Tri-City Sustainability Plan Development Team - Agenda

Tuesday, March 3rd, 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 17, 2009 meeting

 

7:01p  (10)        Sustainable Plan, future development (1, 2, or 3 communities)

 

7:11p  (14)        Sharing Time

 

7:25p  (60)        Community Sustainability Assessment CSA (Separate Worksheet) – team development    Topics (segments remaining) include those below:

3rd part of 3 in CSA – Spiritual Aspects of Community Life (completed 1&2)

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 March 17, 2009 – Vision Statement!)

 

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: 20090303AgendaTCSP.doc