Attachment 5


Summary of Sustainability Vision Workshop

Activities That Pacific Grove Could Undertake


May 30, 2006


Table 1

Table 2

Table 3

Table 4

Table 5

Water/Wastewater





Cisterns

Cisterns

Cisterns, water collection, city to facilitate with free permits and financing


Capture water that runs off to the bay

ASBS- Water coming off of hills, recycling plant





Fog harvesting









Energy





Wind

Wind turbines

Wind power

Local power plant, wind


Turbine in gutters





Wave power


Tidal power



Pedal power, harnessing exercise power





Solar panels, ease arch review

Solar panels, fee waiver and assistance

Solar panels, fee waivers, have city pioneer ways and means for solar conversion


Solar panels on hospital

Energy from waste


Get city off the electric gird, solar panel installation







Food





Community Gardens

Community Greenhouse, starter plants

Farmers market in PG

Fruit tree in every yard







Transportation





Pedal power





Hybrids





Ethanol


Alternative Energy Cars


Biodiesel fuel for city vehicles







Allow electric on higher speed roads






Car coops

City vehicles energy efficiency

More places to walk



Street Car, Tram serving residents to stores

Golf carts for cars

Buses for the elderly












Consumption/Financing





Car share, bike share, appliance share, equipment





Sustainable Store





Barter






Environmental wise investing

Local Currency


Building/Design





Green Government Bldg (LEED)


Environmentally friendly building code

Get building community involved


Historic Green Bldg


Sponsor “can do” workshops for solar, cisterns, gray water




Neighborhood redesign Dispersed neighborhood shopping plazas, bike lanes, tiny parking slots, pedestrian friendly




Assess which services should be decentralized and which services are better centrally provided