1. Local Environmental Initiatives & the Economy: Complete Chaos or Opportunity?

2. Unconventional Wisdom

3. Presentation Preview Political Leadership Directives Achieving Substantial Progress Toward these Directives Costs Avoided and Funding Sources Rockville-Specific Environmental Initiatives Qs / Discussion

4. Federal Direction 1.Create 5 Million New Green Jobs by 2019 – EPA - $7.2 Billion (Water, Sewer, Brownfields, & Remediation) – DOE - $32.7 Billion (Efficiency, Renewables, & Weatherization) – COE/DOI - $9 Billion (Navigation, Flood Control, Hydro, Wetlands, Water Systems, Abandoned Mines, Reuse, Stream Gauging, & Fed. Infrastructure, Roads and Bridges

5. Federal Direction Cont.) 2.Address Climate Change/Reduce Greenhouse Gases 3.Become Energy Independent –Undermines National Security –Strains Family Budgets –Cripples the Economy

6. Maryland Direction Create 100,000 Green Jobs by 2015 Restore the Chesapeake Bay Reduce Greenhouse Gases Reduce Energy Consumption by 15% by 2015, & Achieve 20% Renewable Energy by 2022 Build Using Smart, Sustainable, Transit- Oriented Concepts

7. Rockville Vision Our Mayor and Council Have Set Following Themes: –Rockville Shall Become a Green City –With a Quality-Built (Energy Efficient) Environment –And a Sustainable Economy

8. Essential Tools for Cultivating a Sustainable Economy

9. Essential Tools (Cont.) Enterprise Funds & Fees Impervious Surface Fees Traditional CIP Bonds Volunteer Professional Help Purchasing Goods & Services Ks Prioritizing, Monitoring and Measuring Performance

10. Rockville’s Environment & Sustainability Initiatives Dedicated Environmental Staff 9 Member Resident Environment Commission City-Wide Sustainability Strategy (2007 Strategic Planning Tool)

11. Rockville’s Program (Cont.) Strong Legal & Policy Foundation: –Comprehensive Zoning Update –Water Quality Protection Ordinance –Tree Protection Ordinance –Green Building Code –Stormwater Ordinance

12. Rockville’s Program (Cont.) Town Center - Smart Growth Makeover of the City’s Core Energy Efficiency Upgrades –Nearly $300k in Savings Last 2 Years [HVAC, Lighting, Office Equipment] Environmental Management System (EMS) for City Facilities

13. Rockville’s Program (Cont.) Single-Stream Residential Recycling & Mandatory Commercial & Multi-Family Wind-Generated Electrical Power Biofuel Used in all Diesel Vehicles Upgrade Air Pollution Devices on City Vehicles LED in all Traffic Signals and Street Light Pilot

14. Rockville’s Program (Cont.) Stormwater Program –Stream Buffer Zones: 125-175 feet –Watershed Studies (3) –Stream Restoration Projects –Soil & Erosion Construction Permits –Adopt-A-Stream/Clean Up Events –Capital Program Sewer/Storm Drain Replacement

15. Rockville’s Program (Cont.) Stormwater (Continued) Volunteer Monitoring Inspection & Maintenance Rainbarrel Demonstrations Public Workshops & Rebates Aggressive FOG and Spill Program

16. Other Rockville Efforts Bike Master Plan & Large Bike Trail Network Backyard Habitat/Community Gardens Biennial Citizen Survey of Our Performance Substantial Website Investment Monthly Newspaper Articles & Cable TV Stories

17. Funding Sources Taxes (General Fund) Grants (Public/Private) Enterprise Fees: –Development Review/Permits –Stormwater Utility –Refuse (Recycling) Collection –Drinking Water –Sewer Service Volunteers

18. Contact Information Mark Charles, Chief Environmental Management 30 Courthouse Square Rockville, MD 20850-2302 (240) 314-8871 mcharles@rockvillemd.gov www.rockvillemd.gov/environment

19. Questions & Discussion Qs???

21. What Does This Direction Mean? Investments & Improvements in: –Alternative Energy & Conservation Practices –Greenhouse Gas Reductions –Green Zoning and Buildings

22. What Does This Direction Mean? (Cont.) Smart Growth and Transit Recycling and Reuse Water Quality Protection –Watersheds (Stormwater) –Sources of Drinking Water

23. What Does This Direction Mean? (Cont.) Fixing Aging Infrastructure Substituting a Less Consumptive Way of Doing (Any) Business Looking at the Whole Cost of Goods and Services – Not Just the Purchase Price (Maintain & Dispose/Reuse Opportunities)

24. Can You Afford to Wait? High Electricity & Fuel Prices Failing Infrastructure Higher Cost for Purchased Goods Litter Collection & Refuse Tipping Fees Further Bay Deterioration & Rising Sea Levels Emerging Employment Opportunities Public Support & Consumer Preferences for Green Initiatives & Products

25. Tools for a Sustainable Economy (Cont.) Incentives ($$ & Approval Processes) City and County Code Updates Focused Information and Networking Public Outreach & Assistance