Climate Smart Communities Certification Report

bronze Certified

This is the Climate Smart Communities Certification Report of Geneva, Town (Ontario). Geneva, Town (Ontario) is a bronze certified Climate Smart Community.

Geneva, Town (Ontario) was certified on September 19, 2022 with 140 points earned from 24 completed actions. Listed below is information regarding Geneva, Town (Ontario)’s Climate Smart Communities efforts and materials associated with its certified actions.

The certification for Geneva, Town (Ontario) will expire on September 30, 2027.

Contact Information

The designated Climate Smart Communities contact for Geneva, Town (Ontario) is:

Actions Implemented

Each approved action and supporting documentation for which Geneva, Town (Ontario) was approved for in 2022 appears below. Note: Standards for the actions below may have changed and the documentation listed may no longer satisfy requirements for that action.

• 1. Build a climate-smart community.

  1.1 Pass a Resolution Adopting the CSC Pledge

  4 Points

  Program Summary:

  • pdf CSC Pledge

  PE1 Action: CSC Task Force

  20 Points

  Bronze Mandatory Silver Mandatory

  Program Summary: resolution passed by town board assigning a CSC coordinator and green team. Green team minutes. list of green team members and affiliations.

  • pdf Res 36-2017 establishing green team and CS coordinator.pdf
  • word Sust_Comm_Mtg_notes_01062022.docx
  • word Town Green Team .docx
  • word meeting minutes #2

  PE1 Action: CSC Coordinator

  10 Points

  Bronze Mandatory Silver Mandatory

  Program Summary: resolution passed assigning a CSC coordinator. a recent meeting where Jacob Fox was acting in his role as climate smart coordinator. there is no term limit on the position.

  • pdf Res 36-2017 establishing green team and CS coordinator.pdf
  • word Sust_Comm_Mtg_notes_01062022.docx

  PE1 Action: National/Regional Climate Program

  3 Points

  Program Summary: the town is a certified clean energy community. I have included a screenshot from the clean energy communities website showing our scorecard.

  • image screenshot of clean energy communities

  PE1 Action: Partnerships with Other Entities

  3 Points

  Program Summary: we collaborate with the city during our monthly meetings. we collaborate with over 5 counties and over 40 municipalities as a part of the Seneca Lake Intermunicipal organization. this grant I have linked below is proof that we are collaborating with Yates county

  • word Sust_Comm_Mtg_notes_01062022.docx
  • pdf water quality grant with Yates county

• 3. Decrease energy use.

  PE3 Action: Government Building Energy Audits

  8 Points

  Bronze Priority Silver Priority

  Program Summary: NYSP2I level 1 audit from 2020 for three town bldgs

  • pdf NYSERDA energy audit
  • word Geneva-Town-Square-Footage.docx

  PE3 Action: Benchmarking - Municipal Buildings

  4 Points

  Program Summary: here is our 2021 benchmarking report

  • pdf benchmarking report

  PE3 Action: Clean Energy Upgrades

  10 Points

  Program Summary: copy of the NYSERDA approval for clean energy upgrades

  • image Screen Shot 2022-06-16 at 11.47.09 AM.png

  PE3 Action: LED Street Lights

  8 Points

  Program Summary: agreement with NYSEG for street lights

  • pdf NYSEG contract
  • image nyserda clean energy outreach

  PE3 Action: Energy Code Enforcement Training

  5 Points

  Program Summary: email from NYSERDA on energy code enforcement training

  • image picture of email

• 4. Shift to clean, renewable energy.

  PE4 Action: Power Purchase Agreement for Renewables

  9 Points

  Program Summary: electric supply agreement and CCA/CDG agreement

  • pdf Electric Supply Agreement with Constellation.pdf
  • pdf Res 30-2021 approving CCA and CDG.pdf

• 5. Use climate-smart materials management.

  PE5 Action: Government Solid Waste Audit

  2 Points

  Program Summary: town waste audit

  • word town waste audit

  PE5 Action: Reuse Programs

  1 Points

  Program Summary: town of Geneva hosted a swap day for lightly used goods called free stuff day

  • pdf free stuff day poster

  PE5 Action: Compost Bins for Residents

  2 Points

  Program Summary: compost bins program listed on our website

  • image Screen Shot 2018-06-19 at 2.54.20 PM.png
  • image Screen Shot 2018-06-19 at 2.54.06 PM.png

  PE5 Action: Residential Organic Waste Program

  2 Points

  Program Summary: backyard compost program. you can see info on our town website https://www.townofgeneva.com/departments/trash_recycling_and_composting.php

• 6. Implement climate-smart land use.

  PE6 Action: Unified Solar Permit

  5 Points

  Program Summary: copy of our unified solar permit

  • word Geneva USP.docx

  PE6 Action: NYStretch Energy Code

  10 Points

  Program Summary: nyserda approval of stretch energy code

  • image nyserda approval email

  PE6 Action: Complete Streets Policy

  4 Points

  Bronze Priority Silver Priority

  Program Summary:

  • pdf Res. 21-2022 Approving Complete Streets Policy.pdf
  • pdf Complete Streets policy 1-11-22.pdf

  PE6 Action: Planning for Biking and Walking

  3 Points

  Program Summary: 2017 active transportation plan prepared for the city and town of Geneva

  • pdf Geneva-Active-Transportation_Plan.pdf

  PE6 Action: Alternative-fuel Infrastructure

  4 Points

  Bronze Priority Silver Priority

  Program Summary: installation of town of geneva owned EV charging station attached is a payment to peck electric for installation attach is a picture of the station

  • pdf 30-40AL2EVSE_012317.pdf
  • image installation record
  • image Screen Shot 2022-04-06 at 7.04.28 PM.png

• 7. Enhance community resilience to climate change.

  PE7 Action: Watershed Plan for Water Quality

  6 Points

  Program Summary: 9 element plan see here https://senecawatershedio.wordpress.com/9e/

• 8. Support a green innovation economy.

  PE8 Action: Green Vendor Fairs

  2 Points

  Program Summary: town partnered with the city of geneva for a green vendor fair called mission zero

  • pdf mission zero poster

  PE8 Action: Community Choice Aggregation

  12 Points

  Program Summary: nyserda email saying we completed CCA

  • image Screen Shot 2022-06-16 at 12.04.07 PM.png

• 9. Inform and inspire the public.

  PE9 Action: Climate-related Public Events

  3 Points

  Program Summary: we hosted a mission zero event with the city to bring awareness to carbon emission and how to get to 0 emissions.

  • pdf poster.pdf