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GOAL 3: Showcase Ideas of the “Energy City” - The City historically has been home to green and renewable energy products and services.
<br />Water, wind, sunlight, gas, geothermal, and solid waste have powered the community for ages. “Green” homes, businesses, and products are
<br />respected worldwide. The “Energy City” will aid, create, promote, endorse, sponsor, and facilitate the next generation of ideas.
<br />ObjectiveHigh Priority Action Tasks
<br />Make link available on EC page for Project
<br />Encourage businesses and residents to participate in ERMU Phone Audits. Distribute ERMU Energy Guides to
<br />C1
<br />Conserve for Chamber members,
<br />businesses and residents; monitor and report survey results.
<br />businesses, etc.
<br />Provide 10 tours to school groups, residents, businesses, investors, and/or fellow local, state, federal, and
<br />Promote and utilize sustainable
<br />C2
<br />achieved annually
<br />international governmental and non-governmental employees annually
<br />Green building techniques,
<br />materials, and practices
<br />Adopt "Green" standards/guidelines for all large purchases ((ex: electronics (printers, printing supplies), wood
<br />Energy Guidelines document produced
<br />C3
<br />products, food, cleaning products, paints/coatings/adhesives, carpets, furniture, paper products)) by the City by
<br />with Class 5 Energy. Not formally adopted
<br />by city.
<br />2024
<br />C4
<br />Achieve the next Step in the GreenStep Cities Program by 2024
<br />Step 4 in 2016. Step 5 to come.
<br />Explore neighborhood energy systems (PV Systems, Water Collection Systems) and make a plan for improvements
<br />C5
<br />Exploring with Iserlohn.
<br />by 2024
<br />talking about GRE DE plan produced in
<br />C6
<br />Explore District Heating Systems and make a plan for developments by 2024
<br />2012(?).
<br />Identify and promote renewable
<br />C7
<br />Achieve 15% above State/Federal mandates of renewable energy city-wide by 2024
<br />2018 utility transition?
<br />energy resources
<br />Solar picnic table at Lake Orono proposed;
<br />C8
<br />Construct a solar demonstration site (rooftop, ground mount, or other) by 2024.
<br />need to secure funding.
<br />GOAL 4: Public Engagement in the “Energy City” - Good ideas are nothing if they are not pushed to the users and decision makers. The
<br />“Energy City” will develop and manage educational programs to promote the City’s goals and work toward the continuing education of the
<br />public with respect to energy technology, energy manufacturing, energy demonstrations, recycling, use of green products and education.
<br />ObjectiveHigh Priority Action Tasks
<br />100% of new residents and businesses will receive educational materials about recycling and organics recycling
<br />D1
<br />All residents do. Not all businesses.
<br />within the City of Elk River
<br />Develop education and
<br />D2
<br />Increase residential curb-side recycling to 95% of households and residential organics to 25% by 2018
<br />enforcement programs to keep
<br />D3
<br />Develop enforcement policies for recycling and organics by residents and businesses by 2024
<br />recyclables out of the waste stream
<br />Provide solid waste, recycling, and organics recycling receptacles for community events. 25% of community event
<br />D5
<br />will provide the receptacles by 2016, 50% by 2018, etc.
<br />Provided. Need more people to use them.
<br />Promote implementation of water conservation practices (rain gardens, bio swales, green roofs, porous pavement,
<br />D6
<br />greenways, wetlands, and stormwater tree trenches, low maintenance native landscaping, grey water systems, etc.)
<br />Required for Stormwater (Brandon)
<br />by educating residents, businesses, and City of Elk River employees by 2024
<br />Develop and implement enhanced
<br />water education, incentive, and
<br />Permeable pavers proposed for Lake
<br />conservation programs
<br />Orono parking lot; rain garden site TBD,
<br />By 2018, develop one public demonstration site for porous pavement, a rain garden, green roof, and other water
<br />D7
<br />green roof at WWTP by St. Thomas class,
<br />conservation practice; Provide education for area businesses and homeowners to do the same.
<br />and storm pond restoration planned at
<br />169 & Main.
<br />Apply for on average 1.5 grant(s) a year for use of "Energy City" funding of energy technology, energy
<br />D8
<br />Completed annually.
<br />manufacturing, energy demonstrations, recycling, use of green products, and/or education
<br />Advertise and support the adoption program (adopt a park, storm pond, wetland, greenspace, etc.) and have 6
<br />D9
<br />Parks and Recreation program. Add
<br />adoptions by 2018
<br />Solicit gifts and contributions
<br />stormwater and wetland program.
<br />Enroll in the Sustainable Communities partnership with the Unversity of St. Thomas by 2024
<br />D10
<br />University of St. Thomas - Sustainable
<br />Communities Partnership.
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