New Search
e . <br /> • <br /> • <br /> BOULDER, CO. • <br /> Economic Sustainability Policy (Adopted 10/2003) ' <br /> The Boulder City Council adopted an economic sustainability policy to formalize policy . <br /> direction and begin the development of an economic sustainability program. In addition <br /> to policy adoption, a $2.5 million economic sustainability fund was created. To date, the <br /> City has hired an economic vitality director to work directly with the city manager, the <br /> city council's economic sustainability committee, and other key stakeholders to develop <br /> economic strategies that align with the values of Boulder ° community. <br /> Sustainable Development <br /> • <br /> Over the decades the City of Boulder has adopted numerous policies and has developed a <br /> variety of programs relating to sustainable community development. These policies aim <br /> to connect and leverage all aspects of economic, environmental, and social health by <br /> creating a community that provides residents a high quality of life while limiting its <br /> negative .impact on natural and social resources. <br /> For more information: http: / /www3:ci. boulder. co. us /environmentalaffairs/index.htm <br /> • <br /> FORT COLLINS, CO <br /> • <br /> Economic Vitality and Sustainability Action Group (Formed 2/2004) <br /> • The Economic Vitality and Sustainability Action Group (EVSAG) was appointed by the <br /> Fort Collins City Council to develop a. set of recommendations to address the economic <br /> vitality and sustainability of the City. The EVSAG is a group of community <br /> representatives who were carefully selected to represent a broad and diverse range of <br /> community interests and perspectives. In July 2004, the EVSAG completed the <br /> Economic Vitality and Sustainability Report, in which the EVSAG sought to identify: <br /> • • a) The economic strengths, challenges, and issues facing the Fort Collins <br /> community; <br /> b) Specific economic strengths to leverage the community's strengths and overcome <br /> its weaknesses; <br /> c) Business.clusters, where existing community assets give Fort Collins a <br /> competitive advantage; <br /> d) Partnerships and operating structures that can most effectively implement the <br /> economic goals and strategies of the City Council; <br /> e) Specific measures and benchmarks in which to measure the economic health of • <br /> the community; and <br /> f) Guidelines for funding an Economic Vitality and Community Sustainability Fund • <br /> and for utilizing monies deposited into the Fund. <br /> • <br /> • <br /> • <br />