The Sustainable Santa Fe Commission is comprised of citizen volunteers that advise the City Council on issues of sustainability with expertise in a variety of areas. 

The commission is responsible for development of the Sustainable Santa Fe Plan.

The Commission meetings are held:

~  Last Thursday of the month
~  3:00 to 5:00 p.m.
~  Councilors' Conference Room - City Hall (200 Lincoln Ave.)

Duties and Responsibilities: “The Sustainable Santa Fe Commission shall work with City staff to develop a Sustainable Santa Fe Plan with a clear implementation strategy and reporting process for consideration for approval by the Governing Body[...] The Plan shall include, but not be limited to, climate change, energy efficiency, building code and construction standards, carbon emission reduction efforts striving towards being a carbon neutral city, water reuse and conservation, urban agriculture, ecological restoration, and the establishment of city wide environmental sustainability standards.” COSF Res. No. 2007-31

For more information, contact Katherine Mortimer at (505) 955-6608.

Earth Care International has organized a parallel Youth Advisory Board to the Sustainable Santa Fe Commission. Bianca Sopoci-Belknap, Earth Care's Youth Allies Program Leader, facilitates the Youth Advisory Board which advises the Sustainable Santa Fe Commission on the youth persepctive on sustainability and takes the lead on youth-oriented sustainabiltiy activities. The chair of the Youth Advisory Board, Grace Martinez, is a voting memeber on the Commission and acts as liaison between the two groups.