07132010 GREEN RIBBON IMPLEMENTATION COMMITTEE7/9/2010
History
Green Ribbon Committee
Report November 200~
Implementation Committee
appointed December 200~
• Reappointment of
' Implementation Committee -
T~vo -Year Term (July 2009 to
June 2o1i)
• Staff meets monthly
• Full Citizen Committee meets
quarterly
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Overview
Since January this
Committee has
continued to work to
~ produce ideas,
incentives, and
programs that will help
keep our City a leader in
green initiatives
Implementation Committee
Citizen Repr~
Council Liaisons Council mer
ers Henley and Wood
~ Peter Schmidt
• Billy Almond
• Eddie Bourdon
' • Claudia Cotton
• Craig Cope
• Andrew Fine
• Karen Forget
• Noah Hill
• June Barrett-McDaniels
', • Wayne McCoy
'' • Chuck Miller '
• John Oliveri
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Accomplishments '
Stewardship ~ Residential
Development Green ,
Award Incentives
Permeable Paving and The Energ,y Efficient i
Bicycle Parldn~& Parking Buildings Tax Rebate
Regulahons Ordinance
~ I.andscape and
Buffer
Management
' Guidelines & Site
Stabilization
Ordinance
Environmental Stewardship Awards
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Residential Green Incentives
• Residential Stewardship
Award for citizens who
would like to retrofit
residential property with
earth-friendly ideas
• Developing a program to
incentivize residential
green initiatives
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Green Volunteers
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Landscape and Buffer Management Guidelines
' •New Landscape Guide
presented with
' VB Green Structure
Worksheet
•Simplified tree list,
, unacceptable plant list,
, specifications in revision
•Revised Landscape Guide (Integrated Site Design Guidelines) '
Fall 2oio
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Accomplishments through July 2010
/ LEED Certification for City Buildings /Reduce size of Cul de sacs Ordinance
appmved November zoo9
/ Vegetative Buffer Guidelines - City Policy /Study completed for Mill Dam Creek, first
Comprehensive Stormwater Plan pmject,
/ DSC Notice - Bio-Retention in Park Lots design began February zoio
/ Prohibirion of Feeding of Wildlife Ordinance /~ergy Efficient Buildings Tax Incenrive
/ Improved Stormwater Management for City approved May u, 2oio
Redevelopment and Capital projects
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Buffer Restoration Requirements for
Conditional Zoning, Variances, and Easements /Stewardship Award Program guidelines
completed and advertised in October 2009, '
- City Policy first awards resentation Earth Da 2oio
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/ Watershed Goals (TMDL Guidelines) /Site Stabilization Ordinance approved
/ Comprehensive Stormwater Project Planning June 8, 2oio
/ Implementation Committee Re-appointed for a /parldng Ordinance Amendments - '
two Year term, July 2oog Approved by Planning Commission June
/ ResidenHal Street Width Reduction - Ordinance Zalo - Council Action August zoio
Approved July zoo9 '
/ Wind Energy Ordinance approved August 2009 ~~~~Pe~Site Guidelines Revised -
Porous Paving, Bicycle Parldng Planning
Commission June 2oio - to Council July
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Green Ribbon Implementation Committee
Comments uestions
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