To: Board of County Commissioners
Through: Dick Hawes, Director, Facilities and Fleet Management
Prepared By:
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Dick Hawes, Director, Facilities and Fleet Management
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Presenter: Dick Hawes, Director, Facilities and Fleet Management
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Subject:
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2:30 PM *Sustainability Plan Update
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Purpose and Request:
recommended action
This study session was scheduled to update the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) on our facilities sustainability plan.
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Background and Discussion: In 2020 we presented the framework for a long-term facilities sustainability plan to the BOCC. The plan was developed in collaboration with stakeholders from other county business units and identified the following vision and goals to examine areas where we could further improve on our waste reduction and utility consumption programs:
Vision: Improve resource conservation in county facilities through a workplace culture focused on staff engagement, sustainability, and economics.
Goals:
1. Reduced water consumption.
2. Reduced electricity and natural gas consumption.
3. Improved waste diversion, including paper reduction.
4. Engagement and education of staff.
5. Net Zero Buildings.
6. More sustainable Fleet (Increased use of EV).
7. Sustainable landscaping.
Board members concurred with the plan concept and it was agreed that facilities would move forward with examining strategies to accomplish the vision.
While all the goals are important to create a comprehensive approach to sustainability, it was also agreed that some required more research and evaluation to determine feasibility and the next steps should be to implement ideas for the first four areas initially.
Recommendations
The presentation for this study session will focus on updating the Board on progress we have made to support the initial goals and gain the Board's concurrence on implementing some new recommendations:
Developing a guide for employees to follow on some common-sense...
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