TITLE
Recommendation to approve the 2019 Office of Sustainability Work Plan. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
The Sustainable City Commission Ordinance (Ordinance) was adopted by a unanimous vote of the City Council on May 15, 2007. The Ordinance established the Sustainable City Commission (Commission), requiring that, “Each year the Commission shall prepare a work program outlining the focus for the Commission for review and approval by the City Council.”
The attached 2019 Office of Sustainability Work Plan (Work Plan) was unanimously approved by the Commission on October 25, 2018, and in accordance with the Ordinance is submitted for City Council approval. The Work Plan includes multiple actions to be taken during the 2019 calendar year. These actions are consistent with the Commission’s seven focus areas of Buildings and Neighborhoods, Energy and Climate, Green Economy and Lifestyle, Transportation, Urban Nature, Waste Reduction, and Water. These focus areas provide a holistic approach to sustainability and will be used to guide the Office of Sustainability in its work.
This matter was reviewed by Deputy City Attorney Linda T. Vu on November 15, 2018 and by Budget Management Officer Rhutu Amin Gharib on November 19, 2018.
SUSTAINABILITY
The Work Plan is intended to guide the Commission and City staff in creating green projects, programs and policies, and making recommendations to the City Council over the next year.
TIMING CONSIDERATIONS
City Council action is requested on December 11, 2018, to enable the Commission to move forward with new business at their monthly meetings.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal or local job impact associated with this recommendation.
SUGGESTED ACTION
Approve recommendation.
Respectfully Submitted,
PATRICK H. WEST
CITY MANAGER