LTC 212-2012 Home Energy Savings Workshop MIAMI BEACH
OFFICE OF THE CITY MANAGER
NO. LTC# 212-2012 LETTER TO COMMISSION
TO: Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Members of the City Commission
FROM: . Kathie G. Brooks, Interim City Manager
DATE: August 14, 2012
SUBJECT: Home Energy Saving Workshop
This Letter to Commission is intended to provide information regarding the upcoming free Home
Energy Savings Lunch Workshop for City employees and residents.
This summer, Miami-Dade County and Dream in Green have been holding a series of lunchtime
Home Energy Saving Workshops throughout the County. The City, in partnership with Miami-Dade
County and Dream in Green, will be hosting a Home Energy Savings Workshop on Wednesday,
August 22, 2012, from 12:00 noon to 1:00 pm (registration begins at 11:30 AM) at the City Hall,
1700 Convention Center Drive, 3rd Floor in the Commission Chambers.
The purpose of the workshop is to educate City employees and residents on energy efficiency and
conservation and provide homeowners with information, resources and incentives to reduce their
utility costs. Participants will receive a free energy savings toolkit valued at over$100 and learn to
track household energy consumption/reduction. More importantly, residents will save money by
learning how to reduce energy use in their homes by 20-30 percent.
To register for this workshop and for additional information about future workshops and events
please call 3-1-1 or visit http://green.miamidade.gov. The workshop has limited space, and is open
to the first 50 registered Miami-Dade County residents. Miami-Dade County residents will receive the
free energy savings toolkit, limit one per household.
If you have any suggestions or need additional information, please feel free to contact Betsy
Wheaton, Environmental Resources Manager, at ewheaton(cDmiamibeachfl.gov.
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