HomeMy WebLinkAboutCommunity Advisory Group (CAG) Establishment 10-14-097. Neighborhood Reports
A. Establishment of a Citizens' Advisory Group - Resolution
WHEREAS, there continues to be a need in the City of Ithaca neighborhoods to
establish a citizens advisory group (CAG) for environmental remediation projects, and
WHEREAS, the Ithaca Gun CAG was appointed by NYSDEC and advises NYSDEC,
and
WHEREAS, the model that NYSDEC used in the establishment of the CAG can serve
as a guide in the creation of a generic group with the expectations of what the group
can and cannot do, the selection of the membership of this autonomous body, and
provide a consistent source of feedback for the government to gauge interests and
needs, and now therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Neighborhood and Public Safety Committee of Common Council
encourages the Mayor to work with the NYSDEC to formulate the establishment of a
generic Citizens Advisory Group (CAG) with membership to be specific to each
environmental remediation, and be it further
RESOLVED, That if a DEC established CAG is not feasible, that a similar committee be
established as a link between the City, its neighborhoods, and the DEC, with similar
guidelines and that it would be an official committee, established by the Mayor, as a
direct link between the neighborhoods and the DEC, and be it further
RESOLVED, That the committee will have representation at regular meetings between
the DEC and the City of Ithaca.