Environment Committee

Green New Deal’s Neighborhood Council Toolkit

Our battle against climate change is a moral imperative, an environmental emergency, and an economic opportunity. Los Angeles is rising to the occasion with a plan that will lead the world toward a low-carbon, green-energy future. This is L.A.’s “Green New Deal.” Click here to be taken to the Green New Deal’s Neighborhood Council Toolkit to find out more information on helping your immediate community. https://plan.lamayor.org/

Street Tree Inventory Report for the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council

The Urban Forestry Division of StreetsLA has provided its recent updated StreetTree Inventory Report for the Hollywood Hills West Neighborhood Council.

Data was collected May 5, 2023 through October 16, 2023 and analyzed using i-Tree Streets. The survey was published October 17, 2023.

To access the full report, please visit: http://www.hhwnc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Hollywood-Hills-West-20231017.pdf

Green Power Annual Report

LADWP’s “Green Power” program began in 1999, and through year-end 2022, has provided over 1,403,126 MWhs of renewable energy to its customers. please use this link to access and download the 2022 Green Power annual report.

LADWP Toluca-Hollywood Line 1 Upgrade Project report

The City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP) proposes to upgrade an approximately 1.8-mile portion of the existing Toluca–Hollywood 230 kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line 1 (TOL–HWD L1) cable, which runs underground within a pipe from the Nichols Canyon Terminal Tower to the Hollywood Receiving Station. All work would be located within the road right-of-way (ROW), the confines of LADWP property, or within an easement. The proposed TOL-HWD L1 Upgrade Project (proposed project) would include trenching and installing a new underground cable adjacent to the existing underground TOL-HWD L1 alignment from Hollywood Boulevard southeast to the Hollywood Receiving Station. The project also would include trenching and removing the existing underground TOL-HWD L1 pipe and cable and installing a new underground pipe and cable inside the same trench alignment within Nichols Canyon Road, north of Hollywood Boulevard to the Nichols Canyon Terminal Tower. Additionally, an existing transmission tower along the existing TOL-HWD L1 would be raised, and a portion of an existing Burbank Water and Power (BWP) distribution line that crosses under the TOL-HWD L1 would be lowered. To accommodate the system upgrade, modifications to the Nichols Canyon Terminal Tower and the Hollywood Receiving Station are proposed.

To see all documents submitted to the State for the project, including the MND, visit CEQA.net

Environmental Justice Policy Program

As a continued effort to recognize impacted communities and acknowledge historical needs to address environmental justice in Los Angeles, City Planning’s recently established Environmental Justice Policy Team is embarking on a comprehensive effort to centralize and strengthen environmental justice policies in the City’s General Plan. Los Angeles’s General Plan prescribes policy goals and objectives that inform land use decisions, and ultimately shape and guide the physical development of the City. The Environmental Justice Policy Program includes General Plan updates and extensive community outreach and engagement that will address issues related to land use, sustainability, climate equity, open space and environmental justice. A forthcoming Climate Vulnerability Assessment for the City will also inform the overall Department’s approach to environmental justice policy development. To find out more, explore:

• The “Environmental Justice Policy Program” fact sheet, HERE, where you can download in Spanish or English.
• The Plan for a Healthy Los Angeles which lays the foundation to create healthier communities for all Angelenos. HERE
• Take the “Environmental Justice for All” survey HERE.

LADWP Water Conservation Guidelines

The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has many resources on its webpage to help you conserve water. Start by viewing the “Residential Step-by-step” presentation. You can also find much more on the “Water Conservation” page.