08. Exhibit - Environmental Affairs EXHIBIT S
BECTIN
HERE
cc s / r (io
tk 9
figuring out the Climate Puzzle:
rom Municipal to Community ACTION
Presented b
/ r1// Erin M. Cook:
�( E nvironmental Affairs Coordinato
/ City of Cupertin.
CUPERTINO GREEN 1/ A el
..tr,
� � mu iii Environmental Affairs
��
CUPERTINO GREEN
• Division formed in December 2008
• Charged with:
1. Bringing environmental awareness across
department divides
2. Engaging staff, students and residents in
programs that achieve greenhouse gas
emissions reductions and resource
conservation goals
3. Benchmark, quantify & monitor
achievement of these goals in energy,
water, GHG, & $ savings
pl
rp Sj.fl, ,
s What's the Motivation?
CUPERTINO GREEN
I m p acts o ChangE
i,., ,,,.,
.,
� We have limited water... droughts ..4 'a °` i tit, will be more common
," W depend Ili 4
on Sierra snow for water
0.
fir l storage...and snowpack is
z diminishing
41, * -0-e ,
r z ` `
i ' ` Our large o ulation is rowin into
,\;„
population growing
r i } ` u ' '�, s wilderness areas...wildfires will be
't s t , more common and threaten more
ab ' ,
4/:. property
0
„..N,... �s California is a costal state... sea level
`` � rise threatens high population ar
/ Fir
What's the Motivation?
CUPERTINO GREEN
City of Cupertino
Greenhouse Gas Emissions By Sector
• Residential
■ Commercial
• Transportatior
■Municipal
• Waste 0%
�'�'�� What's the Motivation?
CUPERTINO GREEN
• In the US,, buildings account for:
• 70% of electricity consumption . ,
• 40% of greenhouse gas emissions
• 15% of freshwater withdrawals
• Since 2002, the cost of:
• Electricity rose more than 5% per year
• Natural gas rose more than 10% per year
• Water rates will increase 18% next year
alone
• $ave Money!
*/ r" - wig
7WA 1/4" , -9 , :i i ( if - ■ n Wh at is the i Doing?
t
CUPERTIN • GREEN
ti
Solar Power
r x Purchase
Energy Service Municipal and
Agreement Community-wide
Agreement Y
NEW Streetlights Greenhouse Gas
& Irrigation Emissions
Inventories
Bike Fleet and
Commute Environmentally
Alternatives p Preferred
Procurement
COMING SOON: COMING SOON: Program
w x
Greenhouse Gas
Revolving Loan
'Emissions Targets & Fund
Climate Action Plan
, ,,, \il'' ''���� ' Policy Preview
,, 9N, /01\\ CUPERTINO GREEN
1. Green Building Ordinance - ex
CalGreen (Green Building Code required
to be adopted in January 2011) to
prioritize the design, construction, retrofit
& demolition of healthy, sustainable,
environmentally vibrant facilities & homes
2 . Water Efficient landscaping
Ordinance
3 . Climate Action P lan - establishes a
_.�..� framework for greenhouse gas emissions
--
ci ,�� TE reduction in our community; integrated
c into the next general planning process
Pi_ - Residents
at Ca
-,5„9„ /01,\
CUPERTINO GREEN Businesses Do.
Tune up y our Unplug appliances
Use mass transit, furnace or plug into a
bike, walk, roller ower stri and
p p
skate switch it off
Buy water- Buy p roducts
saving with a U.S. EPA
appliances and;
Energy Star
toilets; label
installing low- Caulk, weatherstrip,
flow shower insulate, and replace old
heads. windows
\.."'' r(!_-_-c-y "e•
»Growing Greener Together!
CUPERTINO GREEN
1. Acterra Green @Home — men
www.acterra /green @home @home
2. Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley www.rebuildingtogethar-cv.nrg
3. Go Green Grants--
www.cupertjno.orgIgreen 4 RebuijdIn � , ai 121,ge,ier
F
4. Tree 4 Free! - www.cupertino.org/green
;anfca Clara Volley 5. Water District Water Wise Program -
VoIer District htt ://www.vallevwate r. org/program SI Wate rwi
seHouseCallrequest.aspx
\ e'•"/ PW
- WS - arr � , 1, Coming Soon: PACE Program
CUPERTINO GREEN
• AB811: allows local government to form
special assessment districts to enable
property owners to install & pay for energy
projects over time
• CA Communities pilot property assessed
clean energy (PACE) program to provide
financing for renewable energy, energy and
water efficiency
e••,
�� j; � . •"Opting in" allows property
: - 4:•. % i� owners to finance energy projects
through bonds issued by CA
Communities.
\*.4// pyr , .
719 -` %�� Com oon• Retrofit Area
CUPERTINO GREEN
• Association of Bay Area Government -led
program to be established within 104 local
communities
•Goals include:
• Comprehensive retrofits of 17,000 homes
W • Achieve 20% reduction in home energy
Ar
consumption
• Create 1,800 home energy retrofit jobs
(
tI _._ a
o "F ! Improvement measures can include
411- o
rib ..e,
i nsulation, weatherization, heating,
_,...... _
I ventilation, air conditioning upgrades, new
r IN.
.4 windows, energy efficient appliances. ri gY pp
/j pw
/51g S, '
//1\\\
CUPERTINO GREEN
• Environmental Stewardshi p Council
,-- -, tY....0, ' 1
It
Nir NAP
4
-- 0. 1 '''''T . 7
a
Ti.
i v
ry
1.41111111011rnEra' i r t I I II 14
i I '" .... , mw.,
-I) � ,�
t „viz j ,,
1
f 1y. ury" .y ; .3 -- ~�
` ; . e , ` a s °` �., ' i " c „ems,. �, , l
Growing Green ,t; Illt 4k NIA I .
for the Greater � i _
i
Good _.
_ -- . A
k.
///\ \
CUPERTINO GREEN
you •
xe .
Erin M. Cooke
Environmental Affairs Coordinator
City Cupertino of
erinc@cupertino.org
408 -777 -7603