Citizen B&C: Committee for Citizen Involvement (CCI)

CCI advises the City Council on ways to include residents in planning Forest Grove's future with an emphasis on communication and land use.  The Committee for Citizen Involvement consists of seven members. The Committee develops and implements City programs to involve citizens in the land use planning process.

Some of the significant responsibilities include:

• Encourage and facilitate citizen involvement, access and opportunity to be involved in the land use process;  
• Achieve two-way communication between citizens and policy makers; and
• Conduct the Annual Town Meeting. 

2013 Annual Town Meeting
Saturday, January 26, 9 am to noon
Community Auditorium, 1915 Main Street 
Last Saturday of January

THEME:  Sustainability--What is it?  What does it mean to you? 

This year's meeting focused on sustainability which encompassed all aspects of a community's well-being: environmental, economic and social spheres with the understanding that all three are intertwined.  Local community members provided brief discussions on how sustainability is incorporated into their work including Montinore Estate and Vineyard owner Rudy Marchesi and Brian Cooper, Senior Scientist and Principal with ABR, Inc., Environmental Research and Services.  Mayor Truax provided a brief overview of the City's sustainability efforts and Rich Van Buskirk, PhD., Associate Professor of Environmental Science at Pacific University, gave a brief definition of sustainability and a global and local perspective of the state of the planet.  The sustainability inventory and ecological footprint of Forest Grove was presented by Kiersten Iwai, Pacific student and the City's Sustainability Intern.

You can watch the video to see what you missed!  Some of the presentations are also available in pdf format:

• Why Sustainability?  Rich Van Buskirk
• Forest Grove's Sustainability Inventory
• Sustainability Interactive Survey (audience "clicker participation)
• Defining Sustainability (results with charts) 
• Citizen Feedback on Sustainability 
• Rudy Marchesi: Impact on Wine Industry

The Committee meets the third Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the Community Auditorium - Conference Room.  (4-Year Term)