HomeMy Public PortalAbout20140227_CRCpresentation.pptxCommunity Resource Committee
Report to City Council
February 27, 2014
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Functions & Duties
Ensure that Tybee Island's sustainability efforts are a source of beauty, pride and abundance – not deprivation.
Establish a baseline for energy/water use and develop an ecological footprint
analysis as an improvement measurement system.
Offer the city guidance and recommendations for implementing sustainable practices in city workplaces.
Promote locally generated and distributed
energy by renewable sources.
Report on project outcomes to the mayor and council.
Identify ways of incentivizing energy and water efficiency for Tybee citizens.
Identify way of incentivizing
energy, water efficiency and green building practices for the future development of Tybee.
Identify and promote low carbon and non-motorized transportation methods. Encourage use of low impact transportation methods by developing safe multi-use paths including unopened city
right of ways.
Promote eco-tourism.
Promote community gardens, fishing, local food production thereby increasing food security.
Promote an awareness of the reduction in our eco-footprint
with educational campaigns to motivate citizen action.
Lobby state, federal and private entities on behalf of the city's sustainable energy program.
Where these functions and duties
overlap with those of another city committee and/or community group coordinate efforts to ensure the avoidance of duplication of effort.
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Report On Project Outcomes
Police VW Passats
34 MPG and 26 MPG
Newest Charger: 9 MPG
Landfill & Recycling
2013 residential recycling rate (weight diverted from landfill): 17%
More details in following report
Compost
& Rain Barrel Sale
www.rainbarrelprogram.org/savannah
March 8, Daffin Park, 8am - noon
King Tide Project
https://sites.google.com/site/tybeekingtide/
Part of international effort
Possible
CRS credit
Memorial Park Energy Monitoring & Savings
Through June 2013: $49K to be reinvested in additional projects
Savings now being calculated/reported by Finance Dept.
Glass Crusher
Joe Wilson
(DPW) has streamlined commercial recycling; crusher has space and logistical issues
Wind Turbine
Due diligence in examining data and arguments
Project could not be justified by cost-benefit
analysis
Would have reduced 86 tons of CO2 annually towards city’s goal
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2014 Priorities
The CRC urges the City Council to develop and implement a comprehensive water and energy plan for Tybee Island.
City Goal
20% reduction in CO2 by 2020?
Energy efficiency
Fuel efficiency
Community
(Businesses & Residents)
Recycling and plastics reduction
Communication
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Residential Solid Waste
Landfill and Recycling
2009-2013
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5-year Summary
17%
16%
15%
21%
16%
Raw data at http://goo.gl/RQuni0
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Landfill Trends: July Jump
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Recycling Trends: ????
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3-year Summary vs. Waste Pro
14%
15%
17%
Since 2011, the amount of recycled tonnage has increased
28%
Over the same period, garbage tonnage has increased
5%
Waste Pro slides from December 2013 presentation to Council
249, previous slide
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Thank You!
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
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