►  Whether plan is for entire community, government operations only, or particular sectors (such as residential, commercial, industrial, etc).

To date have focused on reducing energy usage at government operations only.   

►  Length of time they took to develop plan.

No formal plan yet.  Signed US Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement.  Currently submitting grant to EPA to become a STAR demonstration city.  STAR is a national comprehensive sustainability rating system modeled after the highly successful LEED Green Building Rating System. STAR being developed by ICLEI, the US Green Building Council, and the Center for American Progress.  STAR will have approx 100 community indicators.

 
Anticipate conducting greenhouse gas inventory in summer 2010, developing a sustainability and climate action plan by Oct 2010, and will begin implementing plan in Dec 2010.  Report on progress would occur in winter 2011.   

►  Whether this is their first plan or latest iteration.

N/A- No formal plan yet.

►  Whether they do updates to their plan on regular basis.

Will be doing regular updates when STAR project complete.

►  Role universities play in their plan.

Major role for University of Arkansas.   Have Applied Sustainability Center at Univ of Arkansas that is heavily involved in sustainability.  This Center is currently working with Arizona State University to create the new sustainability product index scorecard to be used by all Wal-Mart suppliers. 

Univ of Arkansas has signed the American Colleges and University Presidents Climate Commitment.  They have a stand alone climate action plan (took 2 years to create).  Have established short, medium and long term goals.   Have done inventories for 2002 through 2008. Goal is climate neutrality by 2040 and 50% reduction by 2021.

►  Transportation nuances (served by rail, presence of interstates, vehicle miles travelled, etc).

Served by I 540 and 71 which connects with I 40 to South with I 44 to North. 

 
 
►  Ways they obtained public involvement and to what extent.

N/A at this time. 

►  Sources of funding to implement measures.

EPA Grant and DOE Block grant will be used.

  
►  Types of sub-teams/subcommittees they have set up (utility, transportation, renewable energy, green buildings, etc) and overview of each.

N/A at this time.

 
 
►  Energy type (coal, hydro, nuclear, etc) if info is included in their plan. 

Southwest Power Electric Company (American Electric Power subsidy) provides electricity. 90% coal fired.

►  Whether they included info on their greenhouse gas emissions in their action plan or in separate report.

N/A at this time.  Will be part of STAR project.

►  The protocol they used to quantify their greenhouse gas emissions (such as ICLEI protocol).

Using California Greenhouse Gas Registry reporting protocol.

►  Their emissions per person (per capita) if available.

Unavailable.

►  Their emissions goals for government and community. 

12% below 1990 levels by 2010. (US Mayor’s goals).

►  Whether they are on target to meet their emission reduction goals.

Unlikely.

►  Other observations.

Fayetteville has a population of roughly 70,000 and is seen as a progressive city. Part of 6^th fastest growing MSA.  Have hired a Sustainability coordinator. Although they do not have a Climate Action Plan at this time, their 2025 Plan and their Trails Plan have both been recognized as superior.