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

Background and Introduction In December 2022, the Greensboro City Council approved the Strategic Energy Plan (SEP), which addresses the City of Greensboro Resolution 19 0770, to provide a plan for municipal operations to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2040. The SEP includes an extensive array of goals, recommendations, strategies, and actions to accomplish over a long-term period toward an energy vision.

as they carry out projects and establish policies that advance the SEP and beyond. The OSR is also responsible for compiling, analyzing, and reporting on the many datasets and metrics that describe and quantify the City’s progress toward achieving the goals of the SEP. About this Report The OSR began the SEP implementation January 2023. This report presents the first Annual Progress Report as requested by Resolution 19-0770. It depicts concise descriptions of the activities implemented during calendar year 2023, which includes the organization-wide recommendations described on pages 30 through 56 of the SEP. This report also provides a closer look at the expansion of the OSR and many of the highlights experienced during 2023.

The City’s Office of Sustainability and Resilience (OSR) is an extension of the Executive Department and administrator of the SEP, providing sustainability and resilience-related services for all City departments

including policy, program and partnership development to advance climate-resilient

operations. Therefore, the OSR will be responsible for implementing some of the SEP’s strategies and actions and coordinating efforts by City departments

Parks & Recreation

Engineering & Inspections

Field Operations

Planning

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Office of Sustainability & Resilience

Chief Sustainability Officer S. Shree Dorestant

Environmental Compliance & Support Manager Richard Lovett

Sustainability Planning Administrator Jeff Sovich

Sustainability Analyst Michelle Gill-Moffat

Energy Manager Sergey Kobelev

Environmental Compliance Coordinator Eddie Raynard Sustainability Compliance Specialist Sarah Montgomery

Landfill Specialist Mike Szychowicz

Sustainability Analyst John Hendricks

Landfill Technician John Ridge

Environmental Compliance Analyst Bonnie Ware

Office of Sustainability & Resilience Organizational Chart

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