Projects

Priority for SPG

0- no

1-high

2- medium, 3- low

Yes, I want to personally work on

Prompt City Action

1. Ask City Council to adopt Urban Environmental Accords

2. Ask City Council to adopt US Mayors climate protection agreement

3. Encourage the City to assess energy vulnerabilities

4. Ask City to work with water and energy suppliers to avoid/ minimize disruptions of services to PG residents

5. Revise emergency/hazard response program to include energy vulnerability responses/protocols

6. Encourage City to explore feasibility of converting city vehicles to bio-fuels/electric

7. Encourage City to conduct solar assessment and convert city buildings to solar

8. Review building codes/fees to determine how energy efficient projects can be encourage (LEEDS)

9. Educate Arch Review Board, Planning Commission on need to encourage rather than discourage energy efficiency projects/remodels

10. Encourage the City to create toxic/pesticide free zones

Renewable Energy

1. Conduct solar assessment, explore feasibility of solar exchange program providing assistance for those with sufficient sun to install panels, encourage homeowners, facilities and businesses to install solar

2. Explore feasibility of wind and tidal energy (wind and tidal assessment), pedal power

Sustainability Store

1. Open a sustainability store to showcase sustainability products

2. Create PG “last chance mercantile”

Food

1. Create a community greenhouse/community garden (public parks, school sites)

2. Explore bringing farmers market to PG, consider impact on local grocery

3. Explore whether buses could circulate to farmer markets in other cities

4. Contact organic farmers, set up delivery arrangements

5. Create public relations program to promote fruit tree planting, home garden

6. Create food co-ops, food sharing programs

Transportation

1. Review steps to encourage bike usage (wider bike lanes, available air for tires, low cost repair center)

2. Trolley to bring people to retail (Trader Joes)

3. Shuttle to farmer’s market

4. Explore feasibility of car/bike sharing program

Water

1. Encourage individual households to install cisterns and conservation devices

2. Explore the feasibility of city wide storage ponds

Finance/Lending

1. Explore feasibility of local barter programs

2. Talk with local banks regarding sustainability lending, credit card

3. Apply for grants from energy commission, others

4. Consideration creation of investment cop-op (green bank)

Education

1. Hold community block parties, share ideas, recipes, tools

2. Work with schools to sponsor student sustainability projects

3. Hold fairs and events of variety of sustainability topics (cisterns, solar installation, recycling, alternative vehicles, gardening, canning, horticulturist, permculturist specialists)

3. Work with local artists to hold a sustainability art show/ working with recycled materials

4. Invite public to write plays, sponsor community theater on sustainability

5. Work with schools (CSUMB and other schools) to have community hrs. credit for student work

6. Chamber of commerce to promote local shopping, educate local business regarding needs, encourage more stores useful to residents

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