The City of Hilliard Sustainability Plan

Hilliard Sustainability PlanECON. EXECUTIVEENERGY DEV. &SOCIAL SUMMARY WASTE EQ.REDUCTIONmuch water has been collected each week. Partiesresponsible: This would be the responsibility of theCity to put the barrels on City buildings and up to theEnvironmental Sustainability Commission to collect thedata on a volunteer basis. Cost: Columbus offers rainbarrels at discounted price of $45 after residents went to astormwater management workshop. 156» Implement a “Clean Your Gutters Day” and provideincentives for residents to participate such as supplies.This program would happen once a year that truly triesto educate and bring awareness in a civic engagementactivity. Party responsible: The Environmental SustainabilityCommission to gain awareness and apply for grants. Cost:The only cost would be for brochures and any suppliesto help incentivize residents to participate. This woulddepend on how many residents would participate andshould secure funds through grants before implementingthe program.Medium Term (3-5 years)» Implement a new guideline that would have all newconstruction projects especially where stormwatermanagement is a concern use porous concrete. This couldbe by providing incentives for the City and developers touse porous pavement on all roads, trails, and roundabouts.As well as provide incentives for private developers to useporous pavement by giving them credits or increasingtheir development rights like building height or parkingspaces allotment. Parties responsible: The City of Hilliardand Hilliard Engineering Division. Cost: Porous concretecan cost $1.00-$2.00 per square feet for both materials andinstallation. 157» Provide incentives and resources for community members to buildtheir own rain garden on their residential properties. This would bethrough workshops and brochures. Parties responsible: This wouldbe the responsibility of the City to provide the barrels to residentsand up to the Environmental Sustainability Commission to gainawareness. Cost: Once the GreenSpot initiative starts have a rainbarrel program similar to that of Columbus, Hilliard should workwith various vendors or partner with the Columbus to provide thebarrels at a reduce cost to residents.Public AwarenessRecommendation: Increase public awareness of sustainable behaviors.Public awareness and community participation campaigns can have atremendous effect on the success of implementing sustainability measures.In recent years, little effort has been made to increase public awarenessof these issues in Hilliard. However, the Environmental SustainabilityCommission was formed in order to “review existing green policiesand advise City Council, the Mayor, and City officials in the initiation ordevelopment of programs that will create or enhance sustainable practiceswithin [the] community.” 158 The formation of this Commission is the firststep in raising awareness of sustainable issues within the City entities ofHilliard. However, much more can be done to further engage the public onthese issues.Short Term (1-3 years)» While an initial “Sustainable Hilliard” survey has been conducted,a more in depth survey of awareness of sustainable issues ingeneral would help determine local support for these concepts.44