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<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>Greetings Sustainable OKC members, friends and
colleagues – <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>MAPS3 has passed and so it is as advocates of
sustainability we have a unique opportunity. Please see the Journal Record
article below about the citizen oversight advisory board the mayor and city
council are forming.<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>I’m writing this missive not as the
president of Sustainable OKC or as the co-chair of the Transition Town OKC
project. I’m writing this as a citizen, a member of the Douglas Edgemere
Neighborhood in Oklahoma City, a wife, a mom, a friend.<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>I think we need sustainability incorporated into
every MAPS3 project going forward and that’s going to take some visionary
thinking and planning. Tuesday night we were discussing MAPS3 at gathering and
one of my sustainably minded friends said, “We need a vision to make Oklahoma
City not just a tier 2 city, but THE greenest city in the region, the state,
the nation.” Hear, hear! <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>That translates to establishing a set of
criteria from the get-go that defines the process before any shovel hits dirt and
takes into account long-term sustainable planning for buildings,
structures and designs that, as much as possible, will meet our needs for 100+
years rather than 10 or 20. <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>We’ve seen what happens when we build
cheap and myopic – the county jail, the Ford Center, the Cox Convention
Center -- and need to incorporate resiliency, adaptability and modularity into
buildings, weighing the long-term costs and full life-cycle of materials into every
project so that as technology changes we don’t have to abandon buildings
or scrape and bulldoze every time an industry shifts or as we transition to
different energy sources and have to retrofit. Ultimately short-term cost-benefit
thinking just costs all of us more, uses and wastes more resources. <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>We need to aim for the ultimate in energy
efficiency and conservation for every project, and build healthy spaces for people
using non-toxic, truly sustainable materials. We need plenty of natural light
in these spaces so whole buildings rely as little as possible on electricity
for lighting. We need to use green building techniques and principles, which
also means taking into account the people, geography and species displaced or
impacted by all this activity in a way that is equitable and fair, that looks
deeply at environmental impact and work to reduce harm. <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>This means thoughtful resource management and
using permaculture principles in designing and implementation. And it means as
much as is possible, using local businesses, companies and organizations, keeping
the feedback loops tight and manageable, efficient and effective, and our tax
dollars circulating here in our local economy where it benefits us the most. It
means harnessing the creativity of our people and communities, being inclusive,
inviting citizens in throughout the entire process, being transparent and
accountable. <o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>What it does not mean is business as usual. We
can’t afford to repeat the mistakes of the past and we need to look
thoroughly at where and how we’ve failed and learn from those lessons so
we can evolve these new projects in a more holistic, sustainable way, in a way
that benefits all of us. To do all this we need oversight with citizens from
all walks of life, political persuasions, backgrounds and experiences, and we
need sustainably minded folks to step up and get involved. We need to let our
city council people and mayor know now we expect sustainability incorporated
into this process at every turn. You’ll find email addresses for our city
council and mayor here ::: <a href="http://www.okc.gov/council/index.html">http://www.okc.gov/council/index.html</a>.
<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>I hope each person on this email list who is a citizen
of OKC will consider submitting their and resume for consideration on the
advisory board. You can do that at this email address ::: </span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><a
href="mailto:MAPS3@OKC.GOV">MAPS3@OKC.GOV</a>. </span><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";color:black;font-weight:normal'>I will
be submitting mine – not because I have all the answers – I don’t
– or entertain illusions that if by some chance I am chosen, this will be
an easy process – I know it won’t be. I’m submitting my name because
50, 100, 150 years from now, I want my children, grand-children,
great-grandchildren to have a city on the plains that is filled with healthy,
resilient, sustainable, connected neighborhoods, a haven for creativity, innovation
and happy, joy-filled living.<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>Do what you can, with what you have, wherever
you are!<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif";
color:black;font-weight:normal'>Shauna, OKC<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<h2 style='background:white'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'>Officials to assemble oversight panel for MAPS 3<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span class=byline><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>by Brian
Brus</span></span><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:black'><br>
<span class=byline>The Journal Record </span><span class=date>December 10, 2009</span><br
clear=all>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5A5A5A'>OKLAHOMA CITY – Before
the first shovel of dirt can be moved on $777 million in MAPS 3 projects
citywide, officials will first establish an oversight committee to ensure the
integrity of the process, Mayor Mick Cornett said Tuesday.</span><span
style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>An e-mail address was created
this week to accept citizen applications to serve on the committee, which must
review MAPS 3 proposals and submit recommendations to the City Council
throughout the next decade.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>That address is MAPS3@OKC.GOV,
and applicants are asked to use “MAPS 3 Citizens Advisory Board” in
the subject line and include their resumes in the body of the mail. The
structure and composition of the board will be determined by the mayor and City
Council and formalized by a resolution.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:7.0pt;
font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>“We need that advisory
board in place by the first half of 2010 so we can get started,” Cornett
said. “We’ve got a lot of work ahead of us.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Corbel","sans-serif"'>Full
article here ::: <a href="http://www.journalrecord.com/article.cfm?recid=105142">http://www.journalrecord.com/article.cfm?recid=105142</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Malgun Gothic","sans-serif";
color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><i><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif"'>Imagine, innovate,
create, collaborate<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.sustainableokc.org"><span style='line-height:150%;color:#365F91;
text-decoration:none'>www.sustainableokc.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.transitiontownokc.com"><span style='line-height:150%;
color:#365F91;text-decoration:none'>www.transitiontownokc.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><a
href="http://www.goinglocalokc.com"><span style='line-height:150%;color:#365F91;
text-decoration:none'>www.goinglocalokc.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><a
href="http://thinklady.typepad.com%20/"><span style='line-height:150%;
color:#365F91;text-decoration:none'>http://thinklady.typepad.com /</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='line-height:150%'><span style='font-size:8.0pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial Narrow","sans-serif";color:#365F91'><a
href="http://freshgreens.typepad.com/"><span style='line-height:150%;
color:#365F91;text-decoration:none'>http://freshgreens.typepad.com/</span></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:Webdings;
color:green'>P</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";
color:navy'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:8.0pt;color:green'>please
don't print this e-mail unless you really need to</span><span style='font-family:
"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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