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Agenda - 01-24-2017 - 13-7 - Information Item - Orange County Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility Goal Update
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Agenda - 01-24-2017 - 13-7 - Information Item - Orange County Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility Goal Update
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<br />P.O. Box 8181 * 131 West Margaret Lane, 3rd Floor * Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />Telephone: 919 245‐2625 <br />Fax: 919‐644‐3001 <br />E‐mail: jethompson@orangecountync.gov <br /> <br />January 24, 2017 <br /> <br />To: Board of Orange County Commissioners <br /> <br />From: Brennan Bouma, Sustainability Coordinator, Asset Management Services <br />Craig Benedict, Director, Planning and Inspections <br />Jim Northrup, Director, Information Technologies <br />Blair Pollock, Planner, Solid Waste Management <br />David Stancil, Director, Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation <br />Jeff Thompson, Director, Asset Management Services <br />Gayle Wilson, Director, Solid Waste Management <br /> <br />RE: Orange County Sustainability and Environmental Responsibility Goal Update <br /> <br />BACKGROUND <br />Twelve years ago in December of 2005, the County adopted Environmental Responsibility Goal (ERG) for Orange <br />County, and it remains a guiding document lowering the County’s negative environmental impacts. The ERG was <br />drafted by the Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (“DEAPR”) with the input of <br />several departments. <br /> <br />Following from this adopted goal, in 2011 staff from Asset Management Services (“AMS”) presented a <br />comprehensive report on the County’s historical use of energy, water, and fuel. Since then, a broader group of <br />County departments have reported a more complete update on sustainability activities aligned with the <br />Environmental Responsibility Goal in October 2012, April 2014, and June of 2015. Reporting departments are <br />listed here: <br /> Asset Management Services (AMS) <br /> Information Technologies (IT) <br /> Planning and Inspections <br /> Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation (DEAPR) <br /> Solid Waste Management <br /> <br />UPDATE ON KEY SUSTAINABILITY INDICATORS AND ACTIVITIES <br />This report provides the latest updates on several ERG performance goals since our last report in June of 2015, <br />including utilities reduction performance data for fiscal years 2015 and 2016, as well as current and proposed <br />initiatives across several departments. <br /> <br />This report only covers a sample of the broad array of measurable sustainability activities and indicators that are <br />relevant to the work of County departments and the lives of County residents. At the end of the report is a chart <br />comparing several new sustainability tracking and reporting frameworks under consideration which may be <br />used in the future to analyze and report on the state of sustainability in Orange County. <br /> <br />1
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