Office of Sustainability and Resilience 2023 Annual Progress Report and Strategic Energy Plan Implementation Year One

In 2018, Energy Management established an aerial drone inspection service for mapping, inventory and structural condition assessment of City facilities. This project saves resources and improves safety of the buildings. Environmental Compliance and Support The Environmental Compliance and Support Section acts as an internal resource to assist City departments in identifying, managing, and addressing environmental challenges and impacts to reduce the City’s potential liability. With a staff having more than 75 years of environmental experience, the division brings professional expertise in Brownfields, underground and aboveground storage tanks, solid waste management, groundwater, surface water and soil remediation, vapor intrusion, air quality, and GIS spatial analyses together to provide comprehensive expertise to ensure departments best manage City resources. Sustainability and Resiliency Planning The Sustainability and Resiliency Planning Section seeks to connect the community with the OSR’s roadmap for making Greensboro a more sustainable and resilient place to not only live, but thrive. This involves but is not limited to the development of plans, green policies, and programming designed for public-facing outreach and engagement encircling sustainability and resiliency. Community Sustainability Council (CSC) The CSC is made up of nine Greensboro residents appointed by Council. Its mission is to promote citywide sustainability initiatives. The CSC hosts meetings every second Monday of each month at 4 pm to engage community stakeholders through education, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing to propose sustainable policies and encourage innovation. Established in 2008, the Greensboro Community Sustainability Council was instrumental in initiating the Strategic Energy Plan (SEP) and in guiding development of the it through adoption in 2022. In collaboration with Councilmember Marikay Abuzuaiter, CSC's City Council liaison, the CSC championed creation of the chief sustainability officer position, and applauded the selection of Dorestant to fill this role. In 2023, the CSC successfully launched the LiveGreen

Awards program, which recognized the contributions of Greensboro businesses, non-profits, and individuals in six sustainability focus areas. More recently, the CSC and Councilmember Abuzuaiter urged the City to demonstrate, through a clear commitment of resources, that sustainability is essential for achieving Greensboro's vision to be a community with endless economic opportunities and exceptional quality of life. As a result of these efforts, the Office of Sustainability and Resilience expanded in July 2023 and was staffed with a team of 10 City employees transferred from several departments.

2023 CSC

Nicole Spivey Gaines, Co-Chair At-Large Eric Ireland, Co-Chair City Council District 1 Conor Baker, Vice Chair City Council District 5 Jacques Pierre City Council District 2 Jerry Leimenstoll City Council District 3 Dr. Vicki Foust City Council District 4

Andrew Randall At-Large Jailah White At-Large Vacant At-Large

Marikay Abuzuaiter City Council Liaison Will Yearns

Real Estate & Construction Industry Advisor

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