PRESS RELEASE
For Immediate Release
CITY COUNCIL INITIATES PROCESS TO ADOPT SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 5, 2012—Ann Arbor City Council approved a resolution to direct Planning Commission to incorporate 16 sustainability goals into the City Master Plan at the meeting on Monday, July 2. The 16 sustainability goals were created as part of the City’s sustainability framework project. This project started in January 2011 and is funded by the Home Depot Foundation.
Six different boards and commissions, including the Energy Commission, Environmental Commission, Housing Commission, Housing and Human Services Advisory Board, Park Advisory Commission, and Planning Commission, approved resolutions recommending that City Council adopt the 16 sustainability goals as part of the City Master Plan. The goals expand on the City’s 10 environmental goals approved by City Council in 2007 by incorporating the three key aspects of sustainability – environment, economy, and equity.
The 16 sustainability goals include:
- Sustainable Energy
- Energy Conservation
- High Performance Buildings
- Engaged Community
- Diverse Housing
- Human Services
- Safe Community
- Active Living and Learning
- Economic Vitality
- Transportation Options
- Sustainable Systems
- Integrated Land Use
- Clean Air and Water
- Healthy Ecosystems
- Responsible Resource Use
- Local Food
A complete list of the goals is posted online at http://www.a2gov.org/sustainability/Pages/DraftGoals.aspx.
The resolution approved by City Council directs the Planning Commission to initiate the process of adopting the sustainability goals as part of the City Master Plan and supports the development of a sustainability action plan to track progress toward city sustainability goals. More information on the sustainability framework and goals is available at www.a2gov.org/sustainability.
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