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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-03-21; City Council; ; 2017 Council Goals Workshop IIIVCA Review CITY COUNCIL Staff Report Meeting Date: March 21, 2017 To: Mayor and City Council From: Kevin Crawford, City Manager Staff Contact: Jason Haber, Assistant to the City Manager Jason.haber@carlsbadca.gov or 760-434-2958 Subject: 2017 City Council Goals Workshop Ill Recommended Action Receive public comment, engage in a facilitated discussion to reach consensus on City Council goals and priorities for 2017, and direct staff to prepare a resolution affirming the 2017 City Council Goals. Executive Summary This report contains an overview of the 2016 City Council Goals. A summary of the 2017 goal-setting process, as well as an overview of the public and Council comments heard at the February 21, 2017 Council Goals Workshop are also included. Since this report will be posted prior to Council's March 18, 2017 workshop, staff will provide a verbal update to Council on the public comments received at that meeting. This workshop will provide another opportunity for public comment, and seeks City Council discussion and direction regarding the City Council Goals for 2017. Background Each year, prior to development of the fiscal year budget, the City Council meets to discuss key strategic goals and priorities. On February 16, 2016, the City Council adopted a resolution affirming six Council Goals focused on a three to five year planning horizon. The adopted 2016 City Council Goals are as follows: • Become a leader in multi-modal transportation systems and creative approaches to moving people and goods through and within Carlsbad. • Plan for a new city hall that will meet the future workplace and operational needs of the city and the community. • Promote education to increase civic engagement and attract and retain talent in Carlsbad. • Enhance Carlsbad's coastline to ensure an exceptional experience in all the ways people want to enjoy it. • Lower the railroad tracks in a trench through the Village to improve safety, community connectivity, quality of life and economic value. • Enhance the health and vitality of the Village and Barrio, two neighborhoods that represent the historic heart of Carlsbad. On February 21, 2017 the City Council held its first 2017 City Council Goals Workshop. The Council received a quarterly status report on the 2016 City Council Goals Work Plan (See: http://edocs.carlsbadca.gov/HPRMWebDrawer/RecordHTML/466823, pages 3-19), took public Item #1 March 21, 2017 Page 1 of 3 comment on goals and priorities for 2017, and engaged in discussion with staff and among the Council. Three supplemental memos pertaining to: 1. City Hall Goal, 2. Railroad Trench Goal, and 3. Hub Park Lease were provided in support of the February 21, 2017 staff report (See: http://edocs.carlsbadca.gov/HPRMWebDrawer/RecordHTML/466823, pages 35-112). At the February 21, 2017 City Council Goals Workshop, Council directed staff to hold a Saturday workshop to provide an opportunity for additional public comment on the 2017 City Council Goals. That workshop is being held on Saturday, March 18, 2017, at 1 p.m., at the Faraday Center. Discussion The following topics were raised during public comment at the Council Goals Workshop on February 21, 2017 for consideration in adopting the 2017 City Council Goals: 1. Environmental Sustainability a. Sustainability advisory group / Environmental commission b. Support greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies & initiatives c. Increase investments in local renewable energy generation d. Enhance green practices in public property management 2. Hub park and trails development 3. Ethics ordinance 4. Community Choice Energy 5. Improved traffic & road construction management 6. Preserve an open and natural coastline a. Conservation as open space b. Improved access c. Improved facilities & infrastructure 7. Fight NRG's development of the Carlsbad Energy Center Project (peaker power plant) 8. Develop local groundwater resources 9. Become a leader in thorough and early public engagement in the city planning process through the use of modern, geographically aware communication tools and technologies. Individual Council members also offered comments suggesting the following initiatives be considered for inclusion as 2017 City Council Goals: 1. Sage Project Partnership (SDSU) 2. Growth Management Plan Update 3. Campaign Finance Reform 4. Sustainability Commission 5. Continued focus on quality of life projects, such as the railroad double tracking grade separation 6. Volunteer/citizen engagement & marketplace tool development Additional public comment will be received at Council's March 18, 2017 workshop, and staff will be providing a verbal update on the input received at that meeting. Item #1 March 21, 2017 Page 2 of 3 Next Steps Upon Council direction, staff will prepare a resolution for the City Council to formally adopt the 2017 City Council Goals at the March 28, 2017 Council meeting. Following adoption of the 2017 City Council Goals resolution, a FY 2017-18 Council Goals Work Plan will be developed and brought to Council for adoption at the City Council workshop on April 18, 2017. Fiscal Analysis None. Environmental Evaluation (CEQA) The proposed action does not qualify as a "project" under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) per State CEQA Guidelines Section 15378, as it does not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment. Public Notification None. Exhibits None. Item #1 March 21, 2017 Page 3 of 3 Morgen Fry From: Sent: To: Cc: Council Internet Email Monday, March 20, 2017 11:07 AM Morgen Fry City Clerk .H Receive -Agenda Item # j_ For the Information .of the: CITY COUNCIL ACM~CA /gq ../ Date~ City Manager V Subject: FW: Support For Citizens Climate Lobby Carbon Fee & Dividend Policy I think this may also be related to the meeting tomorrow. From: Marcia Venegas-Garda [mailto:marciavO~@gmail.com] Sent:Saturday, March 18, 201711:23 PM To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov> Subject: Support For Citizens Climate Lobby Carbon Fee & Dividend Policy City of Carlsbad Council Members: As a 10-year resident of the City of Carlsbad I support the Carbon Fee and Dividend Policy that seeks to lower carbon emissions and impact climate change, and I urge your endorsement. My concern lies in the ~ffects of climate change on personal health, rising temperatures and sea level rise, and extreme weather , conditions. Disconcerting, too, when nearly half a million U. S. physicians have judged the climate crisis as a grave threat to our health. Support of this policy seems the most direct and effective strategy to address the carbon emissions problem. 1bis may also be the opportune time to consider creating a Climate Action Commission in support of the City of Carlsbad Climate Action Plan. Marcia Venegas-Garda, PhD Carlsbad Citizens Academy, Fall2013 3962 Foothill Ave, Carlsbad 92010 1 Morgen Fry From: Sent: To: Cc: Subject: Council Internet Email Monday, March 20,201710:59 AM Morgen Fry City Clerk FW: Tuesday Carlsbad City Council Please see the attached email regarding the council meeting tomorrow. -----Original Message---- From: Susan kobara [mailto:susankobaral3@gmail.com] Sent: Monday, March 20, 2017 10:10 AM To: Council Internet Email <CityCouncil@carlsbadca.gov> Subject: Tuesday Carlsbad City Council Good morning, City Council, All Receive -Agenda Item # r . For the Information of the: CITY COUNCIL ACM ../ CA V CC ./ Date3/z..c/•7 City Manager v As a resident of Carlsbad, I am very concerned about the impact of climate change on not only our planet, but on our local area. While I am not able to attend T!Jesday's council meeting, I wish to make known my support for a carbon fee and dividend policy. This policy will significantly lower carbon emissions, create jobs and lead to innovation in energy. As a coastal city; Carlsbad should be very concerned about the impacts of climate change which we are already experiencing. I strongly encourage you to support carbon fee and dividend to protect our health, our lives and our beautiful / community. Regards, Susan Kobara 2938 Via lpanema Carlsbad 92009 7609422773 1 Memorandum March 20, 2017 To: From: Via: Honorable Mayor <md. City Council .l'l A 1 ( Jason Haber, Assistant to the City Mana~ Kevin Crawford, City Manager {City of Carlsbad Re: Summary of Publit and City Council Comments on 2017 City Council Goals Attached for your reference is a summary of public and City Council comments made during the City Council Goals Workshops on February 21 and March 18, 2017, as well as those submitted to the city by email. Comments have been grouped according to the 2016 City Council Goal, or category with which they are most closely associated. In addition to the six current City Council Goals (Transportation I City Hall I Education I Coastline/ Railroad Trench I Village & Barrio), comments have been grouped under three additional categories of Environmental Sustainability, Parks & Open Space, and Miscellaneous. Please contact me if you have any questions. cc: Celia Brewer, City Attorney Marisa Lundstedt, Chief Operations Officer Gary Barberio, Assistant City Manager Sheila Cobian, Clerk Services Manager City of Carlsbad Leadership Team City Manager's Office City Hall1200 Car~bad Village Dr. I Carlsbad, CA 92008 I 760-434-2820 t Summary of Public and City Council Comments Regarding 2017 City Council Goals Council Public Public Email COMMENTS Comments Comments Comments Comments 2/21/2017 2/21/2017 3/18/2017 TRANSPORTATION Develop a smart parking app 1 Incorporate transit infrastructure & circulation improvements in development approvals 1 Improve ROW construction management Reduce speed & add sharrows on Jefferson Ave. @ Buena Vista Lagoon 1 Utilize alternative pedestrian improvements such as DG pathways 1 Increase neighborhood traffic calming 1 Create a preference for clean transportation choices 1 Pursue low-impact solution to 1-5/78 Interchange 1 CITY HALL Design as civic center 1 Engage community early on location 1 Remove non-preferred locations from consideration to avoid ongoing ownership costs 1 Select preferred location to allow complimentary development to occur EDUCATION None COASTLINE Engage community through broad public outreach 1 Pursue a regional partnership on lagoon dredging 1 Preserve open & natural coastline 2 1R 1 Bluff protection & signage@ power plant 1 Lifeguards on north beach 3 Develop a long-term plan & coordinated design concept 1 1R Improve accessibility 1 Improve public facilities & infrastructure 1 Include restrooms in Ocean Street Beach Access project 1 RAILROAD TRENCH Support railroad trench·ing Engage the public in project scoping Consider pedestrian & vehicle underpasses/overpasses as alternatives to trenching VILLAGE & BARRIO Ensure two-way communication in Barrio Strong meeting Develop clear design guidelines Establish design review advisory board Improve walkability I infrastructure maintenance Eliminate angled parking on State St. -~~-~~- Close State St. to vehicular traffic State & Grand parking lot park/plaza Address over-concentration of low-income & inclusionary housing in the Barrio Adopt a moratorium on development until the Village & Barrio Master Plan is adopted Include green space and gardens as appropriate use of City-owned property Do not allow 5-story buildings Establish developer fees for utility undergrounding Discontinue use of City signs promoting private housing developments ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Implement Community Choice Energy Establish an environmental sustainability advisory group/commission Support greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies & initiatives such as 'Carbon Fee & Dividend' Increase investments in local renewable energy generation Eliminate pesticide use in public property management Fight development of the Carlsbad Energy Center Project Develop local groundwater resources Develop a climate change plan Address air quality impact of wood-burning fireplaces 6 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 PARKS & OPEN SPACE Develop Hub Park & Trails Buil~ more neighborhood parks Use available funds for open space acquisition Preserve open/natural space at Buena Vista Lagoon MISCELLANEOUS Facilitate volunteer marketplace program & online tool Partner with SDSU's Sage Project Adopt a campaign finance reform ordinance Update growth management plan Develop digital communications and data-sharing tools to become a leader in public engagement Adopt ethics ordinance * R = Repeat Speaker/Commenter 2 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 ... ~CLEAN ENERGY ~CANADA PROOF POSITIVE THE MECHANICS AND IMPACTS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA'S CARBON TAX In 2008, British Columbia announced a bold new climate policy: North America's first revenue~neutral tax on carbon pollution. How does British Columbia look today, six years later? The provincial economy enjoys stronger economic performance than the Canadian average. Carbon pollution is down. The carbon tax now funds more than a billion dollars a year in other tax cuts, resulting in one of Canada's lowest corporate tax rates. Meanwhile, the party that introduced the tax has won both of the two elections held since the policy took effect. "Today, British Columbia and Vancouver have among the lowest income tax rates in Canada, their economies are growing, and their greenhouse-gas-per-capita rates are among the lowest in North America. 'Renewable energy and clean tech companies are choosing to invest in Vancouver precisely because we are ahead of the curve with a carbon tax,' said Mayor Gregor Robertson. The carbon tax is bolstering Vancouver's pursuit of a clean, green future." Source: World Bank Group, "What Does Carbon Pricmg Success Look Like? Ask These Leaders," September 18. 2014 HOW IT HAPPENED • British Columbia announced the carbon tax in the province's 2008 annual budget. • The tax became the centrepiece of a suite of climate policies the province had rolled out since announcing a plan for tackling carbon pollution in 2007. • The policy aligned with the business community's preferences: the private sector asked the government to design approaches to reducing carbon pollution that were administratively simple, economy-wide, and revenue-neutral. • The policy tapped into a public appetite for climate action, but the tax would not have happened without the personal leadership of the province's then-premier, Gordon Campbell, who made tackling climate change a priority for his centre-right government. HOW IT WORKS The. tax started at CAD $10 per metric tonne of carbon dioxide-equivalent in 2008 and ramped up by $5 each year to reach $30 a tonne by 2012. In 2008, that meant a 2.4 cents I litr:-e (USD$.09/gallon) increase in the price of gasoline. By 2012, the tax increased gas prices by 6.7 cents per litre ($0.25/gallon). Thett<~x covers nearly all emissions from burning fossil fuels in British Columbia-a total of over 70 percent of the province's carbon pollution. The tax does not raise new revenues for the province. Instead, the government mandated that every dollar of carbctl tax revenue collected must be returned to British Columbia's taxpayers and businesses through tax cuts. (In practice, British Columbia's tax cuts have actually more than cancelled out the revenues collected from the carbon tax, making it slightly "revenue negative" for the government.) British Columbia's government built a targeted tax credit for low-income citizens into the policy design, in order to shield low-income earners from potential adverse impacts of the carbon tax. While the province has made some adjustments to its carbon tax over the years, each of the core policy elements outlined above remains in place today. "[l]ntroducing the taxes incrementally over time can allow households and businesses to make smooth, efficient adjustments. The implementation of British Columbia's carbon tax is as near as we have to a textbook case, with wide coverage across sectors and a steady increase in the rate." Source: OECD Secretary-Genera/ Angel Gurria in a speech delivered October 9, 2013 WHO PAYS, AND HOW? The government wanted an approach that was both comprehensive and simple to administer, to ensure the policy would add the minimum of new bureaucracy. As a result, British Columbia decided to piggyback the administration of the carbon tax on top of an existing fuel tax paid by fuel wholesalers (fuel importers or domestic producers). Wholesalers pass the tax on to retailers, who pass it on to consumers-who see it itemized on their receipts at the pump. This approach means that the province only collects the tax directly from a limited number of companies. Regular taxpayers and most businesses don't have any new forms to fill out. "[M]ost Business Council members support the concept of pricing GHG emissions as part of a longer-term strategy to move to a lower carbon economy .... ln more specific terms, the Business Council generally supports a number of carbon tax design criteria: the broad application of carbon pricing across the economy, periodic reviews of the tax in light of developments in other jurisdictions, and ensuring that any increases in the tax come in small, predictable increments." Source: Business Council of British Columbia, Submission on the Provincial Carbon Tax, September 5, 2012 HOW DOES REVENUE NEUTRALITY WORK? In 2012, after five years of scheduled incrE-ases, the tax reachedg r-ate of $30 a tonne. • At that tax rate, British Columbia's government collects more than a billion dollars a year in carbon taxes. Every year, the government estimates its expected carbon tax revenues for the next three years, and enacts an equal or greater package of tax cuts. • In fact, by law, the Finance Minister is required to take a 15 per·cent pay cut if the tax is not r·evenue-neutral for the government. Some tax cuts have been very broad- r-eductions in the large and small business tax rates, reductions in income tax rates- while others are more targeted or directly linked to clrmate policy. Some examples of the latter tax cuts include: • A climate action tax credit for-low- -_ income British Columbians. An annual $200 benefit for nor·thern and rural homeowners. • Training tax credits for· individuals and businesses. • Tax credits for the digital r11edia sector and the province's film sector. Tax credits for children's fitness and arts programs. CLEAN TECH RISING British Columbia is home to a growing clean technology sector, with more than 150 firms in operation in 2012- accounting for 22 percent of Canada's clean technology presence in a province with 13 percent of Canada's population. WHAT DOES IT COVER? The government levies the tax based on the carbon content of fossil fuels (coal, oil and natural gas) burned in British Columbia. Some emission sources are not covered by the tax. These include: • Emissions that will occur outside British Columbia: for example, emissions from inter-jurisdictional aviation and shipping or from fuels exported from the province. • Emissions that are currently difficult to measure accurately, such as methane emissions from landfills, and • Non-combustion emissions, like those that result from chemical reactions in certain industrial processes. WHAT WAS THE RESPONSE? Polling shows that a majority of British Columbians (54 percent) supported the tax when it was introduced, and a majority (52 percent) continue to support it today. In 2012, public support for the tax reached a high of 64 percent just as the tax reached its maximum level. The province's business community was cautiously accepting of the carbon tax when it was introduced. Many companies saw the tax as being less cumbersome than regulations to cut carbon pollution. Businesses also supported the tax's broad coverage, since their position was (and remains) that it's important to price emissions from consumers along with those from industrial activity. TAX POLITICS British Columbia had a general election in 2009, the year after the carbon tax came into effect. The governing party's main political opposition, the New Democratic Party, ran on a commitment to "Axe the Tax," but voters nonetheless re-elected the party that introduced the carbon tax. In the aftermath of that election, the New Democrats dropped their opposition to the carbon tax, saying that B.C. voters' clear support for the tax had settled the issue. British Columbia's Liberal party-the party that introduced the tax-also won a subsequent election in 2013, after the tax had reached its scheduled maximum rate. "British Columbia has shown the rest of Canada, a country with high carbon emissions per head, that a carbon tax can achieve multiple benefits at minimal cost." The Economist, "We have a Winner: British Columbia's Carbon Tax Woos Skeptics,")uly 21, 2011 RESPONDING TO PUBLIC AND BUSINESS CONCERNS The province has made two notable changes to the tax since its introduction: • Some rural residents-and their municipal leaders-felt penalized by the tax because they see themselves as being more dependent on personal vehicles than city dwellers. In response, the government introduced a rebate for rural and northern residents in 2009. • Some parts of the agricultural sector felt disadvantaged because their competitors outside British Columbia did not face a tax on emissions. In response, the province introduced tax rebates for greenhouse growers, and on agricultural fuels, in 2012. "Six years after the policy was instituted, BC's fuel use is down a whopping 16.1%. Its economic growth has kept pace with the rest of Canada. And its personal and corporate income tax rates are now among the lowest in Canada. In short, the numbers indicate that BC's carbon tax shift has been a remarkable success, environmentally and economically." Stewart Elgie, Chair, Sustainable Prosperity, 'Just the Facts, Please: The True Story of How B.C.'s Carbon Tax is Working,")uly 9, 2014 RESEARCH AND RESULTS As one of North America's leading climate policies, British Columbia's carbon tax has been the subject of a significant amount academic analysis. Researchers at Sustainable Prosperity, a think tank at the University of Ottawa, found that the carbon tax has been an economic and environmental success story. Their results include: • While per capita fuel use in the rest of Canada has grown, fuel consumption in British Columbia has dropped since the carbon tax came into effect. • Canada's economy as a whole suffered in the 2008 global downturn, but British Columbia's economy has outperformed that of the country overall since the tax came into effect. Recent research has also found that: • British Columbia's carbon tax does not disadvantage low-income residents. Instead, economic modelling suggests the policy is "highly progressive," an effect enhanced by the province's low-income tax credits. • There is no evidence that the carbon tax harms the competitiveness of the province's agricultural trade. (Perhaps surprisingly, researchers found that fossil fuel purchases account for just four percent of farm spending in the province.) ~CLEAN ..... · ENERGY ~·CANADA References available upon request. Clean Energy Canada (c/eanenergycanada.org) is an energy and climate think tank worlting to accelerate our nation's transition to clean and renewable energy. For more Information, please contact the author of this fact sheet, Clare Demerse, Senior Policy Advisor, clare@cleanenergycanada.org. Home j?J d . t/aulo,P-~l«L .. LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION Bill information California Law Publications Other Resources My Subscriptions My Favorites AJR-43 Greenhouse gases: climate change. (2015-2016) SHARE THIS: IJ ~ Assembly Joint Resolution No. 43 CHAPTER 168 Relative to greenhouse gases. [ Filed with Secretary of State September 01, 2016. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AJR 43, Williams. Greenhouse gases: climate change. This measure would urge the United States Congress to enact a tax on carbon-based fossil fuels. Fiscal Committee: no WHEREAS, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has stated in its recently released 5th Assessment Report, Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis, that "[w]arming of the climate system is unequivocal" and "[i]t is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century"; and WHEREAS, In May of 2013, the global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million, the highest level in the last 800,000 years; and WHEREAS, In May 2014, two separate scientific papers were published in journals of Geophysical Research Letters documenting dramatic retreats of Antarctic glaciers and predicting that large-scale destruction of the West Antarctic ice sheets is likely now inevitable and will lead to sea level rises of 10 feet or more; and WHEREAS, The 2013 Indicators of Climate Change in California, released by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, found that continued warming of the atmosphere would cause threats of flooding along the coastline of California; threats to infrastructure, sewage systems, wetlands, and marine life; increased ocean acidification; increased threats from wildfires; threats to the water supply from decreased snow packs; increased asthma and respiratory illness due to higher ozone levels; increased insurance and mitigation costs; and negative impacts to the agriculture, fishing, and tourism industries; and WHEREAS, Conservative estimates by climate scientists throughout the world state that, to achieve climate stabilization and avoid cataclysmic climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be brought to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050; and WHEREAS, The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code) commits the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and the Governor's Executive Order S-3-05 further calls on the state to establish a policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050; and WHEREAS, The California Global Warming Solution Act of 2006 has reached its 10-year anniversary and the California economy remains strong; and WHEREAS, The United States needs powerful new policies to meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction goals established in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement; and WHEREAS, The United States Congress can enact a national carbon tax on fossil fuels, based on the amount of carbon dioxide the fuel will emit when burned; and WHEREAS, For efficient administration, fossil fuels can be taxed once, as far upstream in the economy as practical, or at the port of entry into the United States; and WHEREAS, A national, revenue-neutral carbon tax starting at a relatively low rate and increasing steadily over future years is a market-based solution that would minimally disrupt the economy while sending a clear and predictable price signal to businesses to develop and use noncarbon-based energy resources; and WHEREAS, Citizens' Climate Education Corporation Commissioned Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI) to do a nation-wide macroeconomic study on the impact of a revenue-neutral carbon tax; and WHEREAS, REMI's study predicted that, after 10 years, a revenue-neutral carbon tax would lead to a decrease in carbon dioxide emissions by 33 percent, an increase in national employment by 2.1 million jobs, and an average monthly dividend for a family of four of $288; and WHEREAS, Border adjustments, such as carbon-content-based tariffs on products imported from countries without comparable carbon pricing and refunds to our exporters of carbon taxes paid can maintain the competitiveness of United States businesses in global markets; and WHEREAS, A national carbon tax can be implemented quickly and efficiently, and respond to the urgency of the climate crisis, because the federal government already has in place mechanisms, such as the Internal Revenue Service, needed to implement and enforce the tax and already collects taxes from fossil fuel producers and importers; and WHEREAS, A national carbon tax would make the United States a leader in mitigating climate change and the advancing clean energy technologies of the 21st Century, and would incentivize other countries to enact similar carbon taxes, thereby reducing global carbon dioxide emissions without the need for complex international agreements; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature hereby urges the United States Congress to enact, without delay, a tax on carbon-based fossil fuels; and be it further Resolved, That the tax should be collected once, as far upstream in the economy as practical, or at the port of entry into the United States; and, be it further Resolved, That the tax rate should start low and increase steadily and predictably to achieve the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the United States to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050; and be it further Resolved, That all tax revenue should be returned to middle-and low-income Americans to protect them from the impact of rising prices due to the tax; and, be it further Resolved, That the international competitiveness of United States businesses should be protected by using carbon-content-based tariffs and tax refunds; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution. Home j?J~ d . (~aulo~~L-- 1 LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION Bill Information California Law Publications Other Resources My Subscriptions My Favorites AJR-43 Greenhouse gases: climate change. (2015-2016) SHARE THIS: IJ A Assembly Joint Resolution No. 43 CHAPTER 168 Relative to greenhouse gases. [ Filed with Secretary of State September 01, 2016. ] LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AJR 43, Williams. Greenhouse gases: climate change. This measure would urge the United States Congress to enact a tax on carbon-based fossil fuels. Fiscal Committee: no WHEREAS, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has stated in its recently released 5th Assessment Report, Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis, that "[w]arming of the climate system is unequivocal" and "[i]t is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century"; and WHEREAS, In May of 2013, the global atmospheric concentration of carbon dioxide reached 400 parts per million, the highest level in the last 800,000 years; and WHEREAS, In May 2014, two separate scientific papers were published in journals of Geophysical Research Letters documenting dramatic retreats of Antarctic glaciers and predicting that large-scale destruction of the West Antarctic ice sheets is likely now inevitable and will lead to sea level rises of 10 feet or more; and WHEREAS, The 2013 Indicators of Climate Change in California, released by the Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, found that continued warming of the atmosphere would cause threats of flooding along the coastline of California; threats to infrastructure, sewage systems, wetlands, and marine life; increased ocean acidification; increased threats from wildfires; threats to the water supply from decreased snow packs; increased asthma and respiratory illness due to higher ozone levels; increased insurance and mitigation costs; and negative impacts to the agriculture, fishing, and tourism industries; and WHEREAS, Conservative estimates by climate scientists throughout the world state that, to achieve climate stabilization and avoid cataclysmic climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases must be brought to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050; and WHEREAS1 The California Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (Division 25.5 (commencing with Section 38500) of the Health and Safety Code) commits the state to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 1990 levels by 20201 and the Governor's Executive Order S-3-05 further calls on the state to establish a policy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050; and WHEREAS, The California Global Warming Solution Act of 2006 has reached its 10-year anniversary and the California economy remains strong; and WHEREAS, The United States needs powerful new policies to meet its greenhouse gas emission reduction goals established in the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement; and WHEREAS, The United States Congress can enact a national carbon tax on fossil fuels, based on the amount of carbon dioxide the fuel will emit when burned; and WHEREAS, For efficient administration, fossil fuels can be taxed once, as far upstream in the economy as practical, or at the port of entry into the United States; and WHEREAS, A national, revenue-neutral carbon tax starting at a relatively low rate and increasing steadily over future years is a market-based solution that would minimally disrupt the economy while sending a clear and predictable price signal to businesses to develop and use noncarbon-based energy resources; and WHEREAS, Citizens' Climate Education Corporation Commissioned Regional Economic Models, Inc. (REMI) to do a nation-wide macroeconomic study on the impact of a revenue-neutral carbon tax; and WHEREAS, REMI's study predicted that, after 10 years, a revenue-neutral carbon tax would lead to a decrease in carbon dioxide emissions by 33 percent, an increase in national employment by 2.1 million jobs, and an average monthly dividend for a family of four of $288; and WHEREAS, Border adjustments, such as carbon-content-based tariffs on products imported from countries without comparable carbon pricing and refunds to our exporters of carbon taxes paid can maintain the competitiveness of United States businesses in global markets; and WHEREAS, A national carbon tax can be implemented quickly and efficiently, and respond to the urgency of the climate crisis, because the federal government already has in place mechanisms, such as the Internal Revenue Service, needed to implement and enforce the tax and already collects taxes from fossil fuel producers and importers; and WHEREAS, A national carbon tax would make the United States a leader in mitigating climate change and the advancing clean energy technologies of the 21st Century, and would incentivize other countries to enact similar carbon taxes, thereby reducing global carbon dioxide emissions without the need for complex international agreements; now, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly and the Senate of the State of California, jointly, That the Legislature hereby urges the United States Congress to enact, without delay, a tax on carbon-based fossil fuels; and be it further Resolved, That the tax should be collected once, as far upstream in the economy as practical, or at the port of entry into the United States; and, be it further Resolved, That the tax rate should start low and increase steadily and predictably to achieve the goal of reducing carbon dioxide emissions in the United States to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050; and be it further Resolved, That all tax revenue should be returned to middle-and low-income Americans to protect them from the impact of rising prices due to the tax; and, be it further Resolved, That the international competitiveness of United States businesses should be protected by using carbon-content-based tariffs and tax refunds; and be it further Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of this resolution to the President and Vice President of the United States, to the Speaker of the House of Representatives, to the Majority Leader of the Senate, to each Senator and Representative from California in the Congress of the United States, and to the author for appropriate distribution. Resolution No. [x] City of Carlsbad Resolution urging the United States Congress to enact a revenue- neutral carbon tax. WHEREAS, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has stated in its recently released 5th Assessment Report, Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis, that "Warming of the climate system is unequivocal," and "It is extremely likely that human influence has been the dominant cause of the observed warming since the mid-20th century;" WHEREAS, Conservative estimates by the world's climate scientists state that to achieve climate stabilization and avoid cataclysmic climate change, emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) must be brought to 80% below 1990 levels by 2050; and WHEREAS, The Global Warming Solutions Act of2006 commits the State of California to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 1990 levels by 2020, and the Governor's Executive Order S-3-05 further calls on the State to reduce GHG emissions 80% below 1990 levels by 2050; and WHEREAS, Presently the environmental, health, and social costs of carbon emissions are not included in prices paid for fossil fuels, but rather these externalized costs are borne directly and indirectly by all Americans and global citizens; and WHEREAS, To begin to correct this market failure, Congress can enact a national carbon tax on fossil fuels, based on the amount of C02 the fuel will emit when burned; and WHEREAS, For efficient administration, fossil fuels can be taxed once, as far upstream in the economy as practical, or at the port of entry into the United States; and WHEREAS, A national, revenue-neutral carbon tax starting at a relatively low rate and increasing steadily over future years is a market-based solution that would minimally disrupt the economy while sending a clear and predictable price signal to businesses to develop and use non-carbon-based energy resources; and WHEREAS, The Citizens' Climate Education Corporation (CCEC) contracted a third party, Regional Economic Modeling, Inc. (REMI) to do a nation-wide macroeconomic study on the impact of a revenue-neutral carbon tax; and WHEREAS, REMI's study predicted that, after 10 years, a revenue-neutral carbon tax would lead to a decrease in C02 emissions by 33 percent, an increase in national employment of 2.1 million jobs, and an average monthly dividend for a family of four of$288; and WHEREAS, Border adjustments -carbon content-based tariffs on products imported from countries without comparable carbon pricing, and refunds to our exporters of carbon taxes paid -can maintain the competitiveness of U.S. businesses in global markets; and WHEREAS, A national carbon tax can be implemented quickly and efficiently, and respond to the urgency of the climate crisis, because the federal government already has in place 1 mechanisms, such as the Internal Revenue Service, needed to implement and enforce the tax, and already collects taxes from fossil fuel producers and importers; and WHEREAS, A national carbon tax would make the United States a leader in mitigating climate change and in the clean energy technologies of the 21st Century, and would provide incentive to other countries to enact similar carbon taxes, reducing global C02 emissions without the need for complex international agreements; Now, therefore, be it: RESOLVED, That the City of Carlsbad urges the United States Congress to enact without delay a tax on carbon-based fossil fuels; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the tax should be collected once, as far upstream in the economy as practical, or at the port of entry into the United States; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the tax rate should start low and increase steadily and predictably, to achieve the goal of reducing U.S. C02 emissions to 10% of 1990 levels by 2050; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That all tax revenue should be returned to households to protect low- and middle-income Americans from the impact of rising prices due to the tax; and, be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That the international competitiveness of U.S. businesses should be protected by using carbon content-based border tariffs and tax refunds. PASS ED AND ADOPTED as a resolution of the City Council of the City of Carlsbad at the regular meeting held on the [X], 2016, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers [ x] NOES: Councilmembers [ x] ABSENT: [x] ABSTAIN: [x] 2 Matt Hall Mayor, City of Carlsbad FCevinCrawford City Manager March 21, 2017 2017 City Council Goals Workshop III Today’s Agenda •Goals Adoption Process Overview •Background •Objectives •Public Comment •Council Discussion •2017 Goals –Direction to Staff Goals Adoption Process •Workshop I –February 21 •Workshop II –March 18 (Saturday) •Workshop III –March 21 •2017 Goals Adoption –March 28 •2017-18 Work Plan Adoption –April 18 Background •City Council Goals –Future-oriented –More conceptual –High-level/strategic/complex –Citywide/regional impact –Evolving timeline & resource needs –Multi-department/agency coordination 2016 City Council Goals •Become a leader in multimodal transportation •Plan for a new city hall •Develop lifelong learners through education •Enhance Carlsbad’s coastline •Trench the railroad tracks •Build vitality in the Village and Barrio Background •City Projects –Short/medium-term focus –Clearly defined scope –Discreet capital or policy objective –Localized/specific impact –Defined timeline & resource needs CIP Projects Community Settlement Agreement Retail Pet Sales Ban Village Grill Lease Background •Day-to-day City Operations –Immediate short-term focus –Operational tasks & objectives –Ongoing essential functions –Account for the majority of workload & resource needs Inspections Fleet & Road Maintenance Police & Fire Billing Permitting Parks Maintenance Library Services Workshop III Objectives •Receive public comment •Discuss Council goals & priorities •Direct staff to prepare 2017 Council Goals resolution ? Public & Council Comments •Supplemental Memo –Summary of public and Council comments –From Council Workshops I and II –20+ speakers –55+ goal concepts –Categorized under current goals, environmental sustainability, parks & open space, miscellaneous Public & Council Comments TRANSPORTATION Develop a smart parking app Incorporate transit infrastructure & circulation improvements in development approvals Improve ROW construction management Reduce speed & add sharrows on Jefferson Ave. @ Buena Vista Lagoon Utilize alternative pedestrian improvements such as DG pathways Increase neighborhood traffic calming Create a preference for clean transportation choices Pursue low-impact solution to I-5/78 Interchange Public & Council Comments CITY HALL Design as civic center Engage community early on location Remove non-preferred locations from consideration to avoid ongoing ownership costs Select preferred location to allow complimentary development to occur Public & Council Comments COASTLINE Engage community through broad public outreach Pursue a regional partnership on lagoon dredging Preserve open & natural coastline Bluff protection & signage @ power plant Lifeguards on north beach Develop a long-term plan & coordinated design concept Improve accessibility Improve public facilities & infrastructure Include restrooms in Ocean Street Beach Access project Public & Council Comments RAILROAD TRENCH Support railroad trenching Engage the public in project scoping Consider pedestrian & vehicle underpasses/overpasses as alternatives to trenching Public & Council Comments VILLAGE & BARRIO Ensure two-way communication in Barrio Strong meeting Develop clear design guidelines Establish design review advisory board Improve walkability / infrastructure maintenance Eliminate angled parking on State St. Close State St. to vehicular traffic State & Grand parking lot park/plaza Address over-concentration of low-income & inclusionary housing in the Barrio Adopt a moratorium on development until the Village & Barrio Master Plan is adopted Include green space and gardens as appropriate use of City-owned property Do not allow 5-story buildings Establish developer fees for utility undergrounding Discontinue use of City signs promoting private housing developments Public & Council Comments ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Implement Community Choice Energy Establish an environmental sustainability advisory group/commission Support greenhouse gas emissions reduction policies & initiatives such as 'Carbon Fee & Dividend' Increase investments in local renewable energy generation Eliminate pesticide use in public property management Fight development of the Carlsbad Energy Center Project Develop local groundwater resources Develop a climate change plan Address air quality impact of wood-burning fireplaces Public & Council Comments PARKS & OPEN SPACE Develop Hub Park & Trails Build more neighborhood parks Use available funds for open space acquisition Preserve open/natural space at Buena Vista Lagoon Public & Council Comments MISCELLANEOUS Facilitate volunteer marketplace program & online tool Partner with SDSU's Sage Project Adopt a campaign finance reform ordinance Update growth management plan Develop digital communications and data-sharing tools to become a leader in public engagement Adopt ethics ordinance Single- Comment Ideas 2+ Comment Ideas Discussion Segmentation Part I –Transportation –City Hall –Education –Coastline (Beach Access, State Partnership, Terramar) –Environmental Sustainability –Parks & Open Space –Miscellaneous Part II –Coastline (Tamarack) –Railroad Trench –Village & Barrio Public Comment 2017 Council Goals Workshop III •Keep or amend current goals? •Add new goals? Take goals away? •Consensus on 2017 City Council Goals •Final Comments •Next Steps: –Resolution / Work Plan / Budget