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Allentown
EAC
Report
to
City
Council
2023
2
2022
Achievements
Drive
Greater
Transparency
and
Accountability
on
Environmental
Matters:
What
we
have
done!
•
Provided
recommendations
on
environmental
sustainability
metrics
for
a
City
dashboard.
The
recommended
dashboard
metrics
are
posted
on
the
EAC’s
webpage
on
the
City’s
website
•
Led
the
City’s
CDP
disclosures
which
is
an
important
vehicle
to
make
available
to
the
public
significant
data
with
respect
to
the
City’s
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
climate
actions.
The
disclosures
are
posted
on
the
EAC’s
webpage
on
the
City’s
website
3
2022
Achievements
Cont’d
Actions
to
Address
Environmental
Justice
In
Allentown
•
Worked
closely
with
Promise
Neighborhoods
Lehigh
Valley
(PNLV)
in
developing
an
AmeriCorps-compliant
pilot
program
that
would
include
environmental
sustainability
initiatives
within
the
City
of
Allentown
for
Corps
members
to
provide
service
and
receive
job
skills
training.
•
Submitted
a
comprehensive
report
and
recommendations
to
the
City
to
address
energy
equity
issues
in
the
City
of
Allentown.
The
report
and
recommendations
are
posted
on
EAC’s
webpage
on
the
City’s
website
•
Submitted
an
application
for
technical
assistance
from
ACEEE
to
help
the
City
to
develop
additional
programs
to
address
energy
equity
in
the
City
4
2022
Achievements
Cont’d
Plan
for
a
Sustainable
and
Resilient
Allentown
•
Provided
recommendations
to
the
City
on
investing
in
continued
reduction
of
its
energy
costs
and
associated
taxpayer
burden
through
energy
efficiency
and
renewable
energy
projects
that
take
advantage
of
Pennsylvania’s
Guaranteed
Energy
Savings
Act
as
well
as
state
and
federal
funding
and
potential
public-private
type
partnerships.
The
recommendations
included
a
full
step-by-step
outline
of
how
the
city
could
proceed
with
this
work,
including
having
a
FREE
energy
audit
conducted
by
Siemens
Energy.
The
recommendations
are
posted
on
EAC’s
webpage
on
the
City’s
website
5
2022
Achievements
Cont’d
Improve
Community
Health
Outcomes
•
Helped
to
promote
community
event
in
Allentown
focused
on
raising
awareness
regarding
lead
contamination
in
homes
6
2022
Achievements
Cont’d
Increase
Environmental
Stewardship
•
Supported
the
City’s
litter
education
as
part
of
the
Summer
in
the
Parks
program
by
providing
input
and
instruction
through
a
Muhlenberg
student
intern
who
was
retained
and
guided
by
the
AEAC
•
Provided
literature
and
children’s
activities
in
support
of
the
City’s
earth
day
program
•
Reviewed
communications
regarding
environmental
permits
and
other
notices
to
the
City
from
environmental
agencies
•
Submitted
proposal
to
City
to
install
a
solar
kiln
at
its
yard
waste
facility
7
2022
BUDGET
In
2022
the
AEAC
was
allocated
a
budget
of
$5000.
The
AEAC
proposed
to
use
that
money
to
purchase
materials
necessary
to
pilot
the
solar
kiln
project
at
the
City’s
yard
waste
facility.
However,
as
of
this
date
the
City
has
not
yet
completed
its
evaluation
of
the
feasibility
of
the
project.
The
money
has,
therefore,
not
yet
been
spent.
The
AEAC
expects
that
a
budget
of
$5000
each
year
would
be
appropriate
for
the
AEAC
to
fulfill
its
purpose
of
supporting
community
environmental
projects
such
as
this
one.
8
Goals
we
are
Currently
Working
On
●
Advise
and
assist
the
City
on
completing
a
free
comprehensive
energy
audit
for
all
City-owned
assets
(including
vehicles
and
distributed
energy
systems)
in
2023.
The
AEAC
lead
on
this
goal
will
be
Tinku
Khanwalkar.
Jon
Zeller
and
Kyle
Ropski
will
support
this
goal.
●
Advise
and
assist
the
City
in
creating
a
task
force
in
2023
to
select
and
prioritize
recommendations
for
City-owned
assets
from
the
energy
audit
considering
all
grant
opportunities
and
alternative
financing
mechanisms
with
an
eye
towards
creating
a
publicly
available
energy
savings
implementation
plan
for
city
assets
with
targets
and
interim
Milestones
by
2024.
This
goal
will
also
be
led
by
Tinku
Khanwalkar,
Jon
Zeller
and
Kyle
Ropski.
●
Develop
a
report
and
recommendations
on
a
proposed
ordinance
banning
plastic
bags
in
the
City.
Julie
Thomases
will
lead
this
goal
with
assistance
from
Jennifer
Swann
and
Dieter
Kretschy
and
Lacey.
9
2023
Goals
Cont’d
●
Advance
energy
equity
in
the
City
of
Allentown
by
assisting
in
development
of
an
energy
efficiency
strategy
and
plan
that
includes
advancing
energy
efficiency
at
residential
properties
(including
rental
properties)
and
partnering
with
CACLV
to
produce
educational
material
on
indoor
air
quality,
energy
efficiency
and
opportunities
for
whole
home
retrofitting.
Maria
Ocasio
will
lead
this
goal
with
assistance
from
Jennifer
Swann
and
Tinku
Khanwalkar.
●
Incorporate
environmental
sustainability
in
the
“Inside
Allentown”
program
run
by
Julie
Thomases.
This
goal
will
be
led
by
Julie
Thomases
with
input
from
Tinku
Khanwalkar
●
Evaluate
incorporating
BirdTown
metrics
into
future
AEAC
initiatives.
This
goal
will
be
led
by
Tinku
Khanwalkar
with
input
from
Barbara
Malt
10
2023
Budget
Request
We
request
the
continuation
of
$5,000
budget
designated
to
the
EAC.
Allentown
EAC
Report
to
City
Council
2023
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