Action Plan - FCM

Town of Banff Local Action Plan
Capital/Development Costs 19 :
Providing Energy Efficiency Products for the Community
• There would be high capital costs associated with setting up the office if this option is pursued, if the online
shop is pursued costs would be medium, and there would be no capital costs associated with
encouraging local hardware stores to stock these items.
Launching an Anti-idling Campain in Banff
• There would be no capital costs associated with the initiative.
• The initiative would likely require the allocation of 25% of a full-time coordinator position for a three
month period (at an approximate cost of $2700).
Developing a Towards a Sustainable Banff Web Portal
• This initiative would likely cost between $10,000 to 25,000 for a contracted web designer to create.
• Development of the Web Portal would likely require the allocation of 30% of a full-time coordinator
position for a four month period (at an approximate cost of $4300).
Creating a Revolving Fund for Energy Efficiency Initiatives
• Capital costs would depends on the size of the fund.
• The Revolving Fund initiative would require the allocation of at least 30% of a full-time manager’s time
for the first year (at an approximate cost of $18,000).
Ongoing/Operational Costs:
Providing Energy Efficiency Products for the Community
• The Energy Office/Store would require ongoing staffing to manage the office and to handle store front
sales, thus costs would be at least $60,000 per year. Resourcing costs associated with an on-line shop
could be incorporated into the TSB web portal initiative costs, but additional staff time would be required
to distribute items sold, which could represent a cost of anywhere from $5,000-$10,000 per year,
depending on total sales. Tasks associated with encouraging hardware stores to stock items could be
incorporated into existing responsibilities.
Launching an Anti-idling Campain in Banff
• Promotional costs (pamphlets etc.) could range from $5,000 to $10,000.
• On-going resourcing requirements would be minimal and could be incorporated into existing
responsibilities.
Developing a Towards a Sustainable Banff Web Portal
• On-going operational costs for maintaining the site would be low.
• On-going maintenance would likely require less than 5% of a full-time coordinator’s time (for an on-going
annual cost of $2200).
Creating a Revolving Fund for Energy Efficiency Initiatives
• The initiative would likely require 10% of a full-time manager’s time to administer each year following
start-up (for an on-going annual cost of $6000).
19 Resourcing costs (staffing requirements) are estimated by assuming that program staff involved in carrying out these tasks will either be
coordinators or managers, with average annual salaries of $43,000 and $60,000 respectively.
The Sheltair Group Page 30
Sept 2003