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The mission of the Task Force was to identify workable strategies and practical actions the Community of Westchester can implement to reduce global warming and foster sustainable development, and to present this information in an Action Plan appropriate for implementation by all sectors of the community: households, businesses, education and similar institutions, and local and county government. Using the ICLEI Cities for Climate Protection Campaign Five Milestones i as a guide, the County Executive requested the following actions of the Task Force: • Update the Community of Westchester’s six-year-old greenhouse gas emissions inventory. • Recommend an emissions reduction goal. • Develop an Action Plan with actions for all sectors to achieve the goal. • Recommend sustainable development actions. Task Force The Task Force included representatives from government, business, education, communities of faith, and environmental organizations. Among these experts were members from county business associations, international corporations with offices in the county, teachers and professors, college presidents, and representatives from local and national environmental groups. The Task Force had two co-chairs: one a Westchester town supervisor and one from county government. In developing the Action Plan, the Task Force evaluated the following five technical subject areas: Hon. Reese Berman, co-chair of the Task Force, with Andy Spano • Energy including energy efficiency, renewable energy, and green building; • Transportation including transportation and alternative fuels; • Land Use including regional planning and code modifications; • Water Resources including stormwater, water supply, and wastewater; and • Recycling including waste reduction, recycling and green purchasing. Attachment 2: County Executive’s Initiative Westchester Action Plan, 2008 2-2
To perform the evaluations by sector and subject, sector and subject committees were set up. Task Force members served on one sector committee, and one or more subject committees. The committees were headed by a Chair and in some cases included a Secretary. In addition to the appointed Task Force members, the committees included many more individuals from the Community of Westchester who volunteered their expertise. These included County government employees and members of the general public with interests and expertise in global climate change. The inclusion of these Associates on the various committees demonstrates the broad-based and multidisciplinary effort that contributed to drafting the initial recommendations. Each of the subject committees also included a liaison from a Westchester County department (in addition to County employee participants) as indicated below: Subject Committee Energy Committee Transportation Committee Land Use Committee Recycling Committee Westchester County Department Department of Public Works Department of Transportation Department of Public Works Planning Department Department of Environmental Facilities Global Warming Task Force Organizational Chart The Task Force Steering Committee served as the executive committee of the Task Force and was comprised of: • The two Task Force Co-chairs, • The Chairs of the seven committees (four subject and three sector) and an additional representative from each of the three sector committees, • One health expert, and • Two at-large members. Attachment 2: County Executive’s Initiative Westchester Action Plan, 2008 2-3
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Contents Westchester Action Plan fo
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Page 6 and 7: a) Enhance current regional plannin
Page 8 and 9: To find out how the actions of all
Page 10 and 11: County Government Action Summary Pr
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Page 14 and 15: Evaluate potential strategies for i
Page 16 and 17: Implement adaptation strategies in
Page 18 and 19: Evaluate creating a model ordinance
Page 20 and 21: Replace incandescent bulbs with com
Page 22 and 23: Transportation Take Direct Transpor
Page 24 and 25: Provide information and training to
Page 26 and 27: Waste Reduction, Recycling and Gree
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Page 42 and 43: Households Action Summary Provided
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Page 60 and 61: Sector Committees Government Sector
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Page 88 and 89: Funding these Actions All individua
Page 90 and 91: Promote Realignment of Regulation a
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Guidance for Using the Action Plan
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