Mayor John Hickenlooper

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A Brief History of Greenprint Denver

• Beth Conover, Founding Director
• April 28, 2009

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Introduction to Denver

• Mayor John Hickenlooper elected in 2003, 2007
• 155 square miles
• Population 588,349 (city) 2,998,878 (region)
• Budget cuts 6 out of last 7 years
• Environment consistently a top priority of Denver
  citizens

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A basic value

• They say that time changes things, but you
  actually have to change them yourself.
• -- Andy Warhol

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Greenprint Denver

• Origins Goals
• Timeline
• Key Ingredients
• Action Agenda
• Greenprint Council
• Leveraging Opportunities
• Sustaining Progress

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Timeline

• Initial Research 04 - 05
• SDI Launch April 05
• Water Initiative Summer 05
• Strategic Planning October 05 - February 06
• Denver Green Cities Forum November 05
• Greenprint Council May 06
• Action Agenda July 06
• Climate Action Plan 2007

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Key Ingredients

• Political Will and flexibility
• Programmatic Context
• Baseline Metrics and Goals
• Public Interest
• Funding (direct or indirect)
• Partnerships
• Competition

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Goals of program

• Introduce and integrate sustainability as a
  citywide value and operating principle
• Make the business case public health, economic
  opportunity, environmental quality
• Develop coherence in goals, policies and
  priorities

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Denvers Legacy Strong but Unsung

• Regional Air Quality success in 90s
• Green Fleet leader
• ICLEI charter member/ CCP
• Water Xeriscape 25 years old
• Energy Demand Side Management (DSM)
• DIA ISO 14001

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Greenprint Denver Action Agenda

• Immediate leadership opportunities and
  low-hanging fruit
• 5-Year Plan with goals, metrics in each area
• Energy and Emissions
• Community and Economic Development
• Waste and Material Reduction
• Land Use and Transportation
• Natural Resource Stewardship

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Greenprint Denver Action Agenda

• Partnerships for success
• Seven city agencies
• Community partners
• Culturals (DMNS, DBG, DOCA)
• Universities (UCD, CSU)
• Business (MDEDC, DDP, CORE)
• Greenprint Council
• Regional partners
• Related Initiatives (e.g. Housing Plan, FasTracks)

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Mayors Greenprint Council

• City, Civic and Business Leaders
• 33 members, diverse representation
• Change agents gt technical experts
• Accountability
• Focus external public/ business engagement

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Leveraging Opportunities for Exposure

• Democratic National Convention
• Downtown Denver Partnership
• Citywide Cultural Facilities
• Denver Green Festival
• University partnerships (I.e. UCD IGERT, Wirth
  Chair)

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Sustaining Greenprint

• Performance Goals and Accountability
• Executive Order 123
• Created formal Office of Greenprint Denver
• Formalized other Goals (LEED, waste, purchasing,
  green fleets, energy savings etc)
• Allowed budgetary planning
• ISO 14001 (buy-in and awards)
• Hiring People Smarter than Me

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