DATE: September 10, 2015
TO: Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Alex Ameri, Director of Utilities & Environmental Services
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Sustainability Metrics
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Committee reviews and comments on this report. Specifically, staff would like the Committee's input on which sustainability metrics should be displayed to the public on the new website and the metrics for which the Committee would like regular reports.
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SUMMARY
As Hayward continues to implement programs and best practices to meet the goals of the Climate Action Plan and other sustainability objectives, identifying metrics to measure the progress against each goal is increasingly important. This report focuses on the metrics that are central indicators of overall progress toward the City's sustainability goals. Metrics are broken down into Community Metrics and Green Government Metrics (i.e. municipal). In each category, primary metrics indicate key performance indicators while secondary metrics will provide program-specific performance indicators and informational material. Metrics will allow the City to monitor and display progress toward our sustainability goals on the upcoming renovated website.
BACKGROUND
The City monitors and reports on community and municipal water usage, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, electricity use, and solid waste diversion from landfills. Community and municipal energy use is based on PG&E data and is reported annually to the Council Sustainability Committee. Hayward's solid waste diversion rate is reported annually to CalRecycle and Hayward's water usage is reported monthly to the State Water Resources Control Board.
A complete GHG inventory is completed every five years. This inventory includes PG&E data as well as emissions from transportation, solid waste and wastewater treatment. Hayward has completed GHG inventories for 2005 and ...
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