Goals from this Resolution approved on November 5, 2007 are:

1.         It will be a goal for the City organization to become carbon neutral by 2020; and

2.         The City of Leon Valley is committed to the preservation and expansion of the Leon Valley tree canopy by 2020; and

3.         The City of Leon Valley shall promote green home and business construction by 2020 with the goal of 20% of its structures completely green by 2020; and

4.         The City of Leon Valley will commit to water consumption reduction, alternative irrigation sources, and xeriscaping by 2020; and

5.         The City of Leon Valley will adopt measures to reach the goal for the City of Leon Valley to become “El Verde by 2020.”

The American Institute of Architects’ Sustainable Design Assessment Team met with City officials, business representatives, committees, residents, and community stakeholders in 2008 to begin putting together the map for Leon Valley’s sustainability plan.  You can view the final meeting’s slide show and the findings of the SDAT at this link:  http://www.aia.org/aiaucmp/groups/aia/documents/pdf/aias078053.pdf