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Home My WebLink About09242019 PACAB Climate Action Plan Public Comments PACAB Climate Action Plan Public Forum September 24, 2019 COMMUNITY INPUT SECTOR ISSUES SOLUTIONS • High energy use during summer months • Methane for energy needs • Expensive&fossil fuel intensive heating for residential& • Wind farm& solar emission commercial buildings • Lowell Creek hydro-electric plant • Seward electricity depends too heavily on fossil fuels • Geothermal ��'i% • No affordable or energy efficient alternatives available for propane • Promote/incentivize interconnection of solar/wind into city rid gy P P y g • Above ground power lines have short life spans • Carbon tax • Incentivize energy efficiency in new construction um • Require solar energy in new commercial construction in summers only • Encourage visitors to consider activities that are less carbon i - intensive. • Ocean energy for maritime community • Utility-based loan/grant program for energy efficiency(RFP) • Seward encourage vehicle transportation over other methods of • More farms & greenhouses &hydroponics transportation • Increase ride share opportunities • Roads are difficult to travel without a car in the winter • Organize a walk/bike to work day • Difficult to bike to town from Nash road, Old Mill, Questa Woods, • Bike trail to Grouse Lake Bear Lake • Tax reduction for electric vehicles/hydrogen city vehicles • Current zoning law incentives sprawl over density • Increase in public transportation to help reduce RV use • Seward does not use much land for local agriculture • Bike trail to Exit Glacier • Not everyone has access to cars • More sidewalks in downtown Seward&prevent vehicles from • Percent of land dedicated to car parking&wide roads/streets blocking shoulder lanes from pedestrians m instead of human-powered transportation • Alternative interconnectivity into city grid • Safe transportation routes to schools • Zoning to encourage higher density-development, increase paths & safety awareness for bike riders &pedestrians; make Fourth Ave. &Railway Ave. pedestrian-only routes SECTOR ISSUES SOLUTIONS • Beetle kill • Reforestation • Forest management education for changing ecosystem ntm • Plant r a more trees If • Decelerate acidity of our atmosphere • Invasive species hunt with kids uwo� �i�a�fli�py�V. • Flood surge • Special requirements/restrictions to build in high-risk areas • Bigger storms • Less asphalt • Warming climate will increase the likelihood of floods. • Acute flooding/emergency assistance • Drought/wildfire • Long term sea level rise will threaten much of Seward's land • Out-of-towners don't want annexation,but want to be involved • Education • Food insecurity • Public classes on climate-socio-political issues • Behavior is tough, especially when people don't see the immediate • Come to the SeaLife Center this Friday for open discussion connection of what they do to climate • Regular forums on relevant issues regarding climate control (ocean health, forest health, etc.) J • Profits from renewables • Public gardening • Climate action plan group throwing an awareness party t • Reach out to high school students/youth groups... invite and t t P engage! • Tax reductions for businesses who go green • Provide outreach &education to national &international visitors/Seward's tourists �rlr„1�1�1�� • City buildings are expensive/inefficient to heat • invest in carbon-capture fan research • High utility costs • Heat pump technology to heat& cool municipal buildings �' • Code is prohibitive and not green energy friendly • Invest in fusion energy f�1 • Clean fuel vehicles/electric vehicles for City operations • Relax zoning&building code for higher density&low-emissions I(�„ construction SECTOR ISSUES SOLUTIONS • Food waste releases methane as it decomposes in landfills • Methane capture at landfill/large scale composting • Many homes dependent on well/septic • Get rid of automatic water faucets • No incentive for residents to reduce water usage • Meter residential water ii, % • Wells going dry • Rain barrels from reclaimed materials f ' • Not being able to recycle#5 plastics in Seward • Change default size of weekly trash service to 32 gallon can, or bi- • No public recycling bins downtown weekly instead of weekly trash pick-up • Industrial compost in Kenai i • Regular visits with borough high efficiency burner for wood waste i • Coffee grounds recycling composition • Ocean acidification impacts • Opportunity • Fish regime shifts &wildlife impacts • Remote beach clean-ups • Toxic algae blooms • Recycling fishing line f • Increased cruise ship traffic&tourism impacts • Only permit cruise ships into port that meet city emissions • Increased run-off&glacial melts • requirements • Potential oil spills Citizen data collection • Higher traffic changes due to low level shifts • Citizen involvement in ocean studies locally • Blob impacts & increased frequency • Boater education&stopping illegal discharge • Raise awareness of fuel efficiency in fishing industry • Permeable parking lots to eliminate chemical runoff • Researching cruise ship rates &adjusting, if necessary • Prohibit all cruise ships from entering Aialak Bay • Glacier Bay Gustavus Experience w/rebound