TO: Napa County Climate Action Committee
FROM: Brian D. Bordona, Director, Napa County Planning, Building & Environmental Services
REPORT BY: Ryan Melendez, Planner II, Sustainability
SUBJECT: Presentation from Linsey Gallagher and Rachel Miers on the partnership between Napa County and Visit Napa Valley to administer and promote the California Green Business Network Certification to businesses in Napa County
RECOMMENDATION
title
PRESENTATION: Staff requests that the Climate Action Committee receive a presentation from Linsey Gallagher and Rachel Miers on the partnership between Napa County and Visit Napa Valley to administer and promote the California Green Business Network Certification to businesses in Napa County as well as the Green Hotels Certification Pilot Program.
body
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California
Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
Visit Napa Valley is the destination management organization for Napa County. They promote the region as an attractive travel destination and enhance its public image as a dynamic place to visit, live, and work. Visit Napa Valley is partnering with Napa County staff to market and implement the California Green Business Network (CA GBN).
The CA GBN is led by a coalition of cities and counties in California to work with small-to-medium-sized businesses to create a vibrant green economy. Businesses begin by registering and completing information on their business on the GBN website. Once registered, business work with program coordinators (Napa County and Visit Napa Valley) to implement a comprehensive suite of measures to improve the sustainability of the business' operations. The different measures are summarized in a checklist which includes actions to improve the processes of energy consumption, pollution prevention, solid waste monitoring and disposal, tran...
Click here for full text