Green Ribbon Commission City of South Bend

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Green Ribbon CommissionCity of South Bend

• On Earth Day 2008, Mayor Stephen J. Luecke
  announced that the City of South Bend would form
  a Green Ribbon Commission as part of its
  commitment to becoming a Cool City through its
  endorsement of the U.S. Conference of Mayors
  Climate Protection Agreement.
• This document outlines the purpose, goals and
  objectives of the Green Ribbon Commission and
  lays out protocol for its operations.

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PURPOSE

• To create a policy-advisory group to support the
  City of South Bend in its efforts to reduce local
  contributions to global-warming pollution,
• To propose policies to reduce community energy
  costs and consumption, and
• To recommend sustainable practices for adoption
  by the city government, private businesses and
  local citizens.

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GOALS

• Reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the City of
  South Bend to meet or beat Kyoto Protocol targets
  ---establishing percent reduction from 1990
  levels and timeframe to achieve targeted
  reductions through a variety of actions.
• Enact policies, and urge the state and federal
  government to enact policies, in support of
  achieving the Kyoto targets.
• Urge the U.S. Congress to pass bipartisan
  greenhouse gas-reduction legislation, which would
  establish a national emission trading system.

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GOALS (continued)

• Promote land use and
• transportation patterns
• that foster healthy and climate-
• friendly community design.
• 5. Work with major regional
• emitters in industry and
• materials production to achieve reduction
  targets.
• Promote energy efficiency, waste reduction and
  conservation among government, businesses and
  residents as a means to reduce greenhouse-gas
  emissions.
• Support climate-friendly land use and building
  design practices.

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GOALS (continued)

• Reduce waste through reuse, recycling, composting
  and other methods.
• Support green renewable power.
• Improve air quality.
• Reduce traffic congestion.
• Save money.

• Improve efficiency of city government
  operations.
• Improve community quality of life.

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OBJECTIVES

• Choose a year for conducting a baseline emissions
  inventory and creating an inventory of South
  Bends local carbon footprint.
• Forecast likely greenhouse gas emissions for
  future years for the City of South Bend.

• Evaluate activities in the residential,
  commercial, industrial, transportation and waste
  sectors in the community.
• Examine baseline emissions from local government
  buildings, fleet vehicles and operations.

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OBJECTIVES (continued)

• Recommend emissions-reduction action steps to the
  Mayor and the South Bend Common Council to reach
  the target percent reduction from 1990 levels on
  a specific timeframe.
• Provide guidance, technical assistance and
  counsel in the development of a Climate Action
  Plan to meet the emissions-reduction target.
• Recommend a timetable, financing and assignment
  of responsibility for the implementation of
  action steps.

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OBJECTIVES (continued)

• Provide support, monitoring, analysis and
  accountability in the implementation of the
  Climate Action Plan.
• Provide support to the City in monitoring and
  verifying the emissions reduction progress.

• Help formulate policy to improve the energy
  efficiency of the City of South Bend.
• Educate and support citizens in their efforts to
  reduce energy consumption.

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OBJECTIVES (continued)

• Make recommendations to South Bend Utilities for
  generating a designated portion of power from
  green sources.
• Organize efforts to develop a regional consensus
  on a target year by which to stop growth of
  regional greenhouse-gas emissions.

• Collaborate with state, federal and local
  partners to develop a blueprint for near-, mid-,
  and long-term regional reductions, with clear and
  accountable benchmarks and timetables.

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OBJECTIVES (continued)

• Promote greenhouse-gas accountability and
  reduction of greenhouse-gas emissions in
  transportation infrastructure investments.
• Expand and encourage the use of alternative modes
  of transportation, such as public transit,
  car-pooling, car-sharing, bicycle and pedestrian
  trails, sidewalks and non-motorized travel.

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COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• The Green Ribbon Commission, is convened by Mayor
  Stephen J. Luecke, will be chaired by two
  co-chairs
• Jim Mazurek, director of sustainability at the
  University of Notre Dame, and
• Mike Keen, director of sustainability at Indiana
  University South Bend.
• Gary A. Gilot, director of South Bends
  Department of Public Works, will serve as the
  primary technical staff liaison.
• The Common Council, and other boards and
  commissions, may designate elected liaisons.
• The Commission will operate by simple majority
  rule.

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COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITIES (cont)

• The Co-Chairs shall schedule meetings, plan and
  publish agenda, and ensure that the Commission
  satisfies its charge in a timely manner. They, or
  their surrogates, shall designate a secretary for
  each meeting to take and publish summary notes.
• The Staff Liaison takes primary responsibility
  for developing the Climate Action Plan,
  overseeing the work plan and timeline, and
  coordinating the writing and implementation.
• In addition, the Staff Liaison will provide the
  primary point of contact with ICLEI Local
  Governments for Sustainability and other outside
  resource groups.
• The Staff Liaison may choose to hire outside
  consultants for assistance with any aspect of the
  Commissions work.

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COMMISSION MEMBERSHIP AND RESPONSIBILITIES (cont)

• The entire Commission will meet at least
  quarterly. Agenda for the meetings are determined
  by the Commission Co-Chairs in consultation with
  the Staff Liaison.
• The Commission will establish an executive
  committee, consisting of the co-chairs and
  citizen chairs of each designated subcommittee.
• The Commission Co-Chairs will determine the
  frequency and schedule of Executive Committee
  meetings.
• Each proposed subcommittee shall have a staff or
  staff-designated liaison.

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These subcommittees are initially proposed by
the City of South Bend

• SUBCOMMITTEE CHAIR STAFF LIAISON
• Baseline Inventory/Forecast One of the
  Co-Chairs Gary Gilot
• Climate Action Plan One of the Co-Chairs Gary
  Gilot
• Communication/Coordination Tom Price
• Land Use (CED/Parks Urban Forestry) Chris
  Dressel
• Transportation Planning Engineering Carl
  Littrell
• Green Power Patrick Henthorn
• Energy Efficiency Rob Nichols
• Green Building Brian Cherry
• Recycling Waste Reduction Mikki Dobski

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CLIMATE ACTION PLAN

• Goals, measurable objectives, action steps and
  timelines.
• Municipal government, residential and business
  sectors of the community.
• At a minimum, such topics as building energy use
  and efficiency, transportation, electricity,
  water, waste and recycling, pesticide and
  fertilizer use, and environmentally preferable
  purchasing.
• A timeframe for establishing baselines of the
  Citys energy use, water use, solid waste and
  recycling volumes, and greenhouse-gas emissions.
• An inventory of climate action steps taken by the
  City so far.
• A review of best practices nationally and
  internationally.

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CLIMATE ACTION PLAN (cont.)

• Cost-benefit analyses.
• Best opportunities for savings and revenue for
  the City.
• Related economic development opportunities.
• Reporting schedules.
• Incentives, rewards and recognition systems.
• Measures for publicizing the plan and
  implementation process to the community.

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Our mission Can we act to bring about desired
changes for a sustainable future ?

• Improve the environment
• Improve energy policy
• Save money
• Use resources wisely
• Leave things better for the next generation

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Timeout What are we really talking about ?Im
no tree hugger and the only green Im worried
about now is the kind thats flying out of my
401K

• Its been pretty darn cold out, global warming my
  foot! Climate control for me is affording recent
  heating billIm skeptical and I dont live in
  Kyoto
• Show me what you mean by Green City
• Show me what you mean by Cool City
• Have you noticed the economy is reeling---why
  would we invest time, effort and money in
  sustainability now ?
• Whats in it for me ?

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Cool Green City Early successes

• South Bend
• Harnessing the potential of innovative
  technology, environmental stewardship and
  sustainability

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Former Landfills-Reuse
Frederickson Park Boy Scout center
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Environmentally friendly solutions on large City
acreage---beautify and reduce maintenance cost
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Supporting Parks and Recreation

• Parks and greenery and programs to support health
  and fitness and quality of life for young and old
  are key to community well being.
• Parks amenities
• Open green space and water features
• Urban Forestry in Public Rights of Way, Parks,
  Public Properties
• Preserving natural resources and historical,
  cultural and unique environmental assets
• Trails, walkways and parkways

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Bicycle paths and Riverwalks -health and
fitness, recreation, and low impact commuting
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Riverside Trail Phase 1 and 2- Plan and
implement as affordable with grant funding
Phase 2 from Oakwood to Darden is designed and
under construction now
Phase 1 from Angela to Oakwood is complete and it
looks like South Benders are enjoying it---lots
of use.
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Organic Resources Ahead of our time, avoiding
landfill costs and turning yard waste and
biosolids into produces of environment benefit
and economic value
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Historic Preservation- a conservation ethic
respecting rich historic cultural resources
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LED traffic signals go citywide
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LED Traffic Signals---Leading the Way in
Sustainability
The City reached savings of 67,803 during the
installation period of the project and 185,542
during the first-year of the performance period.
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Portage Ave ImprovementsLathrop to Toll Road
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Beyond LED Traffic Signals---Enhanced traffic
safety, energy and environment approach

• Citywide conversion of all traffic signals to LED
  saves 2 million energy cost next decade,
  improves safety and causes carbon footprint
  reduction equivalent to planting 5,600 trees.
• Signal interconnect for synchronization and
  monitoring via Metronet saves gas, saves valuable
  time and reduces emissions improving air quality.
• Count down LED walk-waits at all signalized
  intersections

• UPS battery backups for power outages at busiest
  intersections and pilot pre-emptors near
  emergency room

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Beyond LED Traffic Signals---Enhanced traffic
safety, energy and environment approach

• Roundabouts save energy and enhance safety
• Bike paths and river side trails provide
  alternative healthy, environmentally-friendly
  options to get around town.

• Next ?---LED streetlights with IP address
  monitoring and control?

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• Potential Regional Connections

Metronet --- Last mile fiber solution Vendor
neutral voice, data video connectivity---technolog
y platform allows South Bend great possibilities.
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Example of the possibilities we are pursuing
now---Greenhouse Conservatory High Performance
Computer Grid Heating

• Greenhouse has budget woes and needs heat that
  wont bust the budget.
• Notre Dame wants to demonstrate green computing
  and reduce energy needed to cool computers and
  decides not to treat heat off computers as waste.
  
• Synergy produces win-win and helps the
  environment, energy demand and economics of both
  organizations.

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Distributed Grid Heating with High Performance
Computers
Introducing Grid Heating Appliances (GHA) and
Grid Heating Clusters (GHC)


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Computers in Desert Dome deliver heat to the
plants while ND data center avoids cost of air
conditioning to cool the computerswhile great
science is advanced
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A River of Opportunity Runs Through it
River Leaves South Bend at Darden.11 miles
River Enters South Bend at Logan
Wastewater Treatment Plant-bio-energy and CSONet
City Century Center Dam Hydroelectric Renewable
Energy
Century Center
Greenhouse Computer Grid Heating
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Safe Drinking Water -Monitoring Controlling
Remote Water Facilities

• 500 miles of Water Mains serve over 40 square
  miles
• 120,000 population served
• Better information and control
• Manage cost of water produced
• Save wasted trips, fuel and fleet wear and tear
• Let machines monitor 24/7 and free up people for
  higher level work

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Clean Water Act Responsibilities---Wastewater
Treatment Plant Maximizing wet weather flow
treatment
Big energy and environmental opportunities
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What is CSOnet?

• CSOnet is a solution for CSO abatement
• Wireless Network of Control Points and Sensors
• Monitoring of hydraulics and water quality
• Distributed Control Strategy and Software
• Data gathering and reporting

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Impact of Wastewater Treatment optimization and
other elements of CSO long term control plan
from 2 billion gallons per year of untreated
sewage overflows to 0 overflows of untreated
sewage in a 20 year program

• Removing bottlenecks gains capacity for more wet
  weather treatment.
• Smart energy systems management avoids demand
  charges and saves hundreds of thousands in energy
  cost.
• CSOnet Embedded sensors give real-time
  monitoring and control capability helps
  compliance and budgets bottom line.

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Smart Growth Compact Urban High Density Mixed
Use Ped and Bike-friendly Development
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South Bends 1st green roofLook for LEED to
lead the way in sustainable buildings
Madison Center Specialty Services
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American Trust PlaceCombining Preservation and
New Green Design Elements
Green roof planned in Phase 2
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Green Energy Hydroelectric Potential of the Dam
Studying a 1.5 megawatt Hydroelectric plant on
the City dam at Century Center- have FERC license.
Concept design with a turbine viewing window on
one side and fish ladder viewing windows on the
other side of the public corridor- a green
attraction.
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• Using Technology and Green Solutions
• to save taxpayers and ratepayers money,
• to be A Cool City,
• to be A Green Community
• to be a Regional Economic Center Powering On
  with Technology Jobs and Investment
• to be sustainable, and
• to be a City of Choice.

South Bend
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And Remember
Its not easy being green.