Title
Status Report: Sustainability Action Plan
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Department: Planning
Council District: All
Public Hearing: N/A
Advertising Date/By: N/A
Contact 1 and Phone: Sue Schwartz, FAICP 373-2149
Contact 2 and Phone: Jeff Sovich, AICP 433-7264
PURPOSE:
Provide an update to the Committee on the status of the Sustainability Action Plan.
BACKGROUND:
The Sustainability Action Plan was accepted by City Council in January, 2011. The action plan identifies more than one hundred implementation items designed to advance Greensboro’s efforts toward effective energy management, efficient use of resources, and improved solid waste management.
The Action plan is organized around eight topic areas, including:
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• Transportation and land use |
• Nature in the city |
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• Green jobs and buildings |
• Education and outreach |
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• Recycling and waste reduction |
• Green technologies |
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• City operations |
• Adaptation |
A 2012 summary of implementation efforts identified 119 implementation items that had been initiated. A review of current progress indicates that 121 items have now been implemented, and that at least three items are now obsolete. The attached table provides an overview of implementation efforts.
BUDGET IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION / ACTION REQUESTED:
Receive status report.