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CITIZENS ENVIRONMENTAL COMMITTEE
Formation of the Committee
The Citizens Environmental Committee (CEC) was created as a
standing committee of the City of Arlington on January 10, 2006,
through Council’s adoption of Ordinance 06-008. That ordinance
originally established a nine-member Committee; this was
subsequently amended on February 14, 2006, to provide for one
additional member to be appointed by the Mayor.
Documents
(pdf)
CEC_Green Buildings_Report
(pdf)
CEC_Presentation_02-18-08
(pdf)
Recycling Recommendations Presentation 1-20-09
Committee Membership
The current membership of the Committee is:
Terrance B. Gratton, Chair - appointed by Council member Kathryn
Wilemon
Dirk Taylor - appointed by Mayor Robert Cluck
Michael Maddock - appointed by Council member Jimmy Bennett
Roger Behgam - appointed by Mayor Robert Cluck
David E. Berg - appointed by Council member Robert Rivera
Richard M. Browning - appointed by Council member Sheri Capehart
Grace Darling - appointed by Council member Lana Wolff
Glen Dixon - appointed by Council member Gene Patrick
Michelle Licater - appointed by Council member Mel LeBlanc
Roy Miliner - appointed by Council member Steve McCollum
Committee Charge
The City Council’s charge to the CEC is as follows:
The Citizens Environmental Committee (CEC) is charged with
evaluating and recommending to the Arlington City Council
initiatives and strategies for improving the quality of the natural
environment in Arlington. These initiatives and strategies will
focus on the following areas: air quality, solid waste/recycling,
water quality, handling and disposal of household hazardous
materials, clean-up events, restoration of natural habitat,
“brownfields” information, and recommendations for developing and
implementing “green building” standards that ensure energy-efficient
and environmentally-conscious construction of City buildings to the
extent attainable under budgetary constraints. The CEC will select a
single policy area on which to focus, meet periodically (not less
than four times per year) to gather information and formulate its
recommendations, and submit those recommendations to the City
Council before moving on to another policy area.
The first policy area addressed by the CEC was the formulation of
recommendations on green building standards City buildings. The
Committee’s report was submitted to the Municipal Policy Committee
on December 19, 2006, and will go to the full Council in March 2007.
The Citizens Environmental Committee toured the Abitibi-Bowater
recycling center on May 30, 2008. Located in Arlington, Abitibi-Bowater
processes curbside recycling materials from Arlington, Fort
Worth, Grand Prairie and many others.
AbitibiBowater produces a broad range of forest products
marketed in more than 80 countries around the globe. Their
customers include many of the largest publishers, commercial
printers, retailers, consumer products companies and building
supply outlets in the world. They are among the largest
recyclers of newspapers and magazines in the world. The
sustainability of forest resources is a key priority for
AbitibiBowater: they see it as both ethical and business
imperative. Their sustainability certification process stands as
proof of their commitment to current and future generations of
employees, to the communities in which they operate, and to
investors. AbitibiBowater is nearly 20,000 employees strong,
owning or operating 32 pulp and paper mills and 35 wood products
facilities in North America and offshore.
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