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EAP Update Process EAP update in two phases Phase 1 - short-term actions to FY 2023 Five focus areas: Energy, Climate Change, Solid Waste, Green Building, Environmental Action Plan and Land Use & Open Space Revised Phase 1 Update

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Environmental Action Plan Revised Phase 1 Update

Ellen Eggerton, P .E. Sustainability Coordinator

EAP update in two phases

  • Phase 1 - short-term actions to FY 2023
  • Five focus areas: Energy, Climate

Change, Solid Waste, Green Building, and Land Use & Open Space

  • Phase 2 – short-, mid- and long-term

actions: Water resources, Transportation, Air Quality, Environmental Health, and Implementation Education and Outreach

EAP Update Process

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EAP Update Phase 1

  • Started August 2017- EPC retreat
  • Phase 1 December public launch
  • Planning commission/ EPC joint meeting
  • Online feedback
  • Eco-City Café March 2018
  • Earth Day EAP Phase 1 tent talk
  • Council EPC joint work session May 2018

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  • 2009: Environmental Action Plan 2030 (EAP)
  • Implements vision of 2008 Eco-City Charter
  • 2008: GreenVentory: existing programs, plans,

and policies

Environmental Action Plan 2030

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  • Climate Change
  • Energy
  • Transportation
  • Air Quality
  • Green Buildings
  • Environmental Health
  • Land Use and Open

Space

  • Water Resources
  • Solid Waste
  • Implementation

Environmental Action Plan 2030

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  • Completed > 70 % 2009 EAP of 363 actions
  • Reduce GHG: 13% reduction 2015 over 2005
  • Reducing vehicles miles traveled/ person: 12.5%

2010-2016

  • Green Building Policy: 95% of 10 m. SQFT - 2009
  • Reduce air quality alerts: 8 - 2017 from 13 - 2005
  • Storm water pollution reduction 39% w 5% target
  • Recycle right and improve recycling rate ~ 50%
  • Improved efficiency: buildings, lights- 14% -2006

Highlights

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Highlights

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  • Feedback online open to October 1
  • September 7 draft documents due for docket

processing

  • October 1 deadline for comments
  • October 2 Planning Commission - land use &
  • pen space and green buildings
  • September 19 document due date
  • October 9 introduction to Council
  • October 13 considered by Council at public

hearing

EAP Update Phase 1

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  • Indicators and Dashboards
  • Regional partnerships
  • Enhance online resources and handouts
  • Provide educational workshops
  • Virtual tour - sustainable features
  • Write as rain campaign
  • Appears when it rains

Outreach and Education

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Outreach and Education

  • Need to engage the 96% emissions
  • Update our Eco-City web site
  • Add updates on accomplishments
  • Add updates on activities
  • Provide presentations to groups
  • Thermal cameras coming to the library

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Energy

  • Renewable
  • Getting to 100% for city use
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Use 20% less energy over 2018, City facilities
  • Pilot electric vehicles
  • LED street lighting
  • Community Energy
  • Regulatory participation
  • CPACE
  • Electric vehicle charging strategy

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Climate Change

  • Update Energy and Climate Action Plan
  • Establish a task force to guide the update
  • Climate Change education
  • GHG impact of capital projects
  • Develop policies and guidelines for

significant projects

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Green Building

  • Update of Green Building Policy will

consider:

  • Increasing certification
  • Separate policy for public development
  • Prioritizing specific green building elements
  • green building practices for existing

buildings

  • Standard Development Conditions

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Land Use and Open Space

  • Tree Canopy
  • 40% via preservation, expansion,

maintenance, native speicies

  • Partnerships to increase native trees
  • Open Space
  • acquisition, preservation, and conservation
  • Active management of natural lands
  • Update open space requirements

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Solid Waste

  • Reduce
  • Route optimization
  • Increase reuse
  • Bag share
  • Recycle
  • Glass in the future
  • Composting continues

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Next steps

  • October 1: continue take comments
  • Council consideration Phase One:
  • October 13 public hearing with presentation Oct

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  • FY2 0 1 9 - Green Building Policy Update
  • Task Force resolution Septem ber 2018
  • Phase Two: EPC Retreat
  • September 8, 2018 first public discussion

EAP Update Phase 1

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  • September 8 - EPC retreat will share

background and initial ideas

  • November 10 public event
  • Oct/ Nov/ Dec EPC meetings, small groups,

interested groups

  • March 2019 Eco-City Summit engagement
  • April 2019 docket deadline
  • May/ June 2019 EAP update presentation

and consideration by Council

EAP Phase 2

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  • Environmental Action Plan end of FY 2019
  • Enhancing community engagement
  • Education, communication, and online tools
  • Coordination to facilitate sustainability

Ellen Eggerton 703-746-4184 Ellen.Eggerton@alexandriava.gov

Questions

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