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• Define the role of sustainability advisory board and communicate expectations and expected time commitment to board members • Establish sustainability advisory board-working groups. Working groups can be focused around specific goals or planning areas such as transportation and land use, waste, water, housing and parks, energy and buildings. • Create a meeting calendar for both the full sustainability advisory board and working group meetings to clarify the time commitment for the board members upfront. • Keep the board manageable while making it inclusive. • Make formal appointments to the board:The mayor or highest elected official should appoint the board members to ensure the stature and attention needed to participate in intensive meetings. • Announce the sustainability advisory board through a press release or public announcement. • Be open about concerns and differing opinions: Promote an open dialogue with the sustainability advisory board regarding any concerns they have about the advisory board process or the overall planning process. 5. Develop a workplan for the planning process and for public outreach. • Establish a timeline for developing the plan. Use the Sample Timeline(in your toolkit folder) as an example. Act with a combination of urgency and patience: The timeline for the planning pro- cess should be aggressive to move things forward and to make the plan a high priority. How- ever it should also allow for sufficient time for public outreach and in-depth analysis of possible strategies. Allowing for six months to one year for the planning process should provide most local governments with enough time for outreach and analysis. • Develop a draft outreach and public communication plan, using the Outreach Planning Tem- plate(in your toolkit folder)and ICLEI's Outreach and Communications Guide. • Develop a schedule for the sustainability advisory board meetings and working group meetings. a � f 1Q1) rdl .4; 4‘...1101 (TN 1-2.75