HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 04292014 - C.11RECOMMENDATION(S):
Recognize the new Bay Area Green Businesses for 2014.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Green Business Program Highlights
• Seventeen new businesses were certified and thirteen recertified since staff reported last year. We currently have 326
certified Green Businesses in the County.
• The Bay Area Green Business Program has more than 2,300 certified Green Businesses in the Bay Area (despite the
closure and decertification of many businesses due to the economy and stricter standards).
• Recertified Green Businesses perform additional work to meet the new recertification standards, but reap many
additional benefits. Due to the large number of businesses requiring recertification and limited staff time we have
developed a streamlined recertification procedure and alternative methods for satisfying the requirements.
• Continued collaboration between our program partners has led to more efficient
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On: 04/29/2014 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
AYE:John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II
Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III
Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV
Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V
Supervisor
Contact: Paris Greenlee,
313-3213
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board
of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: April 29, 2014
David Twa, County Administrator and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
By: Stacey M. Boyd, Deputy
cc: T Scott, C Rucker, P Greenlee
C. 11
To:Board of Supervisors
From:William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date:April 29, 2014
Contra
Costa
County
Subject:Annual Recognition of New Green Businesses
BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
auditing procedures, identification of more resource conservation opportunities, and greater public visibility of the
advantages of patronizing Green Businesses.
• The Statewide Green Business Certification database was improved to allow more efficient processing of GB
applications, and is the statewide repository of quantifiable data that shows how much businesses are saving each
year and the benefits to the environment. Businesses and communities can now quickly calculate: reductions in
solid and hazardous waste, energy and water saved, and wastewater and greenhouse gas emissions reduced as a
result of the Green Certified Businesses. It is also easier for businesses to apply online and to find resources to
help market their green business achievements. Checklists are being shortened to simplify the certification process
for businesses, the Green Business Program, and external programs that perform site audits.
• Continued our partnership with the Chinook Book - a coupon book with green resources and coupons for green
businesses throughout the East Bay. The Green Businesses listed in the Chinook Book are now easily located with
many handheld electronic devices.
Requirements to Become a Green Business
Certified Green Businesses must meet high standards of environmental excellence established by the Program’s
partnership. In addition, with the passage of AB 913, a Statewide Green Business Program has been established to
assist the local government programs, support the development and maintenance of the statewide certification
database, promote the establishment of new programs, and provide technical guidance. To be certified, a business
or public entity must:
* Fully comply with all environmental regulations including: Air Quality, Environmental Health, Fire, Hazardous
Materials, Stormwater, Wastewater, and Water Quality
* Conserve energy, water and other natural resources
* Reduce or eliminate pollution from any hazardous and solid wastes generated
The Contra Costa Green Business Program has twenty-three partners with representatives from public agencies,
cities and the utility districts. Working together each year we achieve our vision of Contra Costa as a place where
businesses contribute to the sustainability of our communities by being Green themselves.
ATTACHMENTS
Attachment Green Businesses
Contra Costa Green Businesses Recognized 2014
District 1:
Business/Organization Name - Representative Date City
Craig Communications, Maribel Rosas 3/12/14 Pinole
Nutiva, Gretchen Grani 7/19/13 Richmond
Family Dentistry, William van Dyk 3/21/14 San Pablo
Contra Costa College - Auto Repair, James Gardner 10/23/13 San Pablo
San Pablo, City of, Jen Jackson 7/31/13 San Pablo
District 2:
Business/Organization Name - Representative Date City
Beta Healthcare, Jacques De Jager 4/10/13 Alamo
Evening Janitorial, Kath Weeks 3/24/14 Orinda
Peak Financial Solutions, Quang Do 3/3/14 San Ramon
District 3:
Business/Organization Name - Representative Date City
Precision Cabinets and Trim, Deb Villalobos 2/10/14 Brentwood
Ironhouse Sanitary District, Dave Smith 2/12/14 Oakley
District 4:
Business/Organization Name - Representative Date City
Cobham Satcom Sea Tel, Ray Cordova 11/25/14 Concord
Verizon Wireless/Clickaway Mobile, Yih-Chau Chang 8/26/13 Pleasant Hill
Deja Vu, Nancy Rondum 3/21/14 Pleasant Hill
Custom Valve Solutions, Inc., Meghan Dolan
Kumisca
6/21/13 Walnut Creek
Third Workspace, Mary Beth Ricchio 4/19/13 Walnut Creek
Sports Basement, Deborah Crow 4/30/13 Walnut Creek
District 5:
Business/Organization Name - Representative Date City
Contra Costa Health Services – Hazardous Materials
Programs, Randy Sawyer
6/4/13 Martinez