HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2025-033 - Support Wyland Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation - 03/18/2025CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-033
RESOLUTION SUPPORTING THE "WYLAND MAYOR'S CHALLENGE FOR WATER CONSERVATION"
WHEREAS, the City of Eden Prairie continues to explore ways to manage residential
consumption of water and power, and to inspire its residents to care for our natural resources; and
WHEREAS, the City of Eden Prairie can engage in efforts to inspire its residents to
become better environmental stewards; and
WHEREAS, the 14th annual National Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation presented by the Wyland Foundation, is a non-profit challenge to residents to encourage pollution reduction and smart water use; and
WHEREAS, with the encouragement of their Mayors, residents may register
participation in their city's Challenge online by making simple pledges to decrease their water
use and to reduce pollution for the period of one year, thereby assisting their cities to apply State
and Federal water conservation strategies and to target mandated reductions; and
WHEREAS, for the month of April 2025 the City of Eden Prairie wishes to encourage its residents to take the "Wyland Mayor's Challenge for Water Conservation" by making a series
of online pledges at MyWaterPledge.com to reduce their impact on the environment and to see
immediate savings in their water, trash and energy bills.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Eden Prairie:
I.The City of Eden Prairie agrees with and supports the "Wyland Mayor's
Challenge for Water Conservation."
II.The program is to be implemented from April 1-30, 2025, through a series ofcommunication and outreach strategies to encourage Eden Prairie residents to takethe conservation "Challenge."
ADOPTED by the Eden Prairie City Council on this 18th day of March, 2025.
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Ronald A. Case, Mayor ATTEST:
David Teigland, City Clerk