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4-STAR BROWARD
Recognized for National Excellence
in Economic, Environmental and Community Sustainability
Jill HorwitzNatural Resources Specialist II Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division Broward County [email protected]
FACT: You are in one of the most beautiful, progressive, economically competitive
and environmentally sustainable communities in the nation!
BROWARD County
Achieved a 4 STAR Rating
Participating STAR Community: Registered intent to use the rating system
Reporting STAR Community (50-199 points): Registered intent to report and met basic prerequisite of completing objectives in all 7 goal areas
3-STAR Community (200-399 points)
Recognized for sustainability leadership
4-STAR Community (400-599 points)
Recognized for national excellence
5-STAR Community (600+ points)
Recognized as top tier achiever in national sustainability
STAR-certified communities
Communities using STAR or pursuing certification
STAR-certified communities
NEARLY 100 COMMUNITIES IN THE US AND CANADA ARE USING STAR... THAT’S OVER 40 MILLION PEOPLE.
As of July 2015, thirty-eight communities have received a
verified STAR Community Rating.
WHO IS STAR CERTIFIED?
5-STAR CommunityBaltimore, MD Northampton, MA Seattle, WA
4-STAR CommunityAustin, TX Davenport, IA Louisville, KY Portland, OR Tucson, AZ
Broward County, FL Dubuque, IA Memphis, TN Raleigh, NC Washington, DC
Burlington, VT Evanston, IL Plano, TX Tacoma, WA
3-STAR CommunityAlbany, NY Des Moines, IA Indianapolis, IN Phoenix, AZ Woodbridge, NJ
Atlanta, GA El Cerrito, CA Lee County, FL Reading, PA
Birmingham, AL Fayetteville, AR Monroe County, FL Riverside, CA
Chandler, AZ Fort Collins, CO Palm Bay, FL Rosemount, MN
Cleveland, OH Houston, TX Park Forest, IL St. Louis, MO
We are the LARGEST Pilot YearCertified STAR Community
Community Population Cert-Level DateTacoma, WA 202,010 4-STAR 11/15/13Indianapolis, IN 844,220 3-STAR 1/12/14Lee County, FL 645,293 3-STAR 2/7/14
Broward County, FL 1,815,000 4-STAR 2/11/14Evanston, IL 75,430 4-STAR 3/3/14Austin, TX 842,592 4-STAR 3/5/14Fort Collins, CO 148,612 3-STAR 3/20/14Chandler, AZ 245,628 3-STAR 4/15/14Northampton, MA 28,592 5-STAR 5/2/14Des Moines, IA 206,688 3-STAR 5/8/14El Cerrito, CA 24,048 3-STAR 5/28/14Albany, NY 97,904 3-STAR 6/2/14Cleveland, OH 390,928 3-STAR 6/6/14Tucson, AZ 524,295 4-STAR 6/9/14Atlanta, GA 443,775 3-STAR 6/18/14Davenport, IA 101,363 4-STAR 6/27/14Fayetteville, AR 76,899 3-STAR 8/11/14Seattle, WA 634,535 5-STAR 8/19/14Portland, OR 603,106 4-STAR 8/21/14Washington, DC 632,323 4-STAR 9/10/14
THE STAR FRAMEWORK
7 GOALSExample: Built Environment
44 OBJECTIVESExample: Housing Affordability
108 OUTCOME MEASURESExample: Demonstrate that 10% of units built
are dedicated as subsidized affordable housing
408 ACTION MEASURESExample: Require, incentivize, or
subsidize creation of affordable housing
516 EVALUATION MEASURES USED TO ASSIGN POINTS
BROAD SUSTAINABILITY THEMES WITH COMMUNITY-LEVEL
ASPIRATIONS
SUBCATEGORIES THAT MOVE THE COMMUNITY TOWARD THE GOAL
WASTEMINIMIZATION
Reduce and reuse
material waste
produced in the
community
15 points
Baseline Year
Years to 2050
Reduction per Year
2000 50 2.00%2005 45 2.22%2010 40 2.50%
Outcome 1: Total Solid WasteDemonstrate incremental progress towards achieving a 100% reduction by 2050 in total solid waste generated within the jurisdiction that is disposed of via landfill or incinerator.
EVALUATION MEASURE:Community-Level Outcomes
1. Create a Waste Management Plan2. Adopt specific product bans that will significantly
advance progress towards waste reduction goals3. Create a public education campaign or a targeted
outreach effort for residents and businesses4. Develop or participate in a regional coalition that
enhances jurisdiction’s ability to address waste management targets
5. Implement incentives or enforce regulations ensuring that residents and businesses work toward reductions targets
6. Provide services to enable residents and businesses to recycle and reduce their waste footprint
7. Collaboratively create and run at least 2 targeted recycling programs at key locations throughout the community
8. Operate at least 2 specific waste management programs for critical waste stream types found in the community
9. Create a waste-to-energy conversion system
EVALUATION MEASURE:Local Actions
WASTEMINIMIZATION
Reduce and reuse
material waste
produced in the
community
15 points
STAR ONLINE REPORTING TOOL
To pursue certification, communities use
STAR’s online application tool to report
on evaluation measures.
15/15
11/20
5/15
5.4/10
8.9/15
18/20
4.1/5 10.5/15 9.4/15 18.4/20 8.5/15 3.4/15 11.9/20
20/20 8.8/15 9.5/15 8.3/10 15/20 5.3/10
5/15 20/20 12.1/15 1/15 14.6/15 15.6/20
8.6/10 3.4/10 5.5/20 7/20 5.7/15 13.3/15
8.9/15 6.8/10 7.5/15 14/20 0.3/5 19/20
9.1/10 11.1/15 14/20 8/15 5.8/15
14.9/15 8.9/15
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Points & Scoring
CATEGORY BROWARD SCORE
Built Environment 67.4 out of 100
Climate & Energy 76.9 out of 100
Education, Arts & Community 48.3 out of 70
Economy & Jobs 64.4 out of 100
Equity & Empowerment 52.7 out of 100
Health & Safety 55.9 out of 100
Natural Systems 71 out of 100
Innovation & Process 0 out of 30
TOTAL 436.6 out of 700
Accomplishments and Opportunities
4-STAR BROWARD
Built Environment
Sustainable
Built Environment
Major Accomplishments:
• Community Water Systems = Develop and provide water conservation
programs to residents, businesses and agricultural water users in order to
help ensure that the community is not depleting its water supply.
• Transportation Choices = Adopt a bicycle and/or pedestrian master plan that
prioritizes future projects to improve safety and access to non-motorized
transportation.
• Compact & Complete Communities = Require, incentivize, or subsidize
creation of affordable housing in transit-served areas and areas identified for
compact, mixed-use development.
Opportunity for Future Improvement: Light in the Community = Show progress toward locally identified key light targets for light glare and/or light trespass.
Sustainable
Climate & Energy
Climate & Energy
Major Accomplishments:
• Climate Adaptation = Improve facilities throughout the community to be
better prepared for climate change.
• Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions = Demonstrate incremental progress towards achieving an 80% reduction by 2050 in community-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
• Waste Minimization = Demonstrate incremental progress towards achieving a 100% reduction by 2050 in total solid waste generated.
Opportunity for Future Improvement: Greening the Energy Supply = Demonstrate
that the community receives a portion of its overall energy supply from
renewable energy sources.
SustainableEconomy & Jobs
Economy & Jobs
Major Accomplishments:
• Business Retention & Development = Engage in regional coordination with other governmental, public, private, and non-governmental entities to attract and retain businesses in the region.
• Green Market Development = Create an environmentally preferable purchasing program for local government procurement of safe, healthy, and environmentally responsible products.
• Workforce Readiness = Demonstrate increased post-secondary educational attainment in the community over time.
Opportunity for Future Improvement: Quality Jobs & Living Wages = Support
living wage campaigns in the community and enforce the living wage policy with a
living wage officer or equivalent function.
SustainableEducation,
Arts & Community
Education, Arts & Community
Major Accomplishments:
• Educational Opportunity & Attainment = Increase the average 4-year adjusted cohort high school graduation rate for all students in all public schools in the jurisdiction from selected underperforming groups of race/ethnicity, disability, English proficiency, or income.
• Arts & Culture = Adopt a percent-for-art ordinance requiring public art to be
installed as part of new major public development projects.
• Social & Cultural Diversity = Promote events and programs that recognize and celebrate social and cultural diversity in the community.
Opportunity for Future Improvement: Historic Preservation = Achieve Certified
Local Government status, as recognized by the National Park Service.
Equity & Empowerment
Sustainable
Equity & Empowerment
Major Accomplishments:
• Poverty Prevention & Alleviation = Develop public education campaigns to
inform residents about how to enroll in available service programs to help
meet basic needs.
• Civic Engagement = Create a mock youth voting program to teach children
about democracy, elections, and the importance of voting.
• Human Services = Support the provision of high quality, priority human
services in coordination with non-governmental service providers.
Opportunity for Future Improvement: Environmental Justice = Create an interdepartmental working committee within the local government to guide and support environmental justice activities.
Sustainable
Health
Sustainable
Safety
Health & Safety
Major Accomplishments:
• Community Health & Health System = Conduct a comprehensive community
health assessment, which includes data collection and analysis of public health
conditions, trends, and problems affecting the community.
• Food Access & Nutrition = Demonstrate an increase over the past 3 years in
the food service sales of fresh fruits and vegetables in the largest public school
district.
• Safe Communities = Develop violence intervention programs and strategies to
support at-risk families and youth and to prevent the escalation of violence.
Opportunity for Future Improvement: Emergency Prevention & Response = Achieve Emergency Management Accreditation status for Broward County through the Emergency Management Accreditation Program (EMAP).
SustainableNatural Systems
Natural Systems
Major Accomplishments:
• Natural Resource Protection = Achieve targets for acres of land conserved in priority natural systems areas identified in a locally-adopted natural systems or land conservation plan.
• Water in the Environment = Engage in restoration projects for critical water
bodies and buffer zones that protect those water bodies.
• Invasive Species = Partner with local volunteer groups or neighborhood associations to restore priority natural systems areas by planting native plants or improving local wildlife habitat.
Opportunity for Future Improvement: Green Infrastructure = Demonstrate that 35% of the jurisdiction’s land area has protected vegetated surfaces performing the following functions: localized cooling through tree canopy cover, water management through wetlands, stream buffers, and permeable surfaces, or recreation through parks and greenways.
SUSTAINABILITY SYNERGIES: OVERLAPPING EVALUATION MEASURES BETWEEN OBJECTIVES IN STAR
Thanks to all the agencies, staff and community partners who helped to make this project a success:
Airport Development, Cultural Affairs Division, Emergency Management, Facilities Management, Family Success Administration Division, Historical Commission, Human Resources Division, Human Services, Office of Economic & Small Business Development, OIAPS, Parks and Recreation, Permitting Licensing & Consumer Protection, Planning and Redevelopment, Pollution Prevention Remediation and Air Quality Division, Office of Public Communications, Purchasing, Solid Waste and Recycling Services, Supervisor of Elections Office, Traffic and Engineering, Broward County Public Schools, Broward Metropolitan Planning Organization, Broward Sheriff’s Office, Children’s Services Council of Broward, FHEED, Florida Department of Health in Broward County, South Florida Regional Planning Council, International Dark Sky Alliance, TOUCH, UF-IFAS Broward County Extension Office, Urban Health Solutions Urban Health Partnerships, and CareerSource Broward.
Window Clings
Link your webpage
4-STAR seal guidelines
Tweeter handle #Broward4STAR
Marketing and Publicity Toolkit
Climate Change Action Plan
Business Alliance/ Six Pillars
Children’s Services Council
Healthy Communities (NACo Challenge & BMSD Zone Application)
Food Access (BRHPC policy input for BrowardNEXT)
Nova Southeastern University – Sustain Team
Municipal Implementation of County Guidelines
Municipal Sustainability Plans
Aligning STAR with Broward’s Community Goals
Recap
4-STAR BROWARD
• We are the 1st County in the nation to be
awarded a 4-STAR Community Rating!
• Recognized for National Excellence in Sustainability
• Over 500 Community-wide initiatives were reported
• Measures the Triple Bottom Line
• Certification lasts 3 years
• Rating Benefits Entire Community
Today’s take-a-ways
• Gauge your ability to support (time, resources, partnerships)
• Determine your tolerance for success, or failure. What expectations are there?
• Gauge your ability to sustain (assessment, marketing, incorporation, implementation, re-assessment)
• Identify what you have to gain. What benefits do you expect? Where will STAR take you?
4-STAR BROWARD
For more information on
4-STAR BROWARD
Jill Horwitz
Natural Resources Specialist II
Environmental Planning and Community Resilience Division
Broward County
4-STAR.Broward.org
