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Leslie, Robin From: Urben, Jon Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 4:44 PM To: Leslie, Robin Attachments: 0609_0001.pdf; ERP Policy 9-19-11.doc Page 1 of 1 9/22/2011 Robin: As you are
aware, Purchasing staff has been working for over a year on an Environmentally Responsible Purchasing (ERP) Policy with the hope of presenting a policy for the Common Council to consider
sometime in 2011. As part of this process we have explored and researched several dozen local government ERP policies throughout the United States in addition to ICLEI’s Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing Resource Guide and the second edition of ICLEI’s Procura+ Guide for cost-effective sustainable public procurement. Our goal in this process was to develop an ERP
policy that would allow the City of Oshkosh to promote sustainable purchasing practices while also balancing practical considerations of performance, availability and financial costs.
Prior to bringing an ERP policy before the Common Council we wanted the Sustainability Advisory Board (SAB) to provide input on the draft. The draft was presented to the SAB at their
spreadsheet of SAB recommendations received and Purchasing’s comment on each item. As you will note, many of the SAB recommendations were incorporated in the final ERP policy document
(attached with highlights of SAB recommendations). I would like to thank the SAB for their input on this policy and appreciate their support in this process. We anticipate this ERP policy
may be considered by the Common Council sometime yet this fall. Please share this with the SAB at your earliest convenience. Thanks, Jon Urben June, 2011 meeting and comments were requested
back by early August. Attached is a