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PR.2
To: Board of Supervisors
From: William Walker, M.D., Health Services Director
Date: April  21, 2009
The Seal of Contra Costa County, CA
Contra
Costa
County
Subject: Recognition of New Green Businesses
APPROVE OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
Action of Board On:   04/21/2009
APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:
John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Gayle B. Uilkema, District II Supervisor
Mary N. Piepho, District III Supervisor
Susan A. Bonilla, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor
Contact: Robin Bedell-Waite, (925) 646-2286
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED:     April  21, 2009
David Twa,
 
BY: , Deputy

 

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECOGNIZE the new green business that have been certified in the past year, as recommended by the Health Services Director.

FISCAL IMPACT:

None.

BACKGROUND:

2008 Highlights of the Green Business Program


  • 60 new Green Businesses in Contra Costa, with over 1,600 in the Bay Area.




BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)
  • Three public agencies were certified, including the El Cerrito and Lafayette City Halls and 511 Contra Costa.
  • Adding on a new program partner: 511 Contra Costa, whose focus is moving people out of their cars and into car and van pools, as well as public transportation, makes the program’s 24th partner agency/city (see the entire list on the attached annual report).
  • Celebrated the program’s ten-year anniversary in April at the Lindsay Wildlife Museum, with DeSaulnier welcoming, Boxer’s office sharing a proclamation regarding the program’s success and the president of the U.S. Green Building Council speaking on why it’s important to be green.
  • Created an eight minute video highlighting the importance of a business going green through the examples of four successful Green Businesses: M Service in Walnut Creek, Bill’s Ace Hardware in Martinez, Pleasant Hill and Concord, Vetrazzo in Richmond, and Canyon Construction in Moraga.
  • Raised certification standards to match the latest green trends—and to prevent “greenwashing” (a business that markets themselves as green, but isn’t green). We also have laid the foundation to take the program paperless with a web-based enrollment and checklist form (work done with two grants from the Department of Toxic Substances Control).
  • A full-page ad in the Contra Costa Times listing all of our Green Businesses, and completion of a marketing toolkit for Green Businesses to help them market themselves as green.
    • Green Business Program  
    All Green Business meet the high standards of environmental excellence set by the Program’s partnership:   
      
    • They fully comply with all our environmental agencies: Hazardous Materials, fire, storm water, wastewater and the Air District; and
    • They conserve eneergy, water andother natural resources; and prevent pollution from hazardous wastes.
    The program’s partners—24 environmental agencies and cities in Contra Costa—have worked hard this last year to achieve our vision of Contra Costa as a place where businesses contribute to the sustainability of our communities by being green themselves. Our annual report should help convey the accomplishments of this past year.   
      
      
    NEW CONTRA COSTA GREEN BUSINESSES:   
      
    District I   
    Post Meridian Restaurant, Kensington   
    Rabbit Ears, Kensington   
    Alchemy Skin Spa, Kensington   
    Hendrickson Clinic & Hendrickson Method Institute, Kensington   
    Accurate Auto Body, San Pablo   
    Blue Sky Shipping, Point Richmond   
    Chaska Creative, Richmond   
    Charles Weaver, CPA, El Cerrito   
    Chugrad McAndrews Photography, Richmond   
    Crocketts Premier Auto Body, Pinole – Dan Welsh  
    El Cerrito City Hall  
    L.C. Biofuels, Richmond   
    Mechanics Bank, Point Richmond   
    REgrid Power, Richmond   
    SunWater Solar, Richmond   
    Vetrazzo, Richmond   
    About Paper Plus, Richmont  
    BuenoLuna Landscape Design, Richmond   
    Faces Skin Studio, Kensington  
    Howe Gentle Chiropractic, Kensington  
    Nan Phelps Photography, Kensington  
      
      
    District II   
    Aqua Pro Water Management, Martinez   
    City of Lafayette Offices   
    Lafayette Tree & Landscape  
    Pacific Coast Construction, Martinez  
    Temple Isaiah, Lafayette   
    Lescure Technology Services, Lafayette  
    Mobile CT Imaging, Moraga  
      
    District III   
    100° Magazine, Brentwood   
    AEPC Group, San Ramon   
    Applied Development Economics, Walnut Creek   
    Atmosphere Interior Designs, San Ramon   
    Burr, Pilger & Mayer, Walnut Creek   
    Caffe California, Walnut Creek   
    Cooper, White & Cooper, Walnut Creek   
    ENGEO, San Ramon   
    Fresenius Medical Care, Walnut Creek   
    HF&H Consultants, Walnut Creek   
    Infinite Modular, Danville   
    Interform Commercial Interiors, San Ramon   
    INVERNESS Real Estate Investments, Walnut Creek   
    Junk Pros, San Ramon   
    Miller Starr Regalia, Walnut Creek   
    Nolte Associates, Walnut Creek   
    Our World Enterprises, Brentwood   
    Ponder Research Group, Alamo   
    Tin’s Tea House Lounge, Walnut Creek   
    Walnut Creek Ford   
    WRECO, Walnut Creek   
    Pelican Group, Danville  
      
    District IV   
    511 Contra Costa, Pleasant Hill   
    Champlin Wireless Communications, Pleasant Hill   
    D.C. Taylor, Concord   
    D.P. Coatings, Pleasant Hill   
    Pacific Coast Farmers Market, Concord   
    Zippy Pro Handyman Service, Concord  
      
    District V       
    Paul’s Automotive, Oakley   
    Pinky’s Klassy Kar Wash, Antioch   
    Blush Paper & Press, Oakley  
    Crystal Cleaning Company, Antioch  
      
      
      
      
      
      

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