Breakout Session Reports June 12, 2010

Greening Ventura’s Economy Pursue Creative Public Transit –Electric Trolley connecting Harbor/Downtown Partners: Harbor, City Transportation, County, DVP, Schools Pursue Development Innovations –Allow Prototype building projects (I.e. earthen buildings) –Explore building code possibilities (x-permit). Partners: VCCOOL, City Building, County, State Pursue a Organic Waste/Compost Program –Commercial/residential food waste composting program Partners: EJ Harrison, Agromin, City Env. Services, County

Greening Ventura’s Economy Citywide Sustainability Plan –Create a policy that looks at sustainability as a whole throughout the City. –Inventory businesses, jobs, demographics, social equity components, environmental policies –Alternative energy measures Community, City, Chamber, DVO, Westside, Midtown, Eastside, Harbor, Display Community Best Practices –Create Locavore/Buy Local Program –Website/kiosk for community best practices posts Volunteers, Chamber, DVP, City, Farmers Market,

Greening Ventura’s Economy Educate our community for Green Jobs –Job training –Inventory K-College Curriculum Sustainability Education starts at the beginning –Connect business with our School District –Alternative Energy Symposiums/Demo Projects VUSD, College, Chamber, City, Green Ventura –Facebook Group to keep the conversation going