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AD HOC SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE
NOVEMBER 16, 2016
Subject/Action
SUBJECT: COUNTYWIDE SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM UPDATE
ACTION: RECEIVE AND FILE
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
RECEIVE AND FILE Countywide Sustainability Program update.
Issue
ISSUE
In December 2012, the Metro Board of Directors adopted the Countywide Sustainability Planning Policy (CSPP) which, among other items, directed the preparation of a Sustainability Annual Report. This report provides an update on issues related to the CSPP and prompts discussion of implementation priorities going forward.
Discussion
DISCUSSION
CSPP Background
The Board-adopted CSPP creates an overall framework for sustainability for Metro and directs action to incorporate sustainability in all aspects of Metro's planning, programming and project delivery. The policy establishes three principles: connecting people and places, creating community value, and conserving resources. In addition, the policy establishes Metro's interest and role in shaping how people experience living, working and recreating in Los Angeles County including the economy, community, environment, and sense of place.
The CSPP and its accompanying implementation plan reflect the thinking and the political and legislative forces in play at the time of its adoption in 2012. Four years later, the policy background particularly at the state level, Metro's own priorities and projects and the broader realm of sustainable transportation, especially related to technology, have changed considerably.
New Climate Legislation
The CSPP was explicitly and intentionally responsive to state climate policy including AB 32 (2006) and SB 375 (2008). The California legislature this year passed several new bills related to climate change that have broad implications for the state. State climate policy also impacts Metro in a number of ways including funding and potential direct regulation, as well as providing impetus and support for Metro sustainabi...
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