City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: APRIL 8, 2015
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, ACTING CITY MANAGER /s/
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Receipt of the Progress Report on Eco-City and the Environmental Action Plan 2030.
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ISSUE: Progress report on Eco-City and the Environmental Action Plan 2030 (EAP 2030).
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council (1) receive the "2014 Eco-City Progress Report and Key Environmental Indicators," intended for informing the public at the 2015 Alexandria Earth Day on April 25 and (2) recognize the Environmental Policy Commission (EPC), community members and City staff that have participated in the ongoing implementation of the EAP 2030 aimed at leading Alexandria further toward sustainability.
DISCUSSION: The comprehensive EAP 2030 was adopted by City Council on June 13, 2009, which consists of 48 goals, 50 preliminary targets, and 353 actions that span over the next 21 years and beyond. One of the more important short-term actions in the EAP 2030 calls for the development of key environmental indicators to measure the progress of the Eco-City initiative. In 2010, the EPC spearheaded the development of key environmental indicators that can be measured on an annual basis, in consultation with the City's Environmental Coordination Group members. These environmental indicators were first reported to City Council in the 2012 progress report on the EAP 2030. It gives an overview of the Eco-City program, provides the latest indicators and the top ten environmental achievements for 2014 (see Attachment). This is the fourth year for an Eco-City progress report which is usually released and promoted as part of the Alexandria Earth Day which this year is on April 25.
Key Environmental Indicators
The 20 key environmental indicators were reported in Table I of the report, which outl...
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