CITY OF HILLSBOROCITY OF HILLSBORO

League of Oregon Cities Conference

Oct 2-3, 2009

Peter Brandom

Project Manager II – Sustainability

Administration Department

Sustainability Program Development – Where to Begin?

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Table of Contents

Sustainability – Where to Begin?

Getting to know the Organization Other jurisdictions Where we are: Baseline Engaging the Stakeholders Where we’re Going: Goals Implementation: Measurement

Credit: Washington County Museum and Historical Society

Credit: Washington County Museum and Historical Society

Credit: Washington County Museum and Historical Society

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Sustainability Program Work PlanJune 16, 2009

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Getting to know the Organization

Tours of the departments

Interviews with City management

Inventory of existing policies, projects

Building relationships

Making the case

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Other Jurisdictions

Inventory of approaches

Best practices

Peer learning

Networking

Choosing the best approach for the organization

Work plan

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Where we are: Baseline

Integrating past projects and forming new efforts

Greenhouse gas inventory

Solid waste and recycling

City strategic plan

Population growth, land use, transportation

Economy: farms to factories

Society: community Hillsboro 2020 Vision and mixing cultures

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Where we are: Baseline

Civic Center LEED Gold

Main library

LED traffic signals

Mayor’s Climate Protection

Agreement

Incentives for renewable energy

systems

Rebates for water conservation

Alternative fueled vehicles

100% Civic Center renewable

power

Flex work schedules to reduce

VMT

TriMet pass

Solar arrays

Community gardens

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Engaging the Stakeholders

Internal awareness/education program

Sustainability Steering Committee

Implementation teams

Sustainability Plan

Community effort

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Establishing goals

Energy assessments and retrofits

Federal energy efficiency funds

New buildings – design

Plug-in vehicle charging stations

Additional renewable power (e.g., solar) systems

Policies

Where we are going: Goals

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Establishing metrics

Adapting systems for data gathering

Determining frequency of review against baseline

Implementation: Measurement

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THANK YOU!

Questions?

Credit: Washington County Museum and Historical Society

It’s a Journey, not a Destination