HomeMy Public PortalAboutPKT-CC-2019-08-27AUGUST 27, 2019
PRE -COUNCIL WORKSHOP 12:00 P.M.
EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION 6:00 P.M.
PRE -COUNCIL WORKSHOP 6:30 P.M.
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:00 P.M.
City Council Chambers
217 East Center Street
Moab, Utah 84532
Pre -Council Workshop - 12:00 p.m.
Workshop Regarding Possible Night Work Provisions for the Highway 191
Widening Project
Executive (Closed) Session - 6:00 p.m.
Strategy Session to Discuss Reasonably Imminent and/or Pending Litigation
Discussion Regarding Deployment of Security Personnel, Devices, or Systems
Pre -Council Workshop 6:30 p.m.
Discussion regarding sewer rates for churches and non -profits
Regular City Council Meeting - 7:00 p.m.
Call to Order and Pledge of Allegiance
Approval of Minutes
Minutes: August 13, 2019
2019 -08 -13 mcc minutes draft (1).pdf
Mayor and Council Reports
Administrative Reports
Citizens to Be Heard
Special Events
Approval of a Request for Amplified Music at Old City Park on September 7, 2019
agenda summary amplified music ocp 09072019 holling.pdf
ocp holling music request sep. 7 2019.pdf
Old Business
Proposed Resolution 46 -2019: A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a
Restated and Amended Subdivision Improvements Agreement for the MAPS
Subdivision, Phase II
Briefing and possible action
maps agenda summary.pdf
maps sia resolution.pdf
maps amended sia.pdf
maps set aside agreement.pdf
Proposed Resolution 45 -2019: Adopting the 2019 Sustainability Action Plan
Briefing and possible action
agendasummarysap.pdf
planresolution8272019.pdf
sustainability report -final 6.21.19.pdf
2019 sustainability action plan executive summary -final (2).pdf
Update on the City of Moab 2019 -2020 Administrative Work Plan
administrative work plan agenda summary.pdf
administrative work plan update - 2019 -2020 clean copy.pdf
Update on the Administrative Guidelines for the Use and Reservation of City
Owned Property
parks policies agenda summary.pdf
parks policies 10-4 -18 version.pdf
New Business
Proposed Resolution 44 -2019: Establishing a Debt Policy for the City of Moab
Briefing and First Review
agenda summary sheet debt policy.pdf
resolution 44 -2019 debtpolicy.pdf
Proposed Ordinance 2019 -26: An Ordinance Renaming Rimrock Road to a New
Name of "Aggie Boulevard"
Briefing and possible action
agenda summary aggie boulevard.pdf
ordinance 2019 -26.pdf
usurimrockrdplatrecorded.pdf
Resolution 40 -2019: Authorizing the City of Moab to Commence Eminent
Domain Proceedings to Acquire a Utility Easement Across the Pilles Property in
Conjunction with the North Corridor Wastewater Improvements
Briefing and possible action
resolution 40 -2019 packet (pilles).pdf
Resolution 41 -2019: Authorizing the City of Moab to Commence Eminent Domain
Proceedings to Acquire a Utility Easement Across the Moab Lodging LLC
Property in Conjuction with the North Corridor Wastewater Improvements
Briefing and possible action
resolution 41 -2019 packet (moab lodging).pdf
Canvass of the Moab Primary Election: The Canvassing of Votes from the Moab
City Primary Election held on August 13, 2019. This is for the final audit,
including those who voted absent and provisional ballots.
Approval of Bills Against the City of Moab
Adjournment
Special Accommodations:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special
accommodations during this meeting should notify the Recorder ’s Office at 217 East Center
Street, Moab, Utah 84532; or phone (435) 259 -5121 at least three (3) working days prior to
the meeting.
Check our website for updates at: www.moabcity.org
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AUGUST 27, 2019PRE-COUNCIL WORKSHOP 12:00 P.M.EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION 6:00 P.M.PRE -COUNCIL WORKSHOP 6:30 P.M.REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:00 P.M.City Council Chambers217 East Center StreetMoab, Utah 84532Pre-Council Workshop - 12:00 p.m.Workshop Regarding Possible Night Work Provisions for the Highway 191 Widening ProjectExecutive (Closed) Session - 6:00 p.m.Strategy Session to Discuss Reasonably Imminent and/or Pending LitigationDiscussion Regarding Deployment of Security Personnel, Devices, or SystemsPre-Council Workshop 6:30 p.m.Discussion regarding sewer rates for churches and non -profits Regular City Council Meeting - 7:00 p.m.Call to Order and Pledge of AllegianceApproval of MinutesMinutes: August 13, 20192019 -08 -13 mcc minutes draft (1).pdfMayor and Council ReportsAdministrative ReportsCitizens to Be HeardSpecial Events
Approval of a Request for Amplified Music at Old City Park on September 7, 2019
agenda summary amplified music ocp 09072019 holling.pdf
ocp holling music request sep. 7 2019.pdf
Old Business
Proposed Resolution 46 -2019: A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a
Restated and Amended Subdivision Improvements Agreement for the MAPS
Subdivision, Phase II
Briefing and possible action
maps agenda summary.pdf
maps sia resolution.pdf
maps amended sia.pdf
maps set aside agreement.pdf
Proposed Resolution 45 -2019: Adopting the 2019 Sustainability Action Plan
Briefing and possible action
agendasummarysap.pdf
planresolution8272019.pdf
sustainability report -final 6.21.19.pdf
2019 sustainability action plan executive summary -final (2).pdf
Update on the City of Moab 2019 -2020 Administrative Work Plan
administrative work plan agenda summary.pdf
administrative work plan update - 2019 -2020 clean copy.pdf
Update on the Administrative Guidelines for the Use and Reservation of City
Owned Property
parks policies agenda summary.pdf
parks policies 10-4 -18 version.pdf
New Business
Proposed Resolution 44 -2019: Establishing a Debt Policy for the City of Moab
Briefing and First Review
agenda summary sheet debt policy.pdf
resolution 44 -2019 debtpolicy.pdf
Proposed Ordinance 2019 -26: An Ordinance Renaming Rimrock Road to a New
Name of "Aggie Boulevard"
Briefing and possible action
agenda summary aggie boulevard.pdf
ordinance 2019 -26.pdf
usurimrockrdplatrecorded.pdf
Resolution 40 -2019: Authorizing the City of Moab to Commence Eminent
Domain Proceedings to Acquire a Utility Easement Across the Pilles Property in
Conjunction with the North Corridor Wastewater Improvements
Briefing and possible action
resolution 40 -2019 packet (pilles).pdf
Resolution 41 -2019: Authorizing the City of Moab to Commence Eminent Domain
Proceedings to Acquire a Utility Easement Across the Moab Lodging LLC
Property in Conjuction with the North Corridor Wastewater Improvements
Briefing and possible action
resolution 41 -2019 packet (moab lodging).pdf
Canvass of the Moab Primary Election: The Canvassing of Votes from the Moab
City Primary Election held on August 13, 2019. This is for the final audit,
including those who voted absent and provisional ballots.
Approval of Bills Against the City of Moab
Adjournment
Special Accommodations:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special
accommodations during this meeting should notify the Recorder ’s Office at 217 East Center
Street, Moab, Utah 84532; or phone (435) 259 -5121 at least three (3) working days prior to
the meeting.
Check our website for updates at: www.moabcity.org
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AUGUST 27, 2019PRE-COUNCIL WORKSHOP 12:00 P.M.EXECUTIVE (CLOSED) SESSION 6:00 P.M.PRE -COUNCIL WORKSHOP 6:30 P.M.REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 7:00 P.M.City Council Chambers217 East Center StreetMoab, Utah 84532Pre-Council Workshop - 12:00 p.m.Workshop Regarding Possible Night Work Provisions for the Highway 191 Widening ProjectExecutive (Closed) Session - 6:00 p.m.Strategy Session to Discuss Reasonably Imminent and/or Pending LitigationDiscussion Regarding Deployment of Security Personnel, Devices, or SystemsPre-Council Workshop 6:30 p.m.Discussion regarding sewer rates for churches and non -profits Regular City Council Meeting - 7:00 p.m.Call to Order and Pledge of AllegianceApproval of MinutesMinutes: August 13, 20192019 -08 -13 mcc minutes draft (1).pdfMayor and Council ReportsAdministrative ReportsCitizens to Be HeardSpecial EventsApproval of a Request for Amplified Music at Old City Park on September 7, 2019agenda summary amplified music ocp 09072019 holling.pdfocp holling music request sep. 7 2019.pdfOld BusinessProposed Resolution 46 -2019: A Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a Restated and Amended Subdivision Improvements Agreement for the MAPS Subdivision, Phase IIBriefing and possible actionmaps agenda summary.pdfmaps sia resolution.pdfmaps amended sia.pdfmaps set aside agreement.pdfProposed Resolution 45 -2019: Adopting the 2019 Sustainability Action Plan Briefing and possible actionagendasummarysap.pdfplanresolution8272019.pdfsustainability report -final 6.21.19.pdf2019 sustainability action plan executive summary -final (2).pdfUpdate on the City of Moab 2019 -2020 Administrative Work Planadministrative work plan agenda summary.pdfadministrative work plan update - 2019 -2020 clean copy.pdfUpdate on the Administrative Guidelines for the Use and Reservation of City Owned Property parks policies agenda summary.pdfparks policies 10-4 -18 version.pdfNew BusinessProposed Resolution 44 -2019: Establishing a Debt Policy for the City of MoabBriefing and First Review agenda summary sheet debt policy.pdfresolution 44 -2019 debtpolicy.pdfProposed Ordinance 2019 -26: An Ordinance Renaming Rimrock Road to a New Name of "Aggie Boulevard"Briefing and possible action
agenda summary aggie boulevard.pdf
ordinance 2019 -26.pdf
usurimrockrdplatrecorded.pdf
Resolution 40 -2019: Authorizing the City of Moab to Commence Eminent
Domain Proceedings to Acquire a Utility Easement Across the Pilles Property in
Conjunction with the North Corridor Wastewater Improvements
Briefing and possible action
resolution 40 -2019 packet (pilles).pdf
Resolution 41 -2019: Authorizing the City of Moab to Commence Eminent Domain
Proceedings to Acquire a Utility Easement Across the Moab Lodging LLC
Property in Conjuction with the North Corridor Wastewater Improvements
Briefing and possible action
resolution 41 -2019 packet (moab lodging).pdf
Canvass of the Moab Primary Election: The Canvassing of Votes from the Moab
City Primary Election held on August 13, 2019. This is for the final audit,
including those who voted absent and provisional ballots.
Approval of Bills Against the City of Moab
Adjournment
Special Accommodations:
In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, individuals needing special
accommodations during this meeting should notify the Recorder ’s Office at 217 East Center
Street, Moab, Utah 84532; or phone (435) 259 -5121 at least three (3) working days prior to
the meeting.
Check our website for updates at: www.moabcity.org
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JOINT MOAB CITY COUNCIL/PLANNING COMMISSION WORKSHOP
AND MOAB CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES--DRAFT
AUGUST 13, 2019
The Moab City Council held its regular meeting on the above date in the Council Chambers at
the Moab City Center, located at 217 East Center Street.
Joint City Council/Planning Commission Workshop: At 5:00 PM, Mayor Emily
Niehaus called the workshop meeting to order. In attendance were Mayor Emily Niehaus,
Councilmembers Tawny Knuteson-Boyd, Kalen Jones, Karen Guzman-Newton, Mike Duncan
and Rani Derasary. Also in attendance were Planning Commission members Allison Brown
(chair), Kya Marienfield, Marianne Becnel, Brian Ballard, Jeanette Kopell and Becky Wells. Staff
in attendance included City Manager Joel Linares, Recorder Sommar Johnson, City Attorney
Chris McAnany, Public Works Director Oscar Antillon, Finance Director Rachel Stenta, City
Engineer Chuck Williams, Planner Nora Shepard, Sustainability Director Rosemarie Russo and
Records Specialist Eve Tallman. Recordings are archived at: www.utah.gov/pmn/index.html
(audio) and: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOztpJoJLmw (video).
The Workshop considered progress on the overnight accommodations moratorium. Planner
Shepard updated Council on next steps and timeframe for reintroducing some allowed uses in
zones. Discussion focused on development standards, height restrictions, oversized vehicle
parking, hotel shuttles, mixed use projects, and future allowed uses in the C-3 zone. The Joint
Workshop meeting recessed at 6:45 PM.
Regular Meeting—Call to Order and Attendance: Mayor Niehaus called the regular
meeting to order at 7:00 PM and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Additional staff in attendance
included Police Chief Bret Edge and Communication and Outreach Director Lisa Church.
Sixteen members of the public and media were present.
Approval of Minutes: Councilmember Derasary moved to approve minutes of the July 23,
2019 meeting with corrections. Councilmember Duncan seconded the motion. The motion
passed 5-0 aye with Councilmembers Jones, Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-Newton and
Duncan voting aye.
Mayor and Council Reports:
Mayor Niehaus reported she attended a meeting of the Southeastern Utah Association of Local
Governments, and a meeting with the leadership of Seekhaven, and she participated in the Sun
Valley Forum, which was a conference on the topic of resiliency. She met with a group
partnering with the City to find childcare solutions and she met with a representative of the
Small Business Administration. She urged councilmembers and the public to participate in an
online survey for the Utah Office of Tourism. Mayor Niehaus concluded with a comment
regarding discussions with state legislators about overnight accommodations and their
unintended consequences on the community.
Councilmember Derasary reported she attended a conference concerning leadership
development for Utah women. She reported on a tour of the Monument Waste facilities, a
meeting of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) special service district, and the Canyonlands
Health Care special service district. She stated the Uranium Mill Tailing Remedial Action
(UMTRA) group was planning a celebration for reaching the milestone of ten million tons of
tailings moved. She concluded with kudos for the recent free swim and barbecue hosted by the
police department and the recreation staff.
Councilmember Duncan said he attended the Grand Water and Sewer Services Agency meeting.
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Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd mentioned she toured Monument Waste facilities and reported
on the Veterans’ Charity Ride. She noted she also attended the Utah Women in Leadership
conference. She stated she spoke with a representative of the Red Cross who was looking for
ways to help the local community. A program to provide smoke alarms was proposed and a
straw poll of the Council was favorable. She attended a debrief of the fire mitigation clean-up
days and noted more than 1,900 cubic yards of yard waste was collected. Knuteson-Boyd
concluded with an explanation of her recusal at a prior meeting when the Council considered
legislation regarding the Emma Boulevard area. She explained it was because a relative of her
husband had a financial interest in one of the properties involved in the transaction.
Councilmember Guzman-Newton reported she had recused herself from the same legislation
because she owns a business that abuts the subject property. She went on to report on an airport
board meeting and noted airport usage is up eighteen percent. She stated she attended the
Grand County Council meeting at which the overnight accommodations ordinance was
approved. She described a new “Every Kid Outdoors” campaign hosted by the Bureau of Land
Management and she noted she attended the school district’s Truth in Taxation meeting.
Guzman-Newton mentioned she attended a work party day pulling weeds at the middle school
in advance of the first day of school. She concluded with praise for the City staff working to
mitigate traffic congestion during construction of the middle school.
Councilmember Jones mentioned he attended an ad hoc committee meeting regarding
congestion at Arches National Park. He also reported on Dark Skies work and announced a
party. He also stated he attended solid waste meetings and went on the Monument Waste tour.
Administrative Report: City Manager Linares reported on Walnut Lane issues in the wake of
a fire that damaged two units. He added the City was working on temporary modular housing
and that the City was working with a new management company. Linares stated he was working
with Zion’s Bank Public Finance representatives on the City’s debt management policy. He
mentioned the interim legislative session would begin in one week and noted several City
representatives would attend. He concluded with a thank you to an intern at the Moab Arts and
Recreation Center who created an artistic planter for the landscaping, and a mention of the new
traffic revision in effect on Uranium Boulevard.
Police Chief Bret Edge reported on the free swim and barbecue at the recreation center and
announced the police department would have a presence at Truck or Treat. He thanked City
Market for donations. He stated the department was in the midst of a sergeant selection process.
He praised the good relations his department has with Grand County EMS and noted a donation
of an ambulance that will be converted to a critical incident response unit.
Citizens To Be Heard:
Crystal White spoke in support of the dark skies proposal and spoke about the International
Dark Skies communities. She remarked on the benefits of changing the way people think about
lighting including health, ecosystem and other benefits.
Mary O’Brien spoke in favor of the Dark Sky ordinance. She mentioned the legislation would be
largely useless if there is no five-year compliance provision. She stated she will work to
introduce a dark sky ordinance in Castle Valley. She concluded with a mention of the
importance of affordable housing and the impacts of crowding, light pollution and noise.
Sara Melnicoff remarked that the City’s limitations on the ability for volunteer recycling and
trash cleanup is heartbreaking. She spoke of the ramifications related to the differences between
single-stream and source-separated recycling.
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Presentation: Grand County Solid Waste Special Service District
Evan Tyrell, District Manager of the Solid Waste District, presented a brief history of the solid
waste district including the landfills, recycle center, equipment and board. He outlined
improvements underway. Community events offered by the district were presented and Tyrell
reported on the success of the recent fire mitigation yard waste drop off days and spoke of plans
for a new administration building, e-waste recycling, antifreeze disposal and a proposed re-use
center for household goods. He outlined future equipment needs, revising the fee structure and
noted there would be a public hearing on August 29.
Special Events: Amplified Music Events at Old City Park—Approved
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd moved to approve requests for amplified
music at Old City Park on September 2 and 14 and October 26, 2019. Councilmember Guzman-
Newton seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0 aye with Councilmembers Jones,
Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-Newton and Duncan voting aye.
Old Business:
100 Percent Renewable Energy—Approved
Discussion: Sustainability Director Russo briefed the Council on the proposal to accelerate the
timeline for reaching 100 percent renewable electricity from 2032 to 2030 due to a statewide
mandate.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Jones moved to approve Resolution 38-2019: A
Resolution Adopting the Accelerated Goal of 100% Renewable Electricity by 2030.
Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0 aye with
Councilmembers Jones, Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-Newton and Duncan voting aye.
Solid Waste Hauling Amendments—Approved
Discussion: Russo briefed Council on the proposed amendments. Construction waste
recycling was discussed and the benefits of recycling concrete and paving were mentioned.
Possible grant funding for a concrete crusher was mentioned.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Jones moved to approve Ordinance 2019-15: An
Ordinance Amending the City of Moab Municipal Code, Section 8.04.010 Pertaining to
Definitions; Amending Definitions; Amending Section 8.04.020 Mandatory Collection; and
Section 8.04.030 Rates and Charges, amending Section 8.04.020 striking the third paragraph
regarding construction waste. Councilmember Duncan seconded the motion. The motion passed
5-0 aye with Councilmembers Jones, Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-Newton and Duncan
voting aye.
Outdoor Lighting Amendments—Approved
Discussion: Planner Shepard briefed Council. Discussion covered the pros and cons of
grandfathering existing noncompliant fixtures, along with potential problems with a delayed
adoption date. Audits of compliance were deliberated.
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Jones moved to approve Ordinance 2019-03: An
Ordinance Creating Chapters 17.09.060 and 17.09.465 of the Moab Municipal Code Establishing
Outdoor Lighting and Sign Illumination Standards, amending the ordinance to be effective
immediately and to strike Section 069b.1 regarding conditional use permits, as presented.
Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0 aye with
Councilmembers Jones, Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-Newton and Duncan voting aye.
New Business:
Moab Tramway Subdivision—Conditionally Approved
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Guzman-Newton moved to approve Resolution 42-
2019 Conditionally Approving the Moab Tramway Subdivision at 1750 North Hwy 191, as
Referred by the Planning Commission. Councilmember Jones seconded the motion. The motion
passed 5-0 aye with Jones, Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-Newton and Duncan voting aye.
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HooDoo Minor Subdivision—Conditionally Approved
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Derasary moved to approve Resolution 43-2019: A
Resolution Conditionally Approving the HooDoo Minor Subdivision at 201 Walnut Lane, as
Referred to Council by the Planning Commission. Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd seconded the
motion. The motion passed 5-0 aye with Councilmembers Jones, Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd,
Guzman-Newton and Duncan voting aye.
Traffic Plan Requirements—Approved
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Guzman-Newton moved to approve Ordinance 2019-
22: Authorizing the City to require a traffic control plan and authorizing the City to recover its
costs for traffic control associated with events, construction activities, or other activities
affecting public rights-of-way. Councilmember Derasary seconded the motion. The motion
passed 5-0 aye with Councilmembers Jones, Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-Newton and
Duncan voting aye.
Surplus Property—Approved
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Derasary moved to approve Resolution 39-2019: A
Resolution of the Governing Body Declaring Certain City Property as Salvage. Councilmember
Duncan seconded the motion. The motion passed 5-0 aye with Councilmembers Jones,
Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-Newton and Duncan voting aye.
Election Services Interlocal Agreement—Approved
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Duncan moved to approve Resolution 37-2019: A
Resolution Adopting an Interlocal Agreement for the Provision of Election Services by and
between the City of Moab and Grand County. Councilmember Jones seconded the motion. The
motion passed 5-0 aye with Councilmembers Jones, Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-
Newton and Duncan voting aye.
Bills Against the City of Moab—Approved
Motion and Vote: Councilmember Knuteson-Boyd moved to approve payment of bills against
the City in the amount of $560,186.55. Councilmember Derasary seconded the motion. The
motion passed 5-0 aye with Councilmembers Jones, Derasary, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-
Newton and Duncan voting aye.
Executive (Closed) Session: At 9:13 PM, Councilmember Derasary moved to enter an
Executive Session to discuss the Character, Professional Competence, or Physical or Mental
Health of an Individual or Individuals. Councilmember Duncan seconded the motion. The
motion passed 5-0 aye with Councilmembers Jones, Duncan, Knuteson-Boyd, Guzman-Newton
and Derasary voting aye. Mayor Niehaus convened the Executive Session at 9:25 PM.
Councilmember Guzman-Newton moved to end the Executive Session. Councilmember
Derasary seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with Councilmembers Derasary,
Jones, Knuteson-Boyd, Duncan and Guzman-Newton voting aye. Mayor Niehaus ended the
Executive Session at 10:10 PM.
Adjournment: Councilmember Guzman-Newton moved to adjourn the meeting.
Councilmember Derasary seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0 aye, with
Councilmembers Derasary, Jones, Duncan, Knuteson-Boyd and Guzman-Newton voting aye.
Mayor Niehaus adjourned the meeting at 10:10 PM.
APPROVED: __________________ ATTEST: ___________________
Emily S. Niehaus, Mayor Sommar Johnson, City Recorder
Moab City Council Agenda Item Meeting Date: August 27, 2019
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Title: Approval of a Request for Amplified Music at Old City Park on September 7, 2019
Date Submitted: August 14, 2019
Staff Presenter: Carmella Galley
Attachment(s): Request Letter
Options: Approve, deny, or modify.
Recommended Motion: "I move to approve the request for amplified music at Old City Park for a marriage celebration on September 7, 2019."
Background/Summary: Use of amplified sound equipment at Old City Park is not permitted without special permission of the City Council. Stephanie Holling is requesting amplified music for her marriage celebration. Park Rules state any amplified music must be curtailed by 9:00 pm.
Staff Recommendation:
City Staff recommends approval of the request. Approval is subject to compliance with all Park Policies, which provides that approved sound amplification shall not extend beyond 9:00 pm.
Carmella Galley <carmella@moabcity.org>
Music Request Sep. 7 2019
1 message
Stephanie Holling <steph.holling66@gmail.com>Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 10:56 PM
To: info@moabcity.org
Hello Carmella,
My name is Stephanie Holling and my fiance and I have old city park reserved for Saturday
September 7th for our wedding. We just needed approval for music for the event. It will be
small, around 50 people, and music will only be played around 6-8:30pm or so (with only a
couple small speakers to begin with). We have already payed the amplified music deposit, if
there's any other information you need from me please let me know! Thanks in advance.
-Stephanie
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Moab City Council Agenda Item
Meeting Date: August 27, 2019
Title: Resolution No. 46-2019, a Resolution Authorizing the Execution of a
Restated and Amended Subdivision Improvements Agreement for the Maps
Subdivision, Phase II.
Disposition: Discussion and possible action
Staff Presenter: Christopher McAnany, City Attorney
Attachment(s):
-Attachment 1: Subdivision Improvements Agreement and Set Aside
Agreement
-Attachment 2: Resolution 46-2019
Recommended Motion:
I move to approve Resolution 46-2019, a resolution authorizing the execution
of the Restated and Amended Subdivision Improvements Agreement for the
Maps Subdivision, Phase II.”
Background/Summary:
On March 12, 2019 the City approved a Subdivision Improvements
Agreement (SIA) in the amount of $205,282 for the construction of public
improvements for the Maps Subdivision. The plat for the subdivision was also
subsequently recorded. The developer under the SIA was the Housing
Authority of Southeastern Utah (HASU).
Since that time HASU has made changes to its financing arrangements.
The subdivision will now be developed by a new entity, Maps Senior Living,
LLC. As a result, we have prepared a new SIA that is substantially similar to
the earlier document, but which specifies Maps Senior Living LLC as the
developer. HASU is a signatory to the new SIA for the purpose of
acknowledging that the old agreement is terminated.
Security for the public improvements will be provided in the form of a
Set-Aside Agreement, whereby the lender, Key Bank, will segregate a portion
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of the construction loan funds to cover those specific improvements.
Disbursements for the public improvements will be authorized jointly by pay
requests executed by the City Engineer and the developer, or by the City
individually if it should declare a default.
This SIA differs from the original in one respect: it omits lapse of plat as
a remedy for the City in the event of a developer default. Key Bank objected to
this provision—claiming that it was unlawful and jeopardized its lien in the
subject property. The City maintains that the original provision was lawful
but, after consulting with the City Manager, we elected to delete this
provision. In exchange we concurrently demanded tighter provisions in the
Set-Aside Agreement to protect the City ’s interest in seeing that
improvements are correctly installed.
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CITY OF MOAB RESOLUTION NO. 46-2019
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A RESTATED AND
AMENDED SUBDIVISION IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT FOR THE MAPS
SUBDIVISION, PHASE II
The following findings describe the reasons for this resolution and explain its purpose.
a.On March 12, 2019 the City entered into a Subdivision Improvements Agreement (SIA)
with the Housing Authority of Southeastern Utah (HASU) for the Maps Subdivision. A
plat for the subdivision was subsequently recorded.
b.As a result of changes in its financing for the project, HASU has now elected to convey
the subject property to another entity, Moab Senior Living, LLC, which will develop the
project.
c.The parties intend to execute a new SIA in the form attached which will supersede the
original agreement between the City and HASU. Additionally, the SIA includes a Set-
Aside Agreement wherein the lender, Key Bank, will disburse funds from the
construction loan for the construction of the public improvements.
d.HASU consents to the execution of the Restated and Amended Subdivision
Improvements Agreement.
Now therefore, the City of Moab resolves as follows:
The City authorizes the Mayor to execute the attached SIA with Moab Senior Living,
LLC and to accept the Set-Aside Agreement provided by the lender, Key Bank, in the amount of
$205,282.00.
PASSED AND APPROVED by a majority of the City Council, this 27th day of August,
2019.
By:___________________________________________
Emily S. Niehaus, Mayor Date
Attest:
By:___________________________________________
Sommar Johnson, Recorder Date
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RESTATED AND AMENDED SUBDIVISION
IMPROVEMENTS AGREEMENT
For
MAPS the Subdivision, Phase II
The City of Moab, a Utah municipality (hereinafter “CITY”), and the MAPS Senior
Living LLC, a Utah limited liability company (“MAPS” or “SUBDIVIDER”) mutually
referred to as the “Parties,” enter into the following Subdivision Improvements Agreement
(the “Agreement”), pursuant to Moab Municipal Code (hereinafter: “City Code”) Section
16.20, to cover the installation of subdivision improvements required by law and applicable
land use approvals.
I. RECITALS.
A. On February 22, 2018 the City Planning Commission recommended
approval of the final plat for the MAPS Subdivision to the Moab City
Council.
B. The Moab City Council, as the land use authority for subdivision final plat
approval, approved the final [lat for the MAPS Subdivision, Phase II
(hereafter “the Subdivision” or “the Plat”) at its regular City Council meeting
on March 12, 2019. The Plat was subsequently modified and is now
recorded as Maps Subdivision, Phase II, Reception No. 534983, Book 885,
Page 510 of the Grand County land records.
C. Subdivider has submitted to City for its review construction plans and
specifications entitled MAPS SENIOR HOUSING (sheets C0.0–C4.6
inclusive, dated 1-9-2019, and approved by the City Engineer), having been
prepared by Goff Engineering and bearing the stamp of Robert Sean Harries,
a licensed Professional Engineer (hereinafter: the “Construction Plans”).
Said plans show in sufficient detail the Required Improvements for the
Subdivision.
D. The Construction Plans have been reviewed and approved subject to such
modifications as may have been specified by each of the following entities:
(i) The City Engineer with respect to site grading, pathway, street, and
storm water drainage improvements,
(ii) The City Public Works Director with respect to culinary water
improvements if provided by the City, storm water drainage
improvements, parking improvements, and access improvements.
E. The Housing Authority of Southeastern Utah was formerly a party to a
Subdivision Improvements Agreement, dated March 12, 2019, with the City
for the MAPS Subdivision. That agreement is hereby terminated and
superseded by this Agreement, and Maps Senior Living, LLC assumes all
such obligations as the owner of the Subdivision and the successor in title.
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II. AGREEMENT
IN CONSIDERATION OF THE ABOVE RECITALS, THE PARTIES AGREE
AS FOLLOWS:
1. Covered Property. The real property subject to this Agreement (the “Property”) is
described as follows:
PARCELS 1 and 2, MAPS SUBDIVISION Phase II, LOCATED IN THE NW l/4 OF
SECTION 1, T26S, R21E, SLB&M, ACCORDING TO THE OFFICIAL PLAT
THEREOF, Reception 534983, Book 885, P. 510.
2. Payment of Fees; Approved Land Uses. Subdivider agrees to pay all in-effect City
fees applicable to the Subdivision, including but not limited to, impact fees,
connection fees, building permit fees, and applicable inspection fees. Applicable
fees shall be calculated and paid according to City policy.
a. The uses permitted in the Subdivision shall correspond with the uses
authorized for the R-4 Zone under the Moab Municipal Code and other
applicable ordinances. The configuration of the Subdivision and the uses
therein shall conform to the Construction Plans, Exhibit 1 attached, and the
Final Plat, as set forth in Exhibit 2, attached.
3. Required Improvements. Subdivider shall construct all of the improvements to the
property shown on the Construction Plans, and as described in the Subdivision
Improvement Schedule attached as Exhibit 1 (the “Required Improvements”).
Required Improvements shall include the public improvements shown on the
Construction Plans, including but not limited to the following:
(a) Site clearing and removal of obstructions
(b) General site grading
(c) Site utilities including but not limited to culinary water and sanitary sewer,
gas, and electrical power
(d) Streets, curb & gutter, and sidewalks
(e) Street signage and lighting
(f) Storm water drainage facilities.
4. Improvements to be Completed in Conformance with Construction Plans.
Improvements shall be completed in conformance with the approved Construction
Plans. All changes to the Construction Plans must be authorized in writing by the
City Engineer. In addition, all improvements shall be completed in conformance
with the City of Moab Public Improvement Specifications and all state and federal
regulations as applicable. Where discrepancies occur between the Construction
Plans and the listed reference standards, the reference standard shall prevail.
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5. Timeline for Completion. Construction of all Required Improvements for Property
shall be completed within two (2) years from the date of this Agreement. A
reasonable extension of time for the completion of improvements may be granted,
at the discretion of the City Council, upon a showing by the Subdivider that there
is good cause for an extension and that the work has been diligently prosecuted
from the date of this Agreement.
6. Acceptance of Improvements, Warranty. All work shall be subject to quality
assurance testing and inspection as specified in the Construction Plans and/or
applicable reference standards. Subdivider or Suvdivider’s authorized
representative shall provide 48 hours minimum notification to City as applicable
when inspection is required. The costs associated with such testing and inspection
shall be the responsibility of Subdivider.
(a) Upon satisfactory completion of improvements as evidenced by inspection
and testing as applicable, all water and sewer mains and all street and public
pathway improvements shall be dedicated to City.
(b) Subdivider warrants that all public improvements dedicated to City shall be
constructed in a workmanlike manner and in accordance with approved
plans and specifications, and that all such improvements shall be free of
defects in materials and workmanship for a period of one (1) year from the
date of acceptance by City.
(i) Subdivider shall promptly repair or replace any defective work
following receipt of written notice under this warranty from the
City.
(ii) Subdivider additionally warrants that all public improvements shall
be delivered free and clear of all liens or encumbrances.
7. Performance Guarantee. Contemporaneous with the execution of this Agreement, the
Subdivider’s lender, Key Bank, shall deliver to the City a validly executed construction
loan Set-Aside Agreement, in a form substantially complying with Exhibit 4, attached,
for the use and benefit of the City. The Set Aside Agreement shall be in an amount of
TWO HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED EIGHTYTWO DOLLARS
which equals one hundred ten percent (110%) of the estimated cost of all Public
Improvements. Said cost estimate shall be approved by the City Engineer and is shown
in Exhibit 3 hereto.
8. Partial Releases of the funds secured by the Set Aside Agreement may be made for the
purpose of paying for labor, materials, or construction services provided in the
installation of the Public Improvements. Partial releases of the Set Aside Agreement
funds may be jointly authorized by the City and the Subdivider, in writing.
9. Final Release of Set Aside Agreement. Upon completion of all Required
Improvements in accordance with the approved Construction Plans, Subdivider may
request that the Set Aside Agreement be released.
(a) In order for Subdivider to receive final release, the following shall be
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presented to City:
(i) A completed Final Release Form supplied by City and signed by
Subdivider. Said form shall include Subdivider’s certification of
warranty for the completed improvements.
(ii) Copies lien waivers/releases from all contractors who performed
work on the project and all suppliers who supplied materials that
were incorporated into the work.
(iii) Written certification by Subdivider that all outstanding charges for
the Improvements have been paid and that there are no liens,
encumbrances, or other restrictions on the Improvements.
(b) Upon acceptance of a complete request for final release, the City shall verify
that all Required Improvements are complete and in accordance with the
approved Construction Plans and Final Plat.
10. City’s Use of Set Aside Agreement upon Default. Upon written certification by the
City Manager that the Subdivider has failed to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, within the time period set forth in this Agreement, and if City intends to
proceed with the task of installing any or all of the Required Improvements covered by
this Agreement, the City may elect to declare a default pursuant to this Agreement.
The City may then proceed to draw on the Set Aside Agreement and apply the funds
towards completion of the Public Improvements.
11. Zoning Compliance. Certificates of Occupancy for structures within the Property shall
only be issued upon satisfactory completion and acceptance of all Required
Improvements as required by this Agreement. In no case shall a Certificate of
Occupancy be issued, nor shall any structure be occupied, prior to the completion of all
Required Improvements and the satisfaction of zoning requirements for a given lot.
The occupying of any structure without a Certificate of Occupancy shall constitute
Default as provided for herein.
12. Default, Remedies, Lapse of Plat. All provisions of this Agreement are material and
any violation is grounds for declaration of Default. Prior to invoking any remedies for
Default under this Agreement City shall deliver written notice to the Subdivider
describing the act, event, or omission constituting same, and allowing Subdivider a
period of not less than thirty (30) days in which to cure or abate the violation. Cure
within that period reinstates this Agreement.
(a) Upon declaration of Default, City may exercise any remedies for violation
available under City ordinances or Utah statutes, including, without
limitation: withholding building permits or certificates of occupancy;
commencing an action for specific performance or to enjoin or abate zoning
violations or violations of this Agreement; an action for recovery of
damages; and/or taking any other remedies available at law or equity.
Injunctive relief may be obtained upon a showing of a violation of this
Agreement, and without the necessity of the applicant posting a bond.
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13. General Provisions. This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the
successors and assigns of Subdivider in the ownership or development of all or any
portion of the Property. Assignment of this Agreement shall require the mutual
approval of the City and the proposed assignee, in writing.
(a) This Agreement is the product of mutual bargaining. All terms shall be
construed in accordance with their plain meaning, regardless of the extent
to which either party participated in the drafting.
(b) Failure of a party to exercise any right under this Agreement shall not be
deemed a waiver of any such right, nor shall any course of dealing or
previous action or inaction be deemed a waiver of any rights or claims
arising with respect to later or subsequent breaches, acts or omissions.
(c) The term “Agreement” includes this Improvements Agreement, all exhibits
hereto, the Final Plat/Plan for the subdivision, and all related design
drawings, which documents shall constitute the sole and complete
Agreement between the parties. The Agreement shall supersede all prior
Agreements or representations, however evidenced. No modifications to
any of the terms of this Agreement shall be binding, unless reduced to
writing and lawfully executed by both parties.
(d) The place of performance of this Agreement is Grand County, Utah. In the
event of any legal dispute concerning the subjects of this Agreement, the
parties agree that the exclusive venue in the Seventh Judicial District Court,
Grand County, Utah. In any such proceeding arising under this Agreement,
regardless of the denomination of the legal claims, the parties waive trial to
a jury on all claims and agree that the action shall be tried to the court.
(e) In any legal proceeding concerning the terms of this Agreement the
substantially prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable
attorney fees and court costs in addition to any other relief authorized
herein.
(f) This Agreement shall be governed by Utah law.
(g) This Agreement does not create any third-party beneficiary rights. It is
specifically understood by the parties that:
(i) the Project is a private development;
(ii) the City of Moab has no interest in, responsibilities for, or duty to
third parties concerning any improvements to the Property,
unless/until the City accepts dedication of public improvements
pursuant to this Agreement; and
(iii) except as otherwise provided herein, Subdivider shall have full
power and exclusive control of the Property.
(h) The provisions of this Agreement are severable, and if any portion should
be held to be invalid or unenforceable, then the remainder of this Agreement
shall be construed to be in full force without reference to the invalid
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provision.
(i) In the event of any legal dispute concerning this Agreement neither party
shall be liable to the other for consequential damages, lost profits, or delay
related damages of any kind.
(j) All notices under this Agreement shall be given in writing by first class or
certified mail, postage prepaid, and delivered to the following addresses:
To the City of Moab:
City of Moab
217 East Center Street
Moab, Utah 84532
Attn: City Manager
To SUBDIVIDER:
MAPS Senior Living, LLC
321 East Center Street
Moab, Utah 85432
(k) Notice may be delivered to such other parties or addresses as the parties
may designate in writing from time to time.
(l) Nothing in this Agreement shall be deemed to waive any governmental or
other immunity to which the City is entitled under applicable law.
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This Agreement has been executed by the City of Moab, acting by and
Through the Moab City Council, which has duly authorized execution, and by
Subdivider as of the date(s) specified below.
CITY OF MOAB:
By:____________________________ ___________________
Mayor Emily S. Niehaus Date
ATTEST:
By:_____________________________ ____________________
Sommar Johnson Date
City Recorder
SUBDIVIDER:
Maps Senior Living, LLC
By:_____________________________ ____________________
Date
Title:_________________________
STATE OF UTAH )
)§
COUNTY OF GRAND )
The foregoing agreement was executed before me by MAPS Senior Living, LLC,
acting by and through _____________________________, this _____ day of
____________, 20__. Witness my hand and official seal. My commission expires:
______________________.
______________________________
Notary Public, State of Utah
Address: ______________________
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Housing Authority of Southeastern Utah, as party to the former Subdivision
Improvements Agreement with the City of Moab, dated March 12, 2019, hereby consents
to the termination of the agreement of that date, which shall be superseded by this
Agreement.
THE HOUSING AUTHORITY OF SOUTHEASTERN UTAH:
By:________________________________ ____________________
Benjamin Riley, Executive Director Date
4835-7949-0715
Exhibit 4
KeyBank National Association
4910 Tiedeman Road, 3rd Floor
Mail Code OH-01-51-0311
Brooklyn, Ohio 44144
Attention: Community Development
Lending
Reference: MAPS Senior Living, LLC
JulyAugust ___, 2019
City of Moab
217 East Center Street
Moab, Utah 84532
Attn: City Manager
Re: Completion Assurance/Set Aside Letter
Borrower: MAPS SENIOR LIVING, LLC, a Utah limited liability company
Bank's Loan No. 10201400
Municipality: City of Moab, a Utah municipality
Amounts: See Borrower Work Budget attached hereto as Exhibit B Amount: [Two
Hundred Five Thousand Two Hundred Eighty Two and No/100 Dollars ($205,282.00)]
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We are pleased to advise you that KeyBank National Association, a national banking association, has made or has
agreed to make a construction loan (the “Loan”) to the above-referenced Borrower (“Borrower”) for the purpose of
financing, among other things, the construction of certain on-site, off-site, street improvement and/or other
improvements (collectively, the “Borrower Work” as described in Exhibit AB) to the property described in Exhibit
BA hereto (the “Property”), which we understand Borrower, as successor-in-interest to Housing Authority of
Southeastern Utah, has agreed with the City of Moab (“City” or “you”) to construct at Borrower’s expense pursuant
to a subdivision improvements agreement (the “SIA”).
In consideration of Borrower’s agreement to perform the Borrower Work and at your request, we agree to establish
certain on-site, off-site, and street improvement categories in the construction loan budget in an amount not less than
two hundred five thousand two hundred eighty two dollars [$205,282.00][Two Hundred Five Thousand Two Hundred
Eighty Two and No/100 Dollars ($205,282.00)] in the aggregate and as more fully set forth above (the “Set Aside
Funds”), to pay for the cost of constructing the Borrower Work. Although Borrower has represented to us that such
Set Aside Funds are sufficient to pay for the cost of constructing and completing the Borrower Work, we make no
representation or warranty as to whether the amount of such Set Aside Funds is or will be sufficient to complete and
pay for the Borrower Work. The disbursement of Set Aside Funds will be subject to stop notices (if applicable), tax
assessments, levy, attachment, executions, any statutory or governmental requirements mandating a holdback of Loan
funds, any order of a court of competent jurisdiction and any other legal process. We have no obligation to ensure
that the Set Aside Funds, if disbursed,Disbursement of any portion of the Set Aside Funds from such budget categories
to Borrower will be made upon the request of Borrower and in accordance with the terms and conditionsprocedures
set forth in that certain Construction Loan Agreement of substantially even date by and between Borrower and
KeyBank National Association, a national banking association, governing the Loan (as amended, the “Construction
Formatted: Font: 16 pt
4835-7949-0715
City of Moab
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Loan Agreement”). . In addition, the Construction Loan Agreement contains certain conditions precedent to funding
disbursements of the Set Aside Funds from the line item budget categories which to date have not been satisfied by
Borrower. We have no obligation to ensure that the Set Aside Funds, if disbursed to Borrower or City (as applicable),
are actually used for the construction of the Borrower Work, or that the Borrower Work is properly and timely
constructed according to any required standard of workmanship.
In the absence of the City exercising its Draw Right (as defined below) hereunder, we will only
disburse the Set Aside Funds to the Borrower (i) upon
the City’s written consent to Borrower’s request for such
funds, which consent may be evidenced by the City Engineer’s (or other duly authorized representative’s) signature
on the Borrower’s draw request or certification submitted to Lender for such funds. If
the City’s right to draw on the Set Aside Funds to complete the Borrower Work has arisen under the SIA pursuant to
the occurrence of a default thereunder (such right, the “Draw Right”), we will disburse to the City (and not
Borrower) the remaining undisbursed balance, if any, of the Set Aside Funds for the City to use in diligently
completing the Borrower Work and paying the costs of it. We will only disburse these Set Aside Funds to the City if
(i) the Draw Right has arisen upon a declaration of default by the City under the SIA, and (ii) we receive the written
demand of the City for such funds.
For the avoidance of doubt, our liability, if any, under this letter will be reduced by the aggregate
amount of Set Aside Funds which we actually disburse to the Borrower or the City from the applicable
category(ies) in the Loan budget provided that, for the avoidance of doubt, our liability hereunder shall not be reduced
by any advance of Set Aside Funds to the Borrower if the City hasn’t consented to such advance in writing as provided
herein. Our liability will expire and terminate upon, and no claim that you might bring hereunder shall be valid unless
received by us prior to, the earliest to occur of: (i) acceptance of the Borrower Work by you as evidenced in a writing
delivered to us at our address set forth above (or such other address of which we send you notice at your address set
forth above), (ii) disbursement in full of all Set Aside Funds in the respective category(ies) in the Loan
budget, or (iii) your return of the original of this letter to us at our address set forth above (or such other address of
which we send you notice at your address set forth above).
This letter will be governed by the laws of the State of Utah. No notice is required of your acceptance of this letter.
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4835-7949-0715
City of Moab
JulyAugust ___, 2019
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Very truly yours,
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
a national banking association
By:
Name: Sarah Geis
Title: Vice President
4835-7949-0715
Exhibit BA
EXHIBIT BA
PROPERTY DESCRIPTION
That certain real property owned by Borrower and situated in the County of Grand, State of Utah and
described as follows:
Parcels 1 and 2, Maps Subdivision, Phase II, as recorded at Reception 534983, Book 886, Page 510 of the
land records, Grand County, Utah.
4835-7949-0715
4835-7949-0715
Exhibit AB
EXHIBIT AB
BORROWER WORK BUDGET
Utah
18-055 PIA
ITEM NO. CONTRACT ITEM UNIT PLAN Unit Cost Total
1 EARTHWORK - EXCAVATION CY 400 $ 15.00 $ 6,000
2 SAWCUT, REMOVAL & DISPOSAL OF ASPHALT PAVEMENT SY 50 $ 40.00 $ 2,000
3 SAWC., REM., & DISP. OF SIDEWALK, CURB & GUTTER SY 4 $ 50.00 $ 200
4 CLEARING, GRUBBING, SUBGRADE PREP SY 1,930 $ 4.00 $ 7,720
5 AGGREGATE BASE COURSE 3/4" (8" DEPTH) CY 400 $ 35.00 $ 1 4,000
6 ASPHALT PAVEMENT (3 INCH) SY 1,060 $ 25.00 $ 2 6,500
7 CONCRETE CURB & GUTTER LF 540 $ 25.00 $ 1 3,500
8 CONCRETE SIDWALK (4" DEPTH) SY 270.0 $ 10.00 $ 2,700
9 CONCRETE APRON (6" DEPTH) SY 20.0 $ 15.00 $ 300
$ 7 2,920
ITEM NO. CONTRACT ITEM UNIT PLAN Unit Cost Total
10 8" SDR-35 INCL. TRENCH, BED, BACKFILL LF 305 $ 80.00 $ 2 4,400
11 48" DIA. MANHOLE EA 1 $ 4 ,000.00 $ 4,000
12 CONNECT TO EXISTING MANHOLE EA 1 $ 3 ,500.00 $ 3,500
13 4" SDR-35 INC. TRENCH, BED, BACKFILL, CLEANOUT LF 15 $ 60.00 $ 900
$ 3 2,800
ITEM NO. CONTRACT ITEM UNIT PLAN Unit Cost Total
14 8" C900 INCL. TRENCH, BED, BACKFILL LF 560 $ 100.00 $ 5 6,000
15 8" WATER VALVE EA 3 $ 3 ,000.00 $ 9,000
16 8" FITTING (8 TEE, 45 DEG. ELBOW,8x6 REDUCER,CAP) EA 5 $ 1 ,000.00 $ 5,000
17 6" C900 INCL. TRENCH, BED, BACKFILL LF 40 $ 90.00 $ 3,600
18 6" FITTING (CAP) EA 1 $ 800.00 $ 800
19 FIRE HYDRANT ASSEMBLY W/ 6" VALVE EA 1 $ 6 ,500.00 $ 6,500
$ 8 0,900
$ 186,620 x 110%= $205,282.00
Moab City Council Agenda Item Meeting Date: August 27, 2019
Title: A Resolution adopting the 2019 Sustainability Action Plan
Disposition: Discussion and adoption
Staff Presenter: Rosemarie Russo
Attachment(s): - Attachment 1: Proposed Resolution 45-2019
Recommended Motion: I move to adopt Resolution 45- 2019 adopting the 2019 Sustainability Action Plan
Background/Summary: The evidence is overwhelming that, despite the fact that Moab has an aspirational Sustainability Action Plan, the nation and global preparation for climate related impacts (i.e., extreme cold, increase in days over 105 degrees, increase in severity and duration of wildfires and extended droughts) is inadequate. Moab has to build upon our long history of promoting sustainable practices through numerous resolutions, ordinances, plans, projects and internal policies as provide leadership to our community and others. The 2019 Sustainability Action Plan outlines the goals, schedule, and strategies that will help put the community on a long- term sustainable path. Within this document are recommendations to augment existing goals, and metrics, with a special emphasis on energy use and sources of energy because how we acquire energy and how efficiently we use resources will determine, if Moab can achieve transformational change and protect the world-class environment we call home.
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CITY OF MOAB RESOLUTION NO. 45-2019
A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE TEN YEAR SUSTAINABILITY PLAN INCLUDING
THE ACCELARATED GOAL OF 100% RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY BY 2030
WHEREAS, the evidence is overwhelming that, despite the fact that Moab has an
aspirational Sustainability Action Plan, the nation and global preparation for climate
related impacts (i.e., extreme cold, increase in days over 105 degrees, increase in severity
and duration of wildfires and extended droughts) is inadequate.
WHEREAS, by passing the Plan, City Council will signal the urgency of creating
political will to:
• Halt the loss of wildlife populations.
• Include underrepresented population’ voices in sustainability planning.
• Educate the public about water and energy efficiency strategies to save money.
• Quickly transition to a just, renewable electricity source.
WHEREAS, the municipality has not set numerical goals or
established baseline data, the community inventory cited will allow us to
track progress for energy and new systematic goals including water
quality; waste diversion and recycling; alternative transportation,
education; purchasing; biodiversity; forest canopy; health and local food;
WHEREAS, separate amendments will be presented to Council to
address achieving systematic sustainability goals;
WHEREAS, the transition to a low-carbon community reliant on the
efficient use of renewable energy resources and electrified transportation
will provide a range of benefits including improved air quality, enhanced
public health, increased national and energy security, local green jobs,
reduced reliance on finite resources and myriad other positive outcomes;
and
WHEREAS, Moab is committed to helping facilitate this transition
alongside other national and international communities that have prioritized
investing in clean energy to enhance the well-being of current and future
generations; and
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Moab City Council and Mayor as
follows:
1. Confirm the City’s existing goals and establish amended and new goals that align with the
best available science by approving the Sustainability Action Plan
2. Effective Date and Duration. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon
passage by the City Council, regardless of the date of publication.
PASSED AND APPROVED by a majority of the City Council, this 27 day of August, 2019.
By: __________________________ _________________
Emily S. Niehaus, Mayor Date
Attest:
By: ___________________________ ________________
Sommar Johnson, Recorder Date
Sustainability Action Plan
Framework, Principles,
Guidelines, Goals & Strategies
2019
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“Sustainability is equity over time… think of
it as extending the Golden Rule through time.
Do unto future generations as you would have
them do unto you.”
— Robert Gilman, Context Institute
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Letter from the Sustainability Director ........................................................................7
Acknowledgements .........................................................................................................8
Awards ...............................................................................................................................9
Background .......................................................................................................................10
Introduction ............................................................................................................................
Future Plans ............................................................................................................................
Vision ........................................................................................................................................
Mission ...........................................................................................................................
Progress .............................................................................................................................11
Goals ..................................................................................................................................13
Goal #1: Sustainability, Adaptation & Mitigation ........................................................14
Goal #2: Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy ..................................................15
Goal #3: Water .................................................................................................................18
Goal #4: Waste Reduction & Diversion ........................................................................20
Goal #5: Active Transportation & Alternative Fuels ..................................................21
Goal #6: Education and Outreach ................................................................................22
Goal #7: Funding & Purchasing .....................................................................................24
Goal #8: Biodiversity .......................................................................................................25
Goal #9: Health, Well-Being and Social Equity ..........................................................26
Goal #10 Food ..................................................................................................................27
Innovation Corner ............................................................................................................28
Conclusion .........................................................................................................................30
Bikers, Rafters & Climbers: Guide to Sustainability Options ...................................33
Tables & Figures
Figure 1: Percentage of Carbon Emissions by Source ...............................................14
Figure 2: Municipal Electrical Costs ..............................................................................15
Figure 3: Percentage Municipal Electricity Costs by Sector ....................................15
Figure 4: Rocky Mountain Power Energy Source for Electricity .............................15
Figure 5: Renewable Energy Trends ....................................................................................16
Figure 6: 2016 Baseline Electricity Use ...............................................................................16
Figure 7: Baseline Community Electricity Use ..................................................................16
Figure 8: Net Metering Generation ......................................................................................16
Figure 9: Net Metering Process .............................................................................................16
Figure 10: Blue Sky Energy .....................................................................................................17
Figure 11: Moab Bike Routes Map ..................................................................................22
Figure 12: wattSmart Saving Equivalents ............................................................................32
Table 1: Renewable Blue Sky Projects ..................................................................................10
Table 2: City of Moab Timeline ..............................................................................................11
Table 3: Water Users by Source ....................................................................................19
Table 4: 2019 Strategic Initiatives .................................................................................29
Table 5: Challenge Triple E Savings ..............................................................................32
Appendix A: Actionable Items — Take It Personally .................................................38
Appendix B: Implementation Grid ...............................................................................39
Appendix C: Timeline — Gantt Chart ...........................................................................49
Appendix D: Preliminary Baseline Inventory ..............................................................57
Appendix E: Co-Benefits and Triple Bottom Line Analysis ......................................58
Appendix F: Residential Efficiency Data Set ..............................................................66
Appendix G: Community-Based Social Marketing .....................................................67
Appendix H: Waste Diversion ........................................................................................69
Appendix I: Glossary .......................................................................................................71
Appendix J: Acronyms ....................................................................................................74
Appendix K: Living Buildings, Well Building, LEED, Alignment ..............................75
Appendix L: City Document Review .............................................................................78
References .........................................................................................................................80
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Moab has a long history of promoting sustainable practices through numerous resolutions,
ordinances, plans, projects and internal policies. The 2019 Sustainability Action Plan
outlines the goals, schedule, and strategies that will help put the community on a long-
term sustainable path. Incremental change, minimizing negative environmental and social
impacts is no longer a viable option, if Moab hopes to reach existing, new and revised goals.
During my first year at the City, I have concentrated my efforts on water and energy
conservation efforts and establishing baseline data so that we can set and track
measureable goals. Unfortunately, in spite of setting a 20% energy reduction goal in 2008,
the energy consumption use has increased by 34% over the last 17 years. Given that the
scale of change we seek is immense and our impact has steadily increased, new strategies,
resources and engagement are critical.
Buildings can account for between 40% and 75% of community-level greenhouse gas
emissions in Utah. Given that many impactful and cost-effective opportunities exist to
reduce energy use (and associated greenhouse gases) in buildings, and that reducing
energy consumption is typically the lowest cost strategy to reducing emissions and
dramatically decreasing energy consumption among buildings, that is where most of
my time has been spent so that we can create a 100% renewable electricity system. As
community-wide electricity consumption is reduced, the amount of renewable electricity
needed by the community is also lowered, making it easier to achieve a 100% renewable
electricity scenario.
Beyond the prodigious role that the build environment plays, sustainability efforts need to
address resilience, carbon neutrality, watershed health, community vitality, regeneration and
triple bottom line thinking (i.e., social, economic and environmental). In order for the goals
to be more than words in a City Plan, Council and citizens will need to dedicate substantial
time and resources to educate, assist and support the priority strategies. See Appendix A
for recommendations.
This quote from Paul Hawkins succinctly summarizes the main intent of our work: “Leave
the world better than you found it, take no more than you need, try not to harm life or
the environment, make amends if you do.” The plan content is a reflection of input from
numerous business and community members to identify actions that will increase efficiency
and resiliency because:
• Economic health, social inclusion, and environmental quality are mutually
interdependent.
• Policy choices have long-term cost effectivenes.
• Organizational and community awareness, responsibility, participation, and
education are key elements of sustainability.
• Local actions have regional, national, and global implications.
Within this document are recommendations to augment existing goals, and metrics,
because how we acquire energy and how efficiently we use resources will determine, if
Moab can achieve transformational change and protect the world-class environment we call
home.
Sustainably yours,
Dr. Rosemarie Russo
Letter from the Sustainability Director
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Acknowledgements
City and County Leadership
Rani Derasary, City Council
Mike Duncan, City Council
Karen Guzman-Newton, City Council
Kalen Jones, City Council
Tawny Knuteson-Boyd, City Council
Mary McGann, Grand County Council
Emily Niehaus, Mayor of Moab
City Staff Contributors
Makeda Barkley, Graphic Design
Didar Charles, Engineering Intern
Lisa Church, Communications & Engagement Manager
Eric Johanson, Assistant City Engineer
Eve Tallman, Water Conservation & Drought
Management Advisory Board
Community Representatives
Kristen Ardani, NREL
Andrew Austin, Austin Solar
Kyle Bailey, Water Conservation & Drought Management
Advisory Board
Kate Bowman, Utah Clean Energy
Roslynn Brain-McCann, Utah State University: Moab
Darcey Brown, Grand County League of Women Voters
Zak Bynum, Green to Gold (GtG) Business Partner
Andrea Cook, Educational Consultant
Sam Cunningham, Grand Conservation Board
A special thanks to the nearly 40 staff and community members that provided valuable input, time
and expertise to this Plan as well as additional government and utility representatives that requested
anonymity.
Kara Dohrenwend, Water Conservation & Drought
Management Advisory Board
Deb Dull, Rocky Mountain Power Regional Business Manager
John Gould, Water Conservation & Drought
Management Advisory Board
Arne Hulquist, Water Conservation & Drought
Management Advisory Board
Ruth Linford, The Art of Farm
Eric Lockhart, NREL
Kyle McVey, Educational Consultant
Jeremy Lynch, Water Conservation & Drought
Management Advisory Board
Natalie Mims Frick, LBNL
Kyle McVey, Educational Consultant
Joyce McLaren, NREL
Moab Area Watershed Partnership
Clay Monroe, wattsmart Business Program Manager
Rachel Nelson, Utah State University
Denver Perkins, Water Conservation & Drought
Management Advisory Board
Orion Rogers, SE Utah District Health Department
David Sakrison, Former Moab Mayor
Howard Trenholme, Green to Gold Business Partner
Crystal White, Dark Sky Committee
Sarah Wright, UCE
SE Utah 500 Women Scientists
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• Green to Gold Partner Award
• League of American Bicyclists: Bicycle Friendly Community Award
• Blue Sky Community Challenge
• Blue Sky Legacy Award Recipient
• Blue Sky Renewable Energy Project Funding Awardee
• U.S. EPA Green Power Partner
• Wattsmart Community: $30,000 free consulting
• Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: $50,000 grant
• National Geographic’s Aspen Institute Environmental Scholar
Award: Sustainability Director, Dr. Rosemarie Russo
• The Rural Water Association of Utah: Water Reclamation Plant
Manager Greg Fosse named Water Plant Operator of the Year
Awards
The City of Moab and staff have received numerous sustainability-related awards:
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Background
The City of Moab has always been influenced by, and is determined to sustain, natural
resources. Exemplifying the City’s long history of environmental stewardship, the City gained
recognition by the EPA as the first Green Power Community. Likewise, as a longtime supporter of
renewable energy, the City of Moab has a co-beneficial partnership with Rocky Mountain Power
beginning with its participation in Blue Sky in 2002. Through its Blue Sky participation, the Moab
community has been awarded over $430,000 in Blue Sky renewable energy funding for seven local
renewable energy projects. See Table 1: Renewable Blue Sky Projects.
With this as a backdrop, the City
recognizes the need to continue to lead in
promoting energy efficiency and renewable
energy community-wide and regionally.
To this end, the City believes in not only
setting goals to reduce energy use and
increase support for and use of non-
renewable fuels, but also to take immediate
and impactful action today to make
progress on its aspirational goals identified
in 2020 Vision: A Sustainable Moab Plan
and in support of the Global Covenant of
Mayors, signed in 2017.
In addition to aspirational energy goals,
the City set ambitious greenhouse gas
reduction goals through resolutions and
outlined in the General Plan. However, over
the past decade the City has not:
• Determined its baseline natural resource use, so percent reductions are meaningless for the
select numerical goals that have been established;
• Set numerical goals for the vast majority of goals specified in the General Plan;
• Determine priority and comprehensive goals;
• Implemented or tracked strategies based on a triple bottom line analysis or life cycle
assessment; nor set aside an adequate budget to implement strategies.
Beginning in 2017, focus have been centered on two main goals: energy and water. In 2017, the General
Plan was evaluated and an energy baseline was determined to evaluate progress against the energy
goals. We selected 2016 as the baseline year to be consistent with two other local municipalities (i.e.,
Park City and Salt Lake City) in order to collaborate on a regional basis.
In order to assess progress toward the overarching carbon goal, an inventory of carbon, electricity,
water, natural gas, fuel, and recycling, travel (i.e., car, plane) and solid waste usage for both the
municipal government and community is in progress. The 2019-2029 Sustainability Plan delineates
immediate, short-term and long-term strategies for the reduction and mitigation of the organization’s
and communities net carbon emissions. The Plan follows in the footsteps of the initial program
successes by incrementally transforming Moab into an environmentally sustainable community
with the long-term goal of becoming carbon neutral. The Plan lays out strategies to reduce our
environmental impact, save energy, and support health. The Plan documents long-term goals
accompanied by interim benchmarks that measure progress, and provides a list of strategic actions
that can be implemented by individuals to help make progress on the organization’s sustainability
goals that will address the top goals. Appendix B documents a series of short, medium and long-
term strategies. In addition to working towards established sustainability goals, the Plan delineates 10
priority areas that will guide future policy decisions.
Introduction
Table 1. Blue Sky Projects (7) and Self-Funded (4).
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Policy Statement
Moab supports the overarching sustainability principle: “To systematically, creatively, and thoughtfully
utilize environmental, human, and economic resources to meet our present needs and those of future
generations without compromising the ecosystems on which we depend.”
Vision
Moab will create a culture of sustainability through engagement, education, collaboration, and
innovation to inspire and guide the community and tourists.
Mission
Leading responsibly through triple bottom line stewardship.
Strategies & Actions by Focus Area
The Intergovernmental PAnel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimates that global emissions need to
be reduced by 40-70% by 2050 and carbon neutrality by the end of the century. Scientific consensus
sets an 8% reduction as key. (Hansen, 2016)
Our Plan is divided into ten focus areas. Each
area section includes a goal, an introduction
to its relevance, and accomplishments to date,
benchmarks and the strategies and actions that will
get us there. Each broad strategy is driven forward
by specific priority actions that focus on mitigation,
adaptation, or both. As details and funding becomes
available, more specific quantitative goals and
milestones will be created, driving the pace of
strategy implementation.
The Plan narrative lays out the “what and the why”;
Appendix A: “Take It Personally” addresses the
personal actions steps, Appendix B: Implementation
Grid addresses the “how” including the timeframe
of priority actions and which City departments
and community stakeholders are responsible for
accomplishing them and Appendix C: Gantt Chart
outlines the “when” over a ten year period knowing
that some activities will be ongoing.
Nationally and internationally many municipal
governments are adopting goals based on revised
scientific findings related to climate change. There
is scientific consensus that a global atmospheric
concentration of less than 350 parts per million
(ppm) of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) is
necessary to avoid dangerous anthropogenic
interference with the climate and to limit global
temperature increase to less than 1.5°C. Increasingly,
climate scientists have determined that the concentration may need to be 350 ppm or less.
Data suggest that in order to reach these necessary global concentrations, goals need to be
adjusted to decrease emissions by 80 to 95% below 1990 levels by 2050. Governments have begun
to adopt these targets as long-term goals. The European Union (EU) has committed to reduce its
emissions by 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. The EU has an ultimate goal of reducing its carbon
emissions by 80 to 95% below 1990 levels by 2050. Some local (and national) governments are using
this goal as an interim step to achieving long term neutrality.
The City has been examining and evaluating emerging best practices and strategies to reduce
local carbon emissions. Given the new reduction goals and generated capacity being adopted and
achieved by other jurisdictions such as Austin, the organization and community will have to set aside
additional resources and staff to achieve the aspirational goals already set for carbon neutrality. Austin
and Aspen have achieved a 100% renewable energy goal for municipal operations. Denmark set a goal
to reduce carbon emissions 40% below 1990 levels by 2020, with associated goals of 30% renewable
energy-consumption and gross energy savings of 4% (relative to 2005).
Table 2. City of Moab Timeline
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In a recent U.S. mayoral survey about energy and carbon reduction strategies, the top five areas
identified included LED energy efficient lighting, low-energy buildings, solar electricity generation,
energy efficient pumps and appliances, and hybrid vehicles. The emphasis on low-energy buildings
and solar generation supports the revised energy goals.
Moab can build upon its success while recognizing the numerical reductions have not been
remotely achieved and certain areas have not been addressed at all.
Public Engagement
The public provided valuable input that helped shaped the plan through three half-day charrettes in
2017, and numerous one-on-one meetings in 2019 with the Water Conservation and Drought Advisory
Board, Grand Conservation District Board, Grand County Solid Waste Special Service District Board #1,
Grand County League of Women Voters forums, web feedback and newspaper articles.
Greenhouse Gas Inventory, Emission Modeling & Target-Setting
Moab as a signatory to the Mayor’s Global Covenant will be utilizing specified EPA and International
Council Local Environmental Initiatives’ (ICLEI) protocols. A separate quality assurance document
is being drafted with methodologies, assumptions and emission factors. There is some degree
of uncertainty in any inventory due to incomplete data or translating sector based activities into
emissions. Additional data gathering and using a consumption based vs sector based inventory will be
necessary.
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Goal #1: Sustainability, Adaptation and
Mitigation
Reduction of community greenhouse gases
by at least 80% by 2040, including a reduction
of at least 50% by 2032; and ultimately
achieving carbon neutrality for the municipal
organization. This reduction will be relative to
a 2016 community emissions baseline, including
emissions from energy use and transportation.
Goal # 2: Energy: Electricity & Renewable Energy
• Transition to 100% for community electricity
by 2030.
•Transition to 100% for municipal government
operations by 2027 including at least 50%
municipal renewable energy by 2024 from the
2016 baseline with at least 10% provided by onsite
distributive energy.
• Reduction of electricity demand by 20% by
2032 in City buildings.
• Achieve a 20% Btu/sq. reduction in all City
facilities from 2016 baseline levels.
Goal #3 — Water
• Reduce water consumption by 20 percent
per capita and 20 percent of outdoor usage of
culinary water from the 2016 baseline by 2032.
• Protect quality of surface and groundwater to
maintain sole source aquifer designation.
Goal #4 — Waste Diversion & Recycling
Reduce trash by 20 percent per capita and
increase diversion rate for community by 20
percent by 2032. Increase participation in City
curbside recycling by 20% and decrease waste
for residents and commercial customers by 2032;
decrease construction debris and waste by 50%
by 2024 and increase composting by 20% by
2024.
The 2017 Moab City General Plan promotes
using the most cost-effective and environmentally
sustainable systems for the disposal, composting,
reusing and recycling of resources.
The recycling strategies are to encourage waste
reduction. The EPA prioritizes recycling practices
according to the following hierarchy: 1. Reduce
waste at the source. 2. Reuse and repurpose
materials. 3. Recycle.
Goal # 5— Fuel/Transportation
Ensure all community members and tourists
have access to multimodal means of commuter
travel, to reduce single–occupancy vehicles and
support public adoption of electric vehicles by
10% by 2032. Reduce traditional fuel use by 20
percent and total vehicle miles travel (VMT) for
community by 20 percent by 2032.
Reduce traditional fuel use by the City’s
vehicle fleet by 20% by 2032 and reach a 1.5
average vehicle ridership (AVR) by 2032 for city
employees.
Goal #6 — Education, Outreach & Legislative
Indicatives
Increase sustainable practices throughout the
community, the state, and nation. Triple bottom-
line analysis (i.e., environmental, economic
and social) will be available to all levels of the
community—students in grades K-12, college
level, and the general public—as well as internal
customers (staff). Support sustainable policies at
the state and federal level.
Goal #7 — Purchasing & Funding
• Foster a culture of sustainability in the
organization and community and advance
goals through various funding mechanisms (i.e.,
Innovation Fund, grants).
• Purchasing decisions shall evaluate products
and services that have a reduced impact while
maintaining fiscal responsibility.
Goal #8— Biodiversity & Forest Canopy
Achieve a 10% forest canopy density; a 70
native vegetation cover and soil stability on select
City property and promote carbon sequestration
by restoring and preserving biological soil crusts.
Goal #9 — Health, Well-Being & Social Equity
Ensure that Moab is an inclusive community,
where physical and mental health and social
wellbeing are accessible to all.
Goal #10 – Food
Promote long-term agricultural stewardship and
access to healthy local food.
Goals The following new and revised goals are recommended. Goals in
italics are new or revised goals.
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Relevance
• Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e) includes heat-
trapping gases such as carbon dioxide and methane.
As fossil fuel usage has increased over the last 200
years, the concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere
has increased at a quicker rate than natural systems
can absorb. Trapped CO2 gradually increase the
amount of heat in the atmosphere, causing a slow,
gradual rise in temperatures.
• The City can provide regional leadership to reduce
CO2e in a manner that supports clean tech jobs
and reduces the City’s annual energy costs. For
example: The City is now able to validate what
areas of operation generate the most carbon
emissions. Not surprisingly, carbon emissions
and energy costs are directly related — meaning
reduced CO2e emissions result in a corresponding
decrease in energy costs.
• Because of the uncertainty involved in setting and
meeting goals decades out, staff set interim target
of 2% annual reductions in addition to long-term
goals.
Benchmarks
2016: Municipal carbon emissions: XXX MT CO2e
2016: Community carbon emissions: 420,863 MT CO2e
Accomplishments
• The City benchmarked its greenhouse gas
emissions and related costs from electrical
generation. The City is beginning to quantify
municipal and community carbon emissions from
additional sources and plans to include that data in
the first Progress Report.
• The City of Moab will be calculating all of its
carbon emissions inventories using International
Council Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI)
and EPA’s protocols. This methodology will allow
greater efficiency in conducting the annual carbon
inventory and the implementation of more quality
assurance and control measures. Information is
being gathered to provide detailed descriptions of
methods, emission factors, and data sources.
• Updated City’s Sustainability website page
and created an external website portal that
can be utilized as
an inspirational and
educational resource.
The site includes
periodic progress
reports, management,
successes, tips, and
resources.
• Developed municipal
carbon performance
measures for community
dashboard.
• The city launched a
massive energy lighting retrofit to reduce emissions
in August 2018, and 82 businesses participated
including the municipal government. Participants
reduced 324,854 kWh and 230 metric tons of
carbon emissions. Businesses will collectively save
$25,988 annually.
Short-term Plans
• Identify and implement at least three priority
projects for each sustainability goal annually.
• Approve budget fund offers to help reach the
sustainability goals over a 3-year period.
• Completion of at least three building or grounds
audits (water, energy, or solid waste), if funding is
awarded.
• Monitor the NCRES site for drought conditions and
adjust water storage capacity from conservation
efforts and to maintain water pressure for wildfires.
Goal #1
Sustainability,
Adaption &
Mitigation
Reduction of community greenhouse gases by
at least 80% by 2040, including a reduction of
at least 50% by 2032; and ultimately achieving
carbon neutrality for the municipal organization.
Goal
Figure 1. Percentage of Emissions by Source
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Long-term and Ongoing Plans
• Identify and assess one department per year to
determine baseline levels and strategies to meet the
carbon commitment. Energy conservation practices,
adoption of new technology, and investments in
renewable energy sources will be implemented.
• Evaluate the feasibility of developing high-level
estimates of the carbon impacts of future projects and
policies. If feasible, this would enable the carbon impact
to be considered as part of the evaluation criteria for
City Council.
• Set aspiration date for the organization to reach carbon
neutrality.
Relevance
• Electricity consumption is a primary source of
carbon emissions. Preliminary community results
indicate electricity accounts for 20% of carbon
emissions. Electricity costs are a significant driver
for conservation. In 2017, the City government
consumed 324,854 kWh of electricity at a cost of
$338,988 for its buildings. Additional costs were
the Wastewater Reclamation Plant ($30,330),
water pumps ($42,534), traffic and street lights
($82,758) and parks ($15,732). By reducing energy,
the organization can save thousands of dollars.
Percentages are as follows in Figure 3.
• In addition to reducing energy, using cleaner energy
is key to creating a healthy community. Given that
Rocky Mountain Power’s (RMP) energy mix is over
55% from coal, it is critical that the City investigate
cleaner energy sources. See Figure 5 for trends in
renewable energy adoption.
• Lowering utility costs
through conservation
and efficiency reduces
environmental impact
and frees funding for
municipal services
like police protection.
The cheapest way to
achieve lower utility
costs is through
conservation (e.g.,
turning off lights)
and investments in
efficiency (e.g., retrofit lighting). The City can also
become a leader in energy efficiency by piloting
new technologies and educating the community
about the process.
• Energy consumption is a mix of electricity and natural
gas. Electrical use in the community and municipal
government has been steadily increasing. In 2008
the City set a 20% reduction goal but electrical
consumption has increased by 34%. As outlined
Goal
Transition to 100% for its community electricity
by 2030. Transition to 100% for the municipal
government operations by 2027, including at least
50% municipal renewable energy by 2024 from the
2016 baseline with at least 10% provided by onsite
distributive energy.
Reduction of electricity demand by 20% by 2032.
$0 $50,000 $100,000 $150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 $400,000
Buildings
Water
Water Reclamation
Solar
Streetlights
Parks/Recreation
Annual Municipal Electricity Costs
Yearly Cost
Figure 2. Municipal Electricity Costs
Percentage of Municipal Electricity Costs
Buildings Water Water Reclamation Solar Streetlights Parks/Recreation
Figure 3. Percentage of Municipal Electricity Costs
Figure 4. Rocky Mountain Power’s Current & Future Energy Source for Electricity
Goal #2
Energy:
Electricity &
Renewables
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Baseline Community Electricity Use (123.5 GWh)
Figure 7. 2016 Baseline Community Electricity Use (123.5 GWh)
Figure 5. Renewable Energy Trends
in the Community Energy Plan, the community
energy use for our baseline year is 123.5 GWh with
businesses using 67%. See Figure 6.
• Electricity use has been increasing from both the
residential and business sector. The usage has
increased slightly more from the business sector.
See Figure 7.
• Emissions from energy have been increasing as
well. The City is investigating different suppliers for
natural gas and may heat the new Public Works
building with a mix of natural gas and solar. The
energy emissions from different suppliers vary
depending on which uses a higher percentage of
coal as a fuel source.
Benchmarks
2016 Municipal Annual kWh usage 232,915
2016 Subscriber Solar Renewable kWh usage 190,800
2016: Community annual GWh usage: 123.5
2016: Renewable GWh usage: 1.52
Accomplishments
• The municipal and communities renewable energy
use has been increasing by both residents and
businesses. However, the percentages remain well
below the adopted goals. Renewable energy use
is a combination of net metering and subscription
adoption through the Blue Sky and Solar Subscriber
Programs. Net metering is rooftop and ground
mount systems that residents or businesses have on
their properties. Figure 9 explains the net metering
process.
• Subscriber programs include customers paying a
premium to have a percenatage of their electricity
use provided by a large scale array owned by Rocky
Mountain which
may be situated
in a different
community.
• In August 2017,
the City hired
a Sustainability
Director to reduce
utility costs, in
conjunction with
the Public Works
Director.
• Retrofits and lighting upgrades were conducted
at several facilities and will be expanded by staff
each year, contingent on funding. In 2018, lighting
upgrades saved $9,601 at the Aquatic Center.
2016 Electricity Use
Figure 6. 2016 Electricity Use
Figure 9. Net Metering Process
Figure 8. Net Metering
Non-Residential
47%
Residential
53%
Net Metering kWh Generation
(1.52 GWh)
Non-residential
47%
Residential
53%
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Retrofits will continue for a number of years, saving
the City additional funds.
• Beginning in 2019, the City will work with the
Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and
RMP to convert street and traffic lights to LED
(light emitting diode) bulbs. Lights will be dark
sky compliant. The LED bulbs are up to 90% more
energy efficient and last much longer, resulting in
substantial annual savings. Today, several traffic and
pedestrian signals are equipped with LED bulbs.
• The City has followed the principles of Leadership
In Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for
the remodel of City Hall. LEED is a voluntary green
building certification program that requires energy
and water efficiency and sustainable materials and
construction practices.
• Through a partnership with ENERGY STAR, staff has
begun to measure and track energy performance of
select City facilities.
• In 2019, building air barrier leakage and envelope
testing will be performed at City Hall in support of
planned comprehensive recommissioning.
Short-term Plans
• The City will partner with the Solar Energy
Innovation Network to identify and address
technical issues associated with high solar market
penetration, coaching institutional and technical
challenges, and focus implement the strategies,
actionable steps, and pilot programs identified in
the Plan.
• The City is working to increase the percentage of
businesses that subscribe to solar as well as the
amount of renewable energy used per businesses.
Again, the percentage of renewable subscriptions
is 3% well below the goals adopted by Council. See
Figure 10: Blue Sky Energy.
• In addition to efficiency improvements, the City’s
footprint can be reduced by switching to renewable
energy sources such as solar electricity. While solar
is more expensive than traditional fuel sources
today, purchase power agreements and solar
collective buys will bring those costs down. In
addition, solar power provides a hedge against the
rise of future energy costs and is a sustainable way
to produce electricity. Budget offers will need to be
developed.
• Review and revise codes that impede solar
adoption fee waivers.
• Engage one developer to participate in Rocky
Mountain Power’s New Homes Program by the end
of 2019.
• Increase energy efficiency in new and remodel
construction.
• Retrofit outdoor lighting in restrooms and pavilions
at the majority of the City’s parks.
• Increase communication and accountability
regarding computer power settings.
• Conduct energy efficiency and dark sky lighting
retrofits at City buildings and throughout the
community.
• All new City buildings or remodels over 5,000 sq
feet will be built to LEED Gold standards.
Long-term and Ongoing Plans
• Efficient allocation of public dollars while leveraging
incentives to develop a cost effective renewable
energy program.
• Increase in on-site renewable portfolio with
geothermal, photovoltaic, solar storage.
• All City facilities will achieve a 20% kBtu sq. ft./year
reduction by 2024 based on the 2016 baseline by
2024. This will be accomplished using the following
tools:
• Conservation through education:
1. Improved management of operational
practices;
2. New policies for the purchase of electrical
equipment;
3. Energy audits for existing buildings;
4. Installation of new efficient technologies in
buildings, plants, and infrastructure.
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Figure 10. Blue Sky Energy
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Relevance
• Water is Spanish Valley comes from various
sources and providers. Water is classified as
either groundwater (i.e., springs/wells) or
surface water (i.e., ditches, streams, rivers).
It can be used for irrigation or drinking
(i.e., culinary water) and depending on your
location is provided by either the City or
Grand Water and Sewer Service Agency.
• Generally, over 50% of potable water
commercially and residentially is used
for irrigation, making irrigation efficiency
one of the easiest ways to reduce potable
water consumption. The City uses water
for maintaining parks, street medians, and
operating City facilities.
• Using native, drought-tolerant landscaping
represents one way to decrease the demand
for landscape irrigation and address climate
change adaptation strategies.
Benchmarks
2016 : 61,386,500 gallons (1884 AF)
Indoor: 42,356,685 gallons (1300 AF)
Outdoor: 19,029,815 gallons (580 AF)
Accomplishments
• City staff has been working with businesses
partners through the Green to Gold Program
to reduce water use by industrial and
commercial customers. Partners can earn
different badges and be recognized for their
efforts.
• Staff calculated current City water use by
sector (i.e., residents, apartments, motels,
condos, trailers, institutional, commerical) to
determine outreach strategies. See Table 3.
• Staff and the Water Conservation & Drought
Advisory Board calculated estimated water
rights and uses by providers:
Groundwater Rights:
Moab City: 9,664 AF
GWSSA: 3,940 AF
SJSVSSD: 500 AF
Estimated private
well water rights
currently being
used: 400 AF
Surface Water Rights:
GCWCD & MIC
@ Sheley Tunnel:
2,500 AF
MIC Lower
Diversions: 1,783 AF
Total amount of GW currently considered
appropriated:
Water rights (14,931 total) + surface flow
rights (4,283) = 19,214 AF
Groundwater Use:
Moab City: 12,283 AF
GWSSA: 830 AF
SJSVSSD: 0
Private wells: 400
GCWCD & MIC at Shelley Tunnel: 2,500
AF
MIC Lower Diversions: 1,783
• Estimated total amount of groundwater being
used currently: 17,796 AF. See Appendix J for
additional information.
• Hosted a Water Conservation Forum with
regional partners and League of Women
Voters regarding water supply, irrigation,
and the ongoing Division of Water Rights
adjudication process.
• Hosted a series of water conservation
seminars for contractors, developers,
property managers and residents.
• Passed a resolution requesting state to limit
new water right appropriations.
• Hosted a Water Challenge for kids and adults.
Goal
Reduce of per-household, per-business and City-
owned facilities’ water use by 20 percent by the year
2032. Protect quality of surface and groundwater to
maintain sole source aquifer designation.
Goal #3
Water
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• Prepared a Quick Water Reference Guide for
public use.
• Provided comments to Forest Service on
Manti La Sal Forest Management Plan.
• Submitted grant to state to revitalize Old City
Park pond.
• Distributed over 50 aerators to homeowners
and GtG Business Partners.
• In 2000, Governor Leavitt set a statewide
goal for Utahns to reduce their per capita use
for municpal and industrial (M&I) purposes by
25% by 2050. With a good public response
to public education and water reduction
becoming more urgent, Governor Herbert
reset the goal to 25% by 2025 which is 1%
annually (24 AF). In 2016, the City billed for
1884 AF which is a 22% reduction.
Short-term Plans:
• Prioritize and implement strategies outlined
in the 2016 Water Conservation Plan including
build-out, conservation campaigns, carrying
capacity and data verification.
• Provide training because commercial
customers represent about 40 percent of
annual water demand. The Water badge aims
to achieve high water efficiency that provides
additional measures of reliability to the water
supply system to ensure high quality service
to customers in case of drought, climate
change and unforeseen shortages.
• Examine current zoning, leases and property
mangement to ensure protection of the
fractured Glen Canyon conveyance from
Mill Creek to Skakel Spring and other high-
risk areas (McConkie: Old City Park and
Sommerville Springs #2, #3 at Moab Golf
Course)—overlay zones and IPM.
• The City will also address lowering indoor
water use.
• Encourage residents to apply for FREE
Water-Efficiency Kits from Rocky Mountain
Power.
• Review Water Treatment Plant bid specs,
Sewer and Storm water Management
and Downtown Plan in regards to water
efficiencies.
• Advance and support engagement in the
areas of storm water management, water
harvesting, water rights, greywater, and
integrated green infrastructure.
• Assist businesses through the GtG Program to
adopt water conservation practices.
• Disseminate information to general public
from Hydrogeologic and Environmental
System Analysis Report of Moab City’s
springs and wells.
Long-term & Ongoing Plans:
• Ecourage staff to pass Well Building exam
and incorporate the water principles into
planning recommendations for permit
applicants.
• Provide guidance around management of
Moab’s water rights and ensure we have
sufficient rights and production capacity for
current and future residents of Moab.
• Advise City Council and staff on water
management priorities and strategies to
inform municipal planning for storm water
and other infrastructure developments.
• Participate in the Groundwater Management
Plan process being conducted by the Division
of Water Rights, including consideration
of closing the aquifer and consideration of
recharge rate.
• Research use of micro-hydro power turbines
as a mechanism to defray electrical costs.
Table 3. Water Users by Source
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Relevance
• Making staff and public knowledgeable about their
habits relating to solid waste and how to reduce
waste is a powerful tool for achieving waste reduction
and diversion goals, reducing carbon emissions, and
extending landfill life.
• The City generates three streams of waste: the
material that is deposited by the public in waste
containers at parks, natural areas, and recreational
facilities (including illegally dumped items); industrial
byproducts from activities such as street sweeping,
storm water detention pond clean-outs, and repair/
maintenance of water and sewer pipes; and discarded
“office” types of material from administrative buildings,
shops, warehouses, and utility plants. Systems for
collection and management vary, as does the potential
for capturing materials from each of these waste
streams to be reused, recycled, or composted.
Benchmarks
2016: Landfill — 20,276 tons
2016: Recycled — 1,441 tons
2016: Yard/Organics — 1,651 tons
Accomplishments:
• A cross-departmental group was convened to develop
top priority strategies and actions to reduce the waste
stream and issue a new Trash & Recycling Franchise
Agreement.
• An RFP was issued,
contractor selected and
contract signed for waste
hauling and recycling.
• Met with various
stakeholders, industry
groups and industry
experts to develop new
contract and fair rates.
• Passed ban to discourage use
of single-use bags.
• Piloted composting with green cones at Old City Park.
• Implemented variable rate pricing for trash and
recycling collection.
• Posted information to website about recycling and
trash rates and schedule.
Short-term Plans
• Continue to educate businesses and residents
about new rates, pick-up schedule and expanded
commodity list.
• Amend
ordinances
to address
residential
recycling and
construction
debris.
• Investigate bike
courier for food
waste collection.
• Post educational
materials and/
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or around
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receptacles to
serve as a point of
reference.
• Plan and design projects to reduce the volume of
municipal waste self-hauled to landfill.
• Increase composting and use of green cones
throughout the community.
• Increase communication to public and staff about
what can be recycled.
• Publicize mulch resource at Public Works Shop to
public.
Goal
Reduce trash by 20 percent per capita and increase
diversion rate for community by 20 percent by
2032. Increase participation in City curbside
recycling by 20% and decrease waste for residents
and commercial customers by 2032; decrease
construction debris and waste by 50% by 2024 and
increase composting by 20% by 2024.
Goal #4
Waste
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Relevance
• Fostering alternative transportation options has multiple
benefits such as lowering emissions, cutting fuel
expenditures, extending vehicle life, reducing reliance
on foreign oil, and creating U.S. jobs by alternative fleet
manufacturing.
• Reductions in traditional fuel use reflect multiple
strategies such as use of more alternative fuels,
increased fuel efficiency of fleet vehicles, and reduction
of miles traveled.
Benchmarks
2016: Ground Transportation - 229,058,000 miles
2016: Airline – 293,266 miles
2016: Total Fuel Use Municipal Government – Not calculated
Accomplishments
• City and County employees have participated in Bike-
to-Work Day(s).
• An “Anti-idling” Policy has been adopted and
communicated through a
poster campaign.
• Purchased new software
to establish fuel usage by
fleet operations that will
provide the current scope
of fuel consumption. This
software program will allow
staff to maintain and update
vehicle data for the City’s fleet,
including vehicle information
(make, model, year, and acquisition date).
• Installed bike racks and a bike repair station at Swanny
Park.
• Installed 10 electric vehicle charging stations at no cost
to taxpayers.
Short-term Plans
• Develop and incorporate the following information:
sustainable driving tips, anti-idling, seasonal driving
tips, and vehicle use policies and procedures across the
organization.
• Add bike trails, corrals, shade structures and u-lock bike
racks throughout the community.
• Map and promote bike trail connectivity. Distinguish
non-motorized trails.
• Support shuttle services and alternative transportation
such as Moab Hopper, KZMU Ride- Share, restaurant
shuttle, pedi-cab services.
• Replace parking areas in downtown with at least three
corrals.
Goal
Ensure all community members and tourists have
access to multimodal means of commuter travel ,
to reduce single–occupancy vehicles and support
public adoption of electric vehicles by 10% by 2032.
Reduce traditional fuel use by 20 percent and total
VMT for community by 20 percent by 2032. Reduce
traditional fuel use by the City’s vehicle fleet by 20%
by 2032 and reach a 1.5 average vehicle ridership
(AVR) by 2032 for city employees.
Goal #5
Active
Transportation
Long-term and Ongoing Plans
• Start work now to create a compost facility in
partnership with SWSSD and County.
• Calculate and communicate waste reduction benefits
to the organization and community, such as cost
savings and greenhouse gas emission reductions.
• Persistently work to divert problematic materials
(organic debris, excavated soils, drywall, carpet, etc.)
from landfill disposal.
• Support and strengthen internal recycling programs
that optimize employees’ knowledge and participation.
• Actively create more recycling options and publicizing
the information throughout the organization.
• Continue to “right-size” trash service, including
reduced number of trash container pick-ups and use
of smaller trash bins, whenever possible.
• Incorporate wise resource use (plan for durability,
reuse, recycle-ability) in long term planning and
purchasing decisions.
• Establish a standard that provides incentives for
adopting voluntary green building elements in new
construction and renovation projects.
• Attract credible manufacturers that make products
from recycled materials. Increase the types of
materials that can be accepted in curbside recycling
program.
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• The 2017 Moab City General Plan models a path
to achieving greenhouse gas targets that includes
accelerated adoption of fuel efficient, electric
vehicles and active transportation.
• The transportation sector accounts for
approximately 23 percent of the community’s
greenhouse gas emissions. The primary way to
reduce these emissions is through reduction in
vehicle miles traveled and accelerated adoption
of fuel-efficient and electric vehicles. The Green
to Gold (GtG) Transportation badge includes
activities, tools and resources that support these
goals.
• Install bike boxes, “Share the Road” signage and
increased bike striping throughout the community.
Long-term and Ongoing Plans
• Develop and incorporate the following information:
sustainable driving tips, anti-idling, seasonal driving
tips, and vehicle use policies and procedures across
the organization.
• Install bike racks at all City facilities.
• Implement the following priorities for the City
vehicle purchases: alternative–fueled vehicles;
downsize from original request; and add hybrids.
• An Eco-Driving Initiative is being planned using
community-based social marketing to change
behavior of City employee drivers. The program
goal is to improve fuel economy.
• Explore Bike Share and Scooter Share Programs
(Lime).
• Increase Walkability Score.
Relevance
• Education is critical to the success of any initiative,
especially if the initiative requires a change in
behavior. Efforts in 2018 focused on helping
businesses understand the cost and environmental
ramifications of wasting resources.
• Outreach centered on adoption of energy efficiency
and renewable power throughout the community.
• A number of water conservation seminars were
hosted although technology difficulties and resources
continue to be a challenge. Staff is using Community
Based Social Marketing
(CBSM) to calibrate
messaging (see Appendix
G for more information on
CBSM).
• As employees are
educated about the merits
of a sustainable Moab,
additional initiatives can be
identified for employees to make an impact within
their respective divisions. An effective feedback loop
will continue to generate incremental improvements
over time and involve new staff in the process.
Benchmarks
2016: No trainings or challenges
Accomplishments
• Led a Beacon Afterschool Program holiday giving
project. Students traded incandescent bulbs from
their homes for LED lights. They decorated the old
Goal
Triple bottom line analysis (i.e., environmental,
economic and social) will be available to all levels
of the community—students in grades K-12 and
university, the general public—as well as internal
customers (staff).
Goal #6
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bulbs as Christmas ornaments, then wrapped them in
beautiful little bags with an automatic LED night light,
or non-toxic natural air freshener for the participants.
• Conducted ten engagement challenges in 2018.
Cumulative savings were $98,831, 43 MT CO2e
reductions, 47 gallons of fuel, 188,705 gallons of
water, and 851,768 kWh electricity.
• The City hosted numerous energy efficiency and
water conservation training classes seminars and
assessments to explain how to reduce energy
and water consumption for GtG businesses and
identify incentives available for improvements to air
conditioners, insulation and HVAC systems.
• Enroll 22 partners (i.e., non-profits, faith-based,
educational institutions, HOAs, businesses) in the
City’s GtG Sustainable Business Program.
• City maintains a Sustainability website. The site
includes, but is not limited to: Sustainable Purchasing
Guidelines, recycling guidelines, challenges, current
articles, PowerPoint presentations, and rebate
information.
• Through involvement in the Solar Innovation
Network, Moab Area Watershed Planning, Grand
Conservation Board, Moab Sustainable Tourism
Taskforce and Castle RC & D Board, staff has
partnered with other communities to address natural
and environmental resource issues.
Short-term Plans
• Provide public outreach through the GtG Program,
targeted presentations, and workshops to audiences
such as, USU, Homeowner Associations (HOAs), and
religious organizations to promote lasting behavior
change within targeted communities.
• Implement bi-monthly challenges.
• Encourage staff participation in community initiatives
such as Bike to Work Days, wattSmart and increased
recycling to identify individual benefits relative to the
desired default behavior.
• Identify opportunities for collaboration within and
outside organization through volunteer projects and
additional training.
• Coordinate with Utah Clean Cities and DOE to
promote EV adoption and Clean Air Challenges.
• Recognize the important role that families play in
creating an environment in which learning is both
valued and encouraged.
• Host brown bags on energy efficiency, WELL
Building standards, green infrastructure, Living
Building Challenge, blue roofs, and Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
Long-term and Ongoing Plans
• Involve a demographically balanced group of citizens
in decision-making processes that directly impact
their community.
• Increase visibility and engage key leaders to help
justify financial support for sustainability programs
and staffing.
• Encourage managers to add a sustainability goal tied
to the performance management system.
Green to Gold Partner — EV Charger
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Relevance
• Establishing a secure source of funding is imperative
to advancing sustainability. The municipality needs to
develop a mechanism (i.e., project or scholarship) to
seed efficiencies, encourage innovation, and leverage
savings into more efficiencies.
• Innovative projects support and enhance the City’s
application of sustainable thinking and decision-
making.
• Like an effective green building program, the City’s
purchasing strategy can drive change in the broader
marketplace through its purchasing power. The
City purchases large quantities of cleaning supplies,
paper products and computers. Ensuring that these
important products meet sustainable criteria sends
signals to the marketplace that sustainable product
demand exists. As the City reduces the number of
products purchased and promotes greater recycling
participation costs will be reduced and other
organizations can adopt best practices based on the
City’s experiences.
• Sustainable procurement is needed to avoid pitfalls
such as choosing energy-intensive vending machines
or hazardous cleaning supplies, when better choices
are readily available.
• Researching Environmentally Preferable Purchasing
(EPP) will allow multiple agencies to buy products at
a lower cost. Current and potential funding sources
include:
1. City General Fund
2. Solid Waste Franchise Agreement
3. Stormwater Utility revenues
4. Water Utility revenues
5. C-PACE Loans
6. Rocky Mountain Power grants
7. Federal and state grants
8. Revolving loan funds
9. Newly identified funding sources
10. Visitor’s Sustainability Travel Off-Set Fund
Benchmarks
2016: Limited funding
Accomplishments
• Staff secured funding
through private donors
and Rocky Mountain
Power to purchase and
distribute LED bulbs that
conserve energy saving
money and reducing air
pollution.
• Amber lights that are dark
sky compliant are also being distributed to reduce
the health effects recently discovered by leading
medical professionals throughout the country. Light
is one of the main drivers of the circadian system
affecting hormone levels and the sleep-wake cycle.
• Staff have distributed sink and shower aerators,
moisture gauges, dryer balls and tank bags to
GtG partners and residents at the numerous water
conservation and finance seminars.
• Staff has identified recycling containers to increase
diversion.
• Identify and implement innovative improvements to
City’s physical plant and operational procedures that
are not otherwise funded. Create a specific line item
in budget for sustainability.
• Implement sustainable purchasing practices
throughout the City organization and establish a 2%
increase in office and industrial sustainable purchases
annually starting in 2019.
Short-term Plans
• Develop an Innovation Fund for high return on
investment (ROI) projects through Energy at Risk &
Innovation Calculator.
• In conjunction with other agencies and businesses
increase environmentally preferable purchases.
• Increase consciousness of sustainability practices by
including sustainability in vendor contracts.
• Identify, rank, and fund sustainability projects.
• Create visibility for the sustainability program in the
City by documenting existing practices and their
cost-saving implications. Engage the community in
sustainability and identifying strategic partnerships to
provide necessary visible support for sustainability.
• Evaluate ways to increase financial incentives for
departments to implement sustainability initiatives
Goal
Decisions shall evaluate products and services
that have a reduced impact on human health
and the environment where practical, while
maintaining fiscal responsibility.
Goal #7
Funding &
Purchasing
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“The need for wilderness and the refuge it offers
to Americans will only increase with the passage
of time.”
-Theodore Roosevelt
Relevance
• Forest canopies aid in carbon dioxide absorption;
shade and reduced air conditioning needs; increased
property values; stormwater absorption; traffic
calming along streets and pedestrian buffers from
vehicles; and habitat for wildlife.
• Support maintaining a natural species cover to
promote and restore biodiversity and conserve water.
Benchmarks
2016: Percentage of tree canopy on City property
2016: Percentage of native species on City Property
Accomplishments
• Dark Sky Initiatives: Contacted hardware stores about
bulbs carried and outdoor lighting fixtures; created a
Night Sky Friendly handout for business owners, and
contacted the producer of Skyglow movie regarding a
screening.
Short-term Plans
• Identify and plant drought-
tolerant native trees on
select City property and
update City tree list with
native and drought lens.
• Launch community campaign
to remove invasive species
including ravenna grass,
arundo, tamarisk, Russian
olive and tree of heaven.
• Retrofit outdoor lighting to comply with Dark Sky
requirements: Install amber colored (3000 Kelvin
correlated color temperature (CCT) and below)
exterior lighting.
• Increase the number of fruit trees on select City
property and new developments.
• Use natural and organic practices to control weeds,
pests, and add nutrients to soil on City-owned
property to the greatest extent possible.
Long-term and Ongoing Plans
• Create linear parks along streets and in empty
lots to create pockets of new native vegetation to
enhance floodplains and reduce heat island effect.
• Pilot use of arundo for carbon sequestration
through annual cropping to control spread and
harvest the biomass outside of riparian areas.
• Park Planning and Park Maintenance will work
together on park designs to maximize “no mow
areas” while providing a park that meets the needs
of the community.
Goal
Achieve a 10% forest canopy density; a 70 native
vegetation cover and soli stability on select City
property and promote carbon sequestration by
restoring and preserving biological soil crusts.
Goal #8
Biodiversity
and receive financial savings.
• Research and develop grant proposals for innovative
sustainability initiatives.
• Explore Revolving Loan Fund for Sustainability.
Long-term and Ongoing Plans
• Support best management practices, including
asset management and environmental management
systems.
• Focus on equipment upgrades to save energy
in major building repairs, roofing, and capital
improvement projects.
• Explore aggregate purchasing.
• Establish funding to help low-income residents invest
in rooftop solar/energy efficiency.
• Draft Climate Economy Strategic Plan.
• Develop a fund that:
1. Becomes self-sustaining in a relatively short
time period.
2. Motivates facility managers to implement
energy efficiency projects.
3. Saves facilities operating dollars, translating to
saved tax dollars.
4. Decreases energy resources used by the City.
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Relevance
• The municipal government can set an example
regarding wellness and safety and influence
policies while providing exceptional services
to motivate residents toward healthy lifestyle
choices and, ultimately, healthier and more
productive lives.
Benchmarks
2016: Percentage of children on free/reduced
lunch: 48%
2016: Municipal Recordable Accident Frequency
(RAF) and Days Away, Restricted,
or Transferred (DART) rates: Unavailable
2016: Percentage of resident spending more than
30% of income on housing: Unavailable
Accomplishments
• City purchased land for a planned affordable
housing development on Walnut Lane.
• City passed a resolution to assess a fee on
permits to fund affordable housing units.
• Council issued a moratorium on construction
of overnight accommodations for six months.
Short-term Plans
• Increase
affordable housing
opportunities.
• Incorporate a
program fostering
a culture of health,
safety and equity.
• Increase the number
of City employees
that participate in the
Wellness Program from 72% to 100% by 2027.
• Lower accident frequency and severity.
• Decrease the number of children on free and
reduced lunch.
• Increase number of community gardens.
• Decrease income gap.
• Amend burn days to reduce open burning
during inversions.
• Promote the use of less toxic chemicals
throughout the community (Tier 3 pesticides,
LCC: Red list, Cradle to Cradle).
• Using precautionary principle - pass ordinance
banning glyphosate (i.e., endocrine disruptor)
and neonicotinoids (which kill bees) near any
sole source drinking water aquifers.
• Continue campaign to reduce idling of motor
vehicles through citations and education.
• Promote businesses that pay a livable wage to
employees (i.e. more than $14.00/hr).
• Increase the local food and school/hospital
connections (classes, internships).
Long-term and Ongoing Plans
• Promote the use of less-polluting heat
sources through public information efforts.
Goal
Ensure that Moab is an inclusive community,
where physical and mental health and social
well-being are accessible to all.
Goal #9
Health,
Well-being &
Equality
• Host Dark Sky Conservation event at Moab
Information Center.
• Host Shield making activity at the MARC.
• Host streetside astronomy events through
Neighborhood Campaign.
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Relevance
• Most of the food we eat comes from sources
hundreds or thousands of miles away. In most
communities, less than 3% of food consumption
is locally grown and locally produced. Sustainable,
local, and organic food production and distribution
strategies have enjoyed broadened community
support in recent years. Nationally, the U.S. organic
industry is one of the fastest-growing industries in
the nation. Studies have shown that small farms
reinvest more money into local food economies by
purchasing feed, seed, and other materials from local
businesses.
• Focused development of our local food network is
a potential economic catalyst with many social and
environmental benefits. The essence of this nascent
movement is shifting from a globalized, industrialized
food system in which we all are dependent on distant
and unreliable suppliers
for our basic food needs,
to a resilient and self-
reliant locally-based food
supply system where
communities are able
to provision their own
essential food needs by
relying on bio-intensive
production methods
that restore soil, rekindle
connection with the land,
and rebuild community.
• Certain foods , such as meats, are more carbon
intensive to produce than dairy and grains and
therefore contribute the largest proportion of food
related emissions.
Benchmarks
2016: Percentage of lbs of food produced and processed:
Unavailable
Accomplishments
• Supported Local Farmers brochure.
• Hosted Local Food Challenge to promote restaurants
using local produce, meat and dairy products.
• Encouraged residents and business owners to plant
gardens with at least three flowering plants in bloom
during spring, summer and fall, including perennial
and/or annual plant.
Short-term Plans
• Support local farmers and ranchers and value-
added products produced in the community.
• Sponsor the local farmers market re-establishment.
• 10% of food purchased by staff for City functions
will be grown within 150 miles or prepared by a
local business, beginning in 2019.
Goal
Promote long-term agricultural stewardship and
access to healthy local food.
Goal #10
Local Food
• Cooperate with the State of Utah in air
quality monitoring efforts and explore
possibility of setting up an EPA AIR Now
air quality monitoring station.
• Support actions that facilitate Arches and
Canyonlands National Parks retaining Class
I air status.
Moonflower Gulch Petroglyph Panel.
Local Food Challenge.
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• Recognized residents and businesses that planted
pollinator gardens through the Bee Inspired Garden
(BIG) signs after application review and site audit.
• Encourage community members to install a native
bee box, bat box, or similar home for pollinators.
• Increase the number of CSA sign-ups, workshare
options, mobile farm stands, community gardens,
Local Food brochures delivered and food workshops.
• Increase the amount of food produced and
processed locally.
• Support food accessibility operations (delivery,
refrigeration, commercial kitchens).
• Promote the connection between local farmers, and
ranchers with restaurants, hotels, and tour companies.
• Map and harvest produce from existing fruit trees.
• Encourage use of conservation easements for
preserving agricultural land.
• Monitor soil health and restore nutrients.
Long-term and Ongoing Plans
• Support farmers and ranchers with organic and
other certifications.
• Source independently and locally owned
catering.
• Increase the connection between local food
being donated to various meal programs.
• Allow Moab Community Gardens to use select
City properties for community gardening spaces.
Innovation Corner
Sustainability requires systems thinking and innovation. In 2018, the city launched a Green to Gold
Business Program. Green to Gold is a free, voluntary program that offers solutions to help Moab
businesses and non-profits reduce environmental impact, save money, and gain recognition for their
achievements in energy and water conservation, waste reduction, and alternative transportation.
Below are a few examples of Green to Gold Business Partners and City departments that are leading by
example.
Case Study: Neighborhood-level Leadership
The Portal Vista Homeowners’ Association collaborated with the City in its efforts to publish its first
Community Energy Plan. Maggie Corson led the efforts, focusing on reducing both energy and water
use among HOA members. Maggie distributed the adult and kid versions of a Water Challenge and
distributed rebate information for reducing energy use and saving money.
Case Study: Red Rock Bakery
Howard Trenholme, CEO of Red Rock Bakery, was an early participant in the GtG Program. Howard
installed solar panels last spring. Trenholm is committed to helping other businesses as well as
educating his staff and customers about the benefits of solar energy.
Case Study: Moab Arts and Recreation Center
The Moab Art Center demonstrated its stewardship in conjunction with Terrasophia by installing a rain
capture system that is used to water the new drought-tolerant native species planted during a recent
remodel.
Vegetables harvested from the Moab Community Gardens.
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Innovation Corner, cont.
Wastewater Reclamation Plant built in 2018.
Case Study: Adventure Inn
Adventure Inn is 100% solar-powered with a 72.8 kW system (226 Hanwa Q-cell solar modules) that
produces 104,120 kWh of power annually. The clean energy powers the hotel’s rooms and electric
vehicle charging stations installed by the city. The system will reduce 135,981 pounds of GHG emissions
each year—the equivalent of planting 1,735 trees. In addition to the environmental benefits, the system
has the potential to save the hotel more than $270,000.
Case Study: Wastewater Reclamation Plant
The new wastewater reclamation facility has a total hydraulic capacity of 1.75 million gallons per month
and can process significantly more effluent using far less water. The plant, built in 2018, has reduced
city water use from 2 million gallons
a month to 25,000 a month, resulting
in financial savings and conserving a
valuable resource. The plant has installed
Variable Frequency Drives (VFD) to
lower equipment use so that during
slow periods the blowers run at a lower
speed, saving money on use and demand
charges (an additional charge if you use
energy from 3-8pm). The pump sizes
were carefully selected to reduce energy
use. Oversized pumps can increase
pumping costs by 15-25% (Easton
Consultants, 1995). The site participated
in the community wide lighting
assessment campaign last August.
Solar panels have been installed on the
administration building to add energy
efficiency to the offices. The City will also
install a larger array of solar panels to
help offset a portion of the plant’s energy
use.
Case Study: KZMU Public Radio
KZMU hosted an amazing up-cycle workshop with experts from Santa Fe. Plastic bottles were
compacted into construction bricks and made into a bench. KZMU is also experimenting with
biocrust revegetation.
Case Study: Red Moon Lodge
Red Moon Lodge took recycling to the next level by investing in metal gallon-sized water containers
to lend to their guests for day trips eliminating the need for single-use plastic water bottles.
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This Sustainability Plan is as an important step to ensure the City of Moab’s sustainable and vibrant future.
Select sections focus on actions that the municipal government and its employees can take in order to make the
City a leader in sustainable practices.
The Plan is essential to highlight early successes and identify areas that need additional focus to ensure we
accomplish the short term and long term goals. The Plan identifies the recommended revised and new goals
and associated benchmarks for the areas that we have data. There are areas that need additional data input and
analysis. One such area is our resiliency planning. The City must be prepared for disturbances such as, drought,
wildfires, extreme rain events, electricity outages, as well as urban heat island effect. In addition to building upon
our successes, integration of climate strategies into master plans needs to be addressed especially in planning and
budgetary decisions. A preliminary review of existing plans, programs, studies and ordinances has been conducted.
See Appendix L.
Climate change is already affecting Moab and the
surrounding region, and its impacts are projected to
become much more severe in the coming decades. To
minimize harmful impacts and play our part in curbing
global carbon pollution, Moab needs to take bold steps
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build resiliency.
This plan lays out a foundation to reduce our emissions
and improve our resilience to future impacts of climate
change on Moab’s environment, infrastructure, and
people. The immediate initiatives for 2019 are outlined in
Table 5.
The impacts of climate change will have tangible
effects on public health and quality of life for residents
and visitors. Climate models project that Moab will
experience:
• A decrease in winter snowpack;
• Summer water scarcity as temperatures increase;
• More days of extreme heat each year;
• An increase in temperature on the hottest
days of the year;
• Additional rainfall during heavy storms; and
• More frequent and severe droughts, heat waves,
and wildfires.
In addition to the direct dangers of wildfires, flooding,
and extreme weather events made worse by climate
change, secondary effects of more extreme temperatures,
snowpack declines, and wildfire smoke are significant.
• Sensitive and exposed populations like the very
young, elderly, those with respiratory illness,
and outdoor workers will be at risk from wildfire
smoke and heat-related illnesses.
• Plants and wildlife will need to adapt to shifting or
diminishing habitats.
• Seasonal and climate-dependent industries such
as agriculture, outdoor recreation, and tourism will
be threatened under changing conditions.
The urban heat island effect can have serious impacts
on public health and quality of life, including causing
Conclusion
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heat-related fatalities among elderly or otherwise vulnerable people. The City can reduce this effect by increasing
the tree canopy cover in targeted areas that do not currently have adequate shade or air conditioning, as well as
promoting and educating citizens about the benefits of shading with trees and building features.
• Offer Incentives for cooling strategies such as cool roofs/pavements and expanded tree canopies.
Early successes
• 82 Local businesses performed lighting retrofits, exceeding the initial targets.
• The City is in the process of implementing a more robust and convenient recycling program.
• The City’s bike-share program kicked off in the fall of 2018 and has stations at 90% of City facilities.
• The City installed bike racks and a bike repair station at Swanny City Park.
Barriers
• There is no accountability across the organization regarding sustainability (i.e., purchases, hiring, and performance).
As such, the Sustainability Director can only encourage managers to adopt new practices. Several departments
have expressed an interest in conserving resources, but do not have adequate funding or staff time to implement
changes.
• Better load management is critical if the community is to reach its energy goals.
• Enhance sustainability competencies through training.
• Focus on equipment upgrades and rebates to save energy in major building repairs, roofing, and capital
improvement projects.
Recommendations & Opportunities
• Offer bi-annual education and training for staff and the public.
• The wattSmart Technical Team and NREL Advisory Team are examining the costs associated with the new
potential energy goals and their contribution to our carbon reduction goal.
• Increase sustainability staff and resources to enter and verify data.
• Minimize obstacles to affordable housing—reducing parking lot requirements, reducing connection and impact
fees, piloting compostable toilet systems, requiring solar, greywater and EV ready wiring and infrastructure for
buildings over 5,000 square feet.
• Establish the revolving energy fund; this allows funds to be used for City energy efficiency upgrades. The savings
from those upgrades are used to pay off the initial investment and re-allocate savings to additional energy
efficiency improvements in other City-owned buildings.
• Add additional bike trails, corrals and U-lock bike racks throughout the community.
• Developing an Environmentally Preferential Purchasing (EPP) policy—each department must conserve and utilize
existing materials and consistently choose more sustainable new products. This information can be shared with
GtG partners and businesses throughout the community.
• Track all street trees planted and removed.
• Expand the current production of renewable energy.
Key Indicators and Strategies (2016 - 2019)
Moab is in the process of entering and verifying data for key indicators. Changes in key indicators between baseline
and subsequent years:
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• Total CO2e emissions — XX% increase
• Scope 1 (direct carbon emissions) — fleets: XX increase and natural gas: XXX % increase
• Scope 2 (energy indirect emissions) — XX% increase
• Scope 3 emissions (gases from waste and recyclables to the landfill and air travel) — XX% increase
• Per sq. ft. CO2e emissions —XX% increase
• Per employee — XX% increase
• Per vehicle emissions — XX% increase
• Percent of electricity generated by clean, renewable energy on-site -- % increase
• Change in tons of waste sent to the landfill — % increase
• Waste diversion — increased from XX% in to XX% in (including office and industrial materials).
Game Changing Projects
The City of Moab is committed to operating in a manner that lowers its ecological impacts while strengthening its
economic and societal leadership — the triple bottom bine (TBL). The following projects and challenges had the most
significant environmental and/or economic returns. These types of projects result in long-term, fiscally sustainable
progress and should be replicated and scaled-up throughout the community. These include load shedding and
management; outdoor lighting; retrofits (i.e., high pressure sodium and LEDs); indoor lights (i.e., LEDs and T-5s); and
various challenges (i.e., energy and water). The outreach campaigns and the numerous employee and community
challenges required relatively low investments. See Table 5.
Leading By Example
The City organization intends to set an example of sustainability
stewardship in managing our operations and being good stewards of
taxpayers funds. A few such examples are highlighted below:
• Kudos to Terry Lewis, Patrick Ball, Liz Holland and Patrick Trim for
efficiency gains.
• Moab Arts & Recreation Center installed water retention pollinator landscaping.
• The Parks & Recreation Department conducted a lighting audit of the Sun Court and the Moonstone Gallery in
order to reduce energy costs. Lifetime materials and maintenance savings are estimated to be $59,840. The City
used Rocky Mountain Power wattSmart Incentives to defray costs.
• The Moab Recreation & Aquatic Center underwent a lighting assessment that yielded estimated savings of
$96,000. Continue to “Lead By Example” through participation in Blue Sky Programming (Figure 12).
Next Steps
These types of projects have assisted us in surpassing the municipal governments renewable electricity 2020 goals.
• Communicate to staff, residents and tourists
actionable items to reduce our impact outlined
in Appendix A: Actionable Items and Appendix
F.
• Review and implement at least one project
identified in Appendix B: Grid and Appendix E:
Co-Benefit Analysis annually to systematically
address conservation and budget for projects
identified in Appendix C: Timeline Gantt Chart
and Bikers Sustainability Plan.
• Build upon the projects and processes identified
in the Community Energy Plan through the
GtG Program and a residential Neighborhood
Campaign including additional Blue Sky
applications. See Figures below.
• Continue to verify data used for the preliminary
Community Baseline Inventory Appendix D
and prepare Municipal Baseline Inventory.
Figure 12. wattSmart Savings Equivalents
Table 5: Challenge Savings
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Bikers, Rafters & Climbers: Guide to Sustainability Options
Options rated A - E (Excellent to Failing) comparing sustainability options
to popular mountain biking, rafting and climbing routes. City Council should
select and fund at least six projects and/or ordinance amendments annually.
Option A: Captain Ahab, Cataract Canyon, Free Soloing El Capitan (Yosemite, CA)
– Steep, Fast Option
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Bikers, Rafters & Climbers: Guide to Sustainability Options
Option B: The Whole Enchilada, Westwater in the Terrible Teens, The Diamond
(Longs Peak, CO) – Good Ascent
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Bikers, Rafters & Climbers: Guide to Sustainability Options
Option C: Bar M Loop, The Upper San Juan, Kor-Ingalls, Castleton (Moab) - Steady
Progress
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Bikers, Rafters & Climbers: Guide to Sustainability Options
Option D: Rusty Spur, The Moab Daily, Flatirons (Boulder, CO) – Moderate Progress
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Bikers, Rafters & Climbers: Guide to Sustainability Options
Option E: Bike Path, Ruby-Horse Thief, Wall Street – Low/No Progress
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Appendix E: Co-Benefits and Triple Bottom Line Analysis
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Appendix F: Residential and Commercial Efficiency
*Please see disclaimer on page 80.
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Community-based social based marketing (CBSM) is a strategy for promoting pro-environmental behavior
based on research from environmental psychologists, conservation psychologists, and social-based marketing
professionals mainly focuses on the physical context of campaigns such as the color or placements of recycling
bins, while conservation psychologists are interested exclusively in pro-environmental outcomes. Community-
based social marketing involves systematic efforts to promote positive change within a community through
simultaneous barrier reduction and benefit enhancement. The Sustainability Director used CBSM research to
evaluate outreach and education campaigns and staff professional development found low adoption rates
for behaviors such as installing micro generation, using more efficient vehicles, avoiding unnecessary flights,
and using the car for shorter trips. Again, easy behavior, which was more readily implemented, included
increasing recycling, buying efficient products, wasting less food, and installing insulation. Given those findings,
a campaign to discount insulation or Energy Star and Water Sense appliances is strategic. A “waste less” food
campaign has not been implemented yet at the City and could be developed. In addition to individual behavior
research, group behavior holds promise for improving municipal outreach programs.
Another key finding of community-based social marketing is that one-to-one communications with members
of the target audience is important (Haldeman & Turner, 2009). Again, the approach taken by the Green to
Gold Program meets those parameters, but direct mail or website information may not. Efforts to increase GtG
and networking should receive increased funding and less emphasis placed on programs such as bill inserts or
website development.
Findings indicate it may be beneficial to evaluate the budgets for our most and least changeable campaigns,
and adjust funding accordingly (i.e. direct funds to conservation and technology adoption because they
require greater efforts to achieve change). A future strategy may be to focus on the difficult areas (i.e.
technology adoption). TBL return on investment analyses needs to be refined to evaluate benefits of existing
programs, marketing campaigns, reporting efforts and projects.
Research on the effectiveness of competitions has shown the behavior changes are short-lived with the
exception of groups or individuals that have won or received prizes or discounted items because of a
competition. To capitalize on the competition and new technology research, a top ten technology devices
should be developed and communicated to staff and community members. Select devices should be included
piloted and awarded as part of the 2019 Sustainability Challenges.
Studies have shown that outreach campaigns need to be tailored for different types of audiences. For
example, with motivated individuals, prompts and feedback are effective. To capitalize on that research, Moab
Happenings articles were developed after each City challenge to report on cumulative financial, social and
environmental savings. For the community programs such as the planned neighborhood campaigns that have
high participation in energy conservation, (i.e., home audits), acknowledgement and instructions on next steps
are important.
The social-based marketing research shows that a key to changing behavior is identifying barriers and
benefits of targeted behavior. A leading benefit is a person’s belief about the positive outcomes associated
with a behavior such as saving money, protecting the environment or receiving recognition. The strategy
used by Green to Gold is consistent with the benefits analysis. New challenges were implemented with staff
and select GtG partners to educate participants about the multiple benefits of select behavior. In addition to
economic and environmental benefits, social benefits were quantified as well to appeal to the largest base of
participants.
In the area of barriers, research shows making the pro-environmental behavior the default can lead to
larger changes (Werner, Brown, Gallimore, 2010). Based on these findings, the janitorial contract should be
rewritten so custodians are no longer responsible for waste. Instead, they will collect recycling at individual
workstations to discourage excess waste production. Bags should not be replaced if clean. Research indicates
that individuals ae more likely to engage in select behavior if it is part of a social norm, such as the New Year’s
Resolution pledge sheets or the City’s prescribed challenged (Bamber & Moser, 2007). Last year, challenge
participation among some partners gained momentum each month. A spotlight was published on the website
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acknowledging departments, businesses and individuals that exhibited sustainable leadership. These types
of announcements cover the social norming strategies that have been recommended. Messagin in Stall News
(i.e., bathroom signs). This technique aligns with the research that shows prompts have the most success for
repetitive behaviors when they are places in close proximity to target behavior and when they emphasize the
correct behavior (i.e., “Please turn off your computer” or “Starve your trash” (Werner, Rhodes, and Partain,
1998))
On the opposite end of the spectrum, lottery-type incentives have the highest results especially for individuals
or groups that are not motivated. A lottery type challenge is planned for the businesses and departments
with low and zero diversion rates. Using incentives within programs can be a powerful tool to change
one-time behavior such as solar installations (PV or solar thermal). The City staff challenges have utilized
incentives. It is time to scale up these incentive programs at the community level. A practical approach to
utilizing the research on motivated audiences could be to provide prompts and feedback to departments and
neighborhooods that have high diversion rates. For the City, building diversion data will be entered so that
comparisons can be calculated. Preliminary analysis for last year indicates some buildings such as Public Works
were not recycling at all.
Another approach that is not commonly used throughout the organization is cognitive dissonance tools that
involve using small behaviors first to instill a favorable attitude toward an issue such as energy efficiency (i.e.,
providing small LED lights). Research shows that a person will engage more pro-environmental behavior so
their cognition is consistent.
Challenges or pledges have been shown in a number of studies to be the most successful following a
commitment, especially if made public. (McKenzie, Mohr, 2011). A good example of this is where photos were
taken of participan nts after they signed a pledge. The photos were posted on the website to establish a social
norm.
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The City generates three streams of trash: the material that is deposited by the public in trash containers at parks,
natural areas, and recreational facilities (including illegally dumped items); industrial byproducts from activities such
as street sweeping, storm water detention pond cleanouts, and repair/ maintenance of water and sewer pipes; and,
discarded “office” types of material from administrative buildings, shops, warehouses, and utility plants. Systems for
collection and management vary, as does the potential for capturing materials from each of these waste streams to
be reused, recycled, or composted.
Data streamlining and analysis in 2020 is proposed that will render strong baseline metrics to reflect, as accurately as
possible, the general amount (by weight) of discarded material that falls under the City’s control, seasonal variability
and better understanding of other influences that cause fluctuations in the recycling and waste streams.
Public Area Trash: Steadily reduce the amount by 5% per year of trash collected in public access facilities (parks,
recreational sites, natural areas, right-of-ways) using either weight or volumetric measurements as
appropriate, by applying Triple Bottom Line analyses.
• Policy: Offer greater opportunities to recycle in public access areas.
• Policy: Discourage illegal dumping on City property.
Office Waste: Reduce the amount of trash generated by municipal workplaces and offices by 10% per year, by
weight.
Special Wastes: Achieve minimum 10% per year reduction in each of the industrial byproducts generated by City
operations using either weight or volumetric measurements, as appropriate.
• Policy: Apply life cycle analyses to establish best reuse applications.
• Policy: Apply source reduction as a priority approach.
• Policy: Invest in infrastructure when feasible, to process waste materials into new products.
• Policy: Refine data and ensure it is collected—and used—in a timely manner.
• Policy: Establish a 2020 baseline for waste generation.
Special Materials Recycling
• Start work now to create compost facility for City operations.
• Divert organic-rich debris (e.g., from Parks maintenance, detention pond maintenance) into compost.
• Compost will be readily put to use by Parks Maintenance, Golf Course, and others.
• Increase involvement with ditch companies to divert limbs and materials from ditch cleanout work.
• Coordinate timing and process to collect materials
• Encourage use of goats or sheep to provide low-waste weed management services in storm water detention
areas and other appropriate properties.
• Continue and Improve Waste Reduction and Recycling Programs for Employees.
• Increase communication to employees about what can be recycled.
• Post new, icon-based recycling guidelines throughout City facilities.
• Submit regular articles on timely recycling items, e.g., election sign recycling.
• Encourage use of “waste stations” with attached sign frames that consistently include:
– Updated signage about what can/can’t be recycled.
– Both a trash can and a recycling can to avoid risks of “contamination” and physically connect bins to each
other when possible, to prevent “straying.”
• Increase employee knowledge and participation.
• Emphasize the importance of keeping contaminants out of the recycling stream.
–Reduce residuals (contamination) in the recycling stream to 10% or less.
• Ensure each employee’s work site has a recycling bin provided.
• Launch a “Starve Your Trash” campaign.
–Distribute more of the small “saddle” bins to employees’ individual work sites.
• Explore options to earn well day points for waste reduction activities.
• Hold small parties for work groups to celebrate success.
• Highlight success stories.
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• Provide “Road Show” opportunities for City work group staff meetings.
• Develop model/step-wise decision process (life- cycle analyses) for making purchases. For instance, use of
carpet tiles instead of wall- to-wall carpet.
• Evaluate end-of-life management options for acquisitions.
• Link reports from database with Recycling pages on website, and urge employees to become familiar with
summaries and comparisons of waste diversion, by building, over time.
– Consider creating competitions/challenges between buildings.
• Continue to “right-size” trash service from vendor. Reduce frequency of collection services and downsize
trash bins whenever possible.
• Emphasize subscribing to smaller levels of service for regular use, get extra pickups as needed.
• Promote approach of “thinking seasonally” or on events-based need for trash service.
• Educate employees about level-of-service change options/ease of shifting as often as necessary.
• Site and Situation-Specific Recycling and Waste Reduction.
• Pinpoint opportunities to provide additional, convenient recycling containers.
• Field crews’ areas where trucks are returned at end of work day.
• Other, general building applications.
• Use special bins or poly-carts when durability is important and make sure they are clearly “signed.”
• Aim for near-zero waste in new building construction.
• Invite Sustainability Team to share input at design stage on building materials to be used.
• Enhance design specifications for contractors to follow for reuse and recycling.
• Anticipate long term disposal/expansion needs of buildings before they are even built.
• Invite sustainability team to tour deconstruction sites before project starts to identify trash/ recycling/reuse
opportunities.
• Establish policies and procedures to help employees make waste disposal decisions.
• Develop series of questions/decision matrix to support when decisions are made, e.g., whether to landfill
certain materials, or alternatively, to pay extra to have discards recycled.
• Add requirement for sports registrations and ball-field reservations that teams correctly use recycling bins.
• Apply long-term planning to tree species selection for new plantings to consider:
• Amount of wood waste / mulch generated over time due to tree growth and disease.
– Anticipate potential to use wood mulch in biomass digester(s) as a way to recover energy.
– Carpentry uses for trees at end-of-life.
• Cross-pollinate with green purchasing policies that are under development to require better design
specifications (more recycled content, better durability, etc.) for City acquisitions.
• Encourage consolidated contracting; benefits of fewer contracts include greater efficiency and savings.
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Biologically Sequestered Carbon
Carbon that resides in a carbon pool. For example,
through photosynthesis, plants convert carbon
dioxide in the atmosphere into plant material. The
carbon becomes part of the plant and is trapped
within it.
Biogenic Fuels
Biogenic fuels are produced from biological
resources such as plants and other organics (vs.
“fossil” fuels) and include biodiesel, ethanol and
landfill gas.
Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
A colorless, odorless greenhouse gas. It is produced
naturally when dead animals or plants decay, and it
is used by plants during photosynthesis. People are
adding carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, mostly
by burning fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural
gas. This extra carbon dioxide is the main cause of
climate change.
Carbon Dioxide Equivalent (CO2e)
A unit of measurement that can be used to compare
the emissions of various greenhouse gases based
on how long they stay in the atmosphere and how
much heat they can trap. For example, over a period
of 100 years, 1 pound of methane will trap as much
heat as 21 pounds of carbon dioxide. Thus, 1 pound
of methane is equal to 21 pounds of carbon dioxide
equivalents.
Carbon Footprint
The total amount of greenhouse gases that are
emitted into the atmosphere each year by a person,
family, building, organization, or company. A person’s
carbon footprint includes greenhouse gas emissions
from fuel that he or she burns directly, such as by
heating a home or riding in a car. It also includes
greenhouse gases that come from producing the
goods or services that the person uses, including
emissions from power plants that make electricity,
factories that make products, and landfills where
trash is sent.
Carbon Offsets
A carbon offset is a certificate representing the
reduction of one metric ton (2,205 lbs.) of carbon
dioxide emissions, the principal cause of climate
change. Although complex in practice, carbon
offsets are fairly simple in theory.
Climate Neutral
A facility or organization can be said to be climate
neutral if it has no net climate impact resulting from
carbon or other greenhouse gases. This can be
best achieved through a hierarchy of actions that
include aggressive reduction of energy consumption,
followed by conversion to low- or no-impact energy
sources, and finally through carbon offsets.
CSA
A process that allows residents to work or pay for
produce from a local farm prior to the season. The
income allows farmers to purchase seeds and tools
to grow their operations. During the season the
members receive in-season produce.
DART
Days Away, Restricted or Transferred (DART) is a
measure used by many employers to measure the
severity of injuries in the workplace.
Demand Side Management (DSM)
Modification of consumer demand to decrease
energy consumption, especially during peak hours or
to shift time of energy use to off-peak periods, such
as nighttime and weekends.
Efficient Lighting
LED (light-emitting diodes) are the most efficient
lighting. One LED will last as long as 42 incandescent
bulbs. The second most efficient bulbs are compact
fluorescent lighting (CFL). These light bulbs are
the same as the big fluorescent tubing that we see
in many commercial buildings; however they have
been reduced in size in order to fit into normal and
typical light fixtures. They use only about 25% of the
electricity that a typical light bulb uses.
Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure
Including a plug/s in a garage makes a home more
suitable for the future and the present as electric
vehicles become more common. Level 1 can be
used with a simple 120 volt household outlet and
is used with a charging cable. It may take up to 8
hours to fully charge a car. A Level 2 charges a car
in approximately four hours and requires a 240-volt
outlet
Embodied Energy
Some building products are indigenous to an area,
meaning that they, for example, are harvested on
the site, such as rock or wood, and have almost
no additional energy costs in fuels, manufacturing
or building, to get them to and on the building.
Embodied energy is the energy used by the
individual building material from acquisition of the
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natural resource to manufacturing and production,
to product transportation and delivery. For example,
pine beetle kill is readily available in Colorado.
Energy Baseline
Historical data (usually a full calendar year) of
a community’s energy consumption, including
electricity, renewable energy, and other sources of
power.
Energy Star Appliances
Dishwashers, laundry machines, dryers, etc. should
all be Energy Star certified. If trying to conserve
remember to replace the most energy-intensive
appliances first—dryer (39%), refrigerator (25%), TV
and gaming (10%) and washers (4%).
Geothermal
Geothermal Energy is acquired by pumping a glycol
fluid through a closed loop system in and out of each
well to the heat pumps. Building temperatures are
heated or cooled from the adjusted temperature,
thus using less energy to regulate indoor
temperature.
Greenhouse gas (GHG)
Gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and emits
radiant energy within the thermal infrared range
(primary GHGs include water vapor, carbon dioxide,
methane, nitrous oxide, and ozone). GHG emissions,
or any of the atmospheric gases that contribute
to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared
radiation produced by solar warming of the Earth’s
surface, are associated with affecting climate
change.
High R – Values
The R stands for resistance (resistance to heat loss).
When used in referring to insulation, the higher the
number means that the wall, roof, or floor is less
likely to allow heat to move between one side and
the other. The insulating ability of material(s) to
prevent the migration of heat from warm to cold is
rated numerically and is expressed as 1/U. The higher
the number means the slower heat loss. That is a
good thing.
HVAC
Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning.
Integrated Pest Management (IPM)
Is a broad-based approach to reduce pest
populations and reduce risks to human health and
the environement. For example, the USGS has
used tamarisk beetles to control Saltcedar invasive
species along the Colorado River.
LCC
Living Community Challenge (LCC) is comprised of
seven performance areas (i.e., petals): Place, Water,
Energy, Health and Happiness, Materials, Equity,
Beauty and Spirit that can be applied in master plans
and building.
LED
Light-emitting diode.
LEED
Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design is a
green building rating system used globally, providing
a framework to create healthy, highly efficient,
and cost-saving green buildings and promoting
sustainability achievement.
Low U-Factor
U-factors often fall between .15 and 1.20. Lower
U-factors indicate a window’s increased capacity to
keep heat inside of a building. U-factors consider
conductance, emissivity, and effect of convection
around the window.
Low-VOC Paints (or No-VOC Paint)
VOC stands for volatile organic compounds. These
paints do not contain them because VOCs outgas
and affect indoor air quality.
kW
Kilowatt (1,000 watts); a unit of electric power.
kWh (kilowatt-hour)
A unit of electric consumption.
MTCO2e
Metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (MTCO2e):
measure used to compare the emissions from
different GHGs based on their global warming
potential (GWP). The carbon dioxide equivalent for a
gas is derived by multiplying the tons of the gas by
its associated GWP.
MW
Megawatt (1 million watts); a unit of electric power.
Photovoltaic
(PV or Solar Cells) Light is converted to electricity in
DC voltage stored in a battery array, directly used in
the house, or sold back to the utility company. These
systems can be either off the grid, meaning that
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they are not hooked up to a company that supplies
electricity, or grid tied, where the electricity can be
sold back to the utility.
RAF
Recordable Accident Frequency is the number of
injuries on a worksite.
Social Equity
Creating a “level playing field” or equality of
opportunity.
Solar Hot Water Systems
Solar hot water systems use light energy from the
sun to heat water for homes.
Solar Thermal Heating System
This system works similarly to domestic hot water
with collectors and a storage tank. But here the hot
liquid is sent directly through a hot water baseboard
in each room. A backup system for solar thermal
would be a boiler.
Ground Source Heat Pumps
Ground source heat pumps tap geothermal energy
to control the temperature of homes and water.
Trees
Deciduous trees work well in front of southern-facing
windows. During the winter, their bare branches
minimally reduce southern sun exposure, allowing for
passive solar heating. During the summer, their leafy
branches help keep houses and yards cool.
Xeriscaping
This is the use of native plants and vegetation, which,
in our climate, means drought tolerant. This type of
vegetation needs very little, if any, water to survive.
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Appendix J: Acronyms
AF = Acre Foot or Acre Feet Cfs = cubic feet per second 1 AF = 325,851
gallons
1 cubic foot = ~7.5 gallons
1 cfs/year = 236,000,000 gallons
1 cfs/year = 724 AF
GWSSA: Grand Water and Sewer Service Agency
GW: Groundwater
GCWCD: Grand County Water Conservancy District
LED: Light Emitting Diode
LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design
MIC: Moab Irrigation Company
NCRES: Northern Colorado Renewable Energy Society
SJSVSSD: San Juan Spanish Valley Special Service District
TNC: The Nature Conservancy
UDWRi: Utah Division of Water Rights
VF: Valley Fill aquifer
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Appendix K: Living Building Challenge, LEED V4, Well Building & Alignment
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Appendix K: Living Building Challenge, LEED V4, Well Building & Alignment
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Appendix L: City Document Review
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thereof.
CITY OF
MO�!H
2019
Sustainability
Action Plan
Executive Summary
Moab has a long history of promoting sustainable practices through numerous resolutions,
ordinances, plans, projects and internal policies. The 2019 Sustainability Action Plan
outlines the goals, schedule, and strategies that will help put the community on a long-
term sustainable path. Incremental change, minimizing negative environmental and social
impacts is no longer a viable option, if Moab hopes to reach existing, new and revised goals.
During my first year at the City, I have concentrated my efforts on water and energy
conservation efforts and establishing baseline data so that we can set and track
measureable goals. Unfortunately, in spite of setting a 20% energy reduction goal in 2008,
the energy consumption use has increased by 34% over the last 11 years. Given that the
scale of change we seek is immense and our impact has steadily increased, new strategies,
resources and engagement are critical.
Buildings can account for between 40% and 75% of community-level greenhouse gas
emissions in Utah. Given that many impactful and cost-effective opportunities exist to
reduce energy use (and associated greenhouse gases) in buildings, and that reducing
energy consumption is typically the lowest cost strategy to reducing emissions and
dramatically decreasing energy consumption among buildings, that is where most of
my time has been spent so that we can create a 100% renewable electricity system. As
community-wide electricity consumption is reduced, the amount of renewable electricity
needed by the community is also lowered, making it easier to achieve a 100% renewable
electricity scenario.
Beyond the prodigious role that the build environment plays, sustainability efforts need to
address resilience, carbon neutrality, watershed health, community vitality, regeneration and
triple bottom line thinking (i.e., social, economic and environmental). In order for the goals
to be more than words in a City Plan, Council and citizens will need to dedicate substantial
time and resources to educate, assist and support the priority strategies. See Appendix A
for recommendations.
This quote from Paul Hawkins succinctly summarizes the main intent of our work: “Leave
the world better than you found it, take no more than you need, try not to harm life or
the environment, make amends if you do.” The plan content is a reflection of input from
numerous business and community members to identify actions that will increase efficiency
and resiliency because:
•Economic health, social inclusion, and environmental quality are mutually
interdependent.
•Policy choices have long-term cost effectivenes.
•Organizational and community awareness, responsibility, participation, and
education are key elements of sustainability.
•Local actions have regional, national, and global implications.
Within this document are recommendations to augment existing goals, and metrics,
because how we acquire energy and how efficiently we use resources will determine, if
Moab can achieve transformational change and protect the world-class environment we call
home.
Sustainably yours,
Dr. Rosemarie Russo
Letter from the Sustainability Director
Goal #1: Sustainability, Adaptation and
Mitigation
Reduction of community greenhouse gases
by at least 80% by 2040, including a reduction
of at least 50% by 2032; and ultimately
achieving carbon neutrality for the municipal
organization. This reduction will be relative to
a 2007 community emissions baseline, including
emissions from energy use and transportation.
Goal # 2: Energy: Electricity & Renewable Energy
•Transition to 100% for community electricity
by 2030.
•Transition to 100% for municipal government
operations by 2027 including at least 50%
municipal renewable energy by 2024 from the
2016 baseline with at least 10% provided by onsite
distributive energy.
• Reduction of electricity demand by 20% by
2032 in City buildings.
• Achieve a 20% Btu/sq. reduction in all City
facilities from 2007 baseline levels.
Goal #3 — Water
•Reduce water consumption by 20 percent
per capita and 20 percent of outdoor usage of
culinary water from a 2001 baseline by 2032.
•Protect quality of surface and groundwater to
maintain sole source aquifer designation.
Goal #4 — Waste Diversion & Recycling
Reduce trash by 20 percent per capita and
increase diversion rate for community by 20
percent by 2032. Increase participation in City
curbside recycling by 20% and decrease waste
for residents and commercial customers by 2032;
decrease construction debris and waste by 50%
by 2024 and increase composting by 20% by
2024.
Goal # 5— Fuel/Transportation
Ensure all community members and tourists
have access to multimodal means of commuter
travel, to reduce single–occupancy vehicles and
support public adoption of electric vehicles by
10% by 2032. Reduce traditional fuel use by 20
percent and total vehicle miles travel (VMT) for
community by 20 percent by 2032.
Reduce traditional fuel use by the City’s
vehicle fleet by 20% by 2032 and reach a 1.5
average vehicle ridership (AVR) by 2032 for city
employees.
Goal #6 — Education, Outreach & Legislative
Indicatives
Increase sustainable practices throughout the
community, the state, and nation. Triple bottom-
line analysis (i.e., environmental, economic
and social) will be available to all levels of the
community—students in grades K-12, college
level, and the general public—as well as internal
customers (staff). Support sustainable policies at
the state and federal level.
Goal #7 — Purchasing & Funding
• Foster a culture of sustainability in the
organization and community and advance
goals through various funding mechanisms (i.e.,
Innovation Fund, grants).
• Purchasing decisions shall evaluate products
and services that have a reduced impact while
maintaining fiscal responsibility.
Goal #8— Biodiversity & Forest Canopy
Achieve a 10% forest canopy density; a 70
native vegetation cover and soil stability on select
City property and promote carbon sequestration
by restoring and preserving biological soil crusts.
Goal #9 — Health, Well-Being & Social Equity
Ensure that Moab is an inclusive community,
where physical and mental health and social
wellbeing are accessible to all.
Goal #10 – Food
Promote long-term agricultural stewardship and
access to healthy local food.
Goals The following new and revised goals are recommended. Goals in
italics are new or revised goals.
This Sustainability Plan is as an important step to ensure the City of Moab’s sustainable and vibrant future.
Select sections focus on actions that the municipal government and its employees can take in order to make the
City a leader in sustainable practices.
The Plan is essential to highlight early successes and identify areas that need additional focus to ensure we
accomplish the short term and long term goals. The Plan identifies the recommended revised and new goals
and associated benchmarks for the areas that we have data. There are areas that need additional data input and
analysis. One such area is our resiliency planning. The City must be prepared for disturbances such as, drought,
wildfires, extreme rain events, electricity outages, as well as urban heat island effect. In addition to building upon
our successes, integration of climate strategies into master plans needs to be addressed especially in planning and
budgetary decisions. A preliminary review of existing plans, programs, studies and ordinances has been conducted.
See Appendix L.
Climate change is already affecting Moab and the
surrounding region, and its impacts are projected to
become much more severe in the coming decades. To
minimize harmful impacts and play our part in curbing
global carbon pollution, Moab needs to take bold steps
to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and build resiliency.
This plan lays out a foundation to reduce our emissions
and improve our resilience to future impacts of climate
change on Moab’s environment, infrastructure, and
people. The immediate initiatives for 2019 are outlined
in Table 4.
The impacts of climate change will have tangible
effects on public health and quality of life for residents
and visitors. Climate models project that Moab will
experience:
•A decrease in winter snowpack;
•Summer water scarcity as temperatures increase;
•More days of extreme heat each year;
•An increase in temperature on the hottest
days of the year;
•Additional rainfall during heavy storms; and
•More frequent and severe droughts, heat waves,
and wildfires.
In addition to the direct dangers of wildfires, flooding,
and extreme weather events made worse by climate
change, secondary effects of more extreme temperatures,
snowpack declines, and wildfire smoke are significant.
•Sensitive and exposed populations like the very
young, elderly, those with respiratory illness,
and outdoor workers will be at risk from wildfire
smoke and heat-related illnesses.
•Plants and wildlife will need to adapt to shifting or
diminishing habitats.
•Seasonal and climate-dependent industries such
as agriculture, outdoor recreation, and tourism will
be threatened under changing conditions.
The urban heat island effect can have serious impacts
on public health and quality of life, including causing
Conclusion
Table 4: 2019 Strategic Initiatives
heat-related fatalities among elderly or otherwise vulnerable people. The City can reduce this effect by increasing
the tree canopy cover in targeted areas that do not currently have adequate shade or air conditioning, as well as
promoting and educating citizens about the benefits of shading with trees and building features.
• Offer Incentives for cooling strategies such as cool roofs/pavements and expanded tree canopies.
Early successes
•82 Local businesses performed lighting retrofits, exceeding the initial targets.
•The City is in the process of implementing a more robust and convenient recycling program.
•The City’s bike-share program kicked off in the fall of 2018 and has stations at 90% of City facilities.
•The City installed bike racks and a bike repair station at Swanny City Park.
Barriers
•There is no accountability across the organization regarding sustainability (i.e., purchases, hiring, and performance).
As such, the Sustainability Director can only encourage managers to adopt new practices. Several departments
have expressed an interest in conserving resources, but do not have adequate funding or staff time to implement
changes.
•Better load management is critical if the community is to reach its energy goals.
•Enhance sustainability competencies through training.
•Focus on equipment upgrades and rebates to save energy in major building repairs, roofing, and capital
improvement projects.
Recommendations & Opportunities
•Offer bi-annual education and training for staff and the public.
•The wattSmart Technical Team and NREL Advisory Team are examining the costs associated with the new
potential energy goals and their contribution to our carbon reduction goal.
•Increase sustainability staff and resources to enter and verify data.
•Minimize obstacles to affordable housing—reducing parking lot requirements, reducing connection and impact
fees, piloting compostable toilet systems, requiring solar, greywater and EV ready wiring and infrastructure for
buildings over 5,000 square feet.
•Establish the revolving energy fund; this allows funds to be used for City energy efficiency upgrades. The savings
from those upgrades are used to pay off the initial investment and re-allocate savings to additional energy
efficiency improvements in other City-owned buildings.
•Add additional bike trails, corrals and U-lock bike racks throughout the community.
•Developing an Environmentally Preferential Purchasing (EPP) policy—each department must conserve and utilize
existing materials and consistently choose more sustainable new products. This information can be shared with
GtG partners and businesses throughout the community.
•Track all street trees planted and removed.
•Expand the current production of renewable energy.
Key Indicators and Strategies (2016 - 2019)
Moab is in the process of entering and verifying data for key indicators. Changes in key indicators between baseline
and subsequent years:
" T o t a l C O 2 e e m i s s i o n s X X % i n c r e a s e
" S c o p e 1 ( d i r e c t c a r b o n e m i s s i o n s ) f l e e t s : X X i n c r e a s e a n d n a t u r a l g a s : X X X % i n c r e a s e
" S c o p e 2 ( e n e r g y i n d i r e c t e m i s s i o n s ) X X % i n c r e a s e
" S c o p e 3 e m i s s i o n s ( g a s e s f r o m w a s t e a n d r e c y c l a b l e s t o t h e l a n d f i l l a n d a i r t r a v e l ) X X % i n c r e a s e
" P e r s q . f t . C O 2 e e m i s s i o n s X X % i n c r e a s e
" P e r e m p l o y e e X X % i n c r e a s e
" P e r v e h i c l e e m i s s i o n s X X % i n c r e a s e
" P e r c e n t o f e l e c t r i c i t y g e n e r a t e d b y c l e a n , r e n e w a b l e e n e r g y o n - s i t e - - % i n c r e a s e
" C h a n g e i n t o n s o f w a s t e s e n t t o t h e l a n d f i l l % i n c r e a s e
" W a s t e d i v e r s i o n i n c r e a s e d f r o m X X % i n t o X X % i n ( i n c l u d i n g o f f i c e a n d i n d u s t r i a l m a t e r i a l s ) .
G a m e C h a n g i n g P r o j e c t s
T h e C i t y o f M o a b i s c o m m i t t e d t o o p e r a t i n g i n a m a n n e r t h a t l o w e r s i t s e c o l o g i c a l i m p a c t s w h i l e s t r e n g t h e n i n g i t s
e c o n o m i c a n d s o c i e t a l l e a d e r s h i p t h e t r i p l e b o t t o m b i n e ( T B L ) . T h e f o l l o w i n g p r o j e c t s a n d c h a l l e n g e s h a d t h e m o s t
s i g n i f i c a n t e n v i r o n m e n t a l a n d / o r e c o n o m i c r e t u r n s . T h e s e t y p e s o f p r o j e c t s r e s u l t i n l o n g - t e r m , f i s c a l l y s u s t a i n a b l e
p r o g r e s s a n d s h o u l d b e r e p l i c a t e d a n d s c a l e d - u p t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o m m u n i t y . T h e s e i n c l u d e l o a d s h e d d i n g a n d
m a n a g e m e n t ; o u t d o o r l i g h t i n g ; r e t r o f i t s ( i . e . , h i g h p r e s s u r e s o d i u m a n d L E D s ) ; i n d o o r l i g h t s ( i . e . , L E D s a n d T - 5 s ) ; a n d
v a r i o u s c h a l l e n g e s ( i . e . , e n e r g y a n d w a t e r ) . T h e o u t r e a c h c a m p a i g n s a n d t h e n u m e r o u s e m p l o y e e a n d c o m m u n i t y
c h a l l e n g e s r e q u i r e d r e l a t i v e l y l o w i n v e s t m e n t s . S e e T a b l e 5 .
L e a d i n g B y E x a m p l e
T h e C i t y o r g a n i z a t i o n i n t e n d s t o s e t a n e x a m p l e o f s u s t a i n a b i l i t y
s t e w a r d s h i p i n m a n a g i n g o u r o p e r a t i o n s a n d b e i n g g o o d s t e w a r d s o f
t a x p a y e r s f u n d s . A f e w s u c h e x a m p l e s a r e h i g h l i g h t e d b e l o w :
" K u d o s t o T e r r y L e w i s , P a t r i c k B a l l , L i z H o l l a n d a n d P a t r i c k T r i m f o r
e f f i c i e n c y g a i n s .
" M o a b A r t s &