Sustainable Broomfield Community Task Force
DRAFT Minutes Meeting
#8
December
10,
2009
In the eighth meeting, the Task
Force revisited the Vision Statement and revised it so it fit better
with the goals of the group.
The rest of the meeting was spent with each group reporting back to the
whole Task Force on the policies and action steps they have developed.
Feedback was given and each group is to incorporate this feedback
into their policies and action steps as they continue to work in their
groups.
Task Force Members
Present:
Derek Okubo, Mayor Pat Quinn, Linda Fahrenbruch, Linda Reynolds, Hal
Lunka, Liz Law-Evans, Irene Lalich, Bryce Isaacson, Felix Flechas, Rick
Ahrens, Jessica Erickson, Don Dunshee, Roger Kelley, Marcia Heiser,
Nicholas Fazzini, Sam Taylor, Jini Bates, Kevin Jacobs, Jeffery
McPherson, Geoff Urland
Absent:
Aaron Loertscher, Susan MacGregor, Judy Enderle, Mark Kuhl,
Jean Wilkie,
Patrick Tennyson,
Jennifer Kerr, Beverly Pneuman, Jeremy Fancher, David Hastings, Klea
Jones, Lisa Moore, Jeffery Kerrane
Others in attendance:
Kevin Standbridge,
Kathy Schnoor, Meghan Bernard, Shirley Garcia,
Bob Gaiser, Kathryn Langdon
6:30
– Introduction and Announcements
6:40 –
Kevin Standbridge reminded the Task Force to think about what group of
the community each member represents and to take into account these
perspectives. When the plan
is presented to City Council, the group wants it to be adopted, so in
creating the plan, words like “require” and “restrict” should be
considered carefully. This
is only a planning document, not a regulation.
But specific strategies, including incremental steps and recommendations for implementation
are welcome.
6:45
– Approval of the minutes as written
6:46
– Revisit the Vision Statement
In the August meeting the vision
statement was discussed and the group agreed to leave it for a few
months to think about it.
The group revisited the statement in this meeting.
The previous vision statement was:
“Broomfield
prospers as an environmentally, economically, and socially sustainable
community. We protect and
preserve our social and physical environment and ecosystems through
education, community engagement, conservation, and cultural
opportunities by economic strength and diversity.
Broomfield
is locally sustainable and recognized as the Epicenter of Green.”
One suggestion was to remove the “epicenter of green” because it may
become outdated over time.
There was an argument that we can never become truly locally sustainable
because we will always need outside materials and resources.
The consensus was to remove the whole last sentence as it did not
add to the previous sentences.
6:52
– Resource Conservation Group Report Out
The Natural Resources group
changed their name to Resource Conservation group to better address the
group’s goals. The group
presented policies and action steps addressing wildlife, waste, and
water. The group will look
further into land, water, and air quality over the next few weeks.
Some general topics of concern with the group were with ownership
of wildlife and their interactions with humans.
The wording of planning document recommendations vs. requirements
continued during this group’s presentation.
7:50
– Energy Group Report Out
The energy group looked at goals
and action steps for community education and outreach, conservation, new
and renewable technologies, electrical provisions.
The energy group directed some suggestions to the education group
on a “green packet” for new residents.
Other topics discussed were having a model LEED building in
Broomfield,
demand-side management for conservation, SMART grids, “mini nukes” and
Broomfield
owning its own utility. The
group is continuing to work on prioritizing policies and implementing
actions steps and suggestions from the whole group.
8:30
– Transportation Group Report Out
The transportation group focused
their goals on making it easier to get around
Broomfield
and
Broomfield
developing better mass transit within and outside the city.
Some suggestions for the group were to look at what percent
transportation is out of the budget and how that compares with other
neighboring cities. Another
suggestion was to put
Broomfield
trails on Google maps so people can see how they can bike and walk
around
Broomfield.
The group is continuing to refine their goals and policies.
9:00
– Economic Development Group Report Out
The economic development group
found that much of sustainable economic development was already
addressed in the 2005 Comprehensive Plan.
There was discussion within the Task Force on the difference
between economic sustainability and the role of economics in
sustainability. The economic
development group took their ideas from the fact that social and
environmental sustainability are not possible without economic
sustainability. Some other
discussions were on the importance of the diversity of businesses and a
highly educated workforce in order for
Broomfield
to be a player in creating jobs.
9:35
– Community Education Group Report Out
The education group’s goals were
to have community members understand sustainability, have the City of
Broomfield dedicate resources to sustainability, have a recognition
program for sustainability in Broomfield, establish sustainability
funding for schools, and to articulate the vision and goals of other
sub-committees. There were
very few comments on this group’s work since the meeting ran over its
scheduled end time.
All of the groups were instructed
to incorporate the Task Force’s comments into their work and to continue
developing their suggested policies and action steps.
The meeting was adjourned at
___9:45__
Minutes Prepared by _ Meghan
Bernard______
Approved by
(Consideration of Approval 1/14/09)
Chair
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