| TO: | Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Commission | | | FROM: | Jimmy L. Morales, City Manager | | | DATE: | June 7, 2017 | | | |
| | SUBJECT: | REPORT OF THE MAY 10, 2017 SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE: 1. DISCUSSION REGARDING HOW GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDING LIVING OR HYBRID SHORELINES CAN COMPLEMENT GREY INFRASTRUCTURE IN OUR CLIMATE ADAPTATION ONGOING WORK. 2. DISCUSSION ON STORMWATER BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES. 3. DISCUSSION ON THE CITY TO OFFER CHRISTMAS TREE RECYCLING, COMMENCING IN 2017. 4. REFERRAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO CONSIDER ESTABLISHING AN EMERGENCY FUND DEDICATED TO PROTECTING THE TOURISM INDUSTRY FROM MAJOR ADVERSE IMPACTS. 5. REFERRAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE - DISCUSS RETROFITTING WATER FOUNTAINS WITH WATER BOTTLE REFILLING STATIONS. 6. REFERRAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE REGARDING PENDING BILLS IN THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE THAT WOULD ALLOW CERTAIN COASTAL COMMUNITIES TO REGULATE OR BAN DISPOSABLE PLASTIC BAGS. 7. REFERRAL TO THE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESILIENCY COMMITTEE TO EXPLORE URBAN INDOOR FARMING OPPORTUNITIES ON UNDERUTILIZED CITY PROPERTY. 8. UPDATE REGARDING DISCUSSION ON ALTERNATIVES TO PLASTICWARE IN BEACH CONCESSIONS. 9. MAYOR'S BLUE RIBBON PANEL ON FLOODING SEA AND SEA LEVEL RISE. 10. SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE. 11. RESILIENCY STRATEGY. |
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