City of Santa Cruz Sustainability Team

Transcription

1 City of Santa Cruz Sustainability Team

2 Public Works Facilities and Fleet Wastewater Storm Water Resource Recovery Green Business Green Building Parks and Recreation Louden Nelson Center Planning Climate Action Purchasing Transportation IT City Managers Office Water

3 3

4 1. Sustainability Team (city staff) 2. Sustainable Transportation and Land Use Planning Team (city staff) 3. Climate Action Community Taskforce (community members) 4. Climate Action Compact (governmental subcommittee)

5 Earth Day In Action City of Santa Cruz 2015 Climate Action Program Status Update Below is a subset of actions taken by City staff and partners to protect the local environment and make Santa Cruz a more environmentally sustainable community

6 » Since 2013 the Facilities Maintenance section of Public Works has completed several projects that have achieved; 666,500 kwh and nearly $92,000 a year in energy costs savings the equivalent reduction of 460 tons of CO2 emissions annually $133,000 in state efficiency rebates $36,000 in refunds and $12,000/year in annual savings from PG&E» Converted an additional 250 High Pressure Sodium streetlights to Light Emitting Diode > 1,748 streetlights converted to date (63% of city owned inventory) > $92,000 a year saving in energy and maintenance costs and the equivalent of 460 metric tons CO2 per year

7

8

9 » 10% of city s fleet are alternative fuel vehicles» Replaced 10 gasoline driven vehicles with an all electric options in the past 2 years.

10 » City of Santa Cruz Green Business Program Technical Assistance Networking Campaigns Green House Gas Reductions

11 » City of Santa Cruz Green Business Program City Staff offer Technical Assistance as Resource Experts

12 » City of Santa Cruz Green Business Program

13 » City of Santa Cruz Green Business Program 125 Green Businesses Currently Certified 79 Certifications Currently In-Process GHG reductions = 2, tons annually Like planting 139 Acres of urban trees

14 New Green Building Specialist, Katie Moore Program Documents including Checklists and Guides Increased Coordination with other Departments Internal and External Outreach Participation Website Layout

15 21 Projects earned Award level status in Projects verified for Awards since January 1 Next award presentation at April 14 th evening session 76 Award level projects completed since 2007

16

17 190 Residential PV system permits issued in 2014 Over 45 Applications for PV systems since January 1 Totaling more than 450 kw (avg. system 4 kw) Began pilot Streamlined Process in February 2015 providing joint final inspection for Fire and Building Over 90% of permits are eligible Updated data entry protocol to ease tracking

18 » Go Solar Santa Cruz resource materials» Residential + Commercial Solar Brochures» Frequently Asked Questions sheet + Regional Solar Contractors list» Residential + Commercial Case Studies» Financing Comparison sheets» Commercial Solar Technical Assistance Project» Solar Roadmap» Energy Sage Solar Marketplace Mayor Proclamation: 2014 is the year to Go Solar!

19 »4. Get Solar PV Quotes from Certified Solar Contractors» - Complete Worksheet and provide to contractors» - List of solar contractors at» cityofsantacruz.com/gosolarsc» - Minimum of 3 quotes recommended» - Compare quotes by asking questions in brochure» - Consult our FAQs sheet for more information *New! Energysage.com/SantaCruz simplifies this process, compares PPA, lease and loan side by side, and gets you local quotes all in one place. Available Oct. 15.

20 Go Solar Santa Cruz = 1001 Solar Homes

21 12 CLIMATE ACTION MILESTONES #4 Partner with UCSC on 25 sustainability and alternative energy research projects ABOUT A DOZEN PROJECTS

22 GreenWharf» Wind turbine and solar PV testbed charging maintenance vehicle» Wind turbine bird impact study» EV Charging Station» Lighting Retrofit to LED technology» Waste Characterization study» Free Mobile Ranger Wharf EcoTour app» Wharf HQ green business certification Residential solar PV workshop for faculty, staff + student home owners. Students have supported multiple bike transit planning efforts

23 Michelle General Plan

24 » Bike Ridership Doubled from 2000 levels. from 4.7% to 9.5% of people using bikes as their primary commute option» Since 2008 the City has been focused on bike facility connectors linking these corridors and leading to popular destinations. These include: The bridge over the San Lorenzo River The SR1 underpass The Arana Gulch Path, the new Trestle Bridge Ramp Corridor connector projects include sharrows and green bike lanes» Now bike planning and corridor planning looking to improve infrastructure on priority corridors.

25 » City Transportation Planner position has been filled.» From , 20% of City employees used the RideSpring incentive program. Reductions include: Removed over 155,000 car trips from the commute Saved over 650,000 miles Saved over 29,000 gallons and 574,000 lbs. in CO2 emissions» There are 9 Zipcars at 5 locations in Santa Cruz available for public use.» For only 25 cents, tourists and residents can ride one of two Downtown/ Beach shuttle during the summer season.

26 » City has initiated environmental review to construct a portion of the Monterey Bay Sanctuary Scenic Trail (MBSS Segment 7) along the rail corridor between Natural Bridges and the Municipal Wharf.» Public Works has completed the San Lorenzo River Trestle Ramp (part of the MBSS Trail Segment 8).

27 Working on multimodal projects that align with and support the CAP

28 Santa Cruz Waste / Resource Recovery Fleet Comparison With Nationwide Hybrid Fleet Santa Cruz Residential Sideloaders Santa Cruz E3 Fuel Economy (GPH) Gallons Per Hour Santa Cruz E3 Fuel Consumption Santa Cruz Fleet Average 0.50 RunWise National Average Truck VIN From Parker Drive Systems On-Board Telematics Data

29 » Recycle Right! Anti Contamination Program» School Recycling and Waste Reduction Program» Home Composting $40 Rebate Program» Santa Cruz Garage Sale Weekend» Appliance and Bulky Item Pickup (twice a year)» UCSC Move In Move Out Program» Battery Recycling Public Library Partnership» Cell Phone Recycling Public Library Partnership» Printer Ink Cartridge Recycling - Library and Rapid Refill Partnership» Fluorescent Bulb and Tube Recycling Partnership with Local stores» Green Business Program» GreenCycle and Holiday Tree Recycling» Household Hazardous Waste and Electronic Waste» Sharp Solutions for Home Medicines

30 » Refuse and Recycling» One Person s Trash» Trash Talk! (children s newsletter)» Truck signage program» Clean Oceans Newsletter» Household Hazardous Waste Brochure» Newspaper Advertising and Press Releases» CCRMC Tri county Media Group TV and Radio» Environmentally Friendly Packaging Brochures» Single Use Bag Reduction Ordinance» Recycle stickers and posters» Earth Day Sponsorship

31 Programs & Activities RRF Tours SC Recycles Poster Contest School Assemblies

32 Program began in residents have participated - adding over 100 backyard or worm bins per year home compost bins have kept approximately seven million pounds of organic material out of the landfill School Compost Bins Local Partners: San Lorenzo Garden Center The Garden Co. Soil Solutions Every Elementary school garden has compost bins and compost education

33 Program TGY Saved Toilet Rebate 7,365.4 Washer Rebate 2,152.3 Plumbing Fixture Retrofit (toilets, urinals) 8,446.2 Plumbing Fixture Retrofit (showerheads) Home Water Survey 91.6 Rain Barrels Lawn Removal Rebate 1,721.5 Landscape Plan Review 1,186.3 Landscape Water Use Report 0.0 Smart Business Rebate 3,151.5 Smart Rebate Commercial Survey (Green Business audits) 11.1 Pre-Rinse Spray Valves 7,916.0 Free Devices 20.5 TOTAL ESTIMATED WATER SAVINGS (TGY) 34,000.7 Residential: 18,991 TGY Landscape: 3,461 TGY Commercial: 11,527 TGY

34

35 259 Businesses visited 206 Valves installed 7,915,939 Gallons per year saved

36 Community-Wide Historical Emissions and Future Goals Tons CO2e 500, , , , , , , , ,000 50,000 Neccesary Reduction Waste (Scope 3) Municipal Commercial/Industrial Residential Transportation Year

37 Earth Day Celebration April San Lorenzo Park