Burlington, VT Sustainability: Difference between revisions
m (Burlington, Vermont Sustainability moved to Burlington, VT Sustainability: change to state abbreviation) |
(adding location) |
||
| (One intermediate revision by one other user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{Entity|Locale=Burlington|Region=VT|Country=US}} | |||
'''Type:''' Resolution | '''Type:''' Resolution | ||
'''Status:''' Adopted | '''Status:''' Adopted in 1994 | ||
''' | '''Source File:''' (Missing) | ||
'''Text:''' | '''Text:''' | ||
| Line 11: | Line 10: | ||
In the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-four | In the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-four | ||
Resolved by the City Council of the City of Burlington, as follows: | '''Resolved by the City Council of the City of Burlington''', as follows: | ||
That WHEREAS, sustainability is an economic state in which the demands placed upon the environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the capacity of the environment to provide for future generations; and | That '''WHEREAS''', sustainability is an economic state in which the demands placed upon the environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the capacity of the environment to provide for future generations; and | ||
WHEREAS, this City Council unanimously supported the "Common Ground" Enterprise Community Application in which sustainability is one of the three over-arching strategic goals; and | '''WHEREAS''', this City Council unanimously supported the "Common Ground" Enterprise Community Application in which sustainability is one of the three over-arching strategic goals; and | ||
WHEREAS, a sustainable economic plan is one OF the important themes of the recent economic plan put forth by CEDO and unanimously accepted by the Burlington City Council; and | '''WHEREAS''', a sustainable economic plan is one OF the important themes of the recent economic plan put forth by CEDO and unanimously accepted by the Burlington City Council; and | ||
WHEREAS, the people of Burlington on many occasions have expressed their commitment to clean water, air and land, a healthy downtown and good jobs in the community; | '''WHEREAS''', the people of Burlington on many occasions have expressed their commitment to clean water, air and land, a healthy downtown and good jobs in the community; | ||
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we direct our city departments to strive for a sustainable economy by: | '''NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED''' that we direct our city departments to strive for a sustainable economy by: | ||
1. Maximizing their conservation efforts | 1. Maximizing their conservation efforts | ||
| Line 33: | Line 32: | ||
5. Encouraging low-cost, community self-help strategies that empower people to help themselves. | 5. Encouraging low-cost, community self-help strategies that empower people to help themselves. | ||
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT we request CEDO to coordinate a survey of City departments' efforts to achieve these goals thus far and their plans to incorporate economic sustainability in their programs for the future, and to present the results of this survey to this Council no later than March 15, 1995. | '''AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT''' we request CEDO to coordinate a survey of City departments' efforts to achieve these goals thus far and their plans to incorporate economic sustainability in their programs for the future, and to present the results of this survey to this Council no later than March 15, 1995. | ||
'''AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED''' that we request the Community and Economic Development Committee to incorporate the Sustainable Economy resolution into their study of the economic development master plan. | |||
[[Category:City Governments]] | |||
[[Category:Resolutions]] | |||
[[Category:Sustainability Policies]] | |||
[[Category:Vermont]] | |||
Latest revision as of 20:32, 31 December 2014
Burlington,
VT,
US
Type: Resolution
Status: Adopted in 1994
Source File: (Missing)
Text:
In the year One Thousand Nine Hundred and Ninety-four
Resolved by the City Council of the City of Burlington, as follows:
That WHEREAS, sustainability is an economic state in which the demands placed upon the environment by people and commerce can be met without reducing the capacity of the environment to provide for future generations; and
WHEREAS, this City Council unanimously supported the "Common Ground" Enterprise Community Application in which sustainability is one of the three over-arching strategic goals; and
WHEREAS, a sustainable economic plan is one OF the important themes of the recent economic plan put forth by CEDO and unanimously accepted by the Burlington City Council; and
WHEREAS, the people of Burlington on many occasions have expressed their commitment to clean water, air and land, a healthy downtown and good jobs in the community;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that we direct our city departments to strive for a sustainable economy by:
1. Maximizing their conservation efforts
2. Helping to develop and use within the departments renewable resources
3. Fostering local production to meet more of local needs
4. Supporting decision-making at the grassroots level
5. Encouraging low-cost, community self-help strategies that empower people to help themselves.
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT we request CEDO to coordinate a survey of City departments' efforts to achieve these goals thus far and their plans to incorporate economic sustainability in their programs for the future, and to present the results of this survey to this Council no later than March 15, 1995.
AND, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we request the Community and Economic Development Committee to incorporate the Sustainable Economy resolution into their study of the economic development master plan.