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Environmental Sustainability Program

Sustainable development... "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs."
- United Nations Brundtland Commission Report, 1987





TOPIC AREAS

Request for Proposals
Current and Past Projects
Council Meetings
Council Environmental Sustainability Committee 
Environmental Sustainability Task Force
Helpful Links
"Green Mountain View" Community Group



Request for Proposals (RFP)

The City invites qualified home performance consultants with experience working with public agencies to submit proposals to design, market, implement and report on a residential energy audit and retrofit program.  The City encourages lead proposers to assemble a team of best-in-their-field sub-consultants to provide the tasks described in the RFP.

Proposers are encouraged to attend a pre-proposal conference on July 30, 2010 at 1:30pm, to be held in the Plaza conference room of City Hall, 500 Castro St., Mountain View.  At this conference all questions will be addressed and any updates will be provided.

The RFP is available here.
The July 30, 2010 Pre-Proposal Conference presentation is available here.
The July 30, 2010 Pre-Proposal Conference Q&A document is available here.
Addendum #1 is available here.


Current and Past Projects

 
For information about the City’s current sustainability actions and past accomplishments,
click here



Council Meetings

The City Council reviews and debates sustainability-related strategies, policies, and projects on an on-going basis.

The next such meeting will be:

            Date & Time:    
            Venue:             Council Chambers at City Hall, 2nd Floor
                                    500 Castro Street
            Documents:      
            Agenda Item:   


Previous Meetings
 

 
Mar. 9, 2010
Jan. 19, 2010 
Jan. 12, 2010
 
 

Council Environmental Sustainability Committee 

After receiving the Environmental Sustainability Task Force's recommendations in September 2008, the City Council created the Council Environmental Sustainability Committee (CESC) to analyze and prioritize the recommendations. After a series of meetings in late 2008 and early 2009, the Council approved the CESC's 2008-2011 "Environmental Sustainability Action Plan" and recommended green building policy for public projects during the Council meeting on March 24, 2009.

The CESC will hold its next meeting as follows:
            
            Date & Time:     
            Venue:  
            Atrium Conference Room at City Hall, 1st Floor
                                     500 Castro Street         
            Documents:      Agenda, Staff Report, Minutes
           

Previous Meetings
  

        June 2, 2010

    Agenda   Staff Report   Minutes

      Nov. 10, 2009

   Agenda

  Staff Report

  Minutes

Oct. 7, 2009

Agenda

Staff Report

Minutes

Jun. 23, 2009

 Agenda

Staff Report

Minutes

Feb. 24, 2009

 Agenda

 Staff Report

 Minutes

 Jan. 26, 2009

 Agenda

 Staff Report

 Minutes

 Dec. 15, 2008

 Agenda

 Staff Report

 Minutes

 Nov. 12, 2008

 Agenda

 Staff Report

 Minutes

 Oct. 23, 2008

 Agenda

 

 Minutes



Environmental Sustainability Task Force

For information about the 2008 Environmental Sustainability Task Force, click here.


Helpful Links

Water Conservation Tips, Programs, and Rebates
City Recycling Services
Santa Clara County Green Business Program
PG&E Flex Your Power
Energy Star Products
Bicycle/Pedestrian Advisory Committee (B/PAC)
Bicycling in Mountain View
    

"Green Mountain View" Community Group

Mountain View community members have formed a new citizen-led group to educate community members how to live more sustainably, and through research and advocacy work to encourage the City Council to create policies that foster a healthy and sustainable future. Green Mountain View meets on the first Monday of each month, 6:30pm-8:30/9:00pm, in the Mountain View public library Community Room at 585 Franklin Street.

For more information about Green Mountain View, visit http://www.greenmountainview.org/