Functions & Duties
Ensure that Tybee Island's sustainability efforts are a source of beauty, pride and abundance – not deprivation.
Establish a baseline for energy/water use and develop an ecological footprint analysis as an improvement measurement system.
Offer the city guidance and recommendations for implementing sustainable practices in city workplaces.
Promote locally generated and distributed energy by renewable sources.
Report on project outcomes to the mayor and council.
Identify ways of incentivizing energy and water efficiency for Tybee citizens.
Identify way of incentivizing energy, water efficiency and green building practices for the future development of Tybee.
Identify and promote low carbon and non-motorized transportation methods. Encourage use of low impact transportation methods by developing safe multi-use paths including unopened city right of ways.
Promote eco-tourism.
Promote community gardens, fishing, local food production thereby increasing food security.
Promote an awareness of the reduction in our eco-footprint with educational campaigns to motivate citizen action.
Lobby state, federal and private entities on behalf of the city's sustainable energy program.
Where these functions and duties overlap with those of another city committee and/or community group coordinate efforts to ensure the avoidance of duplication of effort.
Report On Project Outcomes
Police VW Passats 34 MPG and 26 MPG Newest Charger: 9 MPG
Landfill & Recycling 2013 residential recycling rate
(weight diverted from landfill): 17% More details in following report
Compost & Rain Barrel Sale www.rainbarrelprogram.org/
savannah March 8, Daffin Park, 8am - noon
King Tide Project https://sites.google.com/site/
tybeekingtide/ Part of international effort Possible CRS credit
Memorial Park Energy Monitoring & Savings Through June 2013: $49K to be
reinvested in additional projects Savings now being
calculated/reported by Finance Dept.
Glass Crusher Joe Wilson (DPW) has streamlined
commercial recycling; crusher has space and logistical issues
Wind Turbine Due diligence in examining data
and arguments Project could not be justified by
cost-benefit analysis Would have reduced 86 tons of
CO2 annually towards city’s goal
2014 Priorities
The CRC urges the City Council to develop and implement a comprehensive water and energy plan for Tybee Island.
City Goal
20% reduction in CO2 by 2020?
Energy efficiency Fuel efficiency
Community (Businesses & Residents) Recycling and plastics reduction Communication
3-year Summary vs. Waste Pro
14% 15% 17%
• Since 2011, the amount of recycled tonnage has increased
28%
• Over the same period, garbage tonnage has increased
5%
Waste Pro slides from December 2013 presentation to Council
249, previous slide
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