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CITY OF LINO LAKES <br />RESOLUTION NO. 17-10 <br />RESOLUTION TO ADOPT THE ENVIRONMENTAL <br />BOARD GOALS FOR 2017 <br />WHEREAS, the City of Lino Lakes has an established Environmental Board; and <br />WHEREAS, the purpose of the Environmental Board is to provide aid and advice to the <br />council in its efforts to encourage productive and enjoyable harmony between people and their <br />environment; to promote efforts which will prevent or eliminate damage to the environment <br />and stimulate the health and welfare of people; to enrich the understanding of ecological <br />systems and natural resources important to the city; to advise the City in the use and <br />management of its natural resources in order to preserve and enhance the environmental <br />amenities for present and future residents, and to ensure a lasting quality of life within the city; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the Environmental Board approved the following 2017 goals at their January <br />25th, 2017 meeting: <br />2017 Goals Environmental Goals <br />1. Promote Environmental Stewardship with the citizens of Lino Lakes, and conservation <br />opportunities by communicating environmental initiatives in the city using various <br />means of communication such as: <br />• Mailings. <br />• Multi -media including social media such as Facebook and possibly Twitter; <br />and double the followers on Facebook. <br />• School "enviro- shows", promotion in schools. <br />• Partnerships with our two watershed districts. <br />• Newspaper, Environmental Board article. <br />2. Promote Lino Lakes Environmental Issues to the Public by: <br />• Participate in Earth Day (April 22). <br />• Participate in Blue Heron Days (August 18-20). <br />• Partner with Anoka County Recycling Resource Solutions. <br />1. Utilize County Select Committee on Recycling (SCORE) and Local <br />Recycling Development Grant (LRDG) Funds to the maximum extent <br />possible to increase our recycling totals. <br />2. Work with local participating businesses on mandated business <br />recycling through Anoka County and "Waste -Wise" staff. <br />3. Partner with our neighborhood groups to educate and start pilot <br />projects to recycle organics. <br />4. Increase our volunteer base in recycling <br />5. Increase services available to residents at the monthly Recycling Day <br />event including additional paper shredding, events, hard drive destruction <br />and the "Bridging Program" and or other charity organizations. <br />6. To meet or exceed our City recycling goal of 50 (1836 tons) percent <br />