Partner with regional business leaders to create a bi-annual sustainable business conference to inform local businesses of the broader sustainability movement and connect local green business ventures.

Require applications for entitlements or incentives to quantify the economic and environmental impacts/benefits of the proposed project.

Amend PILOT (Payment-in-lieu-of taxes) application processes to award additional points to projects that incorporate existing vacant or underutilized buildings and that achieve specific sustainability benchmarks such as “LEED for Existing Buildings”.

Revise policies to require that any project receiving tax abatement through the PILOT program must achieve a minimum of LEED Bronze Certified or equivalent for all new construction over 50,000 SF.

Amend PILOT application processes to award additional points to projects that incorporate existing vacant or underutilized buildings in lieu of new construction and that achieve specific sustainability benchmarks such as LEED for Existing Buildings.