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HOW TO ENGAGE RES IDENTS IN
SUSTAINABIL I TY IN IT IAT IVES
Melissa Valadez-Cummings
Assistant City Manager
October 20, 2019
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Where Opportunities Grow Naturally
DallasFort Worth
Cedar Hill
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Cedar Hill by the Numbers
Population
46,500
Established
1846
Green Space
34%
Tree Canopy
7,938 acres
Number of Parks
19
Elevation
880 ft
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Our Strengths & Values
Distinctive Character
People & Place
Nationally ranked schools
Economic Development Potential
Sustainability
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Cedar Hill is Diverse
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• 2009 - City Council added various portions of Sustainability in their Strategic Plan as defined in Premier Statements:
• Clean
• Safe and Efficient Infrastructure
• Distinctive Character
• Vibrant Parks and Natural Beauty
• Strong and Diverse Economy
• 2010 - City Council authorized Staff to utilize Energy Efficiency Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) funds through US DOE to develop Energy Conservation Master Plan, which ultimately converted to SAP
• 2011 - City Council adopted 2011 – 2016 Sustainability Action Plan
• Staff provides annual updates to City Council
Sustainability Action Plan History
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2011-2016 SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN (SAP)
We envision Cedar Hill as a regionally engaged sustainable community that manages resources wisely, conserves natural beauty,
and promotes open space.
Vision
The City of Cedar Hill’s Mission is to invest in practical planning today for a sustainable community tomorrow.
Mission
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• Triple Bottom Line ~ ROI based on three areas: – Social
– Economic
– Environmental
• Comparable to
Three P’s of Private
Sector– People
– Planet
– Profit
Sustainable Development Model
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Building a Green Sustainable Future
Dependent on making Good use of our Resources
through GROWING GREEN:
▪ Urban conservation
▪ Renewable energy
▪ Green infrastructure
▪ Water conservation & management
▪ Transportation
Business case for City’s future economy
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CIT IZEN DRIVEN URBAN
CONSERVATION
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• Development incorporates natural landscape
• Tree Preservation Ordinance & Historic Tree Preservation
• Parks Open Space, Trails & Open Space Vision Master
Plan (2012)
➤ Protect 20% of City dedicated to Parks and Open Space
A City in a Park
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• Cedar Hill is in the TOP
5% of cities
– Trails, Bike Lanes,
Steetscapes
– All promote a healthy,
walkable community
A Walkable City
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• Value of green space
• Preserve natural beauty for future generations
• Believe that we are borrowing from future
generations, rather than inheriting from our
ancestors
• Collaboration through partnerships
– Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center
– Cedar Hill State Park
Cedar Hill’s Philosophy
Cedar Hill’s Natural Beauty
Dogwood Canyon Audubon Center
Joe Pool Lake &
Cedar Hill State Park
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CIT IZEN DRIVEN RENEWABLE
ENERGY
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• 480 solar panels
• 152.64 kW PV system
• Generates 210,030 kWh annually (8% total building use)
• Grant funding
➤ $952,000 SECO funds
➤ $164,500 Oncor program
➤ $26,000 City
Solar PV System
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• 4.335 kW vertical axis
• Complement solar project as
hybrid solution to cost of
electricity
• 100% funded project
– $50,000 SECO funds
– 20% match required ($12,500
budgeted)
• $1,500 Oncor Incentive
Wind Turbine
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CIT IZEN DRIVEN GREEN
INFRASTRUCTURE
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• Once a week collection of trash and recycling
• Single stream recycling in 96 gallon carts for single family residences
– Results in 200% increase in recycling participation in first 3 months
• Mandatory multi-family recycling (2013)
– $1 per unit regardless of occupancy
– Recycling service provided to 9 complexes or 1,654 units in Cedar Hill
• 1 bulky item per week
• 100% of all green waste is recycled
Recycling Focused Solid Waste
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Before 2013 – 2,800 milesAfter 2013 – 1,800 miles
Reduced Carbon Footprint
• Surface miles traveled reduced by ~1,000 miles per week
• Since 2013
– Reduced by 182,000 miles traveled
– 308 metric tons of CO2 reduction
Environmental Impact
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• $50,000 Regional Planning agency grant
• 12 solar recycling compactors
• Located at largest sports complex in the City where there
are significant amounts of recyclable material disposed
• Live reporting to staff
Big Belly Solar Recycling Compactors
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• Partnership with the Fort Worth
Environmental Collection Center
– FREE to all Cedar Hill Residents
– 2 mobile events annually
• Program expansion in 2017
– $66,000 Regional Planning agency
grant
– $18,500 City Budgeted
– Expand to 4 mobile events
– Purchase of trailer and equipment
so mobile event is fully ran by City
staff
Household Hazardous Waste
Over 35,000 lbs of HHW removed
from landfill waste stream annually
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CIT I ZEN DR IVEN WATER
CONSERVAT ION &
MANAGEMENT
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Automatic Metering
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Automatic Metering Infrastructure
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• $300,000 Bureau of
Reclamation grant for pilot
project
• 24 Solar Powered Data
Collectors throughout the City
• Eliminated meter reading
routes
• 210 miles monthly
• Reduced emissions; saved
fuel costs
• Total $9.1m Project ROI – less
than 7.5 years
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• More accurate reading of water consumption
• Facilitates water conservation
• Enhanced customer service
– Real time meter reads
– Leak detection in 24 hours
– Empower citizens to manage water usage
• App
• Set alerts for water use thresholds
• Compare water usage to neighbors in similar households
Customer Empowerment
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CIT IZEN DRIVEN
TRANSPORTAT ION
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• Solid Waste Changes
➤ Significant carbon emission reduction
• Automatic Metering Infrastructure
➤ Carbon emission free water meter reading
• Carbon Emission Free transportation
➤ Electric Vehicles & EV charging stations
• Transit Oriented Development Plan
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Transportation
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• City purchased two all electric vehicles
• Powered by Solar/Wind
• EV charging stations 100% grant funded
Electric Vehicles
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• Hillside Village EV Stations
Community EV Stations
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Economic Vitality for Cedar Hill
➢ Transportation
– Transit
– East / West network (Loop 9, Southern Gateway and connections)
➢ Growing a Complete Economy
▪ Corporate presence
▪ Strong education and health care presence
▪ Use of Natural Resources (water, open space, energy)
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• Becoming a way of life
• Transition from a Task Oriented Plan to a Strategic
Planning Oriented Plan
• Involves ALL departments AND the community
Future Sustainability for Cedar Hill
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The greatest thing in this world is not so much where we stand as in what direction we are moving.
- Johann Wolfgang von
Goethe
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Melissa Valadez-Cummings
Assistant City Manager
972-291-5100 x1007
Thank You
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Questions?
THANK YOU