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Item No: 3 <br />Meeting Date: Feb 4, 2013 <br />Type of Business: Work Session <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />ONNEOF <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: James Ericson, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Review the Saint Anthony Village Sustainability Plan <br />Introduction: <br />The City of Saint Anthony Village recently partnered with students from the University of <br />Minnesota to explore and plan for sustainability initiatives. The report addresses the <br />process used to create the plan including a history of sustainability initiatives already <br />employed by the City, such as its involvement with the GreenStep Cities program. <br />Discussion: <br />The report outlines a series of goals, objectives and strategies for implementing <br />"greener" and more sustainable practices. Many of the goals and objectives can be <br />applied in other communities as well, especially when large infrastructure projects are <br />being planned and developed. <br />Recommendation: <br />Review the Saint Anthony Village Sustainability Plan and the Minnesota GreenStep <br />Cities Report and discuss potential cost-effective actions that can be pursued to <br />enhance and improve sustainability efforts in the City of Mounds View. <br />Respectfully submitted, <br />James Ericson <br />City Administrator <br />Attachments: <br />1. Saint Anthony Village Sustainability Plan <br />2. Minnesota GreenStep Report <br />3. LMC Report: Cities Display Green Leadership <br />