HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda Item - 2009-01-22 Sustainable Lake Oswego (SLO)
Climate Change Action Month
Purpose: To promote awareness in businesses and residents around Climate Change
Focus: To sign up businesses and residents for water and energy audits
When: May 2009
Audit Providers:
• Energy Trust of Oregon
• City of Lake Oswego—Water
• Lake Grove Water—Water
• River Grove Water district—Water
• Partner with Tigard/Tualatin for audit capacity
Context—This is the first year of a multiyear program to raise awareness and galvanize
community change
Year 2009—Audits and baselines
Year 2010 - Pledges for improvements
Year 2011 —Quantum leaps in improvements
Design
• Convene or piggy-back on events during the month of May around the topic of
climate change, water and energy.
• Solicit sign-ups for audits at the events
• Model after LO Reads program
Metrics of Success:
Number of attendees at events
Number of audit sign ups
Mechanism:
Website for sign ups
Baseline info and calculations—May be added after May
Pledge and track improvements that are rolled up community-wide (Dec 2009—May
2010)
Potential Partners:
PGE Chamber of Commerce
NW Natural Lake Grove Bus Assoc
Clackamas County Downtown Bus. Assoc.
River and Lake Grove Water Districts Rotary—Kruse and Downtown
Lake Oswego School District Lions
Energy Trust of Oregon Churches
Friends of Tryon Creek Library
League of Woman's voters LO Country Club
Neighborhood associations LO Review
Other LO Boards/commissions Marylhurst University
Example Events:
Al Gore Climate presentation by Jean Baumann or Bill Bradbury
Inconvenient Ice Age—Jacob S.
Tours of Water Treatment plant
Luscher Farms garden tours
Neighborhood Association meetings
Regular Community and business organization meetings (Chamber, Lions, Rotary)
Library(Special climate focus, display area,book display,book groups, kilowatt meters)
Weekly showings of Matt's film—West End Building, Churches, School
Kick-off event(s) at high school
Bill Bradbury
Mayor-elect ideas for big event
Team with LO schools
Schools send home pledges with students
LO schools preliminary GHG audits—with PSU students
Walk to school day
No car—once a week pledge
Farmers market—pledge table; workshop
Organizers
SAB committee
Steering Committee (Chamber, School Distrct, Utilities, City Council/Mayor)
Volunteers— SAB applicants?
Time line
January—clarify design, identify and recruit partners
February—Create schedule, design website
March—Promote and finalize website
April- Promote
May- Event
Extras—
Giveaways: Light bulbs, water bottles,
Renewable Energy Signups
Logo contest judged during May
Outreach
Inserts in bills (utilities)
Insert in Metro Business Recycling outreach
Through Partners
LO Review
Clackamas Co Trash talk
Web page