Tri-City Sustainability Plan Development Team - Agenda

Tuesday, January 20th, 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”

7:00p  (1)          Approval of Minutes – Jan 6, 2009 meeting

 

7:01p  (14)        Sharing Time

 

7:15p  (70)        3 parts of Community Sustainability Assessment CSA (Separate Worksheet) – team development  (we have completed part 1, segments 1-6 of 7)

                              Topics (segments remaining) include those below:

7)      Energy Sources & Uses

                        2nd part CSA – Social Aspects of Community Life (7 segments)

1)      Openness, Trust & Safety

2)      Communication

3)      Networking Outreach & Services

4)      Social Sustainability

5)      Education

6)      Health Care

7)      Sustainable Economics

 

8:25p    (5)        Closing remarks – schedule next meeting (Tue Febr 3, 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)

 

Ref: 20090120AgendaTCSP.doc