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08-23-21 ATTACHMENT - COAB LEED GWCAP Overview - Item 7A.pdf RevisedEnvironmental Stewardship Committee Monthly Update LEED 4.1 Certification & Green Works Community Action Plan Outreach Strategy Sarah Boren 8/23/21 Good evening, Mayor, City Commissioners, City Manager and Staff – My name is Sarah Boren and I serve as Chair of the LEED Subcommittee for the City’s Environmental Stewardship Committee. I am here tonight to give you a quick update on the City’s LEED for Cities recertification and seek the Commission’s green light to perform public outreach for COAB’s LEED/Green Works Community Action Plan 1 LEED for Cities v4.1 Certification Water is the lifeline of any city. However, equity and access have been a major challenge in many cities. Globally, water demand has been increasing in urban areas and is stressing freshwater reserves, creating a perennial shortage of water. 2 History 2018 Commission Visioning – Commissioner Kelly suggested COAB seek LEED for Cities certification July 2019 COAB became first city in Florida to receive LEED for Cities Silver certification; Score of 58 ESC’s 2020 & 2021 Workplans included creating a Green Works Community Action Plan to complement the LEED for Cities certification.  August 2021 Draft Green Works Community Action Plan that is a combination of COAB LEED for Cities Pilot roadmap and v4.1, STAR Communities, City of Satellite Beach, and City of Orlando action items, goals and organization For background on this effort, in 2018 the City Commission had a goal to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) for Cities certification. The city achieve LEED for Cities Silver certification under the pilot program in July 2019. As part of that certification, it required a roadmap for continual improvement. Therefore, the ESC has had a community action plan on its 2020 & 2021 annual workplan to compliment the LEED for Cities certification effort. This year city staff won the competitive 2021 Bank of America USGB LEED for Cities Cohort grant and should be commended not only on their diligent hard work but also for leading the pack in the cohort on progress to date. 3 4 Demonstrate leadership Benchmark performance against globally recognized standards Improve quality of life and standard of living Receive national and global recognition Connect and learn with peers around the world Develop a culture of data-driven decision making Bank of America Grant 5 6 Regardless of your project type, the LEED for Cities and Communities Scorecard offers a roadmap to categories, prerequisites and credits for all existing places. Pass out copies of the scorecard; briefly review the framework 7 Integrative Process Natural Systems & Ecology Transportation & Land Use Water Efficiency Energy & GHG Emissions Materials & Resources Quality of Life Innovation Regional Priority Categories that address the triple bottom line – environmental, social and economic performance Integrative Process: Tracking 4/5 points – No City owned new or existing buildings are required to go LEED or other green building rating system Natural Systems & Ecology: Tracking possibly 6/9 points -- Though we do have some resilience planning we are not sure we meet all the thresholds required and we are still researching light pollution options Transportation & Land Use -- Tracking 7-9/15 points -- Looking to try to install some EV charging stations to meet Alternative Fuel Vehicles  Water Efficiency -- Tracking 5/11 points Energy & GHG Emissions -- Tracking 15-19/30 points  Materials & Resources – Tracking 1/10 Quality of Life -- Tracking 11-12/20 points  Innovation – 6 points available Regional Priority – 4 points available 8 Green Works Community Action Plan & Outreach (Implementation of LEED certification) Implementation arm of LEED How the two correlate 9 Focus Areas of Community Action Plan Climate & Energy Green Buildings & Infrastructure Governance, Education & Outreach Natural Systems & Ecology Quality of Life / Livability Solid Waste Transportation and Land Use Water The outreach will seek input in the same 8 focus areas as LEED. We will ask residents about their priorities in each area as well as which focus areas need prioritized attention. 10 INITIAL SURVEY – Temperature Read  Short Survey – 7 Questions; under 5 min How important is conservation, sustainability practices, and climate resiliency to you? Rank focus areas by priority Any key areas missing? Share how you have been env. Friendly Share top 3 favorite aspects of AB Would you like to be a part of a focus group or larger contact group as we develop this plan? What is your home zip code? Categories that address the triple bottom line – environmental, social and economic performance 11 More Detailed Survey – 18 Questions; 10-15 min How important is conservation, sustainability practices, and climate resiliency to you? Rank focus areas by priority Any key areas missing? What do you think should be in a GWCAP without fail? How important is it for the City to set goals and targets in the short, medium and long term and be accountable to these commitments? Do you think local tax dollars should be spent on energy and water conservation and sustainability and resiliency best practices including education of residents and the community as a whole? Share how you have been environmentally friendly If you could only use one word to describe Atlantic Beach, what would it be? Are you aware that the City of Atlantic Beach has a resiliency adaptation plan and is pursuing LEED for Cities recertification? How should the City engage residents to participate in its sustainability and resiliency efforts personally and at the community planning and implementation scale? We welcome your ideas! Would you like to be a part of a focus group or larger contact group as we develop this plan? What is your home zip code? Demographic questions: How long have you live at this home zip code? Age? Gender? Financial description of household? Education level? Categories that address the triple bottom line – environmental, social and economic performance 12 Answers to Previous Questions Presented to the ESC  Yes multiple times and all had chance to provide feedback on initial survey at last ESC meeting​ Request for more detail & sample questions​ Provided today & in individual meetings​ Who is going to do outreach​ ESC LEED Subcommittee will prepare all outreach materials as well as disseminate and ESC Outreach Subcommittee review & vet materials How are we right sizing plan & not over-promising Need to learn priorities /urgency of residents.  City is not committing or promising anything – it is just gathering information Commitment of staff time ​ Met with staff and discussed each outreach strategy and time commitment ​ Categories that address the triple bottom line – environmental, social and economic performance Integrative Process: Tracking 4/5 points – No City owned new or existing buildings are required to go LEED or other green building rating system Natural Systems & Ecology: Tracking possibly 6/9 points -- Though we do have some resilience planning we are not sure we meet all the thresholds required and we are still researching light pollution options Transportation & Land Use -- Tracking 7-9/15 points -- Looking to try to install some EV charging stations to meet Alternative Fuel Vehicles  Water Efficiency -- Tracking 5/11 points Energy & GHG Emissions -- Tracking 15-19/30 points  Materials & Resources – Tracking 1/10 Quality of Life -- Tracking 11-12/20 points  Innovation – 6 points available Regional Priority – 4 points available 13 Mix of traditional and modern outreach techniques Initial survey (Short & Long; Digital/In-Person) -- Low Focus Groups – Low Meeting/Roundtable with business representatives -- Low Meeting/Roundtable with youth -- Low Community Charrette -- Medium Town Hall like meetings in each district -- Low Booths at events like Cultural & Green Market -- None Commission Workshop - Medium Final follow up surveys – Low COAB newsletter insert – Low Social media with hashtag (FB, LI, IG & Twitter) – Low Flyers at businesses, schools, community centers – None/ESC Articles in the Beaches Leader and Times Union – None/ESC Webpage with email and phone number to send feedback to -- Low Hard copies of plan and surveys at City Hall -- Low Staff Time for Outreach Plan Our proposed public outreach plan includes three main audiences: residents, businesses and partners For outcomes, we want to: Really listen to what the community wants in terms of actions, goals and timelines Discern what should be in the community action plan (goals, targets and strategies) for the city to follow and what should be in a Citizen Guide (education and programming) Obtain a clear understanding of “where the community is at today” and where it wants to be in the short term, medium term and long term. We plan a mix of traditional and modern outreach techniques from surveys, in-depth meetings (virtual and in-person) to booths and workshops 14 Requesting small budget for outreach -- $3,980 $180 for survey software $200 yard signs (repurpose) $200 posters for windows $3,000 postcard mailing $400 to incentivize survey Enter to win free tree assessment or dinner at a local restaurant First 100 respondents get an AB Loves Trees mask or water bottle Budget, Timeline & CC Help Timeline Implement Survey – 1.5 months Execute other techniques (e.g., Charrette, Roundtables, Webinars) – 2 months Final community workshop – 1 month Draft to Commission – Q1 2022 What City Commission Can Do Approve small budget Push outreach like initial survey on your SM channels Work with your ESC District member on district town hall Commit to each getting 20-50 people to take the initial survey We have many no cost methods to achieve outreach Our timeline to do the outreach is within the next 4-6 months. 15 THANK YOU Thank you for your time. I hope you will grant the ESC your consensus to move forward with outreach. I am happy to answer any questions you may have. 16