Sustainable Grand Canyon Workshop
I. Focus
A. Environmental Sustainability
B. Economic Sustainability
C. IMPLEMENTATION
II. Logistics
A. Dates: September 27 to October 1 - Starts Tuesday Evening and Ends Saturday at Noon, Optional Tour on Tuesday Afternoon
B. Location: South Rim, Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
C. Sponsors
1. National Park Service, Grand Canyon National Park - Proceedings
2. Western Area Power Administration - Honorariums
3. Construction Engineering Research Labs (CERL), Army Corps of Engineers - Travel, Expenses, and Lodging
D. Project Development and Coordination
1. Nancy Clanton, Clanton Engineering
2. Craig Hibberd, Western Area Power Administration
3. Margaret Howard, Global Environmental Options
III. Interdisciplinary Design Teams
A. Infrastructure Team - Bob Berkebile, Facilitator
1. Grounds/Landscaping/Land Use Planning - Carol Franklin, Ann Moss
2. Transportation - Rob Watson, Amory Lovins
3. Solid Waste/Recycling - Doug DeNio, Frank Priznar
4. Light - Nancy Clanton
5. Water - Don Fournier, Dave Sharrow
6. Energy Supplies, Renewables, Demand-Side Resources - Rob Watson, Craig Hibberd, Bob Westby
7. Cultural Change and Human Factors - Pliny Fisk, Margaret Howard, Deb Lister
8. Education, Orientation, and Interpretation - Michael Totten, Ann Moss, Ellis Richard, Richard Wise
9. Historic Preservation - James Garrison
10. Air Pollution - Don Fournier, Larry Lister
11. Development - John Knott
12. IMPLEMENTATION Team Coordination - Dave Joncich
B. Buildings Team - Harry Gordon, Facilitator
1. Envelope/Glazing - Greg Franta
2. Heating/Cooling - Larry Lister, Amory Lovins
3. Indoor Air Quality/Materials - Hal Levin,Margaret Howard, Gail Lindsey
4. Lighting - Nancy Clanton
5. Plug Loads and Equipment - Bill Browning
6. Historic Preservation - Jim Garrison
7. Economics and Procurement - Anne Sprunt Crawley
8. Operations and Maintenance - Brad Travers
9. IMPLEMENTATION Team Coordination - Dave Joncich
C. IMPLEMENTATION Team - Dave Joncich, Facilitator
1. Organization - Nancy Clanton, Margaret Howard, Craig Hibberd
2. Infrastructure and Buildings Team Coordination - Bob Berkebile, Harry Gordon
3. Government Liaison and Procurement - Anne Sprunt Crawley, Bill Becker
4. Operation and Maintenance - Brad Traver
5. Proceedings - Bob Lopenske, Michael Totten
D. Resource People - See Thursday Schedule
1. Grand Canyon - Brad Traver, Chief, Professional Services
2. Grand Canyon - Greg Robinson, Architects
3. Grand Canyon - Engineers
4. Grand Canyon - Mary Devine, Landscape Architect
5. Grand Canyon - Curt Edlund, Chief of Maintenance
6. Forest Service - Tom Gillette
IV. Tuesday Afternoon Optional Tour
A. Start from Airport in Flagstaff, 2 Early Afternoon Tours
B. Flagstaff, Williams, Valle, Tusayan
C. (Combination of Rented vans and Park Service vans)
V. Tuesday Evening - Informal Meeting at 5:00 PM - 10:00 PM
A. Dinner Together at the El Tovar - 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
1. Welcome Dinner at El Tovar - Informal, No Ties
a) Deputy Superintendent - Gary Cummins
b) Other Sponsors
2. Introductions - All Participate
B. Begin Meeting - Thunderbird Room 6:30 - 10:00 PM (Room Holds 35 People)
C. Purpose - Bob Berkebile, 15 Minutes
1. Cross Boundary Solutions
2. Focus
3. Scope
4. Products
D. The Park’s Vision for the Park - Brad Traver 60 minutes
1. Brief History, Brief Planning Process, Current Proposals
2. Grand Canyon National Park General Management Plan - Ann Moss
3. Other Surrounding Plans and Implementation
a) Regional Transportation Planning
b) Tusayan Plan
E. Regional Perspective - 60 Minutes
1. Grand Canyon Trust - Brad Ack, Communities and Preservation on Plateau
2. Forest Service - Dennis Lund, Forest Vision
3. Grand Canyon Natural History - Bob Koons, Public/Private Partnerships
4. Concessionaire - Allen Naille, Concessionaire Vision
F. Questions and Answers - 45 Minutes
VI. Wednesday - Design Team Working Sessions
A. Tour with Park Briefings
(How systems work, proposed changes, issues, plan, Q & A
8:00 - 12:00 Noon - Brad Traver
1. Start in Tusayan (Out of Park Development)
2. Land Fill - Richard Vega
3. Window Tour - Housing
4. Mather Point (Park GMP)- Ann Moss
5. Yavapai Observation Station (Air Quality) - Carl Bowman
6. Existing Visitor Center (Information and Interpretation) - Greer Cheshire
7. Window Tour - Business Center, Residential Trailer Village - Ann Moss
8. Water Tanks (Water)
9. Hopi House
a) Native American
b) Concessions - Ginger Bice
10. Walk to the Power House Area, from Hopi House - Ann and Brad on GMP
11. Walk to Historic District - Doug Brown
12. Transportation, Shuttles - Jim Tuck
13. Waste Water Treatment Plant - Mike Warner
14. Window Tour of Maswik Transportation Center, Rest of Residential Area
15. Note: These Park Staff Resources and Others Available for the Workshop Thursday Morning.
B. Lunch
C. Overview for Next Few Days
1. Water and Utility Baseline Information - Larry Lister and Brad Traver
2. Goals and Objectives - Bob Berkebile
a) Process
b) Purpose
D. Large Group Discussion: Fresh Look at Issues, Planning, and IMPLEMENTATION - Bob Berkebile
1. Sustainable Parks
2. Integrated Decision Making
3. Dynamic Planning Process
4. Developing a Decision Framework
5. Beyond Planning: IMPLEMENTATION
6. Process Discussion: Interdisciplinary Design Teams
E. Assemble Interdisciplinary Design Teams
F. Idea Generation, Working Sessions
G. Q&As
H. Dinner on Your Own - Optional Ranger Lead Sunset Hike
VII. Thursday - Design Team Working Sessions Continue
A. Park Resource People From Wednesday Morning Tour (Available for 1 or 2 Hours in Morning)
B. Cross Boundary Solution Discussion
C. Working Sessions
D. Lunch
E. Working Sessions
F. Q&As and Presentations
G. Cross Boundary Solutions
H. Finish Recommendations and Guidelines
I. Dinner on Your Own
J. Optional - “Sustainable Neighborhood Preservation” 1 1/2 - 2 hours
VIII. Friday - Solutions, Finish Products, and IMPLEMENTATION
A. Park Superintendent Comments - Rob Arnberger
B. Whole Group Discussion and Wrap-up
C. Purpose: (for discussion)
1. Cross Boundary Integration
2. Payback goals
3. Pull best ideas together for implementation
4. Set priorities, recommendations,
5. Short term, quick success and long term major projects
6. Strategic plan - next 3-7 steps
D. IMPLEMENTATION Team Presentation and Discussion
E. Integrating Proposals with Park Processes
1. Timing/Phasing
2. Options
3. Evaluation
4. Barriers: Identify and Remove
F. Lunch
G. Public and Private Resources
1. Congressional Initiative on Entrance Fees and Concessionaire Fees
2. Private Investment
3. Public/Private Partnerships
a) Corporations
b) History Associations
c) Environmental Organizations
d) Etc.
4. Federal Energy Efficiency Grants for Energy and Water Conservation
5. Utility Funding - Rebates, Financing
6. Other Funding Resources
7. Park Resources
8. Inter-Agency Cooperation
a) Department of Defense
b) Department of Energy
c) Western Area Power Administration
d) Environmental Protection Agency
e) Others
H. End Product Completion and Presentation
I. Recommendations for Next Steps
J. Planning the Saturday Meeting (Margaret Howard, Ann Moss)
1. Organize Presentations
2. Maintaining Momentum
3. Stakeholder Participation
4. Developing Broad Public Comfort Level
5. Developing Buy-in
6. Political Support
7. Cross Boundary Solutions
K. Follow-up
1. Flintstone Principles
2. Workshop Proceedings
a) Group Contributions
b) Draft
c) Reviewed
d) Published
3. IMPLEMENTATION
L. Dinner: Outdoor Cookout 5:00 - 6:00
IX. Saturday Morning - Sustainable Grand Canyon Open House 9:00 AM to Noon
A. Present Solutions - Open House Format
1.Purpose
2. Cross Boundary Solutions
B. Small Group Discussions with Public
1. Infrastructure - Water, Energy, Transportation, etc.
2. Buildings
3. Planning/Implementation
C. Conclusions
