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RESOLUTION NO. 2015-071
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA ANA ADOPTING THE SANTA ANA CLIMATE
ACTION PLAN AND ASSOCIATED NEGATIVE
DECLARATION
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The City Council of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines
and declares as follows:
A. Santa Ana has been developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) to
demonstrate leadership in sustainability and to respond to future
legislative action. By completing the CAP, the City has developed a
roadmap to save energy and resources, improve quality of life and
quantify achievement of Council approved greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions reduction goals, and be positioned for CAP implementation.
The City will also be prepared for any new legislation that may be enacted
mandating GHG emissions reduction at the local government level.
B. Adoption of the CAP will allow the City to accomplish Goal 5 of the Santa
Ana Strategic Plan, which includes completion of the City's CAP with
measures to address transportation and land use, energy, water and
wastewater, solid waste, and GHG emissions.
C. As a first step in preparing the Draft CAP, a GHG emissions inventory was
completed to determine the baseline for future achievement. This 2008
baseline inventory showed that Santa Ana is already demonstrating
leadership in reducing energy use and GHG emissions. At 5.5 metric
tons of CO2 (MTCO2e) per capita, Santa Ana baseline emissions are
lower than the statewide average of 13 MTCO2e, and significantly lower
than the nationwide average of 23 MTCO2e.
D. Council approved reduction targets of 15% of 2008 levels by 2020, and
30% of 2008 levels by 2035, which were developed with input from
community and City stakeholders, as well as consultants with expertise in
CAP preparation and scientific calculation of emissions reduction. The
resulting actions (measures) included in the CAP also consider elements
such as State regulations, utility incentive programs, and the City's Draft
Circulation Element. The CAP will achieve the recommended reduction
target for 2020 and nearly achieve the reduction target for 2035.
Increasing State regulations and refining measure inclusion in the CAP,
considered to be a living document, will achieve the 2035 reduction target.
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E. The majority of the funding for the CAP was provided by Southern
California Edison through the California Public Utilities Commission, and a
portion was provided by the Public Works and Planning and Building
Agencies.
Section 2. In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA),
a Negative Declaration has been prepared for this project. As noticed in The Orange
County Register, the public review period for the Negative Declaration for the Draft Climate
Action Plan was from October 21, 2015 through November 20, 2015. It was also available
for public viewing on the City website, at the Main Library and the Planning and Building
Agency public counter. The written comments that were received regarding the Negative
Declaration that were received from the Orange County Transportation Agency and
CalTrans were not substantive in nature and have been addressed. Any new programs as
identified in the Climate Action Plan will be subject to project -specific CEQA review to
evaluate potential environmental impact. The adoption of the Climate Action Plan policies
and programs would have a less than significant environmental impact, and no mitigation
measures are deemed necessary.
Section 3. The City Council hereby approves and adopts the Climate Action
Plan and the associated, Negative Declaration.
Section 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption by the
City Council and the Clerk of the Council shall attest to and certify the vote adopting this
Resolution.
ADOPTED this 15th day of December 2015.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Sonia R. Carvalho, City Attorney
By:
Lisa Storck
Assistant City Attorney
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AYES: Councilmembers: Amezcua, Martinez Pulido Reyna,
Sarmiento Tinalero (6)
NOES: Councilmembers: None (0)
ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: None (0)
NOT PRESENT: Councilmembers: Benavides (1)
CERTIFICATE OF ATTESTATION AND ORIGINALITY
I, MARIA D. HUIZAR, Clerk of the Council, do hereby attest to and certify that the
attached Resolution No. 2015-071 to be the original resolution adopted by the City
Council of the City of Santa Ana on December 15, 2015 and that said resolution was
published in accordance with the Charter of the City of Santa Ana.
Date: r7 se— Ln `'�'l
Clerk of the Council
City of Santa Ana
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