Scribe: Pete Bsumek Conveners: Pete Bsumek and CJ Broderick Location: Court Square Lawn Time: 11:00am
Attendees: Pete, CJ, Adam Campbell plus others
Pete Bsumek and CJ Broderick Informed the group about the history of the Mayor’s agreement on Climate Change and the steps that the city has already taken, and what needs to be done.
1. Emission inventory of city. (Done)
2. Develop and action plan (to be done—some piece mill actions taken)
3. Input improvements (make changes and see how they impact change)
4. Implement larger action plan
Pete and CJ will post detailed information on the proposal (sign on letter to city council, news articles from other towns that have had success, websites with more information, etc.). This will be done ASAP.
We discussed a desire to work with city staff to create implementation so that they do not feel “put upon.”
Adam Campbell spoke of creating a Transitions Town reading & action group. Pete and Adam combined these two groups because they felt that the grassroots community building aspects of the the proposal for city council complemented each other.
The goal of Transition Town grassroots work is a way to lead the city by example, build community as the Transition Towns group works to help create sustainable spaces (houses/yards/etc.) via volunteer work.
For more info on Transition Towns see the 12:15 Transition Towns report.
We developed an action plan for helping the city pass a resolution to promote coordinated action on decreasing the city’s carbon footprint and building sustainability in general. Basically, begin conversations with city council members, create a summation of the proposal, engage city employees in conversation, and post details on the plan to the Summit Blog.
