Transcript Dale Senior Center - Riverside Public Utilities

League of California Cities
September 17, 2010
Making Your City Action Plan Work
Riverside, California
City of Arts & Innovation
Background
 Clean & Green Task Force
 Green Action Plan
Green Accountability
Committee
Subcommittees
 38 Action Items
34 Done or on target
 Department of Conservation
Bottles and Cans
Becoming an Emerald City
 Department of Conservation
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Charter City Recycling Program
Emerald City Pilot Program
Updated Action Plan 2009
Director Luther
“We chose Riverside because of extraordinary efforts
in sustainable activities in many environmental areas,
including renewable energy.”
- Bridgett Luther, Director - Dept. of Conservation
Mayor Loveridge
Emerald City and Community
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Green Action Plan is
a City guide
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Tasks in the GAP to
assist residents
City focus on Going
Green
8 section
Multiple tasks
associated with each
section
Community Resource
 Residents want ACTION!
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Created the “Sustainability workbook”
Covers 4 areas
• Energy
• Water
• Waste
• Transportation
Ties into Riverside programming
Community Programs & Participation
Getting involved- Where we are going
 Green Accountability
Performance Committee
 Emerald City
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Green Action Plan
Workbook
 CA Green Communities
Challenge
 Program Creation and
Community Participation
Green Communities Challenge
 10 Challenge areas 
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Silver: Planned program
Gold: Planned program
Platinum: Planned program
with community participation
 30 programs
 300 possible
combinations!
 Diverse communities
Commercial Programs
 Green Builder
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First in the nation
 Performance Based
Incentives
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Pays to save
Per kWh savings
 Small Business Lighting
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Free lighting change out
 Direct Install
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Thermostats
Vending misers
Residential Programs
 Tree Power
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100,000 trees planted
Over 10,000 this year alone
 Free Student Bus Pass
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1,000,000 riders
All universities
 Whole House Rebate
Program
Programs People can use
Whole House Rebate
Multiple conservation efforts
Water and energy
One-stop-shop
Spent 37% of allocation
New Programs
 Low-income program with Gas Company
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Insulation
Weatherization
Other efficiency measures
 Transportation programs
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Employee bus program
Student and City-wide transportation programs
 Multi-family housing recycle programs
Moving forward
 Green Backlash
 Leadership moving
forward
 Not understood
 Programs need to
connect with
community
Leadership & Council Support
 Mayor Loveridge - Leadership
 Council support
 Community involvement
 Changing views of green
 Despite challenges,
much accomplished
Contact Information
 Mike Bacich – Sustainability Officer
– 951-826-5422
– [email protected]
– GreenRiverside.com
– RiversidePublicUtilities.com
 Ryan Bullard – Sustainability Coordinator
– 951-826-5817
– [email protected]
– GreenRiverside.com
– RiversidePublicUtilities.com