County of Sonoma Agenda Item Summary Report Agenda Item Number: (This Section for use by Clerk of the Board Only.) Clerk of the Board 575 Administration Drive Santa Rosa, CA 95403 To: Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Board Agenda Date: June 10, 2014 Vote Requirement: No Vote Required Department or Agency Name(s): General Services Staff Name and Phone Number: Liz Yager and Craig Carlock: 707-565-6489 Title: Green Employee of the Year Recognition Recommended Actions: Supervisorial District(s): All Adopt a resolution recognizing Vickie Miller as the 2014 Sonoma County Green Employee of the Year for her efforts in reducing her carbon footprint and providing leadership for her colleagues to use more sustainable practices in the workplace. Executive Summary: During the period of April 28 through May 9, General Services solicited nominations from all county employees for colleagues who have demonstrated the best sustainable or green behaviors and practices to be recognized as the County s Green Employee of the year 2014. Employees were notified of the contest through email announcements, an intranet posting on the homepage, and promotion at both days of PSRW. All nominations were forwarded to the Energy and Sustainability Division of General Services. We received a total of 47 nominations for 28 individual employees. Attached is a spreadsheet of all nominated employees, with a summary of the reasons for their nomination. Staff created an evaluation process that assigned points to five areas of sustainable behaviors. Nominees were scored in these areas based solely on the comments submitted for consideration. Vickie Miller was nominated by a number of her colleagues in the department. She has clearly affected the lives of her coworkers, and they have expressed their appreciation of her efforts to minimize waste, reuse resources, and educate those around her in the process. Vickie is a member of the Green Team that rotates turns managing the compost program throughout the department. Vickie shops locally frequenting farmers markets, she eats organically and produces her own food from her extensive garden at home. She is an avid bike rider commuting to work most days
using human power, and carpools to work on the off days. Vickie is always happy to answer questions about how she tries to be more environmentally conscious for those with little experience and she is constantly looking for new ways to reduce her carbon footprint. Adopt a resolution recognizing Vickie Miller as the 2014 Sonoma County Green Employee of the Year for her efforts in reducing her carbon footprint and providing encouragement for her colleagues to use more sustainable practices in the workplace. Prior Board Actions: On 6/12/12, The County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution recognizing employee Beth Dadko of the Health Services department for her efforts to reduce her carbon footprint and promote sustainable practices in the workplace. On 6/21/11 The County Board of Supervisors adopted a resolution recognizing employee Liz Parra of the Community Development Commission for her efforts to reduce her carbon footprint and promote sustainable practices in the workplace. On 6/8/10, the County Board of Supervisors recognized employee Alexander Bud McMahon for his efforts to reduce his carbon footprint and promote sustainable practices in the workplace. Strategic Plan Alignment Goal 2: Economic and Environmental Stewardship The Green Employee of the Year award exemplifies the commitment the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors and the General Services department have to recognize those individuals and programs with the county that progress Sonoma County toward our greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals by 2020.
Fiscal Summary - FY 13-14 Expenditures Funding Source(s) Budgeted Amount $ $ Add Appropriations Reqd. $ State/Federal $ $ Fees/Other $ $ Use of Fund Balance $ $ Contingencies $ $ $ Total Expenditure $ Total Sources $ Narrative Explanation of Fiscal Impacts (If Required): Staffing Impacts Position Title (Payroll Classification) Monthly Salary Range (A I Step) Additions (Number) Deletions (Number) Narrative Explanation of Staffing Impacts (If Required): Attachments: 1) 2) Nomination List Attachment A Gold Resolution Related Items On File with the Clerk of the Board:
General Services Department - Energy and Sustainability Division Name Department Comments Vickie Miller Rides bike to work, compost, eats all organic, shops locally. Member of Green Team is always happy to answer questions. Kevin Kumataka Green Business Program Carpools, cyclist, encourages coworkers to power down, compost, Manages Green Business Program. Theresa 'Sid' McColley Health Services Rides bike to work, reminds others to minimize paper use, turn off lights and choose paper cups over plastic at potlucks. James Johnson PRMD Composts, saves water, participates in a community garden, and grows his own. He shares clippings with coworkers. Sherie Hintereder Buys dinner plates for use in office. Emails include ideas on ways to reduce footprint. She manages waste in the office by sorting rubish. Carrie Healy Human Resources Promotes "single stream recycling", and reducing energy in workplace. She encourages bringing your own plates, silverware for potlucks. Sherry Bevens ISD Collects shower water for reuse. Washes her car when it rains. Reuses paper towels. Made a brief case out of reused paper bags. Colleen Meydenbauer (HSD) Started composting bin at work, and is working to reduce the amount of paper we use. She instructs others how to start composting at home. Mike Conway He rides his bike to work every day and he is a vegetarian Shinji Sakai-Egi Commutes by bicycle and shops locally. Liz George Karen Spitler Thora Collard Sydne Stempien Anna Woods Jens Salzgeber Eryn Strickland Steven Czegus Erica Petrofsky Sylvan Eidelman Steve Koldis Ron Claret Gaby Sydow Gloria Colter Brian Lee Health Services County Administrator Fire and Emergency Services ACTTC Sonoma Works ISD Human Resources General Services Water Agency Water Agency In Home Support Services Registrar of Voters Environmental Resources and Public Affairs Angie Corwin Health Services Karen Andrews General Services She walks to work. Leland Gee General Services Rides his bike to work everyday Posts electric rates at home as a reminder of off peak hours. Chickens eat food scraps. Uses CSA for produce and shops local farm markets and wineries. Vegetarian, bikes to work, shares tips about recycling, using less electricity, planting/gardening tips, and cooking and nutrition tips. Upgraded Prius to a plug in Prius. Uses her own dishware and utensils at work. Shops locally and uses CSA for produce, buys and eats organic. Vegetarian, telecommutes one day a week, rides the bus, drives a Toyota Prius, carpools, carries a reusable bag for shopping. Rides her bike to work. Gardens at home. Shops at local markets. Uses waste water from dish washing and shower to water plants. Rides bike to work every day 15+ miles. He brings food and beverages in reusable containers. Discourages employees from printing to save paper. She developed a new evaluation form that allowed us to use one sheet of paper per attendee. He rides his bike and encourages people to do the same for exercise and to reduce traffic and pollution. Commutes to work by bike, follows veganism, encourages and practices shopping locally, and is a strong supporter of organic everything Rides his bicycle to work. He just likes to eat fruit for lunch. I know he backyard gardens and he used to have a worm box. Drives an electric vehicle to work. Shops local and grows his own food. He always participates in our potlucks and uses local ingredients. Rides bike to work, eats healthy local food. Doesn't buy a lot of material stuff/gadgets/etc. Public transportation all the way from Sonoma and brings her coffee every morning. Shops locally. Launched the Going Green Initiative in the Registrar of Voters Division. Approximately 14,000 new online Voter Registration applications. Saved 291,000 sheets of paper or 583 reams or about 34 trees. We saved over $18,220. Rides bike to work. Rides bike to work and meetings. Offers her mini bike and mountain bike to share with colleagues.
County of Sonoma State of California Date: June 10, 2014 Item Number: Resolution Number: 4/5 Vote Required Resolution Of The Board Of Supervisors Of The County Of Sonoma, State Of California, Recognizing Employee Vickie Miller As The 2014 Sonoma County Green Employee Of The Year For Her Efforts In Reducing Her Carbon Footprint And Providing Leadership For Her Colleagues To Use More Sustainable Practices In The Workplace. Whereas, The County of Sonoma recognizes the benefits of promoting and encouraging green work efforts undertaken by the County employees on a daily basis. Whereas, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors wishes to express its support for promoting green and sustainable practices in the workplace. Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma recognize employee Vickie Miller of the Department as the 2014 Green Employee of the Year. Through her commitment to the Green Team and compost program, commuting by bike and carpool, Vickie leads by example. She encourages her coworkers to utilize green practices whenever possible making them easy and accessible in the workplace. Be It Further Resolved as a major area employer, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma encourages County employees to incorporate green work practices and innovative ideas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as a result of County operations. The Board of Supervisors will continue to support environmentally sustainable practices for all County operations. Supervisors: Gorin: Zane: McGuire: Carrillo: Rabbitt: Ayes: Noes: Absent: Abstain: So Ordered.