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Integrated Community Sustainability Plan Integrated Community Sustainability Plan October 17th, 2011 Prepared in association with: © 2011, Town of Osoyoos. All Rights Reserved. The preparation of this sustainable community plan was carried out with assistance from the Green Municipal Fund, a Fund financed by the Government of Canada and administered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities. Notwithstanding this support, the views expressed are the personal views of the authors, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Government of Canada accept no responsibility for them. Table of Contents Overview of Community Sustainability Planning .................................................................... 4 What is the Role of an ICSP? ....................................................................................................................... 4 Background and Process ........................................................................................................ 6 The Quick Start Integrated Community Sustainability Planning Process .................................................... 6 Quick Start ICSP - Process ............................................................................................................................ 6 Quick Start ICSP - Outcomes ....................................................................................................................... 6 A Shared Understanding of Sustainability .............................................................................. 9 Sustainability Vision ...................................................................................................................................... 9 Osoyoos’ Three Priorities .............................................................................................................................. 9 1. Protecting the Environment ................................................................................................................. 10 2. Ensuring Economic Viability .................................................................................................................. 10 3. Enriching Community Life ..................................................................................................................... 11 Defining Success for a Sustainable Osoyoos ......................................................................... 11 Descriptions of Success ............................................................................................................................... 12 Osoyoos’ Nine Sustainability Strategy Areas .............................................................................................. 12 1. The Lake ................................................................................................................................................ 13 2. Buildings and Sites ............................................................................................................................... 14 3. Community and Individual Health ........................................................................................................ 15 4. Economy and Work .............................................................................................................................. 16 5. Education and Learning ........................................................................................................................ 17 6. Arts, Culture, Heritage, Recreation, and Leisure .................................................................................. 18 7. Land Use and Natural Areas ................................................................................................................. 19 8. Transportation and Mobility ................................................................................................................. 20 9. Energy, Resources, and Waste ............................................................................................................. 21 Implementing Osoyoos’ Sustainability Vision ....................................................................... 22 The Current Reality and Action Planning .................................................................................................... 22 Indicators and Monitoring .......................................................................................................................... 25 Targets ........................................................................................................................................................ 26 Sustainability Decision-Making Framework ................................................................................................ 27 Next Steps in Osoyoos’ Sustainability Journey ..................................................................... 27 Community Partnerships ............................................................................................................................ 27 Annual Action Reporting ............................................................................................................................. 28 Ongoing Monitoring and Reporting ............................................................................................................ 29 Aligning Decision-making and other Policies with the ICSP ........................................................................ 31 Periodic Review and Refinement of the ICSP ............................................................................................. 31 2 SEE Osoyoos Succeed FINAL DRAFT ICSP – October 2011 Appendices ......................................................................................................................... 32 Appendix 1 - Glossary of Terms Appendix 2 - Descriptions of Current Reality Appendix 3 – Initial Actions Appendix 4 - Actions Tracking Tool Appendix 5 – Initial Indicators Appendix 6 – Decision Making Framework Appendix 7 – Community Partner Agreement Table of Figures Figure 1 - Relationship of ICSP to other Plans and Policies ........................................................................... 5 Figure 2 - The “ABCD’s” of Sustainability Planning ....................................................................................... 7 Figure 3 - ICSP Process Steps ........................................................................................................................ 8 Figure 4 - Osoyoos’ Three Sustainability Priorities ..................................................................................... 10 Figure 5 - The “Sustainability Gap” ............................................................................................................. 22 Figure 6 - Initial Recommended Actions ..................................................................................................... 23 Figure 7 - Indicators and Reporting Process ............................................................................................... 25 Figure 8 - Defined Sustainability Targets .................................................................................................... 27 3 SEE Osoyoos Succeed FINAL DRAFT ICSP – October 2011 Overview of Community Sustainability Planning Sustainability planning helps communities gain insight into their long-term goals for success – the goals then shape and inform investment and infrastructure decisions, reducing potential costly short-term mistakes. Significant benefits accrue to communities moving in the direction of long-term success. As an energizing and motivating conversation for the community, sustainability planning helps to alleviate potential deadlock issues, attract new residents and niche businesses, as well as retain and motivate municipal talent. Local economies are prepared for the long-term impacts of climate change, shifting global priorities for goods and services and rising energy prices. Community members commit to maintaining their resilience, networks and quality of life through demographic shifts and other social challenges. Municipalities save significant money over time through reduced energy and waste management costs and are able to access funding through a variety of mechanisms through the sustainability plan. Photo: Janis St. Louis What is the Role of an ICSP? An Integrated Community Sustainability Plan (ICSP) is a document that is written by CSAT with input from the community, to guide the community toward a desirable and sustainable future. The ICSP identifies strategies and actions for implementation, monitors progress, and is reviewed and updated every year. An ICSP is the community’s highest level policy document that integrates all existing plans and policies and gives direction to all future initiatives and provides a comprehensive framework for community decision- making. An ICSP is as much a process as it is a plan. It is an on-going process of engaging the community in co-creating and updating a community vision and linking that to realistic planning and collaborative action today. ICSPs emphasize long-term thinking, collaboration between community residents and stakeholders, creating partnerships, and ongoing monitoring and evaluation to ensure success. Osoyoos’ ICSP is called SEE Osoyoos Succeed. 4 SEE Osoyoos Succeed FINAL DRAFT ICSP – October 2011 Figure 1 - Relationship of ICSP to other Plans and Policies 5 SEE Osoyoos Succeed FINAL DRAFT ICSP – October 2011 Background and Process The Town of Osoyoos, working with the Whistler Centre for Sustainability
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