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Solana Beach Clean and Green Committee

The Solana Beach Clean and Green Committee is comprised of local residents and owners working to help preserve Solana Beach's environment. The City Council has recently formed a Council Ad-Hoc subcommittee on Environmental Sustainability to work closely with the Clean and Green committee and provide direction to City staff on sustainability programs.

Achievements of City of Solana Beach & Clean and Green Committee
June 2007 through March 2010

Accomplished tasks

COSB CEC Energy audit June 2007
Outreach at Movie Night Aug 25, 2007
NPDES ballot September 2007
Coastal Cleanup Day September 15, 2007
Adoption of mandatory Construction and Demolition Debris Recycling ordinance, January, 2008
Friends of SB Library and California Center for Sustainable Energy:

"Your Carbon Footprint and Why It Is Important" Feb. 12, 2008 (200 people)
"Recycling" lecture (10 people)
"Energy Conservation" lecture (15 people)
Focus on environmental issues (2009 to 2010 meetings)

Outreach at Movie Night Aug 23, 2008
Clean and Green T-shirts created
Plastic bag recycling with TREX bailer September, 2008. 50,000 bags recycled in first 6 months.
"Green Flash" web page on COSB web site September, 2008
Coastal Cleanup Day September, 2008
Outreach to Solana Vista and Skyline school October, 2008
Plastic bag advertising ban
Green Building Incentives Program adopted by City Council December, 2008
Solana Beach Civic and Historical Society presents programs throughout the year that focus on environmental issues (40-60 people per meeting)
Solana Beach Sierra Club meets quarterly with City Council representatives to discuss sustainable practices and environmental programs in our community (50-70 people per meeting)
Solar Financing District: Request for Proposals January, 2009
SANDAG presents City of Solana Beach Energy Management Plan February, 2009
Green Building week February 23-27, 2009
Greenhouse Gas emissions inventory draft: April, 2009
Solana Beach receives SANDAG Silver Diamond Award for Commuter Policy, April, 2009
Creek to Bay Cleanup Day, April 25, 2009
Outreach at Fiesta del Sol, June 6-7, 2009
Solana Beach receives Sierra Club "Cool Cities" Award, June, 2009
San Diego Foundation appoints ICLEI Climate Fellow for Solana Beach/Encinitas
Cooperation with SFID Water Ambassador Program to reduce landscape watering
Leaf blower ordinance July, 2009
Recycling boxes added to all American Assets retail stores
Outreach at Solana Beach Movie Night August 22, 2009
First Annual Solana Beach Cleanup Day September 19, 2009
City of Solana Beach signs memorandum of understanding with Nature and Culture International to help in preserving rain forests in Ecuador and Peru
City Council votes unanimously to accept Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report on November 18, 2009
Solana Beach "Day Without a Bag" program: passed out reusable bags, December 2009
Solana Beach City Council votes to join California Communities JPA January 13, 2010
Solana Beach installs first SDG&E approved LED street lights in San Diego County on Marsolan Avenue, February 2010
City of Solana Beach adopts March as "Sustainability Month"

Conducted four Tuesday night presentations on Sustainability
Held Second Annual Green Fair at Fletcher Cove Park, March 26, 2010
Held First Annual "Earth Hour" at Fletcher Cove Park, March 27, 2010

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch Presentation - Six Solana Beach organizations and the City of Solana Beach jointly sponsored a lecture about "The Great Pacific Garbage Patch" by Captain Charles Moore. Sponsoring organizations included the Solana Beach Civic and Historical Society, the Friends of the Solana Beach Library, the Solana Beach Surfing Association, the San Elijo Lagoon Conservancy, the Solana Beach Presbyterian Church and the San Diego Chapter of the Sierra Club, attended by 350 people on March 2, 2010.
City Council votes unanimously to join CaliforniaFIRST Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (PACE), March 10, 2010
City Council votes unanimously to oppose the anti-AB 32 legislative bill and to support the continued implementation of AB 32 in California, May 12, 2010
City Council votes unanimously to adopt mandatory recycling requirement for all commercial businesses in Solana Beach, May 12, 2010.

In Progress

Solana Beach Climate Protection Action Plan: coarse screening framework
Energy efficient street lighting program
Green Business recognition plan
Water conservation plan/mandatory water cutbacks
Working with Solana Beach School district on recycling, anti car idling and composting
Evaluating solar cookers for use in undeveloped nations
Continue to support Solar Financing/Energy Efficiency district

Ongoing

Continuing updates/presentations by Friends of the Library, Solana Beach Civic and Historic Society and Sierra Club
Formation of new Green Chamber of Commerce
City of Solana Beach installing experimental LED street lights

New Goals

Adoption of COSB Climate Protection Action Plan and its incorporation into revised General Plan
Green Building ordinance
Idling car engine ordinance
Dark Skies ordinance
Find methods to capture much more of waste stream from retail outlets (plastic bags, recyclables)

If you would like to participate in the Clean and Green Committee or would like more information regarding the committee, please call Danny King (858)720-2477.