Meeting of the Gateway Cities Planning Directors
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Meeting of the Gateway Cities Planning Directors PLEASE ARRIVE AT 7:45 AM FOR CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST Wednesday, August 14, 2019 8:00AM Gateway Cities COG Offices 16401 Paramount Boulevard, Paramount 2nd Floor Conference Room AGENDA I. Self-Introductions 15 Min II. CalEPA Brownfields Funding Presentation Kathryn Dominic Site Cleanup Subaccount Program Unit Chief State Water Resources Control Board 15 Min III. EV Permit Streamlining Presentation Marco Anderson Sustainability Program Manager SCAG Michelle Kinman Director of Transportation & Elizabeth Moss Transportation Electrification Partnership Coordinator LA Cleantech Incubator 25 Min IV. SCAG RHNA Methodology Update & Connect SoCal (2020) RTP/SCS Development Kevin Kane Regional Planner SCAG 5 Min V. GCCOG RHNA Discussion (continued) Christopher Koontz, AICP Planning Bureau Manager City of Long Beach 5 Min VI. Climate & Regional Planning Update Stephanie Cadena Assistant Planner Gateway Cities COG VII. Discussion of Future Agenda Items VIII. Adjourn State Water Resources Control Board Division of Financial Assistance Funding for Site Cleanups: The Site Cleanup Subaccount Program (SCAP) Kathryn Dominic, P.G. Gateway Cities Council of Governments August 14, 2019 Good Morning! SCAP Stats in a Nutshell • 75 projects funded as of June 2019 • Over $66 million in awards • 63 grant-funded projects now in progress • 12 Regional Board contract-funded projects in progress • More than 280 applications reviewed since inception • Four funded projects have achieved regulatory closure to date Other DFA Funding for Site Cleanup Available to Regional Water Boards only: Cleanup and Abatement Account Emergency, Abandoned, and Recalcitrant Sites (EAR) Limited to petroleum Underground Storage Tank sites: UST Cleanup Fund Orphan Sites Cleanup Fund RUST loan program For drinking water projects from municipalities, water purveyors, public agencies, and mutual water companies: Proposition 1 Groundwater Grant Program Drinking Water State Revolving Fund Typical SCAP Projects • Site is subject to Regional Water Board or other regulatory agency requirements • Responsible parties have little or no ability to pay • Project not eligible for other DFA funding • Sites posing threat to human health or the environment • Contaminant releases from industrial or small commercial operations • There really are no ‘typical SCAP projects’… Good news for cities SCAP can provide financial assistance through grants to municipalities. • City of Victorville – former NuWay Cleaners • City of Sacramento – former Micheletti site • City of Los Angeles – former Wilmington Block 27 A fast-paced project to remove 2,500 tons Former Time Oil Co. petroleum-impacted soils at a former tank farm on West Sacramento the Sacramento River. Removal of contaminated soil allowed the West Sacramento Flood Control Agency to complete a levee restoration project by the end of summer 2018. High-resolution techniques were used to identify Former P&K Cleaners residual dry cleaning solvent near the former Pleasanton machines. SCAP funds the operation of vapor mitigation systems at neighboring homes, groundwater monitoring, a human health risk assessment, and an approach to cleanup. More Information • Visit our website – http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/water_issues/programs/grants_loans/scap • Sign up for email alerts for Groundwater Quality Funding Assistance – http://www.waterboards.ca.gov/resources/email_subscriptions/swrcb_subscrib e.shtml • Use the Financial Assistance Application Submittal Tool (FAAST) - https://faast.waterboards.ca.gov • Contact the SCAP Program Manager, Kathryn Dominic, at [email protected] THANK YOU. Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Streamlined Permitting Process Complying with AB 1236 and Best Practice Strategies 1 Transportation Electrification Partnership Our Region • Nation's largest Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) • Governed by a Regional Council of 86 elected officials square miles So Cal Plug-in Electric Vehicle Readiness Atlas Which neighborhoods have the greatest number of registered PEVs? Where is the greatest demand for workplace charging? Where is the greatest need for retail/ commercial charging? Where is there a lack of nearby charging? Agenda # Item 1 Why is it important to focus on streamlined permitting process for EVCS? 2 What is AB 1236? 3 LACI streamlined permitting recommendations 4 Challenges to implementing a streamlined permitting process 5 Next Steps OUR MISSION LACI is creating an inclusive green economy UNLOCKING INNOVATION MARKET TRANSFORMATION ENHANCING COMMUNITY THE TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION PARTNERSHIP “That’s why we are moving toward an additional 25 percent reduction in GHG emissions and air pollution, through accelerating transportation electrification, by the time the world arrives in Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games.” –TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION LEADERSHIP GROUP, SEPTEMBER 2018 Transportation Sector is Leading Contributor to Climate Change Transportation sector is the largest source of GHG emissions in California As of 2018, transportation accounts for 41% of statewide emissions Source: CARB 5 AB 1236 (Chiu, 2015) Requires Streamlined Permitting Per AB 1236, cities and counties should have implemented streamlined permitting for EV charging On or before September 30, 2016: On or before September 30, 2017: For every city, county, or city and For every city, county, or city and county with a population of 200,000 county with a population of less than or more residents 200,000 residents Source: Plug-in Charging Station Development Streamlining Guidebook 9 What AB 1236 Aims to Accomplish Aligning Authorities Having Making it easy to apply for a Laying the foundation for Jurisdictions (AHJ) and applicants permit streamlined reviews Addressing Breakdown in Electronic Submission Non-Discretionary Use Permit Communication Law requires cities and counties AHJs are required to allow for electronic Cities and counties shall approve permit to adopt an electric vehicle submission of application packets for applications through a building permit or charging station permitting plug-in electric vehicle charging stations similar non-discretionary permit, checklist detailing requirements for through email, internet, and/or fax and focusing on public health and safety a project to be eligible for an allow for electronic signatures on all forms expedited review In the vast majority of cases, this means This simple change can save that no discretionary use permit will be Idea is to create process considerable time and money required, which can be the most time- consuming aspect of permit approvals transparency that simplifies communication for both AHJs and station developers More and more communities are establishing these checklists, but much work remains to spread this solution across the state (checklists were required to be posted by September 30, 2017) Source: Plug-in Charging Station Development Streamlining Guidebook 10 What does a streamlined process look like? At the most basic level, a streamlined permitting process does two things: Creates clear pathways to a 1 non-discretionary permit approval 2 Makes the non-discretionary permit simple and straightforward Source: Plug-in Charging Station Development Streamlining Guidebook 11 Complying with AB 1236 AB 1236 Compliant NOT AB 1236 Compliant (Electric Vehicle Charging Station Friendly) (Challenging to Deploy Charging) Ordinance creating expedited, streamlined permitting process for electric vehicle charging stations (EVCS) including Level 2 and direct current No permit streamlining ordinance; and/or ordinances that create fast chargers (DCFC) has been adopted unreasonable barriers to EVCS installation Checklist of all requirements needed for expedited review posted on Authority Having Jurisdiction (usually a city or county) website No checklist for EVCS permitting requirements EVCS projects that meet expedited checklist are administratively Permitting process centered around getting a discretionary use permit approved through building or similar non-discretionary permit first EVCS projects reviewed with the focus on health and safety EVCS projects reviewed for aesthetic considerations in addition to building and electrical review AHJ commits to issuing one complete written correction notice detailing all deficiencies in an incomplete application and any additional New issue areas introduced by AHJ after initial comments are sent to information needed to be eligible for expedited permit issuance the station developer AHJ accepts electronic signatures on permit applications* Wet signatures required on one or more application forms EVCS permit approval not subject to approval of an association (as defined in Section 4080 of the Civil Code). EVCS approval can be conditioned on the approval of a common interest association. 12 Source: Plug-in Charging Station Development Streamlining Guidebook Permit Timeline Best Practice Application Submittal Complete Response Type of Charger Within Best Practice Optimal Level 2 – Single Family 1 day Multi Level 2 – Shared (Multi- 1 day Same Day Family/Workplace/Public) DC Fast Charger 5 days Source: Plug-in Charging Station Development Streamlining Guidebook LACI Streamlined Permitting Recommendations Provide permitting correction Waive electric vehicle charging sheets station permit fee Develop an outreach and education program for internal and external stakeholders Source: Plug-in Charging Station Development Streamlining Guidebook, CA Plug-in Vehicle Collaborative