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The Grass is Greener with a
Sustainable Jersey Grant
New Jersey League of Municipalities Conference
November 13, 2018
Speakers
Samantha A. McGraw, Program Manager, Sustainable Jersey
Russell J. Furnari, Manager of Environmental Policy Enterprise, PSEG
Alexander McDonald, Business Administrator, Millburn Township
Randi Rothmel, Environmental Advisory Committee/Green Team Chair, Mount Holly Township
Catherine Busch, Chair, Cape May Point Environmental Commission and Green Team
What is Sustainable Jersey?
• Voluntary certification program for municipalities and schools in sustainability
• Provides framework for action
• Positive impact on the community
• Move toward a sustainable future
• Recognize and reinforce progress
Benefits of Participation
• Three key components:
– Identifies actions to become more sustainable
– Provides tools, resources and guidance to make progress
– *Provides access to grants and funding*
SchoolsMunicipal
ProgramParticipants
448 towns, 210 certified314 Districts, 806 Schools,
242 schools certified
Municipal Grants
Since 2009 nearly $3 million in municipal grants have been provided
Funding Levels & Usage
• $2,000 grants - general operating support and direct expenses for green teams
• $10,000 and up - fund all or part of a project that will score points for an action in the Sustainable Jersey program
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Sponsor Announcement Application Deadline
Gardinier (Energy) Late Summer End of October
The Nature Conservancy Mid-October Mid-December
PSEG Mid-November End of February
*Please note funding cycles are subject to change and an official announcement will be made when funding cycles become available
Grants Available
Roots for Rivers Reforestation Grant and Technical Assistance
Program
Partnership with The Nature Conservancy and The Watershed
Institute for floodplain reforestation initiatives
Application Deadline:
December 14
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The PSEG Foundation is contributing $200,000 to support
the Sustainable Jersey Grants Program
Four (4) $20,000 grants
Eight (8) $10,000 grants
Twenty (20) $2,000 grants
Application Deadline:
February 15
For more information visit: www.sustainablejersey.com/grants-resources
Eligibility Requirements
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• Registered with Sustainable Jersey
• Active green team
• Use funding to implement an action eligible for points in the program
Sustainable Jersey Municipal Sponsors
Grants Program
Program Underwriters
Corporate SponsorsPlatinum
Silver
Bronze
Questions? Call Us!
• Grants Program
– Kaitlyn Vollmer, Program Coordinator, 609-771-3189 or [email protected].
• Municipal Program
– Maureen Jones, Program Assistant, 609-771-2938 or [email protected].
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Funding Your Sustainability Initiatives
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Who we are
• Public Service Enterprise Group
• Founded in 1903 as PSE&G
• Parent company of four major
operating companies
• Approximately 13,100 employees in
New Jersey, New York, Connecticut,
and Maryland
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PSEG Vision
Being a recognized leader for:
• People providing
• Safe, reliable
• Economic and
• Greener Energy
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Corporate Citizenship
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Corporate Citizenship and the PSEG Foundation
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Energy & Environmental Resource Center
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PSEG & Sustainable Jersey
• Providing the path and the means to enact change
• PSEG Foundation has provided $1.9M in operating
and grants program funding for municipalities and
schools
• Municipal grants - $20k, $10k, $2k
• Schools grants - $10k, $2k
• 210 Sustainable Jersey Certified Municipalities –
158 at Bronze & 52 Silver level, 1 Gold Star
(Woodbridge Twp.)
• PSEG is the grants underwriter
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Sustainable Jersey
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Why Municipalities?
• Promote environmental stewardship
• Sustain and strengthen communities where we
serve customers
• Provide the means to enact positive changes &
grow sustainable practices.
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Sample Projects
Green Infrastructure ◊ Sustainability education ◊ Recycling ◊ Farm stand &
farmers markets ◊ Food Waste Recycling ◊ Rainwater collection & rain
gardens ◊ Green team support ◊ Tree & Conservation Easement Inventories
MAPSOMIL
Sustainable
Jersey Grant A more sustainable take out option
Green Team Collaboration
MAPSOMIL – consists of three (3) Green Teams from
neighboring communities
Maplewood
South Orange
Millburn
Applied for Sustainable Jersey Grant and was one of 8
municipalities awarded a $10,000 grant
Green teams are working together to complete the
project – Millburn is acting as lead agency to administer
the funds
The Project and Goals
Working with local restaurants to encourage more
sustainable take out container options
Make a determination of how much a restaurant’s
commitment to sustainable practices weighs into
consumer choice
Show positive impact of sustainable take out
Where is the project at now?
Each municipality has chosen a restaurant
The green teams have engaged the restaurants and received their commitment
Containers have been chosen and are in the process of being ordered
A website has been purchased to promote the program
Challenges So Far
Choosing a container
Sustainability of the
commitment
Driving excitement from
the consumer
Next Steps
Distribute containers
Survey consumers
Give feed back to restaurants
Continue to encourage practice
Maybe work with downtown business districts to offer an option or at least champion sustainability
Advertise initiative
Operation Green Sidewalk
The Conflict Between Trees and Sidewalks
2016 $10,000 Sustainable Jersey Grant Funded By The PSEG Foundation
Randi Rothmel, Environmental Advisory Committee/Green Team Chair
Mount Holly Township
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Trees and Sidewalk Damage
• The Problem: 1. Damage from trunk or root
flare where the trunk or root flare lifts the sidewalk
2. Damage from shallow lateral roots cracking or lifting sidewalk
• The Solution:1. Remove Tree
2. Cut Roots
3. Move sidewalk to curve around tree
4. Shaving the top of the concrete
5. Create a ramp using asphalt or concrete to meet uplifted concrete
6. Bridge over the tree roots
7. Use of “tree” root compatible materials such as permeable / pervious materials
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• The Cause:1. Lack of space for trunk /root
flare
2. Shallow and surface roots displacing sidewalk as they grow and search for air and water
Project Outline
Identify Porous / Permeable Test Materialso Porous concrete
o Porous asphalt
o Permeable pavers
EP Henry Clay bricks
o Pour-in-place permeable paving
Porous Pave Rubber Way
KBI Flexi-pave Xeripave
Filterpave
Find local Contractors Get Pricing / Quotes for Projectso Grass Masters – EP Henry installation and Excavation of sidewalk
o Splash Sales – Porous Pave
o Pervious Paving Contractor, LLC – Filterpave
o Measure-Line – Flexi-pave installation
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Project Outline
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Identify Demo Sites
Three Sidewalks– Use Tree Inventory to
Identify Lifted Sidewalks
– Reach Out to Resident
– Contract with Resident for Demo Project
Sidewalk Tree Pits
Material Selections
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Porous PaveKBI- Flexi-Pave
EP-Henry Permeable Pavers
Filter Pave
Filter Pave – 17 Thornton
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Porous Pave – 408 Buttonwood
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EP Henry Permeable Paver – 1 Harmon
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Tree Pits
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Tree Pits Step One – remove existing grateStep Two – put in coarse stoneStep Three – fill with porous KBI Flexi paving
Education
• Green Infrastructure Workshops– Paul Pogorzelski, PE Hopewell,
Twp
– Evan Stone, Landscape Architect from T& M Associates
• Brochure
• Video– https://www.facebook.com/Mt
Holly.environmental.committee/videos/1979164432103532/
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http://www.twp.mountholly.nj.us/content/386/426/428/2289.aspx
Filter Pave – Recycled Glass and Binder
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Porous Pave – Recycled Tires and Binder
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HP Henry– Permeable Pavers
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Budget
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Proposed Sub Actual Sub
SALARIES, WAGES, AND FRINGE BENEFITS
2 Speakers stipend Workshop $500 $500 $0 $0
SUBCONTRACTORS/CONSULTANT COSTS
Ken Scibilia - CTE $1,000 $1,000 $0 $0
OTHER
Printing $1,010 $1,010 $210
Budget
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Pro Sub Actual SubITEMIZED ITEMS
PorousPavematerial and installation $1,400 $1,380.03 Demolition $0 $1,400 $800 $2,180.03
Filter Pave material and installation $1,400 $2,500 Demolition $0 $1,400 $1,100 $3,600
KBI- Flexipave (excavation) NAmaterial and installation NA $2,150 Demolition NA $0 $800 $2,950
SUM $10,000 $10,740 *$530 - township $210 - donation
Pro Sub Actual Sub
ITEMIZED ITEMS
Church Brick pavers $315 NA
Installation $945 $1,260 NA $0
EP Henry pavers $315 donate
Installation $945
Installation / Demolition $0 $1,260 $1,800 $1,800
Xeripave Pervious Pavers $770 NA
Installation $1,400 $2,170 NA $0
Partners
• EAC / GT membersRandi Rothmel, Nick Sodano, Johannus Franken
• Paul Pogorzelski – Hopewell• Evan Stone – T&M Associates• Steven M Heiner - Grass Masters (EP Henry Pavers)• Thomas Carroll – Flexipave• Jim Daulerio – PorousPave• Kevin McBee - Filterpave• Heidi Winzinger – Videographer• Mt Holly homeowners
Stefan Brandecker - 17 ThorntonMarianne Healey - 1 HarmonJan Delgado - 408 Buttonwood
• Township of Mount Holly
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Borough of Cape May Point
Catherine Busch, Chair
Environmental Commission
Green Team
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Green Team Capacity Building2017 $2,000 Sustainable Jersey Grant Funded By The PSEG Foundation
Borough of Cape May Point
• One of the smallest municipalities in NJ
• 192 acres, .3 sq. miles
• 54 acres Open Space
• Seasonal community
• 597 housing units, 117 occupied
• 214 residents, ranges from <100 winter and >2900 summer
• Median age 73.3
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Borough of Cape May Point
Municipal government:
• 3 Commissioners
• 10 Part-time admin. employees including Clerk and Administrator
• 3 Full-time, 1 Part-time Public Works employees
• Seasonal Beach Patrol
• Multiple shared services
• Sending School District
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Borough of Cape May Point
Green Team process:
• Feasibility study
• Chose goals most suited to Cape May Point
• Monthly working meetings
• Partnered with municipal and community groups
• Used SJ resources -webinars, certified municipalities’ reports, attended SJ Summit
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Borough of Cape May Point
Focused on:
• Animals in Community
• Emergency Management and Resiliency
• Energy
• Green Design
• Natural Resources
• Waste Management
Applied for $2000 Capacity-building Grant from Sustainable Jersey
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Borough of Cape May Point
SJ Capacity-building Grant:
• Hired a consultant to assist with updating 1999 Environmental Resources Inventory (ERI)
• 2017 ERI Re-examination and Update approved by the Environmental Commission
• Adopted and incorporated into the Master Plan by the Planning Board
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Borough of Cape May Point
SJ Capacity-building Grant:
• Consultant developed lists of native and invasive trees, shrubs, and plants
• Environmental Commission adopted lists for public lands
• Plan to include lists in revised landscaping ordinance and new tree protection ordinance
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Borough of Cape May Point
Partners:
• Environmental Commission co-sponsored Backyard Composting workshop
• Taxpayer’s Association assisted with publicity through weekly bulletin and online calendar
• Volunteer Fire Company provided meeting space
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Borough of Cape May Point
Challenges:
• Small team, limited availability off-season
• Technology, some members found website difficult to navigate
• Time needed to complete actions
• Publicity
• Maintaining effort and enthusiasm
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Borough of Cape May Point
Advice:
• Feasibility study before commitment to project
• Increase expected timelines to allow for municipal processes
• Continuously recruit new members to join team
• Refine work process as team proceeds
• Set realistic goals
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Borough of Cape May Point
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Outcome: Success! Bronze Certification in 2017