Multi-city Working Group Meeting April 28, 2015 RICAPS technical - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Multi-city Working Group Meeting April 28, 2015

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RICAPS technical assistance is available through the San Mateo County Energy Watch program, which is funded by California utility customers, administered by Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) under the auspices of the California Public Utilities Commission and with matching funds provided by C/CAG.

Agenda

• Introductions

3:15 – 3:20 PM

• Takeaways from March 31 RICAPS mtg

3:20 – 3:35 PM

• Partnership and grant opportunities

3:35 – 3:55 PM

• PACE update

3:55 – 4:05 PM

• Beacon Award update

4:05 – 4:15 PM

• Online progress tracking

4:15 – 4:20 PM

• Step Up and Power Down pilot

4:20 – 4:30 PM

• Small business outreach challenge

4:30 – 4:35 PM

• Zero energy workshop

4:35 – 4:40 PM

• Future meeting dates

4:40 – 4:45 PM

Sustainability Charrette Debrief (Betty Seto)

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March RICAPS Sustainability Charrette

Objectives

• Promote county-wide collaboration on

sustainability and climate planning

• Identify existing initiatives
• Identify new initiatives planned or desired
• Connect cities with resources and peer-to-

peer learning

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Sustainability Charrette

Activity #1: Knowledge sharing of current sustainability initiatives countywide Activity #2: Prioritization and areas of interest

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What we found - Energy

6 Topic Existing Initiatives Future Priorities for Cities Energy efficiency Upgrades for commercial, city facilities, residential Home audits at time of sale Plug load requirements Community energy champions PACE/Financing Adopt multiple PACE programs HERO PACE Solar/Distributed generation Peninsula Sun Shares PV on municipal facilities Solar-ready ordinance Regional Renewable Energy Project Increase solar, and solar thermal Wind technology More distributed generation Community choice aggregation Feasibility study

What we found - Energy

7 Topic Existing Initiatives Future Priorities for Cities Energy efficiency Upgrades for commercial, city facilities, residential Home audits at time of sale Plug load requirements Community energy champions PACE/Financing Adopt multiple PACE programs HERO PACE Solar/Distributed generation Peninsula Sun Shares PV on municipal facilities Solar-ready ordinance Regional Renewable Energy Project Increase solar, and solar thermal Wind technology More distributed generation Community choice aggregation Feasibility study

What we found - Transportation

8 Topic Existing Initiatives Future Priorities for Cities Bike/pedestrian Bike share, bike-to-work/bike- to-shop Bicycle pedestrian advisory committee Grant program/bike lane improvements/land acquisition Streetscape improvements Increase bike lanes and pedestrian streets Complete bike/walk network Pedestrian master plan Funding for events Improve marketing City fleet Retrofit existing fleet Fleet fuel efficiency Replace aging vehicles Electric vehicles EV charger installation project Installation of EV chargers EV infrastructure TDM Shuttles (Bayshore, cities) Transit oriented development Commute.org Zipcar/car share ordinance Mobility as a Service Bus Rapid Transit Relocate Caltrain station (SSF) Safe Routes to Schools

What we found - Transportation

9 Topic Existing Initiatives Future Priorities for Cities Bike/pedestrian Bike share, bike-to-work/bike- to-shop Bicycle pedestrian advisory committee Grant program/bike lane improvements/land acquisition Streetscape improvements Increase bike lanes and pedestrian streets Complete bike/walk network Pedestrian master plan Funding for events Improve marketing City fleet Retrofit existing fleet Fleet fuel efficiency Replace aging vehicles Electric vehicles EV charger installation project Installation of EV chargers EV infrastructure TDM Shuttles (Bayshore, cities) Transit oriented development Commute.org Zipcar/car share ordinance Mobility as a Service Bus Rapid Transit Relocate Caltrain station (SSF) Safe Routes to Schools

What we found – Water & Solid Waste

10 Topic Existing Initiatives Future Priorities for Cities Water conservation Rebate programs Ordinances Update water efficient landscape ordinance Drought emergency ordinance Lawn-be-gone programs JVSV water retailers coordination Conservation measures Recycled water Greywater ready ordinance Produce and use reycled water Daylight streams/creeks Green streets Enhanced recycled water programs Other water Water management district Aquifer management Groundwater management Solid waste E-waste, zero waste Adopt-A-Block Hazardous waste events Upgrade to C&D recycling

• rdinance

Residential composting Multi-family composting

What we found – Other

11 Topic Existing Initiatives Future Priorities for Cities Implementation/ reporting Update climate action plan Adopt climate action plan Sustainability policy and monthly meetings Get top-down support from City leaders Online tracking of CAP progress JVSV 2015 municipal GHG inventory updates Land use Land purchase for open space High density development Increase mixed-use, high density Plants/vegetation Earthy day native plantings Heritage tree prsevation Reforestation Local food production Adaptation Sea level rise Disaster preparedness Buildings Adopt green building ordinance Zero energy building policy/incentives County-level green building ordinance Green roofs

What we found – Other

12 Topic Existing Initiatives Future Priorities for Cities Implementation/ reporting Update climate action plan Adopt climate action plan Sustainability policy and monthly meetings Get top-down support from City leaders Online tracking of CAP progress JVSV 2015 municipal GHG inventory updates Land use Land purchase for open space High density development Increase mixed-use, high density Plants/vegetation Earthy day native plantings Heritage tree prsevation Reforestation Local food production Adaptation Sea level rise Disaster preparedness Buildings Adopt green building ordinance Zero energy building policy/incentives County-level green building ordinance Green roofs

Office of Sustainability Active Transportation Program

Active Transportation

Update on Funding and Opportunities for Walking and Bicycling Transportation - RICAPS Partners

Ellen Barton April 28, 2015

All photographs courtesy San Mateo County except where noted

Active Transportation

Active Transportation Recap:

In San Mateo County:

• 50% of all trips are less than 3 miles
• 20% of all trips are less than 1 mile
• 90% of these trips are made by car
• 70% of trips are for shopping,

school, errands, social, etc.

• 45% of GHG emissions are from

private vehicles

Strategies that are increasing Active Trips:

Construction:

• Sidewalks and curb cuts
• Crosswalks and flashing beacons
• Multi-use trails and connectors
• Bike lanes
• Protected cycle tracks

Active Transportation

Strategies that are increasing Active Trips:

Programs:

• Safe Routes to School
• Targeted Enforcement
• Encouragement Events:

– Bike Month – Bike to Shop Day – Bike to School Day – Bike to Work Day – Bike Party – Active Trips Promotion

Active Transportation

Funding for Walking and Bicycling Transportation:

• Active Transportation Program Cycle 2 Grants

– $360 million statewide total (2016-2019) – of that total, $180 million statewide competitive – $30 million regional competitive for Bay Area – Applications due June 1, 2015 (postmarked) – www.dot.ca.gov/hq/LocalPrograms/atp/index.html

• Successful project types in Cycle 1:

– Safe Routes to School projects – Projects that combine construction and encouragement programs Active Transportation

Photo: Bike San Diego

Promotions for Bicycling and Walking:

• “Active Trips to Meetings” Promotion

– Air District San Mateo County Team – Rewards active modes to meetings or other work- related activities – “Active” means: carpool, walk, transit, bike, etc. – Contact: San Mateo County Spare the Air Resource Team Facilitator: Mari Pearman - mlpearman@communityfocus.org to sign up Active Transportation

Promotions for Bicycling and Walking:

“Bike to Shop Day”

• Rewards for Shoppers who bike

to stores on May 23rd

• Participating businesses sign

up at: BiketoShopDay.org

• Map of participating businesses

will be on-line in mid May

Active Transportation

Opportunities for Partners:

Upcoming:

• Safe Routes to School events and projects
• Kids’ Bike Rodeos
• City of San Mateo: May 3
• North Fair Oaks: June 6
• Bike Foster City: monthly to September
• Bicycle education materials and map

update: County of San Mateo

• More:

http://green.smcgov.org/ active-transportation Active Transportation

Opportunities for Partners:

Upcoming/proposed: National Annual Bicycling and Walking Count:

• Partner cities wanted
• Volunteers sought

Bicycle Friendly City Award Technical Assistance

• Climate Corps Intern
• Shared cost

Active Transportation

Office of Sustainability Active Transportation Program Ellen Barton, Coordinator ebarton@smcgov.org (650) 599-1420 http://green.smcgov.org/active-transportation

Funding-related Events

Local Government Energy Challenge Grant Program

• $20 million per year, program being designed
• May 7th, California Energy Commission Workshop
• https://energy.webex.com (Code: 926 752 573)
• Meeting password meeting@9 (case sensitive.)

State Water Resources Control Board – Funding Fair

• Free Infrastructure Funding Fair
• Sacramento on September 23, 2015

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(1) New PACE providers targeting the Bay Area AllianceNRG (via OpenPACE) – residential/commercial new offerings: seismic retrofits + OpenPACE platform Ygrene – residential new offerings: seismic retrofits + longer term pay off (2) PACE contractors (3) BayREN commercial PACE updates Sustainable Real Estate Solutions (SRS) to offer series

• f 4 contractor workshops in May on using PACE

financing (focus on existing commercial programs)

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PACE Updates

Calculate Application Opened Adopting Resolution

Resolution complete; finalizing application

Full Participant

• Menlo Park
• County of San

Mateo

• Brisbane
• Burlingame
• Colma
• Daly City
• Foster City
• Millbrae
• Portola Valley
• Redwood City
• San Carlos
• San Mateo

Countywide Participation and Commitments to date

Participation tracked by Andrea Pappajohn On Oct. 9th, C/CAG officially became a Beacon Award Champion

Expressed Interest

April 15 Call for Data May 15 Second round of BPA review July 15 Final submission

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September 1 Notification

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October 1 Beacon Awards Ceremony League of Cities Conference (San Jose)

2015 Beacon Award Timeline

Call for Data

Survey sent to participants requesting Notes: Agency Greenhouse Gas Reductions SMCEW and DNVGL will provide directly to Beacon Award Agency Electricity Savings PG&E Providing and SMCEW will provide directly to Beacon Award Agency Natural Gas Savings Applies only to large Natural Gas users Community Greenhouse Gas Reduction SMCEW and DNVGL will provide directly to Beacon Award Ten Best Practice Areas Most cities have document in progress and can review again with SMCEW. Then submit to BeaconAward@ca-ilg.org

Beacon Award Participant Benefits

• Awards/Public Recognition

– The Beacon Program honors local governments’ voluntary efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, save energy and adopt policies and programs that promote sustainability – Locally SMCEW will coordinate with County Chief Communications Officer on PR

• Sharing framework of best practices. The information you provide in this

survey

– allows the Institute for Local Government to honor your community for its innovation and achievements, and – it provides a comprehensive picture of local leadership to address climate change throughout the state of California. – Example http://www.ca-ilg.org/beacon-award-participant-profile/city-san-carlos

Online Progress Tracking

Kim Springer County of San Mateo for C/CAG

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Reporting Working Group

Potential County Tool Socrata – Performance Dashboard Ramp up the city staff interested in working on a solution for GHG emissions and measure performance tracking.

Step Up and Power Down

Erin Brandt, Empower Efficiency

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Step Up and Power Down Initiative Overview

4/28/2015

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What is Step Up and Power Down?

New and innovative community-wide residential energy savings campaign. Supported by PG&E and three participating communities. Our goal is to make homes more energy efficient and comfortable.

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Benefits to Cities and Residents

Support Climate Action Plan implementation and success Support local economy enabling residents to allocate their money locally and invest in local contractors who perform energy efficiency retrofits Empower residents to move from awareness to sustainable action with their energy use and their ability to achieve energy savings in their homes Streamline access to PG&E’s energy efficiency

• fferings that are available to residents

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Multi-Touch, Multi-Channel Marketing & Outreach Strategy

Face to Face Social Norming Online Engagement

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Sign Up for Ste p Up and Powe r Down

Comple te the Home E ne rg y Che c kup a nd ta ke a dditiona l e ne rg y sa ving a c tions Purc ha se Sola r, E le c tric Ve hic le s L

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ne rg y a nd le a rn a bout no- c ost, low- c ost e ne rg y a c tions

Your Journey to Optimizing Your Home

Comple te Home E ne rg y Upg ra de s (Contra c tor & DIY)

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We’re Here to Make Saving Energy Easy!

Local teams are a trusted ally to:

• Suggest simple changes that can save energy today
• Provide information on available rebates and incentives
• Make the connection to high-quality contractors
• Help residents track energy savings over time
• Help through each step of the process

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Questions?

Mike Foster (415) 973-0759 M2FX@pge.com Erin Malcolm Brandt (352) 870-9441 EBrandt@EmpowerEfficiency.com

Small Business Outreach Challenge

Eddie Ashley Climate Corps Bay Area Fellow for SMC Energy Watch

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Small Business Outreach Challenge

SMCEW Challenge: Having elected officials help endorse the program to increase public awareness of the SMC Energy Watch turnkey program for small businesses within San Mateo County. Timeline: May 2nd- June 15th Goal: Get 250 small businesses to sign for an energy survey How elected officials can participate in challenge:

• 1. Announce the Challenge at Council or Chamber meetings
• 2. Send a letter to businesses
• 3. Post information on the city’s website and email newsletter
• 4. Canvass in business districts w/ volunteers and SMCEW staff using GIS maps
• 5. Upload photos and/or videos to personal and city

social media pages when conducting outreach about the program

Kick-off event for SMCEW Challenge

Date/Time : Saturday May 2nd, 2015 from 10:00-10:45am Location: Hummus Mediterranean 150 E 4th Ave, San Mateo, CA 94401 Agenda outline for the kick-off event:

• Additional information about the program for elected officials if needed
• Realist timeline for select cities participating in the event
• Discuss use of volunteers and energy survey questionnaire
• Discuss target goals for businesses to sign up an energy survey
• Photo of elected officials, SMCEW staff, and city staff (if they

would like to attend) to officially start off the challenge

• Template for elected official’s letter to businesses

Elected officials participating in the SMCEW Challenge

• Redwood City – Barbara Pierce
• South San Francisco – Pradeep Gupta
• Burlingame – Terry Nagel
• Daly City - Mike Guingona and Judith Christensen
• San Carlos – Ron Collins
• San Mateo – Rick Bonilla

Other cities are still welcome to participate in the SMCEW Challenge. If you know

• f elected officials that may be interested please have them contact Eddie Ashley.

Eddie Ashley Climate Corps Bay Area Fellow Resource Conservation Associate, County of San Mateo 650-599-1480 eashley@smcgov.org

Zero Energy Workshop

Jacki Falconio Climate Corps Bay Area Fellow for SMC Energy Watch

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Zero Energy Workshop and Webinars

Day 1: Zero Energy for Local Governments: Removing Barriers in Policy and Planning

Date: May 28th 2015 Location: Portola Valley Town Center Time: 10am-4pm, Optional Tour at 4:00pm Cost: $10, includes lunch Goal: Facilitate conversations and action plans for incorporating Zero Energy policy and planning into our local governments, on a larger Bay Area scale

• Encourage 3-5 people from each municipality to participate
• Planners
• Building Department Personnel
• Sustainability Coordinators

Register now from our website!

Day 2: Creating a Zero Energy Home: How to Get Started

Date: May 29th 2015 Location: Portola Valley Town Center Time: Building Professional Session: 9-11:30am Keynote & Networking Luncheon: 11:30am-1:30pm Homeowners and Real Estate Agents Session: 1:30-3:30pm Depart for tour at 3:30 Cost: $10, includes lunch Goal: Introduce Zero Energy building practices to the local building community, and help homeowners and real estate professionals understand

• Market through your building departments to reach contractors

working in your community Register now from our website!

Pre-Workshop Webinars

Don’t Wait for 2020! The Competitive Advantages of Offering Zero Energy Services Now

May 7th 1-2pm

• Contractors, Engineers, Architects

Beautiful, Comfortable Zero Energy Homes Learn About the Latest Home Trend

May 14th 1-2pm

• Homeowners and Real Estate

Professionals

Register now from our website!

Next Meetings

Option A: Stick with original dates Webinar May 26 In-person meeting June 23 Option B: Shift dates Webinar June 2 In-person meeting June 30

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Susan Wright swright@smcgov.org Kim Springer kspringer@smcgov.org Betty Seto, DNV GL Betty.Seto@dnvgl.com Ben Butterworth, DNV GL Benjamin.Butterworth@dnvgl.com Andrea Pappajohn apappajohn888@gmail.com

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Contact info