Green Task Force
Welcome to the City of Delray Beach Green Task Force. This site is intended to be a repository of information and resources that will help guide the Green Task Force in its mission.
The Green Task Force was appointed by the City Commission of Delray Beach in January of 2008 with a 6 month charge to provide recommendations to the City Commission on moving Delray Beach to become a greener city.
The Task Force Goals and Mission
The Commission in Resolution No. 67-07 asked the Task Force to address the following areas:
1. Ways to improve the environmental Sustainability of City programs, services, and equipment facilities.
2. Strategies for improving environmental sustainability of the community
3. Incentives for residents, businesses, and organizations to practice environmental conservation including recycling
4. Proposed means to enchance water and energy conservation.
5. Ideas for promotion of tree planting and xeriscaping.
6. Best Practices for implementation in Delray Beach, including long-term strategies.
The mission has been defined as:
"To determine an actionable set of recommendations that enables Delray Beach to implement its current environmental commitments in a timely, cost-effective, and citizen-centric manner, as well as explore new opportunities for sustainability."
Task Force Members
Nancy Schneider (chair)
Dan Sloan (vice-chair)
Joe Snider
Yalmaz Siddiqui
Ana DeMelo
John Koenig
Sarah Martin
Meetings
Meetings are open to the public and will be held at the City's Environmental Services building located at 434 South Swinton Avenue. Meetings will be held from 6pm to 8:30 pm. The projected meeting schedule is as follows:
March 19 & 26
April 9&23
May 14 & 28
June 11 & June 25
July 9 & 23
August 13 & 27
Agendas:
February 27, 2008
March 19, 2008
March 26, 2008
April 9, 2008
April 23, 2008
Minutes:
February 27, 2008
March 19, 2008
March 26, 2008
April 9, 2008
April 23, 2008
Further Information
For further information please contact Richard Hasko with the City of Delray Beach at: Hasko@ci.delray-beach.fl.us
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