Environmental Sustainability Program Sustainable development... "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
- United Nations Brundtland Commission Report, 1987
Current and Past Projects
For information about the City’s current sustainability actions and past accomplishments,
click here
Council Environmental Sustainability Committee
After receiving the Environmental Sustainability Task Force's recommendations in September 2008, the City Council created the Council Environmental Sustainability Committee (CESC) to analyze and prioritize the recommendations. After a series of meetings in late 2008 and early 2009, the Council approved the CESC's "Environmental Sustainability Action Plan" and recommended green building policy for public projects during the Council meeting on March 24, 2009.
The CESC will hold its next meeting to review Action Plan progress and discuss major milestones for the next fiscal year.
Date & Time: June 23, 2009, 3:30pm
Venue: Plaza Conference Room at City Hall, 2nd Floor,
500 Castro Street
Documents: Agenda, Staff Report
Previous Meetings
Environmental Sustainability Task Force
For information about the 2008 Environmental Sustainability Task Force, click here.
"Green Mountain View" Community Group
Mountain View community members have formed a new citizen-led group to educate community members how to live more sustainably, and through research and advocacy work to encourage the City Council to take appropriate actions. Green Mountain View meets on the first Monday of each month, with its next meeting at the following time:
Date & Time: Monday, July 6, 2009, 6:30pm-8:30/9:00pm
Venue: Community Room, Public Library, 585 Franklin Street
For more information about Green Mountain View, visit www.greenmountainview.org
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