“A GREENPRINT FOR PROSPERITY” FOR SANTA ROSA Susan Gorin Mayor October 1, 2009

“A GREENPRINT FOR PROSPERITY” FOR SANTA ROSA

Susan GorinMayor

October 1, 2009

What do we have?

Partnerships Committed Political Leadership Strong committed environmental community Models that work e.g. Solar Sonoma County Lots of great programs/ideas

What are we doing?

Building Stronger Neighborhoods Creating Educational Opportunities Promoting Healthy Lifestyles Leaving a Green Footprint

Building Stronger Neighborhoods

Enhancing our bike and pedestrian network helps build community

Neighborhood Revatilization Program targets low-income neighborhoods and provides ongoing support to help address issues

COPE creates neighborhood networks, communication and emergency preparedness

Neighborhood Clean up projects

Educational Opportunities

Coordinated program with Hispanic Chamber where ESL students learn how to use computers and then get one for free at the end of the class.

Save Green Go Green: promoting the importance of weatherization

Green Construction and Design Academy at Montgomery High School

Green Building curriculum at SRJC Green Building and Sustainability at SSU

Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Supporting community gardens Bike and Ped projects: Humboldt St. Bike

Blvd, Mendocino Ave Bike Lanes, Safe Safe Routes to School

NRP has developed walking exercise programs

Restoring Creeks and encouraging their use to recreate, de-stress, exercise

Leaving a Green Footprint

Complete Streets Weatherization Assistance Program with

Hispanic Chamber to retrofit low income homes

Installing electric vehicle charges citywide

Enhancing our transit system Intelligent Transportation System Solar/environmental projects

Committed Policy Makers

Establishing the Mayors Task Force on Sustainability – Involving the community to expand solar systems, energy and water conservation retrofits, build neighborhoods and make lifestyle changes to reduce greenhouse gas emissions

What do we want?

A Sustainable Community for All Transit-oriented development Building “Complete Neighborhoods” –

locating jobs and services within walking or bicycling distance of neighborhoods

What do we want?

Be the “Green” Center for Northern California Attract more green technology businesses Promote solar resources for the community:

DOE grant to Solar Sonoma County – goal is to place 25 megawatts of solar energy generation on land and rooftops and for solar thermal hot water.

What do we need?

Funding Partnerships with business, local nonprofits,

neighborhoods Trained and educated workers committed to

this field

Contact Information

Susan GorinCity of Santa Rosasgorin@srcity.org

707.543.3010