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Resolution to Adopt the City of Ann Arbor Sustainability Framework (Adopted by the CPC on January 3, 2013 - 7 Yeas, 0 Nays)
Memorandum
Approval of this resolution will adopt the City of Ann Arbor Sustainability Framework as an element of the City Master Plan.
The City of Ann Arbor Sustainability Framework (the Framework) lays out a set of sixteen overarching goals to guide Ann Arbor become more a sustainable city. The sustainability goals build on goals already developed through a variety of public processes - city plans, council resolutions, and the Council-approved Environmental Goals. The Framework synthesizes twenty years of planning into one document that recognizes the broad spectrum of Ann Arbor’s city plans, goals, and resolutions.
The Sustainability Framework project began in January 2011 and was fully funded by a grant from the Home Depot Foundation. The project was carried out by commissioners from city commissions concerned with sustainability issues and a team of city staff. A few of the steps to completion included: organizing over 200 city goals from more than twenty plans into four theme areas and sixteen sustainability goals; joint meetings with four city commissions; four Sustainable Ann Arbor forums held in early 2012 that drew over 300 members of the public; blog updates; a public meeting on the draft sustainability goals; and unanimous resolutions from six city boards and commissions recommending that Council adopt the sustainability framework into the City Master Plan.
On July 2, 2012, City Council approved a resolution directing the City Planning Commission to initiate the process of adopting the sustainability framework into the City Master Plan. On October 15, 2012, City Council approved the distribution of the draft sustainability framework to adjoining jurisdictions, which were duly notified of the planning effort and provided an opportunity to comment on the draft master plan element. A public hearing was held at the City ...
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