Study Session Cont. bAPPENDIX E; MUNICIPAL MEASURES
Measure Cost Implementation
Number Measure Text Effectiveness Schedule
EC -4 Participate in peak electricity demand reduction programs and Unknown 2012 -2015
undertake peak demand reduction measures at Town facilities.
EC -5 As outdated electronic appliances and office equipment are phased Unknown 2012 -2015
out of Town facilities, replace them with energy- efficient models.
EC -6 Continue to retrofit street lights and traffic lights to light- emitting Unknown 2012 -2015
diodes (LED).
WW -1 Install water - conserving fixtures in all Town facilities. High 2012 -2015
WW -2 Use drought- tolerant native landscaping at Town facilities. High 2012 -2015
WW -3 Use recycled water or graywater for Town landscaping, including Unknown 2015 -2020
Darks and medians. where aDpropriate.
SW -1 Train an existing staff member from each Town department to be a Unknown 2012 -2015
recycling coordinator for their department.
SW -2 Require all Town departments and facilities to reuse office supplies, Unknown 2012 -2015
furniture, and computers before buying new materials. When
buying new materials, require Town departments and facilities to
purchase products that are made with high levels of post- consumer
recycled content and have limited packnina.
OS -1 Develop a Town program for maximizing carbon sequestration on Unknown 2015 -2020
municipal proDertv through tree plantine.
P -1 Develop a Town program to require or encourage the Town to hire Unknown 2015 -2020
locally for its contracts and services.
P -2 When requesting proposals or applications for contracts, Unknown 2015 -2020
professional service agreements, or grants, request that proposals or
applications include information about the sustainability practices
of the organization, and use such information as a partial basis for
proposal evaluations.
P -3 Incorporate a "life -cycle costing" approach into Town purchasing Unknown 2015 -2020
considerations that takes into account long -term cost savings from
CA -1 Continue to operate a townwide green business program. Unknown 2012 -2015
CA -2 Train an existing Town staff member to be a sustainability Unknown 2015 -2020
coordinator for the Town.
CA -3 Reward local businesses that hire local residents and allow Unknown 2015 -2020
telecommuting by, for example, recognition on the Town website
or in Town newsletters, or preference in Town purchasing.
APPENDIX E; MUNICIPAL MEASURES
Measure
Number Measure Text
TR -1 Implement programs and provide incentives to encourage reduced
emissions from employee commute, including telecommuting,
alternative work schedules, carpooling /vanpooling, and active
Cost Implementation
Effectiveness Schedule
High 2012 -2015
transportation.
TR -2 Provide bicycle lockers and showers at Town offices, as well as Unknown 2015 -2020
education about bicycle commuting.
TR -3 Provide bicycles for short trips by Town employees. Unknown 2015 -2020
Un -1 Encourage all new municipal buildings and facilities to meet at least High 2012 -2015
LEED Gold certification standards.
GB -2 Utilize all available rebates and incentives for energy efficiency and Unknown 2012 -2015
distributed generation installations, such as State public good
programs (i.e. funding for energy efficiency from a "public good" fee
on utility bills) and solar programs.
GB -3 Train all plan review and building inspection staff in green building Unknown 2012 -2015
RE -3 Where technologically feasible and consistent with public safety High 2012 -2015
standards, convert the Town's vehicle fleet to hybrid, compressed
natural gas, biodiesel, electric, hydrogen fuel cells, or ethanol.
RE -4 Establish a fuel conservation program for the Town vehicle fleet and Unknown 2012 -2015
require Gas Cap driver training for all employees who use fleet
vehicles.
EC -1 Conduct, with assistance from Pacific Gas & Electric Company, a Unknown 2012 -2015
thorough energy audit of all Town facilities to identify cost - effective
opportunities for conservation.
EC -2 Install reflective roofing on Town facilities. Unknown 2012 -2015
EC -3 Establish energy efficiency standards for Town facilities and provide Unknown 2012 -2015
employ -ees with guidelines, instructions, and requirements for
efficient use of facilities.
TR -4 Provide preferential parking for low- emissions vehicles at Town Unknown 2012 -2015
offices.
TR -5 Adopt a policy to limit idling in Town vehicles consistent with High 2012 -2015
public safety standards.
TR -6 Regularly maintain Town fleet vehicles to maximize efficiency (e.g. High 2012 -2015
AE -I Conduct a solar feasibility study and install solar panels on High 2012 -2015
appropriate Town facilities.
RE -2 Install tankless and /or solar water heating at appropriate Town High 2012 -2015
facili ties.