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2 . Update and maintain the Natural Areas Inventory as one of the county' s core tools for <br /> planning and guiding development . <br /> 3 . Develop bikeways according to the Bicycle Plan of the Bicycle Plan Task Force . <br /> 4 . Complete a report on Sustainability Indicators . <br /> 5 . Commit funds to public outreach, for educating the public on the need to plan for the <br /> county' s environmental future and for building support for the various tools and <br /> methods proposed . This would also include funding to disseminate the Sustainability <br /> Indicators report, and to maintain and expand the county' s environmental education <br /> web site as developed by this committee and to promote it to the public . <br /> This committee also recommends that the County develop a cohesive plan for the <br /> protection of open space and that the Environment and Resource Conservation <br /> Department work closely with the Planning Department to revise and enhance existing <br /> tools and implement new tools for such protection . This committee recommends the <br /> county adopt a resolution forthcoming from the Commission for the Environment <br /> regarding specific actions for the preservation of open space . <br />