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Early in the process, the subject committees met, with their initial effort comprised of educational sessions, followed by the development of recommendations for review by the various sector committees. The education sector also developed detailed sector plans to integrate actions into the curriculum, campus and community. These are provided as an education attachment. The sector committees of government (municipal and county), education (K-12 Seven of the 28 municipalities in New York State that have signed on to the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement, which calls for meeting Kyoto Protocol GHG reductions, are in Westchester and account for nearly a half million residents. These include: • Greenburgh • Tarrytown • Irvington • White Plains • Mount Vernon • Yonkers • New Rochelle and higher education), and business, then evaluated the subject committee recommendations and determined how the subject committee recommendations could be implemented within their sectors and by County residents. The Task Force operated independently of County government, but benefited from insight and participation of the staff of key departments within the County. This independence allowed the Task Force to offer recommendations from an impartial viewpoint, to accelerate initiatives already in progress at the County level, and to identify opportunities not yet explored. The Task Force included many municipal officials who engaged in productive discussions with their County counterparts. Few Action Plans have been designed to be as inclusive as Westchester’s, or have provided such focus on the various sectors served – including K-12 schools, higher education, multinational corporations, all businesses, local and County government, and local residents. The Task Force also reaped the benefits of lessons learned by others, in particular, by the City of Cambridge, and their Climate Protection Plan ii , the City of San Francisco’s Voluntary Green Business Program iii , and the City of New York’s PlaNYC iv . Many initiatives are already in motion in Westchester businesses, schools, cities, towns and villages, and inside County government. One of the primary discoveries of the Task Force was the lack of a shared knowledge base about what was already working in Westchester and what were the logical next steps. Through innumerable Task Force meetings, many tips were exchanged and lessons shared. Resulting from the numerous committee meetings was this framework for the Community of Westchester to address climate change. After the Task Force work was well underway, two of its members were tapped by New York State’s Lieutenant Governor’s Renewable Energy Task Force to identify and recommend ways of expanding the State’s use of renewable energy and alternative fuels. Attachment 2: County Executive’s Initiative Westchester Action Plan, 2008 2-4
Acknowledgements Co-Chairs Hon. Reese Berman, SUPERVISOR, TOWN OF NORTH CASTLE Robert Funicello, ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECT DIRECTOR, WESTCHESTER COUNTY Task Force * Adrienne Atwell, SWISS RE Richard Berman, PRESIDENT, MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE Hon. Catherine Borgia, TRUSTEE, VILLAGE OF OSSINING Hon. Nicola Coddington, ENERGY CONSERVATION COORDINATOR, TOWN OF GREENBURGH, TRUSTEE, VILLAGE OF IRVINGTON Hon. Linda Cooper, FORMER SUPERVISOR, YORKTOWN; CURRENT VILLAGE MANAGER, VILLAGE OF OSSINING Deborah Crosby, PRESIDENT, CHAPPAQUA CONGRESS OF TEACHERS George Drapeau, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY COUNCIL WESTCHESTER AND HUDSON VALLEY, INC. Eric Eller Robert Fischman, PROJECT DIRECTOR, GINSBURG DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES, LLC Herb Fox, FEDERATED CONSERVATIONISTS OF WESTCHESTER COUNTY Steven Frantz, CONSULTANT TO SCARSDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT Paul Gallay, WESTCHESTER LAND TRUST Katie Ginsberg, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL LITERACY FOUNDATION Jane Harsha, PRESIDENT, WESTCHESTER EAST PUTNAM PTA COUNCIL Anne Janiak, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WESTCHESTER MUNICIPAL OFFICIALS ASSOCIATION Hon. Marlene Kolbert, TRUSTEE, VILLAGE OF LARCHMONT Michelle Land, DIRECTOR, ENVIRONMENTAL CONSORTIUM OF HUDSON VALLEY COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES Phillip Landrigan, PROFESSOR AND CHAIRMAN, DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY & PREVENTIVE MEDICINE PROFESSOR OF PEDIATRICS, MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Margaret Lanz Luis Martinez, NATURAL RESOURCES DEFENSE COUNCIL Alex Matthiessen, RIVERKEEPER Andrew Millest, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MORGAN STANLEY CORPORATE SERVICES GROUP Emmett Pepper, CITIZENS CAMPAIGN FOR THE ENVIRONMENT Paul Ramoino, TRANE, NY, ENERGY SERVICES GROUP Hon. Thomas M. Roach, COUNCILMAN, CITY OF WHITE PLAINS Hon. Martin Rogowsky, LEGISLATOR, COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Hon. Christine Selin, FORMER COUNCILWOMAN, CITY OF NEW ROCHELLE Edna Sussman, ACTION FOR TOMORROW’S ENVIRONMENT Jackie Taylor, DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT, BYRAM HILLS SCHOOL DISTRICT Frances Wills, SUPERINTENDENT, BRIARCLIFF SCHOOL DISTRICT Fred Zalcman, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, PACE LAW SCHOOL ENERGY PROJECT * Organizational affiliations used for identification purposes only. Attachment 2: County Executive’s Initiative Westchester Action Plan, 2008 2-5
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Contents Westchester Action Plan fo
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As a community, we need to respond
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
Page 12 and 13: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ Require all utiliti
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
Page 28 and 29: Business Action Summary Provided be
Page 30 and 31: ♦ ♦ Promote in grant programs,
Page 32 and 33: Develop contractual requirements fo
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Page 36 and 37: Perform an energy audit on all exis
Page 38 and 39: Change staff and student vehicle op
Page 40 and 41: Waste Reduction, Recycling and Gree
Page 42 and 43: Households Action Summary Provided
Page 44 and 45: Change vehicle operating behavior b
Page 46 and 47: Climate Change, Global Warming, and
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Page 52 and 53: Sources i Intergovernmental Panel o
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Page 60 and 61: Sector Committees Government Sector
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Page 90 and 91: Promote Realignment of Regulation a
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Showcase Successes and Lead by Exam
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Sources i ii iii NuRide http://www.
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use patterns and a presentation of
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Model Code Examples Clustering: Rec
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development goals. In establishing
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♦ ♦ Municipalities should partn
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Currently, the wastewater treatment
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Protection of Infrastructure Develo
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• Review building stormwater rete
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Sources i ii iii Center for Watersh
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Improve Waste Reduction, Reuse and
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Specific green purchasing recommend
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Education and Information Sharing A
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Business: Waste Reduction Opportuni
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Government: Green Purchasing Opport
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Guidance for Using the Action Plan
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