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SUSTAINABILITY ADVISORY BOARD
ENVIRONMENT SUBCOMMITTEE
Category: Expand /Improve Natural Areas (6 votes)
Goals:
1. Natural area in Menominee Park
2. Encourage native perennials on City of Oshkosh sites
3. Take action on natural environment section of environmental conservation section in
Sustainability Plan (start committee)
4. Create streetscape tree /terrace tree ordinance and get it passed
5. Expand park space
Category: Water Quality (S votes)
Goals:
1. Water Star or similar program certification
2. Stop -A -Leak program
3. Shoreland restoration /explore grants for shoreland restoration project for Lake
Winnebago
4. Create ban on use of harmful chemicals /Miller's Bay chemical reduction
5. Prepare brochure to protect water quality
6. Identify a municipal building that may be suitable for a green roof project and establish
a timeframe
7. Create rainwater project at City Hall /rain water projects
8. Develop signage program for stormwater projects
Category: Community Gardens (2 votes)
Goals:
1. Identify one school to serve as an example for a small community garden
2. Work with City to identify (3) possible areas for permanent community gardens
ENERGY EFFICIENCY SUBCOMMITTEE
Category: ICLEI, LEED, ENERGY STAR (2 votes)
Goals:
1. Encourage City of Oshkosh adoption of LEED
2. Complete ICLEI Milestones 1 -3
3. Take ENERGY STAR challenge for communities, join ENERGY STAR and develop programs
to engage community
4. Implement Oshkosh Common Council Resolutions 07 -262 (MCPA) and 08 -295 (ICLEI)
and apply to whole community and municipal operations
(TO BE NAMED) SUBCOMMITTEE
Category: Buy local (1 vote)
Goals:
1. Research and publish green business directory for Oshkosh
2. Develop "Buy Oshkosh" program
Category: Awareness and Promotion (0 votes)
Goals:
1. Promote active partnerships with Focus on Energy, ENERGY STAR, UWO and local
businesses
2. Increase communication with other City boards and City departments
3. Community clean -up day
4. Increase public awareness of sustainability issues
5. Develop plan for public involvement and education for sustainability issues
Category: Waste Reduction (6 votes)
Goals:
1. Work on waste reduction through composting, volume -based garbage system and more
plastic recycling
2. Promote ban on Styrofoam containers and plastic bags and instead encourage use of
biodegradables.
3. Create cloth bag campaign (e.g. work with "x" number of stores that will offer "x %"
discount if cloth bag is used
4. Create ban on plastic water bottles
5. Community buy -in to significantly reduce paper /plastic bag usage
SUSTAINABILITY PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE
Category: Complete Sustainability Plan (1 vote)
Goals:
1. Complete plan and gain approval by Council
2. Use GHG inventory and software for cost /benefit analysis, prioritization and budgeting
SAB REPRESENTATION ON THE BIKE/ PED PLAN COMMITTEE (BOB BREEST)
Category: Bike /Ped Plan (2 votes)
Goals:
1. Complete, adopt and implement Bike /Ped Plan