Tri-City Sustainability Plan Development Team - Agenda

Tuesday, February 17^th, 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 – Feb 3, 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-Ecological, ending part #2-Social section 7, will start part #3-Spiritual sections 1-7)

                              Topics (segments remaining) include those below:

                        2^nd part CSA – Social Aspects of Community Life

7) Sustainable Economics

3^rd part CSA – Spiritual Aspects of Community Life

1)   Cultural Sustainability

2)   Arts & Leisure

3)   Spiritual Sustainability

4)   Community Glue

5)   Community Resilience

6)   A New Holographic, Circulatory World View

7)   Peace & Global Consciousness

8:25p    (5)        Closing remarks – schedule next meeting (Tue Mar 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: 20090217AgendaTCSP.doc