1. La Mesa Climate Action Plan Supplemental Environmental Impact Report Scoping Meeting
May 31, 2017

2. Welcome and Introductions
City of La Mesa
Carol Dick, Community Development Director
Chris Jacobs, Senior Planner
Howard Lee, Associate Planner
AECOM (Consultant Services)
Matthew Gerken, Project Manager
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3. Scoping Meeting Purpose
To gather input on the issue areas that will be included in the Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (SEIR)
We want your input on the following topics:
Environmental issues to be analyzed
Possible alternatives or mitigation measures to consider
Input will be used to develop the “scope” of the SEIR
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4. Overview Introductions What is a Climate Action Plan?
What is CEQA and where are we in the process?
What will be in the Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Report?
How can I provide input?
Public comments

5. What is a Climate Action Plan (CAP)?
Long-range plan to reduce community-wide GHG emissions
Considers statewide GHG actions
Establishes local reduction targets
Develops local measures to achieve reduction targets
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6. La Mesa CAP Supplemental EIR
CAP Components
2010 baseline emissions inventory and forecast for 2035 target year
Reduction strategy areas:
Energy
Transportation and Land Use
Water
Solid Waste
Green Infrastructure
Pathway towards 2035 target
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7. La Mesa CAP Supplemental EIR
CAP Goals and Benefits
Goal: Demonstrate consistency with State legislation on GHG reduction.
Implement the General Plan EIR Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Measure.
Positive benefits for local community:
Improved air quality and public health
Reduced energy bills
Improved transportation access
Infrastructure improvements supporting alternatives to driving
Recycling, water conservation, and urban agriculture 
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8. La Mesa CAP Supplemental EIR
California Environmental Quality Act (California Public Resources Code, Division 13)
Evaluate potential direct, indirect, and cumulative environmental impacts
Identify methods to avoid or reduce significant impacts
Evaluate alternatives
Obtain public and agency input and comments during the CEQA process
After the 30-day review period for the NOP is complete and all comments are received, a Draft Supplemental Environmental Impact Report (DSEIR) will be completed in accordance with CEQA, as amended (Public Resources Code, Section et seq.) and the State Guidelines for Implementation of CEQA (California Code of Regulations, Section et seq.). Once the DSEIR is completed, it will be made available for public review and comment. Copies of the DSEIR will be mailed directly to those agencies commenting on the NOP.
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9. Supplemental EIR (CEQA Guidelines Sections 15162 through 15164)
Since the CAP wasn’t developed at the time of the General Plan PEIR, a supplemental EIR is necessary.
The supplement to the EIR only needs to contain the information necessary to make the previous EIR adequate for the project as revised.
This document will address whether the CAP and proposed changes to Mitigation Measure GHG-1 adopted in the GPU PEIR would result in any new or substantially more severe environmental impacts than those previously evaluated in the certified GPU PEIR.
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10. Existing General Plan and PEIR
Mitigation Measure GHG-1 Required a Climate Action Plan
Draft 2020 Climate Action Plan (2015)
Revised CAP to 2035 (2016)
Supplemental EIR will analyze additional level of GHG reduction measures
The City of La Mesa certified an EIR for its updated General Plan in The EIR included Mitigation Measure GHG-1, requiring the City to develop and adopt a Climate Action Plan. In order to implement Mitigation Measure GHG-1, the City drafted a Climate Action Plan in 2015 focusing on the 2020 reduction targets, but has since decided to additionally pursue a 2035 GHG reduction strategy to comply with long-term state mandate reductions targets and subsequently reduce cumulatively considerable significant impacts to climate change to a less-than-significant level pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). As the General Plan EIR did not account for the level of GHG reduction that is being proposed as part of the 2035 Climate Action Plan, a Supplemental EIR to the adopted General Plan is necessary to analyze any additional impacts not covered in the existing EIR.
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11. Potential SEIR Focus Areas- CAP Measures
Aesthetics
Noise
Air Quality
Paleontological Resources
Cultural Resources
Population and Housing
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Public Services, Utilities, and Energy
Hazards and Hazardous Materials
Transportation and Traffic
Hydrology and Water Quality
Land Use
The existing General Plan PEIR comprehensively addresses impacts associated with implementing the General Plan through the City’s planning horizon. The SEIR would provide information additional to the analysis presented in the existing PEIR so that the SEIR, when combined with the PEIR, would address the addition of the CAP. At this time, the City anticipates that the SEIR would focus on the following areas where additional information may be necessary.
The City does not anticipate that there would be new or increased impacts associated with these topics, only that additional information could be helpful to ensure the analysis and reporting in the SEIR is current.
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12. La Mesa CAP Supplemental EIR
Schedule
Phase
Date
Notice of Preparation (30 day comment period May 11 through June 12)
May 2017
Public Scoping Meeting
May 31, 2017
Preparation of the Supplemental EIR
June 2017
City Council CAP Subcommittee Draft 2035 CAP review
Environmental Sustainability Commission review and comment on Draft 2035 CAP
July 2017
Supplemental EIR Notice and Public Review Draft 2035 CAP for comment (45-day notice and Notice of Completion)
Planning Commission - Final Draft 2035 CAP / Supplemental EIR review and recommendation to the City Council
September 2017
City Council adoption of the 2035 CAP and certification of Final Supplemental EIR
November 2017 & December 2017
City to File Notice of Determination
December 2017
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13. La Mesa CAP Supplemental EIR
Public Comments – We Want Your Input!
Environmental issues to be analyzed
Possible alternatives or mitigation measures to consider
Please fill out speaker card, comment card, and sign-in sheet
Potential impacts of the Climate Action Plan?
Potential methods to avoid or reduce impacts?
Project alternatives?
Agencies, organizations, individuals who should be notified about the project?
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14. Please send all additional comments by 5 p.m. June 12 to:
Submit Comment Card Tonight
Available at sign-in table
Send Written Comments to:
Chris Jacobs, Senior Planner / Howard Lee, Associate Planner
City of La Mesa, Planning Department
8130 Allison Avenue
La Mesa, CA 91942
Visit Climate Action Plan Website:
Call Planning Department Phone Line:
(619)

15. Thank You for Attending Tonight!
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