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The status report, prepared with Rincon Consultants and presented by BWP sustainability officer Drew Johnstone, included a 2019 baseline and a 2022 inventory showing an overall 11% decrease in community greenhouse‑gas emissions. BWP said the largest remaining sources are electricity use in buildings and on‑road transportation.

Why it matters: The inventory helps the city target investments and programs where they will reduce emissions most effectively — for example, commercial‑sector efficiency measures and electrification of buildings and vehicles. Staff told the council the full plan will require significant investment and that individual actions will return to council for approval and funding.

Key findings and targets: Staff said electricity generation and on‑road transportation make up the two largest slices of community emissions; roughly 41% of emissions are tied to electricity and within that category commercial buildings account for about two‑thirds of electricity use. BWP said it aims to reduce community energy use and support electrification programs that will displace fossil‑fuel equipment and expand electric vehicle charging and public chargers.

BWP reported program progress and items staff will pursue, including:
- utility rebates and incentives to help customers convert gas water heaters and HVAC to electric heat pumps (BWP said it has incentivized roughly 60 residential heat‑pump installations in the past year),
- a target to support electrification of thousands of households and commercial properties by 2030 (BWP cited a community target of 3,000 residential heat‑pump conversions and 170 commercial conversions by 2030),
- a solar and storage siting study for municipal sites and potential community solar plus battery projects, and
- an effort to partner with the local housing authority to electrify affordable housing.

Public comment and concerns: During public comment David Donahue, a local business owner, asked for detailed cost analysis and public outreach, saying a BWP implementation estimate cited in public discussion appeared large: “A $2,000,000,000 price tag is massive,” he said. BWP leadership told council the integrated resources plan (IRP) under state law will inform rate and investment projections; staff estimated potential rate impacts of roughly 4–5% annually for perpetuity under the IRP’s compliance pathways and said they are pursuing state and federal grant funding to offset costs.

Water, conservation and recycled water: Sustainable‑Burbank Commission member Vicki Kirschenbaum told council the city must push conservation and increase recycled‑water use. In response BWP staff said the city is expanding recycled‑water possibilities and is preparing feasibility work for direct/indirect potable reuse and will prioritize water‑saving landscaping and expanded recycled‑water customers where feasible.

Next steps: Staff said they will form an interdepartmental working group to coordinate implementation, continue public outreach, pursue grant funding and return with specific project proposals and budget requests for council approval. A community dashboard and a status report are posted online as part of the city’s tracking program.

Quotable: “Emissions were reduced 11% from 2019 to 2022,” Drew Johnstone said in presenting the inventory. “This is obviously a positive trend.”

Ending: Councilmembers asked staff to schedule public forums or a town‑hall session on costs and community impacts; BWP said it will return with site‑specific solar/storage proposals and funding options for council consideration.
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City housing staff described a new housing enforcement unit and a set of services the city plans to make available, including a pilot mediation program and city‑funded grants for low‑income tenants to obtain legal representation. Staff said they will return with cost estimates and program parameters during the spring budget process.

The action was the first reading/introduction of the ordinance. The council approved introduction with amendments in a 3‑1 vote (Councilmember Rosati recused); the vote followed several hours of public comment and staff presentations. Under the amended language, the locally increased relocation assistance the council adopted last year (three months’ current rent for most no‑fault evictions) will not be reduced for most situations; the narrow exception now applies only to evictions in which an owner or an owner’s relative will occupy the unit.

Why it matters: tenants’ groups, some renters and housing advocates urged broader protections and a rent registry to track rent increases, evictions and ownership; landlord groups urged protections for smaller “mom‑and‑pop” owners and warned of unintended consequences. Council directed staff to return with detailed cost estimates and implementation options so members can weigh tradeoffs in the budget process.

What staff presented: Maribel Leland, the city’s housing authority manager, briefed the council on the housing enforcement unit and related programs funded last year. Since unit staffing began, housing staff said they have opened 15 formal cases and the City Attorney’s Office issued eight notices of violation tied to no‑fault evictions; staff also identified roughly 1,700 parcels with two‑to‑four rental units that might fall under a small‑owner exemption as drafted.

Leland said a tenant mediation pilot — billed as a half‑day, free service for qualifying tenants and landlords — is expected to be available by July 1, with applications for mediators released in January. A separate city‑funded grant program to help qualifying low‑income tenants obtain legal counsel is expected to be in place at the same time. Leland also introduced the concept of a housing market inventory (commonly called a rent registry), and said staff is researching vendor options and estimated costs to present during the May budget hearings.

Tenants and housing advocates urged the council to reject a broad policy carve‑out for small owners and to make the rent registry comprehensive. “A rental registry will allow for transparency in ownership and keep track of pricing trends and habitability violations,” said a representative of a tenants’ group during public comment. Several speakers asked that any tenant protections apply to all renters in Burbank, including those not currently covered by the state law (AB 1482). Landlord and real‑estate trade groups said the anti‑harassment language overlaps with existing laws and warned of litigation risk.

Council action and next steps: The council introduced the ordinance with the amendment narrowing the exemption to owner/relative move‑ins and also directed staff to:
- return in the budget process with costs and options for a rent registry (or multifamily inventory) and an expanded, city‑funded relocation program for qualifying households; and
- bring back parameters for the mediation and low‑income legal grant programs, expected to be available by July 1.

Quotable: “The council is not being asked to make any decisions this evening,” Maribel Leland told the panel as she introduced the update. Tenant advocate Christina Boyer told the council she supported the anti‑harassment language and urged members to “reject the small‑landlord carve‑out.”

Ending: Staff will return with specific program costs and proposed eligibility criteria during the spring budget process; council members said they expect further public outreach before adopting any new fees or ongoing programs.

Votes at a glance:
- Consent calendar (items 1–7, including several resolutions and contract authorizations): approved 5‑0 (vote occurred earlier in the meeting). See provenance below.
- Introduction: Ordinance amending residential tenant protections to add anti‑harassment provisions and to exempt certain small owners only in the instance of owner/relative move‑ins: introduced 3‑1 (Councilmember Rosati recused). See provenance below.","The City Council introduced an amended tenant-protection ordinance that adds anti‑harassment provisions and limits the proposed small‑owner exemption to owner/relative move‑ins. Staff will continue work on a rent registry, mediation program and low‑income legal grants and return with budget details.","actionData","errors"]

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