Greensboro City Advisory Group on Sustainability

Plan of Work

• General Activities

• Meeting Schedule

• Typical Meeting Agenda

• Ongoing Activities

General Types of Activities

• Identify Existing Conditions, Baseline Energy Use and Pollution Produced

• Identify Targets for Improved Performance in the Community

• Identify Strategies to achieve Improved Performance

• Public Outreach• Grant Writing• Study of Particular Topics of Concern

Meeting Schedule• 1st Meeting - June – Introductions and Presentation

on Background• 2nd to 4th Meetings – July to September – Panel

Discussions among local leaders on current activities and challenges (August 11 City Manager and members of Executive Council)

• 5th Meeting – October – Workshop to define vision and goals for community

• 6th Meeting – November – Workshop to define stratregies to achieve visions and goals

• 7th Meeting – January 2009 – Review Draft proposals to Council for Actions: Specific Proposals, Measurable Results

SUSTAINABILITY PROGRAM BEST PRACTICESJULY 8, 2008

PROGRAM WEBSITE DOCUMENT

Cool Cities http://coolcities.us/ http://coolcities.us/resources/bestPracticeGuides/CoolCitiesGuide.pdfhttp://coolcities.us/resources/bestPracticeGuides/USM_BestPractices06.pdfhttp://coolcities.us/resources/bestPracticeGuides/USM_ClimateActionHB.pdf

Sustainable Skylines

http://www.sustainableskylines.org/Dallas/about.htmlhttp://marc.org/archives/sustainable_skylines.htm

NC League of Municipalities Green Challenge Program

http://www.nclm.org/greenchallengecopy.htmhttp://www.nclm.org/environmental%20pages/brightideas.htm

CharlottesvilleVirginia

http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=2098

Chapel Hill http://www.townofchapelhill.org/index.asp?NID=1676

Portland Oregon http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=191230http://www.portlandonline.com/shared/cfm/image.cfm?id=145732