Tri-City Sustainability Plan Development Team – Agenda – 7:00pm Tuesday, May 19th, 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/

 

Institute for Sustainable Communities – Definition: Sustainable communities have taken steps to remain healthy over the long term. 

·         Strong sense of place

·         Have a vision that is embraced and actively promoted by all the key sectors of society including businesses, disadvantaged groups, environmentalists, civic associations, government agencies, and religious organizations

·         They build on their assets and dare to be innovative

·         They value healthy ecosystems and use resources efficiently 

·         They actively seek to retain and enhance a locally based economy

·         They have a pervasive volunteer spirit that is rewarded by concrete results

·         Partnerships between and among government, the business sector, and nonprofit organizations are common.

·         Public debate is engaging, inclusive and constructive.

·         They emphasize the whole community instead of just disadvantaged neighborhoods

·         They protect ecosystems

·         They have a meaningful and broad-based citizen participation

·        They are economically self-reliant


Mission Statement TCSP – “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 – May 5, 2009 meeting

7:01p  (29)        Begin writing Goals, Strategies and Indicators via Alternative Transportation and Water categories.  Expertise from community governments and others, to provide historical information on what is already in place plus what the future looks like based on information provided, coupled with the latest research.

7:30p  (55)        Discussion of input on topics presented

8:25p    (5)        Closing remarks – schedule next meeting - Tue Jun 2, 2009, Continued Inventory toward Sustainability


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: 20090519AgendaTCSP.doc