R-121-22 Acceptance of Grant Award from SOCAL Gas Company Community Investment Fund at the CA Community Foundation

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1 RESOLUTION NO. R-121-22 2 3 RESOLUTION OF THE COLTON CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT AWARD FROM SOCAL GAS 4 COMPANY COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND AT THE CA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND AMEND THE FY2022-23 BUDGET 5 IN THE AMOUNT OF $50,000 6 WHEREAS, The City of Colton received notice from SoCalGas Company that they have 7 been the successful applicant to receive a Climate Adaptation Planning Grant in the amount of 8 $50,000, and; WHEREAS,In 2021 Claremont Pitzer College,W.M.Keck Science Department,partnered 9 with the City of Colton Sustainability Division to develop a Climate Vulnerability Assessment. From this study the following six factors were identified that made the City of Colton vulnerable to 10 climate change, and; 11 WHEREAS, 1. Heatwaves: From the baseline 1961 - 1990,the City of Colton experienced an average of 4 days per year that exceeded 104.9 degrees Fahrenheit. Going 12 forward,model projections indicate between 16 and 55 extreme heat days by mid-century under the high GHG emissions scenario (RCP 8.5) (California Energy Commission 2021), and; 13 WHEREAS,2.Wildfires: The City of Colton has already identified that increases in 14 drought conditions and the amount of dry vegetation can act as fuel for wildfires (Colton Electric Department 2019b), and; 15 WHEREAS, 3. Flooding: Significant flooding events will occur more frequently in the Santa Ana River area while the flow rate will increase to more than 100,000 cfs (cubic foot per 16 second) (Blickenstaff et al. 2013), and; WHEREAS,4. Drought: Longer dry seasons, coupled with increased average 17 temperatures are suspected to increase severity and longevity of droughts. Warmer temperatures 18 decrease relative humidity and soil moisture and reduce snowpack, and; WHEREAS, 5. Strain on Energy Grid: Increasing temperatures are expected to drive up 19 energy demand in Southern California due to increased use of air conditioning. By the end of the century, electricity demand is projected to exceed the peak load(highest power demand) for 20 almost every summer days in California(Sathaye et al. 2011), and; 21 WHEREAS, 6. Air Quality: Projected impacts of this climate change in California are 22 summarized in California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment(Bedsworth et al. 2018). Briefly, annual average maximum daily temperatures are projected to warm 5.6 degrees Fahrenheit to 8.8 23 degrees Fahrenheit with the current rate of Green House Gas (GHG) emissions, and; WHEREAS,By receiving these funds the City of Colton will develop a Community 24 . Resiliency Study that will come up with solutions to help mitigate the vulnerabilities identified above and provide some guidance to achieve the following outcomes: 25 1. Strengthen emergency management capacity to respond to extreme heat 26 2. Improve capacity of the community to respond to extreme heat 3. Enhance reliability of the grid during high heat events; and 27 4. Decrease Urban Heat Island effect. 28 -1-