SR 03-14-2023 12A
City Council
Report
City Council Meeting: March 14, 2023
Agenda Item: 12.A
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To: Mayor and City Council
From: Rick Valte, Public Works Director, Public Works, Office of Sustainability & the
Environment
Subject: Sustainable City Plan Update
Recommended Action
Staff recommends that the City Council:
1. Hold a public hearing, receive public comment and accept the proposed 2022
Sustainability Rights Report pursuant to Santa Monica Municipal Code (SMMC)
Chapter 12.02 Sustainability Rights.
2. Adopt an updated Sustainable City Plan with indicators and targets for 2030 and
add an Equity and Inclusion Guiding Principle (Attachment A).
3. Adopt a finding of no possibility of significant effect pursuant to Section
15061(b)(3) (Common Sense Exemption) and Section 15308 (Actions for
Protection of the Environment) of the California Environmental Quality Act
(CEQA) Guidelines.
Summary
For nearly thirty years, the City of Santa Monica has been committed to sustainability
and developing strategies to protect the natural environment, address social equity, and
advance economic vitality. The City demonstrated its leadership with the creation of the
Sustainable City Plan (SCP) in 1994. The City’s SCP became one of the first in the
nation to establish a commitment to enhancing community resources, preventing harm
to the natural environment and human health, and benefiting the social and economic
well-being of the community for the sake of current and future generations. The SCP
was created as a guiding framework for the City’s decision-making and integrated into
City policies, programs, operations, and projects across the organization and throughout
the community. The SCP is founded on eleven Guiding Principles that provide the basis
from which effective and sustainable decisions can be made. Over time, the SCP has
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been revised and updated from the version initially adopted in 1994 as conditions
changed or new information became available. Updates to the SCP were adopted in
2003, 2006, and most recently in 2014.
The SCP includes indicators organized into nine Goal Areas that the City measures for
sustainability performance and progress. The Goal Areas include:
1. Resource Conservation – Reduce consumption and increase renewable and
recycled resources to protect and preserve our natural resources,
2. Environmental and Public Health - Minimize and eliminate hazardous or toxic
materials, pollutants entering the air, soil and water, and risks to human and
ecological health,
3. Sustainable Local Economy - Nurture a diverse, stable, local economy that
supports basic needs of all segments of the community,
4. Transportation - Create a multi-modal transportation system that minimizes and
eliminates pollution and motor vehicle congestion while ensuring safe mobility
and access for all,
5. Open Space and Land Use - Develop and maintain a sufficient open space for
diverse uses and opportunities as well as an equitable distribution of parks and
trees,
6. Housing - Achieve and maintain a mix of affordable, livable, and green housing
types throughout the city for people of all socioeconomic groups,
7. Civic Participation and Community Education - Community members of all ages
participate actively and effectively in civic affairs and community improvement
efforts,
8. Human Dignity - Community members can meet their basic needs and are
empowered to enhance the quality of their lives, and
9. Arts and Culture - Retain and nurture Santa Monica’s arts community and
resources.
Representative of that commitment is the City’s Sustainability Rights ordinance, which
recognizes the rights of both humans and the natural environment to exist and flourish,
asserts the rights of residents on behalf of the environment, and codifies the
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commitments made in the Sustainable City Plan. The Sustainability Rights ordinance
requires that a public hearing be held, and that staff provide a report on the health of the
local environment. The following report analyzes 12 metrics to evaluate the health of our
local environment and our progress protecting the rights recognized in the Sustainability
Rights ordinance.
As the Sustainable City Plan progresses, the established targets need to be updated
regularly. This 2023 SCP update incorporates the goals and targets outlined in the
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (2019), as well as the global sustainability
standards identified in the US Green Building Council LEED for Cities v4.1(2021)
certification. In line with these proposed changes, this report also provides
recommendations on updates to indicators and targets that measure the City’s
performance that have been identified by city staff and the Commission on
Sustainability, Environmental Justice, and the Environment. In total, staff is proposing to
remove 42 indicators, add 45 indicators, and rename 16 indicators.
Background
On September 20, 1994, Council adopted the Santa Monica Sustainable City Program,
which set long-term internal and Citywide goals to enhance resources, prevent harm to
the natural environment and human health, and benefit the social and economic well-
being of the community for the sake of current and future generations (Attachment B).
On February 11, 2003, Council adopted the Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan which
provided a comprehensive update and expansion of the Sustainable City Program
(Attachment C). On October 24, 2006, Council updated the Sustainable City Plan
guiding principles, goals, indicators, and targets (Attachment D). On April 9, 2013,
Council adopted the Sustainable Rights Ordinance, in an effort to protect residents’
rights to clean and healthy natural environment and codified the Sustainable City Plan
progress reporting (Attachment E). On January 14, 2014, Council adopted updates to
the Sustainable City Plan which included an Arts and Culture goal area and a
Sustainable Rights Guiding Principle (Attachment F). This update included targets set
for 2020. On June 11, 2019, Council adopted the ordinance to create Article 12 of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code titled “Sustainability” (Attachment G). In 2015, the City
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developed an online performance dashboard for the Sustainable City Plan reporting. On
February 14, 2023, the City’s Chief Sustainability Officer provided a presentation to
Council on the history and background of the Sustainable City Plan and the City’s
sustainability policies and programs (Attachment H).
Past Council Actions
Meeting Date Description
09/20/94 (attachment B) Adoption of the Sustainable City Plan
02/11/03 (attachment C) Adoption of the Sustainable City Plan
10/24/06 (attachment D) Sustainable City Plan Update (2006)
00/00/13 (attachment E) Adoption of the Sustainable Rights Ordinance
01/14/14 (attachment F) Sustainable City Plan Update (2014)
06/11/19 (attachment G) Creation of Article 12 Sustainability in the Santa Monica
Municipal Code
2/14/23 (attachment H) Sustainable City Plan, Policies, and Programs
Discussion
This report provides information on the Sustainability Rights Ordinance and Sustainable
City Plan, two separate, but related Sustainability programs.
1. Sustainability Rights Ordinance Report
In compliance with the Sustainable Rights Ordinance (SMMC section 12.02.040), staff
is required to prepare a written report to the community on the state of the local
environment, the realization of the rights recognized in the chapter, and the City’s
progress in effectuating and enforcing the Sustainable City Plan and the policies and
provisions at least once during every twenty-four-month period. Staff worked with the
Task Force on the Environment to identify specific indicators derived from the
Sustainable City Plan that measure the health of the local environment and the progress
on protecting the rights recognized in the Sustainability Rights ordinance, which was
adopted in 2013. The City Council’s biennial review of the Sustainability Rights Report
through a public hearing allows Council to provide direction to staff to ensure
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compliance with the Plan’s provisions and with the inherent rights of the people and
natural communities of the City of Santa Monica described herein.
For the purpose of this biennial Sustainability Rights report, reporting is focused on
environmental and public health indicators. Table 1 provides a summary of the rights
and associated metrics that are analyzed in the attached report.
Table 1: List of Sustainability Rights Indicators
THE RIGHT TO INDICATOR
Accessible Water • Percent of water sourced locally
Renewable Energy • Amount of installed solar citywide
• Percent of residents and businesses receiving
renewable energy
Natural Climate • Percent of carbon emissions reduced below 1990
levels.
Waste Disposal System • Percent of materials diverted from landfill
• Pounds of waste generated daily per person
Clean Air • Number of exceedance days for Federal air quality
standards
Clean Water and Soil • Number of beach water quality exceedance days
• Amount of trash collected on the beach annually
Healthy Food • Total gross annual sales from Santa Monica
farmers markets
• Percent of residents living within a quarter mile of a
grocery store or farmers market
Urban Forest • Percent of tree canopy coverage
These indicators were presented to Council at the June 11, 2019, Council Meeting in
conjunction with the creation of Article 12 in the Santa Monica Municipal Code titled
Sustainability. Since June 11, 2019, staff has collected and compiled data from different
City departments, as well as external organizations. Using the 2020 targets established
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in the 2014 edition of the Sustainable City Plan as a reference, staff has analyzed the
progression of the 12 indicators (Attachment C). The results and analysis of the data
will help guide future City decision-making processes.
The following table is a summary of the state of the local environment.
Table 2: Summary of Sustainability Rights Report
Metrics 2020
Sustainable
City Plan Target
Most Current
Data
Performance
Percent of water sourced
locally
100% of water
sourced locally
51.3% of water
sourced locally
(2022)
Target Not Met
Accessible Water – In Fiscal Year 2021/22, the City obtained 51.3 percent of water from
local sources. While this percent has decreased slightly from the previous year, the
temporary dip is attributed to well maintenance and treatment plant construction.
Additional projects and efforts have been identified to increase water supply from local
sources and achieve water self-sufficiency. In November 2022, the City completed 95%
of the Sustainable Water Infrastructure Project and anticipates it to be completed in
early 2023.
Metrics 2020
Sustainable
City Plan Target
Most Current
Data
Performance
Amount of installed solar
citywide)
7.5 MW 8.8 MW (2021) Target Met
Percent of residents and
businesses receiving
renewable energy
100% receiving
renewable
energy
94% receiving
renewable
energy (CPA)
Target Not Met
Renewable Energy – In 2021, Santa Monica collectively generated 8.8 MW from
installed solar. While the City met and exceeded the 2020 target of 7.5 MW, this amount
continues to grow as a result of new construction building codes and state and federal
funding and incentives. Additional measures were taken to provide access to renewable
energy for all residents and businesses and the City joined the Clean Power Alliance. In
2022, 94 percent of residents and businesses receive renewable energy through Clean
Power Alliance. While Santa Monica is closer to providing renewable energy to all
residents and business, the 2020 target was not met. Currently, not all Santa Monica
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residents and businesses are a Clean Power Alliance customer. Some businesses and
residents remain Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers, Southern
California Edison customers, or have direct access provider who may or may not have
renewable energy options. The City plans to maintain this indicator above 90 percent.
Metrics 2020
Sustainable
City Plan Target
Most Current
Data
Performance
Percent of carbon emissions
reduced below 1990 levels
20% reduction 60% reduction Target Met
Natural Climate – In the latest Greenhouse Gas Inventory (2020), Santa Monica
reduced carbon emissions by 60 percent below 1990 levels. This exceeds the original
Sustainable City Plan target of 20 percent reduction by 2020. City Council adopted the
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan in May 2019 to further the City’s efforts to reduce
carbon emissions and set the target of 80 percent reduction by 2030. While further
measures will need to be adopted to meet that target, the City has made significant
progress towards that target.
Metrics 2020
Sustainable
City Plan Target
Most Current
Data
Performance
Percent of materials diverted
from landfill
85% diversion 81% diversion
(2018)
Target Not Met
Pounds of waste generated
daily per person
2.7 pounds 3.5 pounds
(2021)
Target Not Met
Waste Disposal System – As of 2018, Santa Monica diverted 81 percent of materials
from landfill, while generating 3.5 pounds of materials daily per person in 2021. This
diversion rate continues to decline from previous years and per capita waste continues
to decrease. The City is working to address the changes in the market and encourage
behavior change as adopted in the Zero Waste Strategic Plan in 2019. In 2020, the City
adopted the Mandatory Recycling Ordinance to require organics collections for all waste
utility customers. The implementation of this policy will further divert materials from the
landfill. While the City is working to reduce waste generation and increase diversion
from the landfill, the 2020 targets were not met.
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Metrics 2020
Sustainable
City Plan Target
Most Current
Data
Performance
Number of exceedance days
for Federal air quality
standards
0 days 8 days (2020) Target Not Met
Clean Air – In 2020, Santa Monica experienced eight days exceeding Federal air quality
standards (ozone). This is a significance increase from prior years, but still low for the
region. Staff recognize that achieving zero exceedance days is an ambitious target.
Beginning in 2019, Purple Air Sensors were distributed to residential and commercial
volunteers throughout Santa Monica. The sensor collects real-time data on air quality
index levels and publishes online.
Metrics 2020
Sustainable
City Plan Target
Most Current
Data
Performance
Number of beach water
quality exceedance days
17 days 292 exceedance
days
Target not met
Amount of trash collected on
the beach
Annual decrease 18% increase
from 2018 data
(2022)
Target not met
Clean Water and Soil – From November 2021 to October 2022, Santa Monica
experienced a cumulative 292 beach water quality exceedance days as reported by the
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. The total is the sum of five different
testing sites along Santa Monica beaches including Montana, Wilshire, the Pier,
Pico/Kenter, and Ashland. The Pier testing site accounts for 72 percent of the
exceedance days in 2022. In 2022, the City removed 706.62 tons of trash from beach
receptacles, which is an 18 percent increase from the previous Sustainability Rights
Report (2018 data). In 2019, the Santa Monica Pier was removed from the Heal the
Bay’s Beach Bummer List, which grades local beaches on performance of bacterial
pollution testing. Even though the Santa Monica Pier site has returned to the Beach
Bummer List, the City is working to reduce pollution on the Santa Monica beaches. The
2020 targets were not met.
Metrics 2020
Sustainable
City Plan Target
Most Current
Data
Performance
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Total annual sale for Santa
Monica Farmers Markets
$15 million $22.1 million Target Met
Percent of residents living ¼
mile of a grocery store
100% of
residents live ¼
mile of a grocery
store
68% of residents
live ¼ mile of
grocery store
Target Not Met
Healthy Food System – In fiscal year 2021/22, the Santa Monica Farmers Markets
generated $22.1 million in annual gross sales. This is a 38 percent increase from the
previous fiscal year. While the City did experience a slight decrease in sales in fiscal
year 2020/2021, the City still met the 2020 target to generate above $15 million in sales.
In addition to this indicator, the City is measuring the amount of sales made from the
CALFresh program at the Santa Monica Farmers Market to increase access of healthy
local produce to residents. The City also monitors resident’s proximity to grocery stores
to suggest access to healthy food. In 2021, 68 percent of residents live within a quarter
mile of a grocery store or farmers market. The City also measures the amount of
community garden produce that is donated to local organizations.
Metrics 2020
Sustainable
City Plan Target
Most Current
Data
Performance
Percent of tree canopy
coverage
Annual increase 12.2% (2020) Target Not Met
Urban Forest – In 2020, the City conducted a tree canopy coverage study and
measured at 12.2 percent. The previous canopy coverage study was conducted in 2014
and measured at 20.5 percent. This is a 40 percent decrease in canopy coverage in six
years. The number of public trees has only fluctuated slightly over the past decade and
the City had a net tree gain of 199 public trees in 2022. The significant loss in canopy
coverage can be attributed to loss of trees on private properties.
The purpose of the Sustainability Rights report and continued reporting on the
Sustainable City Plan is to inform decision and policy makers and help guide future
policies and projects to achieve these targets.
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2. Sustainable City Plan (SCP)
Since the inception of the Sustainable City Plan, the City has continued to report on the
progress of the plan and identifying metrics to measure performance and progress. In
2015, the City developed a web-based tool for Sustainable City Plan reporting that
provides current and detailed analysis for each indicator and provide a basis for
decision-making about policies and actions that influence the City’s ability to meet the
goals and targets. The Sustainable City Plan reporting is available to the public at
data.sustainablesm.org. The Sustainable City Plan reporting has recently been updated
and the most current data available has been inputted for each indicator. The City
remains committed to effectuating the goals of the Sustainable City Plan. By adopting
strategic plans, developing policies, implementing programs, and installing projects, the
City is progressing towards becoming a more sustainable and resilient city. The impacts
of pandemic restructuring and budget cuts have created setbacks for implementation in
different areas across the organization, including data collection. In the Resource
Conservation goal area, the City has made significant progress towards and exceeded
targets from the previous SCP. In the Environmental and Public Health goal area, the
City’s programs like Community Gardens and Farmers Markets continue to grow and
excel, while indicators impacted by environmental factors like air quality and bay health
regressed. In the Transportation goal area, the City is making significant strides to
electrify transportation (fleet, Big Blue Bus, personal vehicles, and delivery vehicles),
while behavioral indicators may need improvement like transit ridership and taking car-
free modes of transportation. The Sustainable Local Economy goal area was impacted
heavily by the pandemic even with early data and the City will see how our economic
recovery efforts have benefited these indicators in the coming years. Despite the
economic hardship, the City’s green business programs continue to flourish. In the
Open Space and Land Use goal area, the City has been increasing both trees and park
space over the years, but the tree canopy coverage has decreased in private spaces. In
the Housing goal area, the City continues to increase the amount of affordable housing
and strategic planning for more affordable housing with the next Housing Element
adoption. In the Civic Participation and Community Education goals, residents are
demonstrating a commitment to civic duty. The year 2020 was one of the highest voter
turnouts in recent years and saw participants continuing to attend community
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sustainability events even virtually. Students continue to demonstrate their commitment
to their education. In the Quality-of-Life goal area, the City continues to identify and
expand indicators to identify disparities of social equity. In the Arts and Culture goal
area, the Creative Sector economic indicators were also impacted by the pandemic.
The last version of the SCP was adopted in 2014 and includes targets to be met by
2020. Staff is recommending several modifications to the SCP to: 1) update the timeline
for indicators and establish targets beyond 2020; 2) revise language to capture changes
in the current discussion of municipal sustainability; and 3) revise or replace indicators
and targets for which data is not currently available or to reflect new data and
community priorities.
SCP Indicators
The process to update the indicators and targets for which data is not currently available
or to reflect new data and community priorities was multifaceted and included:
• a review of peer city sustainability plans, such as City of Los Angeles and City of
San Diego
• input from the Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice, and the
Environment
• review of the LEED for Cities standards, and
• input from City of Santa Monica staff from relevant departments.
City staff from various departments evaluated the indicators in the most recent revised
SCP (2014) for data integrity and congruence with best practices in performance
measurement. Based on this evaluation, staff is proposing to remove 42 indicators, add
45 indicators, and rename 16 indicators. Staff is also proposing to modify the goal area
titled Human Dignity to Quality of Life. This term is more commonly used in
sustainability performance management. The 2022 version of the SCP will have a total
of 147 indicators (Attachment A).
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Staff proposes 42 indicators to be removed in the updated version of the Sustainable
City Plan (Attachment I). The majority of the 42 indicators are proposed for removal due
to a lack of available data or poor data quality that compromised the associated
reporting. The remaining indicators proposed to be removed are either due to
discontinued programs, or are redefined in one the added indicators. Staff proposes 45
indicators to be added in the updated version of the Sustainable City Plan (Attachment
J). The added indicators reflect new available data, new programs, and indicators that
were identified from LEED for Cities standards.
Staff proposes 16 indicators to be renamed and redefined in the updated version of the
Sustainable City Plan (Attachment K). These indicators were modified to best
represents what data is available and best reflects the goals and targets of the
Sustainable City Plan.
Specific targets have been created for many of the indicators. The targets represent
aggressive yet achievable milestones for the community. Unless otherwise noted, the
targets are for the year 2030. For some indicators no specific numerical targets have
been assigned. This was done where development of a numerical target was
determined to be not feasible or where limits on data type and availability made it
difficult to set a numerical target. In many of these cases a trend direction was
substituted for a numerical target.
SCP Guiding Principles
The Sustainable City Plan was founded on eleven Guiding Principles that provide the
basis from which effective and sustainable decisions can be made. These Guiding
Principles have been revised and updated from the versions initially adopted in 1994.
The Guiding Principles reflect the City’s values and goals for a sustainable community.
As mentioned in the third Guiding Principle, “Environmental quality, economic health,
and social equity are mutually dependent. In achieving a healthy environment, we must
ensure that inequitable burdens are not placed on any one geographic or
socioeconomic sector of the population and the benefits of a sustainable community are
accessible to all members of the community.” A 2021 US Environmental Protection
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Agency report shows the effects of climate change, such as air quality, extreme heat,
and flooding, can disproportionately impact more vulnerable and underserved
populations. It is important to identify Santa Monica’s most vulnerable populations and
identify indicators to measure risks, health impacts, and access to resources.
The Sustainable City Plan should emphasize the importance of equity and inclusion in
planning a sustainable community for current and future generations. Staff recommends
the addition of a twelfth guiding principle that emphasizes the City’s commitment to
equity and inclusion:
“The City is committed to advancing equity and social diversity to improve the wellbeing
of people who live, work, play, and do business in our City, by:
• identifying and rectifying the policies, practices, and behaviors that perpetuate
racism, discrimination, and other negative racial-based outcomes.
• cultivating an inclusive and fair environment where all people in Santa Monica, in
particular disenfranchised communities of color, thrive in the areas of health,
economic vitality, and connectedness.”
The twelfth guiding principle is derived from the adopted Racial Equity Statement made
by Council on September 8, 2020, to advance racial justice in Santa Monica. To include
additional vulnerable populations, such as individuals with a disability, seniors, and low-
income households, the twelfth guiding principle expands on the adopted statement.
The 2022 SCP update includes additional indicators to measure racial equity, diversity,
public health, climate risks, access to resources, and communication barriers.
As Santa Monica works to create a more sustainable and resilient city, performance
reporting is vital to measuring our progress. The Sustainability Rights biennial report
and the Sustainable City Plan performance dashboard provide a channel to
communicate progress. The outcomes of these reports can help guide and shape future
decision making on the policies, programs, and projects the City implements. Staff
recommends Council accept the 2023 Sustainability Rights Report and adopt the
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updated Sustainable City Plan with indicators and targets for 2030, as well as adding an
Equity and Inclusion Guiding Principle.
Environmental Impact
CEQA applies only to projects that have the potential for causing a significant effect on
the environment. A project is not subject to CEQA under CEQA Guidelines Section
15061(b)(3) “where it can be seen with certainty that there is no possibility that the
activity in question may have a significant effect on the environment.” The updates to
the City’s Sustainable City Plan would not result in adverse physical effects on the
environment, and therefore is exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15061(b)(3).
Furthermore, CEQA Guidelines Section 15308 also provides exemption for Class 8
projects, which include actions taken by regulatory agencies, as authorized by state or
local ordinance, to assure the maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of
the environment where the regulatory process involves procedures for protection of the
environment. The updated Sustainable City Plan would establish new sustainability
indicators and targets for 2030 for the protection of the environment, including people.
Therefore, the Sustainable City Plan does not have the potential for causing a
significant effect on the environment and is categorically exempt pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15308.
Financial Impacts and Budget Actions
There are no financial impacts and budget actions at this time.
Prepared By: Amanda Grossman, Sustainability Analyst
Approved
Forwarded to Council
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Attachments:
A. DRAFT - Sustainable City Plan 2022
B. September 20, 1994 - Sustainable City Plan
C. February 11, 2003 - Sustainable City Plan Update (Web Link)
D. October 24, 2006 - Sustainable City Plan Update (Web Link)
E. April 9, 2013 - Sustainable Rights Ordinance
F. January 14, 2014 - Sustainable City Plan Update
G. January 25, 2019 - Creation of Article 12, Sustainability
H. February 14, 2023 - Sustainable City Plan, Policies, and Programs (Web Link)
I. Attachment I - Removed Indicators
J. Attachment J - Added Indicators
K. Attachment K - Renamed Indicators
L. Written Comment
M. Councilmember Zwick Presentation
N. PowerPoint Presentation
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Transportation
Arts and Culture
Community Education and Civic Participation
Economic Development
Environmentaland Public Health
Housing
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Introduction
The City of Santa Monica’s Sustainable City Plan (SCP)
was originally adopted on September 20, 1994. The early
adoption of this comprehensive framework helped to guide
decision-makers to enhance our resources, prevent harm
to the natural environment and human health, and benefit
the social and economic well-being of the community for
the sake of current and future generations. The SCP was
designed to help us as a community begin to think, plan
and act more sustainably. By evaluating the long-term
impacts of our decisions, we can think about the future
when as we make decisions about the present. With the
early adoption of the SCP and Santa Monica’s leadership
in sustainability, Santa Monica has paved the way for
cities to implement similar programs and plans and Santa
Monica is now recognized worldwide as a role model for
sustainability.
Over the years, the City has adopted supplemental
strategic plans to guide the City in meeting our key
sustainability goals:
Since the SCP inception over a quarter century ago,
the City has been successful in reaching targets and
developing programs and policies to meet the remaining
targets. While the City continues making strides to provide
a sustainable and resilient community for all, there is still
much work to be done. Now more than ever, it is important
to understand that our local impact plays a much larger
role in the global effort towards sustainability. We can
all do our part to create a more sustainable and resilient
community and continue thriving for current and future
generations.
Sustainable Water Master Plan (2018) > Water Self-Sufficiency by 2023
Zero Waste Strategic Plan update (2019) > Zero Waste by 2030
Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (2019) > Carbon Neutrality by 2050
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History
SCP Performance Dashboard
Sustainable City Plan adopted
The Task Force on the Environment and Sustainable City Program staff developed first Sustainable City Plan
Performance Dashboard
Sustainable City Plan reporting conducted on an online performance dashboard
SCP updated
The last SCP update adopted with modifications and a Sustainable Rights guiding principle.
Sustainable Rights Ordinance
Ordinance adopted
to protect the
rights of nature
and codified the
Sustainable City
Plan.
The City recognizes the importance
of measuring performance of the
Sustainable City Plan. This document
outlines the different indicators the
City is measuring. The City developed
an online performance dashboard
to showcase the performance of the
indicators in the Sustainable City Plan.
These indicators are updated biennially.
This tool is intended to provide useful
information to City Council, City staff,
and community members on progress
being made toward meeting goals and
targets of the Plan, and will provide
a basis for decision-making about
policies and actions that influence the
City’s ability to meet the goals and
targets.
data.sustainablesm.org
1994
2013
2014
2016
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Sustainable City Plan Structure
Goal areas
The Santa Monica
Sustainable City
Plan is organized
into nine Goal
Areas:
⚫Resource Conservation
⚫Environmental and Public Health
⚫Transportation
⚫Sustainable Local Economy
⚫Open Space and Land Use
⚫Housing
⚫Community Education
and Civic Participation
⚫Quality of Life
⚫Arts and Culture
Within each Goal Area are specific goals which comprise the core of the community vision and represent what Santa Monica must achieve in order become a sustainable city.
For each goal area specific indicators have been developed to measure progress toward meeting the goals. Indicators are tools that help to determine the condition of a system, or the impact of a program, policy, or action. When tracked over time indicators tell us if we are moving toward sustainability and provide us with useful information to assist with decision-making. Two types of indicators are tracked as part of the Sustainable City Plan: 1) System level indicators measure the state, condition, or pressures on a community-wide basis for each respective goal area. 2) Program level indicators measure the performance or effectiveness of specific programs, policies or actions taken by the city government or other stakeholders in the community.
Specific Targets have been created for many of the indicators. The targets represent aggressive yet achievable milestones for the community. Unless otherwise noted, the targets are for the year 2030. For some indicators no specific numerical targets have been assigned. This was done where development of a numerical target was determined to be not feasible or where limits on data type and availability made it difficult to set a numerical target. In many of these cases a trend direction was substituted for a numerical target.
Goals Indicators Targets
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Guiding Principles
The Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan is founded on twelve Guiding Principles that provide the basis from which effective and sustainable decisions can be made. These Guiding Principles have been revised and updated from the versions initially adopted in 1994.
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The Concept of Sustainability Guides City Policy
Santa Monica is committed to meeting its
existing needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. The long-term impacts of policy choices will be considered to ensure a sustainable legacy.
Environmental Quality, Economic Health and Social Equity are Mutually Dependent
Sustainability requires that our collective
decisions as a city allow our economy and community members to continue to thrive without destroying the natural environment upon which we all depend. A healthy environment is integral to the city’s long-term economic and societal interests. In achieving a healthy environment, we must ensure that inequitable burdens are not placed on any one geographic or socioeconomic sector of the population and that the benefits of a sustainable community are accessible to all members of the community.
Protection, Preservation, and Restoration of the Natural Environment is a High Priority of the City
Santa Monica is committed to protecting,
preserving, and restoring the natural environment. City decision-making will be guided by a mandate to maximize environmental benefits and reduce or eliminate negative environmental impacts. The City will lead by example and encourage other community stakeholders to make a similar commitment to the environment.
All Decisions Have Implications to the Long-term Sustainability of Santa Monica
The City will ensure that each of its policy
decisions and programs are interconnected through the common bond of sustainability as expressed in these guiding principles. The policy and decision-making processes of the City will reflect our sustainability objectives. The City will lead by example and encourage other community stakeholders to use sustainability principles to guide their decisions and actions. DRAFT12.A.a
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7 8 The City is Committed to Procurement Decisions which Minimize Negative Environmental and Social Impacts
The procurement of products and services
by the City, and Santa Monica residents, businesses and institutions results in environmental, social and economic impacts both in this country and in other areas of the world. The City will develop and abide by an environmentally and socially responsible procurement policy that emphasizes long-term values and will become a model for other public as well as private organizations. The City will advocate for and assist other local agencies, businesses and residents in adopting sustainable purchasing practices.
Those Sustainability Issues Most Important to the Community Will be Addressed First, and the Most Cost-Effective Programs and Policies Will be Selected
The financial and human resources which are
available to the City are limited. The City and the community will reevaluate its priorities and its programs and policies annually to ensure that the best possible investments in the future are being made. The evaluation of a program’s cost-effectiveness will be based on a complete analysis of the associated costs and benefits, including environmental and social costs and benefits.
5 6Community Awareness, Responsibility, Participation and Education are Key Elements of a Sustainable Community
All community members, including individual
citizens, community-based groups, businesses, schools, and other institutions must be aware of their impacts on the environmental, economic and social health of Santa Monica, must take responsibility for reducing or eliminating those impacts, and must take an active part in community efforts to address sustainability concerns. The City will therefore be a leader in the creation and sponsorship of education opportunities to support community awareness, responsibility and participation in cooperation with schools, colleges and other organizations in the community.
Santa Monica Recognizes The Connection with the Regional, National, and Global Community
Local environmental, economic and social
issues cannot be separated from their broader context. This relationship between local issues and regional, national and global issues will be recognized and acted upon in the City’s programs and policies. The City’s programs and policies should therefore be developed as models that can be emulated by other communities. The City will also act as a strong advocate for the development and implementation of model programs and innovative approaches by regional, state and federal government that embody the goals of sustainability.DRAFT12.A.a
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Cross-sector Partnerships Are Necessary to Achieve Sustainable Goals
Threats to the long-term sustainability of Santa
Monica are multi-sector in their causes and require multi-sector solutions. Partnerships among the City government, businesses, residents and all community stakeholders are necessary to achieve a sustainable community.
The Precautionary Principle Provides a Complimentary Framework to Help Guide City Decision-Makers in the Pursuit of Sustainability
Where threats of serious or irreversible damage
to people or nature exist, lack of full scientific certainty about cause and effect shall not be viewed as sufficient reason for the City to not adopt mitigating measures to prevent the degradation of the environment or protect the health of its citizens. Public participation and an open and transparent decision-making process are critical to finding and selecting alternatives.
11 Santa Monica is Committed to Sustainable Rights for its Residents, Natural Communities and Ecosystems
The Sustainability Bill of Rights codifies the
commitments made in the Sustainable City Plan and asserts the fundamental rights of all Santa Monica residents regarding sustainability. It establishes the rights of natural communities and ecosystems to exist and flourish in Santa Monica and asserts the rights of residents to enforce those rights on behalf of the environment.
12 Santa Monica is Committed to Equity and Inclusion
Advancing equity and social diversity to
improve the wellbeing of people who live, work, and do business in Santa Monica by cultivating an inclusive and fair environment where all people in Santa Monica, in particular disenfranchised communities of color, thrive in the areas of health, economic vitality, and connectedness.DRAFT12.A.a
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ResourceConservation
Goals
1. Significantly decrease overall community
consumption, specifically the consumption of non-
local, non-renewable, non-recyclable and non-
recycled materials, water, and energy and fuels.
2. The City should take a leadership role in encouraging
sustainable procurement, extended producer
responsibility and should model innovative strategies
to become a zero waste city.
3. Within renewable limits, encourage the use of local,
non-polluting, renewable and recycled resources
(water, energy, and material resources).
60%
reduction in GHG emissions below 1990 levels (2020)
51.3%Santa Monica’s water supply sourced locally FY 2021/22
94%
customers receive 100% renewable energy through Clean Power Alliance (2022)
Indicators 2030 Target
Materials Recovery
Total tonnage generation Do not exceed year 2000 levels
Daily pounds per capita Reduce to 1.1 lbs/person/day
Diversion percentage Achieve 95% diversion rate
Water Use
Total citywide use (Per Capita)20% Citywide reduction from 2013 baseline
Total residential use (Per Capita)20% Residential reduction from 2013 baseline
Percent local vs. imported Increase to 99% local
Energy Use
Total municipal use Reduce use 10% (baseline 2020)
Total citywide use Reduce use 10% (baseline 2020)
Renewable Energy Use
Total use from clean distributed
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Indicators 2030 Target
Total use from clean distributed generation in Santa Monica (Municipal)Annual increase above 490 kW
Percent of CPA customers with
100% renewable energy Maintain above 94%
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Community emissions (%)Reduce 80% below 1990 levels by 2030
Community emissions (mteco2)Reduce below 277,328 MTCO2e
Emissions per capita Reduce below 1.9 MTCO2e per capita
Municipal Emissions(mteco2)Annual decrease
Green Construction
Percent of municipal buildings achieving LEED Gold or higher Increase to 100%
Total emissions from Building Sector Establish baseline/downward trend
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Environmental and Public Health
Goals
1. Protect and enhance environmental health and
public health by minimizing and where possible
eliminating:
a. The use of hazardous or toxic materials by
residents, businesses and city operations;
b. The levels of pollutants entering the air, soil and
water; and
c. The risks that environmental problems pose to
human and ecological health.
2. Ensure that no one geographic or socioeconomic
group in the city is being unfairly impacted by
environmental pollution.
3. Increase consumption of fresh, locally produced,
organic produce to promote public health and
to minimize resource consumption and negative
environmental impacts.
10,000
pounds of produce donated from community gardens FY 2021/22
$22.1m
Santa Monica Farmers Market gross sales in FY 2021/22
Indicators 2030 Target
Santa Monica Bay
Wet weather warnings Downward trend
Dry weather warnings Zero warnings
Air Quality
Number of days exceeding Federal air quality standards Zero days ambient air quality standards exceeded
Air Quality Index Maintain below 50 AQI
Purple Air Report Maintain below 50 AQI
Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups Zero days unhealthy for sensitive group
Residential Household Hazardous Waste
Total volume collected Downward trend
Percent of households participating Upward trend
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Climate Risks
Percent of residents living in Urban Heat Island (severe)Establish baseline/No annual increase
Percent of residents living in Flood Hazardous Zones Establish baseline/No annual increase
Percent of residents living in Very High Fire Hazard
Severity Zones Establish baseline/No annual increase
Public Health
Percent of residents with current asthma Establish baseline/No annual increase
Percent of residents with cancer Establish baseline/No annual increase
Percent of residents with heart disease Establish baseline/No annual increase
Percent of residents who experienced low birth weight Establish baseline/No annual increase
Farmers Market
Total Farmers Market sales Annual increase above $22 million
Number of CalFresh participants Establish baseline/Annual increase
Number of Organic vendors Annual increase
Percent of local vendors Establish baseline/Annual increase
Community Garden
Number of people participating Annual increase above 750
Total square feet of community gardens Annual increase above 1,200 sq. ft.
Pounds of food generated by City-owned plots Annual increase above 10,000 pounds
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Transportation
Goals
1. Create a multi-modal transportation system that
minimizes and, where possible, eliminates pollution
and motor vehicle congestion while ensuring safe
mobility and access for all without compromising our
ability to protect public health and safety.
2. Facilitate a reduction in automobile dependency in
favor of affordable alternative, sustainable modes of
travel.
154
public electric vehicle chargers citywideFY 2021/22
59%
of fleet vehicles are alternative fuel vehiclesFY 2021/22
Indicators 2030 Target
Modal Split
Percent of trips by type
An upward trend in the use of sustainable (bus, bike, pedestrian, rail) modes of transportation - Drive alone max: 60%, Bike + Walk + Transit minimum: 25%, Bike + Walk: 15%
Average vehicle ridership (AVR) of Santa Monica businesses with more than 50 employees Two
Pedestrian travel volumes Annual increase
Bike traffic volumes Annual increase
Vehicles Miles Traveled
Total vehicle miles traveled Downward trend
Total emissions from VMT Downward trend
VMT per capita Downward trend
Percent of emission from VMT Downward trend
Pedestrian Facilities
Complete sidewalks Annual increase
Public/private pathways Annual increase
Crosswalk enhancements Annual increase
Signal Timing enhancements Annual increase
Bike Facilities
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Total miles of bike lanes and paths installed or upgraded Annual increase
Total Bikeshare usage Annual increase
Number of bikes parked by bike valet Annual increase
Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Total vehicles registered in Santa Monica 10% reduction
Percent of total vehicles categorized as ZEV/PZEV Annual percentage increase
Total public EV Chargers 500 chargers
Percent of the city fleet vehicles using alternative fuels 80% of fleet
Transit Ridership
Annual ridership on Santa Monica Big Blue Bus (BBB) Annual increase
Percent of riders on reduced or free pass programs (such as Go Pass and LIFE)10% or more
Percent of customers using cash fares Less than 10%
Percent of rides shared on MODE Establish baseline/Annual increase
Transit Operations
Percent of BBB fleet that is zero emissions 100% by 2030
Number of directional bus-only lane miles Annual increase
Average Weekday Bus Miles per hour Annual increase
Number of miles driven by zero emission buses Annual increase
Travel Volumes
Peak Hour Trips No net new PM trips
Street Safety (Number of collisions)
Vehicle-Vehicle Downward trend
Vehicle-Pedestrian Downward trend
Vehicle-Bicyclist Downward trend
Bicyclist-Pedestrian Downward trend
Bicyclist-Bicyclist Downward trend
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Sustainable Local Economy
Goals
1. Nurture a diverse, stable, local economy that
supports basic needs of all segments of the
community.
2. Businesses, organizations and local government
agencies within Santa Monica continue to increase
the efficiency of their use of resources through the
adoption of sustainable business practices.
234
total Sustainable Quality Award recipients(2022)
Indicators 2030 Target
Income Diversity
Total wages Annual increase
Percent of total economic activity/output by business sector (expressed as a percent of total wages)
No single sector shall be greater than 25% of total economic activity/output; and the top three sectors shall not be greater than 50% of total economic activity/output
Percent of Santa Monica households earning less than $35,000/year No target
Percent of Santa Monica households earning more than $100,000/year No target
Jobs / Housing Balance
Ratio of the number of jobs in Santa Monica to the amount of housing Ratio should approach 1
Percent of Santa Monica employees who reside in Santa Monica No target
Cost of Living
Median household income in relation to cost of living No target
Median household income in relation to living wage standard 90% of median household incomes meet or exceed the living wage standard
Quality Job Creation
Percent of new jobs created in Santa Monica that pay greater
than or equal to the cost of living Upward trend
409
Green Business Program total participantsFY 2021/22
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Economic Health
Number of businesses No net loss
Number of new businesses Annual increase
Number of employees No net loss
Unemployment Rate Downward trend
Low Carbon Economy
GHG emissions/Gross Domestic Product No target
Local Employment of City Staff
Percent of city employees who live in SM No target
Sustainable Business Community
Number of Certified Green Businesses Annual Increase
Number of Business Greening Program participants Annual increase
Number of Buy Local business participants 10% annual increase
Number of Sustainable Quality Awards Annual increase
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Open Space and Land Use
Goals
1. Develop and maintain a sufficient open space system
so that it is diverse in uses and opportunities and
includes natural function/wildlife habitat as well
as passive and active recreation with an equitable
distribution of parks, trees and pathways throughout
the community.
2. Implement land use and transportation planning
and policies to create compact, mixed-use projects,
forming urban villages designed to maximize
affordable housing and encourage walking, bicycling
and the use of existing and future public transit
systems.
3. Residents recognize that they share the local
ecosystem with other living things that warrant
respect and responsible stewardship.
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Net tree gainFY 2021/2022
375
acres of public open space in Santa Monica2021
Indicators 2030 Target
Open Space
Number of acres of public open space by type (including beaches, parks, public gathering places, gardens, and other public lands utilized as open space)Upward trend
Percent of households living within 1/4 mile of open space 100%
Urban Forest
Number of trees per neighborhood Upward trend
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Housing
Goal
Achieve and maintain a mix of
affordable, livable and green housing
types throughout the city for people of
all socioeconomic/cultural/household
groups (including seniors, families,
singles, and disabled).
Indicators 2030 Target
New Housing
Percent produced at affordable rate Annual increase
Percent produced at Market Rate No target
All Housing
Percent of all housing at affordable rate Annual increase
Percent of all housing at Market Rate No target
Homelessness
Number of homeless individuals No target
Number of homeless individuals served by shelters No target
Cost of Living
Percent of tenants rent-burdened Downward trend
Median household income in relation to cost of living No target
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Community Education and Civic Participation
Goals
1. Community members of all ages
participate actively and effectively
in civic affairs and community
improvement efforts.
2. Community members of all ages
understand the basic principles of
sustainability and use them to guide
their decisions and actions - both
personal and collective.
2,126
individuals attended a community sustainability event in FY 2021-22
79%
registered voters in Santa Monica voted in 2020 General Election
Indicators 2030 Target
Civic Participation
Percent of registered Santa Monica voters who voted Increase to 68% in off year elections
Demographics of Boards and Commission members No target
Percent of Santa Monica residents that are represented by an active neighborhood organization Upward trend
Youth Education
Grade 3 students proficient in language arts At least 85%
SMMUSD student graduation rate At least 91%
SMMUSD student suspension rate Not to exceed 4.4%
Percent of SMMUSD students who attend school daily At least 87%
Percent of SMMUSD students who feel safe at school At least 67%
Percent of SMMUSD students that complete college admission requirements At least 77%
Percent of children who are Kindergarten ready At least 70%
Sustainable Community Involvement
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Quality of Life
Goals
1. Community members are able to meet their basic
needs and are empowered to enhance the quality of
their lives;
2. There is access among community members to
housing, health services, education, economic
opportunity, and cultural and recreational resources;
and
3. There is respect for and appreciation of the value
added to the community by differences among its
members in race, religion, gender, age, economic
status, sexual orientation, disabilities, immigration
status and other special needs.
72%
residents live within 10-minute walk of open space (2017)
64%
residents live within 1/2 of a grocery store or market (2021)
Indicators 2030 Target
Public Safety
Crime rate per capita (property, violent)Downward trend
Emergency Respone Times No net increase
Number of incidents (homocide, rape, robbery, assault)Downward trend
Economic Charateristics
Percent of residents living in poverty Downward trend
Demographics of Poverty Rate Establish baseline/No target
Demographics of Unemployment Establish baseline/No target
Demographics of Median Income Establish baseline/No target
Educational Attainment
Demographics of High School Diploma Establish baseline/No target
Demographics of Graduation Rate Establish baseline/No target
Demographics of Bachelor Degree Establish baseline/No target
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Digital Access
Percent of households without internet access Establish baseline/No target
Access to Goods and Service
Percent of residents living within 1/2 mile of grocery store or market 100%
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Arts and Culture
Goals
1. Retain and nurture Santa Monica’s arts community
and resources.
2. Increase cultural participation and provide greater
access to a diversity of cultural programs for all ages.
3. Enhance the long-term sustainability of the Santa
Monica creative sector.
1,983
individuals employed in the creative sector (2020)
703
creative-sector businesses in Santa Monica (2020)
Indicators 2030 Target
Presence of artists
Presence of artists No net loss
Creative Sector Activity
People employed in the creative sector Annual increase
Number of businesses No net loss
Revenue produced No net loss
Presence of Opportunities for Cultural Participation
Number of non-profit cultural organizations Annual increase
Number of retail arts venues Annual increase
Support for the Arts
Financial support for city arts grants Annual increase
Attendance and Participation
Participation at city or city-funded cultural events Annual increase
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EPWMCPSMsusstaff Santa Monica California
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 transmts for 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
Citys Task Force on the Environment and presents a comprehensie
longterm environmental strategy for the community This report
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 citizns while maintaining
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the viability of the natural environment Agenda 21 the
general blueprint for creating sustainable communities prduced
at the 1992 United Natians Earth Summit calls on local
authorities to develop local Agenda 21 sustainability plans for
each of their communities Santa Monicas Task 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
sustanability a cmmunity 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
enironmentalproblems rather than symptoms of those problems
and provides criteria for evauating longterm as opposed to
shortterm 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 programs effectiveness it was strongly felt that benchmarks
and quantifiable targets for measuring progress must be
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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 devlopment 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 instituons schoals haspitals colleges
etc and various community groups The culmination of this
extensive and intensive public review process is exmplified 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 longterm impacts af policy
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choices will always be considered environmental quality and
economic health are mutually dependent and a healthy environment
is crucial for the longterm prosperity of the City and its
residents and cammunity awareness responsibility involvemnt
and educatian are the key elements fsuccessful
proqramspolicies
Broad policy goals have been estabished 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 mantain the quality of life
for Santa Monica residents Sixteen specific targets or
sustainability indicaors 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 sustainabeAnumber 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 eithrare not
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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 SustainabeCity 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 to complete data collection and deelop the appropriate
mthodologies 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
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program forward and achieve the vision af sustainability which is
charted The adoption of the program by City Council will
formaly endorse 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 theselves
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 of asustainability
checklist for City operations is naw underway This checklist
addresses three prmary areas procurement canstruction and
develapment and programs and serices The checklist deals with
specific issues such as energy and water efficiency urban runoff
mitigation envirnmentally preferabe building materials
recycing of demolition debris hazardous materials use and
storage vehicle emissions local econamic benefis 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 the Ctys development review
process
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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 consitent with the Sustanable
City Programsgoals and indicatars Paper product criteria are
relatively straightforward and include analysis of full Zife
cycle costs recyclablity percentaqe of postconsumer recycled
content manufacturing impacts ocal economic benefits and
existing City purchasing guidelnes and casteffactiveness
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 regulaians This
same level of effort will eventually be extended to all
appicable 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 goas and accountability by the respective service
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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
communitybased public participation process was embarked upon
with the assistance of the NEighborhood Support Center and a
communitywide meeting held on June 2 generated significant
community participation Task Force members also made
presentations at the annual andor board meetings of most of the
Citys 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 buid consensus
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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 MonicaMalibu Unified School District and
serve as a model program for the region
BUDGETFISCAL 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 wilbe
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 longterm economic and environmental
benefits will be substantial
One of the fundamental tenets of the proposed Sustainable City
Program is the use of a longterm perspective on measuring the
costs and benefits of City actians It is intended by the Task
Force and City staff that each newlyproposed program should be
evaluated as to its averall costeffectivenessprior ta its
adoption This would include an examinatian af the full life
cycle cnsts environmental impacts sociaZ costs and benefits
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and the other rlevantinternal and external impacts from the
praposed program The focus of this analysis would be an the
longterm as opposed to the shortterm outcames of the program
For example a program to retrofit toilets requires the
expenditure of substantial sums Qf money in early yeas but is
extremely cost effective when future sewage treatment costs
future water purchase costs and the direct benefits to the
environment are considered Atruecosteffectiveness
methodology will therefore be developed and used by the City in
the evauation 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 practce the 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 Citys knowledge base expands from
a combination of implementaion experiences teehnological
changes and feedback from the cammunity Cauncil will be asked
to periadically update the Program so that its principles goals
and indicators contnue to reflect what is important and relevant
to the entire community
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RECOMMENDATZON
It is recommended that City Council adopt the attached Santa
Monica Sustainable City Program
Prepared by Craig Perkins Director af Enviranmental and
Pubic Warks Management
Susan Munves Conservation Coordinator
Attachment
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SANTA 1410IICA SUSTAINABLE CITY PROGRAM
The City of Santa Momca recagnizes that we live in a period of great environmental crisis
As a communty ve need to create the basis for a mare sustainable way af life both locally
and glabally through the safeguardng and 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 eopardze the prospects of future generations
To pursue these goals we adopt the following Guiding Principles
1 The Concept of Sustainability Guides City Policy
Santa AZonca is committed ta meeting its existng needs without comprornising
the abltyof future generatavns to rneet their own needs The longterm
impacts of policy choices will be considered to ensure a sustainable legacy
2 Protection Preseratian and Restoratian of the Natural Enironmentis a
High Priarity of the City
Santa Monca is committed to protecting preserving and restonng te natural
environment City decsionmaicing will be guided by a mandate to maximize
environmental benefits and reduce or elimnate negatie environmental
impacts
3 Envirorunental Quality and Econamic Health are lZutuallyDependent
A heatthy enzronments integral to the longterm economic interests of the
City In acheing a healthy eniranmentwe must ensure that inequitable
burdens are not placed an any ane geographFC or socoeconomic sector of the
population
4 All Decisions Hae Environmental Implications
The City wll ensure that eaeh of its policy decisions and programs are
interconnected through the common bond of sustainablity as expressed in
these guiding prnciples The policy and decisionmakng processes of the
Cty will reflect our environrnentai obectives
5 Cornmunit Awareness Responsibility Involvement and Education are
Key Elements of Successful ProgramsPoiicies
Indiidual citzens communitybased groups and businesses must be aware of
their impacts on the environment must take responsibility far reducing or
eiiminating those impacts and must take an actve part in community efforts to
address environmental concerns The City will therefore be a leader in the
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creatonand spansorship af environmental education opportunities in
cooperation with schools colleges and other orgamzatons rn the commumty
b 5anta honicaRecognizes Its Linkage riththe Regional Nationat and
Global Community
Local enviranmental problems arid amelioratieactions cannot be separated
from their broader context Ths relationship between local issues and
regional natonal and global issues wail be recognized and acted upon in the
Crtys programs and pvlices The Citys environmental 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 znnaatrve approaches by state
and federal gorernment which embody the goals of sustainability
7 Those Environmental Issues liostLnpartant to the Community Shoudbe
Addressed First and the Most CostEffectie Programs and Poiicies
Shauld be Selected
The financial and human resQUrces whch are available to tle City are limited
The City and the community should reevaluate its environmental pnontes and
implemented programs and policies annually ta ensure that he best passible
investments n the future are being made The evaluation of a programs
costeffectiveness should be based on a complete analysis of the associated
costs and benefits ncluding environmentai and sacial costs and benefits
8 The City is Committed to Pracurement Decisians which llinimizeNegative
Environmental and Social Lnpacts
The procurement of products and services by the City results in environmental
and social mpacts both in this cvuntry and n other areas of the world The
Cty must deelop and abde by an environmentally and socially responsible
procurement policy whch emphaszes longterm values and wil become a
model for other public as well as private organizatons The adopted
procurement polcy wll be applcable to City programs and servfces fn all
areas
The Sustainable City Program is exemplitied in four maor policy areas These maar palicy
areas represent the focus of bath current and future City programs which adere to the
gudngpnncples and strve to attatn the specfic targets whrch are esablsedfor each area
Each target represents a citywide obective unless specifically descnbed as the target for the
City as a municipal aency The lstedprograms represent efforts by the City to becme
sustainabte in its operations as weil as promote sustainability in the community as a whole
A descnption af each policy area its targets and ongoing and proposed programs fallows
Far eact target the laseyear is 199 and the target year is 2000 Qne of the important
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tasks which will receive focus dunng the programs first year is the development of baseline
data and methodologes necessary to measure progress toward achieving the quanafed
targets
I RES4URCE CONSERVATIQN
Policy Goals Promote the use af conservatontechnologies and practices and reduce
the use of nonrenewableresources Develop local nonpolluting 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 aeragepastconsumer recycled andlor treefree
content in all City paper purchases
Convert 75 of the City vehicie flet to reducedemission fuels
Reduce wastewater flaws 15
Increase total number of trees on public property by 350
Programs SOLID WASTE
Curbside Recycling single family ongoin
Recycling DropOffZones ongoing
h7ini Recycling Zanes multifamily ongaing proposetl
Business Recycling ongoing praposed
Yard Waste Composting ongoing propase
Procurement Policies ongoing proposed
VoumeBasedRates ongoing proposed
Source Reductan ongong proposed
Adance DsposalFees propased
Market Develapment proposed
DemolitionConstruction Debris Recycling proposed
WATER WASTEWATER
Baysaver Tolet Retrafit Program ongong
Retrofit Upan Sale Requirements ongoing
NoNet Water Gain fram New Deelopmentongoing
Water Retise Praects ongoing propased
Urban Water ConservatonBest Manaement Practces ongomg 8c
proposed
Financial Incentives for Business Water Canservatiar ongong
proposed
Water Effczent Landscape Requirements ongoing proposed
ConservationBased Rate Structure ongoing proposed
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Residential Grey Water Systems proposed
Landscape Water Efficiency Partnership Program angoing
propased
ENERGY
Cty Faclty Energy Efficxency Retrofits proposed
PublicPmlate Energy Efficiency Partnershp prapased
New ConstructonEnergy Efficency Incentives proposed
Urban Tree Planting Program proposed
Comprehensive City Enrgy Policy proposed
Urban Heat Isiand Effect reductvn program proposed
Electnc Vehcle Public Charging Stataon Program proposed
Tropcal Rainforest Wood City Purchase Ban ongoing
II TRAs1TSPRTATIOI
Policy Goals Maximize the utilizatonaf alternatieforms of transgortation
ncluding walking bicycing pubic transit and carpoolsrideshare Develop
innovatietraftic polrctes which reduce negatve impacts 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 transporEaton systems
Targets Increase rdershtpon Santa Momca Muncipai Bus Lines including
shuttles by 10
Achieve average vehicle rdershipof 1 5 for alI employers with
oer 50 employees
Programs City Traffic Management Program ncluding 980 Work Scheciuie
for City Employees ongoing
Business Traffic Management Programs ongoing proposed
Innovative Public Transit Services including Santa Monica Bus
Lines and Light Rail System ongong proposed
Bcycle Master Plan proposed
Teieommutng proposed
III POLLUTION PREVENTION PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTION
Policy Gaals Protect and enhance envronmental health and public health by reducing or
eliminatng the use of hazardous and toxic macerials by residents and busnesses minimizing
the 1eels of pollutants entering the ar soland 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
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Targets Reduce the total alume af dry weather stormdrun discharges to the ocean
60
Reduce consumption of hazardos materials including pesticides 1S
Cleanup and close 75 of all lnawnUnderground Storage Tank
contamnation sites
Programs Control of OzoneDepleting Chemicals angoing
Water Soil and Air Quality TestingMonitonng 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 Dumpng Enforcement angoing proposed
Urban Runoff Poliuton Cantrol Program ongoing and proposed
NPDES Permkt Best Management Pracnces ongoing proposetl
Point of Sale Household Hazardous Matenals Labeling proposed
Cty Toxcs Use Reduction Policy proposed
Strengthened Hazardous Spill Emergency Response Capabilities proposed
Testng Identificatonand Mitgation of Lead Asbestvs and other
Hazardaus Sbstances n the Community proposed
DryWeather Urban Runoff Reclamation Facilty proposed
ReducedEmission Fueis Policy for City Fleet proposed
Underground Storage Tank Management Program ongoing
Naise Pollution Mtigaton Program ongoing
Environmental AudtProgram far Public Faclities and Mavr Institutons
proposed
IV COg7TtiITYAND ECON4ZIC DEELOPIZENT
Policy Goals Encourage the development of carnpact mixeduse pedestnanoriented
proects designe to maxirnze affordahle ousing encourage walkzng bicycling use of
existing and future public transit systems and creatior of community gardens Promote the
growth of iocal busnesses whch provde emplayment opportunfties to Santa Monica
residents includng Santa Monica youth and have positie environmental and social impacts
Facilitate education programs which ennch the lives of all members of the commumty
Targets Provde 750 additional affordable housng units
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 AffordabeHausing Programs ongoing
Local Economic Developnent Programs ongoing proposed
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Community Gardens Program groposed
Local Jobs Creation Prograrn praposed
CitySponsored Demor5tratian Proects praposed
Enviranmental Educatfon Curnculum Deelopment ongoing
City Youth Errployment Program ongoing proposed
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Appendix
SANTA MQNICA SUSTAINABLE CiTY PROGRAM SUMMARY OF INDICATORS
BASELINE DATA AND TARGETS
SUSTAINABILITY 1990 i993 2000
INDCATOR tActual Actual tTARGET
Energy Usage 40 million 40 million 336 million
nonmobite sources Btuslyear Btuslyear Btuslyear
Water Usage2 E 43 million 20 miion 1 4 million
galtonslday gallonsday gallonslday
Landfited So1id Vllase3 107000 705400 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 144 million 85 million 88 million
gatonsday gallonsday gallonslday
Trees in Pblic Spaces 28000 trees 25000 trees 28350 trees
Ridership an Santa 90 millian 80 miltion 2Q9 million
Monica Bus Linese
including shuttles
Average Vehicle NA 134 AVR 15 AVR
Ridership AVR of
Employers wath orer
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5U5TAlNAB1LITY 1990 t 993 2000
INDIGATQR Actual Actuall tTARGET
Dry Weather 500000 350000 200OD0
Sormdrain Discharges gallonslday gallonslday gailosday
to Oceano
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 gardes 2 garders 5 gardens
Creation and NIA NA Impemented
Implementatian of a
Sustainable Schools
Program
Public Open Space 164 acres 1648 acres 180 acres
suscity 912194
1 The citywide snergy effcencytarget is based on preliminary analysis o overall energy usage
n Santa Monca ielectncty and natural gas rom all nomoblesources lt is beleedthat the
patental cost savngs from energy effciencyta 5anta Monca businesses and resdents are
substantial As a rESUIt of the development af a comprehenseGity energy ppicy oerthe next
few months the 16k target which s set fvrth En this document may be modified based an a
comprehensEecosteffectivenessanalysis
2 Water usage reduetanof 20k 4y teyear 2404 is beleved to be an aggressveyet tgf1y
achievabfe target based on reslts of existing water effic4ency programs and anticipated impact
from planned programs Currently the costs assocaated wrth achievang mcreased water efficiency
are about onehalf 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 ts nray towards achiauing the mterm 1995 duerson
target af 25
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4 A recycledtreefree content target for City paper purchases is not articlated rn any current
policy Therefor no data exists pertanngto the actual baselne During the first year folfowEng
adopUOn of the 5ustaEnable Cty Program a set of pohcies gaerrnngGity paper purchases wd be
rmAlemented and a tracking rnechansmdeveEoped It is important for the City to promote through
its own policies the purchase of recycled andor treefree paper to foster development of stronger
markets and more favorable prcs far these environmentally preferable paper prociucts
5 The 75 reduced ernission fuels target is based on a preEiminary analysES af the overaN
potenttial wthnthe current Cty fleet An aggressve coners3on target by the Cty wfboth reduce
damaging aremissions from ffeet vehcies and demonstrate the Ctys leadership role is a is
other agenciesinstutions m the regian The Ctys current alternative fuels policy which was
adopted by City Councln1993 will be underganga comprehensive review over the rextfew
months Once the updated policy is approedby Gouncil this target will be modfied to ensure its
consistency with the comprehensive poicy
6 The targeted 5 reductonm wastewater flows rs consEStent wth the 20breductontarget
for water usage There is not a one for one correlation between water usage reductons and
wastewater flows snceapproxmately 25 of total water use s for exterar purposes
landscapngetc 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 Reducton in wastewater flaws results
n significant financal saings from aoidedsewage treatment casts and avvided costs for
purchase a additionaE sewage treatment capacity
7 Dunng the next year it s antcpated that the City will strengthen ts tree mentorydata
collectian and reportngcapabilites In addition a more complete analysES of the possble sites
aaablefar new trees wEEI be undertaken in conunction wEth a more thorough ealuatEOnof
patental resource allacation impacts from an expanded tree pEanting program for City departments
8 A 10 increase in total ndership by the year 2000 should be achieable based on current
proections and the Citysregonsntense promotonof public transtalternaties to the use flf
private ehcles The potential for increasing Santa Monica Bus Lnes ridership is currently under
assessment The dip m ridershpbetween T 990 and 1993 s beleved to be attrbutahle prmarily to
the econamEC recession
9 No actual data is presented for 1990 as the Citys TransportatonManagement Program
OrdEnance had nat yet been implemented The target for the year 2400 reflects Cocncil adapted
ordinance requirements
0 Ths mdicator assume5 canstruction and startupaf the Citys proposed dryweather flow
treatmentreclamatEOn facility whECh wlf capture and treat dryweather flows from the Pica Kenter
and Pier storm drains As the feasibdity analyss for his treatment facility is corrpleted over the
next several manths a more accurate measurement af actual dry weather storm dram flows will be
obtained whch may result in a modficavon af the target Redecing dryweather storm drain flows
will signficantly decrease tedtscharge of pollutants into Santa Monica 8ay
11 Na elable data currently exasts for this indicator Neerthelesst is belieedthat the ndcator
cauld be very important an determinmg whether ihe hazardosmatenals management and
hazardous waste reducton programs implemented by the Cty are avmg a tangible imact in the
community Over the next several months an assessment wil be carned out to ascertain whether
current data collectaon and analysis dffcultescan be overcome
12 Ths indcator pertans to underground storage tank 1Tsites whch are under the regulatory
lunsdction of he Cty Since reliable data on the Ctys UST management program is not aailable
for 1990 1993 will be useci as the base year It s antcipated ttat more cotammated UST stes
m additon to the 25 which were known n 1993 will be identified between now and the year
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2000 Therefore it s expected that by tYe first year status report to Councif an the Sustamable
Cty Program a modfedndcatoron U5T site cleanup whchaddresses the dynamic moving
target nature of the mdicator will have been developed
13 7hs ndcatoris consistent with prevously adopted affordabie housng targets for the City
and has been reewedendorsed by the Ctys 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 deedrestrcted An analyss wdl be undertaken durmg the next several months to identify
any priatelydeelopeddeedrestricted affordable hausmg units which have came on line since
1990 and should be incudedin the totaEs
14 The community garden target qertams to the development of gardens on City andlor school
distrctstes The inital activities in purswt of tsndcator wllinclude an evaEuation of available
parcels wthn the Cty and outreachsurvey efforts to determEne the general leef of interest for
community gardens withnvanous Santa Monica neighborhoods
15 ft is anticiated that the Task Force on the Envronment Cty offcalsand Cty staff w11 play
a role of advising facditating and supporting the Schoof Dstrict in the creation of a 5ustarnable
Schoals Program Although prelminary discussons have taken place na official position on this
issue by the school distnct has yet been taken
16 Accordngto standards used by the Santa Monica Recreatonand Parks Commssion 2 5
acres of open space should be provided far every 1000 Cty resdenis Given Santa Monicas1990
populatton of 69Q5resEdents 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 achevahle based on the
addtional open space resources mcluding the Civic Center wfGCh can be made aalabledurngthe
next fveyears The totlacreage numbers nclude dedcated pubhc open space on private stes n
the Cty
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Council Meeting: April 9, 2013 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER2y2-1 (CCS)
City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ESTABLISHING SUSTAINABILITY RIGHTS
WHEREAS, as declared in Santa Monica's Sustainable City Plan, a healthy
environment is integral to the City's long -term economic and societal interests and,
accordingly, the City's decision - making is guided by the mandate to maximize
environmental benefits and reduce or eliminate negative environmental impacts; and
WHEREAS, as further declared in the Sustainable City Plan, local environmental
issues cannot be separated from their broader context; and therefore the City's
programs and policies should be developed as models that can be emulated by other
communities; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of these commitments and goals, the City must
regularly evaluate whether its plans, laws, and programs are sufficient to meet the
growing environmental crisis and must explore all means of addressing the growing
environmental crisis; and
WHEREAS, in the last fifty years, national and state governments have
attempted to address the crisis by adopting specific environmental protection laws, such
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as the Clean Water Act, Clean Air Act, National Environmental Policy Act and California
Environmental Quality Act, that limit pollution and resource consumption; but those laws
also have proven inadequate to provide long -term protection of our rights to clean air,
water, and soil, and sustainable food systems, and the rights of natural ecosystems;
and
WHEREAS, the inadequacy of these laws results, in part, from the underlying
legal assumption that the natural world is "property ", which may be used by its owners
be they individuals, corporations, or other entities -- for their own, private, short -term
economic benefit, generally with minimal regard for the health of the environment; and
WHEREAS, numerous specific examples show that this underlying assumption
has proven destructive to the environment upon which all living things ultimately
depend;and
WHEREAS, in response to the evils of treating the natural world as mere
property, the world -wide, national and local environmental communities are urging
governments to adopt a new paradigm based upon recognition that both individual
human beings and natural communities or ecosystems have fundamental environmental
rights which should be recognized by the law, that the health of the world's populations
and ecosystems depends on the full protection of these rights, and that asserted
corporate rights can no longer be allowed to take precedence over these rights to
human and environmental health and well- being; and
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WHEREAS, there are numerous examples of policy statements and laws based
on this new paradigm that recognize the rights of the natural world to exist, thrive and
evolve; and
WHEREAS, Ecuador amended its constitution to include the rights of nature in
2008, with the first successful case applying that right concluding in March 2011; and
WHEREAS, in December 2010, the City of Pittsburgh became the first major city
in the United States to adopt a Community Bill of Rights that bans corporations from
drilling natural gas within its city limits and elevates the rights of people, the community,
and nature over corporate rights; and
WHEREAS, other municipalities in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maine, Maryland, New
Hampshire, New Mexico, Ohio, and New York have adopted similar measures
recognizing the rights of people and natural communities and including language that
would subordinate the rights of corporations to local sustainability efforts; and
WHEREAS, Santa Monica's own Task Force on the Environment has studied
this growing movement and recommended that the City support it as a means of
effectuating the commitments and goals already established by the Sustainable City
Plan, and of recognizing the inherent rights of the people and natural communities of
the City of Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2012 the Santa Monica City Council adopted a
resolution declaring the City's Commitment to Sustainable Rights; and
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WHEREAS, the City is committed to fully implementing its Sustainable City Plan
to further effectuate inherent rights of the people and natural communities of the City of
Santa Monica.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 4.75 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby
created to read as follows:
Chapter 4.75 GENERAL PROVISIONS
4.75.010 Title
This chapter shall be known as the City of Santa Monica Sustainability Rights
Ordinance.
4.75.020 Findings
The City Council finds and declares:
a) With the exponential growth in human population and its increasing per capita
resource consumption, the planet cannot sustain our current way of life, which is
destructive to the natural elements upon which all species depend -- the air, water,
climate, soil and other fundamental elements of the world;
b) Like all other communities, Santa Monica's welfare is inextricably bound to
the welfare of the natural environment; and the City has therefore long been committed
to protecting, preserving and restoring the natural environment and providing a model of
environmental sustainability for other communities to utilize; and
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c) The City Council of Santa Monica has expressed this commitment through a
multitude of enactments and actions, including recognizing both the rights of natural
communities and ecosystems within Santa Monica to exist, thrive and evolve and the
rights of the individual human beings that make up the City of Santa Monica to a clean,
healthy and sustainable environment. The peoples' rights include, but are not limited to:
the right to affordable and accessible water from sustainable water sources for human
consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes, as referenced in Calif. AB 685 (2012);
the right to a sustainable energy future based on sustainable renewable energy
sources; the right to a sustainable natural climate unaltered by fossil fuel emissions; the
right to sustainable, comprehensive waste disposal systems that do not degrade the
environment; the right to clean indoor and outdoor air, clean water and clean soil that
pose a negligible health risk to the public; and the right to a sustainable food system
that provides healthy, locally grown food to the community; and
d) These rights are not sufficiently safeguarded by the existing body of local,
national and international environmental policies and laws, which are grossly
inadequate to avert the mounting environmental crisis; and
e) The inadequacy of the current framework of state, national and international
policies and laws necessitates re- examination of the underlying societal and legal
assumptions about our relationships with the environment and a renewed focus on
effectuating these rights.
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4.75.030 Purpose
This Chapter is created and exists for the purpose of codifying Santa Monica's
commitment to achieving sustainability by among other things: (1) restoring, protecting
and preserving our natural environment and all of its components and communities
including, but not limited to the air, water, soil, and climate upon which all living things
depend; (2) creating and promoting sustainable systems of food production and
distribution, energy production and distribution, transportation, waste disposal, and
water supply; and (3) to the full extent legally possible, subordinating the short term,
private, financial interests of corporations and others to the common, long -term interest
of achieving environmental and economic sustainability.
4.75.040 Rights of Santa Monica Residents and The Natural Environment
a) All residents of Santa Monica possess fundamental and inalienable rights
to: clean water from sustainable sources; marine waters safe for active and passive
recreation; clean indoor and outdoor air; a sustainable food system that provides
healthy, locally grown food; a sustainable climate that supports thriving human life and a
flourishing biodiverse environment; comprehensive waste disposal systems that do not
degrade the environment; and a sustainable energy future based on renewable energy
sources.
b) Natural communities and ecosystems possess fundamental and
inalienable rights to exist and flourish in the City Of Santa Monica. To effectuate those
rights on behalf of the environment, residents of the City may bring actions to protect
these natural communities and ecosystems, defined as: groundwater aquifers,
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atmospheric systems, marine waters, and native species within the boundaries of the
C ity.
c) All residents of Santa Monica possess the right to self - governance and to
a municipal government which recognizes that all power is inherent in the people, that
all free governments are founded on the people's authority and consent, and that
corporate entities, and their directors and managers, do not enjoy special privileges or
powers under the law that subordinate the community's rights to their private interests.
4.75.050 Biennial Report
At least once during every 24 month period, City staff shall prepare a written
report to the community on the state of the local environment, the realization of the
rights recognized in Chapter 4.75, and the City's progress in effectuating and enforcing
the Sustainable City Plan and the policies and provisions of this Chapter. The report
shall include recommendations for advancing and ensuring compliance with the
Sustainable City Plan.
4.75.060 Biennial Hearing
The City Council will bi- annually review the report, conduct a public hearing,
assess the City's progress in effectuating and enforcing both the Sustainable City Plan
and the policies and provisions of this Chapter, and provide direction to staff to ensure
compliance with the Plan's provisions and with the inherent rights of the people and
natural communities of the City of Santa Monica described herein.
4.75.070 Compliance Assurance
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The City or any City resident may bring an action to enforce any provision of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code that advances the goals identified as enforceable in the
Sustainable City Plan.
Section 2. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary
to effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the
remaining portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would
have passed this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause,
or phrase not declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion
of the ordinance would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 4. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage of
this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall become effective 30
days from its adoption.
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Approved and adopted this 9th day of April, 2013.
Pam onnor, Mayor
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss.
City of Santa Monica )
I, Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Ordinance No. 2421 (CCS) had its introduction on March 12, 2013,
and was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting held on April 9, 2013,
by the following vote:
Ayes: Councilmembers: Davis, Holbrook, McKeown, Vazquez, Winterer
Mayor Pro Tern O'Day, Mayor O'Connor
Noes: Councilmembers: None
Absent: Councilmembers: None
A summary of Ordinance No. 2421 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to
California Government Code Section 40806.
ATTEST:
Sarah P. Gorman, City Clerk
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City of Santa Monica
Sustainable City Plan
Adopted September 20, 1994
Updated February 11, 2003
Revised October 24, 2006
Updated January 14, 2014
Using the power of community to enhance our resources,
prevent harm to the natural environment and human health,
and benefit the social and economic well-being of the
community for the sake of current and future generations.
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IntroductionWe live in a time in which increased population growth,
high levels of consumption and the desire to feed growing
economies have created escalating demands on our
resources - natural, human and social - on a local, regional,
and global scale.
We live in a time in which increased population
growth, high levels of consumption and the
desire to feed growing economies have created
escalating demands on our resources - natural,
human and social - on a local, regional, and
global scale. These demands negatively impact
the natural environment, our communities and
the quality of our lives. In the face of these
challenges, people worldwide have developed a
growing concern for the environment and a desire
to live sustainably.
In 1994, the Santa Monica City Council took steps
to address these pressures locally by adopting
the Santa Monica Sustainable City Program. The
Sustainable City Program was initially proposed in
1992 by the City’s Task Force on the Environment
to ensure that Santa Monica can continue to meet
its current needs – environmental, economic and
social - without compromising the ability of future
generations to do the same. It is designed to
help us as a community begin to think, plan and
act more sustainably – to help us address the root
causes of problems rather than the symptoms
of those problems, and to provide criteria for
evaluating the long-term rather than the short-
term impacts of our decisions – in short, to help
us think about the future when we are making
decisions about the present.
The program includes goals and strategies,
for the City government and all sectors of the
community, to conserve and enhance our local
resources, safeguard human health and the
environment, maintain a healthy and diverse
economy, and improve the livability and quality of
life for all community members in Santa Monica.
To check our progress toward meeting these
goals, numerical indicators were developed and
specific targets were set for the city to achieve
by the year 2000 in four goal areas – 1) Resource
Conservation, 2) Transportation, 3) Pollution
Prevention and Public Health Protection, and 4)
Community and Economic Development.
In reviewing the progress made since the 1994
adoption of the program, the Task Force on the
Environment recognized the need to update
and expand the Sustainable City goals and
indicators to provide a more complete picture of
community sustainability, and to develop new
indicator targets for 2010. The Task Force felt
that a compre hensive update would allow Santa
Monica to build on its initial success and to better
address the challenges to sustainability that
remain.
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The update process began in July 2001 with
the formation of the Sustainable City Working
Group - a large group of community stakeholders
that included elected and appointed officials,
city staff, and representatives of neighborhood
organizations, schools, the business community
and other community groups. The Working Group
met numerous times over the course of 15 months
to discuss the myriad issues related to the
sustainability of the community. They evaluated
the long-term sustainability of Santa Monica
using a framework comprised of three forms of
community capital, that need to be managed
with care, in order to ensure that the community
does not deteriorate. These include natural
capital – the natural environment and natural
resources of the community; human and social
capital – the connectedness among peo ple in the
community and the education, skills and health
of the population; and financial and built capital
– manufactured goods, buildings, infrastructure,
information resources, credit and debt.
The group proposed significant changes to
the initial Sustainable City Program goals and
indicators, and assisted with the creation of new
indicator targets. Early drafts of the proposed
update were revised based on a large amount of
public input received during the summer of 2002.
The result of this process was the updated,
Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan, which
represents the community’s vision of Santa
Monica as a sustainable city. The change
in name from Sustainable City Program to
Sustainable City Plan was made to better
reflect the long-term comprehensive nature
of Santa Monica’s vision and the community’s
efforts to become a sustainable city.
Since its inception, the Santa Monica
Sustainable City Program has achieved much
success. Many of the initial targets have been
met or exceeded and Santa Monica is now
recognized worldwide as a role model for
sustainability. However, we are not “there”
yet. While we have made progress in the
right direction, Santa Monica’s economy and
the activities of its residents, businesses,
institutions and visitors continue to negatively
impact human health and the environment.
And our community does not yet provide for
the basic needs of all its members. Many
challenges remain before Santa Monica
can truly call itself a Sustainable City. The
Sustainable City Program is a call to action for
all of us to work together as a community and
create change that will realize a Sustainable
Santa Monica.
“I think any goal this community sets
for itself, and is willing to work to
accomplish, will be accomplished...
whether in my time or another time.
That’s the beauty of this city.”
Ken Edwards, 1941-1985
City Council Member and Mayor
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The City’s Task Force on the Environment (ETF)
assumed the initial leadership role on behalf of the
community for the Sustainable City Plan (SCP).
With the update and expansion of the SCP
into new and more diverse goal areas, the ETF
recommended the creation of a Sustainable
City Task Force (SCTF) that includes broad
representation from community stakeholders with
expertise in all of the SCP goal areas The SCTF
was created in 2003 to provide leadership and
guidance for implementation of the SCP. In 2009,
the SCTF sunset and this role was again assumed
by the ETF.
At the city staff level, an interdepartmental
Sustainability Advisory Team (SAT) was created
to coordinate existing city activities so they are
consistent with the Sustainable City goals and
facilitate the future implementation of innovative
programs and policies to achieve the goals.
Members of this group serve as Sustainable City
liaisons to their respective departments.
Together, these groups are responsible for
developing a comprehensive implementation
plan, both interdepartmentally, and between the
City and community stakeholder groups.
Leadership, Guidance and Implementation
of the Sustainable City Plan
Reporting
The city developed two reporting tools. The tools are intended
to provide useful information to City Council, City staff, and
community members on progress being made toward meeting
goals and targets of the Plan, and will provide a basis for
decision-making about policies and actions that influence the
City’s ability to meet the goals and targets. The first tool is
the Sustainable City Progress Report. The second tool is the
Sustainable City Report Card.
• The Sustainable City Progress Report is a web based tool that provides
current, detailed analysis of the data for each indicator in the Santa
Monica Sustainable City Plan. Visit www.sustainablesm.org/scpr
• The Sustainable City Report Card is a summary document that provides
an overview of our progress toward, and challenges to, becoming a
sustainable community. The Report Card presents goal area
summaries and grades based on the specific indicator data.
Together, these two tools are the definitive resource for community decision makers.
In order to become a sustainable community all community members must be
educated and empowered to achieve our sustainability goals.
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GOALS:
Within each Goal Area are specific goals which
comprise the core of the community vision and
represent what Santa Monica must achieve in
order become a sustainable city.
INDICATORS:
For each goal area specific indicators have
been developed to measure progress toward
meeting the goals. Indicators are tools that help
to determine the condition of a system, or the
impact of a program, policy or action. When
tracked over time indicators tell us if we are
moving toward sustainability and provide us
with useful information to assist with decision-
making. Two types of indicators are tracked
as part of the Sustainable City Plan: 1) System
level indicators measure the state, condition or
pressures on a community-wide basis for each
respective goal area. 2) Program level indicators
measure the performance or effectiveness of
specific programs, policies or actions taken by
the city government or other stakeholders in the
community.
Specific Targets have been created for many of
the indicators. The targets represent aggressive
yet achievable milestones for the community.
Unless otherwise noted, the targets are for the
year 2020 using 2010 as a baseline. For some
indicators no specific numerical targets have
been assigned. This was done where develop-
ment of a numerical target was determined to
be not feasible or where limits on data type and
availability made it difficult to set a numerical
target. In many of these cases a trend direction
was substituted for a numerical target.
Terms throughout this document that may be
unfamiliar to the general reader are defined in the
Glossary.
The Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan is organized into nine Goal Areas:
Sustainable City Plan Structure
Housing
Community Education and Civic Participation
Human Dignity
Arts and Culture
Resource Conservation
Environmental and Public Health
Transportation
Sustainable Local Economy
Open Space and Land Use
Goal Areas
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Guiding Principles
The Concept of Sustainability Guides City Policy
Santa Monica is committed to meeting its existing needs without compromising the ability of future
generations to meet their own needs. The long-term impacts of policy choices will be considered to
ensure a sustainable legacy.
Protection, Preservation, and Restoration of the Natural Environment is a High Priority of the City
Santa Monica is committed to protecting, preserving and restoring the natural environment. City decision-
making will be guided by a mandate to maximize environmental benefits and reduce or eliminate negative
environmental impacts. The City will lead by example and encourage other community stakeholders to
make a similar commitment to the environment.
Environmental Quality, Economic Health and Social Equity are Mutually Dependent
Sustainability requires that our collective decisions as a city allow our economy and community members
to continue to thrive without destroying the natural environment upon which we all depend. A healthy
environment is integral to the city’s long-term economic and societal interests. In achieving a healthy
environment, we must ensure that inequitable burdens are not placed on any one geographic or
socioeconomic sector of the population and that the benefits of a sustainable community are accessible
to all members of the community.
All Decisions Have Implications to the Long-term Sustainability of Santa Monica
The City will ensure that each of its policy decisions and programs are interconnected through the
common bond of sustainability as expressed in these guiding principles. The policy and decision-
making processes of the City will reflect our sustainability objectives. The City will lead by example and
encourage other community stakeholders to use sustainability principles to guide their decisions and
actions.
Community Awareness, Responsibility, Participation and Education are Key Elements of a
Sustainable Community
All community members, including individual citizens, community-based groups, businesses, schools and
other institutions must be aware of their impacts on the environmental, economic and social health of
Santa Monica, must take responsibility for reducing or eliminating those impacts, and must take an active
part in community efforts to address sustainability concerns. The City will therefore be a leader in the
creation and sponsorship of education opportunities to support community awareness, responsibility and
participation in cooperation with schools, colleges and other organizations in the community.
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The Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan is founded on eleven Guiding Principles that provide the
basis from which effective and sustainable decisions can be made. These Guiding Principles have
been revised and updated from the versions initially adopted in 1994.
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Santa Monica Recognizes Its Linkage with the Regional, National, and Global Community
Local environmental, economic and social issues cannot be separated from their broader context.
This relationship between local issues and regional, national and global issues will be recognized and
acted upon in the City’s programs and policies. The City’s programs and policies should therefore be
developed as models that can be emulated by other communities. The City will also act as a strong
advocate for the development and implementation of model programs and innovative approaches by
regional, state and federal government that embody the goals of sustainability.
Those Sustainability Issues Most Important to the Community Will be Addressed First, and the
Most Cost-Effective Programs and Policies Will be Selected
The financial and human resources which are available to the City are limited. The City and the
community will reevaluate its priorities and its programs and policies annually to ensure that the best
possible investments in the future are being made. The evaluation of a program’s cost-effectiveness
will be based on a complete analysis of the associated costs and benefits, including environmental
and social costs and benefits.
The City is Committed to Procurement Decisions which Minimize Negative Environmental
and Social Impacts
The procurement of products and services by the City, and Santa Monica residents, businesses and
institutions results in environmental, social and economic impacts both in this country and in other
areas of the world. The City will develop and abide by an environmentally and socially responsible
procurement policy that emphasizes long-term values and will become a model for other public as
well as private organizations. The City will advocate for and assist other local agencies, businesses
and residents in adopting sustainable purchasing practices.
Cross-sector Partnerships Are Necessary to Achieve Sustainable Goals
Threats to the long-term sustainability of Santa Monica are multi-sector in their causes and require
multi-sector solutions. Partnerships among the City government, businesses, residents and all
community stakeholders are necessary to achieve a sustainable community.
The Precautionary Principle Provides a Complimentary Framework to Help Guide City
Decision-Makers in the Pursuit of Sustainability
The precautionary principle requires a thorough exploration and careful analysis of a wide range of
alternatives, and a full cost accounting beyond short-term and monetary transaction costs. Based
on the best available science, the precautionary principle requires the selection of alternatives that
present the least potential threat to human health and the City’s natural systems. Where threats of
serious or irreversible damage to people or nature exist, lack of full scientific certainty about cause
and effect shall not be viewed as sufficient reason for the City to not adopt mitigating measures to
prevent the degradation of the environment or protect the health of its citizens. Public participation
and an open and transparent decision making process are critical to finding and selecting alternatives.
Santa Monica is Committed to Sustainable Rights for its Residents, Natural Communities
and Ecosystems
The Sustainability Bill of Rights codifies the commitments made in the Sustainable City Plan and
asserts the fundamental rights of all Santa Monica residents regarding sustainability. It establishes
the rights of natural communities and ecosystems to exist and flourish in Santa Monica and asserts
the rights of residents to enforce those rights on behalf of the environment.
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1. Significantly decrease overall community consumption, specifically the consumption of
non-local, non-renewable, non-recyclable and non-recycled materials, water, and energy
and fuels.
2. The City should take a leadership role in encouraging sustainable procurement, extended
producer responsibility and should model innovative strategies to become a zero waste city.
3. Within renewable limits, encourage the use of local, non-polluting, renewable and recycled
resources (water, energy, and material resources).
Goals
Indicators – System Level Targets
Solid Waste
• Generation
• Landfilled
• Diversion
Solid Waste
• Do not exceed year 2000 levels
• Reduce per capita generation to
2.4 lbs/person/day
• Achieve 85% diversion rate
Water Use
• Total citywide use (Self Sufficiency)
• Total citywide use (Per Capita)
• Percent local vs. imported
• Potable vs. non-potable
Water Use
• Reduce water demand by 1,300,000 gallons
per day (GPD)
• Reduce per capita use to 123 gallons
per capita per day (GPCD) (500,000 GPD)
• Increase to 100% local
• Upward trend in non-potable use
Energy Use
• Total municipal use
• Total citywide use
• Efficiency
• Efficiency
Energy Use
• Reduce use 10%
• Reduce use 10%
• Demonstrate incremental progress towards
achieving reduction in energy use intensity
• Increase efficiency in existing buildings to
achieve reductions of 1 million kWh annually
Indicators Targets for 2020
Resource Conservation
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Indicators – System Level Targets
Renewable Energy use
• Total use
• Total use from clean distributed generation
in Santa Monica
Renewable Energy use
• At least 50% of all electricity
should come from renewable sources
• Total use from clean distributed generation
in SM- Install 7.5MW of solar citywide
• Total use from clean distributed generation
in SM – Install 1 MW of solar on city operated
facilities
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• Community
• Corporate
Greenhouse Gas Emissions (GHG)
• Reduce community GHG emissions 20%
below 1990 levels
• Reduce corporate GHG emissions 30%
below 1990 levels
Ecological Footprint Ecological Footprint
• No net increase
Green Construction
• New Construction
• O&M
• Residential
• Non-Residential
Green Construction
• 100% of new municipal buildings achieving
LEED GOLD certification
• Demonstrate 100% of existing municipal
buildings achieving LEED GOLD certification
• Demonstrate incremental increase in the
percentage of residential buildings achieving
energy efficiency and green construction
certifications
• Demonstrate incremental increase in the
percentage of non-residential buildings
achieving energy efficiency and green
construction certifications
Indicators Targets for 2020
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1. Protect and enhance environmental health and public health by minimizing and
where possible eliminating:
a. The use of hazardous or toxic materials by residents, businesses and city operations;
b. The levels of pollutants entering the air, soil and water; and
c. The risks that environmental problems pose to human and ecological health.
2. Ensure that no one geographic or socioeconomic group in the city is being unfairly impacted
by environmental pollution.
3. Increase consumption of fresh, locally produced, organic produce to promote public health
and to minimize resource consumption and negative environmental impacts.
Indicators – System Level Targets
Santa Monica Bay
• Wet weather: No rain
• Wet weather: Rain event
• Dry weather
Santa Monica Bay
• No rain - 3 days
• Rain event - 17 days
• Zero days
Marine Debris
• Trash: Presence of cigarettes, plastic
packaging, single-use bags, lids and straws
Marine Debris
• Zero trash (cigarettes, plastic packaging,
single-use bags, lids and straws)
Air Quality
• # Days ambient air quality standards
exceeded
Air Quality
• Zero days ambient air quality standards
exceeded
Residential Household Hazardous Waste
• Total volume collected
• Number and percent of households
participating
• Cumulative number of participants
Residential Household Hazardous Waste
• No target
• Number and percent of households
participating- Upward trend
• Cumulative number of participants -
50% cumulative participation
City Purchase of Sustainable Products
• Proportion of procurement budget spent
on sustainable products annually
City Purchase of Sustainable Products
• Upward trend
Indicators Targets for 2020
Environmental and Public Health
Goals
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Indicators – Program Level Targets
Urban Runoff Reduction
• Effective impervious area
• Total acreage treated
• Gallons polluted runoff treated
Urban Runoff Reduction
• Annual reduction
• Annual increase
• Annual increase
Fresh, Local, Organic Produce
• Percent of fresh, local, organic produce
served at city facilities
• Percent fresh, local, organic produce served
at community institutions: (SMMUSD,
SMC, Hospitals)
• Sustainable food commitment
Fresh, Local, Organic Produce
• 15% of total
• 15% of total
• 100% of City food purchases comply with
Santa Monica Sustainable Food Commitment
Farmers Markets
• Total sales
• Percent organic
• Percent low chemical
• Percent conventional
Farmers Markets
• Annual increase
• Annual increase
• Annual increase
• No target
Food Choices
• Residential reduction in meat and dairy
consumption
Food Choices
• 15% reduction
Community Gardens
• Number of people participating
• Average wait time for plot
• Number of gardens connected
Community Gardens
• Tracking number of people
• Annual decrease
• Annual increase
Indicators Targets for 2020
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1. Create a multi-modal transportation system that minimizes and, where possible, eliminates
pollution and motor vehicle congestion while ensuring safe mobility and access for all
without compromising our ability to protect public health and safety.
2. Facilitate a reduction in automobile dependency in favor of affordable alternative,
sustainable modes of travel.
Indicators – System Level Targets
Modal Split
• Number of trips by type, citywide
• Average vehicle ridership (AVR) of
Santa Monica businesses with more
than 50 employees
• Pedestrian travel volumes
• Bike traffic volumes
Modal Split
• An upward trend in the use of sustainable
(bus, bike, pedestrian, rail) modes of
transportation - Drive alone max: 60%,
Bike + Walk + Transit minimum: 25%,
Bike + Walk: 15%
• 2 for Santa Monica businesses with more than
50 employees
• Annual increase
• Annual increase
Vehicle Miles Traveled
• Total
• Total per capita
Vehicle Miles Traveled
• Downward trend
• Downward trend
Residential Use of Sustainable Transportation
• Percent of residents who have
intentionally not used their car but have
instead used a sustainable mode of
transportation in the past month
Residential Use of Sustainable Transportation
• Upward trend
Sufficiency of Transportation Options
• Percent of households with high quality
transit service within ½ and ¼ mile
Sufficiency of Transportation Options
• 100% of households within ½ mile
Pedestrian Facilities
• Complete sidewalks
• Public/private pathways
• Crosswalk enhancements
• Signal Timing enhancements
Pedestrian Facilities
• Annual increase
Indicators Targets for 2020
Transportation
Goals
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Indicators – Targets
Bike Facilities
• Percent of bike network completed
• Total miles of bike lanes and paths installed
or upgraded
• Total Bikeshare usage
• Number of bikes parked by bike valet
Bike Facilities
• 100%
• Annual increase
• Annual increase
• Annual increase
Vehicle Use
• Total number of automobiles maintained
per person
• Percent of total automobiles that are
qualified ZEV/PZEV or better
• Total Carshare usage
Vehicle Use
• 10% reduction
• Annual percentage increase
• Annual increase
Transit Service
• Annual ridership on Santa Monica Big Blue
Bus (BBB)
• Percent of residents who have ridden the
BBB in the past year
• Annual ridership on MTA routes originating in
Santa Monica
• Annual Expo light rail ridership
Transit Service
• Annual increase
• Annual increase
• Annual increase
• Annual increase
Alternative Fueled Vehicles
• Percent of the city fleet vehicles using
alternative fuels
Alternative Fueled Vehicles
• 80% of fleet
Travel Volumes
• Auto corridor travel times
• Peak Hour Trips
• Signal Timing
• Bus travel time
Travel Volumes
• No increase
• No net new PM trips
• 100% completion
• No increase
Street Safety
• Number of collisions
o Vehicle-Vehicle
o Vehicle-Pedestrian
o Vehicle-Bicyclist
o Bicyclist-Pedestrian
o Bicyclist-Bicyclist
Street Safety
• Downward trend
Traffic Impacts to Emergency Response
Average emergency response times for public
safety vehicles
• Police
• Fire
Traffic Impacts to Emergency Response
• No increase
• No increase
Indicators Targets for 2020
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1. Nurture a diverse, stable, local economy that supports basic needs of all segments of
the community.
2. Businesses, organizations and local government agencies within Santa Monica continue to
increase the efficiency of their use of resources through the adoption of sustainable
business practices.
Indicators – System Level Targets
Economic Diversity
• Percent of total economic activity/output by
business sector (expressed as a percent of
total wages)
Economic Diversity
• No single sector shall be greater than 25% of
total economic activity/output; and the top
three sectors shall not be greater than 50%
of total economic activity/output
Jobs / Housing Balance
• Ratio of the number of jobs in Santa Monica
to the amount of housing
• Percent of Santa Monica employees who
reside in Santa Monica
Jobs / Housing Balance
• Ratio should approach 1
• Upward trend
Cost of Living
• Median household income in relation to
cost of living
• Median household income in relation to
living wage standard
• Percent of tenants rent-burdened
Cost of Living
• No target
• 90% of median household incomes meet or
exceed the living wage standard
Quality Job Creation
• Percent of new jobs created in Santa Monica
that pay greater than or equal to the cost of
living
Quality Job Creation
• Upward trend
Income Diversity
• Percent of Santa Monica households earning
less than $35,000/year
• Percent of households earning more than
$100,000/year
Income Diversity
• No target
Indicators Targets for 2020
Sustainable Local Economy
Goals
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Indicators – System Level Targets
Economic Health
• Number of businesses
• Number of employees
• Annual payroll
Economic Health
• No net loss
• No net loss
• Increasing trend
Resource Efficiency of Local Business
• Ratio of energy use to total economic activity
by business sector
• Ratio of total water use to total economic
activity by business sector
Resource Efficiency of Local Business
• Downward trend
• Downward trend
Local Employment of City Staff
• Percent of city employees who live in SM
• Distance city employees travel to work
Local Employment of City Staff
• No target
Sustainable Business Community
• Number of Certified Green Businesses
• Number of Business Greening Program
participants
• Number of Buy Local business participants
• Number of Sustainable Quality Award
winning businesses
• Number of Santa Monica Alliance events
Sustainable Business Community
• 200 total
• 200 total
• 10% annual increase
• No target
• 5 % annual increase
Indicators Targets for 2020
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1. Develop and maintain a sufficient open space system so that it is diverse in uses and
opportunities and includes natural function/wildlife habitat as well as passive and active
recreation with an equitable distribution of parks, trees and pathways throughout the
community.
2. Implement land use and transportation planning and policies to create compact, mixed-use
projects, forming urban villages designed to maximize affordable housing and encourage
walking, bicycling and the use of existing and future public transit systems.
3. Residents recognize that they share the local ecosystem with other living things that
warrant respect and responsible stewardship.
Indicators – System Level Targets
Open Space
• Number of acres of public open space by
type (including beaches, parks, public
gathering places, gardens, and other public
lands utilized as open space)
• Percent of open space that is permeable
Open Space
• Upward trend
• Upward trend
Trees
• Total trees planted
• Net tree gain
• Percent of tree canopy coverage by
neighborhood
Trees
• 2,000 total trees
• 750 total trees
• Upward trend
Parks Accessibility
• Percent of households and population within
¼ and ½ mile of a park by neighborhood
Parks Accessibility
• Percent of residents within ½ mile - 95%
of residents
• Percent of residents within ¼ mile- 90%
of residents
Land Use and Development
• Percent of residential, mixed-use projects that
are within ¼ mile of transit nodes and are
otherwise consistent with Sustainable City
Plan goals
Land Use and Development
• Upward trend
Regionally Appropriate Vegetation
• Percent of new or replaced, non-turf, public
landscaped area and non-recreational turf
area planted with regionally appropriate plants
Regionally Appropriate Vegetation
• 80 percent of new or replaced, non-turf, public
landscaped area and non-recreational turf
area
Indic ators Targets for 2020
Open Space and Land Use
Goals
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1. Achieve and maintain a mix of affordable, livable and green housing types throughout
the city for people of all socioeconomic/cultural/household groups (including seniors,
families, singles, and disabled).
Indicators – System Level Targets
Production of Affordable Housing
• Number of new housing units produced in
Santa Monica affordable to:
o Very low income households
o Low income households
o Moderate
o Market rate
Production of Affordable Housing
• Number of new housing units produced in
Santa Monica affordable to:
o At least 428
o At least 263
o At least 283
o At least 700
Availability of Affordable Housing
• Percent of existing housing in Santa Monica
affordable to:
o Very low income households
o Low income households
o Moderate income households
o Upper income households
Availability of Affordable Housing
• No target
Distribution of Affordable Housing
• Distribution of low income housing by
neighborhood
Distribution of Affordable Housing
• No target
Affordable Housing for Special Needs
• Number of new or rehabilitated affordable
housing units for families, seniors, the
disabled and other special needs groups as a
percentage of all new or rehabilitated
affordable housing development
Affordable Housing for Special Needs
• Upward trend
Production of “Livable” Housing
• Percent of new units within ¼ mile of:
o Transit stop
o Open space
o Grocery store
Production of “Livable” Housing
• Upward trend
Production of Green Housing
• Percent of new and substantially-rehabilitated
housing that achieves LEED certification at
LEED Silver or higher
Production of Green Housing
• Upward trend
Indicators Targets for 2020
Housing
Goal
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1. Community members of all ages participate actively and effectively in civic affairs and
community improvement efforts.
2. Community members of all ages understand the basic principles of sustainability and use
them to guide their decisions and actions - both personal and collective.
Indicators – System Level Targets
Voter Participation
• Percent of registered Santa Monica voters
who vote in scheduled elections
Voter Participation
• Increase to 68% in off year elections
Participation in Civic Affairs
• Attendance at a city-sponsored meeting of
any kind in the past year, including City
Council meetings, city commission meetings,
or special-topic workshops
Participation in Civic Affairs
• Upward trend
Empowerment
• Percent of Santa Monica residents who feel
they have the opportunity to voice their
concerns in the city on major community
decisions that affect their lives
Empowerment
• Upward trend
Resident Satisfaction
• Percent of Santa Monica residents who are
positive about the city as a place to live
Resident Satisfaction
• 95% of residents surveyed
Participation in Neighborhood Organizations
• Percent of Santa Monica residents that are
represented by an active neighborhood
organizations
Participation in Neighborhood Organizations
• Upward trend
Sustainable Community Involvement
• Number of residents who participate in
Residential Greening Program
• Number of Santa Monica College students
who participate in Student Greening Program
• Number of residents who participate in
Community Sustainability Programs
Sustainable Community Involvement
• 1,500 residents
• 3,000 students
• 1,000 residents
Indicators Targets for 2020
Community Education and Civic Participation
Goals
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1. Community members are able to meet their basic needs and are empowered to enhance the
quality of their lives;
2. There is access among community members to housing, health services, education,
economic opportunity, and cultural and recreational resources; and
3. There is respect for and appreciation of the value added to the community by differences
among its members in race, religion, gender, age, economic status, sexual orientation,
disabilities, immigration status and other special needs.
Indicators – System Level Targets
Homelessness
• Number of homeless living in Santa Monica
• Number of homeless served by city shelters
• Number of previously homeless individuals
assisted by Project Homecoming
Homelessness
• No target
• Upward trend
• Upward trend
Public Safety
• Crime rate per capita – report by district
and by type (property, violent, hate)
Public Safety
• Downward trend
Residents’ Perception of Safety
• Percent of Santa Monica residents who are
satisfied with city efforts to reduce crime and
protect public safety
Residents’ Perception of Safety
• Upward trend
Incidents of Abuse
• Number of incidents of abuse (domestic,
child, youth and elder abuse)
Incidents of Abuse
• Downward trend
Indicators Targets for 2020
Human Dignity
Goals
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Indicators – System Level Targets
Youth Education
• Grade 3 students proficient in language arts
• SMMUSD student graduation rate
• SMMUSD student suspension rates
• Percent of SMMUSD students who attend
school daily
• Percent of SMMUSD students who feel safe
at school
• Percent of SMMUSD students that complete
college admission requirements
• Percent of SMMUSD students that receive
environmental education consistent with the
Education and the Environment Initiative
Youth Education
• At least 85%
• At least 91%
• Not to exceed 4.4%
• At least 87%
• At least 67%
• At least 77%
• At least 50%, per grade
Empowerment
• Women, minorities and people with disabilities
in leadership positions
Empowerment
• Upward trend
Ability to Meet Basic Needs
• Percent of Santa Monica Residents who are
satisfied with services for:
o Emergency services
o Affordable housing
o Services for seniors
o Services for youth
o Public transportation
o Mobility
Ability to Meet Basic Needs
• Percent of Santa Monica Residents who are
satisfied with services for:
o Upward trend
o Upward trend
o Upward trend
o Upward trend
o Upward trend
o Upward trend
Indicators Targets for 2020
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1. Retain and nurture Santa Monica’s arts community and resources.
2. Increase cultural participation and provide greater access to a diversity of cultural
programs for all ages.
3. Enhance the long-term sustainability of the Santa Monica creative sector.
Indicators – System Level Targets
Presence of artists Presence of artists
No net loss
Creative Sector Activity
• People employed in the creative sector
• Number of businesses
• Revenue produced
Creative Sector Activity
• Annual Increase
• No net loss
• No net loss
Presence of Opportunities for
Cultural Participation
• Number of non-profit cultural organizations
• Number of retail arts venues
• Classes for life-long learning in the arts
Presence of Opportunities for
Cultural Participation
• Annual Increase (blended)
Support for the Arts
• Financial support for city arts grants
• Charitable giving in the arts
• Square footage of city property leased
for cultural uses at below market rates
Support for the Arts
• Annual Increase (blended)
Attendance and Participation
• Number of families in SM who subscribe,
buy tickets, etc. to cultural events
(LA Stage Alliance data/study)
• Participation at city or city-funded
cultural events
• Participation at non city-funded cultural events
Attendance and Participation
• At least 50% of adults attend a live
performance annually and at least 30%
attend a museum annually
• Annual increase
• Annual increase
Indicators Targets for 2020
Arts and Culture
Goals
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active recreation: recreational opportunities
including sports and other activities that typically
require playing fields, facilities or equipment.
affordable housing: any housing that is deed
restricted for, and occupied by, households earning
less than 120% of the Los Angeles County median
family income.
alternative fuel vehicles: vehicles that operate
on fuels other than gasoline or diesel in order to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions and pollution.
Alternative fuel vehicles include those that operate
using compressed natural gas (CNG), liquid natural
gas (LNG), propane, electricity, hybrid of gasoline
and electricity, and hydrogen.
alternative (and/or sustainable) modes of
transportation: transportation by public transit
(bus or rail), bicycle or walking.
average vehicle ridership (AVR): a measurement of
vehicle occupancy indicating the average number of
persons traveling in a measured number of
vehicles. AVR is an indicator of the effectiveness of
and participation in ridesharing programs.
bike lane/path/route/sharrow: As defined in the
City’s Bike Action Plan, a bike lane is a signed and
striped lane along a roadway for use by bicycles.
Other types of bicycle ways in the city are bike
paths and bike routes. A bike path is a dedicated
bicycle way that completely separates bicycles from
motor vehicles. Bike routes are signed routes which
bicyclists share with motor vehicles. Bike routes
differ from bike lanes in that routes do not include
any striping on the roadway - they are only desig-
nated by signage. Sharrows are a pavement mark-
ing consisting of a directional arrow or
“chevron,” and a bicycle symbol similar to those
seen in bicycle lanes. Sharrows demonstrate that
bicyclists should “take the lane” by directing them
into safe, shared-lane positioning.
Sustainable City Plan
Glossary business greening: program that involves consul-
tation and implementation of measures to reduce
energy and water use and waste, purchase envi-
ronmentally preferable products, and educate staff
and customers.
community: for the purpose of this document,
whenever the term community is used it is meant
to include the following groups: individuals of all
ages, races and abilities; organizations;
government agencies; businesses; employers;
employees; residents; property owners; renters;
visitors; schools; students; public and private
service agencies; faith communities; and local
media.
clean distributed generation: distributed
generation refers to generation of electricity at
or near the location where that electricity will be
used. This differs from traditional electricity gener-
ation, which occurs at centralized power plants and
is distributed over hundreds of miles to millions of
customers through the electricity “grid”. For the
purpose of this document, clean distributed gener-
ation (in order of preferred technology type) refers
to: 1) renewable distributed generation, including
electricity generated by solar photovoltaic systems,
fuel cells (powered by hydrogen generated from
solar, wind, or other non-fossil fuel, renewable
energy technologies), and small wind generators;
2) electricity generated by high efficiency (i.e.,
meeting or exceeding efficiency of large natural
gas power plants) natural gas generators and fuel
cells using hydrogen generated through a natural
gas catalyst; and 3) medium scale, high-efficiency
co-generation systems (powered by natural gas)
serving many properties located within close
proximity of each other. Clean distributed
generation does not include electricity generated
by gasoline or diesel powered generators.
diversion: in reference to solid waste, diversion
refers to all waste that is kept out of a landfill
through recycling, beneficial reuse, composting, or
other means.
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ecological footprint: The ecological footprint is
a tool to help measure human impacts on local
and global ecosystems. The ecological footprint
of a given population (household, community,
country) is the total area of ecologically produc-
tive land and water used exclusively to produce
all the resources (including food, fuel, and fiber)
consumed and to assimilate all the wastes gen-
erated by that population. Since we use resourc-
es from all over the world and affect faraway
places with our wastes, the footprint is a sum of
these ecological areas — wherever that land and
water may be on the planet. Thus the ecological
foot¬print of Santa Monica is that area of pro-
ductive land inside and outside its borders that
is appropriated for its resource consumption or
waste assimilation. There is a finite area of eco-
logically productive land and water on the Earth,
which must be shared among 7 billion people
as well as all of the planet’s other species. The
amount of ecologically productive land available
globally at today’s current population is approxi-
mately 5 acres per person. The ecological foot-
print of the average American is approximately
25 acres, far exceeding the “fair earthshare”.
The ecological footprint is an excellent tool for
illustrating the magnitude of the change neces-
sary for our world to become sustainable. It is
also useful for evaluating and comparing the
total environmental impact of specific activities
and in this way, helpful for decision-making.
environmentally preferable: a product, service,
activity or process that has a lesser or reduced
effect on human health and the environment
when compared to other products, services,
activities or processes that serve the same
purpose.
extended producer responsibility: responsibility
of producers or manufacturers across the entire
life cycle of their products, particularly to the
post-consumer stage (after products are discard-
ed and become waste). Typically once a product
is sold to a consumer, the responsibility of
disposing of that product becomes the respon-
sibility of the consumer. Extended producer
responsibility requires that the producer of the
product maintain responsibility for recycling or
proper disposal of the product once it has
surpassed its useful life.
green: for the purpose of this document, green is
used as shorthand to refer to any environmentally
preferable product, activity, service or process.
(certified) green business: Santa Monica
businesses that have met a higher standard
of environmental performance, verified by
SustainableWorks and the City of Santa Monica.
Businesses must complete mandatory and
additional measures in areas concerning staff
education, waste reduction, energy efficiency,
water efficiency, pollution prevention, sustainable
procurement and transportation.
green housing: housing that meets or exceeds
the requirements of the City’s Green Building
Standards Code.
greenhouse gas (GHG): greenhouse gases are
natural and man-made gases in the earth’s
atmosphere that allow incoming solar radiation
to pass through the atmosphere and warm the
earth but trap radiant heat given off by the earth.
The radiant heat absorbed by these gases heats
the atmosphere. This is a natural process known
as the “greenhouse effect” that keeps the earth
habitable. The four primary greenhouse gases
are carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous
oxide (N2O) and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs). Since
the industrial period, human activities have led to
sharp increases in the levels of GHGs in the
atmosphere, enhancing the greenhouse effect and
contributing to rising global temperatures.
hazardous material: a material that, because
of its quantity, concentration, or physical or
chemical characteristics, poses a significant
present or potential hazard to human health and
safety or to the environment if released into the
workplace or the environment.
hazardous waste: a waste or combination of
wastes which, because of its quantity,
concentration, or physical, chemical or infectious
characteristics, may cause or significantly
contribute to an increase in serious, irreversible, or
incapacitating reversible illness or pose a substan-
tial present or potential hazard to human health,
safety, welfare or to the environment when improp-
erly treated, stored, transported, used or disposed
of, or otherwise managed.
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household hazardous waste (HHW):
hazardous waste that is generated by
residents through the use of hazardous or
potentially hazardous products in the home.
Typical household hazardous wastes include
spent batteries, cleaning products, pesticides,
paints and solvents.
HHW programs: refers to City operated
programs to reduce use of hazardous
materials and safely collect and dispose of
community-generated HHW. These programs
include the HHW Center, which was
permanently closed in 2013, home collection
services, used oil collection, pharmaceutical
disposal, sharps collection and establishment
of local drop-off sites.
income levels: With respect to the indicators
of housing affordability the following are
definitions of the income levels mentioned in
this document:
Very low income: annual earnings between 0
and 50% of the Los Angeles County Median
Family income (MFI)
Low income: annual earnings between 51 and
80% MFI
Moderate income: annual earnings between
81 and 120% MFI
Upper income: annual earnings above 120%
MFI
LEEDTM certification (Leadership in Energy
& Environmental Design): A rating
system developed by the United States
Green Building Council (USGBC) that sets
definitive standards for what constitutes
a green or environmentally preferable
building. The certification system is self-
assessing and is designed for rating new
and existing commercial, institutional, and
high-rise residential buildings. It evaluates
environmental performance of the entire
building over the building’s life cycle. LEED
certifications are awarded at various levels
(certified, silver, gold, and platinum) according
to a point-based scoring system.
livable housing: housing that is within close
proximity to neighborhood serving commercial
areas, transit stops and community resources such
as parks and open space.
local: the term local has different
definitions depending upon the context
in which it is used in this document.
These are described below:
1) Where local is used in reference to the economy
(“local economy” or “local businesses”) it refers
to Santa Monica’s economy or businesses located
within Santa Monica.
2) Local government agencies refer to any agencies
or departments of the Santa Monica city
government.
3) Where local refers to food production (“locally
produced”) it refers to food grown in the southern
half of the state of California.
4) Where local refers to resources, it refers to
resources obtained or impacted within a 500-mile
radius of Santa Monica.
mixed-use projects: developments which
incorporate both residential and commercial uses.
modal split: the split in use of various
transportation modes including: single
passenger vehicles; carpools of more than one
passenger; bus; rail; bicycle; and
pedestrian modes.
multi-modal transportation system:
a transportation system that includes
affordable, alternative modes of
transportation such as public transit,
and infrastructure and access for alternative fueled
vehicles, bicycles and pedestrians,
in addition to standard vehicular
transportation.
native species: plant or animal species native to
the Southern California bioregion.
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natural function/wildlife habitat:
geographic areas that provide life-supportive
functions associated with atmospheric,
biological, biochemical and hydrological
processes that keep our air and water clean,
process waste, and support survival and
reproduction of plant and animal life.
non-renewable resources: natural resources
that have a finite availability worldwide.
Examples include coal, oil and other
petroleum products.
open space: for the purpose of this
document open space refers to all land uses
defined as open space in the Open Space
Element of the City of Santa Monica’s General
Plan. These include beaches, parks, public
gathering places, usable green open space in
street medians, scenic highway corridors,
gardens, and other publicly accessible land.
passive recreation: recreational opportuni-
ties that occur in a natural setting which
require minimal development or facilities, and
the importance of the environment or setting
for the activities is greater than in developed
or active recreation settings.
PBTs (persistent bioaccumulative toxics):
chemicals that are toxic, persist in the
environment and bioaccumulate in food
chains and, thus, pose risks to human health
and the environment. The term PBT is used
primarily by the US Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), as part of its preparation of a
list of such chemicals that will receive special
regulatory emphasis in the United States.
POPs (persistent organic pollutants):
Organic chemical substances that persist in
the environment and bioaccumulate in food
chains and pose a risk of causing adverse
effects to human health and the
environment. The term POPs is commonly
used in the context of the United Nations
Environment Program (UNEP) and are subject
to international negotiations aiming toward
their global elimination.
Note: The primary difference between PBTs and POPs
is that the list of PBTs includes non-organic toxins
that are not included on the list of POPs.
potable: suitable for drinking.
qualified low emission / alternative fuel vehicles:
Vehicles recognized by the State of California as
being low emission and/or alternative fuel vehicles.
These vehicles exceed the basic standards all new
vehicles must meet to be sold in California and
include low emission vehicles (LEVs), ultra low
emission vehicles (ULEVs), super ultra low emission
vehicles (SULEVs) and zero emission vehicles (ZEVs).
rainy day: for the purpose of this document, a rainy
day is any day with recorded precipitation greater
than .1” in 24 hours.
regionally appropriate vegetation: plant and tree
species that are environmentally appropriate for the
Southern California region and that do not negatively
impact native plants or animals.
rehabilitated housing: rehabilitation that increases
by 25% or more the after-rehab value of the property;
or a rehabilitation in which at least fifty percent of
exterior walls have been removed or relocated for any
duration of time.
renewable limits: harvesting resources within renew-
able limits refers to harvesting a renewable resource
at a rate that is lower than the rate the resource can
replace itself (e.g. catching fish at a rate that will
allow the fish population to be maintained over time.
If too many fish are caught, exceeding renewable lim-
its, the fish population will decline). The terms renew-
able limits and sustainable limits are synonymous.
renewable resources: natural resources that have an
unlimited supply (such as solar radiation) or that can
be renewed indefinitely if ecosystem health is main-
tained (e.g. fisheries or forests).
rent-burdened: households that spend more than 30
percent of gross income on rent.
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routine: for the purpose of this document,
routine, when describing generation of hazardous
waste by City government operations, refers to
regular and consistent operational practices such
as vehicle maintenance, regular cleaning
procedures, etc. Non-routine refers to hazardous
waste generated during unanticipated events
such as chemical spills or leaks.
significant emissions source: sources of toxic air
contaminants and other air emissions that pose a
threat to human health and the environment.
SMMUSD: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School
District.
special needs groups: with respect to affordable
housing, special needs groups refers to the
elderly, disabled persons, large families,
female-headed families, and the homeless.
sustainable: sustainable can mean slightly
different things depending on the context in
which it is used. For the purpose of this
document, the following definitions are used:
sustainable (in reference to resource use): a
method of harvesting or using a resource so that
resource is not depleted or permanently
damaged.
sustainable business: for the purpose of this
document, sustainable business refers to a
business that provides goods and services,
and/or has incorporated into its daily operations
practices that result in cleaner air and water, less
waste and pollution, conservation of energy and
natural resources, less traffic, improved quality of
life for residents and workers, and contribute to a
strong and viable local economy.
sustainable community/city: a community or city
that meets its present needs without
sacrificing the ability of future generations
to meet their own needs. More specifically, a
sustainable community is one that improves
and enhances its natural, social and economic
resources in ways that allow current and future
members of the community to lead healthy,
productive and satisfying lives.
sustainable modes of transportation/travel:
same as alternative modes of transportation
above.
sustainable procurement: procurement of
environmentally preferable goods and services
in a way that also takes into consideration social
responsibility and sustainable economic
development issues in the manufacture,
transportation, sale and use of those goods
and services.
Sustainable Quality Awards (SQAs): The SQA
is an annual event that promotes the efforts
of local businesses that have made significant
achievements in the areas of sustainable
economic development, social responsibility, and
stewardship of the natural environment.
By recognizing these achievements, this awards
program educates and inspires other businesses
to adopt their own sustainable practices, thus
helping Santa Monica become a model
sustainable community, providing its residents
and visitors with a healthy economy and
environment.
toxic material: a substance that causes
illness, injury or death by chemical means.
A poison.
toxic air contaminants (TACs): air pollutants
which may cause or contribute to an increase in
mortality or serious illness, or which may pose a
present or potential hazard to human health.
transit node: a station for public transportation
along a regional transit corridor (usually rail or
rapid bus) with access routes for buses, taxis,
automobiles, bicycles and pedestrians.
urban villages: mixed-use developments in
walkable, livable and transit-oriented districts
that balance the need for sufficient density to
support convenient, high-frequency transit
service within the scale of the adjacent
community.
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vehicle miles traveled (VMT): one vehicle
traveling one mile constitutes a vehicle mile.
VMT is primarily an indicator of automobile
use. Increasing VMT typically corresponds with
increases in traffic and vehicle-related pollution.
zero emissions vehicle (ZEV): motor vehicle that
produces neither tailpipe nor evaporative
pollutant emissions.
zero waste: recycling or reusing over 90% of all
natural and man-made materials back into nature
or the marketplace rather than sending those
materials to landfills or similar disposal options.
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On September 20, 1994 Santa Monica’s City Council adopted the city’s first Sustainable City Program to
ensure that Santa Monica can continue to meet its current environmental, economic and social needs without
compromising the ability of future generations to do the same. The program has evolved since its adoption and
has been responsible for many positive changes in the community. In 2003, City Council adopted an expanded
version of the program called the Sustainable City Plan (SCP), which was developed by a diverse group of
community stakeholders and lays out far reaching sustainability goals for the community.
Visit www.sustainablesm.org for more details.
For more information please visit sustainablesm.org
Measuring Sustainability
Background
Photographs provided by Greg Peterson, David Cowan, Amy Williams and City Staff
Sustainable City Report Card: The Report Card, which is issued bi-annually, summarizes and grades our
progress in meeting the Sustainable City Plan goals. The summaries are very helpful in providing a snapshot
of the community’s efforts to date, and the grades are a tough-minded and fair assessment of how far we
have come and what challenges lay ahead.
Sustainable City Progress Report: The Progress Report is a comprehensive, web-based repository of all the
data available to date on indicators used to measure our progress toward sustainability. The Progress Report
website is the definitive resource for community decision makers and residents.
In order to reach our goals, community members must be informed, empowered and motivated. Informing
the public is our primary job, and two tools were developed for accomplishing this task: the Sustainable City
Report Card and the Sustainable City Progress Report.
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Council Meeting: June 25, 2019 Santa Monica, California
ORDINANCE NUMBER 2611 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SANTA MONICA ESTABLISHING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL CODE ARTICLE 12
TO CREATE A SUSTAINABILITY CODE; MOVING SANTA MONICA MUNICIPAL
CODE CHAPTER 4.75 TO ARTICLE 12; AND REPEALING SANTA MONICA
MUNICIPAL CODE CHAPTERS 5.16, 5.28, 5.36 AND 7.08
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica adopted a Sustainable City Plan in
September of 1994 to guide present and future environmental policies and practices; and
WHEREAS, the City updated its Sustainable City Plan (SCP) on February 11,
2003, October 24, 2006, and January 14, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the City is committed to fully implementing its Sustainable City Plan
to further effectuate inherent rights of the people and natural communities of the City of
Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, as declared in the City’s Sustainable City Plan, a healthy environment
is integral to the City's long-term economic and societal interests and, accordingly, the
City's decision-making is guided by the mandate to maximize environmental benefits and
reduce or eliminate negative environmental impacts; and
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WHEREAS, as further declared in the Sustainable City Plan, local environmental
issues cannot be separated from their broader context, the City's programs and policies
should be developed as models that can be emulated by other communities; and
WHEREAS, in furtherance of these commitments and goals, the City must
regularly evaluate whether its plans, laws, and programs are sufficient to meet the
growing environmental crisis and must explore all means of addressing the growing
environmental crisis; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has further expressed its commitment to
sustainability by recognizing that Santa Monicans: have the right to clean, affordable and
accessible water from sustainable water sources for human consumption, cooking, and
sanitary purposes; the right to a sustainable energy future based on sustainable
renewable energy sources; the right to a sustainable natural climate unaltered by fossil
fuel emissions; the right to sustainable, comprehensive waste disposal systems that do
not degrade the environment; the right to clean indoor and outdoor air, clean water and
clean soil that pose a negligible health risk to the public; and the right to a sustainable
food system that provides healthy, locally grown food to the community; and
WHEREAS, on January 24, 2012, the Council adopted Resolution No. 10654
declaring the City’s commitment to sustainable rights and formally recognizing the
sustainability rights of Santa Monica residents; and
WHEREAS, on April 9, 2013, the Council adopted Ordinance Number 2421 to
codify the commitments made in the Sustainable City Plan to restoring, protecting, and
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preserving our natural environment and all of its components and communities; to
creating and promoting sustainable systems of food production and distribution,
transportation, waste disposal, and water supply; and, to the full extent legally possible,
subordinating the short term, private financial interests of corporations and others to the
common, long-term interest of achieving environmental and economic sustainability; and
WHEREAS, it has become apparent that consolidating into one article of the
Municipal Code the provisions of local law that serve principally to protect the environment
will aid in achieving the City's sustainability goals; and
WHEREAS, the passage of time and advances in state and federal legislation have
rendered other environmental-related chapters of the Santa Monica Municipal Code
outdated and unnecessary and, therefore, should be repealed; and
WHEREAS, overall, the Council intends that its laws and policies shall serve to
guide this community and other communities towards a sustainable future.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 4.75 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby repealed
as Chapter 4.75 and reinstated as Article 12 as set forth in Section 10 of this Ordinance
below.
SECTION 2. Chapter 5.16 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby
repealed.
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SECTION 3. Chapter 5.28 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 4. Chapter 5.36 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 5. Chapter 7.08 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby
repealed.
SECTION 6. Chapter 5.20.020 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
5.20.020 Definitions.
For the purpose of this Chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the
following meanings:
Act. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1972, also known as the
Clean Water Act, as amended, 33 USC 1251 et seq.
Approval Authority. The California State Water Resources Control Board.
Authorized Representative of the Industrial User.
(1) If the industrial user is a corporation, authorized representative shall
mean:
(a) The president, secretary, treasurer, or a vice-president of the
corporation in charge of a principal business function, or any other person who performs
similar policy or decision-making functions for the corporation; or
(b) The manager of one or more manufacturing, production or operation
facilities, provided the manager is authorized to make management decisions that govern
the operation of the regulated facility, including having authority to make major capital
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investment recommendations, initiate and direct comprehensive measures to assure
long-term environmental compliance with environmental laws and regulations, and
assure that necessary systems are established to comply with industrial wastewater
discharge permit requirements.
(2) If the industrial user is a partnership, association or sole
proprietorship, an authorized representative shall mean a general partner or the
proprietor.
(3) If the individual user is representing Federal, State or local
governments, or an agent thereof, an authorized representative shall mean a director or
highest official appointed or designated to oversee the operation and performance of the
activities of the government facility.
(4) The individuals described in subsections 1 through 3 of this definition
may designate another authorized representative if the authorization is in writing, the
authorization specifies the individual or position responsible for the overall operation of
the facility from which the discharge originates or having overall responsibility for
environmental matters for the company, and the authorization is submitted to the City.
Average Daily Flow. The number of gallons of wastewater discharged into
the P.O.T.W., storm drain system or waters of the State during a twenty-four-hour period.
Best Management Practices (BMPs). Practices or physical devices or
systems activities, prohibitions of practices, maintenance procedures, pollution
prevention techniques, and other management practices designed to prevent or reduce
pollutants in discharges. BMPs include, but are not limited to, treatment requirements,
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operating procedures, and practices to control site runoff, spillage or leaks, sludge or
waste disposal, or drainage from raw materials storage.
Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD). The quantity of oxygen utilized in
the biochemical oxidation of organic matter in five days at twenty degrees Centigrade
expressed in terms of milligrams per liter (mg/l) and analyzed in accordance with 40 CFR
136, as amended.
Biohazardous Waste. Laboratory waste of human or animal specimen
cultures from medical and pathology laboratories; or cultures and stocks of infectious
agents from medical, research or industrial laboratories; or wastes from the production of
bacteria, viruses, spores, and discarded vaccines; or human surgery specimens or
tissues which may contain infectious agents; or animal parts, tissues, fluids, or carcasses
which may contain infectious agents, waste blood products, waste containing materials
contaminated liquid waste from humans or animals that may be infectious, and human
surgery specimens or tissues with fixatives or contaminated with chemotherapeutic
agents including, but not limited to, gloves, disposable gowns, towels, intravenous
solution bags and attached tubing when empty.
Blood. Human or animal blood, human or animal blood components and/or
products made from human or animal blood.
Blood-Borne Pathogens. Pathogenic micro-organisms that are present in
human or animal blood and can cause disease in humans.
Building Sewer. A sewer conveying wastewater from the premises of a
user to the P.O.T.W. system.
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Bypass. The intentional diversion of wastestreams from any portion of a
discharger’s process or treatment facility.
Categorical Pretreatment Standards or Categorical Standards.
National Categorical Pretreatment Standards, Pretreatment Standards or any other
regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency.
City. The City of Santa Monica or its duly authorized representatives.
Clean Water Act (aka the Act or CWA). The Federal Water Pollution
Control Act, enacted in 1972, by Public Law 92-500, and as amended by the Water
Quality Act of 1987.
Color. The optical density at the visual wavelength of maximum absorption,
relative to distilled water. One hundred percent transmittance is equivalent to zero optical
density.
Commercial Establishment. A private establishment such as a restaurant,
hotel, laundry, store, filing station, recreational facility, or a nonprofit private or
government entity such as a church, school, hospital, military facility, correctional
institution or a facility owned and operated by a charitable organization.
Composite Sample. The sample resulting from the combination of
individual wastewater samples taken at selected intervals based on either an increment
of flow or time.
Construction. The acquisition of any and all rights-of-way or real property
necessary for the performance and completion of the work referred to wherever authority
is given to the City for any construction under the provisions of this Chapter.
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Cooling Water. The water discharged from any use including, but not
limited to, air-conditioning, cooling or refrigeration, during which the only pollutant added
is heat.
Direct Discharge. The discharge of wastewater to the storm drain system
or the waters of the State.
Director. The Director of the Public Works Department of the City of Santa
Monica or the duly authorized representative thereof.
Discharge. Unless otherwise specific in a permit, the introduction of any
pollutant into the P.O.T.W., the storm drain system or the waters of the State.
Domestic Wastewater (Domestic Sewage). Water bearing wastes
derived from ordinary living processes, free from industrial waste, and of such character
as to permit satisfactory disposal to, and treatment in, the P.O.T.W.
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The United States
Environmental Protection Agency, its Administrator, or its duly authorized representative.
Existing Source. Any source of discharge, the construction or operation of
which commenced prior to the publication by the EPA of proposed categorical
pretreatment standards in accordance with Section 307 of the Act.
Food Service Establishment. A facility engaged in preparing food for
consumption by the public such as, but not limited to, a restaurant, bakery, commercial
kitchen, caterer, hotel, school, hospital, correctional facility or care institution.
Grab Sample. A sample which is taken from a wastewater discharge on a
one-time basis without regard to the volume of flow in the discharge.
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Gravity Grease Interceptor (GGI). Unless otherwise approved by the
Director, an approved device with a minimum volume of three hundred gallons that is
specifically designed to separate, trap, and hold non-petroleum fats, oil and grease (FOG)
from an industrial wastewater discharge, and which, unless otherwise approved by the
City, shall be remotely located from where food is handled, and is identified by the
following: volume, a minimum retention time of thirty minutes, baffle(s), a minimum of two
compartments, and gravity separation.
Graywater. A wastewater discharge that has not been contaminated by any
toilet discharge, has not been affected by infectious, contaminated, or unhealthy bodily
wastes and does not present a threat from contamination by unhealthful processing,
manufacturing, or operating wastes. Graywater includes, but is not limited to, wastewater
from domestic bathtubs, showers, bathroom washbasins, clothes washing machines and
laundry tubs, but does not include wastewater from toilets, kitchen sinks or dishwashers.
Grease Interceptor. See Gravity Grease Interceptor.
Grease Trap. See Hydromechanical Grease Interceptor.
Gross Floor Area. The area included within the exterior of the surrounding
walls of a building or portions thereof, exclusive of courtyards.
Holding Tank Waste. Any waste from holding tanks such as vessels,
chemical toilets, campers, trailers, septic tanks and vacuum-pump tank trucks.
House Connection Sewer. Any sewer pipeline, or portion thereof,
constructed in a street, alley, walk or other public place, or in a sewer easement granted
to the City and connecting, or proposed to connect, any lot or part of a lot with any public
sewer.
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Hydromechanical Grease Interceptor (HGI). An approved device that is
installed in an industrial drainage system to separate, trap, and hold non-petroleum fats,
oil and grease (FOG) from a wastewater discharge and is identified by flow rate, retention
time and separation efficiency. HGI design incorporates, in combination or separately, air
entrainment, hydromechanical separation, interior baffling, internal barriers, and sample
box.
Indirect Discharge. The discharge of wastewater into the P.O.T.W.
Industrial User or Discharger or User or Permittee. Any person which is
the source of a non-domestic discharge to the P.O.T.W. system, the storm drain or waters
of the State and is subject to an Industrial Wastewater Permit.
Industrial Waste(s). Any solid, liquid, gaseous or radioactive substance
that is discharged from any producing, manufacturing, processing, institutional, industrial,
commercial, agricultural or similar operation from the development, recovery or
processing of any material resource which will enter the P.O.T.W.
Industrial Waste Sewer Connection. Any house connection sewer, or
portion thereof, used in the disposal of any and all liquid or waterborne waste from
industrial or commercial processes except domestic sewage.
Industrial Waste Storm Drain Connection. Any storm drain connection
carrying or intended to carry industrial waste from any industrial, manufacturing,
processing or servicing establishment. These connections may require NPDES permits.
Industrial Wastewater (Industrial Waste). Any water bearing waste,
excluding domestic wastewater.
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Industrial Wastewater Permit. A permit issued by the Director, or
authorized representative, in accordance with this Chapter.
Interceptor Sewer. A collecting sewer that intercepts and collects the
sewage from a number of lateral or local public sewers.
Interference. The inhibition or disruption of the P.O.T.W. process or
operations, or any action or omission which may contribute to a violation of any
requirement of the City of Los Angeles’ National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) permit or the City’s Joint Powers Agreement with the City of Los Angeles. The
term interference also includes prevention of sewage sludge use or disposal by the
P.O.T.W. in accordance with Section 405 of the Act or any violation of criteria, guidelines
or regulations developed pursuant to the Solid Waste Disposal Act (SWDA), the Clean
Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Marine Protection, Research and
Sanctuaries Act, or violation of more stringent State criteria (including those contained in
any State sludge management plan prepared pursuant to Title IV of SWDA) applicable to
the method of disposal or use employed by the P.O.T.W.
Lot. As defined in Chapter 9.20 of Article IX of this Code.
Medical Waste. Medical waste shall have the same meaning as defined by
California Health and Safety Code Section 117690. Medical waste is:
(1) Biohazardous waste; or
(2) Sharps waste; or
(3) Trauma scene waste; or
(4) Waste which contains material that is generated or produced as a
result of any of the following actions:
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(A) Diagnosis, treatment, or immunization of human beings or animals,
(B) Research pertaining to the activities specified in subparagraph (A),
(C) The production or testing of biologicals. Biologicals means medicinal
preparations made from living organisms and their products, including, but not limited to,
serums, vaccines, antigens, and anti-toxins,
(D) The accumulation of properly contained home-generated sharps
waste,
(E) Removal of blood or infectious materials from a trauma scene.
National Categorical Pretreatment Standard (National Standards,
NCPS). Any regulation containing pollutant discharge limits promulgated by the EPA in
accordance with Section 307(b) and (c) of the Act.
National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Permit (NPDES
Permit). A permit issued pursuant to Section 402 of the Act.
New Source. Any source of a discharge, the construction or operation of
which commenced after the publication by the EPA of proposed categorical pretreatment
standards in accordance with Section 307(c), provided that:
(1) No other source is located at that site; or
(2) The source completely replaces the process or production
equipment of an existing source at that site; or
(3) The new wastewater generating process of the source is
substantially independent of an existing source at that site, and the construction of the
source creates a new facility rather than modifying an existing source at that site.
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Nondomestic Pollutants. Any substances other than human excrement
and household graywater (shower, dishwashing operations, etc.). Nondomestic pollutants
include the characteristics of the wastewater (i.e., pH, temperature, TSS, turbidity, color,
BOD, COD, toxicity, odor).
Pass Through. A discharge which exits to the P.O.T.W. into waters of the
State in quantities or concentrations which, alone or in conjunction with discharge(s) from
other source(s), is a cause of a violation of any requirement of the P.O.T.W.’s NPDES
permit (including an increase in the magnitude or duration of a violation).
Peak Flow. The maximum five-minute rate of wastewater flow to be
generated from the premises as estimated by the Director.
Person. Any individual, partnership, co-partnership, firm, company,
corporation, association, joint stock company, trust estate, governmental entity or any
other legal entity, or their legal representatives, agents or assigns. This definition includes
all Federal, State or local governmental entities.
pH. The logarithm (base 10) of the reciprocal of the concentration of
hydrogen ions expressed in gram equivalents per liter of solution.
Pharmaceutical Waste. A prescription or over-the-counter human or
veterinary drug or process waste from the testing, formulating or manufacturing of human
or veterinary pharmaceutical drugs.
Pigment. A substance that imparts black or white or a color to other
materials.
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Point of Discharge. Any physical location at which a discharger, directly or
indirectly, disposes wastewater. The term point of discharge also includes, but is not
limited to, disposal to ponds, injection wells, leach fields or surface spreading.
Pollutant. Any liquid, gas, vapor, dredged spoil, solid waste, incinerator
residue, sewage, garbage, sewage sludge, munitions, medical waste, chemical wastes,
industrial wastes, biological materials, radioactive materials, heat, pigment, wrecked or
discharged equipment, rock, sand, cellar dirt, agricultural or other waste.
Pollution Prevention (P2), Source Reduction. Pollution prevention
means “source reduction,” as defined under the Pollution Prevention Act (42 U.S.C.
Section 13101 et seq.), and other practices that reduce or eliminate the creation of
pollutants through increased efficiency in the use of raw materials, energy, water, or other
resources, or protection of natural resources by conservation, thus lessening the hazards
to public health and the environment.
Potential Discharge. Any area of waste or contamination which, by virtue
of its location or condition, may discharge to the storm drain, whether by act of omission,
commission or act of nature.
Pretreatment. The reduction of the amount of pollutants, the elimination of
pollutants, or the alteration of the nature of pollutant properties in wastewater to a less
polluted state prior to or in lieu of discharging such pollutants into the P.O.T.W., storm
drain system or the waters of the State. Pretreatment can be obtained by physical,
chemical, or biological processes, or process changes by other means, except as
prohibited by 40 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at Section 403.6(d).
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Pretreatment Requirements. Any substantive or procedural requirement
related to pretreatment, other than a National Categorical Pretreatment Standard
promulgated by EPA.
Private Sewage Disposal System (PSDS). Any system such as a septic
tank, cesspool, seepage pit, leach field or any other receptacle, or any combination
thereof, which receives any wastewater not discharged to a public sewer.
Prohibited Discharge Standards or Prohibited Discharges. Absolute
prohibitions against the discharge of certain defined types of industrial wastewater. These
prohibitions appear in Section 5.20.040 of this Chapter.
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (P.O.T.W.). Treatment works as
defined by Section 212 of the Act, which is wholly or partially owned by the City or the
City of Los Angeles. This includes any public sewers that convey wastewater to the
P.O.T.W., treatment plant, land, appurtenances, pumping stations, treatment works or
equipment.
Public Sewer. Any sewer, other than a house connection sewer, which has
been constructed in a public street, alley, walk or other public place, or in a sewer
easement, and is part of the P.O.T.W.
Receiving Waters. Waters of the State, as defined in this Section.
Residential Users. Persons only contributing domestic sewage
wastewater to the municipal wastewater system.
Sewage. Human excrement and gray water (household showers,
dishwashing operations, etc.).
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Sharps. Hypodermic needles, hypodermic syringes, blades and broken
glass. Sharps also include any device, instruments, or other objects which have acute
rigid corners, edges or protuberances.
Significant Change. Alterations to the discharger’s operation, process,
pretreatment systems, or production, or alterations to the nature, quality, or volume of the
discharger’s wastewater that affect, or have the potential to affect, pretreatment standards
or requirements since the issuance of the subject Industrial Wastewater Permit.
Significant Industrial User. Industrial users subject to categorical
pretreatment standards and any other industrial user that: (a) discharges an average of
twenty-five thousand gallons per day or more of process wastewater; (b) contributes a
process wastestream which makes up five percent or more of the average dry weather
hydraulic or organic capacity of the treatment plant; or (c) is designated as significant by
the City on the basis that the industrial user has a reasonable potential for causing pass
through or interference or for violating any pretreatment standard or requirement.
Slug Discharge (Slug Load, Uncontrolled Discharge). Any discharge of
a non-routine, episodic nature, including but not limited to an accidental spill or a non-
customary batch discharge, which has a reasonable potential to cause interference or
pass through, or in any other way violate the P.O.T.W.’s regulations, local limits or permit
conditions.
Special Drainage Connection. Any house connection sewer or storm drain
connection from any swimming pool, wading pool, fountain, pond, tank, vat or receptacle
which receives or disposes of rainwater or surface water.
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Special House Connection Sewer. Any house connection sewer from a
lot, or part of a lot, which does not have a public sewer directly in front, rear, or at the side
of such lot, or part of such lot, and which has not been directly assessed for a public
sewer.
Standard Industrial Classification (SIC). Classification pursuant to the
Standard Classification Manual issued by the Executive Office of the President, Office of
Management and Budget, 1972, or subsequent revisions.
State. The State of California.
Storm Drain Connection. Any pipeline, or portion thereof, constructed in a
street, alley, walk, or other public place, or in an easement granted to the City or County,
and connecting or proposed to connect any lot or part of a lot with any storm drain.
Storm Drain System. All of the property involved in the operation of the
storm drainage collection and disposal system of the City of Santa Monica, whether
operated by the City or other public agency, including conduits, natural or artificial drains,
channels and watercourses, together with appurtenances, pumping stations and
equipment.
Stormwater. Any discharge, drainage or runoff occurring as a result of
natural precipitation including snowmelts.
Suspended Solids (SS). The total nonfilterable residue in water,
wastewater, or other liquids, which is removable in accordance with the most recent
publication of Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater, prepared
and published by the American Public Health Association, American Waterworks
Association, and the Water Pollution Control Federation.
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Toxic Pollutant. Any pollutant or combination of pollutants listed as toxic in
regulations promulgated by the Administrator of EPA under the provisions of Section 307
of the Act, or other Federal or State statutes, rules or regulations.
Treatment Plant. That portion of the P.O.T.W. designed to provide
treatment of sewage and industrial waste.
Treatment Plant Effluent. Any discharge of pollutants from the municipal
wastewater system into waters of the State.
Uncontrolled Discharge. Any pollutant (including BOD) released in a
discharge at a flow rate or concentration which will cause a violation of the specific
discharge prohibitions of this Chapter.
User. Any person who contributes, or causes or allows the contribution of
sewage or industrial wastewater into the municipal wastewater system, storm drain
system or waters of the State, including persons who contribute such wastes from mobile
sources.
Wastewater. The liquid and waterborne industrial or domestic wastes from
facilities including, but not limited to, dwellings, commercial buildings, industrial facilities,
agricultural activities, hospitals, medical facilities, and other institutions, together with
other wastes which may be present, whether treated or untreated, which enter the
P.O.T.W., the storm drain system or the waters of the State.
Waters of the State. All saline waters, streams, lakes, ponds, marshes,
watercourses, waterways, wells, springs, reservoirs, aquifers, irrigation systems,
drainage systems, and all other bodies or accumulations of water, surface or
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underground, natural or artificial, public or private, which are contained within, flow
through, or border upon the State of California or any portion thereof.
SECTION 7. Chapter 5.20.210 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby
amended as follows:
5.20.210 Exemptions.
An industrial wastewater permit is not required for the following dischargers or
discharges to the P.O.T.W. not subject to NCPS:
Where no portion of water supplied to any premises and industrial waste stored on
the premises discharges or has the potential to discharge to the P.O.T.W., storm drain
system or waters of the State. This exemption does not apply to PSDS.
SECTION 8. Chapter 5.24.060 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby
amended as follows:
5.24.060 Submission and review of business plan.
(a) Prior to handling of any hazardous material at a business, each
handler shall submit its business plan to the Department and certify that it meets the
requirement of this Chapter. For purposes of reporting to the City, all handlers that meet
the requirements of this Chapter shall be deemed to have met the contingency plan
requirements of California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Section 67140-67145. If, after
review, the Department determines that the handler’s business plan is deficient in any
way, the administering agency shall notify the handler of these defects. The handler shall
submit a corrected business plan within five (5) days of the notice. If a handler fails after
reasonable notice to submit a business plan in compliance with this Chapter, the
Department or the Fire Department shall immediately take appropriate action to enforce
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this Chapter, including the imposition of civil and criminal penalties specified in this
Chapter. A copy of the approved business plan and all revisions shall be maintained at
the handler.
(b) The Department shall submit to the State Office of Emergency
Services a schedule for the submission of the business plan and a copy of this ordinance.
(c) In addition to the requirements of 5.24.110, whenever a substantial
change in the handler’s operations occurs which requires a modification of its business
plan the handler shall submit a copy of the plan revisions to the Department within five
(5) days of the operational change.
(d) The handler shall, in any case, review the business plan submitted
pursuant to subdivisions (a), (c), and (g) at least once every two years to determine if a
revision is needed and shall certify to the Department that the review was made and that
any necessary changes were made to the plan. A copy of these changes shall be
submitted to the Department as a part of this certification.
(e) Unless exempted from the business plan requirements under this
Chapter, any business which handles a hazardous material shall annually submit a
completed inventory form to the Department. Notwithstanding any other provision of law,
an inventory form shall be filed on or before September 1, 1987, and annually thereafter.
This inventory shall be filed annually, notwithstanding the review requirements of
subdivision (d).
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SECTION 9. Chapter 7.18.020 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby
amended as follows:
7.18.020 Purpose.
The City Council finds and determines that it is in the best interests of the City to
manage groundwater resources within the City to protect the public health, safety, and
general welfare of City residents, further the goals and purposes of the Sustainability
Rights Ordinance (Santa Monica Municipal Code Chapter 12.02), and implement the
Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (California Water Code Section 10720, et
seq.).
SECTION 10. Article 12 of the Santa Monica Municipal Code is hereby added to
read as follows:
Article 12 SUSTAINABILITY CODE
Chapter 12.01 INTRODUCTORY PROVISIONS
12.01.010 Title.
This Article shall be known as the City of Santa Monica Sustainability Code.
12.01.020 Purpose.
The City of Santa Monica Sustainability Code is created and exists for the purpose
of codifying Santa Monica’s commitment to achieving sustainability by among other
things: (i) restoring, protecting and preserving our natural environment and all of its
components and communities including, but not limited to, the air, water, soil, and climate
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upon which all living things depend; (ii) creating and promoting sustainable systems of
food production and distribution, energy production and distribution, transportation, waste
disposal, and water supply; and (iii) to the full extent legally possible, subordinating the
short-term, private, financial interests of corporations and others to the common, long-
term interest of achieving environmental and economic sustainability.
The City acknowledges that the following chapters and sections of the Santa
Monica Municipal Code play a significant role in the City’s ongoing sustainability efforts:
Chapter 2.28 (Tropical Woods)
Chapter 3.06 and Section 3.12.835 (Car Share & EV parking)
Chapter 4.08.270 (Leaf Blowers)
Chapter 4.44 (Smoking/Tobacco)
Chapter 5.44 (Non-recyclable Plastic Food Containers)
Chapter 5.45 (Single Use Carry Out Bags)
Chapter 7.10 (Urban Runoff Pollution)
Chapter 7.16 (Water Conservation)
Chapter 7.18 (Sustainable Groundwater Maintenance)
Chapter 7.48 (Litter)
Chapter 7.56 (Storm Water Utility)
Chapter 7.64 (Clean Beaches Parcel Tax)
Section 10.08.340 (Prohibiting Waste Matter on Beach/In Ocean)
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Chapter 12.02 SUSTAINABILITY RIGHTS
12.02.010 Title.
This Article shall be known as the City of Santa Monica Sustainability Rights
Ordinance.
12.02.020 Findings.
The City Council finds and declares:
(a) With the exponential growth in human population and its increasing per
capita resource consumption, the planet cannot sustain our current way of life, which is
destructive to the natural elements upon which all species depend: the air, water, climate,
soil and other fundamental elements of the world;
(b) Like all other communities, Santa Monica’s welfare is inextricably
bound to the welfare of the natural environment; and the City has therefore long been
committed to protecting, preserving and restoring the natural environment and providing
a model of environmental sustainability for other communities to utilize;
(c) The City Council of Santa Monica has expressed this commitment
through a multitude of enactments and actions, including recognizing both the rights of
natural communities and ecosystems within Santa Monica to exist, thrive and evolve and
the rights of the individual human beings that make up the City of Santa Monica to a
clean, healthy and sustainable environment. The peoples’ rights include, but are not
limited to: the right to affordable and accessible water from sustainable water sources for
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human consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes, as referenced in Calif. AB 685
(2012); the right to a sustainable energy future based on sustainable renewable energy
sources; the right to a sustainable natural climate unaltered by fossil fuel emissions; the
right to sustainable, comprehensive waste disposal systems that do not degrade the
environment; the right to clean indoor and outdoor air, clean water and clean soil that
pose a negligible health risk to the public; and the right to a sustainable food system that
provides healthy, locally grown food to the community;
(d) These rights are not sufficiently safeguarded by the existing body of
local, national and international environmental policies and laws, which are grossly
inadequate to avert the mounting environmental crisis; and
(e) The inadequacy of the current framework of state, national and
international policies and laws necessitates re-examination of the underlying societal and
legal assumptions about our relationships with the environment and a renewed focus on
effectuating these rights.
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12.02.030 Rights of Santa Monica residents and the natural environment.
(a) All residents of Santa Monica possess fundamental and inalienable rights to:
clean water from sustainable sources; marine waters safe for active and passive
recreation; clean indoor and outdoor air; a sustainable food system that provides healthy,
locally grown food; a sustainable climate that supports thriving human life and a
flourishing biodiverse environment; comprehensive waste disposal systems that do not
degrade the environment; and a sustainable energy future based on renewable energy
sources.
(b) Natural communities and ecosystems possess fundamental and inalienable
rights to exist and flourish in the City of Santa Monica. To effectuate those rights on behalf
of the environment, residents of the City may bring actions to protect these natural
communities and ecosystems, defined as: groundwater aquifers, atmospheric systems,
marine waters, and native species within the boundaries of the City.
(c) All residents of Santa Monica possess the right to self-governance and to a
municipal government which recognizes that all power is inherent in the people, that all
free governments are founded on the people’s authority and consent, and that corporate
entities, and their directors and managers, do not enjoy special privileges or powers under
the law that subordinate the community’s rights to their private interests.
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12.02.040 Biennial report.
At least once during every twenty-four-month period, City staff shall prepare a
written report to the community on the state of the local environment, the realization of
the rights recognized in this Chapter, and the City’s progress in effectuating and enforcing
the Sustainable City Plan and the policies and provisions of this Chapter. The report shall
include recommendations for advancing and ensuring compliance with the Sustainable
City Plan.
12.02.050 Biennial hearing.
The City Council will bi-annually review the Sustainability Rights Biennial Report,
conduct a public hearing, assess the City’s progress in effectuating and enforcing both
the Sustainable City Plan and the policies and provisions of this Chapter, and provide
direction to staff to ensure compliance with the Plan’s provisions and with the inherent
rights of the people and natural communities of the City of Santa Monica described herein.
12.02.060 Compliance assurance.
The City or any City resident may bring an action to enforce any provision of the
Santa Monica Municipal Code that advances the goals identified as enforceable in the
Sustainable City Plan.
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SECTION 11. Any provision of the Santa Monica Municipal Code or appendices
thereto inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance, to the extent of such
inconsistencies and no further, is hereby repealed or modified to that extent necessary to
effect the provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 12. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this
Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a decision of any
court of competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions of this Ordinance. The City Council hereby declares that it would have passed
this Ordinance and each and every section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase not
declared invalid or unconstitutional without regard to whether any portion of the ordinance
would be subsequently declared invalid or unconstitutional.
SECTION 13. The Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage
of this Ordinance. The City Clerk shall cause the same to be published once in the official
newspaper within 15 days after its adoption. This Ordinance shall take effect 30 days
after adoption.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
_________________________
LANE DILG
City Attorney
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Approved and adopted this 25th day of June, 2019.
_____________________________
Gleam Davis, Mayor State of California ) County of Los Angeles ) ss. City of Santa Monica )
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby certify that the foregoing Ordinance No. 2611 (CCS) had its introduction on June 11, 2019, and was adopted at the Santa Monica City Council meeting
held on June 25, 2019, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers McKeown, Morena, Himmelrich, Winterer, Jara, Mayor Pro Tem O’Day, Mayor Davis
NOES: None ABSENT: None
ATTEST: _____________________________________ _________________
Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk Date
A summary of Ordinance No. 2611 (CCS) was duly published pursuant to California Government Code Section 40806.
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Indicator Removed Goal Area Subsection
Potable vs. non-potable Resource Conservation Water Use Energy Efficiency Resource Conservation Redefined
Effective impervious area Environmental and Public Health Lack of Available Data
Total acreage treated Environmental and Public Health Lack of Available Data
Gallons polluted runoff treated Environmental and Public Health Lack of Available Data
Percent of local organic produce served at community institutions Environmental and Public Health Lack of Available Data
Percent of low chemical (produce) Environmental and Public Health Lack of Available Data
Percent conventional Environmental and Public Health Lack of Available Data
Average wait time for garden plot Environmental and Public Health Replaced with a different indicator
Number of gardens connected Environmental and Public Health Program Discontinued
Proportion of procurement budget spent on sustainable products
annually
Environmental and Public Health Lack of available data
Produce served at City facilities Environmental and Public Health Lack of available data
City food purchase comply with Sustainable Food Commitment Environmental and Public Health Lack of available data
Percent of residents who have intentionally not used their car but have instead used a sustainable mode of transportation in the past month
Transportation Lack of available data
Total carshare usage Transportation Lack of available data
Bus travel times Transportation Average Weekday Miles
Per Hour
Percent of residents who live within ½ mile of transit Transportation Target Met (100%)
Percent of residents who have ridden the BBB in the past year Transportation Lack of available data Annual ridership on MTA routes originating in Santa Monica Transportation Data is not specific to Santa Monica stops
Annual Expo Light Rail Ridership Transportation Data is not specific to Santa Monica stops
Auto corridor travel times Transportation Lack of available data
Signal Timing Transportation Lack of available data
Ratio of energy use to total economic activity by business sector Sustainable Local Economy Lack of available data
Ratio of water use to total economic activity by business sector Sustainable Local Economy Lack of available data
Number of Santa Monica Alliance events Sustainable Local Economy Lack of available data
Percent of open space is permeable Open Space and Land Use Lack of available data Percent of residential, mixed-use projects that are within ½ mile of transit nodes and are otherwise consistent with the Sustainable City Plan goals
Open Space and Land Use Lack of available data
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Percent of new or replaced, non-turf, public landscaped area and
non-recreational turf area planted with regionally appropriate plants
Open Space and Land Use Target met (100%)
Affordable Housing for Special Needs Housing Lack of available data
Attendance at a city-sponsored meeting of any kind in the past
year, including City Council meetings, city commission meetings,
or special-topic workshops
Community Education and Civic
Participation
Lack of available data
Percent of Santa Monica residents who feel they have the
opportunity to voice their concerns in the city on major community
decisions that affect their lives
Community Education and Civic
Participation
Lack of available data
Percent of Santa Monica residents who are positive about the city
as a place to live
Community Education and Civic
Participation
Lack of available data
Number of residents who participate in the Residential Greening
Program
Community Education and Civic
Participation
Program discontinued in
2015
Percent of Santa Monica residents who are satisfied with city
efforts to reduce crime and protect public safety
Human Dignity Lack of available data
Number of previously homeless individuals assisted by Project Homecoming Human Dignity Lack of available data
Percent of Santa Monica Residents who are satisfied with services for:
- Emergency Services
- Affordable Housing - Services for seniors - Services for youth - Public Transportation
- Mobility
Human Dignity Lack of available data
Percent of SMMUSD students that receive environmental
education consistent with the Education and the Environment
Initiative
Human Dignity Lack of available data
Classes for life-long learning in the arts Arts and Culture Lack of available data
Square footage of city property leased for cultural uses at below market rates Arts and Culture Lack of available data
Number of families in Santa Monica who subscribe, buy tickets, etc. to cultural events Arts and Culture Lack of available data
Charitable giving in the arts Arts and Culture Lack of available data
Participation at non city-funded cultural events Arts and Culture Lack of available data
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Indicator Added Goal Area Subsection
Total residential water use per capita Resource Conservation Water Use GHG emissions per capita Resource Conservation Greenhouse Gas Emissions
GHG emissions MTCO2e Resource Conservation Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Clean Power Alliance customers (3 tiers) Resource Conservation Renewable Energy Use
Total emissions from Building Sector Resource Conservation Green Building
Air Quality Index Environmental and Public Health Air Quality
Purple Air (Santa Monica data) Environmental and Public Health Air Quality
Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (Air Quality) Environmental and Public Health Air Quality
Percent of residents living in Urban Heat Islands (severe) Environmental and Public Health Climate Risks
Percent of residents living in Flood Hazard Zones Environmental and Public Health Climate Risks Percent of residents living in Fire Hazard Zones (Very High Severity) Environmental and Public Health Climate Risks
Percent of residents with Asthma-related emergency visits (Zip Code) Environmental and Public Health Public Health
Percent of residents with cardiovascular disease emergency visits (Zip Code) Environmental and Public Health Public Health
Percent of residents who experienced Low Birth Weight (Zip Code) Environmental and Public Health Public Health
CalFresh Participants (Farmers Market) Environmental and Public Health Farmers Market
Percent of SMFM vendors Santa Monica businesses Environmental and Public Health Farmers Market Pounds of food generated from community gardens Environmental and Public Health Community Garden
Total square feet of community gardens Environmental and Public Health Community Garden
Total emissions from vehicle miles traveled (VMT) Transportation Vehicle Miles Traveled
Percent of emissions from VMT Transportation Vehicle Miles Traveled
Total electric vehicle (EV) Public Chargers Transportation Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Total energy use from Public EV Chargers Transportation Alternative Fuel Vehicles
Percent of BBB fleet that is zero emissions Transportation Transit Operations Number of miles driven by zero emission buses Transportation Transit Operations
Number of directional bus-only lane miles Transportation Transit Operations
Average weekday bus miles per hour Transportation Transit Operations
Percent of riders on reduced or free pass programs (such as GoPass, LIFE) Transportation Transit Ridership
Percent of customers using cash fares Transportation Transit Ridership
Percent of rides shared on MODE (Mobility On Demand
Every Day)
Transportation Transit Ridership
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Number of new businesses Sustainable Local Economy Economic Health
Low Carbon Economy (GHG/GDP) Sustainable Local Economy Low Carbon Economy Unemployment Rate Sustainable Local Economy Economic Health
Percent of resident rent burden Housing Cost of Living
Percent of children who are kindergarten ready Community Education and Civic
Participation
Youth Education
Poverty rate Quality of Life Economic Characteristics Demographics of Poverty Rate Quality of Life Economic Characteristics
Demographics of Unemployment Quality of Life Economic Characteristics
Demographics of Median Income Quality of Life Economic Characteristics
Demographics of Graduation Rate Quality of Life Educational Attainment
Demographics of High School Diploma attainment Quality of Life Educational Attainment
Demographics of Bachelor’s Degree attainment Quality of Life Educational Attainment
Percent of residents that are limited English-speaking households Quality of Life Linguistic Isolation
Percent of residents without access to internet Quality of Life Digital Access
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Old Name New Name Goal Area Subsection
Total citywide water use (Self Sufficiency) Percent local vs. imported Resource Conservation Water Use
Landfilled Daily pounds per capita Resource Conservation Materials Recovery
Corporate emissions Municipal Emissions Resource Conservation Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Percent of municipal buildings achieving LEED Gold or higher Number of municipal buildings achieving LEED Gold or higher Resource Conservation Green Buildings
# days ambient air quality standards
exceeded
Number of days exceeding Federal
air quality standards
Environmental and Public
Health
Air Quality
Percent organic Percent of organic vendors at Santa
Monica Farmers Markets
Environmental and Public
Health
Farmers Market
Total number of automobiles
maintained per person
Percent of total vehicles categorized
as ZEV/PZEV
Transportation Alternative Fuel
Vehicles
Annual Payroll Total Wages Sustainable Local Economy Income Diversity
Number of businesses receiving a Sustainable Quality Award (SQA) Number of Sustainable Quality Awards distributed Sustainable Local Economy Sustainable Business Community Percent of households living with ¼ miles of park Percentage of households living within ¼ mile of open space Open Space and Land Use & Quality of Life Open Space & Access to Goods/Services
Total trees planted Number of trees per neighborhood Open Space and Land Use Urban Forest
Production of affordable housing:
Very low, low, moderate income
New Housing - Affordable housing Housing Production of
Affordable Housing
Availability of Affordable Housing:
Very low, low, moderate
All Housing – Affordable Housing Housing Availability of
Affordable Housing
Women, minorities and people with
disabilities in leadership positions
Demographics of Boards and
Commission members
Community Education and
Civic Participation
Civic Participation
Number of Santa Monica College
students who participate in Student
Greening Program
Number of students who participate
in community sustainability programs
Community Education and
Civic Participation
Sustainable Community
Involvement
Percent of new units within ¼ mile of
grocery store
Percent of residents living within ½
mile of grocery store or market
Quality of Life Access to Goods and
Services
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Vernice Hankins
From:Mathew Millen <matmillen@msn.com>
Sent:Sunday, March 12, 2023 4:13 PM
To:councilmtgitems
Cc:Phil Brock; Oscar de La Torre; Christine Parra; Lana Negrete; Jesse Zwick; Caroline Torosis; Gleam
Davis
Subject:3/14 item 12A We need a pilot project
EXTERNAL
This item should be sent back to staff for a more thorough financial analysis of the costs,
and for specific information on the rebates for rental and commercial property. Which utilities are
providing rebates, the amount of the rebates for each specific appliance (stove, dryer, water heater, home
heating) , is there a dollar limit on the amount of the rebates per property owner etc? When does the rebate
program expire.?
Please direct staff to conduct a pilot project with CCSM ..allocate $300,000.00 from the Housing Trust Fund
for the conversion
Community Corp of SM owns 3 older apartment buildings on 17th St. between Michigan and Pico..allocate
$300,000 from the
Housing Trust fund and have staff work with CCSM to convert one of those buildings to ALL electric.
Conditions: ALL APPLIANCES AND HEATING UNITS MUST BE PURCHASED IN SANTA MONICA‐Buy Local
Appliance stores that sell electric stoves and electric dryers:
Westwood Appliance 2204 Pico Blvd: Snyder Diamond 1399 Pico Blvd: Bay Cities Appliances 3107 Santa
Monica Blvd
and there may be others
Plumbing supply stores for electric water heaters: Ferguson Plumbing 2218 Broadway: Hirsch Pipe and
Supply 1717 ‐19th St.
and there may be others
I am not sure which businesses in Santa Monica sell electric heating units to replace the gas wall heaters found
in most apartments built in the 1940's and 1950's.
If it is an older home with a floor heater then there is the additional cost of finding hardwood flooring to
match ORmost probably the cost
of having to refinish the room with the floor heater.
Plumbers to remove the gas lines etc.: Borghese Plumbing: Val Ramos Plumbing, Safe Gas Services on Lincoln
Blvd, and there are others
and CCSM has to use only Santa Monica electricians for the work. DLR Electric, & C.L.A. Electric are 2 local
electricians..there are others
And because the tenants will probably be displaced during the change over, CCSM has to rent hotel
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rooms in Santa Monica .. when I have to temporarily relocate tenants , I use the Sure Stay at 3102 Pico
Blvd..some rooms have kitchenettes For example at $200.00 a night (including the TOT etc.) for 3 nights
=$600.00 times 7 units will cost $4,200.00 for a portion of the tenant relocation..still need to provide
for food, pets, etc..probably close to $5,000 for the temporary tenant relocation.
I drove by the CCSM project under construction at 19th and Pico and there was a Dunn Edwards truck there
unloading paint. We don't
have a Dunn Edwards paint store in Santa Monica. I am sure Cox Paints on Santa Monica Blvd could use the
business and the city could use the sales
tax revenue if CCSM had bought the paint in Santa Monica. So this pilot project must have a buy local
provision.
Thanks for your consideration
Mathew Millen, 16th St. Santa Monica, member of Progressive Landlords of Santa Monica
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Memo
To: City of Santa Monica City Council and City Manager’s Office
From: Susan Mearns, Vice Chair, Commission on Sustainability,
Environmental Justice and the Environment
Signature: Susan L Mearns, Ph.D.
Date: November 21, 2022
Re: City of Santa Monica Commission on Sustainability, Environmental
Justice, and the Environment Motion Regarding Sustainable City
Plan Update
At the November 20, 2022 regular meeting, the Commission on Sustainability,
Environmental Justice, and the Environment discussed and took action on the
following agenda item:
Presentation on the Sustainable City Plan update
a) Amanda Grossman (Sustainability Analyst) presented on the update
to the Sustainable City Plan and the proposed modifications. The
Sustainable City Plan update will be presented to Council on
December 13, 2022. (Postponed to March 14, 2023)
After discussion, the Commission on Sustainability, Environmental Justice,
and the Environment made the following motion:
Because sustainability is so important and urgent to the Santa Monica
community and the Sustainable City Plan plays an important role in Santa
Monica achieving its sustainability goals, the Commission on
Sustainability, Environmental Justice, and the Environment supports
staff’s modifications of the 2022 Sustainable City Plan update.
The motion was made by Member Tower and seconded by Member
Lempert.
The motion was approved by the following roll call vote:
Ayes: Co-Chair Mearns
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Member Baghdasarian
Member Pettit
Member Lempert
Member Tower
Noes: None
Abstain: None
Absent: Chair Kubani and Member Sokol
Signature:
Email: mearns.consulting@verizon.net
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Created: 2023-03-07
By:
Status:
Transaction ID:
Amanda Grossman (Amanda.Grossman@santamonica.gov)
Signed
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Item 12.A 03/14/23
5 of 5 Item 12.A 03/14/23
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Packet Pg. 833 Attachment: Written Comment (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
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Packet Pg. 834 Attachment: Councilmember Zwick Presentation (5112 : Sustainable
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Packet Pg. 835 Attachment: Councilmember Zwick Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
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Packet Pg. 836 Attachment: Councilmember Zwick Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability City
Plan & Sustainability
Rights Report
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Packet Pg. 837 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Sustainable City Plan
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Packet Pg. 838 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 839 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
2020 2023
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Packet Pg. 840 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
2020 2023
Sustainability Rights Report 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 841 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
2020 2023
Sustainability Rights Report 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 842 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
2020 2023
Sustainability Rights Report 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 843 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Accessible Water
Clean Air
Renewable Energy
Waste Disposal System
Natural Climate
Healthy Food
Clean Water & Soil
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 844 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Accessible Water
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Packet Pg. 845 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Accessible Water
72%water sourced
locally
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Packet Pg. 846 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Accessible Water
51%water sourced
locally
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Packet Pg. 847 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Accessible Water
Clean Air
Renewable Energy
Waste Disposal System
Natural Climate
Healthy Food
Clean Water & Soil
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 848 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Renewable Energy
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Packet Pg. 849 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Renewable Energy
6.3 megawatts of
solar distributed
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Packet Pg. 850 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Renewable Energy
8.8 megawatts of
solar distributed
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Packet Pg. 851 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Renewable Energy
93%residents &
businesses are
CPA customers
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Packet Pg. 852 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Renewable Energy
94%residents &
businesses are
CPA customers
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Packet Pg. 853 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Accessible Water
Clean Air
Renewable Energy
Waste Disposal System
Natural Climate
Healthy Food
Clean Water & Soil
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 854 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Natural Climate
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Packet Pg. 855 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
29%carbon emissions
reduction below
1990-level
Natural Climate
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Packet Pg. 856 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
60%carbon emissions
reduction below
1990-level
Natural Climate
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Packet Pg. 857 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Accessible Water
Clean Air
Renewable Energy
Waste Disposal System
Natural Climate
Healthy Food
Clean Water & Soil
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 858 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Waste Disposal System
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Packet Pg. 859 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
81%waste diverted
from landfills
Waste Disposal System
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Packet Pg. 860 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Waste Disposal System
5.3 pounds per
capita per day
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Packet Pg. 861 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Waste Disposal System
3.5 pounds per
capita per day
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Packet Pg. 862 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Accessible Water
Clean Air
Renewable Energy
Waste Disposal System
Natural Climate
Healthy Food
Clean Water & Soil
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 863 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Clean Air
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Packet Pg. 864 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
2 days exceeding
Federal air quality
standards
Clean Air
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Packet Pg. 865 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
8 days exceeding
Federal air quality
standards
Clean Air
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Packet Pg. 866 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Accessible Water
Clean Air
Renewable Energy
Waste Disposal System
Natural Climate
Healthy Food
Clean Water & Soil
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 867 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Clean Water & Soil
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Packet Pg. 868 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
600.11 tons waste
collected
Clean Water & Soil
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Packet Pg. 869 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
706.62 tons waste
collected
Clean Water & Soil
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Packet Pg. 870 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
292 cumulative
exceedance
days from 5
testing sites
Clean Water & Soil
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Packet Pg. 871 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Accessible Water
Clean Air
Renewable Energy
Waste Disposal System
Natural Climate
Healthy Food
Clean Water & Soil
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 872 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Healthy Food
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Packet Pg. 873 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
$19.5 million in gross
sales
Healthy Food
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Packet Pg. 874 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
$22.1 million in gross
sales
Healthy Food
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Packet Pg. 875 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
68%residents live
within ¼ mile of
grocery/market
Healthy Food
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Packet Pg. 876 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Accessible Water
Clean Air
Renewable Energy
Waste Disposal System
Natural Climate
Healthy Food
Clean Water & Soil
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 877 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 878 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
20.5%tree canopy
coverage
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 879 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
12%tree canopy
coverage
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 880 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Accessible Water
Clean Air
Renewable Energy
Waste Disposal System
Natural Climate
Healthy Food
Clean Water & Soil
Urban Forest
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Packet Pg. 881 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainability Rights Report
Sustainable City Plan
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Packet Pg. 882 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainable City Plan
1.Resource Conservation
2.Environmental and Public Health
3.Transportation
4.Sustainable Local Economy
5.Open Space and Land Use
6.Housing
7.Civic Participation and
Community Education
8.Quality of Life
9.Arts and Culture
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Packet Pg. 883 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainable
City Plan
Performance
Dashboard
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Packet Pg. 884 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Resource Conservation 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 885 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Environmental and Public Health 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 886 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Transportation 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 887 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainable Local Economy 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 888 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Open Space and Land Use 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 889 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Housing 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 890 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Civic Participation and Community
Education
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Packet Pg. 891 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Quality of Life 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 892 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Arts and Culture 12.A.n
Packet Pg. 893 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainable City Plan
Staff recommends that City Council adopt an
updated Sustainable City Plan with indicators
and targets for 2030 and add an Equity and
Inclusion Guiding Principle.
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Packet Pg. 894 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainable City Plan
This will be the 5th edition of the Sustainable
City Plan since 1994.
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Packet Pg. 895 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainable City Plan
•LEED for Cities standards
•UN Sustainable Development Goals
•Peer cities
•Commission
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Packet Pg. 896 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainable City Plan
Adding a Twelfth Guiding Principle
reaffirming commitment to Equity and
Inclusion
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Packet Pg. 897 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainable City Plan
42 indicators removed
45 indicators added
16 indicators renamed
147 total indicators
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Packet Pg. 898 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainable City Plan
•60% reduction in GHG emissions
•94% of residents/business are in CPA
•8.8 MW distributed generation of solar
•3.5 pounds per capita per day
•$22.1 million in gross sales at SMFMs
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Packet Pg. 899 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)
Sustainable City Plan
Staff recommends that City Council adopt an
updated Sustainable City Plan with indicators
and targets for 2030 and add an Equity and
Inclusion Guiding Principle.
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Packet Pg. 900 Attachment: PowerPoint Presentation (5112 : Sustainable City Plan Update)