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The 20 City agencies involved in the planning process functioned as the City's interdepartmental team and were responsible for researching best practices, analyzing issues, and developing the strategies and initiatives for PIaNYC. The City formed a 17-member sustainability advisory board comprised of elected officials, business leaders, environmental and community advocates, labor leaders, planners, and real estate developers. To allow for in-depth discussions on specific strategies and initiatives, the Mayor's Office organized a number of working groups for the sustainability advisory board and the interagency team, focused on: • Green buildings and energy consumption • Energy supply and distribution • Transportation • Infrastructure and natural systems • Waste management • Land use and brownfields • Climate change adaptation The City used pro-bono consultants to facilitate the planning process in the beginning and hired consul- tants to lend analytical support to the transportation and energy chapters, since these were two of the most complex aspects of the plan and the City didn't have the expertise to do it alone. In addition, the Mayor's Office leveraged the expertise from Columbia University's Earth Institute on Sustainable Devel- opment for analysis and advice on key issues and potential strategies. City of Baltimore, MD: Using Existing Staff & Forming a Sustainability Commission Baltimore's City Council created a sustainability commission that is charged with developing, vetting, and implementing the sustainability plan. The commission is modeled on a planning commission and has 21 politically appointed positions for four-year terms. Four of the positions are designated for City staff and 17 for citizens. One of the first tasks of the commission was to develop a set of guiding prin- ciples for the planning process. The commission agreed that inclusiveness, engagement. and translation (i.e., communicating ideas in ways that are meaningful to citizens) were all principles that would underpin the planning process.To develop specific measures for the plan, the commission split up into working groups chaired by the commission members. 111101. .41 • i6 ee, a ss +� r � �`� P. wF�Z� _. .. • 4.