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November 9, 2009 Section 6: Municipal Operations <br />reducing PM-10, the filters also reduce tailpipe nitrous oxide (N20) emissions. The City <br />completed the retrofit program in September 2009, 27 months ahead of the December 2011 <br />compliance deadline. <br />There are two main strategies for reducing emissions related to vehicle operations -reduce <br />emissions per mile driven (through low carbon fuel, or fuel efficiency), and reduce the number of <br />miles driven. Measures and actions for consideration: <br />^ Replace a few City fleet vehicles with a car share program or replace cars with <br />hybrids as needed. Following the City of Berkeley model, the City may consider replacing <br />2-3 city fleet vehicles with 1 hybrid vehicle from a car share company. Other cities have <br />joined local car sharing agencies and encouraged staff to use the vehicles, but Berkeley has <br />contracted to develop vehicle reservation software that dedicates the vehicles for City <br />employee use during the work week and enables general members to use the vehicles on <br />evenings and weekends. Replacement of fleet cars with hybrids in ongoing whenever <br />feasible. <br />^ Continue to review and enhance maintenance procedures to ensure efficient vehicle <br />operations. The City is committed to continuing to keep engines properly tuned and tires <br />properly inflated to improve fuel efficiency. In addition, the City's Fleet Department is a <br />registered Green Business. <br />^ Continue to retire underused and inefficient City fleet vehicles. Consider a Usage <br />Analysis Policy to assess the operating costs and annual mile usage of each vehicle to <br />compare costs per mile of each fleet vehicle. These types of metrics can provide <br />information to ensure cost-effective and reduced greenhouse gas emissions related to fleet <br />operations. <br />6.3 Goal: Increase recycling, composting and material reuse <br />related to municipal operations <br />Although waste generated through City offices, landscaping and construction projects comprise <br />a small portion (7 percent) of the City's total municipal emissions inventory, it remains an <br />important component to overall sustainability. Actions to reduce waste and increase waste <br />diversion in municipal buildings and operations demonstrate important leadership to the <br />community. <br />In October 2004, the City of San Leandro adopted a comprehensive Environmentally Preferable <br />Purchasing (EPP) Policy to encourage all staff to consider environmental aspects when <br />~Q~ "~~, ~ ti Page 47 <br />~j <br />~! <br />zCa~~~~~ <br />