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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7.3 Dublin Green PlanOf LD III � Al �lz \ � l O�LIFOR�� STAFF REPORT CITY CLERK DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL File # 17115 ©m -©❑D DATE: February 15, 2011 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni L. Pattillo, City Manager SUBJ T• Approval of the Dublin Green Plan Prepared By: Jordan Figueiredo, Environmental Technician EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The Dublin Green Plan is a plan that was created by the Green Initiatives Taskforce, a community stakeholder group, to provide recommendations on green or environmental initiatives that the City Council could evaluate for future implementation in City activities. The City Council will consider approving the Dublin Green Plan document. FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) Provide Staff with feedback on whether to include Taskforce member comments within the Green Plan and 2) Approve the Dublin Green Plan. Submitt, By Senior Administrative Analyst Reviewe 4l� Assistant City Manager Page 1 of 3 ITEM NO. •3 _ DESCRIPTION: At the February 2, 2010 City Council meeting, the Dublin City Council appointed the Green Initiatives Taskforce. The purpose of the fourteen-member Taskforce was to provide recommendations on green or environmental initiatives that the City Council could evaluate for future implementation in City activities. At the June 22; 2010 City Council meeting, the City Council approved the recommendations developed by the Green Initiatives Taskforce (Attachment 1). While the Taskforce's recommendations have been endorsed as City policy, each initiative was actually drafted by interested and concerned community participants. In addition to approving the recommendations from the Green Initiatives Taskforce, the City Council directed Staff to prepare a green initiatives strategic plan. The proposed Dublin Green Plan (Attachment 2) is Staff's fulfillment of the City Council's direction. The Dublin Green Plan. contains the Taskforce's recommended initiatives, and sets out broad goals and objectives, the achievement of any or all would contribute to a more sustainable Dublin. The Dublin City Council has not committed the City to perform all the initiatives included within the plan; however, each initiative serves as a proposal for potential development and review. Each section within the Dublin Green Plan includes a main goal or goals that could be accomplished in order to be a more sustainable City and initiatives that. further the accomplishment of those goals. The Dublin Green Plan and its initiatives are composed of five key sections which include: • Air Quality; • Energy; • Solid Waste and Recycling; • Transportation and Land Use; • Water. According to the Taskforce, the highest ranked initiatives were: Partner with the schools to do specific outreach with the students and teachers, enhance the City's environmental webpage, provide greater E-waste disposal opportunities, and update the City's requirement for enclosure space for recyclirig. While the Green Plan and its initiatives are primarily designed to have environmental benefits, the programs may, at the same time, bolster the local economy, reduce costs, and create stronger partnerships within the City that would serve to protect and enhance the quality of life for the Dublin community. Prior to presenting the Green Plan to the City Council, Staff was directed to provide the Green,. Initiatives Taskforce Members with an opportunity to comment on the plan. Taskforce Members were asked to provide feedback on the proposed plan's content and design and to review the goals within each environmental topic area, the attainment of which would lead to a more sustainable community, and their accompanying initiatives, which are individual objectives that lead to the accomplishment of the stated goals, and provide~Staff with any recommendations for change. Staff has solicited their feedback and their comments are presented below. Page 2 of 3 Taskforce Member Comments: 1. Solid Waste Initiative #3 -Page 7: Comment (Bill Schaub) -Please provide more detail to clarify the intent and make the initiative more understandable for the community. o Current - "Explore requiring locations that have adequate space to provide recycling services." o Proposed - "Explore the feasibility of a new requirement that commercial and multi-family businesses must provide recycling services if there is adequate space to accommodate it within their garbage enclosure." 2. Energy Goal #1 -Page 6: Comment (Renata Flecchia Tyler) -Please change the verbiage as this is not a goal, but a tool. o Current - "Track and understand usage." o Proposed - "Promote energy conservation." 3. Energy Goal #2 -Page 6: Comment (Renata Flecchia Tyler) -Please add an additional word to the goal o Current - "Reduce consumption;" o Proposed - "Reduce energy consumption." 4. Transportation & Land Use Initiative #4 -Page 8: Comment (Renata Flecchia Tyler) - The Taskforce-recommended. verbiage is different from what is shown in the plan. Note: Staff has verified from the minutes that Ms. Tyler is correct, and the proposed verbiage below is the Taskforce recommended language. o Current - "Explore fhe feasibility of prohibiting drive-thru businesses" o Proposed - "Explore the feasibility of_discouraging drive-thru businesses." NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: Taskforce members have received a copy of the Staff Report, and proposed Dublin Green Plan. ATTACHMENTS: 1. June 22, 2010 Staff Report 2. Proposed Dublin Green Plan Page 3 of 3 OFD l UB G~ ~ ~ ~9~Vi~~az STAFF REPORT CITY C L E R K C~ ~ DUBLIN CITY COUNCIL File # 3~ O~-[/]~ ~~L,~~~s DATE: June 22, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manager ti SUBJE Green.lnitiatives Task Force Recommendations Prepared By: Roger.8radley, SeniorAdministrative Analyst EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will review the recommendations from the Green Initiatives Task Force, which highlight environmental- activities that the City could consider undertaking over the next few years. FINANCIAL IMPACT: If the City Council were to approve any of the proposed green initiatives, Staff would investigate the costs and benefits of these services and provide recommendations to the City Council about their~appropriateness as part of future City budget cycles. RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council: 1) provide feedback on the initiatives developed by the Green Initiatives Task Force; 2) confirm the green initiatives list; 3) direct staff to create a green initiatives strategic plan; and 4) direct Staff to include one additional initiative part of the Fiscal Year 2010-2011 Goals & Objectives Program. Submitte y Reviewe Sr..Administrat' e Analyst Assistant City Manager - _ - - 1 - - ~tt~~n~,~~t 1 - Page 1 of 4 ~ ~3 DESCRIPTIORI: At the February 2, 2010 City Council Meeting, the City Council confirmed the appointments-of the members of a Green Initiatives Task Force (Attachment 1), which was created to provide recommendations on green or environmental initiatives that the City Council could consider. Meetings with the Task Force began on March 1, 2010 and concluded on April 12, 2010. The City Council requested that the Task Force focus on developing initiatives in the areas of solid waste, energy, water, transportation, land use, and education/outreach..The Task Force added an additional area for consideration -air quality. In total, thirty-three (33) .initiatives were proposed over these topic areas. Each topic area also includes an overarching goal that serves as the guiding principle for the initiatives developed. The proposed goals are as follows: Solid Waste Goal: 1. Divert 75% of discarded materials from the landfill. Energy Goal: 1. Track and understand energy usage. 2. Reduce energy consumption. Water Goals: 1. Reduce water waste: 2. Improve water quality (within DSRSD's jurisdiction). Transportation/Land Use Goal: 1. Reduce vehicle miles traveled. Air Quality Goat: 1. Improve indoor and outdoor air quality. The direction given from the City Council to the Task Force was that all initiatives be developed under the guidelines that they be feasible, effective, and affordable. With this in mind, the City Council authorized Staff to present a rating matrix to the Task Force to use. in analyzing the developed initiatives. The Task Force rated each initiative according to its benefit, cost, feasibility, and timeframe for completion. This process was designed to bring to the forefront those items that are more likely to be effectively implemented in the near term. This does not mean that the other initiatives are not important, but that they require greater resources and time to effectively implement. Simply, the City should focus first on those things that have the greatest impact with the least amount of resource demands. Attachment 2 lists all initiatives that are being proposed for the City Council's consideration. Staff is seeking feedback as ~to whether the proposed initiatives are appropriate and which initiatives should have their costs and benefits evaluated as part of future budget cycles. As part of the rating process, Staff divided the initiatives into four separate categories or. tiers. Tier 1 initiatives were .those deemed by the Task Force rating process to be the most consistent with the direction from the City Council to be feasible, effective, and affordable (Attachment 3). Initially, the Task Force rated three of the first tier items within lower tiers. At the final review, Task Force members felt that these three initiatives belonged in the first tier, regardless of the actual rating received as part of the rating process. As such, Staff has included them along with the first tier items for the City Council's consideration, and they are listed as the last three Tier 1 items within Attachment 2. Page 2 of 4 ~3 The Tier 1 goals are as follows: Yier 1 Green Initiatives Rank Partner with schools to do specific outreach with the students and teachers. r 1 Enhance the City's environmental webpage. 2 Provide greater a-waste disposal opportunities, such as a drop-off site, within the City. 3 Update the City's requirement for enclosure space to take into account recycling and composting programs. 4 Explore opportunities to provide a collection point for discarded pharmaceuticals. 5 Reduce vehicle idle times by optimizing traffic signals throughout the City. 6 Work with Dublin's property management community to educate it on the benefits of water-efficient landscaping and the opportunities to use recycled water. 7 Explore a collaborative effort with DSRSD to educate the commercial community about their water usage. ~ Review the Green Building Checklist for new residential construction to see which items can be done on a mandatory. basis. 9 Explore best practices for recycling and composting programs and provide a report to the City Council for consideration, with an emphasis on high density housing. 14 Explore a requirement to conduct an energy audit when homes are sold to educate the buyer and provide information about any upgrades that may be necessary or desirable. 30 For those initiatives that the City Council approves, Staff will work to incorporate them into a . Green Strategic Plan document. This document will provide guidance to Staff about which environmental activities should be given priority over the next five years, which is. the time frame that Staff would expect that it would take to exhaust to the Tier 1 initiatives. At the completion of the Tier 1 initiatives, Staff would check .back in with the City Council to determine which initiatives should be worked on over the next five-year cycle. The proposed Strategic Plan will highlight the goal for each environmental sector as well as the associated initiatives. A section would also be included to recognize the efforts and contribution of the Green Initiatives Task Force. Currently, the City Council has preliminarily adopted a Goals & Objectives Program for Fiscal Year 2010-2011. As far as next year's Goals & Objectives Program is concerned, two of the Tier 1 initiatives have already been included. If the City Council has interest in expanding the work plan for next year, Staff would recommend adding .the highest rated proposed initiative to Page 3 of 4 ~3 the G&O Program. The proposed objectives are listed in the below table. Thus, Staff would be working to complete 3 of the 11 (27%) Tier 1 initiatives in Fiscal Year 2010-2011. Three Proposedlnitiatives for Fiscal Year 2010-2011 G8~0 Program Rank Partner with schools to do specific outreach with the students and teachers. 1 Enhance the City's environmental webpage. 2 Updafe the City's requirement for enclosure space to take into account recycling and composting programs. 4 Bold indicates that the item is already in the preliminary G80 Program. NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: Task Force members have been notified of the date and time when the City Council will consider this item. ATTACHMENTS: 1. February 2, 2010 Staff Report (w/out attachments) 2. Proposed Green Initiatives by Focus Area. 3. Proposed Green Initiatives by Ranking Page 4 of 4 . ~ 5 I9' ,o ,11 ~ STAFF REP®RT C ITY C L E R K `~C~~~ cuBLiN ciTY cou~ca~ Foie ~ ?®~~-~0 DATE: February 2, 2010 TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers FROM: Joni Pattillo, City Manager SU~.IECT: Green Initiatives Task Force Appointments Prepared By.• Roger Bradley, Administrative Analyst EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: The City Council will consider appointments to the Green Initiatives Task Force to study the establishment of green or environmental initiatives. for the City to consider for future implementation. Green initiatives are defined as those activities that provide positive environmental benefits to the community by reducing waste, decreasing emissions; or conserving resources and are feasible, effective and affordable. FINANCIAL IMPACT: - None _ RECOAAMENDA'TION: Staff recommends that the City Council approve the Mayor's appointments to the Green Initiatives Task Force. Submitted y vie ed B Administrative Analyst Assistant anager _ - ~ . ~ .r, - l~ ~ ~ ~ DESCRIPTION: At the City Council meeting on December 1, 2009, the City Council directed Staff to solicit applications for the creation of a task force that would work on the establishment of .green or environmental initiatives for the City to consider for future implementation (Attachment 1). On January 4, 2010, Staff began the solicitation with applications due to the City by 5:00 p.m. on January 20, 2010. As a result of this solicitation, Staff received 12 applications (Attachment 2) from various segments of the community. As 14 participants represent a manageable group size (12 community members and 2 City Council Members from the Environmental Subcommittee), the Mayor has recommended that all of the applicants be appointed to the task force. The kickoff meeting will occur on .February 22, 2010 with bi-weekly meetings to follow thereafter, with completion expected in early or mid April 2010. Each meeting would begin at 6:00 p.m. and last approximately two hours. The applicants are listed below: " 1. Marilyn Briones 7. Leonida Rabe 2. Ramoncito Firmeza 8. Bill Schaub 3. Zev Kahn 9. Antonio Ticsay 4. Hendrick Lo 10. Renata Tyler 5. Claudia McCormick 11. Brad Vereen 6. Sean O'Keefe 12. Jacqueline Wong NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH: Advertisements for the Task Force were placed on the City's website, in the Valley Times, and . through listservs from the Chamber of Commerce and of past Dublin 101/Leadership Academy participants. ATTACHMENTS: 1. December 1, 2009 Staff Report (w/out attachments) 2. Task Force Applications GREEN INITIATIVES BY FOCUS AREA Solid Waste Goal: 1. Divert 75% of materials from the landfill. Solid Waste Initiatives: 1. Look for ways to target specific materials, such as Styrofoam, anal get them out of the waste stream. 2. Conduct adoor-to-door campaign to educate the community about the City's recycling and composting programs. 3. Explore requiring locations that have adequate space to provide recycling services. 4. Explore best practices for recycling and composting programs and provide a report to the City Council for consideration. 5. Partner with schools to do specific outreach with the students and teachers. 6. Conduct Staff presentations at City events, commercial locations (i.e. Safeway, etc.), and conduct other outreach through available media to create a culture of participation. 7. Create recognition programs to provide an incentive to the community to do more: City website, City Council, and newsletters. 8. Explore ways to improve recycling and composting at high density housing. 9. Create a program or recycling lottery to provide a cash award or free garbage service to award participation and effort. 10. Update the City's requirement for enclosure space to take into account recycling and composting programs. 11. Provide greater a-waste disposal opportunities, such as a drop-off site, within the City.. _ Energy Goal: 1. Track. and understand usage. 2. Reduce consumption. Energy Initiatives: 1. Review the Green Building Checklist for new residential construction to see which items can be done on a mandatory basis. 2. Look for ways to educate and incentivize a reduction in energy consumption, especially during peak demand hours. 3. Explore a requirement to conduct an energy audit when homes are sold to educate the buyer and provide information about any upgrades that may be necessary or desirable. 4..Explore ways to track and understand usage patterns within the City: 5. Look at creating sustainable or energy efficient home/business contests. 6. Explore ways to support retrofit or energy upgrades of existing housing. 7. Explore ways to support solar and wind power generation options Water Goals: 1. Reduce water waste. 2. Improve water quality (DSRSD Jurisdiction). Water Initiatives: 1. Explore opportunities to provide a collection point for discarded pharmaceuticals. 2. Analyze the pesticides currently used by the City and their impact on water quality. 3. Work with Dublin's property management community to educate it on the benefits of water-efficient landscaping and the opportunities to use recycled water: 4. Explore the feasibility of an ordinance that would supersede restrictions within CC&R's to allow water-efficient landscaping for residential properties. 5. Explore a collaborative effort with DSRSD to educate multi-family dwellings, which do not receive a water bill, about their water usage. 6. Create awater-efficient, demonstration garden to educate the community about the benefits of water-efficient landscaping. 7. Explore a collaborative effort with DSRSD to educate the commercial community about their water usage. 8. Explore opportunities to expand,the usage of recycled water to both the residential and commercial sectors. Transportation/Land Use Goal: 1. Reduce vehicle miles traveled. Transportation/Land Use Initiatives: 1. Explore promotional incentives for opening telecommunication centers within the community. 2. Explore opportunities to promote the concept of working from home. 3. Work with businesses to promote alternative means of commuting for their employees. 4. Explore the feasibility of prohibiting drive-thru businesses. 5. Reduce vehicle idle times by optimizing traffic signals throughout the City. Air Quality Goal: 1. Improve indoor and outdoor air quality. Air Quality Initiatives: 1. Eliminate Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) materials in future Civic Buildings. 2. Explore opportunities to promote green-remodeling as an option for the community. 3. Enhance the City's environmental webpage. 4. Produce a Climate Action Plan. 5. Explore the feasibility of an ordinance that would prohibit the usage of gas powered tools on "Spare-the-Air Days." Educational Initiatives: Solid Waste 1. Conduct adoor-to-door campaign to educate the community about the City's recycling and composting programs. 2. Partner with schools to do specific outreach with the students and teachers. 3. Conduct Staff presentations at City events, commercial locations (i.e. Safeway, etc.), and conduct other outreach through available media to create a culture of participation. 4. Create a program or recycling lottery to provide a cash award or free garbage service to award participation and effort. Energy 1. Look for ways to educate and incentivize a reduction in energy consumption, especially during peak demand hours. 2. Look at creating sustainable or energy efficient home/business contests. Wafer 7. Work with Dublin's property management community to educate it on the benefits of water-efficient landscaping and the opportunities to use recycled water-. 2. Explore a collaborative effort with DSRSD to educate multi-family dwellings, which do not receive a water bill, about their water usage. 3. Create awater-efficient, demonstration garden to educate the community about the benefits of water-efficient landscaping. 4. Explore a collaborative effort with DSRSD to educate the commercial community about their water usage. Air ualit 1. Enhance the City's environmental webpage. I _ lii~r ~c~~~ ~~c~cc~~~ow~~~ - - ~~fr~~ ~ score Partner with schools to do specific outreach with the students and teachers. 1 15.13 1 Enhance the City's environmental webpage. 1 14.93 2 Provide greater e-waste disposal opportunities, such as a drop-off site, within the 1 City. 14.70 3 Update the City's requirement for enclosure space to take into account recycling 1 and composting programs. 14.50 4 Explore opportunities to provide a collection point for discarded 1 pharmaceuticals. 14.43 5 Reduce vehicle idle times by optimizing traffic signals throughout the City. 1 14.40 6 Work with Dublin's property management community to educate it on the benefits ofwater-efficient landscaping and the opportunities to use recycled 1 water. 14.37 7 Explore a collaborative effort with DSRSD to educate the commercial 1 community about their water usage. 14.37 7 Review the Green Building Checklist for new residential constn.iction to see 1 which items can be done on a mandatory basis. 14.23 9 Explore best practices for recycling and composting programs and provide a report to the City Council for consideration, with an emphasis on high density 1 housing. 13.57 14 Explore a requirement to conduct an energy audit when homes are sold to educate the buyer and provide information about any upgrades that may be 1 necessary or desirable. _ 10.60 30 Explore a collabr~r~tive eFl~n-t «~ith DSRSD to educate multi-t~irtlil~ durell~in~~rs, whch~d~-nvt''reccivc a titiatcr bi}l, about ttleir-Water~usage. _ 1~ 2a_ ~ 10 Wor1, ~~~ithbusifl~~ses to ~~mmolc: alternatiti°~~ me~irzs ~}~~con~mutin~Yor their.. ~ ~ 2 - eun~~lrn-ees. - ~It 1r_ 4_07 _ 11 ~ Create a «ater-efficient, demonstration garden to educate the community about 2 t1~c; benefits of ~~~aicr-etficient landscapin~~. _ 14.00 12 ~~!lore o~~ortcuiities <<~ e~~andt}~e u5ageoFrecycled ~~°iter to hcith°the~ ~?s~~ - 2 residential and commercial seetors. 13.73.. 13 h 1=~plore rep}uirin`_r locations t}~at have adequate space to provide recyc}in~~ ~ ~2 ~sen-ices. U~- _ - , 13.53 15 I~plore op~ortunitics to promote the conce`pt.of working from h~~me. 2 13.17 1E ~l~^ fPP®~®se~ ~~e~~ 6a~~~e~~~des bey ~~~G~i~~ , ~I:Iiminate Vola~ileClrganic Compound (Vf~Cj materials infuture Civic 2 ~13uildings. - 13.00 '1 7 ~~~iLook for Mays to target specific materials, such as Sttirofoam.`and pct them out ~ 2 ~of the ~~~aste slrcam ~ ~ - ~ ~ 12.93 18 Elpl~ c: ~pportuntt~es io promote ~~rccn-remo~lelin~a - as an optionfor the 2 cornmut~in. - 12.90 19 F~~plo~re the feasibility of discouraging drive-thnr 17usrnesses. ~ ~ 2 JL 10.70 24 Create recognition programs to provide an incentive to the community to do 3 more: City website, City Council, and newsletters. 12.57 20 Analyze the pesticides currently used by the City and their impact on water 3 quality. 12.33 21 Explore the feasibility of an ordinance that would prohibit the usage of gas 3 powered tools on "Spare-the-Air Days." 12.17 22 Produce. a Climate Action Plan. 3 11.87 23 Conduct adoor-to-door campaign to educate the community about the City's 3 recycling and composting programs. 11.83 24 Conduct Staff presentations at City events, commercial locations (i.e. Safeway, etc.), and conduct other outreach through available media to create a culture of 3 participation. 11.60 25 Look at creating sustainable or energy efficient home/business contests. 3 11.43 26 Explore promotional incentives for opening telecommunication centers within 3 the community. ~ 11.43 27 Look for ways to educate and incentivize a reduction in energy consumption, 3 especially during peak demand hours. - 11.17 28. Explore the teasibilify ~ fan ordina~rcc that would siipersede~restrictions ~~~ithin 4 CC&R's`to allow water-cl~ficient landticaping for residcnti~rl properties. ~ 10:57 31 1_'~l~lori a~, ~ to track;~ind understand usage patterns within the City . - l ~ ' 10.33 32 ~Cre Ite a program or rec~ cling latter~~ to pru~~ide ~a eash;award or ft~ee ~~~-u bage ~ ~ ~t service to"award participation and eflort: _ 10.27 J~ 33 L~plure ways to suppc>rt retrofit`or cncr`~ upgrades of c~isting hriusin`~: ~~f 4 _ 9,93 , ° 34 Explore «~~ys to,suppoz=t solar and wine] pn~~ ~ r ~crlcration options. 4 - - - , 9 70 35 ,s ~ ~ ' . i f ; s .yy t y _ _ ,.d. rF _ _ _ T~:..-.-: ~ R ~ f- ....r..r~.. r 'u~ _ THE-CITY OF DUBLIN'S GREEN PLAN CITY OF DUBLIN I ~ ~3 City Council at Commencement Tim Sbranti, Mayor Kasie Hildenbrand, Vice Mayor Don Biddle Kevin Hart Kate Ann Scholz City Council at Completion Tim Sbranti, Mayor Kevin Hart, Vice Mayor Don Biddle Kasie Hildenbrand Eric Swalwell Green Task Force Marilyn Briones Ramoncito Firmeza Renata Flecchia Tyler - Zev~Kahn - _ , Hendrick Lo _ Claudia McCormick Sean O'Keefe Leonida Rabe _ ~ ~ ~ Bill Schaub Antonio Ticsay Brad Vereen Jacqueline Wong _ - 1 ~ ~3 Executive Summary 3 Five-year Plan 4 Air Quality 5 Energy Conservation 6 Solid Waste and Recycling 7 Transportation and Land Use......... 8 Water Conservation 9 For More Information 10 . F~ r _ _ ter; J Zvi ~ ~3 In March 2008, the Dublin City Council Council has not committed the City to included environmental sustainability as an perform all the initiatives included within element of its Strategic Plan, establishing the plan; however, each initiative serves sustainability as a fundamental goal of as a proposal for further development municipal public policy and an end that and review. The Green Plan and its the City will strive to attain. In response included initiatives is composed of five to this directive, the Dublin City Council key sections which include: Air Quality appointed a Green Initiatives Task Force Improvements; Energy Conservation in February 2010, whose purpose was Measures; Solid Waste and Recycling to provide recommendations on green Enhancements; Transportation and Land or environmental initiatives that the Use Measures; and Water Conservation City Council could consider for future items. Each section includes a main goal implementation in City activities. The or goals and their related initiatives, the City Council approved the Taskforce's completion of which would contribute to recommendations in June 2010. The the accomplishment of each section's goals. Dublin Green Plan contains the Taskforce's recommended initiatives, and it represents According to the Taskforce, some of the the result of a community collaboration highest ranked initiatives include: Partner made up of interested and concerned with the schools to do specific outreach residents. While it has now been endorsed with the students and teachers, enhance the as City policy, the Dublin Green Plan City's environmental webpage and update was actually drafted by these community the City s requirement for enclosure space participants, not City Staff. for recycling. While this plan does include programs that may require the acquisition Dublin Green Plan Outline or use of funds by the City, the programs The Dublin Green Plan sets out broad may at the same time bolster the local goals and objectives, the achievement economy, reduce energy costs, and create of which would contribute to a more stronger partnerships within the City, all sustainable Dublin. Specifically, it proposes enabling a sustainable future by protecting actions that the City of Dublin Municipal and enhancing the quality of life for the Corporation could take to achieve a more Dublin community. sustainable community. The Dublin City (o ~3 To guide the City's efforts, all initiatives Initiatives were ranked by the Green Initiatives 1. Partner with schools to do specific Taskforce members according to feasibility, outreach with the students and effectiveness, affordability, and timeframe. teachers. Only the top eight initiatives will be 2. Enhance the City's environmental focused upon over the first five-year period webpage. of the plan. These eight initiatives in their ranked order of importance are shown 3. Provide greater a-waste disposal below. After the completion of the first opportunities, such as a drop-off site, five-year period, additional initiatives within the City. will be evaluated and, as appropriate, 4. Update the City's requirement for incorporated into a new five-year plan. enclosure space to take into account recycling and composting programs. Al ~ ~ ~ r' 5. Explore opportunities to provide a collection point for discarded pharmaceuticals. 6. Reduce vehicle idle times by optimizing traffic signals throughout the City. 'wt • 7. Work with Dublin's property management community to educate it on the benefits of water-efficient landscaping and the opportunities to use recycled water. 8. Explore a collaborative effort with Dublin San Ramon Services District to educate the commercial community about their water usage. I i ` ~ -i ~ The City of Dublin is concerned about Initiatives protecting the quality of its air. With forecasted increases in population in the 1. Eliminate Volatile Organic Compound Bay Area and within Dublin over the (VOC) materials in future Civic next decade and beyond, sustainable air Buildings. quality control is increasingly important. 2. Explore opportunities to promote i In addition to excess amounts of ground green-remodeling as an option for the level ozone on Spare the Air Days, carbon community. monoxide, hydrocarbons, sulfur dioxide 3. Enhance the City's environmental and oxides of nitrogen are in excess and webpage. are unhealthy to our community. As such, 4. Produce a Climate Action Plan. it is important that the City undertake activities that ameliorate air quality within 5. Explore the feasibility of an ordinance the community both indoors and out. that would prohibit the usage of gas powered tools on "Spare-the-Air Days." Goal: Improve indoor and outdoor air quality. a ~ ,~'t k jy ~ r i ~ f, `fly. Y~. 1 _ , 1l ,y~' r ~ ~ O 4~ e ~ ~ P .F t ` .~j~. ~ _ ,~~PDg~ - A, .was„ -'Y:'a .t ~''C`, ~Sti 7'~ a~ - 3 -^'t`" ~ _ .~-n ,[a fir.. ~'e •..r... _ _ ~ p. Ig a3 As the U.S. depends heavily on imports buildings to reduce energy consumption, of non-renewable fossil fuels for energy, promoting energy and water conservation changes in supply of fuels can drastically and efficiency and advancing the use of increase costs. Increasing energy efficiency renewable energy. and renewable energy throughout the community has immense potential to both Goals: 1. Track and understand usage. reduce energy usage and the resultant 2. Reduce consumption greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions as well as Initiatives save money. Consequently, it is important 1. Review the Green Building Checklist for the City to reduce energy consumption for new residential construction to where possible, which will in-turn reduce see which items can be done on a costs and minimize our reliance on non- mandatory basis. renewable resources such as fossil fuels for energy use. The reduction of energy use can 2. Look for ways to educate and be achieved in a variety of ways, some of incentivize a reduction in energy which include: optimizing energy efficiency consumption, especially during peak in new construction, retrofitting existing demand hours. 3. Explore a requirement to conduct an energy audit when homes are sold to educate the buyer and provide information about any upgrades that 1$ may be necessary or desirable. ' 4. Explore ways to track and understand z: r energy usage patterns within the City. ~ 5. Look at creating sustainable or energy v,__ - _ E efficient home business contests. ~ _ ~ S j 6. Explore ways to support retrofit or ~ energy upgrades of existing housing. - f ~ 7. Explore ways to support solar and wind power generation options. ~dt yy. *:yirT A'a~ yin ~ ~ ~ a3 ~ , , / / In order to provide for a more sustainable 5. Explore best practices for recycling future, the cradle-to-grave or dispose and composting programs and provide of everything mentality needs to be a report to the City Council for reprogrammed. Instead, acradle-to- consideration. cradle approach focuses on recycling and 6. Conduct Staff presentations at City events, composting of those once disposed items commercial locations (i.e. Safeway, etc.), as well as buying items that are reusable, and conduct other outreach through biodegradeable/compostable or made from available media to create a culture of recycled materials. The City has implemented participation. a variety of measures to divert those materials that have been going to the landfill Create recognition programs to provide into its recycling and composting programs. an incentive to the community to do Programs for recycling and preventing more: City website, City Council, and waste also reduce the resources needed to newsletters. manufacture and ship virgin products and 8. Explore ways to improve recycling and their needed packaging. composting at high density housing. Goal: Divert 75% of materials from the 9. Create a program or recycling lottery landfill. to provide a cash award or free garbage service to award participation and effort. Initiatives 10. Update the City's requirement for 1. Look for ways to target specific enclosure space to take into account materials, such as Styrofoam, and get recycling and composting programs. them out of the waste stream. 11. Provide greater a-waste disposal 2. Conduct adoor-to-door campaign to opportunities, such as a drop-off site, educate the community about the City's within the City. recycling and composting programs. 3. Explore requiring locations that have adequate space to provide recycling services. 4. Partner with schools to do specific outreach with the students and teachers. _ ~ ~3 / f / f / / / / / / i To move toward a more sustainable future, from the transportation sector. First, transportation and land use play a key implement policies that reduce dependence role for the City of Dublin. The City has on personal motor vehicles and encourage significant room and plans for growth over alternative modes of transportation. the next ten to twenty years. Impacts to Second, use vehicles that release fewer the environment from that growth could GHG such as hybrids and vehicles that be significant if they are not assessed and run on alternative fuels. Finally, encourage mitigated correctly. For example, there are smart growth that reduces the need to three main ways to reduce greenhouse gas travel long distances, facilitates alternative (GHG) emissions and pollution impacts transit or other non-automotive travel, increases the availability of affordable housing, employs existing infrastructure capacity, promotes social equity, helps protect natural assets and maintains and sustains existing communities. Goal: Reduce vehicle miles traveled. Initiatives 1. Explore promotional incentives for opening telecommunication centers ~ within the community. 2. Explore opportunities to promote the - concept of working from home. 3. Work with businesses to promote alternative means of commuting for their employees. 4. Explore the feasibility of prohibiting drive-thru businesses. _ S. Reduce vehicle idle times by optimizing _ traffic signals throughout the City. a? ~ a3 The City of Dublin participates in the Initiatives Alameda Countywide Clean Water 1. Explore opportunities to provide Program as mandated by the Federal a collection point for discarded Clean Water Act. The purpose of the Clean pharmaceuticals. Water Program is to eliminate pollutants 2. Analyze the pesticides currently used by such as oil, dirt, pesticides, litter, and other the City and their impact on water quality. similar contaminants from entering the storm drain system so only clean water 3. Work with Dublin's property management enters our waterways and ultimately the community to educate it on the benefits San Francisco Bay. Through the Clean of water-efficient landscaping and the Water Program the City: conducts public opportunities to use recycled water. awareness outreach at City events and 4. Explore the feasibility of an ordinance schools, organizes volunteers efforts to that would supersede restrictions promote storm water pollution prevention within CC&R's to allow water-efficient and also conducts inspections of public landscaping for residential properties. and private businesses and facilities that 5. Explore a collaborative effort with treat storm water. Dublin San Ramon Services District to Goals: 1. Reduce water waste. educate multi-family dwellings, which do not receive a water bill, about their 2. Improve water quality. (Dublin water usage. San Ramon Services District Jurisdiction) 6. Create awater-efficient, demonstration garden to educate the community I _ ~I; I - ~ about the benefits of water-efficient ~°'-c•~ landscaping. - 7. Explore a collaborative effort with _ ~ _ - Dublin San Ramon Services District ` _ to educate the commercial community ~ - about their water usage. ` } ~ ~ l f - _ _ S. Explore opportunities to expand the - - usage of recycled water to both the residential and commercial sectors. I ~ I / f If you would like to know more about the City and its environmental programs please visit www.dublin.ca.gov and click on the City's Environmental Programs ;r ' ' F: ' a e From there ou can view information ~ P g • y ~ ar . ~-F on the following topics: ~ , ~ s k"' • Alternative Transportation E • Spare the Air 'fir • Smoking Ordinance ;.i tai`" ~ , • Clean Air ~ • Clean Water - • Climate Action ~ • Dublin Pride Week ~ _ • Eagle Cam .c • Energy t . • Green Building ~4?~ ' • Kid's Environmental Corner • Solid Waste and Recycling ~ ' i ~,T~ DUBLIN Illl) Ci~~i~ Pl~z.i Ihtl~lin, C.~ 94i(,h ~~~~°~~~.Ihil~lin.ca.g~w