Sustainability

The City's adopted Strategic Plan calls for the development of a plan for sustainability within three years. In 2005, City Council directed staff to develop a Sustainability Agenda following a format that includes goals, objectives, programs, and tools for measuring the City's progress towards sustainability. The draft Agenda, which is a work- in-progress, is organized into four major sections:

• A description of the global, regional, and local issues, which are the motives for developing a Sustainability Agenda.
• Alternative definitions of sustainability, including ways to measure it, and a policy framework that establishes the ongoing role for the City, and incorporates sustainability concerns into the City's decision-making processes.
• An inventory of existing City practices, programs, and projects to improve the City's sustainability, both in the City's internal operations, and those that benefit the community.
• Next steps in the development of the Agenda.

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The initial work on the Sustainability Agenda was presented to City Council on the evening of April 4, 2006. For the staff report and first phase of the Sustainability Agenda, click here.

Contact Information

Helen Selph, Assistant Planner
City of Sacramento Planning Division
915 I Street, 3rd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
(916) 808-7582

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