HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2011-45 - MN Greenstep Cities Program - 06/14/2011 CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE
HENNEPIN COUNTY MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2011-45
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF EDEN PRAIRIE TO PARTICIPATE
IN THE MINNESOTA GREENSTEP CITIES PROGRAM
WHEREAS,the City of Eden Prairie created the Citizen Advisory Conservation
Commission("CACC") in 2006 to advise the City Council and staff about policies and practices
that promote the sustainable development and conservation of Eden Prairie's air,water, and land
resources; reduction of residential and commercial solid waste; and the more efficient use of
energy in the economic activities of both the public and private sectors; and
WHEREAS,the City of Eden Prairie has signed the U.S. Mayor's Climate Protection
Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the City of Eden Prairie developed the 20-40-15 initiative, aimed at
increasing efficiency in City-owned facilities by 20 percent, improving the fuel efficiency in the
City's vehicle fleet by 40 percent and accomplishing these goals by 2015; and
WHEREAS,Minnesota Session Laws 2008, Chapter 356, Section 13 directed the
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency("MPCA") and Office of Energy Security in the
Department of Commerce("Office of Energy Security"), in collaboration with Clean Energy
Resource Teams("CERTs"),to recommend municipal actions and policies that work toward
meeting the State's greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals; and
WHEREAS, a broad coalition of public and private stakeholders including the
League of Minnesota Cities, the MPCA, Office of Energy Security and CERTs responded to
the 2008 legislation by establishing the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program to provide a series
of sustainable development best practices focusing on local government opportunities to reduce
energy use and greenhouse gases; and
WHEREAS,the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program assists in facilitating technical
assistance for the implementation of these sustainable development best practices; and
WHEREAS,the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program provides cost-effective
sustainable development best practices in the following five categories: (1)Buildings and
Lighting; (2) Transportation; (3)Land Use; (4) Environmental Management; and(5)Economic
and Community Development.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie
does hereby authorize the City of Eden Prairie (the"City")to participate in the Minnesota Green
Step Cities program. Be it future resolved that the City:
1. Appoints Regina Rojas, Planner II and staff liaison to the Conservation Commission to
serve as the city's GreenStep coordinator to facilitate best practice implementation; and
2. Will facilitate the involvement of Citizen Advisory Conservation Commission, City staff,
community members, civic,business and educational organizations, and other units of
government as appropriate in the planning,promoting and implementing of GreenStep
Cities best practices; and
3. Will identify a short list of best practices for initial implementation by June 14, 2012; and
4. Will report having implemented and will implement in total at least 16 required and
optional GreenStep best practices that will result in energy use reduction, economic
savings and reduction in the community's greenhouse gas footprint. A summary of the
city's implementation of best practices will be posted on the Minnesota GreenStep Cities
web site.
AD0PTED by the City Council of the City of Eden Prairie this 10 day of June,2011.
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