RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
Richmond City Council – Richmond City Hall - 900 E. Broad Street, Suite 200 - Richmond, VA 23219 - www.council.richmondva.gov
COUNCIL PUBLIC INFORMATION NEWS ADVISORY
IMMEDIATE RELEASE TO BE FORWARDED AND SHARED
Monday, 10 October 2011
Richmond City Council Green City Commission to hold meeting
Commission providing expertise and information to support Richmond sustainability efforts
WHAT The Richmond City Council Green City Commission will hold an official meeting. This meeting is free and open to the public and all citizens are invited and encouraged to attend. The agenda for this meeting will include the following:
I. Call to Order
II. Establish Norms
III. Approval of August 15, 2011 Meeting Minutes
IV. Commission Vacancy Update
V. Review and Approve Committee Mission, Objectives, & Goals
a. Stormwater Management Committee (Earley)
b. Green Building Committee (Cross)
c. Waste Management Committee (Jackson)
VI. What about Trees?
VII. Discuss Strategy for City Engagement
VIII. Discuss Strategy for Council Engagement
IX. Emerging Leaders in Architecture
X. Committee Reports due December 1, 2011
XI. Adjourn- Next Meeting: December 12, 2011, 1:00-2:30pm
WHEN Monday, October 17, 2011
1:00-2:30 p.m.
WHERE Richmond Department of Economic and Community Development
Richmond Main Street Station - 3rd Floor Conference Room
1500 East Main Street, 3rd Floor; Richmond, Virginia 23219
(Free parking is located on the West side of Richmond Main Street Station in a gravel lot below the interstate and, when looking at the building, the entrance is the far left door.
WHO Members of the Richmond City Council Green City Commission
CONTACT For more information please contact K.C. McGurren, Chairman, Richmond City Council Green City Commission, at 804.212.1295 (tel); 804.225.9843 (office); or kc.mcgurren@earthcraftvirginia.org (email)
Background ____________________________________________________________________________
Richmond City Council Green City Commission
Richmond City Council established the Richmond City Council Green City Commission on October 26, 2010 by Richmond City Council Ordinance No. 2009-175-185. The purpose of the Richmond City Council Green City Commission is to assist Richmond citizens by providing expertise and information in support of Richmond sustainability efforts.
The Richmond City Council Green City Commission consists of nine members, seven appointed by Richmond City Council and two by the Mayor, one of whom shall be the director of a department of City government or such director’s designee. Richmond City Council Green City Commission members appointed to date include:
• K. C. McGurren, Chairman
Executive Director, EarthCraft Virginia
• Amber K. Foster, Vice Chairman
• James Jackson
• Mark Brandon
• Sustainability consultant, Greener Results Consulting
• Robert M. Cross, Principal Architect, R. Michael Cross Design Group
• Chris Earley, Principal, Greening Urban, LLC
• Sandra L. Earley, Principal, Sustainable Design Consulting, LLC
• James D. Robb, Environmental Coordinator/Associate Director of Marketing & Communications, St. Catherine’s School
• Daniel K. Slone, Partner, McGuireWoods LLP
Richmond government boards, commissions, committees and task forces _________________
Critical to the foundation of our citizen-run government, Richmond City Council regularly establishes and/or appoints members to serve on local and regional government boards, commissions, committees and task forces to assist with providing oversight on various topics, programs and services. Appointments are made throughout the year as vacancies occur and new entities are created. Richmond City Council currently appoints members to 55 local and regional public bodies; most of which are volunteer/non-paid positions.
Appointed public bodies provide needed intellectual assistance on subjects that shape the quality of our lives, neighborhoods and city and increase government openness, inclusion and transparency. Membership on these entities offers citizens an opportunity to learn more about their local government and to use their education, experience, skills and abilities in service of the public good. All citizens are invited and encouraged to apply to serve.
Individual membership requirements are different for each public body, which range from advisory to policy to governing. Appointed terms include project-oriented ones that exist for a few months and more long-term ones that last up to four years. Time commitments vary from a couple hours a year, up to 20 hours a month. Meeting times, dates, locations and frequency are scheduled as needed. Incumbents are also considered for reappointment at the conclusion of their terms.
In addition to the 55 current local and regional public bodies, Council appoints members to five (5) non-governmental organizations and one (1) federal government entity; for a total of 61 entities (governmental and non-governmental).
All citizens interested in being appointed to serve as a member of a local or regional public government body or non-government organization (a list of which follows below), that Richmond City Council appoints members, to are invited to review the descriptions, purposes and individual membership requirements and vacancies and apply online at: http://www.richmondgov.com/CityCouncil/CouncilBoardsCommissions.aspx or http://eservices.ci.richmond.va.us/applications/boardscommissions/index.aspx
CONTACT
For more information regarding local or regional public government body or non-government organization, that Richmond City Council appoints members, please call 804.646.7955; or visit: http://www.richmondgov.com/CityCouncil/CouncilBoardsCommissions.aspx
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Steven R. Skinner, APR
Council Public Information Manager
RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL
OFFICE OF THE COUNCIL CHIEF OF STAFF
Richmond City Hall
900 E. Broad Street, Suite 305
Richmond, Virginia 23219
804.646.6052 (office)
804.335.4054 (mobile)
804.937.1386 (home/mobile)
804.646.5468 (fax)
steven.skinner@richmondgov.com (email)
www.council.richmondva.gov(website)
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MISSION The mission of Richmond City Council
is to represent citizens in creating and amending
local laws, providing government policy and
oversight, and approving the city budget.
VISION Richmond City Council is committed to
creating a vibrant community that is a great place
to live, work, learn, play, visit and raise a family.
