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Goals Page Action Strategies Suggested Entities to be Involved in Strategy Implementation Suggested
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<br /> Goal 5: 34 5Aa) Create a set of sustainability Indicators using the SOCF Sustainability Committee BOCC , CHTC, CBA, HC , OC Commission for the Environment, OC Economic
<br /> Adopt Policies to indicators as a starting point. Development Commission , Chapel Hill Sustainability Committee , Carrboro ST
<br /> Move the Community Environmental Committee , and departments of Environment and Resources
<br /> Toward Conservation , Economic Development, Social Services, Health , Housing ,
<br /> Sustainability Planning (both town and county)
<br /> 34 5-1 b ) Create a permanent County database for these key indicators . BOCC, CHTC , CBA, HC, OC Commission for the Environment, OC Economic ST
<br /> Development Commission , Chapel Hill Sustainability Committee , Carrboro
<br /> Environmental Committee , and departments of Environment and Resources
<br /> Conservation (ERC) , Economic Development, Social Services , Health , Housing ,
<br /> Planning (both town and county) w/ OC ERC taking lead in creating the database
<br /> 34 5- 1 c) Track progress toward sustainability with annual reports to the community. OC Environment and Resource Conservation Department in conjunction with
<br /> above departments and boards. ST
<br /> 34 5- 1 d ) Use the indicators to help determine effectiveness of current policies and identify BOCC, CHTC , CBA, HC , OC Commission for the Environment, OC Economic ST to MT
<br /> needed policy changes. Development Commission , Chapel Hill Sustainability Committee , Carrboro
<br /> Environmental Committee , and departments of Environment and Resources
<br /> Conservation , Economic Development, Social Services , Health , Housing ,
<br /> Planning (both town and county)
<br /> 34 5-2a ) Examine status and trends of each natural resource based on a small number of key OC Environment and Resource Conservation Department in conjunction with ST to MT
<br /> indicators , above departments and boards .
<br /> 34 5-2b) Establish a general guide of standards and criteria based on resource limits that will BOCC, CHTC , CBA, HC, OC Commission for the Environment, OC Economic ST to MT
<br /> help to define parameters of sustainability in Orange County. Development Commission , and departments of Environment and Resources
<br /> Conservation , Economic Development, Social Services , Health , Housing ,
<br /> Planning (both town and county) w/ OC Environment and Resource Conservation
<br /> taking lead in developing the guide
<br /> 35 5-3a) Work with Durham and Chatham counties and their municipalities to develop a BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC , boards of Durham and Chatham County, town and ST to MT
<br /> 'Triangle West" regional vision and plan , county planning dep'ts and boards, and committee members
<br /> 35 5-3b) Lobby the NC General Assembly for a statewide planning mechanism that would BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC, and work with boards from other jurisdictions to lobby as ST to MT
<br /> require regional planning and local government cooperation . well
<br /> 35 54a) Adopt green building standards for all new government construction . BOCC , CHTC, CBA, HC , town and county planning departments ST to MT
<br /> 35 5=4b) Adopt a policy to systematically replace older government vehicles with new low/no BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC ST to MT
<br /> emissions vehicles that are alternatively fueled and/or fu &efficient.
<br /> 35 5-4c) Establish program to reduce vehicle miles driven by government employees . BOCC, CHTC , CBA, HC ST
<br /> 35 54d) Establish government policies to purchase products made using fair labor practices . BOCC , CHTC , CBA, HC , town and county purchasing departments MT
<br /> 35 5-4e) Have each local government establish a comprehensive reduction , reuse , and BOCC , CHTC, CBA, HC town and county solid waste/public works departments ST
<br /> recycle program .
<br /> 36 54f) Have all local governments join the Cities for Climate Protection Campaign. BOCC, CHTC, CBA, HC, town and county planning departments , O . C. ST
<br /> Environment and Resource Conservation Department
<br /> r�36 5-5a) Institute a county-wide program administered at the county level to promote concepts BOCC , CHTC , CBA, HC, O . C. Environment and Resource Conservation ST to MT
<br /> of sustainability and educate the public on sustainability. Department
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