DATE: January 14, 2019
TO: Council Sustainability Committee
FROM: Director of Utilities & Environmental Services
SUBJECT
Title
Sustainability Guidelines for Special Events
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RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
That the Committee reviews and comments on this report.
SUMMARY
This report provides a summary of the City’s existing sustainability-related rules and regulations for special events. Currently, the sustainability-related rules and regulations are primarily focused on trash diversion.
Staff is proposing an expansion of the sustainability-related rules and regulations to include signage, purchasing, and transportation. Requirements for the Committee’s consideration include appropriate signage on the waste, recyclables, and organics receptacles, strengthened wording around the purchase of compostable or recyclable food and beverage serving ware by vendors, and outreach language regarding travel to the special events via public transportation. Staff has also drafted for the Committee’s review a more expansive Sustainability Guide for Special Events, which includes minimum requirements as well as optional ways event organizers can further green their special event.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment I Staff Report
Attachment II Current Sustainability Rules and Regulations for Special Events and Food Vendors
Attachment III Draft Sustainability Guidelines