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CC - Authorization to Release a Request for Proposals for Consultant Services to Create and Implement a Sustainable Business Certification Program.
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Meeting Date: July 11, 2016
Contact Person/Dept: Joe Susca/Public Works-Administration
Phone Number: 310-253-5636
Fiscal Impact: Yes [X] No [] General Fund: Yes [X] No []
Public Hearing: [] Action Item: [] Attachments: Yes [X] No []
Commission Action Required: Yes [] No [X] Date:
Commission Name:
Public Notification: (E-Mail) Meetings and Agendas - City Council (07/05/2016); Arts Earth Partnership (07/05/2016); (E-Mail) the Following E-Mail Distribution List Subscribers: Sustainability / Environmental Issues, the Culver City Chamber of Commerce, and Public Notifications (07/05/2016); (E-Mail) the Downtown Business Association (07/06/16)
Department Approval: Charles D. Herbertson, Public Works Director/City Engineer (06/29/16)
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends the City Council authorize the release of a Request for Proposals (RFP) for consultant services to create and implement a Sustainable Business Certification Program.
BACKGROUND
The City has a history of establishing policies that protect the environment and has implemented programs and completed projects that further its sustainability objectives.
On November 27, 2006 the City Council established a City Council Sustainability Subcommittee and approved submission of a $25,000 grant application with the American Institute of Architects to hire a Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) to participate in the development of guidelines to establish sustainable policies, programs and projects for the City (Guidelines). The grant was awarded and SDAT worked with staff and the Sustainability Subcommittee to prepare the Guidelines that were subsequently presented to the public through a series o...
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