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3. OVERVIEW OF THE FIVE MILESTONES FOR <br /> SUSTAINABILITY <br /> ICLEI developed its Five Milestones for Sustainability to be used as a framework to guide local govern- <br /> ments through the process of developing a sustainability plan, and to recognize their achievements when <br /> theycomplete each milestone. This section provides a brief description of each milestone and the How <br /> P <br /> P <br /> To Develop a Sustainability Plan section of the toolkit includes the step-by-step guidelines, tips, and <br /> resources for each milestone. <br /> Milestone 1: This section also provides a descrip- <br /> Conduct <br /> Sustainability tion of the requirements to achieve an <br /> Assessment award from ICLEI for achieving each <br /> SSI Milestone. ICLEI provides awards to its <br /> members to recognize their progress in <br /> Milestone 5: Milestone 2 the Five Milestones for Climate Mitiga- <br /> Evaluate Progress Establish <br /> and Report Results Sustanability tion, and will now expand this practice <br /> Pre-Milestone Planning: Goals to include the Five Milestones for Sus- <br /> Make commitment tainability. Local government staff are <br /> and organize Team <br /> encouraged to apply for an award after <br /> achieving each milestone, so they can <br /> receive national recognition for their <br /> progress, as well as recognition from <br /> Milestone 4: Milestone 3: <br /> Implement Policies Develop their elected officials, constituents, <br /> and Measures Sustainability Plan and peers. <br /> Figure 2 <br /> Pre-Milestone Planning: Make Commitment and Organize Team <br /> Prior to beginning the Five Milestone process, the top elected official should make a commitment to de- <br /> velop a sustainability plan and designate a sustainability coordinator to coordinate the planning process. <br /> The sustainability coordinator should organize a team of contributing departmental staff and external <br /> experts. Before launching into the planning process, the sustainability coordinator should develop a <br /> workplan and outreach strategy to guide the planning process. As described in the Five Milestones for <br /> Sustainability process guidelines, public outreach should be incorporated into each milestone, as shown <br /> in Figure 2. <br /> 11110 <br /> miaryj <br /> 11=0.,AIP <br /> 12 <br /> 4 <br />