Council Workshop on the Precautionary Principle July 22, 2008 Billi Romain, Sustainability Coordinator Office of Energy and Sustainable Development Planning Department.
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Council Workshop on the Precautionary Principle
July 22, 2008 Billi Romain, Sustainability Coordinator Office of Energy and Sustainable Development Planning Department
Agenda
1. Policy Overview
Precautionary Principle Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy 2. Status Report for FY08 and Measures for FY09
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Precautionary Principle
Goal
Products Used/Purchased by the City have the least potential impact on health, natural systems and quality of life. 3
Precautionary Principle
Resolution - October 2003 Components:
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Ordinance Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy Prioritization Ordinance - March 2006 Components:
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Assessment all Alternatives Long & Short Term Transparent Decision-Making Process Annual Report of Implementation Actions
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Environmental Preferable Purchasing
Resolution - October 2004 Goals
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Source Reduction
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Green Building
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Toxics Use Reduction
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Bay Friendly Landscaping
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Recycled Content
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Forest Conservation
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Water and Energy Savings
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Bio-Based
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Standards
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Procurement Categories
Office Supplies
Electronic Equipment
Maintenance Supplies
Building Materials
Building Energy
Infrastructure Products
Vehicles
Vehicular Products
Pest Management Products
Food Service
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Office Supplies
Finance Department Current Status:
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100% Recycled Content Processed Chlorine-free (white paper) FY 2009
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Restrict office supplies to recycled content and PVC free supplies, where available
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Electronic Equipment
Information Technology & Finance Current Status
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Printer replacement with Energy Star Media Centers with standard duplex
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New desktops and laptops EPEAT Gold and Energy Star FY 2009
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Server virtualization to reduce number of servers Implementation of Power Saver Settings
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Maintenance Supplies
Public Works & Finance Current Status
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Green seal cleaning products for all City purchases and 90% of maintenance contracts FY 2009
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Additional staff training Contract monitoring
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Building Materials
Lead: Public Works & Planning Current Status
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LEED Evaluation for Facility Maintenance Bldg & Storage Facility
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Reviewing PVC-free flooring options FY 2009
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LEED Silver Analysis for Animal Shelter Standard Specifications for Green Flooring
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Building Energy
Public Works; Parks, Recreation and Waterfront & Planning Current Status
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All City Buildings have been Audited and Retrofitted
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PV Panels at the Corp Yard PV, Solar Thermal, and Wind at the Nature Center FY 2009
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Energy Upgrades at 1947 Center Efficiency and Renewable Energy Improvements at Fire Stations
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Infrastructure Products
Public Works Current Status
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Sewer pipes PVC-free HDPE Asphalt Reuse FY 2009
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Adopt Standard Fly Ash Specification Evaluate Recycled-content Road Base Aggregate
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Pest Management
Health and Human Services & Parks, Recreation and Waterfront Current Status
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IPM policy in place for City staff Outreach to community FY 2009
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IPM specifications in contracts Updates to policy
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Vehicles
Public Works Current Status
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90% Refuse Vehicles CNG 80% Sweepers CNG All non-safety heavy vehicles specified LEV Tier 3 Police non-patrol 3 Priuses
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City CarShare FY 2009
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100% Sweepers CNG Police non-patrol 3 Escape Hybrids
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Vehicular Products
Public Works Current Status
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Aqueous-based parts washers Bio-diesel (20%) Re-refined Motor oils FY 2009
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Evaluate recycled anti-freeze
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Food Service
Health & Human Services & Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Current Status
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Cost and contract status limiting factors FY 2009
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Specifications for Fresh, Local, Organic will be considered for Senior and Recreation Food Programs
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Challenges
Resources:
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Coordination
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Analysis
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Training
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Additional Product Costs
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Successes
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Model for Sustainability Collaboration across Departments
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Healthier Work Environment
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Reduced Hazardous Waste & Green House Gas Emissions
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Leading Market Transformation
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COB Divisions
Planning Department Toxics Finance Purchasing Administration Public Works Engineering Division Facilities Maintenance Environmental Compliance Transportation Fleet Maintenance Solid Waste Information Technology Network Operations Health & Human Services Public Health Environmental Health Aging Administration Parks, Recreation & Waterfront Marina Parks Recreation
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Contact Information
Office of Energy and Sustainable Development City of Berkeley Planning Department 2120 Milvia Street, 2 nd Floor Berkeley, CA 94704 510.981.7432
http://www.cityofberkeley.info/planning
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