Sustainable development... "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
- United Nations Brundtland Commission Report, 1987
New Program Helps Residents Save Energy and Money!
ENERGY UPGRADE MOUNTAIN VIEW - As seen on CBS Ch. 5 TV News!!
Energy Upgrade Mountain View, or EUMV, is a City-sponsored program that offers no-cost home energy assessments for both homeowners and renters, with a goal of helping residents save money on their utility bills by reducing their energy use.
EUMV will provide up to 1,500 home assessments for qualified Mountain View residents on a first come, first served basis...free of charge. EUMV focuses on identifying those energy-saving actions that provide the greatest savings at the lowest cost, and residents will be selected for either a low-energy or high-energy assessment depending on their energy use.
Energy Upgrade Mountain View is being funded through the Federal Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program, and was developed to help the City meet its greenhouse gas reduction goals. EUMV will accept sign-ups through December 2, 2012.
For more information or to sign up, visit the Energy Upgrade Mountain View web site.
To watch CBS Ch. 5's TV coverage of an EUMV "HouseCall" in action, click here.
To read the Mountain View Voice article about an EUMV "HouseCall," click here.
To view the press release, click here.
TOPIC AREAS
Council Meetings
Council Environmental Sustainability Committee
Current and Past Projects
Environmental Sustainability Task Force
Recycling and Zero Waste
Helpful Links
"Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning" Community Group
Council Meetings
The City Council reviews and debates sustainability-related strategies, policies, and projects on an on-going basis.
The next such meeting will be:
Date & Time:
Venue:
Documents:
Agenda:
Previous Meetings
| Feb. 12, 2013 | Packet - Climate Action Plan | | Dec. 11, 2012 | Packet - Energy Upgrade Mountain View Extension Funding | | May 8, 2012 | Packet - Power Purchase Agreement | | Apr. 10, 2012 | Packet - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2 | | Jul. 5, 2011 | Packet - Power Purchase Agreement | | Jan. 25, 2011 | Packet - Retrofit Bay Area Energy Upgrade Program MOU | | Mar. 9, 2010 | Packet - Government Operations GHG Inventory & Reduction Targets | | Jan. 19, 2010 | Packet - Regional Power Purchase Agreement MOU | | Jan. 12, 2010 | Packet - CaliforniaFIRST Financing Program Resolution | | Nov. 3, 2009 | Packet - Community-Wide GHG Inventory & Reduction Targets | | May 19, 2009 | Packet - Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant | | May 19, 2009 | Packet - Bay Area Climate Collaborative | | Mar. 24, 2009 | Packet - Green Building Standard for Public Projects | | Mar. 24, 2009 | Packet - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 1 | | Feb, 24, 2009 | Packet - Study Session: Proposed Environmental Sustainability
Action Plan | | Oct. 28, 2008 | Packet - Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy | |
Council Environmental Sustainability Committee After receiving the Environmental Sustainability Task Force's (ESTF) recommendations in September 2008, the City Council created the Council Environmental Sustainability Committee (CESC) to analyze and prioritize the recommendations. After a series of meetings in late 2008 and early 2009, the Council approved the CESC's 2008-2011 "Environmental Sustainability Action Plan" and recommended green building policy for public projects during the Council meeting on March 24, 2009.
The CESC meets on an as-needed basis to review sustainability programs and projects and make recommendations to the full Council. The CESC will hold its next meeting as follows: Date & Time:
Venue:
Documents:
Agenda:
Previous Meetings
| Mar. 14, 2013 | Packet | - Energy Upgrade Mountain View - Possible Continuation | | Oct. 18, 2012 | Packet | - Utility Bill Design, Wildlife Protection Training Within
Shoreline, Integrated Pest Management, Sustainability
Outreach, Commercial PACE Financing | | Feb. 29, 2012 | Packet | - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan 2 (ESAP-2) | | Dec. 1, 2011 | Packet | - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan Update | | May 23, 2011 | Packet | - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan Update | | Apr. 11, 2011 | Packet | - Environmental Sustainability Action Plan Update | | Dec. 8, 2010 | Packet | - Residential Energy Assessment & Upgrade Program | | Jun. 2, 2010 | Packet | - Overview of Current Environmental Sustainability Projects | | Nov. 10, 2009 | Packet | - Gov't Operations Greenhouse Gas Inventory... | | Oct. 7, 2009 | Packet | - Community-Wide Greenhouse Gas Inventory... | | Jun. 23, 2009 | Packet | - Update on Environmental Sustainability Programs | | Jan. 26, 2009 | Packet | - Approve Env. Sust. Action Plan Study Session Report,
Single-Use Carry-Out Bag Ordinance | | Dec. 15, 2008 | Packet | - Analysis of Selected ESTF Recommendations | | Nov. 12, 2008 | Packet | - ESTF Recommendations | | Oct. 23, 2008 | Packet | - ESTF Recommendations Review Process (Agenda only) | |
Current and Past Projects
For information about the City’s current sustainability actions and past accomplishments,
click here
Environmental Sustainability Task Force
For information about the 2008 Environmental Sustainability Task Force, click here.
Recycling and Zero Waste
In 2006, Mountain View residents and businesses diverted 72 percent of materials from the landfill through the City's recycling, reuse and waste reduction program services. One of the items in the Environmental Sustainability Action Plan was creation of a Zero Waste Plan. As a result, a study to characterize Mountain View's remaining waste was conducted and a draft Zero Waste Plan was created. The draft vision provides that by 2025, all discarded materials are recovered for their highest and best use, and no materials are sent to landfills or incinerators. To achieve that vision, the goals call for an 80 percent diversion rate by 2015 and a 90 percent diversion rate by 2020.
More information about the City's recycling services and Zero Waste Plan can be found at www.MVRecycle.org.
Helpful Links
"Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning" Community Group 
The Mountain View Coalition for Sustainable Planning (MVCSP) is a group of local volunteers dedicated to making Mountain View as beautiful, economically healthy, transit/bicycle/pedestrian accessible, and affordable as possible.
MVCSP meets on the second Thursday of every month from 6:30pm-8:30pm; the location varies.
For more information about MVCSP, visit: http://www.mvcsp.org
