

SCAG (MPOs MPOs) )

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The SCAG Experience The SCAG Experience

• Compass Blueprint

Compass Blueprint

• 2008 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)

2008 Regional Transportation Plan (RTP)

• 2008 Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP)

2008 Regional Comprehensive Plan (RCP)

• Air Quality Management Plans and Conformity

Air Quality Management Plans and Conformity

• SB 375

SB 375

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SCAG resources SCAG resources

• Compass Blueprint

Compass Blueprint

• RCP

RCP

• Information sharing discussion forum

Information sharing discussion forum

• SB 375

SB 375

• Facilitation role (

Facilitation role (CTCs CTCs, , subregions subregions, private , private sector, air districts, etc.) sector, air districts, etc.)

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Compass Blueprint Services Compass Blueprint Services

• Planning

Planning

• Public Involvement

Public Involvement

• Visualization

Visualization

• Financing Strategies

Financing Strategies

• And More

And More

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Compass Blueprint Compass Blueprint Example Example – – Hollywood Freeway Hollywood Freeway Central Park Central Park

• Goal: Explore potential to cap a

section of the 101 freeway to develop an active park

• Strategies:
• Recommend walkable urban

design strategies for park and surrounding neighborhood to reduce congestion

• Identify opportunity sites for

development

• Develop market-feasible building

prototypes

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• Azusa

Azusa

• Baldwin Park

Baldwin Park

• Brea

Brea

• Burbank

Burbank

• Calexico

Calexico

• Calimesa

Calimesa

• Coachella

Coachella

• Colton

Colton

• Compton

Compton

• Corona

Corona

• Covina

Covina

• Culver

Culver City City

• Desert

Desert Hot Springs Hot Springs

• El Centro

El Centro

• El Monte

El Monte

• Fillmore

Fillmore

• Fontana

Fontana

• Montclair

Montclair

• Moreno

Moreno Valley Valley

• Ontario

Ontario

• Perris

Perris

• Placentia

Placentia

• Rancho

Rancho Cucamonga Cucamonga

• Rialto

Rialto

• Riverside

Riverside

• Rolling Hills

Rolling Hills Estates Estates

• San Bernardino

San Bernardino

• San Gabriel

San Gabriel

• South

South Pasadena Pasadena

• Temecula

Temecula

• Upland

Upland

• Ventura

Ventura

• Ventura

Ventura County County

• Fullerton

Fullerton

• Glendora Hawthorne

Glendora Hawthorne

• Hemet

Hemet

• Highland

Highland

• Holtville

Holtville

• Imperial

Imperial County County

• Irwindale

Irwindale

• Indio

Indio

• La

La Habra Habra

• Laguna

Laguna Niguel Niguel

• Lake Elsinore

Lake Elsinore

• Lancaster

Lancaster

• Lawndale

Lawndale

• Long Beach

Long Beach

• Los

Los Angeles Angeles

• Los

Los Angeles Angeles County County

Compass Blueprint Partner Jurisdictions Compass Blueprint Partner Jurisdictions

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Open Space & Habitat Land Use Air Quality Water Energy Solid Waste Security & Emergency Preparedness Economy Transportation

Helping Communities Achieve A Sustainable Future

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RCP / Compass Principles RCP / Compass Principles

• Mobility

Mobility

• Livability

Livability

• Sustainability

Sustainability

• Prosperity

Prosperity

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Opportunities for information Opportunities for information sharing sharing

• Sub

Sub-

• regional efforts

regional efforts

• Integrated Policy Task Force

Integrated Policy Task Force

• More

More

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Some Local Examples Some Local Examples

• Los Angeles

Los Angeles

• Manhattan Beach

Manhattan Beach

• Riverside

Riverside

• Pasadena

Pasadena

• Irvine

Irvine

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Crystal ball Crystal ball

• Required reductions at local level

Required reductions at local level

• Federal program

Federal program

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Special issues Special issues

• Municipal utilities

Municipal utilities

• Air basin attainment plans (e.g. PR 2301)

Air basin attainment plans (e.g. PR 2301)

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Thank You Thank You