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HomeMy WebLinkAboutDocumentation_Environmental Advisory Committee_Tab 03_5/10/2023Agenda Item #3. Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) STAFF MEMO Meeting: Environmental Advisory Committee (EAC) - May 10 2023 Staff Contact: Thomas Bradford, EAC Chair Department: Environmental Advisory Committee KEMPF, Development of an EAC GreenHouse Gas (GHG) Reduction Priorities Document for the (1) VOT Municipal Corporation and EAC Use with (2) a Communication Plan This document and any attachments may be reproduced upon request in an alternative format by completing our Accessibility Feedback Form, sending an e-mail to the Village Clerk or calling 561-768- 0443. PROJECT NAME: n/a BUDGET: n/a ENCUMBERED: n/a Proposed: n/a PROJECTED TOTAL: n/a Projected Remaining: n/a Development of an EAC Green House Gas (GHG) Reduction Priorities Document for the (1) VOT Municipal Corporation and EAC Use with Page 8 of 34 Agenda Item #3. Village of Tequesta Environmental Advisory Committee Memo To: Environmental Advisory Committee Members From: Thomas G. Bradford, Chair, EAC rR Cc: NA Date: May 3, 2023 Subject: Development of an EAC Green House Gas (GHG) Reduction Priorities Document for the (1) VOT Municipal Corporation and EAC Use with (2) a Communication Plan At the EAC meeting on March 8, 2023, it was decided that at our next meeting in April we, as a group, would develop a list of GHG reduction options based on (1) VOT municipal corporation as the first priority; (2) the VOT Community as the second priority (being held in abeyance at this time) and (3) communicating with the community on a regular basis about our GHG reduction plans, but with an initial article in Smoke Signals about our municipal GHG reduction activities and related goals. Therefore, the focus will be on options for municipal or Local Government GHG reductions and that will be our initial focus, but this effort will also be the primary examples for GHG reduction options we will set forth for the community's consideration of what can be achieved and or actually achieved to address GHG reductions in the Village. On April 12, 2023, we again revisited the subject GHG reductions. In general, the EAC was OK with what I had written as my own personal priorities for GHG reductions, but had the following comments: Page 9of34 Agenda Item #3. o Concerns about the efficacy of EV use and charging station infrastructure. o A general desire to expand the streetscape tree canopy. o Increased use of recycling. Reduce, reuse, recycle. It was decided that each member of the EAC would send me an email to further elaborate on their GHG issues. I only heard from Vice -Chair Bob Shaw on April 13. His comments have been added to that which I prepared as indicated below. Accordingly, what appears below is what I wrote as my personal GHG reduction preferences as amended by Bob Shaw. The goal for our meeting on May 10 will be to finalize and approve what you see below as the EAC priorities, as amended with Bob Shaw's comments as being our EAC priorities for GHG reductions for our use and recommendations to the VOT. I will ultimately create document to be entitled "EAC GHG REDUCTION PRIORITIES." THE EAC GHG REDUCTION PRIORITIES (Proposed as a document) The ICLEI report indicated that the Top 4 Tequesta Local Government Operations sources of GNG are: 1. Water &Wastewater Treatment Facilities: 62% 2. Buildings and Facilities: 20% 3. Employee Commute: 12% 4. Vehicle Fleet: 6% The ICLEI report provided five key principles to consider as we progress to our next steps, as follows: 1) Adopt a 2030 Science Based Target Reduction Goal (50% reduction by 2030 is about a little over a 7% reduction per year by 2030) 2) Future planning and prioritization efforts should incorporate changing trends 3) Consider Programs that focus on mitigating high emitting sectors (on -road transportation, combustion, renewable energy) 4) Seek ways to collaborate with adjacent communities, state agencies and local utilities 5) Inventories provide the foundation for informed decisions and transparency Our top areas for focus on VOT Local Government GHG reduction in order of priority are: RIA Page 10 of 34 Agenda Item #3. 1) Water &Wastewater Treatment Facilities GHG reduction by: Urge the VOT to secure EPA or State grant funding for additional energy efficiencies at the Tequesta Water Facility. Communicate with the Loxahatchee River Environmental Control District (LRECD), the sewer district, in a professional manner, to advise the VOT of (1) any energy efficiencies introduced in their plant operations post-2019 that resulted in quantifiable GHG reductions; (2) inform us of any budgeted, but not yet implemented energy efficiencies that can result in quantifiable GHG reductions and (3) offer to lend the support of the VOT for any grant applications that are available to them, but not yet considered, that can result in additional quantifiable GHG reductions. 2) Buildings and Facilities: A. On the assumption that the VOT staff will continue to install minor energy saving retrofits wherever needed in all Village owned facilities, such as LED lights, seek grant funding from any sources to install renewable ground based solar photovoltaic arrays at Village Hall, Public Safety Building, Recreation Center, Public Works Facility and, if separate from water production operations, the Water Treatment Facility parking lots that in essence serve as de facto carports for all vehicles parked thereunder while generating renewable energy via solar cells. B. In conjunction with item 2, A above, add EV charging stations for both commuting workers and for Village fleet needs to facilitate incorporation of EV's into the VOT fleet and for anticipated worker increased use of EV's over time which will coincidentally address the Employee Commute and Vehicle Fleet categories identified in the ICLEI report as areas, which when added together, equal 18% of VOT Local Government sources of GHG generation. In the interim, as we progress to use of EVs for the VOT fleet, hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles should be incorporated into the VOT fleet to fain efficiency and GHG reductions. 3 Page 11 of 34 Agenda Item #3. The EAC will begin communicating with the community residents either via Smoke Signals and/or Village social media, explaining why it's important to reduce GHG's,) what the Village is doing to reduce GHG's, what, as a resident, a person can do to reduce GHG's. This will include informing the public about the current $71500 tax credit for buying an American -made EV, the locations for available charging stations and those coming _ to o the Village and area, along with information on roof -top solar and the current 30%tax credit. 3) Increased planting of Streetscapes with Native Trees Throughout the Village. We place this GHG reduction option here because the vast majority of street trees will need to be placed within unused rights -of -way controlled by the VOT. The lowest cost natural way to reduce GHG is to plant more trees. Not palm trees, but real natural native trees such as the Live Oak broadly in use today. Therefore, expansion of streetscapes throughout the Village will suck up more GHG and simultaneously facilitate walking and bicycle use thanks to the shade produced by those trees, which in turn reduces the vehicular miles driven in the Village which is a goal of the Community GHG reduction efforts since 50% of the Community GHG is via transportation and mobility. Streetscapes coincidentally increase community property values. It is also something a Village can get behind because they can see it. When seen, progress becomes real in the minds of the public. Therefore, increased streetscapes are awin-win-win proposition. El Page 12 of 34 r-I Agenda Item #3. E LU J � Page 13 of 34 Agenda Item #3. E LU R* r-I F uj J V ro ro IS 4--1 MO C: w E m 5% L- cn v° O O �7-� ■ ■— :41 — CD ■ — CD�"J E �"� L �v, � � ru 7 Q) - Q� O C). a- J L. 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