Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan

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Santa Monica Sustainable City Plan

• Purpose
• The Sustainable City Plan was created 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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Sustainable City Plan Overview

• Proposed by City staff and the Task Force on the
  Environment in 1992
• Municipal operations
• Environmental sustainability
• 20 indicators

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Sustainable City Plan Overview

• Comprehensive Update in 2001-2002
• Municipal Community
• Environmental, Economic Equity approach to
  sustainability
• 80 indicators

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Sustainable City Plan Details

• ? Long-Term City Council Adopted Policy
• ? Developed Separately From General Plan
• Used to Inform Update of General Plan Elements
• Housed in Public Works
• Funded by Enterprise Funds

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Sustainable City Plan Structure

• ? Guiding Principles (10) Statement of
  commitment
• Goals Areas (8) Areas of focus for both
  municipal operations and the community as a whole
• Goals Provide detailed vision for community
  sustainability in that area
• Indicators Measure progress toward goals
• Indicator Targets Help drive implementation

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Examples Goal, Indicator and Target

• Guiding Principle- Environmental quality,
  economic health and social equity are mutually
  dependent
• Goal Area Resource Conservation
• Goals Decrease consumption of materials, water,
  energy and fuels. Encourage the use of local,
  renewable resources.
• Indicators Total citywide water use percent
  local vs. imported.
• Targets Reduce overall water use by 20 by 2010
  increase percentage of locally obtained water to
  70 of total by 2010.

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Sustainable City Plan Goal Areas

• Resource Conservation
• Environmental and Public Health
• Transportation
• Economic Development

• Housing
• Open Space and Land Use
• Community Education and Civic Participation
• Human Dignity

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SCP Oversight / Plan of Action

• Sustainable City Task Force
• 11 member community panel
• Develop community implementation plan
• Assist with outreach to various community
  constituencies
• Promote community action

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SCP Oversight / Plan of Action

• Sustainability Advisory Team
• Interdepartmental staff team
• Develop municipal implementation plan
• Promote internal consistency
• Promote staff action, program and policy
  development

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Resource Conservation Goals Decrease
consumption of non-local, non-renewable,
non-recyclable energy, water, materials and fuels
/ Promote renewable resource use

• 100 green power
• 3 million pounds of restaurant food waste
  collected
• 1 new LEED project/ year
• Energy use remains stable, but higher than
  target levels
• Leads to Community Energy Independence Initiative

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TransportationGoals Maximize mobility and
access / Reduce traffic and pollution associated
with transportation

• AVR for business exceeds regional levels and the
  sustainable city plan target!
• Over 82 of fleet uses alternative fuels
• Free bike valet program parked more than 16,000
  bikes
• Bus rider ship is stable, but not increasing
• Leads to Mini Blue

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Economic DevelopmentGoals Nurture a diverse,
stable local economy that supports the basic
needs of community members / Increase sustainable
business practices

• Santa Monica has a strong and diverse economy
• No single sector represent more than 25 of total
  economic activity
• Attractive businesses environment, but, limited
  green business practices
• BGP
• SQA
• GBC

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Open Space and Land UseGoals Develop and
maintain a diverse open space system that
supports the community and the natural
environment.

• Size and diversity of community forest has
  increased 17 since 1995
• 90 of residents live within ½ mile of park/open
  space
• Target is 100 within ¼ miles
• Leads to an additional 9.3 acres of new open
  space added this year

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Why a Sustainable City Plan?

• We ignore the things we dont track
• Create a prioritized Plan for action
• Educate and inform decision making

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Sustainable City Progress Report
www.smepd.org/scpr
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Remember The Basics

1. Start small
2. Create boundaries
3. Have a coordinated plan
4. Measure and track progress
5. Communicate your message
6. Refine focus, measurement and message
7. Repeat when necessary

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