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RESOLUTION 8526 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MINNESOTA GREENSTEP CITIES PROGRAM WHEREAS, Minnesota GreenStep Cities is a voluntary challenge, assistance and recognition program to help cities achieve their sustainability and quality-of-life goals; and, WHEREAS, GreenStep is a free, continuous improvement program, managed by a public-private partnership, and based upon 28 best practices; each best practice can be implemented by completing one or more actions at a 1, 2 or 3-star level, from a list of four to eight actions; and, WHEREAS, these best practice actions are tailored to all Minnesota cities, focus on cost savings and energy use reduction, and encourage civic innovation; and, WHEREAS, steps taken toward sustainable solutions aim to improve community quality of life, building community capital and increasing government efficiency, accountability and transparency; 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 Mounds View does hereby authorize the participation in the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program that offers a free, voluntary continuous improvement framework. Passage of this participation resolution allows the City to be recognized as a Step One GreenStep City. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Mounds View appoints Public Works Director Brian Erickson to serve as the City’s GreenStep coordinator for best practice documentation/implementation and will facilitate the involvement of community members and other units of government as appropriate in the planning, promoting and/or implementing of GreenStep Cities best practices.