The Green Initiatives Task Force is moving forward, with the first meeting scheduled for March 1, 2010 at 6:00 p.m. in the Regional Meeting Room (RMR). Meetings will occur every other Monday at 6:00 p.m. The first meeting will be an informational meeting to discuss the task force proceedings and highlight environmental efforts already occurring within the City. During the second meeting, the task force will review energy efficiency intiatives as well as initiatives surrounding recycling and waste reduction. The third meeting will involve a review of all initiatives and a process of ranking each to determine the difficulty of implementation. The following meeting schedule is listed below:
Meeting 1 - March 1, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
Meeting 2 - March 15, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
Meeting 3 - March 29, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
Meeting 4 - April 12, 2010 @ 6:00 p.m.
The Go Green Initiative is an environmental action plan that schools follow to improve environmental practices on campus, centered on five key principles or areas of effort: generate compost, recycle, education, evaluate the environmental impact of activities and nationalize responsible paper consumption. Amador Valley Industries (AVI), as part of its agreement with the City of Dublin, provides funding to schools in the Dublin Unified School District that participate in the Go Green program. While a few schools in the district participated in Go Green in the past, over the last few years, participation has declined with only Murray Elementary continuing its participation.
Recently, City of Dublin Staff has begun working with Go Green and with schools in the District to jump start participation. To revive the program, City Staff now serves as coordinator for Go Green, which means that City Staff will be monitoring data submitted by each to verify participation. As Go Green Coordinator, City Staff will also assist schools with Go Green setup and implementation. Currently, seven schools have committed to participate in the Go Green Program. Murray Elementary, Wells Middle School, Green Elementary, Dougherty Elementary and Dublin High School are submitting data through Go Green, and are receiving funding. Dublin Elementary and Frederiksen Elementary indicate that they also plan to do so in the near future.
