Urban Greening Grants
The Strategic Growth Council awarded grants for Urban Greening PLANNING at their September 1st meeting. SGC and Natural Resources Agency staff are currently conducting site visits for Urban Greening PROJECT applicants and plan to have recommended awards for the SGC to consider at their November 10th meeting.
Sustainable Communities Planning Grants
The SGC application deadline for the Sustainable Communities Planning grants was August 31st. The Technical Advisory Committee will be reviewing and ranking the proposals and expect to have a list of recommended awards by November 1st for consideration by the SGC at the November 10th meeting. It is anticipated that this may get delayed to the December 1st meeting.
Strategic Growth Council September 1st Meeting Synopsis
The SGC met on September 1st, 2010, 8:30 to 1:30 pm in Sacramento. The following are highlights from the meeting:
• SGC approved staff recommendations for Urban Greening PLANNING Grant awards (see above)
• Urban Greening PROJECT Grants will be considered at the November meeting
• Key Staff provided an update on proposals for data collection, agency coordination, and outreach
• Steve Sanders from the Institute for Local Government gave a presentation on Understanding the Basics of Land Use and Planning: Guide to Planning Healthy Neighborhoods
• Kamyar Guivetchi from the Department of Water Resources gave a presentation on cross agency efforts in preparing the 2009 State Water Plan Update
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