Tri-City Sustainability Plan Development Team - Agenda

Tuesday, January 6th, 2009

Conference Room, Bluffs Business Center

(main floor, middle of building, on left)

 

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Sustainability

            “Meeting our needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs” – from the 1987 World Commission on Environment and Development, commonly called the Brundtland Report

“If a business already has a sustainable development plan, it won’t need to scramble when a government passes more stringent legislation,” Kete says. “It will already have a competitive advantage when it comes to the environment and will, therefore, be in a better position to increase profits.”  http://ethisphere.com/2020-global-sustainability-centers/

Mission Statement
      “The Mission of the Tri-Cities Sustainability effort is to promote the healthy well-being of its citizens in a sustainable environment that brings economic benefits to the citizens and governmental entities, now and in the future”

7:00pm (8)        Introductions

 

7:08p  (2)          Approval of Minutes – Dec.16, 2008 meeting

 

7:10p  (15)        Sharing Time

 

7:25p  (50)        3 parts of Community Sustainability Assessment CSA (Separate Worksheet) – team development  (we have completed segments 1-3 of part 1)

                        Topics (segments remaining) include those below:

4.       Consumption Patterns & Solid Waste Management

5.       Water sources, quality & use patterns

6.       Waste Water & Water Pollution Management

7.       Energy Sources & Uses

 

8:15p   (5)         Mission Statement Draft - review

 

8:20p    (10)      Closing remarks – schedule next meeting (Tue Jan 20, 2009)

 

Topics for Inventory toward Sustainability (initial development, team approved through consent)

Ø      Alternative Transportation

Ø      Built Environment

Ø      Community Health & Safety

Ø      Economic Development

Ø      Educate and Train Staff & Community about Sustainable Practices

Ø      Energy Efficiency

Ø      Food Security

Ø      Resource Management (Reduce, Reuse, Recovery, Recycling, Compost, Reduce Pollutant Release)

Ø      Sustainable Community Development (Green Space, Brownfield redevelopment)

Ø      Water (Quality and Efficiency)

 

http://www.alherbel.com/SustainableCommunities.htm

Ref: 20090106AgendaTCSP.doc