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Green Umbrella

Annual Meeting &

Celebration

December 9, 2015

Rhinegeist Brewery

Agenda: 4:00 Welcome - Kristin Weiss, Executive Director

4:05 Sponsor Address – Adam Dumes, Cohen Recycling

4:10 Tracking Progress: Action Teams & Initiatives –

Erika Fiola & Jeremy Faust, Action Team Leadership

Council Co-Chairs

4:45 Recognition of Departing Board Members - Scott

Hassell, President of the Board

4:55 Continued Presentations

5:25 Closing – Kristin Weiss

Thank you to our sponsors!

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Patrons

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A Word from Our Presenting Sponsor:

Adam Dumes, Vice President

Tracking Progress:

Action Teams &

Initiatives

Presented by Erika Fiola & Jeremy Faust,

Co-Chairs, Action Team Leadership Council

Meet Me

Outdoors 2020 Goal:

Increase participation in recreational

and educational activities, events and

venues that get people outdoors into

nature by 20%

Meet Me Outdoors Team Key Metric: Participants in outdoor activities and

organizations (from Cincinnati Observatory, Cincinnati

Nature Center, Metro Parks of Butler County, Great Parks

of Hamilton County, and the Zoo)

Year Participants

2011 1,664,103

2012 1,825,603

2013 1,949,267

2014 1,959,954

2015 1,962,883

2016 1,969,883

Meet Me Outdoors Team

Created and began implementation of a strategic plan

Growth of Outdoor Adventure Clubs and Red Bike

Quality and distribution of Guide to the Outdoors (50,000 copies)

Promoted and/or hosted Kids Expo, Paddlefest and Great Outdoor Weekend

2015 Key Accomplishments:


Increase awareness

Create partnerships

Fortify the Meet Me Outdoors Team

Obtain funding

2016 Action Priorities:


1 Thing You Can Do Now:

How much time did you spend

outdoors last week?

Increase that by 20% and see the

difference it makes in your life!!!!

Transportation 2020 Goals:

Reduce the consumption of

gasoline and diesel as

motor fuels by 20%

Transportation Action Team

Key Metric: Annual gallons of gasoline

and diesel fuel sold in Tri-state

Year Gallons

2012 807,442,076

2013 801,955,267

2014 target: 770,000,000

2015 750,000,000

2016 730,000,000

2017 710,000,000

2020 650,000,000


2015 Accomplishments (of our partner

organizations):

Transit Friendly

Destinations

CNG and Clean Fuels

Ohio Events

Transit Regional

Indicators Report

Red Bike – Expanded to

NKY

Red Bike - 95,000 rides

in 2015!

Real time bus data for

Metro

CPS Walking School Bus

Program

Electric Vehicle

charging stations


2016 Action Priorities: Transit Friendly Destinations

Explore other multimodal transportation sharing

services, like Car 2 Go.

Promote Electric Vehicle Charging Stations.

1 Thing You Can Do Now: Apply for your workplace to become a Transit

Friendly Destination!

Mission: To connect people and places via a

regional trails network that promotes

vibrant communities through equitable

access to active transportation and outdoor

recreation.

Tri-State Trails

Hired full-time Regional Trails

Coordinator

Launched Tri-State Trails brand for

regional trail network

Developed mission, goals, and objectives

through strategic planning process

Established County Trail Forums in 2

counties


Update Regional Trails Plan data

Launch interactive online Trail Finder tool

Publish GIS data for public use

Objectively prioritize trail projects with community input

Host Tri-State Trails Opening Day on the Trails (spring) and Regional Trails Summit (late summer)

Expand County Trail Forum program

Pilot regional trail user measurement program

Tri-State Trails



For errands within 2 miles of your home

or work, choose to bike, walk, or run at

least once per week.

Tri-State Trails

Land

2020 Goal:

Increase the acreage

of greenspace by 8%

Land Action Team

Key Metric: Acres of greenspace

Year Acres

2014 202,600

2015 205,639

2016 208,678

2017 211,717

2018 214,756

2019 217,795

2020 220,834

Land Action Team


Co-sponsored Protecting our Pollinators event

with CNC and Invasive Plants Walkabout with

Ohio Invasive Plants Council and GPHC

Obtained GIS software grant to be used for

greenspace mapping and other action team

projects (at GU office)

New online greenspace map with updated

data to be used for metrics and planning tool

Land Action Team



Conservation easement event - two part program

for targeted audiences

Develop invasive plant control fact sheets

Strengthen four sub teams

Complete greenspace mapping and data

calculations including internship

Support native plants and the control of

invasive plants

Watershed 2020 Goal:

Change the behavior and attitudes

of enough citizens to measurably

improve the water quality of 75%

of watersheds in the region

Watershed Action Team

Year Monitoring

Volunteers Monitor Sites

2012 202 310

2013 259 351

2014 230 355

2015 242 356

Key Metrics: Number of water quality

monitoring volunteers & monitored sites in

our regional watersheds


Year Monitoring


2012 3,846 31

2013 4,860 51

2014 5,705 51

2015 5,135 52

Key Metrics: Number of watershed clean-up

volunteers & clean-up events in our regional

watersheds

Year Monitoring


2012 3846 31

2013 4860 51

2014 5705 51

2015 5135 52


1 Thing You Can Do Now: Get to know your local watershed

Join a water quality monitoring team.

Participate in a river or stream clean-up.

Paddle locally.

Recognition of Departed

Green Umbrella Board

Members

Presented by Scott Hassell,

President of Green Umbrella

Board

Energy

2020 Goal:

Reduce energy consumption in

built environment 15%;

Double local renewable energy

capacity annually

Energy Team: Key Metrics

Year Capacity (MW)

2013 2.117

2014 0.955

2015 0.477

2016 0.954 (proj)

2017 1.907 (proj)

Year kBTU per

capita

2011 32,799

2012 31,520

2013 30,766

2014 31,235

2015 pending

2016 30,064 (proj)

2017 29,517 (proj)

New renewable

capacity installed

kBTU per capita

(residents)

Energy Team


Unify EE/RE teams

Solarize Cincy launch

Greened the MLS

Empower program

Energy Conservation Team

2016 Action Priorities: Neighborhood outreach campaigns

Developing Policy Subcommittee


Free Solar Assessment

SolarizeCincy.org

Waste

Reduction 2020 Goal:

33% reduction of waste

going to landfill

Waste Reduction Team

Key Metric: Tons landfilled

Year Tons

Landfilled

2013 1,871,994

2014 1,936,009

2015 1,745,000

2016 1,681,000

2017 1,617,000


Designing and launching our

Paper Reduction Campaign

2015 Key Accomplishment:


Full implementation of Paper

Reduction Campaign

2016 Action Priority:


Join the campaign!

Local Food 2020 Goal:

Double the percent of fruits and

vegetables sourced and consumed

within our region.

Local Food Action Team

Year Markets taking WIC, EBT, # of farms,

# of community gardens, CSA

2013 203

2014 219

2015 228

2016 265

2017 290

Key Metric: Points of access to local food

for all residents


Food Policy Council

Local Food System Advocate

Website

Key Accomplishment in 2015:


10% Shift Campaign



Mission: To promote a healthy, equitable, and

sustainable food system for all within

Greater Cincinnati’s ten-county region

Four

Policy

Areas

Regional production

Access to healthy food and

food security for all

Food distribution systems

Assessment of community needs,

recommendations for planning

Regional Food Policy Council

Successful launch of FPC

Grants from PfP, Haile Foundation

Development of 2015-16 Workplan

Continued funding from Interact for Health

Four active work groups

Website


Regional Food Policy Council


How You Can Help Us:

• Recommendations

•Models/ collective impact Policies

•What we have

•What we need Assessment

• Cincy Good Food Fund

• Cincy Good Food Fellows Good Food Awards

• Cincy Good Food Fund

• Cincy Good Food Fellows Applicants

• Policy Decision Makers

• Institutional buyers Connections

Closing Please join us for a celebration

featuring local food and drinks from

Thank you to our sponsors!

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