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Climate Action Plan
Port Townsend/Jefferson County, Washington
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City of Port Townsend & Jefferson County 2011 Climate
Action Plan
Board of County Commissioners
John Austin, Phil Johnson, David Sullivan
City Council
Michelle Sandoval George Randels
David King Catharine Robinson
Laurie Medlicott Kris Nelson
Mark Welch
Climate Action Committee
Kees Kolff, Chair
Faith-Based
John Austin
Jefferson County BoCC
Barney Burke
Jefferson PUD No. 1
Larry Crockett
Port of Port Townsend
Richard Dandridge
Citizen-At-Large
Denise Pranger
Citizen-At-Large (forestry)
Pete Raab
Building Industry Representative
Deb Stinson
Citizen-At-Large
Ayla Taylor
Student Alternate
Scott Walker
Non-Motorized Transportation
Mark Welch
Port Townsend City Council
Stanley Willard
Citizen-At-Large
Annie Young
Port Townsend High School Student
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Climate Action Staff
Judy Surber, City of Port Townsend Planning Manager
Zoe Ann Lamp, Jefferson County Associate Planner/ DRD Lead
An electronic version of this document is available at
http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commdevelopment/ClimateChange.htm
Acknowledgements
Climate Action Committee - Former members
Taylor Beard
Port Townsend High School Student
Tim Behrenfeld
Education
Nora Burnfield
Port Townsend High School Student
Josh Bryant
Port Townsend High School Student
Jim Fritz
Olympic Stewardship Foundation
Barbara Nightingale
Citizen-At-Large (marine)
Tom Opstad
Education (alternate)
Kristin Marshall
Port Townsend Paper
Mike Pollack
Jefferson Transit
Dana Roberts
Jefferson PUD No. 1
David Turissini
Jefferson Transit
The City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County and Climate Action
Committee members wish to thank the following individuals for their
contribution in developing this Climate Action Plan.
Al Cairns, Jefferson County Soild Waste
Kathyrn Lamka of Meeting Works – for her facilitation of the
prioritization exercise
Karen Barrows – former Jefferson County Associate Planner
Special mention to the following individuals:
Joanna Loehr, who spearheaded the Baseline Emissions Inventory for 2005
with her husband Thomas, who died Aug. 20, 2010
Deb Stinson for her tireless editing work and expert software skills
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Table of Contents
Executive Summary
I. Introduction
A. General Intro
B. How Was the Plan Created?
C. What’s Next?
II. The Challenge of Climate Change
A. The Problem
B. The Benefits of an Aggressive Response
III. Our Goal – Think Globally, Act Locally
References federal and state goals as well
IV. Summary of Inventory of Energy Usage and
Associated Greenhouse Gas Emissions
V. The Plan: Objectives and Actions
A. Reducing Government Emissions - Leading By Example
General Policies 26 discrete municipal actions
1. Buildings and Energy
2. Urban Form and Transportation
3. Consumption and Solid Waste
B. Encouraging Community-wide Reductions
With18 specific measures for the community to consider
VI. Transportation and Land Use Policies – For Further
Consideration
C. Rural Resource Management to enhance the carbon
sequestering potential of the County’s forests, farms and open
spaces
D. Urban Form and Transportation to locate and move both
people and goods in a carbon-efficient manner and provide
regional tools for compact, livable communities of mixed uses.
VII. Monitoring Systems and Adaptive Management
VIII. Glossary of Terms
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Appendices
Appendix A: Joint Resolution County 44-07 City 07-022 to commit to
addressing energy use and climate change
Appendix B: Joint Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners
County Resolution No 02-08 and the Port Townsend City Council City
Resolution No 08-001 Providing Composition Terms of Office And
Procedural Rules for the Climate Action Committee
Appendix C: Worksheets – CO2e Forecasts and Targets
Appendix D: Potential Funding Sources
Appendix E: Worksheets - Proposed Actions for Government Operations
Appendix F: Portland Climate Action Now’s, Climate-friendly Actions At
Home & For your Business
Appendix G: CAC List of Prioritized Ideas for
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measures (Draft February 25, 2009)
Appendix H: Letter Extending the Climate Action Committee
Figures
Figure 1. ICLEI Climate Action Plan 5-Milestone Process
Figure 2. Procedural Flowchart
Figure 3. Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Jefferson County – Base
Year, Backcasts, Forecasts and Reduction Targets
Figure 4. Annual Per Capita Emissions Targets Compared to
Population Growth Over Time
Figure 5. Community-wide CO2e Emissions in 2005
Figure 6. Port Townsend City Operations - CO2e Emissions in 2005
Figure 7. Jefferson County Operations – CO2e Emissions in 2005
Figure 8. CO2e Projections and Targets for City & County Operations
contrasted against projected population growth.
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Tables
Table 1 Baseline Conditions and Emissions Targets
Table 2 Sample of Pledges Under the Copenhagen Accord
Table 3 Baseline Conditions and Emissions Targets
Table 4 Community-Wide and Government Subset Emissions 2005
Table 5 2005 Carbon Dioxide Emissions per capita
Table 6 2020 Objectives for City and County Operations
Table 7 Actions for Reducing Emissions from City Government
Operations
Table 8 Actions for Reducing Emissions from County Government
Operations
Table 9 Objectives & Recommended Actions for Community-wide
Emissions Reductions
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Letter from the Mayor and County
Commissioner
This Climate Action Plan was inspired by a grass-roots citizen effort and we appreciate
the many hours of research, interviews, meetings, and writings by our citizen volunteers.
It is clearly time for an organized approach to addressing global climate change, and by
adopting this Plan we commit ourselves to the patience, organization and leadership
necessary for its implementation. Special thanks are due to Thomas and Joanna Loehr
who provided inspiration and an initial push to get the project started.
More and more cities and counties across the country are taking advantage of
opportunities created by addressing global warming now, rather than later. A year ago the
city of Seattle commissioned a study to show how they could become carbon neutral by
the year 2050. The preliminary report is no surprise - be more energy efficient in
buildings, reduce the use of gasoline cars, consume less and recycle more.
Our own Port Townsend/Jefferson County Climate Action Plan echoes those ideas. Many
of the specific measures listed for our city and county governments are also appropriate
for businesses and individual citizens. Energy efficiency efforts in homes, stores and
offices can save money. Walking, biking and riding our bus system can improve health
and reduce traffic. Buying local food, products and services helps support local
entrepreneurs and keeps profits in the community. As an added bonus, all of these efforts
reduce our carbon footprint.
We are aware that our city and county represent a small fraction of this earth’s surface
and population. Our contribution to global climate change is small, but we recognize our
responsibility as global citizens to do what we can to protect this fragile ecosystem now
and for those who follow.
Many of us in Jefferson County are already taking action to reduce our carbon emissions,
save money, and support the local economy, but we can and must do more. This plan
offers many additional ideas for us to consider, individually and collectively. Working
together we can improve the vitality of this community and leave it an even better place
for future generations.
Michelle Sandoval John Austin
Mayor County Commissioner
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Executive Summary
A near total consensus of the world’s leading climate scientists has
concluded that carbon-based fossil fuel emissions from human activity
are destabilizing the Earth’s climate, making it the most significant
challenge for the future of our planet and our community. Average global
temperatures and sea levels are already rising, and further climate
changes will have far reaching effects on public health, local economies,
food production, water supplies, power production, and habitability for
many of Earth’s life forms.
Reducing carbon emissions is a global challenge that must be met by all
of us, locally and beyond. Much of the heavy work must take place at
the federal and state level through alternative transportation
investments, progressive energy policies, appropriate utility regulations,
wise public lands use patterns, and stronger building codes. At the local
level, we must also do our part, and both city and county governments
must not only lead by example, but must also pursue policies that help
our community reduce our carbon emissions.
This Climate Action Plan is a product of the Climate Action Committee
(CAC), which was appointed by the Port Townsend City Council and
Jefferson County Commissioners in 2007. The council and commission
set a goal of reducing county-wide carbon-based emissions to 80% lower
than 1990 levels by the year 2050. This document begins to address the
immense challenge required to attain that goal.
The CAC ultimately decided on a phased approach to reach our goal.
This plan is only phase one. It addresses specifically what the City and
County governments can do to lead by example while recognizing that
funding and resources are limited. It also recommends measures that
the community should consider, as well as outreach, education, and
partnership opportunities. Finally, it outlines land use and
transportation policies that the City and County should refer to their
respective planning commissions for further consideration.
To produce this plan the committee first studied the sources and amount
of carbon-based emissions in 2005. This was the year for which good
data was available to develop a baseline and then be able to “backcast”
an estimate for 1990 and forecast to 2050 with our projected population
increase and “business as usual”.
Here in Jefferson County, stationary emission sources like buildings and
industry contribute 61% and the transportation sector contributes 39%
to our emissions. The estimate for 1990 was slightly more than half a
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million tons of CO2 equivalent emissions, and the forecast with
“business as usual” for 2050 was twice that amount of emissions, or just
over one million tons per year.
To set the community on course for the ultimate 2050 goal of an 80%
reduction, interim targets were adopted. Due to energy efficiency
measures implemented during the past 20 years, mostly at the local
paper mill, our community-wide CO2 equivalent emissions are estimated
to have gone up only slightly from 1990 to 2005, the baseline year for
which we gathered data. In addition we assumed that due to ongoing
efficiencies there has been no significant increase between 2005 and
2012. The targets for 2020 and 2030 were arbitrarily set with a straight-
line reduction from 2012 to the goal of an 80% reduction by 2050,
knowing that this is not the pattern in which emissions are likely to be
reduced.
With broad community and government staff input, the committee then
compiled a set of potential measures and implementation steps to
address each significant source. The plan includes a beginning list of
specific actions to be taken by local county and city governments so that
they can do their part. It also includes numerous action ideas for the
community at large to consider.
The interim targets and ultimate goal of an 80% reduction in emissions
may not apply to every sector, every building, every business or every
individual. Instead, a reasoned approach needs to be applied that
considers many factors, especially cost effectiveness.
A case in point is the Government Sector, which produces less than 1%
of the emissions in our county. Some of these are generated by essential
services like the fire departments, police and sheriff departments, and
water and sewer utilities, where emissions reductions may be very costly
or unwise. It may be more cost effective to reduce emissions in the
community rather than in the government sector. Some government
investments could significantly reduce overall community emissions for
example, limited resources may yield greater reductions in emissions in
helping homeowners make private homes more energy efficient than in
further retrofitting historic government buildings.
In some situations, the most cost effective answer might even yield
higher government sector emissions. Another low hanging fruit would be
to encourage a shift in transportation mode away from motor vehicle use
and toward increased walking, bicycling and transit use. This could be
realized by implementing a number of strategies including: a significant
investment for expanded Jefferson Transit service; greater investment in
walking and biking facilities; a reduction, maximum cap, or elimination
of motor vehicle parking requirements; and instituting parking fees in the
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commercial centers. These steps would result in a modest increase in
Jefferson Transit’s emissions but could yield an immense reduction in
overall community emissions.
The Government Sector must play a leadership role in continuing to
make this challenge a high priority and should do what it reasonably can
to reduce its own emissions.
This plan will guide future efforts by the community and provide an
innovative framework for the transition to a less carbon-based future.
Irrespective of climate change issues, fossil fuels are a finite and costly
resource and the steps taken to reduce carbon emissions will lead to a
more stable, prosperous and healthy community. Implementing the plan
will strengthen our economy, create local jobs, improve social equity,
improve public and individual health, reduce our exposure to
fluctuations in energy price and energy availability, improve air and
water quality, and save money.
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I. Introduction
A. General Intro
In the fall of 2007, Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend made
a joint commitment to achieve a community-wide standard of cutting
green house gas emissions1 to levels 80% lower than 1990 levels
by the year 2050 (Appendix A, County Resolution No. 44-07; City
Resolution No. 07-022).
To set the community on course for the ultimate 2050 goal, interim
targets were adopted as shown in the table below. Due to energy
efficiency measures implemented during the past 20 years, mostly at the
local paper mill, our community-wide CO2 equivalent emissions are
estimated to have gone up only slightly from 1990 to 2005, the baseline
year for which we gathered data. In addition we assumed that due to
ongoing efficiencies there has been no significant increase between 2005
and 2012. The targets for 2020 and 2030 were arbitrarily set with a
straight-line reduction from 2012 to the goal of an 80% by 2050,
knowing that this is not the way in which emissions are likely to be
reduced.
Table 1 - Baseline Conditions and Emissions Targets
Year Percent in relation to
1990 levels
Emissions in
Tons of CO2eq
1990 (backcast) 100% 522,868
2005 (data base) 3% higher 536,713
2012 (target) 3% higher 536,713
2020 (target) 15% lower 445,737
2030 (target) 37% lower 332,016
2050 (goal) 80% lower 104,574
(For additional details see Section II, Our Goal In our Community, page 18*).
This Jefferson County/Port Townsend Climate Action Plan may at first
appear overwhelming, unrealistic, politically infeasible, impossibly
expensive and/or absolutely unnecessary. Indeed, these would all be
true if the plan were intended for immediate implementation with only
local funding and resources and without significant policy changes and
additional support from state and federal governments. That is NOT how
this plan is meant to work.
The plan proposes ambitious carbon-reduction efforts that promise to
benefit the region’s long-term economic, social and environmental
prosperity while we lower our greenhouse gas emissions. By adopting
this climate action plan, the City and County are not obligated to
implement all the policies described herein. Rather, the activities listed
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are intended as a menu of ideas from which can be selected over time the
specific actions that are affordable, feasible, and appropriate for our
community. Measures can be phased in as funding and resources
become available.
Port Townsend and Jefferson County governments have already taken
many steps towards trying to reduce energy use and the resulting
greenhouse gas emissions. They range from buying and using electric
and hybrid vehicles to building a LEED Silver certified City Hall annex.
We must be ready with a comprehensive, long-term plan in order to take
advantage of funding and other opportunities as they arise. Additional
strategies will likely be developed over time further to meet the
challenges and opportunities posed by global warming and climate
disruption.
Other government entities in the Pacific Northwest, like the state of
Washington, King and Skagit Counties, Tacoma, Seattle and City of
Portland-Multnomah County are also responding to the challenge with
climate action plans. Two of the plans, the Skagit County Plan and the
Portland-Multnomah Plan, proved to be especially valuable models in the
drafting of this plan.
B. How Was the Plan Created?
The Jefferson County- City of Port Townsend Climate Action Plan is the
culmination of a multi-year process, various stakeholders were
represented on the committee (Appendix B) and numerous public
meetings were held including two separate series of open houses.
Launched in the Fall of 2007 by the City and County’s joint commitment
to reduce carbon emissions1, the process to develop the Climate Action
Plan followed the 5-Milestone process developed by ICLEI Local
Governments for Sustainability (www.iclei-usa.org):
1 The City and County committed to reduce community-wide carbon emissions1 by 80%
from the 1990 level by the year 2050 (County Resolution No. 44-07; City Resolution No.
07-022).
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Milestone One - Conduct a baseline emissions inventory - was
completed by the Climate Protection Task Force, a motivated group of
citizen activists (Appendix C). Working in collaboration with City and
County staff and with technical support from ICLEI the task force
compiled the 2005 emissions inventory for both community-wide and
municipal operations. The inventory was adopted by City Council and
the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on January 12, 2009 (City
Resolution 09-022 and County Resolution 06-09). A copy of the
complete inventory is available for public inspection at the City and
County planning departments and is posted on the County website at
http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commdevelopment/ClimateChange.htm
The Climate Action Committee (CAC), appointed by the Council and
BoCC, continued to build on the momentum initiated by the task force.
Per the adopted scope of work, the CAC was tasked with establishing
interim targets (Milestone 2) and developing a Climate Action Plan
(Milestone 3). This Action Plan provides guidance on implementation
(Milestone 4) and outlines a monitoring program (Milestone 5).
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More detailed guidance was provided in the Climate Action Committee
Workplan2. CAC members completed the following steps:
• Develop Initial List of Potential Measures to Reduce Emissions –
The committee brainstormed ideas and borrowed ideas from
numerous sources including but not limited to: ICLEI Milestone
guide, State CAT report, Natural Capitalism Solutions Climate
Protection Manual for Cities, and models from other jurisdictions.
In crafting the list of potential measures, the Committee was directed
by the adopted resolution, to apply the following hierarchical
approach:
Conservation/Efficiency Measures
Voluntary/Incentive based interventions
Regulatory controls
• Identified Existing Measures – CAC members interviewed various
community leaders (including but not limited to US Navy, City and
County Department Heads, Port Townsend Paper Mill, etc. ) to identify
existing measures. Where feasible, emissions savings were estimated.
• Conduct a Series of three Open Houses - In October 2008, three
open houses were conducted in Port Townsend, Brinnon, and
Chimacum to inform the public of the adopted goal and solicit input
on potential measures.
• Conduct Backcasting and Forecasting of GHG Emissions and
Proposed Interim Targets for Reductions.
• Solicit Input on Potential Measures from State Departments of
Commerce and Ecology as well as ICLEI support staff.
• Refine the List of Potential Measures – CAC members narrowed the
list of potential measures to those that seemed the most promising
given various factors including potential benefit/emissions
reductions, cost, and public perception. The committee was aided by
Kathryn Lamka and the MeetingWorks software. A software tool,
Climate and Air Pollution Planning Assistant (CAPPA) designed by
ICLEI was then used to compare the relative benefits and help identify
those most likely to be successful. CAPPA includes a customizable
and expandable library of more than 110 distinct emissions reduction
strategies for local governments. Its calculation functions are based
on real-world data from other U.S. communities and a variety of
expert sources.
2 County Resolution No 02-08; City Resolution No 00-081
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• Conduct Series of Open Houses - A Public Discussion Document
dated June 9, 2009, was vetted by BOCC and City Council on June
17, 2009. This document was then presented at a series of open
house events (Port Townsend, Brinnon, and Chimacum) which
included informational displays, a slideshow lecture, and an audience
participation activity.
• Compile and Review the Draft Climate Action Plan over a series of
noticed public meetings.
Identifying Identifying
Potential MeasuresPotential Measures
Public Input
October 2008
Summer 2009
Meeting Works
Research
guidance
documents,
model plans
Climate Action
Committee
Brainstorming
Select most likely
candidates
Complete data
sheets CAPPA SoftwareCAPPA Software
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C. What’s Next?
With adoption of the 2011 Climate Action Plan, the City and County have
taken a substantial step forward in meeting adopted goals to reduce
GHG emissions, both as organizations and as a region. But there is more
work to be done.
1. Implementation:
The target will only be achieved by building a movement that achieves
sustained action and coordination across stakeholders and sectors. Key
to our success is our ability to generate awareness and educate the
community about ways to reduce emissions. This Action Plan
recommends:
1) Specific measures to reduce government sector emissions (Chapter V.A)
2) Community outreach and engagement (Chapter V.B) and
3) Further consideration of transportation & land use policy (Chapter VI)
What will implementation cost? In the current challenging fiscal
environment, no one is more aware than the City Council and Board of
Commissioners of the need to make the best use of the taxpayer dollar
and to eliminate waste and overhead wherever possible. For actions
targeting government sector emissions, the City and County, with the
assistance of the Resource Conservation Manager (RCM), will need to
develop an implementation strategy and, during budget proceedings,
each will need to consider earmarking funds for implementation of
recommended measures. It is anticipated that the City and County will
take a phased approach to implementation based on specific types of
funding available, feasibility, and rate of return. There will be many
competing priorities and at times it will be more effective to help fund
activities to reduce emissions in the community sector rather than
attempt to make smaller, more expensive reductions in the government
sector.
Fortunately, actions that reduce emissions also reduce electricity and
fuel use, minimizing energy costs which in turn can also save an
enormous amount of taxpayer dollars. Nearly every action in this
document will save money, some in the near-term while others will
require a longer period for cost recovery.
In 2005, through ICLEI’s Cities for Climate Protection ® (CCP) Campaign,
more than 160 U.S. local governments reported collective savings of over
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23 million tons of global warming pollution and $600 million in related
energy and fuel costs. Wise investments in retrofits can reap great
rewards; for example, with a total investment of $105,000, the Portland
City Hall Renovation Project saves the city an estimated $15,000 a year
and $80,000 of upgrades to Fire Station #1 saves $8,000 a year.
2. Climate Change Preparation/Adaptation:
This phase involves an examination of the possible impacts of future
climate changes (e.g., increased incidence of drought, flooding, forest
fires, and disease, and other impacts like rising sea levels) and
developing strategies to deal with these impacts.
3. Endorse Federal and State Initiatives:
The federal government must make fundamental shifts in energy policy
and align its vast research and development resources with climate
protection. The State of Washington has an invaluable role in
transportation investments, strengthening building codes, regulating
utilities, managing forest lands, reducing waste and guiding local land
use policies. We have an indispensable role in pressuring federal and
state governments to support our efforts. Our local action plan therefore
also calls for the endorsement of state and federal actions that are
required to make our actions both effective and affordable.
We in Jefferson County have the primary role in developing the
fundamental shape of our local community, transportation systems and
buildings, and in helping individuals make informed decisions about
everyday business and personal choices.
In conclusion, this Climate Action Plan will guide future efforts by the
City, the County and the citizens with an innovative framework for our
transition to a more prosperous, sustainable and climate-stable future.
In doing so, it will strengthen local economies, create more jobs, improve
health, and help maintain the high quality of life for which we are already
known.
1 Throughout this document, the term “carbon emissions” refers to all
greenhouse gas emissions.
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II. The Challenge of Climate Change
A. The Problem:
Climate change is the defining challenge of the 21st century. The world’s
leading scientists report that carbon emissions from human activities
have begun to destabilize the Earth’s climate. Millions of people are
already experiencing these changes through threats to public health,
national and local economies, and supplies of food, water and power.
Low-income and vulnerable citizens have fewer resources to respond to
these changes and are facing disproportionate impacts of climate change
and rising energy prices.
As reported by the Department of Ecology, “This increase in greenhouse
gases is resulting in an unpredictable climate that is changing rapidly.
Our state is particularly vulnerable to a warming climate — especially
our snow-fed water supplies that provide our drinking water, irrigation
for agriculture- and nearly three-fourth of the electrical power we
produce. Close to 40 communities – including some of the state’s largest
population centers — along our 2,300 miles of shoreline are threatened
by rising sea levels. Ocean acidification, which is created when carbon
dioxide reacts with seawater and reduces the water’s pH, threatens our
abundant shellfish. The survival of local salmon and shell fish is at
stake, as are the economies that depend upon them.” For more
information on impacts visit the Department of Ecology website at
http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/index.htm
Unfortunately all of these changes will intensify in the decades ahead
even as we begin to reduce our emission. There is a long time lag
between changes in emissions and global climate patterns. Our near
future climate will first reflect the past century of emissions, while
ultimately reflecting our choices today. Efforts to reduce emissions must
be coupled with preparations for this climate change.
B. Benefits of an Aggressive Response:
To respond to these intertwined problems — climate change, social
inequity, economic stressors, rising energy prices, and degraded natural
systems — requires an integrated response that goes far beyond reducing
carbon emissions. Climate protection must be linked with actions to
create and maintain jobs, improve community livability and public
health, address social equity and foster strong, resilient natural systems.
By integrating these elements, Port Townsend and Jefferson County will:
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1. Create Local Jobs:
The past decade has proven that many of the technologies, products and
services required for the shift to a low-carbon future can be provided by
regional and local companies. More dollars currently spent on fossil
fuels will stay in our local economy to pay for home insulation, lighting
retrofits, solar panels, bicycles, engineering, design and construction.
2. Improve Social Equity:
Low income and vulnerable citizens face disproportionate impacts from
climate change in part because they have fewer resources to respond to
these changes. We must ensure that impacted communities are
included in the implementation of the Climate Action Plan in a
meaningful and engaging way. Fortunately, measures that reduce
emissions may also serve to improve social equity through increased
access to local green jobs, healthy local food, affordable and efficient
transportation and energy-efficient homes. We will need to seek out
programs that ensure energy efficiency is affordable for all, for example
Portland’s “Clean Energy Works” program. This program provides
financing to homeowners for energy efficiency upgrades. Low income
households receive the lowest interest loans. Loans are repaid through
the energy cost savings. The program is a model for creation of quality
jobs and advancing social equity.
3. Create Healthier Residents:
Walkable neighborhoods, fresh foods and clean air mean healthier, more
active residents. The “health dividend” is potentially vast in financial
terms and invaluable in its contribution to quality of life.
4. Become More Energy Self-Sufficient and Secure:
Every action in this Plan will reduce reliance on fossil fuels. As prices
continue to increase and supplies become more uncertain, a reduced
reliance on volatile oil supplies will diminish the risks faced by everyone.
5. Protect and Enhance Air and Water Quality and Natural Systems:
Sustaining the values and functions of our tree canopies, forests, rivers,
streams, wetlands and oceans is an essential part of our strategy. It can
simultaneously reduce emissions, sequester carbon and strengthen our
ability to adapt to a changing climate.
6. Save Money:
Using less energy in our homes, buildings and vehicles means lower
energy and transportation costs for residents, business and government.
Likewise, home-grown food saves on grocery bills. The savings from
reduced health-care costs of a healthy, active community are potentially
most significant of all.
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III. Our Goal – Think Globally, Act
Locally
Globally - In its Fourth Assessment report in 2007, the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) calculated that
developed countries need to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to
25-40% below 1990 levels by 2020 and to 80-95% below 1990 levels by
2050 in order to keep global atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations
below 450 ppm of CO2e. Subsequent studies indicate that keeping
atmospheric CO2e below 350 ppm may be necessary to avoid significant
climate impacts, which would require even more significant decreases in
GHG emissions.
In 1994, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(UNFCCC) was formed. The Convention promotes cooperation,
information sharing, implementation of national strategies for reducing
GHG emissions and adapting to climate change. Recently, participating
countries began to submit pledges under the Copenhagen Accord
(December 18, 2009) to limit global warming to less than two degrees
Celsius (3.6°F) above the average global surface temperatures in the
preindustrial era. As of December 2010, 114 countries have submitted
pledges, including the United States. In January of 2010, the US
administration announced a target to reduce emissions in the range of
17 percent below 2005 levels by 2020, 42 percent below 2005 levels by
2030, and 83 percent below 2005 levels by 2050. Congress has not yet
adopted these targets. Unlike the Kyoto Protocol, the Copenhagen
Accord is not legally binding.
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Table 2: Sample of Pledges Under the Copenhagen Accord3
Developed Countries Quantified economy-wide
emissions targets for 2020
Base Year
Australia 5 to 25% 2000
Canada 17% 2005
European Union 20% to 30% 1990
Japan 25% 1990
Russian Federation 15 to 25% 1990
United States 17% 2005
Developing Countries Pledge
China 40 to 45% emission intensity
reduction
2005
India 20 to 25% emission intensity
reduction
2005
Source: http://www.pewclimate.org
Unfortunately, a UN report completed in 2010 found that even if all the
pledges were met, it is likely that further reductions will be needed to
reach the stated goal.4
At the State level - More than two years ago, Governor Gregoire
committed Washington State as a whole to reducing statewide
greenhouse gas emissions to 50% below 1990 levels by 2050.5 Later in
2007, the Legislature codified these goals. The Department of Ecology
(Ecology) is charged with monitoring the state’s progress (RCW
70.235.020). Although, according to Ecology, policies currently being
implemented will limit Washington’s emissions growth to 3 percent
between now and 2020; the state is not on track to meet its statutory
reduction limit for 2020 or beyond. In a February 7, 2011 News Release,
Ecology Director Ted Sturdevant said: “Washington state agencies have
taken significant actions to reduce their own energy use and carbon
emissions; to work with businesses and others on carbon reductions; to
develop a program for reporting greenhouse gas emissions; and to
implement the federal program to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
3 "These numbers target 450ppm for GHG, not the 350 required. Furthermore, many signatories
included the following proviso "provided that other developed countries commit themselves to
comparable emission reductions and that developing countries contribute adequately according to
their responsibilities and respective capabilities.” 4 http://www.climatecentral.org/blog/emissions-reduction-pledges-to-date-fall-far-short-of-copenhagen-
accor/ 5 http://www.ecy.wa.gov/climatechange/washington.htm
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under the federal Clean Air Act.” “However, the actions that nations and
states are taking now aren’t enough to forestall the impacts of climate
change. So we in Washington are building a plan to help prepare our
coastal communities and vital infrastructure, ensure water supply in
water-short areas, and provide emergency relief for people in prolonged
heat waves. It will take all of us working together to be ready for the
changes that already are affecting our state.”
In our Community - Jefferson County Commissioners and the
Port Townsend City Council have committed to the following goals of
reducing our estimated 1990 community-wide greenhouse gas emissions
(an estimated 536,000 ton CO2e) as follows:6
Table 3 - Baseline Conditions and Emissions Targets
Year Percent in relation to 1990
levels
Emissions in
Tons of CO2eq
1990 (backcast) 100% 522,868
2005 (data base) 3% higher 536,713
2012 (target) 3% higher 536,713
2020 (target) 15% lower 445,737
2030 (target) 37% lower 332,016
2050 (goal) 80% lower 104,574
In developing the interim year 2012, 2020, and 2030 targets, the CAC
began with calculated 2005 emissions, and then estimated a “backcast”
to 1990 and business as usual forecasts. The emission forecast to the
target year of 20507 represents a “business-as-usual” prediction of how
GHG emissions would grow in the absence of GHG policy, including any
existing or future legislation at the state or federal level.
The following figure illustrates how the business-as-usual emissions are
estimated to increase, thus widening the emissions reductions needed by
2050.
6 Resolutions 44-07 and 07-022 respectively.
7 Adopted January 12, 2009 (City Resolution No 00092 County Resolution No 069).
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CAC used Clean Air Climate Protection Software, created by ICLEI Local
Governments for Sustainability, which allows for computer-calculated
backcasting and forecasting using census and estimated population
growth data. (For additional detail, please see Appendix C. Worksheets –
C02e Forecasts and Targets)
Interim years 2012, 2020 and 2030 were selected for showing emissions
from “business as usual” and for interim emission level targets with the
rational that this would allow the community adequate time to
implement some measures to reduce emissions as we work towards our
long-term goal for 2050.
The interim target for 2012 is the same level as our baseline for 2005. It
is hoped that due to increasing efforts already underway and new
measures planned in the community and by local, state and federal
governments, our emissions may have begun to level off and will return
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to the 2005 baseline by the year 2012 in spite of continued growth in the
population.
After that date, the target follows a straight-line decline in emissions
towards our long-term goal, resulting in a target of 17% below 1990
emissions by 2020, and a 38% reduction by 2030.
Putting the goals into perspective – how can
individuals help?
These targets are difficult to comprehend. What does it mean? What will
it take to achieve these targets?
To put the overall targets into perspective, the CAC estimated the per
person reductions that would be needed to meet the interim targets. (To
be clear, the action plan focuses on actions that the City and County can
carry out on their own operations. It encourages, but does not require,
individuals to take action to reduce GHG emissions.)
The goal is to reduce emissions despite population growth. Thus, if we
were proposing to reach our goal by asking each individual to conserve
energy, it would become increasingly more difficult as the population
grows.
Figure 4. Annual Per Capita Emissions Targets Compared to Population
Growth Over Time
If each of us were willing to reduce our carbon foot print, what would it
take to reach the adopted targets?
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It may seem impossible to reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and
electricity enough for us to attain our goal by 2050. We should recall
that it will be easier to do so as new technologies and efficiencies are
employed during the next several decades. An example of this is shown
in the Climate Action Plan for Portland/Multnomah County. They have
estimated that a mere 63% reduction in vehicle miles traveled per capita
will result in an 80% reduction in the total CO2 emissions from the
transportation sector between 2005 and 2050, in spite of a 94% increase
in population. Similarly, they project that they will require an only 68%
reduction in per capital electricity use.
Fortunately, there are a myriad of ways to reduce emissions. Portland
Climate Action Now provides a number of ideas for reducing your carbon
footprint www.portlandclimate action.org (also see Appendix F) for
example, eating locally grown foods, switching to an electric mower, etc.
Each of us will choose a different combination of ways to reduce energy
consumption.
Action must be taken at all levels if we are to succeed.
The Process of change:
Adopting new policies and changing behaviors will take time. The
activities in our plan will be implemented gradually and their effect will
at first be modest. Over time the effects will increase as ideas spread,
additional policies are adopted and the benefits of our actions become
more apparent. Our progress will not likely be in a straight line, but
rather in a roughly “S” shaped curve with little effect at first while we get
started, increasing success as actions are adopted, technologies
developed and policies accepted, and then only gradual change again
when we finally tackle the most difficult sources of emissions last.
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IV. Summary of Inventory of Energy
Usage and Associated Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
In order to set targets and develop strategies to curb our emissions, an
inventory of energy usage and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions was
performed by the Climate Protection Task Force, and adopted by the
Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners and the Port
Townsend City Council (January 12, 2009). The following is a brief
summary. (A complete copy is on file at both the City and County
planning departments).
Data was gathered for the Jefferson County community as a whole and
for the County and City government operations as subsets of the whole.
Energy use and emissions were grouped into 3 different Sectors:
Stationary (buildings and equipment), Transportation (on-road mobile
sources), and Solid Waste. The Clean Air and Climate Protection (CACP)
software provided by ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability
converted the energy-usage data into units of MMBtu and calculated
CO2e (equivalents of CO2)released in tons (one ton equals 2,000 pounds).
Table 4. Community-Wide and Government Subset Emissions 2005
Sector
or Subsector
Community-
Wide1
(tons CO2e)
Community-
Wide1
(% CO2e)
Jefferson
County
Operations
(tons CO2e)
Port
Townsend
City
Operations
(tons CO2e)
Stationary
Energy
325,133 61% 1,443 1,609
Residential 121,605 23%
Commercial 49,017 9% 1,443 1,609
Industrial 154,511 29%
Transportation 209,079 39% 1,886 533
Solid Waste 2,502 <1% 35
Water, PUD#18 364
Total 536,714 100% 3,728 2,142
8 The inventory included electricity consumed by Jefferson Public Utility District No. 1 to provide water
service to County residents.
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1 Community-wide includes County and City operations. 2 Data obtained
from CACP Model output.
How do we compare with others?
Table 5. 2005 Carbon Dioxide Annual Emissions per capita
Area Metric tons of CO2 per
capita
United States 19.3
Canada 17.3
Jefferson County 19.4
Washington State 16.4
Germany 9.8
Sweden 5.7
China 4.3
India, Vietnam, Peru
<1.5
Source: Washington State and Jefferson County numbers from Backcasting and Forecasting of GHG
Emissions and Proposed Targets for Reductions in Jefferson County (available on the Jefferson County
website http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commdevelopment/ClimateChange.htm);
remainder taken from: Wikipedia which provides a list of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita
from 1990 through 2007. All data were calculated by the US Department of Energy's Carbon Dioxide
Information Analysis Center (CDIAC), mostly based on data collected from country agencies by the United
Nations Statistics Division.
Why would per capita emissions be higher in Jefferson County than
elsewhere in Washington State? To answer this we turn to the source of
the emissions -
What is the source of these emissions?
As depicted in the Community-Wide Summary below, the transportation
sector is the largest emitter of GHG, representing 39% of community-
wide emissions. Vehicle miles traveled (VMT) for Jefferson County in
2005 were 1.3 times greater than the Washington State average. This
helps explain why the total CO2e emissions of 19.4 tons per capita (Table
5 above) in Jefferson County were 1.2 times greater than the value for
the entire state.
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Stationary Sector emissions account for 61% of total GHG emissions
community-wide, with approximately one-half coming from electricity
usage. Stationary sources refer to emissions generated from fixed places
or objects, such as buildings and machinery. Stationary emissions
include electricity, fuel oil, propane, and wood used in the Residential,
Commercial, and Industrial Sectors
Figure 5. Community-Wide CO2 Emissions in 2005
THIS FIGURE IS MISSING???
Emissions are for Transportation Sector and for Residential, Commercial and Industrial
Subsectors of the Stationary Energy Sector. Emissions from the Solid Waste Sector were
too small to include. Data obtained from CACP Model output.
The inventory identified a very different profile for the City of Port
Townsend when compared to the County. Thus, the two may have
different priorities when it comes to reduction strategies.
Residential
23%
Commercial
9%
Transportation
39%
Industrial
29%
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Figure 6. Port Townsend City Operations - CO2e Emissions in 2005
Water/Sewage
38%
Employee Commute
9%
Streetlights
7%
Vehicles
15%
Buildings
31%
Figure 7. Jefferson County Operations – CO2e Emissions in 2005
Employee
Commute,
19%
Water PUD,
10%
Buildings, 38%
Vehicles, 32%
Streetlights,
1%
Source: CACP Model output
It should be noted that at the time of the inventory, Puget Sound Energy
(PSE) was the sole electric purveyor to Jefferson County. PSE's fuel mix
for electricity delivered in 2010 consisted of: 41% Hydroelectric, 36%
Coal, 20% Natural Gas, 1% Nuclear, and 2% Other (Source of data: PSE).
The Jefferson County Public Utility District (PUD) is in the process of
purchasing the local electric infrastructure from PSE. The PUD has a
contract to buy power from the Bonneville Power Administration; BPA
power is approximately 85 percent hydro and 15 percent nuclear. But
while the change to BPA-supplied power will significantly boost our
efforts to reduce carbon emissions, it does not diminish the need to
conserve energy and look to green technologies as the local demand for
power increases over time.
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V. The Plan: Objectives and Actions
The goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions in Port Townsend and
Jefferson County by 80 percent (compared to 1990 levels) by 2050 will be
difficult, if not impossible, using technologies that are currently available
or expected to be available in the near future. Nonetheless, the actions
outlined here offer ways to begin reducing greenhouse gases today
The actions contained in this plan provide a menu of recommended
measures for the City and the County – the list is not intended to be
limiting. We fully expect and hope that additional measures will be
identified and implemented.
This section is divided into two main categories:
Government actions - This section recommends actions to reduce
emissions from City and County operations.
Community-wide actions - This section recommends education
and outreach and the formation of partnerships. Several
recommended voluntary measures are included. Our success
requires participation at all levels.
The municipal and community categories are explored independently for
several reasons:
• As documented in the inventory, a much finer resolution is
possible for municipal operations (energy use by facility, etc.)
than for the community as a whole.
In this document:
“Plan" refers to the entire climate action effort.
"Goals" are the broad overall carbon emissions reductions - 80 percent
by 2050 and 17 percent by 2020.
“Objectives" are specific measurable outcomes. Objectives have been
identified by sector. If we are successful in achieving each of the
objectives, we will meet our 2020 interim goal.
"Actions" are the specific steps that will be strategically implemented
to meet the 2020 objectives.
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• When attention is turned to the question of where emissions
reductions are possible, there will be a different set of
options for municipal facilities than for private sector
emissions. For example, a county might opt to implement a
procurement policy requiring that certain vehicles in the
county fleet be replaced by hybrid vehicles, whereas in the
private sector an education program about hybrids or an
incentive program would be appropriate.
• Actions for government operations are under the operational
or financial control of City/County government; while
community-wide efforts are voluntary and incumbent upon
all.
A. Government Leading by Example
Together, the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County government
account for less than one percent of the total emissions in our county.
Despite their limited emissions, governments have an essential obligation
to do their part and to lead by example. Just as the City and County
must provide enabling policies, technical assistance, education,
incentives and other support to help the community achieve the
objectives of this Climate Action Plan, the City and County must also
lead the way in their own operations.
If we can demonstrate success, others may follow suit. Most of the
actions listed here can also be taken by other public entities in the
county, like the Public Utility District, the Port of Port Townsend,
Jefferson Health Care, the school districts, the fire districts, Jefferson
Transit and Fort Worden State Park. Representatives from many of these
entities participated in the development of this Climate Action Plan.
Furthermore, it is hoped that these different public entities will
collaborate in making their operations more energy efficient by sharing
resources and funding opportunities. One example of this is the new
Resource Conservation Manager partly funded by grants from PSE and
WSU and jointly hired by the City, the County, Fort Worden State Park,
Chimacum and Port Townsend School Districts to reduce energy
consumption.
Most of the actions listed here are also applicable to private businesses.
Hopefully citizens of our community will become increasingly motivated
to take actions in their personal lives as well as in their places of work to
reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Increasingly, tourists and other
consumers have demonstrated support for those businesses that make
efforts to demonstrate their concerns about climate change.
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Table 6. 2020 Objectives for City and County Operations – An 18%
decrease in CO2e emissions from 2005 levels.
(Greenhouse gas emissions in tons of CO2e)
Stationary
Sources
Trans-
portation
Solid
Waste
Water
(& Sewer
in UGAs)
Total Percent
of 1990
County 1,182 1,545 29 298 3,055 115%
City 661 437 -- 657 1,755 115%
An 18% decrease from the high emissions mark in 2005 is still 15%
higher than the estimated 1990 emissions levels. As shown in Figure 8
below, this rate of reduction keeps us on track for making the needed
reductions between 2020 and 2050. Once again, the reduction targets
have been arbitrarily assigned to each category identified in the
Inventory, realizing that one size does not fit all and that some sources of
emissions may be more cost-effective to address than others. The actions
listed in this plan further demonstrate some of these differences.
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Figure 8 CO2e Projections and Targets for City & County Operations contrasted against
projected population growth.
Actions listed in the following tables were derived from the CAC, citizen
workshops and action plans from other communities, especially those in
Portland and Multnomah County. They have been vetted by the
Resource Conservation Manager (RCM) and City and County Department
Heads. Existing measures currently being implemented by the City and
County have been included. Actions are listed in the order by which the
magnitude of emissions reductions appeared to be the highest
(Additional detail is provided in the Worksheets, Appendix F). For the
rough analyses, the CAC relied on municipal information, research, and
the assistance of ICLEI CAPPA Software.
It is anticipated that the City and County will take a phased approach to
implementation based upon specific types of funding available,
feasibility, and rate of return (See Appendix E. Potential Funding
Sources). City and County, with the assistance of the RCM, will need to
develop an implementation strategy and, during budget proceedings,
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each will need to consider earmarking funds for implementation of
recommended measures.
The RCM will play a significant role in implementing the government
actions outlined below. However, it is important to keep the scope of the
RCM clear. Due to the source of grant funding, the RCM does not
currently handle transportation related energy costs. The first two years
of the RCM scope also exclude assessment of costs associated with the
pool and golf course. Though it is hoped the RCM’s position will be more
flexible in future, in the interim others will need to take the lead in these
areas.
Tables 7 and 8, Actions for Reducing Emissions from City and County
Government Operations, refer to worksheets found in Appendix E which
provide additional detail.
Again, we emphasize, the actions contained in this plan are not intended
to be limiting. We fully expect and hope that additional measures will be
identified and implemented and that some of these may allow a further
reduction in Government Sector emissions as well as those in the
community at large. Furthermore, the city and county should continue
to monitor action at the federal and state level and encourage legislation
that supports local efforts.
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Table 7. Actions for Reducing City Government Emissions
City of Port Townsend
Government Operations
Worksheet Action Lead
Cost
Recovery
(Years)
CO2e
(metric
tons)
1.14 Purchase Green Energy from the grid City Manager n/a 320
1.1
Build all new City buildings and develop sites to at least
a LEED Silver criterion, or some other third‐party
certification of energy, water and waste conservation
strategies (e.g., Architecture 2030)
City Council
and Public
Works 0.46 118
1.4
Conduct energy audits for each city or county owned
buildings and infrastructure to develop and implement a
plan to reduce energy consumption. RCM 4.81 112
1.9 Convert Streetlights to LED Public Works 2.49 43
1.13
Set goals for government departments and encourage
all local businesses to become certified by the Green
Business program of Jefferson County Health
City
Manager,
RCM &
County Env.
Health 40
1.6
Install photovoltaic panels on existing buildings and for
stand‐alone lighting on streets and in parks, where
appropriate and productive
RCM & Public
Works 18.26 24
1.7
Establish a reduced idling policy for all government
vehicles (heavy trucks)
Dept. Heads,
Fleet Mgr &
CAC 0.04 61
E‐Cars More efficient fleet and use of vehicles
Fleet
Manager 40
1.5
Replace low‐efficiency and high‐emission vehicles with
fuel‐efficient & low‐emission vehicles, like plug‐in
hybrids, as soon as possible
Fleet
Managers &
Dept. Heads 0.00 22
1.10
Create incentives for employees to reduce
emissions in their daily commute Dept. Heads 1.08 14
1.2
Implement vehicle trip reduction policy incorporating
teleconferencing, telecommuting and alternative work
schedules, where practical. Establish video and/or web
conferencing capabilities in all major City and County
facilities Dept. Heads 4.09 14
1.3
Use electric vehicles or bicycles whenever possible (e.g.,
for meter reading and building inspection)
CAC & Fleet
Manager 5.09 11
E‐Meters
Replace all the water meters with remote read meters.
About 400 of the total 5,000 are already remote read. Public Works 1.44 9
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1.7
Establish a reduced idling policy for all government
vehicles (light vehicles)
Fleet
Managers &
Dept. Heads 0.03 4
Total Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (* above 2020 goal)832
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Table 8. Actions for Reducing County Government Emissions
Jefferson County
Government Operations
Worksheet Action Lead
Cost
Recovery
(Years)
CO2e
(metric
tons)
1.14 Purchase Green Energy from the grid BOCC n/a 967
1.4
Conduct energy audits for each city or county owned
buildings and infrastructure to develop and implement a
plan to reduce energy consumption. RCM 6.42 188
1.13
Set goals for government departments and encourage
all local businesses to become certified by the Green
Business program of Jefferson County Health
RCM &
County Env.
Health 0.09 124
1.6
Install photovoltaic panels on existing buildings and for
stand‐alone lighting on streets and in parks, where
appropriate and productive
RCM &
Public
Works 18.26 47
1.2
Implement vehicle trip reduction policy incorporating
teleconferencing, telecommuting and alternative work
schedules, where practical. Establish video and/or web
conferencing capabilities in all major City and County
facilities
BOCC,
Electeds &
Dept. Heads 1.03 54
1.7
Establish a reduced idling policy for all government
vehicles
BOCC,
Electeds &
Fleet Mgr. 0.05 42
1.5
Replace low‐efficiency and high‐emission vehicles with
fuel‐efficient & low‐emission vehicles, like plug‐in
hybrids, as soon as possible
Dept Heads,
Electeds,
Fleet Mgr. 0.00 28
1.10
Create incentives for employees to reduce
emissions in their daily commute
BOCC,
Electeds,
Dept Heads 1.95 23
1.3
Use electric vehicles or bicycles whenever possible (e.g.,
for meter reading and building inspection)
BOCC,
Electeds,
Dept. Heads 5.09 7
E‐4day 4‐Day Work Week Dept. Heads 0.00 6
E‐Zenn Electric Vehicles Dept. Heads 0.00 4
Total Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (9% above 2020 goal)1,490
In developing this plan, we listed and analyzed the actions that we
believed were within our current capabilities. They clearly do not yield
reductions below 1990 by the year 2020, but they do put the government
sector on track to meet the 2050 goal. Perhaps interim targets for all of
Jefferson County should not be arbitrarily applied to every sector, every
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building, every business or every individual. Instead, a reasoned
approach needs to be applied that considers many factors.
A case in point is the Government Sector, which produces less than 1%
of the emissions in our county. Some of these are generated by essential
services like the fire departments, police and sheriff departments, and
water and sewer utilities, where emissions reductions may be very costly
or unwise. It may be more cost effective to reduce emissions in the
community rather than in the government sector. Limited resources may
yield greater reductions in emissions in helping homeowners make
private homes more energy efficient than in further retrofitting historic
government buildings. Some government investments could significantly
reduce overall community emissions for example, investments in
promoting a shift in transportation mode away from motor vehicle use
and toward increased walking, bicycling and transit use. This could be
realized by implementing a number of strategies including: a significant
investment for expanded Jefferson Transit service; greater investment in
walking and biking facilities; a reduction, maximum cap, or elimination
of motor vehicle parking requirements; and instituting parking fees in the
commercial centers. These steps would result in a modest increase in
Jefferson Transit’s emissions but could yield an immense reduction in
overall community emissions.
In spite of our limited abilities to reduce emissions further today, we
must be prepared to take advantage of every opportunity to reduce our
community-wide emissions in the near future. The Government Sector
must play a leadership role in continuing to make this issue a high
priority.
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B. Encouraging Community-wide Reductions
While the City or County will have a major role in carrying out many of
the following objectives and actions, successful implementation will
require many diverse partners, including neighboring jurisdictions, non-
profit organizations, business leaders, and neighborhood associations.
Education and Outreach. Educating ourselves about the need for
change, the choices available to us, and the values that motivate us is a
fundamental part of this plan. In order to reach our greenhouse gas
emission reduction targets, Port Townsend & Jefferson County need
informed and supportive employees and citizens. Government must
promote a broad awareness of the predicted effects of climate change and
provide the tools and incentives to reduce GHG emissions in homes,
businesses, and workplaces.
Outreach efforts will require the formation of partnerships – both
municipal partnerships and public-private partnerships. The City and
County have already begun to reach out to other counties and cities,
here on the Olympic Peninsula including Clallam County, Port Angeles
and Sequim. Examples of government partnerships include:
• Peninsula Development District (PDD), through the PDD, local
jurisdictions collaborated on a proposal and submitted a grant
application (the DOT TIGER II – HUD Community Challenge
Planning Grant) to develop and implement a regional strategy to
reduce vehicle miles traveled and plan for a more sustainable
transportation system across the North Olympic Peninsula.
Though the DOT TIGER II grant was not funded, the PDD will
continue to seek funding.
• Jefferson County Public Health Green Business Program – Staff
from the Green Business Program have been coordinating with
CAC staff and anticipate enhanced outreach under the existing
Green Business program. This program is focused on assisting
businesses in developing cost-effective “green” solutions to prevent
waste and pollution, and to conserve valuable resources. The
program provides free technical assistance to business aimed at
improving existing practices. Green Business is a voluntary
program that gives recognition to businesses that are working to
reduce waste, recycle and otherwise conduct business in an
environmentally conscience manner.
http://www.jeffersoncountypublichealth.org/index.php?green-
business
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• The Jefferson County Public Utility District (PUD) is in the process
of purchasing the local electric infrastructure from Puget Sound
Energy (PSE). As a public utility, the PUD uses community input in
making local energy policy decisions, and takes a lead role in
encouraging energy conservation and the reduction of greenhouse
gases through incentive and outreach efforts.
• ICLEI for Sustainable Governments is another example of a
collaborative effort. With over 600 member jurisdictions, ICLEI
provides software support for analyzing the effect of reduction
activities, and other resources for ideas. ICLEI tools have proven
invaluable in the development of the inventory and targets as well
as evaluating measures to reduce emissions.
Other potential partners include:
• Local 2020 - a citizen-based organization dedicated to exploring
opportunities in our local community to promote economic self-
reliance, environmental stewardship, and community well-being.
Local 2020 holds regular meetings offering opportunity for
community members to voice their thoughts and get involved,
maintains an informative website, and distributes a weekly email
newsletter. http://www.L2020.org
• Jefferson CAN - Jefferson Climate Action Now is a website
dedicated to giving individuals the tools needed to save energy,
save money, and reduce their carbon (CO2) footprint – at home, at
work, and on the road – with tools specific for Jefferson County,
Washington.– www.JeffersonCAN.org
• Jefferson County HomeBuilders - As per Homebuilders website,
“Built Green™ of Jefferson County’s program is tailored to fit our
unique community. The guidelines demonstrate that green
building is not an “all or nothing” method of construction.
Experienced builders will not be daunted by any of this. The
checklist provides a baseline for determining minimum thresholds
for cost-effective, resource-efficient homebuilding. Conservation of
materials, energy efficiency and good site planning are among the
items considered.”
http://www.jeffcobuiltgreen.com/
• Other local government entities such as the Port of Port
Townsend, the local school districts, and the PUD.
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Objectives & Recommended Actions
The Climate Action Committee has identified several potential actions to
be implemented as part of the campaign. All are voluntary. With the
exception of the First Priority Item - Task the CAC with Designing
and Implementing the Community Outreach Campaign - they are
not listed in any particular order nor are they all inclusive. There
are numerous measures that may be implemented to reduce emissions
and new opportunities will arise as technology evolves.
Five Action Areas have been identified and are further outlined in
the following tables:
• Education and Outreach
• Buildings and Energy
• Urban Form and Transportation
• Consumption and Solid Waste
• Food & Agriculture
Table 9. Objectives & Recommended Actions for Community-wide
Emissions Reductions
Education and Outreach
Objective: Actively engage the public in reducing greenhouse gas
emissions.
1. Task the CAC with Designing and Implementing the Community
Outreach Campaign.
The campaign should be designed to build on existing efforts, foster
partnerships and develop new initiatives. The CAC committee
membership may be modified to include representatives from the
following:
Jefferson County Builders Association – Built Green
Jefferson County Public Health – Green Business
Local 20/20 – JeffersonCAN
WSU Jefferson County Extension
RCM
Research has identified a set of tools to promote behavior change:
obtaining commitments, using prompts, utilizing social norms,
designing effective communications, providing incentives, and
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removing external barriers.
Depending on the audience and available funding, a variety of
outreach materials may be produced (e.g., expanded websites,
electronic newsletters, email messages, brochures, print ads, flyers,
and postcards for direct mailings; newspaper articles; workshops,
festivals or fairs, curriculum or lesson plans for grades K-12).
At a minimum, the CAC should: • Apprise electeds and interested parties of federal and state
plans and legislative actions which may impact the
County’s/City’s ability to attain GHG reduction goals.
• Partner with local media to publish articles and a regular
newspaper column with information about sustainability and
maintain a reference list and links on the website. (B-1.14)
• Engage and inspire other public institutions and private
businesses to incorporate climate protection action into their
daily affairs.
• Promote voluntary measures that reduce emissions – including
measures recommended herein.
• Partner with local educational institutions to develop and
provide classes for clean energy, gardening, agriculture,
sustainability skills. (B-1.15)
Buildings and Energy
Encourage Community Action
Objective. Community-wide emissions target of 445,737 tons of
CO2eq by 2020. Currently, this sector accounts for 61% of
overall emissions.
1 Conservation – Encourage businesses and homeowners to reduce
energy and water consumption (e.g., energy from outdoor lighting
can be reduced by minimizing the number, using motion sensors,
or installing highʖefficiency bulbs, etc.) Note: Lower water usage
cuts energy consumption for water treatment and pumping.
2 Promote the use of drought-tolerant native plants as well as
tolerant non-natives.
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3 Increase use of energy assessments in homes and businesses by
encouraging owners to conduct assessments periodically.
4 Encourage all local businesses, to become certified by the Green
Business program of Jefferson County Health. (NOTE: This
program incorporates many of the measures listed throughout
this Climate Action Plan.) (A-1.13)
5 Establish lowʖinterest loan and energy assistance programs that
reduce energy consumption (e.g., weatherization, appliances,
lighting, heating, ventilating and air conditioning improvements,
and renewable energy) for both existing and new housing.
6 Provide and/or promote incentives for carbonʖreducing design &
retrofit of buildings (e.g. passive solar, solarʖthermal,
solarʖphotovoltaic, heat pumps, wind, and other
renewableʖenergy systems.) One example is the FIRST program.
Objective: 15% of total energy used within Jefferson County will
be from renewable energy sources.
This figure was taken from the City of Portland Multnomah County Climate Action Plan
2009 and serves as a reminder of the hierarchy of energy efficiency for transportation.
Urban Form and Transportation
Encourage Community Action
Objective: Community-wide emissions target of 445,737 tons of
CO2eq by 2020. Currently, the transportation sector accounts for
39% of overall emissions.
1 Develop a program to promote ride‐sharing, walking and biking; such
as Whatcom County’s Smart Trips program and the grant application
developed by the Peninsula Development District (PDD) for the 2010
DOT TIGER II – HUD Community Challenge Planning Grant)
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2 Develop a commuter‐friendly transit plan and increase service.
3 Reduce transportation energy needs by promoting the purchase of
local goods and services.
4 Increase consumption of local food in facilities with central
cafeterias; such as schools, hospital and housing.
5 Provide strategically placed recharging stations and priority parking
for electric vehicles.
6 Increase non‐motorized transportation infrastructure by fully
implementing existing plans in PT. Build "complete streets" with
facilities for pedestrians and bicycles.
7 Explore barge shipping as a more efficient means of transporting
freight.
8 Support investments to provide high-performance broadband
connectivity to every business and residence to enable widespread e-
commerce, telecommuting and improved emergency response.
Consumption and Solid Waste
Encourage Community-wide
Objective: Community-wide emissions target of 445,737 tons of
CO2eq by 2020. Currently, solid waste accounts for less than 1% of
overall emissions. .
1 Reduce trash through incentives and other measures. (E.g.
Require waste recycling especially for construction sites;
increase pickʖup services for reuse, upcycling and recycling;
and encourage reduced use of packaging, especially for
building materials.)
2 Increase composting of all food and yard waste through a
variety of measures (e.g. neighborhood composting centers,
worm bins, etc.)
3 Encourage relocation or deconstruction and recycling of
structures to be demolished.
4 Encourage adaptive reuse of buildings.
Food & Agriculture
Encourage Community-wide
Objective: Community-wide emissions target of 445,737 tons of
CO2eq by 2020.
1 Promote sustainable local organic farming -
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VI. Transportation and Land Use Policies
- For Further Consideration
City Council and the Board of County Commissioners tasked the CAC
with developing recommended amendments to the county and city codes
and comprehensive plans to align with the Climate Action Plan strategies
City and County Codes define distinct public participation processes for
adoption of land use comprehensive plan amendments and development
regulations, through which the suggested code and policy amendments
specified below, have not yet been vetted. The City Council and Board of
County Commissioners hereby direct their respective Planning &
Development Services Departments to take the following steps:
• Review the recommended strategies for consistency with adopted
policies.
• If consistent and non-regulatory in nature, implement the strategy as
resources allow.
• For all other strategies, further investigate the potential emissions
reductions and feasibility of strategies and advance those with the
greatest potential for success during the next cycle of
Comprehensive Plan update/amendments to the development
regulations.
Land Use Policy recommendations are divided into three sections:
Rural Resource Management, to enhance the carbon sequestering
potential of the County’s forests, farms and open spaces
Urban Form and Transportation, to locate and move both people and
goods in a carbon-efficient manner and provide regional tools for
compact, livable communities of mixed uses.
A: Rural Resource Management
Maximizing Carbon Sequestration in Natural
Resource Lands and Open Space
Much of Jefferson County’s land is natural resource land, including
forestry, agriculture, open space, conservation land, and critical areas
such as wetlands and wildlife habitat. Our large land base, particularly
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that in forestry, provides a large amount of sequestration for carbon
emissions generated elsewhere. Jefferson County should maximize this
“carbon sink” function of our natural resource lands by supporting and
encouraging management practices that retain or improve storage.
Jefferson County should work with the forestry and agricultural
communities to explore ways to turn net-carbon-emitting natural
resource lands into carbon sinks, without jeopardizing the profitable
industry. Options to be explored include, but are not limited to:
1. Explore economic incentives (e.g., Tax benefits or other subsidies)
that may encourage landowners to increase carbon storage on
their land as well as decrease the conversion out of farmland and
forest use.
2. Fund demonstration projects and highlight best practices for
forestry and agriculture.
3. Seek ways to cluster legally allowed development rights on smaller
portions of natural resource lands and permanently conserve the
carbon sequestration qualities of the remaining land (this may be
accomplished on a working forest/farm if properly managed).
4. Identify key areas with high carbon sequestration rates and
consider protection measures such as transfer of development
rights, purchase of development rights/conservation easements.
5. Assess the potential for increasing carbon sequestration on
County-owned forest lands.
6. Increase tree planting requirements or incentives for all public and
private projects, including transportation projects that incorporate
the use of trees. Tree lined corridors provide a carbon sponge and
increase the attractiveness of the area.
7. Increase investment in local wood manufacturing businesses that
are able to supply local products for wood markets.
8. Increase the amount of local wood products grown and
manufactured locally and purchased by government and private
sectors. Thus encouraging the economic viability of forest land in
our area.
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B: Urban Form and Transportation
There is no practical way to divorce land use and transportation. As our
community develops, we must be mindful of where we build and how we
build. Emissions from buildings account for more than half of the total
community-wide GHG emissions in Jefferson County (Stationary
emissions including buildings and machinery account for 61%).
Traveling between destinations accounts for over half of the carbon
emissions released in Washington State and 39% of Jefferson County
community-wide emissions.
In general, concentrating development within established community and
economic centers will produce fewer harmful effects than development
outside these centers. For this reason, the County, in coordination with
the City, should emphasize the need for future development to occur
within urban growth areas (UGAs) and other areas suitable for more
intensive development as identified in each jurisdiction’s Comprehensive
Plan
Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend should collaborate to
manage growth in accordance with the Growth Management Act (GMA) in
a manner that:
• Adheres to principles of sustainability and reduction of carbon
emissions
• Promotes more livable, pedestrian/bike-friendly, transit-oriented
communities
• Preserves carbon sink potential of surrounding rural and natural
resources areas.
Built Green and LEED are two national standards for energy efficiency
and sustainability in new construction and remodeling. In practice, Built
Green is used more in residential projects while LEED is used more in
commercial projects. Both organizations offer comprehensive means to
rate newly proposed subdivisions or other large-scale residential
development: the Built Green Communities Checklist and LEED for
Neighborhood Development.
The City and County should consider the following policy options:
1. Direct staff to research the benefits of implementing a city and county
energy code for commercial and residential construction that exceeds
current WA state code (e.g. greater insulation, passive solar, Passive
House and small footprints) and for new buildings, site development and
substantial remodels consider establishing a minimum compliance target
(e.g., meet at least a LEED Silver or similar level for Built Green or
another green building standard).
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2. Within designated UGAs, encourage increased urban density through
code revisions for items such as setbacks, height restrictions, cluster and
mixedʖuse development.
3. Consider further reductions in off‐street parking requirements in
order to increase density and further promote transportation choices.
4. Increase non‐motorized transportation infrastructure by completing
NMTP plans for areas in the county.
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VII. Monitoring & Adaptive Management
As with the Objectives and Actions in Section V, monitoring for the
municipal and community categories are explored independently,
primarily because a much finer resolution is possible for municipal
operations (energy use by facility, etc.) than for the community as a
whole.
Applying an adaptive management approach, we will monitor our
progress, track changing conditions, and explore the feasibility of
additional measures as we become aware of new information and
technological advancements. In general, when vetting new measures the
following basic criteria should be considered:
Benefits: the primary goal is reduction of GHG emissions, however several
measures will have side benefits such as cost savings and indirect benefits (e.g.,
jobs, health benefits)
Feasibility – including cost, technical, economic, and political/social aspects of
the measure
We must be able to implement new measures in a timely fashion.
Though regulatory measures will require time to vet through the public
process; measures to reduce government emissions may be implemented
at the direction of the city manager/county administrator (BoCC/Council
approval may be required if capital expenditures are involved) and
voluntary measures may be encouraged at anytime.
Government Emissions Tracking
For each action recommended for implementation, the City and County
will work to refine, monitor, and report on measurable indicators of
success. A number of tools and practices exist that can enable the City
and County to track and report progress toward achieving the goals
outlined in this plan, including monitoring the funds allocated to
climate-protection goals. Tools can be as simple as spreadsheet tracking
sheets developed to monitor estimated annual energy and water savings;
waste diverted, and associated GHGs reduced.
Most of the actions recommended in Section A are under the purview of
and will be monitored by the Resource Conservation Manager. Those
measures falling outside of the RCM’s scope of work (e.g., measures to
reduce fuel consumption by vehicles) will need to be monitored by the
fleet manager or other designated staff.
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Community-wide Emissions Tracking
The Climate Action Committee should be tasked with conducting a GHG
emissions inventory approximately every three to five years. Measuring
GHG emissions on a regular basis is important to verifying that the
climate initiatives are effectively reducing emissions and that the
appropriate scale of GHG reductions are being pursued.
The CAC should use all available and emerging tools (e.g., ICLEI’s CAPPA
software) to aide in monitoring progress. Other indicators of success may
include miles of bike lanes, transit ridership, increased fuel efficiency,
and number of households actively participating in composting and
recycling programs.
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GLOSSARY OF TERMS
Adaptation
Climate adaptation refers to the ability of a system to adjust to climate
change (including climate variability and extremes) to moderate potential
damage, to take advantage of opportunities, or to cope with the
consequences. For example, relocating development from areas prone to
flooding, adjusting to increased summer drought conditions).
Compare to mitigation.
Backcasting
The process of estimating a previous GHG emission if a base year's
emissions are known. This estimate is based primarily on the ratio of the
population of the base year to the population at some previous time. It is
assumed that this population ratio is proportional to the ratio of the base
year emissions to that of the previous year being backcast. (For our
reports, the base year for which we had good data was 2005. In
backcasting to 1990 we used not only changes in population but
included as well an estimate of how the Port Townsend Paper
Corporation emissions had been reduced since then.)
Carbon footprint
Shorthand for an estimate of the total GHG emissions caused by, or
associated with, a person, product, activity, or organization. Usually
expressed in units of CO2e. An average. In 2007, an average American’s
carbon footprint was about 19 tons of CO2e per year. In the United
Kingdom it was 9, while in China it was 5.
(www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_carbon_dioxide_emissi
ons_per_capita)
CAPPA Software
‘Climate and Air Pollution Planning Assistant' is designed by ICLEI to
help U.S. local governments explore, identify and analyze potential
climate and air pollution emissions reduction opportunities. CAPPA
allows users to compare the relative benefits of a wide variety of
emissions reduction measures, and helps identify those most likely to be
successful for a community based on its priorities and constraints.
CAPPA includes a customizable and expandable library of more than 110
distinct emissions reduction strategies for local governments. Its
calculation functions are based on real-world data from other U.S.
communities and a variety of expert sources.
CO2
Carbon dioxide, a colorless, odorless gas consisting of one atom of
carbon and two atoms of oxygen. CO2 is created during combustion of
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carbon-based fuels and absorbed by most plants in photosynthesis. CO2
currently exists at a global average concentration of 385 parts per million
by volume in Earth’s atmosphere. (As reported by NOAA, the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Association, in January 2011.
www.co2now.org)
CO2e
Carbon dioxide equivalent. A measure used to compare the effect of a
greenhouse gas in terms of an equivalent amount of carbon dioxide.
Emission intensity reduction
Reduction of carbon emissions per Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Fossil fuels
Fuels derived from geologically ancient vegetation that has been
transformed into coal, petroleum and natural gas over long periods of
time.
GHG
Greenhouse gas. Chiefly carbon dioxide (CO2), Water, Methane (CH4),
Nitrous oxide (N2O) Chlorofluorocarbons, all of which in the atmosphere
absorb heat radiation coming from the earth and reradiate it back to the
earth thus causing a net increase in the heat balance of the earth. This
is actually different than how greenhouses work by isolating warm air
inside the structure so that heat is not lost by convection.
See CO2e.
Gigaton
A unit of measure equal to one billion metric tons. A metric ton is
approximately 2,205 pounds.
ICLEI
Also known as “ICLEI - Local Governments for Sustainability”, ICLEI
is an association of over 1200 local government Members from 70
different countries representing more than 569,885,000 people who are
committed to sustainable development. ICLEI provides technical
consulting, training, and information services to build capacity, share
knowledge, and support local government in the implementation of
sustainable development at the local level. Our basic premise is that
locally designed initiatives can provide an effective and cost-efficient way
to achieve local, national, and global sustainability objectives. Founded
in 1990 and initially called 'International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives' (ICLEI), its mission expanded and its name
was changed in 2003. (www.iclei.org)
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IPCC
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC is a scientific
intergovernmental body set up by the World Meteorological Organization
and by the United Nations Environment Programmed. Visit the IPCC
website at www.ipcc.ch.
kW-h
Kilowatt-hour, when you use 1000 watts for 1 hour, that's a kilowatt-
hour. For example, it is the amount of energy needed to light a 100 Watt
light bulb for 10 hours.
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) is an ecology-
oriented building certification program run under the auspices of the
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). LEED concentrates its efforts on
improving performance across five key areas of environmental and
human health: energy efficiency, indoor environmental quality, materials
selection, sustainable site development and water savings.
LEED has special rating systems that apply to all kinds of structures,
including schools, retail and healthcare facilities. Rating systems are
available for new construction and major renovations as well as existing
buildings. There are 4 levels of energy efficiency of a building. They are in
increasing order: Certified, Silver, Gold and Platinum.
Mitigation
Climate mitigation is any action taken to permanently eliminate or
reduce the long-term risk and hazards of climate change to human life,
property. Examples include making our vehicles and buildings more
energy efficient, expanding carbon “sinks”, trading single-occupancy cars
for mass transit, switching to renewable energy sources, etc.
Compare to adaptation.
MMBtu
1million Btu. The British thermal unit (BTU or Btu) is a standard unit of
measurement used to denote both the amount of heat energy in fuels
and the ability of appliances and air conditioning systems to produce
heating or cooling... It is approximately the amount of energy needed to
heat 1 pint (which weighs 16 ounces) of water one degree Fahrenheit.
One Btu is approximately one fourth of a food Calorie or 0.29 kW-h.
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Resource Conservation Manager (RCM)
Individual dedicated to supporting an agency’s resource conservation
program, focusing on energy, water and solid waste. Five jurisdictions
(Jefferson County, the City of Port Townsend, Port Townsend and
Chimacum School Districts, Fort Worden State Park) hired a shared RCM
in November 2010 on a three year contract to evaluate their resource
usage and create facility action plans.
UGA
Urban Growth Area (UGAs) - areas designated by a county, with input
from towns and cities, where urban development is to occur. The UGA is
one of the major tools provided by the Growth Management Act for
deciding where urban development should be encouraged and where the
limits to that development should end. UGAs are areas where growth and
higher densities are expected and supported by urban services. By
directing growth into urban areas, natural resource lands – such as
farms and forests – can be conserved and the rural character of rural
lands can be maintained.
Appendix A
Joint Resolution County 44-07 City 07-022 to commit to addressing energy use and
climate change
STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
JOINT RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AND THE
PORT TOWNSEND CITY COUNCIL TO
COMMIT TO ADDRESSING ENERGY USE
AND CLIMATE CHANGE GLOBAL
WARMING
44 07
COUNTY RESOLUTION NO
07 022
CITY RESOLUTION NO
The Bo d of County Commissioners of Jefferson County Washington and the City Council of Port
Townsend Washington do jointly resolve as follows
WHEREAS numerous scientific organizations havedetermmed that warming of the climate
system is unequivocal as evidenced by increases in global average air and ocean temperatures recedipg
glaciers decreasing snow pack and coral bleaching and by rising global mean sea levels and further is
pot ntially damaging to our environment and our economy and
WHEREAS energy consumption specifically the burning of fossil fuels e g coal oil and gas
accounts for more than 80 of U S greenhouse gas emissions and that the U S produces nearly one
quarter of all global emissions and
WHEREAS the governments of Jefferson County and the City ofPort Townsend can greatly
influence the community s energy usage by exercising power over land use transportation building
construction waste management and energy supply and management and
WHEREAS governments can provide leadership by motivating andsupportiilg citizens to improve
energy use within businesses port facilities schools churches and homes and
WHEREAS Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend recognize that the probable adverse
effects on our citizens and infrastructure and on our mountains glaciers forests rivers oceans and other
waterways from severe weather rising temperatures and rising sea levels due to climate change pose a risk
to future economic viability and
WHEREAS actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy efficiency
provide multiple local benefits by decreasing air pollution creating jobs reducing energy expenditures
saving money and reducing tax burdens for governments businesses and citizens
NOW THEREFORE BE rI RESOLVED that Jefferson County and the City ofPort Townsend
commit to collaborate in a program to reduce greenhouse gasemissions specifically
Collaborating with the Climate Protection Campaign volunteers in conducting a comprehensive
baseline inventory oflocal energy uses that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions especially C02
and making estimates ofcurrent emissions and forecasts offuture emissions if current practices do
not change
Appointing a joint City County citizen s committee tasked with developing a Local Climate Action
Plan Specifically the committee should provide recommendations for achieving a community
wide standard of cutting greenhouse gas emissions to levels 80 percent lower than 1990 levels by
2050 with preliminary reduction targets to be set for earlier years
Implementing policies and measures to meet the emission reduction targets and
Monitoring and verifying results
This resolution shall become effective upon adoption by the Board of County Commissioners and the City
of PortTownsend
APPROVED AND SIGNED THIS 29th DAY OF MAY 2007
SEAL
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ATTEST
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Clerk of the Board
SIGNED THIS q fh Jq tVDAYOFMkY 2007
CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
Mark Welch Mayor Delufy
Consent Agenda
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CONSENT AGENDA REQUEST
TO Board of County Commissioners
John Fischbach County Administrator ItAlScalfDirectorDepartmentofCommunityDevelopmentDC
Karen Barrows Assistant Planner Long Range Planning LRP
FROM
DATE May 29 2007
SUBJECT RE Request for Consent Agenda item for the Joint Resolution to
Commit to Addressing Climate Change Global Warming
STATEMENT OF ISSUE
The Department of Community Development Long Range Planning Division is requesting that the Board of County
Commissioners BoCC adopt the Joint Resolution committing Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend to
collaborate in a program to measure energy use and to reduce local greenhouse gas emissions The proposed Joint
Resolution is attached for your review
ANALYSIS STRATEGIC GOALS
In April 2007 a citizen s group called theClimate Protection Campaign drafted a climate change resolution modeled on
a resolution which recently passed in Clallam County The BoCC has recently been briefed by members ofthe
citizen s group which includes Kees Kolff and Bill Wise and ajoint City CouncillBoCC meeting on the issue was held
on May 17 2007 Prior to the joint meeting the Climate Protection Campaign hosted a rallying event called Step It
Up in Port Townsend on Saturday April 14 2007 which was part of a nationwide effort to address the issue
approximately two hundred 200 people attended the function and pledged support via petitions for the ideas
contained in the resolution
The proposed draft resolution is consistent with The Strategic Goals of the BoCC set forth in 2001 especially numbers
14 5 and 7 Briefly these Goals provide for the need to create a sustainable and balanced economic base by
seeking to lower energy and infrastructure costs new opportunities for local businesses as energy needs and delivery
systems change a sustainable utilization of natural resources a healthy and safe citizenry affordable government
The resolution is also consistent with the Leadership s Guiding Principles section of the Strategic Goals document
FISCAL IMPACT
Ifthe City and County choose to do so it will cost 600 00 to join the Task Force of the International Council for Local
Environmental Initiatives ICLEI which includes computer software and consultation fees Implementation of the
resolution will be long range and multifaceted and thus calculating total costs is impossible at this stage of the
process Since lowering carbon based energy usage emissions is a primary goal ofthe resolution an eventual net
cost savings is the predicted result
RECOMMENDATION
DCD staff recommends BoCC approval
REVIEWED BY
John Fischbach County Administrator
s fL 07
Date
Appendix B
Joint Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners County Resolution No 02-08
and the Port Townsend City Council City Resolution No 08-001 Providing Composition
Terms of Office and Procedural Rules for the Climate Action Committee
STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
City of Port Townsend
Joint Resolution of the
Board of County Commissioners
And the Port Townsend City Council
Providing Composition Terms of Office
And Procedural Rules for the
Climate Action Committee
County Resolution No 02 08
City Resolution No 08 001
The Board of County Commissioners BoCC of Jefferson County Washington and the City Council ofPortTownsendWashingtondoherebyjointlyresolveasfollows
WHEREAS Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend have adopted a joint resolution County44 07 City 07 022 to commit to addressing energy use and climate change global warming and
WHEREAS the above mentioned resolution establishes a joint County City committee herein called
the Climate Action Committee CAC tasked with developing a local climate action plan and
WHEREAS the CAC is charged with providing recommendations for achieving a community widestandardofcuttinggreenhousegasemissionstolevels80lowerthan1990levelsby2050with
preliminary reduction targets to be set for earlier years and
WHEREAS Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend have committed to implementing policiesandmeasurestomeettheemissionreductiontargetsandtomonitoringandverifyingresultsand
WHEREAS the CAC will bring together representatives from the city and county governments as well
as from various sectors of our community that may provide input as well as furthering communityacceptanceoftheactionplanand
WHEREAS Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend value the natural resources of the regionandrecognizetheimportanceofprotectingandconservingsaidresourcesand
WHEREAS Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend recognize that the probable adverse
effects on our citizens and infrastructure and on our mountains glaciers forests rivers oceans and
other waterways from severe weather rising temperatures and rising sea levels due to climate change
pose a risk to future economic viability
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend and the
Board of County Commissioners as follows
Section 1 Establishment
Formation of the Climate Action Committee is hereby specifically approved by the Port Townsend CityCouncilandbytheBoardofCountyCommissionersofJeffersonCountyTheCommitteeshallfollow
applicable County and City rules pertaining to citizen advisory committees The BoCC and City Council
shall resolve any conflict that may arise between applicable rules
Section 2 Purpose and Scope of Work
2 1 The Purpose of the Climate Action Committee CAC is to serve as an advisory group to the
City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County on climate protection policies programs and
priorities CAC will have no formal decision making responsibilities
Joint County City Resolution re Climate Action Committee
2 2 The principal role of the CAe is to create a Climate Action Plan with specific focus on reducing
energy use and greenhouse gas emissions
2 3 The draft Climate Action Plan to be approved by the City Council and the Board of County
Commissioners shall include at a minimum
2 3 1 Preliminary reduction targets for greenhouse gas emissions for years prior to
2 3 2 A set of strategies and relative priorities
2 3 3 Climate Action Plan implementation steps
2 34 A monitoring plan including quantifiable benchmarks
2 3 5 Recommended amendments to the county and city codes and comprehensive plans in
accordance with the Climate Action Plan strategies
24 Within six months of its formation the CAC shall present for approval by the Board of County
Commissioners and City Council a work plan outlining the proposed process timelines and
resources required to prepare the Climate Action Plan The timeline shall include each of the
above listed elements of the plan with preliminary recommendations to be submitted within one
year opportunities for public comment periodic reports to the BoCC and City Council The
CAC shall work with County and City staff to develop a work plan that is cognizant of available
financial and human resources
2 5 The CAC will meet as needed to complete the scope of work outlined herein
2 6 Participation as a CAC member will not and does not preclude one s later participation in any
formal review or comment process before the City Council and or Board of County
Commissioners
Section 3 Committee Members Appointment and Confirmation Process Terms Vacancies
3 1 The Board of County Commissioners and the City Council shall each appoint an elected official
as a representative to the CAC
3 2 The Chair of the BoCC and the Mayor in consultation with the County Administrator and City
Manager shall review letters of interest and recommend individuals to serve on the CAC for
appointment by the Council and Board of County Commissioners The committee shall consist
of no more than 15 members representing a broad range of interests which may include but is
not limited to
Board of County Commissioners
City Council
Education Schools
Builders
Industry e g PortMarine Trades
Port Townsend Paper Corporation
Business e g Chamber EDC
Non motorized transportation and or Transit
Faith Based Organizations
Citizens at Laroe
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Joint County City Resolution re Climate Action Committee
3 3 Each person shall be deemed appointed and shall commence service after confirmation by the
Board of County Commissioners and City Councilor on the effective date of the previous
member s resignation or on the expiration of the existing term for the position as applicable
Section 4 Officers Election and Duties
4 1 The officers of the CAC shall consist of a Chair and a Vice Chairperson elected from the
appointed members of the CAC and such other officers as the CAC may by majority vote
approve and appoint
4 2 The election of officers shall take place once each year on the occasion of the first meeting of
each calendar year The term of each officer shall run from that meeting until the first meeting
of the subsequent calendar year
4 3 In the event of a vacancy of the Chair the Vice Chairperson would replace the Chair and the
Vice Chairperson replaced by vote of the members of the CAC
4 4 The Chair will sign documents of the CAC and represent the committee before the Board of
County Commissioners and City Council The Chair is entitled to a single vote and shall retain
the right and responsibility to participate in all deliberations and to vote on all matters The
Vice Chair will act for the Chair in the Chair s absence
Section 5 Meetings
5 1 The CAC shall meet as needed to complete the tasks outlined in Section 2 of this resolution and
as may be further detailed in the approved work plan Section 24 All meetings of the CAC
shall be subject to all requirements of the Washington Open Public Meetings Act and shall be
open to the public and shall be held at a public place
5 2 All meeting dates and terms shall be posted consistent with adopted County and City policies
No meeting shall be scheduled without a t least 48 hours notice to the County and City Clerk s
offices
5 3 Except as modified by these rules of procedure the CAC rules of procedure shall be guided by
Robert s Rules of Order Newly Revised 101h Edition Perseus Publishing as the same may be
amended or updated
Section 6 Attendance and Alternates
6 1 To achieve its greatest effect the CAC will meet with the regular attendance of its members at
most meetings the CAC benefits greatly from full participation of each member
6 2 In light of this CAC members are expected and required to notify the chair of anticipated
absence from any meeting of the CAC as far in advance of the meeting as possible In the
event that such notifications indicate that a quorum will not be present the chair will ordinarily
cancel or reschedule the meeting
6 3 If a member is absent for three 3 consecutive regular meetings without excuse or absent for
thirty five percent 35 of all meetings including committee meetings in any six 6 month
period the member s record of attendance may be forwarded to the Mayor and the Chair of the
BoCC for consideration of removal in accordance with RCW 35 63 030
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Joint County City Resolution re Climate Action Committee
64 If the CAC determines a need it will recognize an appropriate designated alternate in the event
of a member s absence An appropriately designated alternate will have been recommended
by the CAC and approved by the Board of County Commissioners and City Council In the
event of that member s absence the alternate can exercise the voting privilege of the seat that
he she represents
Section 7 Quorum Voting
7 1 The decision making approach of the CAC will be by consensus If consensus cannot be
reached the CAC will require a 2 3 majority vote Any dissenting opinions will be recorded and
included in the meeting summary
7 2 A simple majority of the total of the members currently appointed to CAC shall constitute a
quorum for the conduct of CAC business No meeting shall occur unless a majority plus one of
the appointed CAC members are present Voting is by voice vote except where these rules or
the CAC itself may require a roll call vote
Section 8 Conflicts of Interest
8 1 Conflicts of interest will rarely arise as a matter of concern for CAC members however in the
discussion or recommendation of funding proposals for CAC projects it is possible that a conflict
or the appearance of a conflict may arise When a conflict or appearance of conflict may arise
applicable state county and city policies regarding Appearance of Fairness shall apply
Section 9 Order of Business Meeting Procedure
9 1 Call to order roll call and determination of quorum
9 2 Agenda items
9 2 1 Minutes of previous meeting
9 2 2 Old business
9 2 3 New business
9 24 Discussions of next meeting date and agenda
9 2 5 General Announcements
9 2 6 Community Member Comments
9 2 7 Adjournment
9 3 The chair may alter the regular order of business in preparing the agenda when special
circumstances and the efficient use of time dictate
9 4 All meetings of the CAC shall be conducted pursuant to the Open Public Meetings Act as
codified in RCW 42 30 as the same may be amended or updated
Section 10 Minutes and Records
10 1 Findings and recommendations etc of the CAC are prepared at the direction of the chair
Copies will be provided to all CAC members in a timely manner for review and approval at the
next regular CAC meeting
10 2 The CAC shall provide for the taking of minutes and maintaining the records of all meetingsCommitteeminutesshallbefiledwiththeCountyandCityClerksofficeswithin10daysof
approval
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Joint County City Resolution re Climate Action Committee
Section 11 Term of Committee Sunset Provision
CAC shall formally end within three years from the date of adoption of this Resolution unless otherwise
extended by ordinance or resolution or by written permission from the County Director of the
Department of Community Development
Section 12 Communications to the Board of County Commissioners and City Council
The Committee shall report to the Board of County Commissioners and Port Townsend City Council at
least semi annually
Section 13 Compensation and Reimbursement of Expenses
Members of CAC shall serve without compensation
Section 14 Amending Rules
14 1 CAC may recommend amendments to these rules at any meeting by a vote of the majority of
the entire membership provided five 5 days notice has been given to each CAC member
14 2 CAC is a joint county city committee and thus the two government entities agree to maintain
consistency by processing any amendments hereto as Joint Resolutions requiring approval by
both entities
This resolution shall become effective upon adoption by the Board of County Commissioners and the
City of Port Townsend
APPROVED AND SIGNED THIS 7th day of January 2008
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Joint County City Resolution re Climate Action Committee
APPROVED AND SIGNED THIS 114 day of JaHCAOtfl 2008
Michelle Sandoval Mayor
Attest9
City Clerk
Approved as to form
John P Watts
City Attorney
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Appendix C.
CO2e Forecasts and Targets
Backcast Base Year
Category Sectors/Subsector 1990 2005 2012 2020 2030 2050
Community Stationary Energy
Residential 86827 121605 131487 143936 168974 261127
Commercial 32902 49017 53868 60012 74893 114641
Industrial 225665 154511 154511 154511 154511 154511
Stationary Subtotal 345394 325133 339866 358459 398378 530279
Rate of Change from previous milestone 1.05 1.05 1.11 1.33
Transportation 175697 209079 228455 256018 319449 488989
Rate of Change from previous milestone 1.09 1.12 1.25 1.53
Solid Waste 1777 2502 2831 3261 3823 5852
Rate of Change from previous milestone 1.13 1.15 1.17 1.53
Community Total 522868 536714 571154 617738 721650 1025120
Rate of Change from previous milestone 1.06 1.08 1.17 1.42
Jefferson County Gov't Stationary Energy 1025 1443 1508 1591 1768 2353
Transportation 1340 1886 2061 2309 2882 4411
Solid Waste 25 35 40 46 53 82
Water 259 364 412 474 556 851
Jefferson County Total 2648 3728 4021 4420 5259 7698
City of Port Townsend Stationary Energy 573 807 844 890 989 1316
Transportation 379 533 582 653 814 1247
Water/Sewage 570 802 907 1045 1225 1876
City of Port Townsend Total 1522 2142 2333 2588 3029 4439
Population Data/Estimates 20406 28724 32500 37427 43858 55656
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in tons of CO2e
Forecasts, assuming current practices
Notes on calculation methods Draft 4‐29‐11
For both backcast and forecasts, the method was to apply the annual percentage change from the base year of 2005 for any given year in
the Jefferson county population to the various inputs in the Clean Air and Climate Protection (CACP) software.
For each period, this annual percentage change was applied to the following inputs:
Residential: Electrical usage and number of households
Commercial: Electrical usage, propane usage, floor area, number of employees and number of establishments
Transportation: Gasoline and diesel usage
Waste: Total tons CO2e
The annual percentage population changes used were:
1990 – 2005 2.31%
2005 – 2012 1.78%
2005 – 2020 1.78%
2005 – 2030 1.71%
2005 ‐2050 1.90%
For the industrial backcast an estimate of the reduction of Port Townsend Paper from 1990 to 2005 of about 32% was used basedon the
information supplied by Kristin Marshall and Bruce McComas. Thereafter, the future emissions were assumed to be constant based on the
assumption that the production of green house gas was not population dependent.
Stanley Willard
These calculations were made at the community level. The City and County Government Operations are a included in the Community
total. The rate of change for a each subsector was applied to the known baseline inventory values for the City and County to determine
the forecast their respective subsectors. Example: Transportation CO2e increased 9% in the community between 2005 and 2012. City
Transportation in 2012 is calculated to be 582, reflecting a 9% increase over 2005.
Deborah Stinson
Category Sectors/Subsector ‐1990 ‐2005 2012 2020 2030 2050
Community Stationary Energy
Residential 86827 121605 121605 99660 72228 17365
Commercial 32902 49017 49017 40083 28915 6580
Industrial 225665 154511 154511 131484 102700 45133
Stationary Subtotal 345394 325133 325133 271227 203844 69079
Transportation 175697 209079 209079 172460 126687 35139
Solid Waste 1777 2502 2502 2050 1485 355
Grand Total 522868 536714 536714 445737 332016 104574
Percent from 1990 0.03 0.03 ‐0.15 ‐0.37 ‐0.80
Jefferson County Gov't Stationary Energy 1025 1443 1443 1182 857 205
Transportation 1340 1886 1886 1545 1120 268
Solid Waste 25 35 35 29 21 5
Water 259 364 364 298 216 52
County Total 2648 3728 3728 3055 2213 530
Percent from 1990 0.41 0.41 0.15 ‐0.16 ‐0.80Percent from prev benchmark 0.41 0.00 ‐0.18 ‐0.28 ‐0.76
City of Port Townsend Stationary Energy 573 807 807 661 479 115
Transportation 379 533 533 437 316 76
Water/Sewage 570 802 802 657 476 114
City Total 1522 2142 2142 1755 1272 304
Percent from 1990 0.41 0.41 0.15 -0.16 -0.80Percent from prev benchmark 0.41 0.00 -0.18 -0.28 -0.76
Calculation Notes
Calculations by Stanley Willard 5-23-11
Targets for Future GHG Emissions
Greenhouse Gas Emissions in tons of CO2e
This version of Targets treats each SubSector separately
with 2050 being 20% of what was Backcast for that
particular category. The Targets for 2020 and 2030 are simply proportioned from the reduction between 2012 and
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Potential Funding Sources
The Resource Conservation Manager (RCM) is tasked with identifying
funding for energy savings related to government operations. Savings on
energy costs can then be directed toward other measures.
In regards community-wide emissions, stay in touch with ICLEI - they
have several recommendations for where to turn when municipal
resources fall short such as:
• Local utilities should invest in energy conservation and offer rebates
and other incentives for residential and commercial energy
consumption.
• Assistance through federal and state programs - ICLEI’s program
staff can help connect city and county liaisons to resources at the
state and national level to provide opportunities for obtaining
financial and technical assistance available to local governments.
• Energy service corporations (ESCOs) ESCOs finance energy
improvements which are then paid back by the cost savings from
reduced energy bills. These businesses encourage the
implementation of energy-saving measures and may be valuable
resources for technical assistance, financing, and program
implementation.
We’ll need to get creative – for example, - seek out partnerships for
Education and Outreach like the 'partnership with non-profit' model
implemented by Sustainable Connections, Bellingham & Whatcom WA.
Another option is to look into funding for community outreach
specifically, or even local economic development grants for business
outreach (as opposed to just energy/environmental funding sources.)
Appendix D. Potential Funding Sources Source What is eligible? Contact/Website Federal American Reinvestment and Recovery Act (ARRA) Loan Program Low-interest loans (with an interest rate of 1%) to help pay for energy efficiency retrofits in municipal, residential, commercial, non-profit, and low-income housing facilities. Eligible projects include improving lighting systems, replacing streetlights or traffic signals LEDs, installing automated energy management systems/controls and building insulation, energy generation including renewable and combined heat and power projects, heating and air conditioning modifications and upgrading waste water treatment equipment. Swimming pools and golf courses are not eligible for funding under this program. http://www.energy.ca.gov/efficiency/financing/index.html. http://www.recovery.wa.gov/ EPA The Federal Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program was created by the American Investment and Recovery Act (ARRA) of 2009. http://www.dot.gov/recovery/ost/.
Appendix D. Potential Funding Sources DOT TIGER II – HUD Community Challenge Planning Grant) VMT Reduction Strategy - to develop and implement a regional strategy to reduce vehicle miles traveled and plan for a more sustainable transportation system across the North Olympic Peninsula. Grants and Budget Division HUD's Office of Sustainable Housing and Communities Phone: 202-402-7683 Zuleika Morales-Romero, Director zuleika.k.morales@hud.gov. State Funding Washington State Department of General Administration (GA) Retrofit government buildings for energy efficiency Local Government/Utility Electricity Provider Incentives for conservation and renewable energy , rebate programs for lighting, insulation, LEDs, high-efficiency HVAC equipment, etc. Non-Governmental Organizations American Forests Global ReLeaf Grant Program Forest conservation/ tree planting projects in urban and natural areas. http://www.americanforests.org/global_releaf/.
Appendix E
Worksheets – Proposed Actions for Government Operations
Actions
Estimated
Annual GHG
Reductions
(CO2e Tons)
Estimated
Cost
Recovery
(Years)
Sector
City of Port Townsend
Buildings 657
Transportation 175
Total Estimated GHG Reduction 832
833 percent toward 2020 Goal 100%
Jefferson County
Buildings 1,326
Transportation 164
Waste 0
Total Estimated GHG Reduction 1,490
1,366 percent toward Goal 109%
Combined GHG
Reduction Goal
(CO2e Tons)
Combined Estimated GHG Reduction 2,322
2,198 Percent toward 2020 Goal 106%
County
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(CO2e Tons)
2020 Goals, Objectives and Actions
Governments Leading by Example
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Appendix E ‐ CAC_CAP_GOV #15 Gov Overview 11/23/2011
CO2e (metric tons) SectorActionsEstimated CostEst Annual SavingsPayback Years CAPPA Worksheet Notes ‐ Please see numbered worksheets for details320 Building 1.14 $6,000 $0 n/a Green Energy Cost is annual ‐ fixed as proposed118 Building 1.1 $12,500 $27,230 0.46 Green Building Library and Mountain View112 Building 1.4 $124,500 $25,863 4.81 Retrofits RCM Estimates merged with CAPPA43 Building 1.9 $24,750 $9,937 2.49 LED Streetlight Replace only, already optimized for number40 Building 1.13 $800 $9,200 Green Business Green Business in 8 Departments24 Building 1.6 $100,000 $5,475 18.26 Solar PV RCM estimates run through CAPPA0 Building 1.8 $0 $0 Lighting Retrofits Do not include, most already switched (pre inventory)61 Transport 1.7 $1,000 $25,749 0.04 Truck Idling 1.7 combines truck & LV idling40 Transport E‐Cars Existing Electric Cars22 Transport 1.5 $0 $103,500 0.00 Small Vehicles Cost previously budgeted (replacement schedule)14 Transport 1.10 $6,250 $5,806 1.08 Carpool14 Transport 1.2 $23,750 $5,806 4.09 Telecommute11 Transport 1.3 $30,000 $5,889 5.09 Electric Vehicles9 Transport E‐Meters $5,000 $3,475 1.44 Existing Remote Water Meters4 Transport 1.7 $1,000 $35,000 0.03 Light Vehicle Idling 1.7 combines truck & LV idling832 Governments Leading by Example Action AreaPrioritized Actions for City of Port TownsendAs Generated by CAPPA and Refined by RCM with Maximum Green EnergyAppendix E ‐ CAC_CAP_GOV #15 City Plan 11/23/2011
CO2e (metric tons) SectorActionsEstimated CostEst Annual SavingsPayback Years CAPPA Worksheet Notes ‐ Please see numbered worksheets for details967 Building 1.14 $13,500 $0 n/a Green Energy Cost is annual ‐ incremental per kWh188 Building 1.4 $279,000 $43,468 6.42 Retrofits RCM Estimates run through CAPPA124 Building 1.13 $2,500 $28,750 0.09 Green Business Green Business in 25 County Departments47 Building 1.6 $200,000 $10,950 18.26 Solar PV RCM estimates run through CAPPA0 Building 1.1 $0 $0 Green Building No new construction anticipated ‐ RCM0 Building 1.8 $0 $0 Lighting Retrofits Do not include, most already switched (pre inventory)0 Building 1.9 $0 $0 Streetlight LED None (too few) for County ‐RCM54 Transport 1.2 $23,750 $23,157 1.03 Telecommute42 Transport 1.7 $1,000 $22,163 0.05 Truck & LV Idling 1.7 combines truck & LV idling CAPPA worksheets28 Transport 1.5 $0 $103,500 0.00 Small Vehicles Cost previously budgeted23 Transport 1.10 $18,750 $9,610 1.95 Carpool7 Transport 1.3 $20,000 $3,926 5.09 Electric Vehicles6 Transport E‐4day $0 $48,244 0.00 Telecommute Existing 20 employees w/20% reduced commute4 Transport E‐Zenn ? $6,758 0.00 Electric Vehicles Existing 1 Taurus replaced by ZENN0 Waste 1.12 $0 $0 Digester City Only1,490 Governments Leading by Example Action AreaPrioritized Actions for Jefferson CountyAs Generated by CAPPA and Refined by RCM with Maximum Green EnergyAppendix E ‐ CAC_CAP_GOV #15 County Plan 11/23/2011
Category Sectors/Subsector ‐1990‐2005 2012 2020 2030 2050Community Stationary Energy Residential 86827 121605 121605 99660 72228 17365 Commercial 32902 49017 49017 40083 289156580 Industrial 22566515451115451113148410270045133 Stationary Subtotal 345394 325133 325133 271227 203844 69079 Transportation 175697 209079 209079 172460 126687 35139 Solid Waste 17772502250220501485355 Grand Total 522868 536714 536714 445737 332016 104574Percent from 19900.03 0.03‐0.15‐0.37‐0.80Jefferson County Gov't Stationary Energy 1025 1443 14431182 857205 Transportation 1340 1886 18861545 1120 268 Solid Waste 25 35 3529 21 5 Water 25936436429821652County Total 2648 3728 3728 3055 2213 530Percent from 19900.41 0.41 0.15‐0.16‐0.80Percent from prev benchmark0.41 0.00‐0.18‐0.28‐0.76City of Port Townsend Stationary Energy 573 807 807661 479115 Transportation 379 533 533437 31676Water/Sewage 570802802657476114City Total 1522 2142 2142 1755 1272 304Percent from 1990 0.41 0.41 0.15 -0.16 -0.80Percent from prev benchmark 0.41 0.00 -0.18 -0.28 -0.76Calculation NotesCalculations by Stanley Willard 5-23-11Targets for Future GHG EmissionsGreenhouse Gas Emissions in tons of CO2eThis version of Targets treats each SubSector separately with 2050 being 20% of what was Backcast for that particular category. The Targets for 2020 and 2030 are simply proportioned from the reduction between 2012 and 2050 according to the number of years. 05001000150020002500300035004000‐1990‐2005 2012 2020 2030 2050CountyCityCommunity0100000200000300000400000500000600000‐1990‐20052012202020302050Community01000200030004000‐1990‐2005 2012 2020 2030 2050CountyCity0100000200000300000400000500000600000‐1990‐2005 2012 2020 2030 2050CommunityPerpared by Stanley Willard 3‐24‐11
Backcast Base YearCategory Sectors/Subsector 1990 2005 2012 2020 2030 2050Community Stationary Energy Residential 86827 121605 131487 143936 168974 261127 Commercial 32902 49017 53868 60012 74893 114641 Industrial 225665154511154511154511154511154511Stationary Subtotal 345394 325133 339866 358459 398378 530279Rate of Change from previous milestone 1.05 1.05 1.11 1.33Transportation 175697 209079 228455 256018 319449 488989Rate of Change from previous milestone 1.09 1.12 1.25 1.53 Solid Waste 177725022831326138235852Rate of Change from previous milestone 1.13 1.15 1.17 1.53Community Total 522868 536714 571154 617738 721650 1025120Rate of Change from previous milestone 1.06 1.08 1.17 1.42Jefferson County Gov't Stationary Energy 1025 1443 1508 1591 1768 2353Transportation 1340 1886 2061 2309 2882 4411Solid Waste 25 3540 46 53 82Water 259364412474556851Jefferson County Total 2648 3728 4021 4420 5259 7698City of Port Townsend Stationary Energy 573 807 844 890 989 1316 Transportation 379 533582 653 814 1247 Water/Sewage 570802907104512251876 City of Port Townsend Total 1522 2142 2333 2588 3029 4439Population Data/Estimates20406 28724 32500 37427 43858 55656Greenhouse Gas Emissions in tons of CO2eForecasts, assuming current practicesNotes on calculation methods Draft 4‐29‐11 For both backcast and forecasts, the method was to apply the annual percentage change from the base year of 2005 for any given year in the Jefferson county population to the various inputs in the Clean Air and Climate Protection (CACP) software. For each period, this annual percentage change was applied to the following inputs: Residential: Electrical usage and number of households Commercial: Electrical usage, propane usage, floor area, number of employees and number of establishments Transportation: Gasoline and diesel usage Waste: Total tons CO2e The annual percentage population changes used were:1990 – 2005 2.31%2005 – 2012 1.78%2005 – 2020 1.78%2005 – 2030 1.71%2005 ‐ 2050 1.90% For the industrial backcast an estimate of the reduction of Port Townsend Paper from 1990 to 2005 of about 32% was used based on the information supplied by Kristin Marshall and Bruce McComas. Thereafter, the future emissions were assumed to be constant based on the assumption that the production of green house gas was not population dependent. Stanley WillardThese calculations were made at the community level. The City and County Government Operations are a included in the Community total. The rate of change for a each subsector was applied to the known baseline inventory values for the City and County to determine the forecast their respective subsectors. Example: Transportation CO2e increased 9% in the community between 2005 and 2012. City Transportation in 2012 is calculated to be 582, reflecting a 9% increase over 2005.Appendix E ‐ CAC_CAP_GOV #15 Forecast 11/23/2011
Category Sectors/Subsector 2012 2020 2030 2050
Community Stationary Energy
Residential 9882 44276 96746 243762
Commercial 4851 19929 45978 108061
Industrial 0 23027 51811 109378
Stationary Subtotal 14733 87232 194534 461200
Transportation 19376 83558 192762 453850
Solid Waste 329 1211 2338 5497
Grand Total 34438 172001 389634 920546
Jefferson County Gov't Stationary Energy 65 409 911 2148
Transportation 175 764 1762 4143
Solid Waste 5173377
Water 48 176 340 800
County Total 293 1366 3046 7168
City of Port Townsend Stationary Energy 37 228 510 1202
Transportation 49 216 498 1171
Water/Sewage 105 388 749 1762
City Total 191 833 1757 4134
GHG Reduction(in tons of CO2e) Needed to Reach Targets
Forecast Emissions minus Target Emmissions
Appendix E ‐ CAC_CAP_GOV #15 Reductions 11/23/2011
CO2e Projections & Targets ‐ County & City Operations01000200030004000500060007000800090001990 2005 2012 2020 2030 2050CO2e0100002000030000400005000060000County PopulationPopulationCounty ProjectionCounty TargetCity ProjectionCity Target
1990 2005 2012 2020 2030 2050
Population 20406 28724 32500 37427 43858 55656
County Projection 2648 3728 4021 4420 5259 7698
County Target 2648 3728 3728 3055 2213 530
City Projection 1522 2142 2333 2588 3029 4439
City Target 1522 2142 2142 1755 1272 304
Worksheet ActionLeadCost Recovery (Years)CO2e (metric tons)1.14Purchase Green Energy from the gridCounty Administratorn/a 3201.1Build all new City & County buildings and develop sites to at least a LEED Silver criterion, or some other third‐party certification of energy, water and waste conservation strategies (e.g., Architecture 2030)City Council and Public Works0.46 1181.4Conduct energy audits for each city or county owned buildings and infrastructure to develop and implement a plan to reduce energy consumption. RCM4.81 1121.9Convert Streetlights to LED Public Works2.49 431.13Set goals for government departments and encourage all local businesses to become certified by the Green Business program of Jefferson County HealthRCM & County Env. Health401.6Install photovoltaic panels on existing buildings and for stand‐alone lighting on streets and in parks, where appropriate and productiveRCM & Public Works18.26 241.7Establish a reduced idling policy for all government vehicles (heavy trucks)Dept. Heads, Fleet Mgr & CAC0.04 61E‐CarsMore efficient fleet and use of vehicles Fleet Manager401.5Replace low‐efficiency and high‐emission vehicles with fuel‐efficient & low‐emission vehicles, like plug‐in hybrids, as soon as possibleFleet Managers & Dept. Heads0.00 221.10Create incentives for employees to reduce emissions in their daily commuteDept. Heads1.08 14City of Port TownsendGovernment OperationsAppendix E ‐ CAC_CAP_GOV #15 City CAP 11/23/2011
1.2Implement vehicle trip reduction policy incorporating teleconferencing, telecommuting and alternative work schedules, where practical. Establish video and/or web conferencing capabilities in all major City and County facilities Dept. Heads4.09 141.3Use electric vehicles or bicycles whenever possible (e.g., for meter reading and building inspection)CAC & Fleet Manager5.09 11E‐MetersReplace all the water meters with remote read meters. About 400 of the total 5,000 are already remote read. Public Works1.44 91.7Establish a reduced idling policy for all government vehicles (light vehicles)Fleet Managers & Dept. Heads0.03 4832Total Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (100% of 2020 goal)Appendix E ‐ CAC_CAP_GOV #15 City CAP 11/23/2011
Proposed Actions for City OperationsCO2e (metric tons)Stationary SourcesPurchase Green Energy from the grid320New City buildings & sites developed w/certification 118Energy Audits and Conservation 112Convert Streetlights to LED 43City Departments Green Business Certified40Photovoltaic panels where appropriate & productive24Transportation SourcesReduced idling policy for all City vehicles65Existing ‐ More efficient fleet and use of vehicles40Replace vehicles with fuel‐efficient & low‐emission vehicles22Employee commute incentives14e‐government, telecommuting, alternative work schedules14Use electric vehicles or bicycles 11Existing & projected ‐ Remote read water meters9832City of Port TownsendGovernment OperationsTotal Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (13% above 2020 goal)Appendix E ‐ CAC_CAP_GOV #15 City CAP Pres 11/23/2011
Worksheet ActionLeadCost Recovery (Years)CO2e (metric tons)1.14Purchase Green Energy from the grid Buildingn/a 9671.4Conduct energy audits for each city or county owned buildings and infrastructure to develop and implement a plan to reduce energy consumption. RCM6.42 1881.13Set goals for government departments and encourage all local businesses to become certified by the Green Business program of Jefferson County HealthRCM & County Env. Health0.09 1241.6Install photovoltaic panels on existing buildings and for stand‐alone lighting on streets and in parks, where appropriate and productiveRCM & Public Works18.26 471.2Implement vehicle trip reduction policy incorporating teleconferencing, telecommuting and alternative work schedules, where practical. Establish video and/or web conferencing capabilities in all major City and County facilities Dept Heads1.03 541.7Establish a reduced idling policy for all government vehicles Dept. Heads, Fleet Mgr & CAC0.05 421.5Replace low‐efficiency and high‐emission vehicles with fuel‐efficient & low‐emission vehicles, like plug‐in hybrids, as soon as possibleFleet Manager & Dept Heads0.00 281.10Create incentives for employees to reduce emissions in their daily commuteDept Heads1.95 231.3Use electric vehicles or bicycles whenever possible (e.g., for meter reading and building inspection)CAC & Fleet Manager5.09 7E‐4dayTelecommute Transport0.00 6E‐ZennElectric Vehicles Transport0.00 41,490Jefferson CountyGovernment OperationsTotal Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (109% of 2020 goal)Appendix E ‐ CAC_CAP_GOV #15 County CAP 11/23/2011
Proposed Actions for County OperationsCO2e (metric tons)Stationary SourcesPurchase Green Energy from the grid967Energy Audits and Conservation 188County Departments Green Business Certified 124Photovoltaic panels where appropriate & productive47Transportation Sourcese‐government, telecommuting, alternative work schedules54Reduced idling policy for all County vehicles42Replace vehicles with fuel‐efficient & low‐emission vehicles28Employee commute incentives23Use electric vehicles or bicycles 7Existing ‐ 4‐day work week6Existing ‐ Electric Vehicles41,490Jefferson CountyGovernment OperationsTotal Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction (9% above 2020 goal)Appendix E ‐ CAC_CAP_GOV #15 County CAP Pres 11/23/2011
Appendix F
Portland Climate Action Now’s, Climate-friendly Actions At Home & For Your Business
Between driving, heating, cooling and powering our homes, Portland residents are responsible for about 50 percent of
all local carbon emissions — and that’s without counting the contribution of all the things we buy. At a national level, the
production and distribution of goods amounts to another 38 percent of carbon emissions.
Climate-friendly Actions at Home
Most of these actions can be done
in less than 20 minutes,
for less than $20. Why wait?
TAKE ACTION TODAY!NEXT STEPS...START PLANNING FOR CHANGE.
Some changes take time and
planning. Start thinking
about these goals now.
With just a little set up time, you
can get your household
on the right track.GETTING STARTEDBUILDINGS & ENERGYCONSUMPTION& SOLID WASTEFOOD, AGRICULTURE& URBAN FORESTRYMOBILITYCalculate your carbon footprint.
Quick:
www.footprintnetwork.org
Thorough:
www.epa.gov/climatechange/
emissions/ind_calculator.html
Save energy and costs:
replace incandescent light bulbs with
efficient compact fluorescent light
bulbs (CFL).
www.18seconds.org
Plug your microwave, stereo, chargers,
television and computer equipment
into power strips that can be shut off
when not in use.
Turn down your thermostat three
degrees (or 66°F daytime and 55°F
night time). If you have air conditioning,
turn up your air conditioner three
degrees.
Maintain your car: properly inflate
tires and keep it tuned up for efficient
driving.
Visit a local farmers market to purchase
fresh, local produce:
www.portlandfarmersmarket.org
Reduce the number of times you eat
beef and pork each week.
Use native species and wildlife
attracting plants in landscaping your
yard.
Plant a vegetable garden
or more trees:
Portland Parks and Recreation,
Community Gardens: 503-823-1612
www.portlandonline.com/parks
Friends of Trees: : 503-282-8846
www.friendsoftrees.org
Recycle right: recycle all paper, metal
and glass, as well as yogurt tubs and
other plastics accepted at curbside:
503-823-7202
www.portlandonline.com/bps/carts
Paper or plastic? No thanks!
Take reusable bags with you every time
you go shopping.
Shift daily trips to walking, bicycling,
transit and carpooling to reduce
driving.
www.portlandonline.com/transportation
Compost food scraps in your backyard:
www.oregonmetro.gov
Shop Local: visit neighborhood shops
and keep your dollars in Portland:
www.portlandisbettertogether.com
Buy the most fuel-efficient
vehicle that meets your needs.
If your household has more than
one car, try to eliminate a car
and borrow or share a second
vehicle when you need one.
Be a smart consumer:
• Make a list.
• Cross off any items that can
be rented, purchased used or
borrowed instead.
• Buy long-lasting, durable goods.
Create a “carbon budget” for your
household: identify areas where you
can cut back.
Set up a free home energy review with
Energy Trust of Oregon:
866-968-7878
www.energytrust.org
Get a free water conservation kit from
the Portland Water Bureau:
503-823-7439
www.portlandonline.com/water/
conservationkits
Buy clean energy from your utilities:
PGE: 503-228-6322
www.portlandgeneral.com
Pacific Power: 1-800-869-3717
www.pacificpower.net
NW Natural: 1-800-422-4012
www.nwnatural.com
Make a plan to reduce your
carbon emissions by 5
percent every year.
Fully insulate your home
and seal ducts.
Replace your furnace and home
appliances with ENERGY STAR
models that qualify for Oregon
tax credits:
www.oregon.gov/ENERGY
When planning a home renovation
project, call the Green Building
Hotline for expert advice.
503-823-5431
www.buildgreen411.com
Install solar water heating
or a solar electric system on
your home: 1-877-546-8769
www.solarnoworegon.org
www.portlandonline.com/bps/Climate
Follow the five easy
steps to setting up a
successful workplace
recycling system:
www.recycleatwork.com/portland
Minimize energy use when your
building is unoccupied: Turn off
all lights and computers each
evening and turn back heating/
cooling settings at night with a
programmable thermostat.
Convert all incandescent lights to
compact fluorescent lights (CFL).
Upgrade old T12 lights to T8 lights.
If electricity fees are included in
your lease, purchase renewable
energy credits:
www.green-e.org/gogreene.shtml
Buy clean energy from your
utilities:
PGE: 503-228-6322
www.portlandgeneral.com
Pacific Power: 1-800-869-3717
www.pacificpower.net
NW Natural: 1-800-422-4012
www.nwnatural.com
Add occupancy sensors to
infrequently used areas like
bathrooms and storage rooms.
Attend a free workshop to learn
more about solar electric or solar
water heating for your business:
www.solaroregon.org/workshops
Create an office policy
that requires ENERGY
STAR certification for new
equipment, like computers,
printers and refrigerators.
www.energystar.gov
Install solar panels on
your building:
www.solarnoworegon.org
Encourage employees to drive less
and save more:
www.drivelesssavemore.com
Ask employees what would make
it possible for them to commute
without driving alone.
Reduce corporate air travel by
substituting web-conferencing or
encouraging travel by train:
www.webconferencing-test.com
Offer employees pre-tax transit
passes.
Provide information on nearby bus
routes, bike parking and carpooling
options:
www.trimet.org
www.tinyurl.com/pdxbikeparking
www.carpoolmatchnw.org
Offer incentives for employees to
bike, walk, bus or carpool to work;
consider $30 per month cash or two
extra vacation days per year.
Offer employees
telecommuting options.
Locate your business
near transit facilities.
Provide secure bike parking.
Remove or significantly reduce
free or subsidized parking for
employees.
Offer employees a car-sharing
membership for
transportation needs
during the day:
www.zipcar.com
Contact the BEST Business
Center for a free evaluation of
your business operations.
Receive ideas on how to reduce
energy usage, save money and
shrink your carbon footprint.
www.bestbusinesscenter.org
Create a green team:
Write a sustainability plan and
keep it fresh: review and evaluate
success on a regular basis.
Host annual employee
sustainability education and
engagement events.
Become a Portland
Climate Champion:
www.bestbusinesscenter.org/
recognition
Create a sustainable purchasing
strategy for your workplace:
identify products that contain
recycled content or those that can
be easily recycled at the end of use.
Cut your waste in half.
Identify products that
don’t need to be consumed,
used, disposed or recycled.
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can get your business
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Appendix G
CAC Complete List of Prioritized Ideas for Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measures
Climate Action Committee
Prioritized Ideas for
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Measures
DRAFT
February 25, 2009
Not Recommended for Adoption - This list has not been endorsed by the CAC. It
is merely intended to be a starting point for further refinement. The list is comprised of
ideas brainstormed during CAC meetings and ideas submitted by government staff and
the general public. Some of the ideas may not be practical, feasible or desirable. This
list shows an initial attempt to prioritize the ideas using a crude scale of general
feasibility and benefit, and i is anticipated that the document will be further modified.
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures i
Table of Contents
Process Description ..................................................................................1
Section 1 - City and County Government Operations and Businesses:
Leading by Example..............................................................................2
Section 2 - Community-wide Transportation: Moving People and
Goods More Efficiently .........................................................................6
Section 3 - Community-wide Stationary Sources: Energy Efficiency in
Our Buildings, Homes, and Industries................................................8
Section 4 - Community-wide Land Use: Enhancing Compact,
Walkable, and generally more Livable Neighborhoods...................10
Section 5 - Community-wide Waste Management: Re-use, Recycling,
and Disposal........................................................................................12
Section 6 - Community-wide Education: Promoting Sustainability in K-
12 Schools, Community Colleges, Extension Service, and News
Media ....................................................................................................13
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 1
Process Description
The Climate Action Committee met on February 25, 2009 to begin a process of
prioritizing the list of potential actions gathered in each of six categories. They used a
software product called Meetingworks to score the potential ideas.
These committee members participated in the voting exercise:
John Austin
Taylor Beard/Nora Burnfield
Richard Dandrige
Jim Fritz
Kees Kolff
Denise Pranger
Pete Raab
Dana Roberts
Stanley Willard
The results presented here reflect the prioritization in each of six sections using two
criteria (Benefit and Feasibility). Each table shows the average votes for each item for
each criterion and a total of the two averages. The percentage indicated in each cell
reflects the variability in the scores (a measure of agreement). The higher the
percentage, the higher the disagreement.
Each table reflects the entire list in the section as well as the “keepers” highlighted in
light blue. At the end of the table results, there is a Keeper List by section.
The Appendix contains all graphs so you can see the vote distribution for each idea on
each criterion. Also, I included a “What If Scenario”, which shows a merged list of all of
the keepers (top 25 ideas in light blue).
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 2
Section 1 - City and County Government Operations and Businesses:
Leading by Example
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
1. Support sustainable forestry practices and
protect existing trees, where appropriate.
4.22
(16%)
4.22
(13%)
8.44
2. Replace incandescent lights with compact
fluorescent lights or LEDs in buildings and street
lights.
4.22
(13%)
4.11
(20%)
8.33
3. Build all new buildings to at least a LEED Silver
criterion (or a similar level in another green
building standard).
4.44
(14%)
3.89
(18%)
8.33
4. Purchase fuel-efficient and/or alternative-fuel
vehicles when available and suitable.
4.44
(14%)
3.78
(21%)
8.22
5. Renovate existing buildings to lessen energy
consumption (e.g., insulation, windows), being
mindful of Historic Preservation requirements
when appropriate.
4.56
(14%)
3.44
(23%)
8.00
6. Install high-efficiency furnaces, variable-speed
pumps and ultra-efficiency motors in all
government facilities where replacement seems
warranted.
4.33
(16%)
3.56
(21%)
7.89
7. Use electric-vehicle or bicycles for government
functions whenever possible (e.g., meter
reading, building inspection).
4.00
(23%)
3.89
(15%)
7.89
8. Phase out low-efficiency and high-emission
vehicles as quickly as possible.
4.33
(21%)
3.56
(14%)
7.89
9. Regularly publish departmental carbon footprints
and results of efforts to reduce them.
3.67
(19%)
4.22
(13%)
7.89
10. Establish a reduced idling policy for fleet
vehicles.
3.44
(29%)
4.44
(14%)
7.88
11. Subsidize bus passes for employees. 3.89
(20%)
3.78
(16%)
7.67
12. Install heat pumps, air or geothermal, as a first
choice for heating.
4.33
(13%)
3.33
(21%)
7.66
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 3
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
13. Install photovoltaic panels on existing buildings
and for stand-alone lighting on streets and
parks.
4.22
(16%)
3.44
(10%)
7.66
14. Research options for natural, wetland
wastewater treatment, particularly in new urban
growth areas.
3.89
(18%)
3.56
(21%)
7.45
15. Purchase products with the lowest possible
energy footprint, including embedded energy in
production and transportation as well as lifecycle
costs.
3.67
(25%)
3.67
(19%)
7.34
16. Encourage teleconferencing for meetings. 3.78
(23%)
3.44
(19%)
7.22
17. Accept new, low-impact development ideas that
are presented as "demonstration projects."
3.67
(19%)
3.44
(17%)
7.11
18. Install software or power strips to ensure that
computers and other electrical equipment is
turned off when not in use.
3.00
(27%)
4.00
(16%)
7.00
19. Accept pervious paving methods for storm water
management without requiring construction of
duplicate "traditional" storm water system.
3.33
(23%)
3.56
(21%)
6.89
20. Develop alternative work schedules for
employees, including a 4-day workweek for
government operations.
3.56
(14%)
3.11
(24%)
6.67
21. Use electronic rather than paper-based
communication when possible, including
"paperless" meetings.
3.11
(24%)
3.56
(19%)
6.67
22. Perform regular route-efficiency analyses for
routine routes for waste pickup, mail delivery,
transit, police rounds, mill deliveries, etc.
3.44
(19%)
3.22
(23%)
6.66
23. Subsidize vanpools for employees if deemed
cost effective.
3.44
(23%)
3.22
(16%)
6.66
24. Develop policies for inter-departmental car
sharing and for using the most energy-efficient
vehicle for the job.
3.33
(25%)
3.33
(13%)
6.66
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 4
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
25. Use double-sided printing for all documents
when possible.
2.33
(28%)
4.22
(16%)
6.55
26. Form an internal committee to oversee the
implementation of a comprehensive energy
conservation plan for each department or
business.
3.00
(19%)
3.44
(21%)
6.44
27. Support the development of an energy-efficient
community swimming pool.
3.22
(28%)
3.11
(24%)
6.33
28. Encourage telecommuting for employees. 3.00
(23%)
3.33
(23%)
6.33
29. Invest in "green power," carbon offsets, and/or
other renewable energy developments.
3.33
(21%)
3.00
(23%)
6.33
30. Install wind turbines on public property, where
appropriate.
3.44
(19%)
2.78
(21%)
6.22
31. Replace inefficient pumps or modify how they
are used in order to increase their efficiency.
3.11
(26%)
3.11
(22%)
6.22
32. Adjust shipping schedules and capacities to
reduce vehicle-miles traveled.
3.22
(18%)
2.89
(11%)
6.11
33. Promote the installation and use of composting
toilets.
3.00
(21%)
3.11
(22%)
6.11
34. Assure that software allows screen review of
requested reports before printing.
2.00
(19%)
4.00
(23%)
6.00
35. Install roundabouts rather than new traffic
signals, when possible.
3.00
(25%)
2.78
(21%)
5.78
36. Prohibit use of public funds for purchase of
water in single-use plastic bottles,
3.00
(27%)
2.56
(32%)
5.56
37. Give bidding preference to contractors who use
renewable fuels in their equipment.
2.78
(16%)
2.78
(18%)
5.56
38. Educate employee unions to the need for more
efficient vehicles.
2.11
(22%)
3.44
(23%)
5.55
39. Install heat exchangers at public shower
facilities.
2.56
(25%)
2.78
(18%)
5.34
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 5
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
40. Have local neighborhoods adopt local parks to
reduce park staff travel.
2.67
(27%)
2.22
(21%)
4.89
41. Reduce mowing of grass in parks. 1.78
(16%)
3.00
(28%)
4.78
42. Replace mowers with grazing animals for park
lawn maintenance.
2.56
(23%)
2.22
(23%)
4.78
43. Modify the city potable water system to eliminate
need for chlorinating water that goes to the
PTPC (the Mill).
2.67
(23%)
2.11
(18%)
4.78
44. Celebrate the 4th of July without the use of
fireworks.
2.33
(16%)
1.89
(20%)
4.22
45. Eliminate need to transport and store chlorine
for city water by generating chlorine at the site of
chlorination.
2.11
(20%)
2.11
(22%)
4.22
46. Prohibit electric vending machines on public
property.
2.11
(24%)
2.11
(28%)
4.22
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 6
Section 2 - Community-wide Transportation: Moving People and
Goods More Efficiently
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
1. Develop a Smart Trips program to promote
public transportation, ride-sharing, walking and
biking.
4.11
(22%)
4.00
(21%)
8.11
2. Increase funding for public transportation. 4.56
(14%)
3.44
(17%)
8.00
3. Develop a commuter-friendly transit plan and
increase service where appropriate.
3.89
(18%)
3.78
(8%)
7.67
4. Promote use of fuel efficient, alternative-fuel
and hybrid vehicles, including low-pollution
scooters.
4.00
(23%)
3.56
(17%)
7.56
5. Provide electric vehicle recharging stations at
government offices, in residential areas, and in
commercial crossroads.
4.44
(14%)
3.00
(23%)
7.44
6. Increase bicycle-carrying capacity of buses by
promoting portable bikes.
3.56
(23%)
3.78
(18%)
7.34
7. Implement existing City non-motorized
transportation plan.
3.56
(17%)
3.67
(19%)
7.23
8. Adopt reduced-idling ordinance. 3.33
(23%)
3.89
(24%)
7.22
9. Build "complete streets" (including facilities for
pedestrians and bicycles) on major arterials
and other locations, where appropriate.
4.00
(19%)
3.22
(26%)
7.22
10. Institute parking fees in commercial centers, to
encourage use of transit and other
transportation modes.
3.78
(16%)
3.22
(25%)
7.00
11. Develop a bounty for retiring a high-emission
vehicle.
3.67
(16%)
3.33
(19%)
7.00
12. Develop a comprehensive county-wide bicycle
and pedestrian plan for all appropriate areas of
the county.
3.11
(20%)
3.67
(21%)
6.78
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 7
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
13. Establish a low-interest loan program for
private initiatives that reduce energy
consumption (e.g., vehicle emission-reduction
devices)
3.44
(14%)
3.00
(19%)
6.44
14. Establish and consistently enforce policies for
bicycle safety.
2.67
(21%)
3.67
(16%)
6.34
15. Implement a car/truck-sharing service. 3.44
(23%)
2.89
(20%)
6.33
16. Provide covered bicycle parking at commercial,
school, and government buildings.
2.67
(23%)
3.56
(10%)
6.23
17. Use parking fees to discourage single
occupancy vehicle travel, and financially
support transit and non-motorized
transportation options.
3.33
(13%)
2.89
(20%)
6.22
18. Tax parking areas as part of the "land
improvements" for property tax calculations.
3.00
(21%)
2.67
(19%)
5.67
19. Retrofit diesel trucks with emission-reducing
devices,
3.22
(23%)
2.44
(14%)
5.66
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 8
Section 3 - Community-wide Stationary Sources: Energy Efficiency in
Our Buildings, Homes, and Industries
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
1. Provide incentives for installation of solar-
photovoltaic, solar-thermal, geothermal, wind,
and other renewable-energy systems.
4.44
(10%)
4.11
(18%)
8.55
2. Establish a low-interest loan program for
private initiatives that reduce energy
consumption (e.g., weatherization, furnace
improvement, renewable energy).
4.44
(10%)
3.89
(26%)
8.33
3. Expand home-weatherization assistance
programs for low-income residents.
4.22
(13%)
3.89
(11%)
8.11
4. Require use of a standardized green-building
point-system (e.g., LEED, Built Green) for
permitting of construction and remodeling
projects.
4.44
(17%)
3.67
(23%)
8.11
5. Revise building codes to require greater
insulation.
4.11
(15%)
3.67
(21%)
7.78
6. Encourage use of motion sensors for outdoor
lighting.
3.44
(17%)
4.22
(18%)
7.66
7. Reduce total number of streetlights. 3.56
(19%)
3.89
(22%)
7.45
8. Use energy-saving lamps (e.g., led) for outdoor
lighting.
3.78
(21%)
3.56
(14%)
7.34
9. Distribute "green building" advice booklets. 2.78
(21%)
4.56
(14%)
7.34
10. Eliminate unnecessary or overly bright outdoor
lighting (e.g., "full cut-off" fixtures).
3.67
(13%)
3.56
(21%)
7.23
11. Promote energy auditing in homes and
businesses.
3.67
(13%)
3.56
(17%)
7.23
12. Require sellers to provide current energy audit
information to buyers before the sale of any
building.
3.56
(14%)
3.56
(23%)
7.12
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 9
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
13. Expedite building permits for projects that reach
a prescribed level on the green-building point
system.
3.78
(23%)
3.33
(21%)
7.11
14. Develop programs to improve, convert, or
replace inefficient furnaces.
3.44
(19%)
3.33
(16%)
6.77
15. Implement a "Dark-Sky" ordinance to reduce
nighttime energy use (prohibit lighting
"trespass" by poorly directed fixtures).
3.33
(27%)
3.33
(19%)
6.66
16. Promote the use of efficient wood burning
heating appliances.
3.33
(13%)
3.22
(16%)
6.55
17. Replace all two-stroke engines with four-stroke
engines.
3.67
(27%)
2.78
(16%)
6.45
18. Provide information on carbon reduction
strategies for homebuyers at real estate offices.
2.67
(21%)
3.67
(16%)
6.34
19. Revise building codes to allow for greater
heights and reduced setbacks in projects
seeking solar or wind access.
3.44
(19%)
2.89
(18%)
6.33
20. Eliminate use of gas-powered leaf blowers. 3.33
(28%)
2.67
(19%)
6.00
21. Create awards for businesses and
developments with exemplary strategies for
lowering GHG emissions.
2.33
(13%)
3.67
(23%)
6.00
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 10
Section 4 - Community-wide Land Use: Enhancing Compact,
Walkable, and generally more Livable Neighborhoods
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
1. Promote townhouse, cluster and mixed-use
development, encouraging density and multi-
modal transportation options.
4.22
(18%)
4.11
(15%)
8.33
2. Create pedestrian and bicycle-friendly
communities and commercial areas (e.g., trails,
pathways, rights-of-way on pavement).
4.00
(25%)
3.67
(16%)
7.67
3. Promote urban density through code revisions
for items such as setbacks, lot orientation, and,
height restrictions,
3.89
(15%)
3.67
(25%)
7.56
4. Promote programs that offers carbon credits for
timberlands.
3.78
(18%)
3.56
(23%)
7.34
5. Establish tree planting incentives for
developments in locations where they do not
block passive solar access, and disincentives
for tree removal in established neighborhoods.
3.67
(19%)
3.67
(21%)
7.34
6. Promote the use of drought-tolerant native
plants as well as tolerant non-natives.
3.11
(29%)
4.11
(20%)
7.22
7. Develop program for use of local produce in
school menus.
3.33
(27%)
3.67
(21%)
7.00
8. Make farm produce stands an allowed use
anywhere and not a conditional use only
allowed in some zones and on certain types of
streets.
3.44
(25%)
3.56
(23%)
7.00
9. Promote small and affordable housing by
including surcharges on permits for residences
greater than a specified size (e.g., 2400 square
feet).
3.44
(21%)
3.56
(25%)
7.00
10. Encourage more street plantings and home
garden plots through permitting process.
3.11
(26%)
3.67
(23%)
6.78
11. Restrict development on land that is ideally
suited for agriculture.
3.67
(23%)
3.11
(18%)
6.78
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 11
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
12. Encourage the planting of rain gardens and
other "Low-Impact Development" techniques.
3.11
(22%)
3.67
(16%)
6.78
13. Support biogas production from manure. 3.44
(19%)
3.33
(13%)
6.77
14. Provide space for farmer's markets and
produce stands.
3.00
(21%)
3.67
(23%)
6.67
15. Reduce and/or eliminate parking requirements
for developments to encourage walkability, use
of transit and other transportation modes.
3.22
(18%)
3.44
(17%)
6.66
16. Promote worm bins and composting systems
for the food and yard debris diversion program
as part of the state-wide Beyond Waste effort.
2.67
(23%)
3.78
(25%)
6.45
17. Support a cooperative "mobile meat processing
plant" to provide for local processing.
3.00
(25%)
3.44
(21%)
6.44
18. Provide incentives for contractors to use
pervious concrete/asphalt on new paving
projects if it reduces the total amount of
construction required.
3.11
(20%)
3.22
(21%)
6.33
19. Prohibit outdoor burning. 3.11
(20%)
3.00
(25%)
6.11
20. Develop in-school food production programs for
student lunch menu.
3.00
(23%)
3.11
(18%)
6.11
21. Allow and promote the use of city rights-of-way
for community gardens.
2.67
(16%)
3.33
(21%)
6.00
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 12
Section 5 - Community-wide Waste Management: Re-use, Recycling,
and Disposal
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
1. Require waste recycling. 4.22
(23%)
3.78
(25%)
8.00
2. Encourage dis-assembly, deconstruction and
recycling of structures to be demolished.
3.78
(16%)
4.11
(18%)
7.89
3. Promote adaptive reuse of historic or older
buildings.
4.00
(21%)
3.78
(21%)
7.78
4. Develop a program for mandatory recycling of
construction waste at all construction sites that
take delivery of dumpsters.
3.78
(21%)
3.89
(20%)
7.67
5. Investigate wetland filtration systems as an
alternative to traditional sewage treatment.
3.78
(16%)
3.78
(21%)
7.56
6. Publicize pick-up services for pre-cycling,
recycling and trash.
3.11
(20%)
4.11
(15%)
7.22
7. Encourage reduced use of packaging,
especially for building materials.
3.78
(21%)
3.44
(14%)
7.22
8. Promote neighborhood composting centers. 3.44
(25%)
3.78
(18%)
7.22
9. Ease restrictions on rainwater catchment
systems.
3.22
(28%)
3.89
(18%)
7.11
10. Investigate wastewater reclamation strategies
for users such as golf courses.
3.33
(21%)
3.67
(21%)
7.00
11. Establish compost credits for payment of yard
waste tipping fees.
2.89
(11%)
3.67
(13%)
6.56
12. Establish a home pick-up pre-cycling program
for items that might be reused.
3.00
(21%)
3.33
(16%)
6.33
13. Develop better incentives for small garbage
containers via the rate structure for solid waste.
2.89
(20%)
3.11
(15%)
6.00
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 13
Section 6 - Community-wide Education: Promoting Sustainability in K-
12 Schools, Community Colleges, Extension Service, and News Media
Idea Benefit Feasibility Total
1. Publish articles and a regular newspaper
column with information about sustainability.
2.89
(18%)
4.56
(14%)
7.45
2. Develop classes for clean energy, gardening,
agriculture, sustainability skills.
3.56
(21%)
3.78
(16%)
7.34
3. Coordinate curriculum of sustainability course
offerings at WSU, Peninsula College and other
local schools.
2.89
(15%)
3.56
(21%)
6.45
4. Develop civics and environmental classes on
sustainable practices at all levels of education,
including offerings for adult learning.
3.11
(24%)
3.22
(18%)
6.33
5. Develop lists for student projects on
sustainability.
2.33
(13%)
3.33
(16%)
5.66
6. Create banners and signs promoting
sustainability programs.
1.67
(19%)
3.44
(30%)
5.11
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 14
Keeper List
• Section 1
• 8.44 Support sustainable forestry practices and protect existing trees,
where appropriate.
• 8.33 Replace incandescent lights with compact fluorescent lights or LEDs
in buildings and street lights.
• 8.33 Build all new buildings to at least a LEED Silver criterion (or a similar
level in another green building standard).
• 8.22 Purchase fuel-efficient and/or alternative-fuel vehicles when available
and suitable.
• 8.00 Renovate existing buildings to lessen energy consumption (e.g.,
insulation, windows), being mindful of Historic Preservation requirements
when appropriate.
• 7.89 Use electric-vehicle or bicycles for government functions whenever
possible (e.g., meter reading, building inspection).
• 7.89 Regularly publish departmental carbon footprints and results of
efforts to reduce them.
• 7.89 Phase out low-efficiency and high-emission vehicles as quickly as
possible.
• 7.89 Install high-efficiency furnaces, variable-speed pumps and ultra-
efficiency motors in all government facilities where replacement seems
warranted.
• 7.88 Establish a reduced idling policy for fleet vehicles.
• 7.67 Subsidize bus passes for employees.
• 7.66 Install photovoltaic panels on existing buildings and for stand-alone
lighting on streets and parks.
• 7.66 Install heat pumps, air or geothermal, as a first choice for heating.
• 7.45 Research options for natural, wetland wastewater treatment,
particularly in new urban growth areas.
• 7.34 Purchase products with the lowest possible energy footprint,
including embedded energy in production and transportation as well as
lifecycle costs.
• 7.22 Encourage teleconferencing for meetings.
• 7.11 Accept new, low-impact development ideas that are presented as
"demonstration projects."
• 7.00 Install software or power strips to ensure that computers and other
electrical equipment is turned off when not in use.
• Section 2
• 8.11 Develop a Smart Trips program to promote public transportation,
ride-sharing, walking and biking.
• 8.00 Increase funding for public transportation.
• 7.67 Develop a commuter-friendly transit plan and increase service where
appropriate.
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 15
• 7.56 Promote use of fuel efficient, alternative-fuel and hybrid vehicles,
including low-pollution scooters.
• 7.44 Provide electric vehicle recharging stations at government offices, in
residential areas, and in commercial crossroads.
• 7.34 Increase bicycle-carrying capacity of buses by promoting portable
bikes.
• 7.23 Implement existing City non-motorized transportation plan.
• 7.22 Build "complete streets" (including facilities for pedestrians and
bicycles) on major arterials and other locations, where appropriate.
• 7.22 Adopt reduced-idling ordinance.
• 7.00 Develop a bounty for retiring a high-emission vehicle.
• 7.00 Institute parking fees in commercial centers, to encourage use of
transit and other transportation modes.
• Section 3
• 8.55 Provide incentives for installation of solar-photovoltaic, solar-thermal,
geothermal, wind, and other renewable-energy systems.
• 8.33 Establish a low-interest loan program for private initiatives that
reduce energy consumption (e.g., weatherization, furnace improvement,
renewable energy).
• 8.11 Require use of a standardized green-building point-system (e.g.,
LEED, Built Green) for permitting of construction and remodeling projects.
• 8.11 Expand home-weatherization assistance programs for low-income
residents.
• 7.78 Revise building codes to require greater insulation.
• 7.66 Encourage use of motion sensors for outdoor lighting.
• 7.45 Reduce total number of streetlights.
• 7.34 Distribute "green building" advice booklets.
• 7.34 Use energy-saving lamps (e.g., led) for outdoor lighting.
• 7.23 Promote energy auditing in homes and businesses.
• 7.23 Eliminate unnecessary or overly bright outdoor lighting (e.g., "full cut-
off" fixtures).
• Section 4
• 8.33 Promote townhouse, cluster and mixed-use development,
encouraging density and multi-modal transportation options.
• 7.67 Create pedestrian and bicycle-friendly communities and commercial
areas (e.g., trails, pathways, rights-of-way on pavement).
• 7.56 Promote urban density through code revisions for items such as
setbacks, lot orientation, and, height restrictions,
• 7.34 Establish tree planting incentives for developments in locations
where they do not block passive solar access, and disincentives for tree
removal in established neighborhoods.
• 7.34 Promote programs that offers carbon credits for timberlands.
• 7.22 Promote the use of drought-tolerant native plants as well as tolerant
non-natives.
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Potential Measures 16
• 7.00 Promote small and affordable housing by including surcharges on
permits for residences greater than a specified size (e.g., 2400 square
feet).
• 7.00 Make farm produce stands an allowed use anywhere and not a
conditional use only allowed in some zones and on certain types of
streets.
• 7.00 Develop program for use of local produce in school menus.
• Section 5
• 8.00 Require waste recycling.
• 7.89 Encourage dis-assembly, deconstruction and recycling of structures
to be demolished.
• 7.78 Promote adaptive reuse of historic or older buildings.
• 7.67 Develop a program for mandatory recycling of construction waste at
all construction sites that take delivery of dumpsters.
• 7.56 Investigate wetland filtration systems as an alternative to traditional
sewage treatment.
• 7.22 Publicize pick-up services for pre-cycling, recycling and trash.
• 7.22 Promote neighborhood composting centers.
• 7.22 Encourage reduced use of packaging, especially for building
materials.
• 7.11 Ease restrictions on rainwater catchment systems.
• 7.00 Investigate wastewater reclamation strategies for users such as golf
courses.
• Section 6
• 7.45 Publish articles and a regular newspaper column with information
about sustainability.
• 7.34 Develop classes for clean energy, gardening, agriculture,
sustainability skills.
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 17
Appendix
What If Scenario (All Keepers, Sorted Descending)
Top 25 in light blue
1. 8.55 Provide incentives for installation of solar-photovoltaic, solar-thermal,
geothermal, wind, and other renewable-energy systems.
2. 8.44 Support sustainable forestry practices and protect existing trees, where
appropriate.
3. 8.33 Replace incandescent lights with compact fluorescent lights or LEDs in
buildings and street lights.
4. 8.33 Promote townhouse, cluster and mixed-use development, encouraging
density and multi-modal transportation options.
5. 8.33 Establish a low-interest loan program for private initiatives that reduce
energy consumption (e.g., weatherization, furnace improvement, renewable
energy).
6. 8.33 Build all new buildings to at least a LEED Silver criterion (or a similar level in
another green building standard).
7. 8.22 Purchase fuel-efficient and/or alternative-fuel vehicles when available and
suitable.
8. 8.11 Require use of a standardized green-building point-system (e.g., LEED,
Built Green) for permitting of construction and remodeling projects.
9. 8.11 Expand home-weatherization assistance programs for low-income
residents.
10. 8.11 Develop a Smart Trips program to promote public transportation, ride-
sharing, walking and biking.
11. 8.00 Require waste recycling.
12. 8.00 Renovate existing buildings to lessen energy consumption (e.g., insulation,
windows), being mindful of Historic Preservation requirements when appropriate.
13. 8.00 Increase funding for public transportation.
14. 7.89 Use electric-vehicle or bicycles for government functions whenever possible
(e.g., meter reading, building inspection).
15. 7.89 Regularly publish departmental carbon footprints and results of efforts to
reduce them.
16. 7.89 Phase out low-efficiency and high-emission vehicles as quickly as possible.
17. 7.89 Install high-efficiency furnaces, variable-speed pumps and ultra-efficiency
motors in all government facilities where replacement seems warranted.
18. 7.89 Encourage dis-assembly, deconstruction and recycling of structures to be
demolished.
19. 7.88 Establish a reduced idling policy for fleet vehicles.
20. 7.78 Revise building codes to require greater insulation.
21. 7.78 Promote adaptive reuse of historic or older buildings.
22. 7.67 Subsidize bus passes for employees.
23. 7.67 Develop a program for mandatory recycling of construction waste at all
construction sites that take delivery of dumpsters.
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 18
24. 7.67 Develop a commuter-friendly transit plan and increase service where
appropriate.
25. 7.67 Create pedestrian and bicycle-friendly communities and commercial areas
(e.g., trails, pathways, rights-of-way on pavement).
26. 7.66 Install photovoltaic panels on existing buildings and for stand-alone lighting
on streets and parks.
27. 7.66 Install heat pumps, air or geothermal, as a first choice for heating.
28. 7.66 Encourage use of motion sensors for outdoor lighting.
29. 7.56 Promote use of fuel efficient, alternative-fuel and hybrid vehicles, including
low-pollution scooters.
30. 7.56 Promote urban density through code revisions for items such as setbacks,
lot orientation, and, height restrictions,
31. 7.56 Investigate wetland filtration systems as an alternative to traditional sewage
treatment.
32. 7.45 Research options for natural, wetland wastewater treatment, particularly in
new urban growth areas.
33. 7.45 Reduce total number of streetlights.
34. 7.45 Publish articles and a regular newspaper column with information about
sustainability.
35. 7.44 Provide electric vehicle recharging stations at government offices, in
residential areas, and in commercial crossroads.
36. 7.34 Use energy-saving lamps (e.g., led) for outdoor lighting.
37. 7.34 Purchase products with the lowest possible energy footprint, including
embedded energy in production and transportation as well as lifecycle costs.
38. 7.34 Promote programs that offers carbon credits for timberlands.
39. 7.34 Increase bicycle-carrying capacity of buses by promoting portable bikes.
40. 7.34 Establish tree planting incentives for developments in locations where they
do not block passive solar access, and disincentives for tree removal in
established neighborhoods.
41. 7.34 Distribute "green building" advice booklets.
42. 7.34 Develop classes for clean energy, gardening, agriculture, sustainability
skills.
43. 7.23 Promote energy auditing in homes and businesses.
44. 7.23 Implement existing City non-motorized transportation plan.
45. 7.23 Eliminate unnecessary or overly bright outdoor lighting (e.g., "full cut-off"
fixtures).
46. 7.22 Publicize pick-up services for pre-cycling, recycling and trash.
47. 7.22 Promote the use of drought-tolerant native plants as well as tolerant non-
natives.
48. 7.22 Promote neighborhood composting centers.
49. 7.22 Encourage teleconferencing for meetings.
50. 7.22 Encourage reduced use of packaging, especially for building materials.
51. 7.22 Build "complete streets" (including facilities for pedestrians and bicycles) on
major arterials and other locations, where appropriate.
52. 7.22 Adopt reduced-idling ordinance.
53. 7.11 Ease restrictions on rainwater catchment systems.
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Potential Measures 19
54. 7.11 Accept new, low-impact development ideas that are presented as
"demonstration projects."
55. 7.00 Promote small and affordable housing by including surcharges on permits
for residences greater than a specified size (e.g., 2400 square feet).
56. 7.00 Make farm produce stands an allowed use anywhere and not a conditional
use only allowed in some zones and on certain types of streets.
57. 7.00 Investigate wastewater reclamation strategies for users such as golf
courses.
58. 7.00 Institute parking fees in commercial centers, to encourage use of transit and
other transportation modes.
59. 7.00 Install software or power strips to ensure that computers and other electrical
equipment is turned off when not in use.
60. 7.00 Develop program for use of local produce in school menus.
61. 7.00 Develop a bounty for retiring a high-emission vehicle.
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 20
Section 1 Graphs
Support sustainable forestry practices and prot... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.2 Variability 13%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Support sustainable forestry practices and protect ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.2 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Regularly publish departmental carbon footprint... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.2 Variability 13%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Regularly publish departmental carbon footprints an... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Research options for natural, wetland wastewate... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Research options for natural, wetland wastewater tr... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 18%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 21
Purchase products with the lowest possible ener... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Purchase products with the lowest possible energy f... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 25%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Accept new, low-impact development ideas that a... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 17%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Accept new, low-impact development ideas that are p... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install software or power strips to ensure that... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.0 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install software or power strips to ensure that com... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 27%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 22
Accept pervious paving methods for storm water ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Accept pervious paving methods for storm water mana... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Use electronic rather than paper-based communic... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Use electronic rather than paper-based communicatio... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 24%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Use double-sided printing for all documents whe... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.2 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Use double-sided printing for all documents when po... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.3 Variability 28%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 23
Form an internal committee to oversee the imple... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Form an internal committee to oversee the implement... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Invest in "green power," carbon offsets, and/or... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Invest in "green power," carbon offsets, and/or oth... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Replace inefficient pumps or modify how they ar... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 22%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Replace inefficient pumps or modify how they are us... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 26%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 24
Promote the installation and use of composting ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 22%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote the installation and use of composting toil... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Assure that software allows screen review of re... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.0 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Assure that software allows screen review of reques... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.0 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Prohibit use of public funds for purchase of wa... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.6 Variability 32%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Prohibit use of public funds for purchase of water ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 27%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 25
Give bidding preference to contractors who use ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.8 Variability 18%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Give bidding preference to contractors who use rene... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.8 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install heat exchangers at public shower facili... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.8 Variability 18%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install heat exchangers at public shower facilities. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.6 Variability 25%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Modify the city potable water system to elimina... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.1 Variability 18%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Modify the city potable water system to eliminate n... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.7 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 26
Prohibit electric vending machines on public pr... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.1 Variability 28%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Prohibit electric vending machines on public property. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.1 Variability 24%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Eliminate need to transport and store chlorine ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.1 Variability 22%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Eliminate need to transport and store chlorine for ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.1 Variability 20%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Celebrate the 4th of July without the use of fi... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 1.9 Variability 20%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Celebrate the 4th of July without the use of firewo... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.3 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 27
Build all new buildings to at least a LEED Silver c... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.4 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Build all new buildings to at least a LEED Silv... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 18%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Replace incandescent lights with compact fluorescen... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.2 Variability 13%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Replace incandescent lights with compact fluore... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.1 Variability 20%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Purchase fuel-efficient and/or alternative-fuel veh... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.4 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Purchase fuel-efficient and/or alternative-fuel... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 28
Renovate existing buildings to lessen energy consum... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.6 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Renovate existing buildings to lessen energy co... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Phase out low-efficiency and high-emission vehicles... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.3 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Phase out low-efficiency and high-emission vehi... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Use electric-vehicle or bicycles for government fun... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.0 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Use electric-vehicle or bicycles for government... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 15%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 29
Install high-efficiency furnaces, variable-speed pu... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.3 Variability 16%)
0
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2
3
4
5
6
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install high-efficiency furnaces, variable-spee... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 21%)
0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish a reduced idling policy for fleet vehicles. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 29%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish a reduced idling policy for fleet veh... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.4 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Subsidize bus passes for employees. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 20%)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Subsidize bus passes for employees. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 16%)
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 30
Install photovoltaic panels on existing buildings a... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.2 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install photovoltaic panels on existing buildin... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 10%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install heat pumps, air or geothermal, as a first c... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.3 Variability 13%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install heat pumps, air or geothermal, as a fir... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage teleconferencing for meetings. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 23%)
0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage teleconferencing for meetings. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 31
Develop alternative work schedules for employees, i... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop alternative work schedules for employee... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 24%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop policies for inter-departmental car sharing... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 25%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop policies for inter-departmental car sha... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 13%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Subsidize vanpools for employees if deemed cost eff... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Subsidize vanpools for employees if deemed cost... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 32
Perform regular route-efficiency analyses for routi... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Perform regular route-efficiency analyses for r... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage telecommuting for employees. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage telecommuting for employees. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Support the development of an energy-efficient comm... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 28%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Support the development of an energy-efficient ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 24%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 33
Install wind turbines on public property, where app... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install wind turbines on public property, where... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.8 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Adjust shipping schedules and capacities to reduce ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 18%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Adjust shipping schedules and capacities to red... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.9 Variability 11%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install roundabouts rather than new traffic signals... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 25%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Install roundabouts rather than new traffic sig... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.8 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 34
Educate employee unions to the need for more effici... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.1 Variability 22%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Educate employee unions to the need for more ef... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Have local neighborhoods adopt local parks to reduc... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.7 Variability 27%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Have local neighborhoods adopt local parks to r... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.2 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Replace mowers with grazing animals for park lawn m... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.6 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Replace mowers with grazing animals for park la... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.2 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 35
Reduce mowing of grass in parks. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 1.8 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Reduce mowing of grass in parks. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 28%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 36
Section 2 Graphs
Develop a Smart Trips program to promote public tra... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.1 Variability 22%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop a Smart Trips program to promote public... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.0 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Increase funding for public transportation. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.6 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Increase funding for public transportation. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 17%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop a commuter-friendly transit plan and increa... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 18%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop a commuter-friendly transit plan and in... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 8%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 37
Promote use of fuel efficient, alternative-fuel and... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.0 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote use of fuel efficient, alternative-fuel... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 17%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Provide electric vehicle recharging stations at gov... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.4 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Provide electric vehicle recharging stations at... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Increase bicycle-carrying capacity of buses by prom... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Increase bicycle-carrying capacity of buses by ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 18%)
0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 38
Implement existing City non-motorized transportatio... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 17%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Implement existing City non-motorized transport... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Build "complete streets" (including facilities for ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.0 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Build "complete streets" (including facilities ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 26%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Adopt reduced-idling ordinance. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Adopt reduced-idling ordinance. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 24%)
0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 39
Develop a bounty for retiring a high-emission vehicle. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop a bounty for retiring a high-emission v... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Institute parking fees in commercial centers, to en... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Institute parking fees in commercial centers, t... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 25%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop a comprehensive county-wide bicycle and ped... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 20%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop a comprehensive county-wide bicycle and... vsFeasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 40
Establish a low-interest loan program for private i... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish a low-interest loan program for priva... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish and consistently enforce policies for bic... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.7 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish and consistently enforce policies for... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Implement a car/truck-sharing service. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Implement a car/truck-sharing service. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.9 Variability 20%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 41
Provide covered bicycle parking at commercial, scho... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.7 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Provide covered bicycle parking at commercial, ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 10%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Use parking fees to discourage single occupancy veh... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 13%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Use parking fees to discourage single occupancy... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.9 Variability 20%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Tax parking areas as part of the "land improvements... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Tax parking areas as part of the "land improvem... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.7 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 42
Retrofit diesel trucks with emission-reducing devices, vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Retrofit diesel trucks with emission-reducing d... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.4 Variability 14%)
0
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2
3
4
5
6
7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 43
Section 3 Graphs
Provide incentives for installation of solar-photov... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.4 Variability 10%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Provide incentives for installation of solar-ph... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.1 Variability 18%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish a low-interest loan program for private i... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.4 Variability 10%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish a low-interest loan program for priva... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 26%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Require use of a standardized green-building point-... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.4 Variability 17%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Require use of a standardized green-building po... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 23%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 44
Expand home-weatherization assistance programs for ... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.2 Variability 13%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Expand home-weatherization assistance programs ... vsFeasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 11%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Revise building codes to require greater insulation. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.1 Variability 15%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Revise building codes to require greater insula... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage use of motion sensors for outdoor lighting. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 17%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage use of motion sensors for outdoor lig... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.2 Variability 18%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 45
Reduce total number of streetlights. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 19%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Reduce total number of streetlights. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 22%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Distribute "green building" advice booklets. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.8 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Distribute "green building" advice booklets. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.6 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Use energy-saving lamps (e.g., led) for outdoor lig... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Use energy-saving lamps (e.g., led) for outdoor... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 14%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 46
Promote energy auditing in homes and businesses. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 13%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote energy auditing in homes and businesses. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 17%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Eliminate unnecessary or overly bright outdoor ligh... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 13%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Eliminate unnecessary or overly bright outdoor ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 21%)
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Require sellers to provide current energy audit inf... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 14%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Require sellers to provide current energy audit... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 23%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 47
Expedite building permits for projects that reach a... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 23%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Expedite building permits for projects that rea... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 21%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop programs to improve, convert, or replace in... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 19%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop programs to improve, convert, or replac... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 16%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Implement a "Dark-Sky" ordinance to reduce nighttim... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 27%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Implement a "Dark-Sky" ordinance to reduce nigh... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 19%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 48
Promote the use of efficient wood burning heating a... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 13%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote the use of efficient wood burning heati... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 16%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Replace all two-stroke engines with four-stroke eng... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 27%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Replace all two-stroke engines with four-stroke... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.8 Variability 16%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Provide information on carbon reduction strategies ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.7 Variability 21%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Provide information on carbon reduction strateg... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 16%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 49
Revise building codes to allow for greater heights ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 19%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Revise building codes to allow for greater heig... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.9 Variability 18%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Create awards for businesses and developments with ... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.3 Variability 13%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Create awards for businesses and developments w... vsFeasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 23%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Eliminate use of gas-powered leaf blowers. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 28%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Eliminate use of gas-powered leaf blowers. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.7 Variability 19%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 50
Section 4 Graphs
Promote townhouse, cluster and mixed-use develo... vs
Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.1 Variability 15%)
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7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote townhouse, cluster and mixed-use developmen... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.2 Variability 18%)
0
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2
3
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7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Create pedestrian and bicycle-friendly communit... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 16%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Create pedestrian and bicycle-friendly communities ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.0 Variability 25%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote urban density through code revisions fo... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 25%)
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7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote urban density through code revisions for it... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 15%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 51
Establish tree planting incentives for developm... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 21%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish tree planting incentives for developments... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 19%)
0
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7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote programs that offers carbon credits for... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 23%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote programs that offers carbon credits for tim... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 18%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote the use of drought-tolerant native plan... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.1 Variability 20%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote the use of drought-tolerant native plants a... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 29%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 52
Promote small and affordable housing by includi... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 25%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote small and affordable housing by including s... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 21%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Make farm produce stands an allowed use anywher... vsFeasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 23%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Make farm produce stands an allowed use anywhere an... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 25%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop program for use of local produce in sch... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 21%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop program for use of local produce in school ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 27%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 53
Encourage the planting of rain gardens and othe... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 16%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage the planting of rain gardens and other "L... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 22%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Restrict development on land that is ideally su... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 18%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Restrict development on land that is ideally suited... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 23%)
0
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2
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage more street plantings and home garden... vsFeasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 23%)
0
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3
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage more street plantings and home garden plo... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 26%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 54
Support biogas production from manure. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 13%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Support biogas production from manure. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 19%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Provide space for farmer's markets and produce ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 23%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Provide space for farmer's markets and produce stands. vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 21%)
0
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2
3
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Reduce and/or eliminate parking requirements fo... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 17%)
0
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2
3
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7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Reduce and/or eliminate parking requirements for de... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 18%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 55
Promote worm bins and composting systems for th... vsFeasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 25%)
0
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2
3
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote worm bins and composting systems for the fo... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.7 Variability 23%)
0
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7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Support a cooperative "mobile meat processing p... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 21%)
0
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2
3
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7
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Support a cooperative "mobile meat processing plant... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 25%)
0
1
2
3
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Provide incentives for contractors to use pervi... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 21%)
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2
3
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Provide incentives for contractors to use pervious ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 20%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 56
Develop in-school food production programs for ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 18%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop in-school food production programs for stud... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 23%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Prohibit outdoor burning. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 25%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Prohibit outdoor burning. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 20%)
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2
3
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Allow and promote the use of city rights-of-way... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 21%)
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2
3
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Allow and promote the use of city rights-of-way for... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.7 Variability 16%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 57
Section 5 Graphs
Require waste recycling. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 25%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Require waste recycling. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.2 Variability 23%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage dis-assembly, deconstruction and recy... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.1 Variability 18%)
0
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3
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6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage dis-assembly, deconstruction and recyclin... vs
Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 16%)
0
1
2
3
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6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote adaptive reuse of historic or older bui... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 21%)
0
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2
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4
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote adaptive reuse of historic or older buildings. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.0 Variability 21%)
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3
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 58
Develop a program for mandatory recycling of co... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 20%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop a program for mandatory recycling of constr... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 21%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Investigate wetland filtration systems as an al... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 21%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Investigate wetland filtration systems as an altern... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 16%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Publicize pick-up services for pre-cycling, rec... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.1 Variability 15%)
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3
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6
Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Publicize pick-up services for pre-cycling, recycli... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 20%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 59
Promote neighborhood composting centers. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 18%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Promote neighborhood composting centers. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 25%)
0
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3
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage reduced use of packaging, especially ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 14%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Encourage reduced use of packaging, especially for ... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 21%)
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3
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Ease restrictions on rainwater catchment systems. vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.9 Variability 18%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Ease restrictions on rainwater catchment systems. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 28%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 60
Investigate wastewater reclamation strategies f... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 21%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Investigate wastewater reclamation strategies for u... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 21%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish compost credits for payment of yard w... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.7 Variability 13%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish compost credits for payment of yard waste... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.9 Variability 11%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish a home pick-up pre-cycling program fo... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 16%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Establish a home pick-up pre-cycling program for it... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.0 Variability 21%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 61
Develop better incentives for small garbage con... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 15%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop better incentives for small garbage contain... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.9 Variability 20%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 62
Section 6 Graphs
Publish articles and a regular newspaper column... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 4.6 Variability 14%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Publish articles and a regular newspaper column wit... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.9 Variability 18%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop classes for clean energy, gardening, ag... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.8 Variability 16%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop classes for clean energy, gardening, agricu... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 21%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Coordinate curriculum of sustainability course ... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.6 Variability 21%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Coordinate curriculum of sustainability course offe... vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.9 Variability 15%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
November 23, 2011
Potential Measures 63
Develop civics and environmental classes on sus... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.2 Variability 18%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop civics and environmental classes on sustain... vsBenefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.1 Variability 24%)
0
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop lists for student projects on sustainab... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.3 Variability 16%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Develop lists for student projects on sustainability. vs Benefit
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 2.3 Variability 13%)
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Abs. -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5
(9 responses)
Create banners and signs promoting sustainabili... vs Feasibility
Number of responsesResults summary (Average 3.4 Variability 30%)
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Appendix H
Letter Extending the Climate Action Committee