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a. An agriculture and forest protection district. <br />b. A local food production district. <br />c. Performance standards for minor and major agricultural retail. <br />2. Facilitate creation of home/community gardens, chicken & bee keeping, and incorporation <br />of food growing areas/access in multifamily residential developments. <br />3. Create, assist with and promote local food production/distribution within the city: <br />a. A farmer's market or co-op buying club. <br />b. An urban agriculture business or a community-supported agriculture (CSA) <br />arrangement between farmers and community members/employees. <br />c. A community or school garden, orchard or forest. <br />4. Measurably increase institutional buying, and sales through groceries and restaurants. <br />a. Purchasing of local/organic/humane/equitable foods by schools, hospitals, nursing <br />homes and event centers. <br />b. Sales of local/organic/humane/equitable food in markets, retail food co-ops, rural <br />grocery stores, urban convenience stores, hotels and restaurants. <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetail.cfm?bpnum=27 <br />28. Business Synergies Optional BP Optional BP Optional BP <br />1. Help businesses register as users of the Minnesota Materials Exchange and document their <br />exchanges/sales of byproducts with other local/regional businesses. <br />2. Document that at least one business/building uses waste heat or water discharge from <br />another business. <br />3. Require, build or facilitate at least four of the following in a business/industrial park <br />project: <br />a. Shared parking/access OR shared recreation/childcare facilities. <br />b. Green product development, manufacturing or sales OR a green job training <br />program.. <br />c. Buildings located within walking distance of transit and/or residential zoning. <br />d. Renovated buildings OR buildings designed for reuse. <br />e. Green buildings built to exceed the Minnesota energy code by 20% OR renewable <br />energy generated on-site. <br />f. Combined heat and power (CHP) generation capacity OR shared geothermal <br />heating/cooling. <br />g. Low-impact site development. <br />4. Use eco-industrial park tools to identify industrial facilities that could achieve economic and <br />environmental benefit by co-locating in the city's industrial park or industrial zone. <br />http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/bestPracticesDetail.cfm?bpnum=28 <br />29. Climate Adaptation and Community Resilience Required BP Required BP Required BP <br />1. Integrate climate resilience into planning and budgetary processes. Required action Required action Required action <br />2. Prepare to maintain public health and safety during extreme weather and climate-change <br />related events, while also taking a preventive approach to reduce risk for community <br />members. <br />3. Provide opportunities for economically vulnerable residents to improve their economic <br />prosperity. <br />4. Increase social connectedness through consistent and direct citizen engagement and <br />capacity building of communities or populations that are generally underrepresented in <br />community discussions or participation. <br />5. Protect public and critical facilities and infrastructure with practical mitigation measures to <br />reduce physical damage and sustain functions during extreme weather events. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action.If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE of actions (2)-(4). <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE of actions (2) - (4). <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action. <br />If implementing this BP, complete <br />at least ONE action.