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Field <br />Reciort_ <br />1...yNN•AADAIVIS AND DALE i),DElskiliA.C1-1Ef1 <br />rum big 0 to local utilities: <br />organizations worldwide are deter- <br />mined to make sUSiai n ability MO r <br />than a buzzword. Over thei7:ast year. <br />the city of Longmont, Colo., took that deter- <br />mination and 1 it into an action- <br />able austaina.bility plan. <br />In November 2009, Longmont received <br />apiproximatelv .S800,000 from the US <br />Deportment of Energy's Energy Efficiency <br />and Conservation Block Grant EE( ;BC <br />program. As a condition of receiving the <br />award, Longmont had to create an Energy <br />liffi.:iency arid Conserv:it:rm. strategy that <br />outlined exactly wllat programs the grant. <br />Lild finci. City leader 3, however, knew <br />4 0 u E 2rno. „rourir4A.._ A.VONA <br />7' <br />i rocus 'Aru41 1: <br />1:. .I Z F F. 0 c7 r c cu l: r lc e .3:a a ;T:...? 4 p ....1.7: <br />j(-- Transport. ul <br />!..'f: 7: us::: 4 i .l <br />I 'th <br />ErlrgY l'z., <br />g•• <br />i.:• <br />OF C Oki tvl Ntrf PA RTICIPAtiOV <br />FiGURE 1 Graphic representation of Lorigmods ovetarchirg city love: <br />issues and seven iccus areet <br />1 Issue 1: <br />Stakehutdot <br />EregAgement <br />Sustaipabilrq <br />1 1.! Manrigernent <br />4 SWetri <br />:11 1 issue 3: <br />75 Workftwte <br />Knowletig,s <br />torture <br />(.3 <br />Ecus Awe j',:""••• <br />COMMIJnity and <br />nMduaLW1 140 <br />4 <br />Ore, =7_11 <br />they vv.iited o go beyond the i <br />energy strategy and take decisive action. to <br />realize their vision of budding a sn:;tain- <br />a hie fut ure. In fact, the city had estab- <br />lished a directive calling for 0 "sustainable <br />future" several years previo1]s:1v. Although <br />some activities had taken place toward <br />that end, this new effort represented an <br />apporrnniry to do the liard work of strat- <br />egy development, technical and on:;aniza- <br />tonal analysis, and implementation pian- <br />fling to truly fulfill. that goal ot: creating a <br />sustainable .r:uture. <br />Long:D. is home to approximately <br />86,000 residents in northern Colorado. In <br />addition to traditional departments, the <br />