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RESOLUTION DIRECTING THE MAYOR OR MAYOR�S DESIGNEE TO COMPILE AND ANALYZE INFORMATION FOR GREENPRINT UPDATES AND PROGRESS REPORTS, HOLD COMMUNITY MEETINGS ON GREENPRINT, CREATE MECHANISM FOR THE PUBLIC TO PROVIDE ONLINE COMMENTS ON GREENPRINT, AND INCORPORATE REFERENCES TO GREENPRINT IN CERTAIN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY PUBLICATIONS, WEBSITE PAGES, PROGRAMMING AND PRESS RELEASES

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WHEREAS, Miami-Dade County, together with a diverse group of community partners and stakeholders, developed the County�s first community-wide sustainability plan, called �GreenPrint: Our Design for a Sustainable Future,� which was released in December 2010; and
WHEREAS, GreenPrint was developed through a collaborative process, including nearly 100 public meetings and an advisory board on sustainability, which was composed of a various community partners, including representatives from local non-profit organizations, the business community, and academia; and
WHEREAS, GreenPrint is a framework to achieve ambitious sustainability goals and create a resilient community of tomorrow; and
WHEREAS, GreenPrint incorporates the sustainability plans from various County plans, including the Comprehensive Development Master Plan, the Open Space Master Plan, the Water Use Efficiency Plan, the Solid Waste Master Plan, and Transit Development Plan, the Social Services Master Plan, and the Strategic Plan; and
WHEREAS, GreenPrint Progress Report 001 was released in January 2014; and
WHEREAS, Resolution No. R-226-14, which was adopted by the Board on March 4, 2014, accepted the GreenPrint Progress Report 001 and further instructed the Mayor or the Mayor's designee to periodically report on GreenPrint progress and to propose revisions for consideration by the Board, in order to provide continued relevance for GreenPrint; and
WHEREAS, GreenPrint is meant to be updated in five year cycles, and the next update cycle for GreenPrint should be released in 2016; and
WHEREAS, in order for the next update cycle for GreenPrint to be prepared, a great deal of information from various County departments must be compiled and analyzed; and
WHEREAS, the process of updating GreenPrint should include meaningful opportunities for the public to participate, so that their recommendations and information may be considered; and
WHEREAS, public knowledge about GreenPrint and public participation in the update process may be reinforced and encouraged by including information about GreenPrint in County communications, including but not limited to, television programming, educational materials, throughout the County website, and in press releases, where applicable,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
Section 1. The Board hereby directs the Mayor or Mayor�s designee to collect, compile, and analyze the data and information necessary for the GreenPrint update cycles and progress reports. This data includes, but is not limited to, emissions inventories and greenhouse gas calculations.
Section 2. The Board hereby directs the Mayor or Mayor�s designee to hold at least four community meetings, at different geographic locations within the County, in order to maximize public participation and to solicit input, ideas and recommendations for the next update cycle of GreenPrint.
Section 3. The Board hereby directs the Mayor or Mayor�s designee to create a mechanism for the public to provide online comments and recommendations for the next update cycle of GreenPrint.
Section 4. The Board hereby directs the Mayor or Mayor�s designee to incorporate references to GreenPrint, where applicable, into Miami-Dade County press releases, television programming, educational materials, Miami-Dade County website pages, and other County publications. For example, a press release shall mention how a particular County operation or initiative supports GreenPrint, as applicable.