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GUIDING PRINCIPLE: ENVIRONMENTALLY-CONSCIOUS COMMUNITY Action Item
GOAL 1: (Continued) 1.22 Greenhouse Gas Assessment
1.23
Staff Review
1.24 Measure Energy Use
1.25 Facility Water Management Plan
1.26 Water Conservation Benefit Education
1.27 Rainwater Harvesting Education
Project/Program Develop a yearly assessment of the Central Main Area’s greenhouse gas emissions for existing land uses and a model of the greenhouse gas emissions with build-out of the adopted Central Main Plan. Project/Program City staff review of all development proposals, beginning at the earliest stages, in the Central Main Area will encourage projects to incorporate feasible measures that reduce construction and operational emissions for reactive organic gases, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) through project design. Project/Program Establish a mechanism to annually measure improvements in energy consumption. Project/Program Develop standardized facility water management plan that can be used by private property owners. Project/Program Actively educate the community, residents, building owners, and developers on the environmental benefits and financial return-on-investment that can be achieved from water conservation. Project/Program Refer interested homeowners and businesses to State policies and resources, which include education and marketing packets that explain regulations, benefits, and cost-savings of rainwater harvesting.
Lead Agency GIS, Energy Resources
Lead Agency Planning
Lead Agency
Partners
Implemented
2012-17
2018-22
2023-27
Planning, Transit
Partners
$$
Implemented
2012-17
2018-22
2023-27
Development & Sustainability, Engineering
$
Partners
Implemented
Partners
Implemented
2012-17
2018-22
2023-27
$
Energy Resources
Lead Agency
2012-17
2018-22
2023-27
Water Resources
$
Lead Agency
Partners
Environmental & Sustainability
Water Resources
Lead Agency
Environmental & Sustainability
Partners
Implemented
2012-17
2018-22
2023-27
$
Implemented
2012-17
2018-22
2023-27
Water Resources
$
$ = Accomplished within department budgets $$ = Moderate budget increase(s) required $$$ = Significant budgetary item = Accomplished with existing staff levels
Budget/ Staff Time
Priority/Timeline
= Requires dedicated staff resources or new hire
= Requires new staff
* = Grant Funding Potential = Ongoing Implementation