South Bay Cities Green Task Force Meeting Resources

Below are resources for cities to use as they develop strategies to reduce carbon emissions and work to enhance city operations making them cleaner more efficient.

Climate Action Plan Resource Packet:

·        Best Practices for Climate Protection, ICLEI

·         Local Government Operations Protocol

·         Financial Resources for Cities, American Lung Association

·         Climate Air Quality and Health Impact Fact Sheet, American Lung Association

·         Institute for Local Government Best Practice Framework 

·         SBCCOG/SBESC Resource of Services

Resources from SBCCOG Green Cities Task Force Dec. 4, 2008 Meeting: 

·         Speaker Biographies

·    California Climate Action Research, Louise Bedsworth, Public Policy Institute of California
           Click here for PPIC Report "Climate Policy at the Local Level"
         Click here for PPIC Report "Preparing Calif for a Changing Climate"

·         Climate Action Panel Speakers

Gretchen Hardison, Director, Climate & Air Programs Environment LA, City of Los Angeles

     Click here for Los Angeles' Green LA Plan

Susan Munves, Energy & Green Building Program Administrator, City of Santa Monica

     Click here for Santa Monica's Sustainable City Plan

Alice Sterling, Senior Project Manager, City of Pasadena Green Initiatives

     Click here for Pasadena's Green City Action Plan

Kreigh Hampel, Recycling Coordinator, City of Burbank,

     Click Here for Burbank's Sustainability Action Plan 

Speakers’ Power Point Presentations:

• Louise Bedsworth, Research Fellow, Public Policy Institute of California
• Gretchen Hardison, Director, Climate & Air Programs Environment LA, City of Los Angeles
• Susan Munves, Energy and Green Building Program Administrator, City of Santa Monica
• Alice Sterling, Senior Project Manager, City of Pasadena Green