HomeMy WebLinkAbout01242012 SUSTAINABILITYVirginia Beach
Sustainability Plan
City Council Briefing
January 24, 2012
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What is
“Sustainability”?
policies and strategies that meet society’s
present needs without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own
needs
FISCAL
The Three Pillars
ENVIRONMENTALSOCIETAL
plan alignment
SIT’s
Envision 2040
Comp Plan
Sustainability
Community
SDAT
Input
Plan
Green
Business
Ribbon
Input
Other Plans
Committee
& Policies
plan process
plan input
project process
next steps
project process
wrap-up
project process
public
input
A government can be no better than the public opinion
“
which sustains it.”
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
VIRGINIA BEACH CVB
accomplished:
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Envision 2040 Briefing October 5
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City Council Briefing October 25
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Department Leadership Meeting Briefing October 26
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Citizen Input Meetings October -December
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8meetings –1 per voting district; 2 in Princess
Anne –suburban area and rural area
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Meeting summaries at
http://www.vbgov.com/sustainplan
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Staff Focus Group Meeting November 1
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Steering Committee Kickoff Meeting November 30
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Webpage http://www.vbgov.com/sustainplan
public input meeting results
fiscal
societal
environmental
next steps
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Focus Group Meetings:
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Social Responsibility January 31
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Fiscal Responsibility February 1
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Economic Opportunity February 6
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Environmental Stewardship February 7
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Planning and Design February 9
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Regionalism February 23
~ College February 24
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Steering Committee Vision & Goal Setting
February 13
Questions?