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Minnesota GreenStep Cities Sea�cK Home I About I The 28 best practices I Become a GreenStep City I Model Ordinances I City log -in I Contact/Feedback Stay Connected KI (tv Steps to becoming recognized as a GreenStep city Of Minnesota's 855 cities, approximately 500 are under 1,000 in population, 83% are under 5,000 in population, and 35 have a population over 25,000. With such a diversity of cities, no one set of process steps will ft all cities in organizing work to become a GreenStep City. Depending on your city, work may start mostly at the city staff, citizen commission or city council level and ft well into existing plans and efforts, moving later to incorporate and leverage work efforts by civic organizations. Or the impetus for implementing GreenStep best practices may start with a civic group and be mostly done by community members and community organizations, with the city council in a supportive and active role as needed. Thus the abbreviated list of organizing steps below must be seen as a rough guide, to be adapted by each city. For more details under each step, download the full Organizing Steps Guide. Build community knowledge and interest. xa • Anyone can start this. • Determine into which category your city fits. • Become familiar with GreenStep best practices. • Talk with key people and organizations in your city. • Invite, as needed, a GreenStep program representative to your city. • Conduct an inventory of completed, planned and desired best practices. • Discuss with an official city body. .;J Approve a city council resolution to work toward GreenStep Cities v w recognition. y.s • Use the sample resolution. • Introduce a resolution to the city council. • Specify a GreenStep coordinator and a few best practices to implement. • E-mail your city resolution and GreenStep contact information to the MPCA. Congratulations[ You are now a Step One GreenStep Cftyl Use Step One recognition arlworkfmaterlals (found on your city login page) to let others know of your accomplishment. Formal recognition of Step One cities takes place each June at the annual League of Minnesota Cities conference. 99001 Post initial information on the GreenStep Cities web site via your log- ' W in page • Enter simple information about your city. • Provide brief detail on best practices previously implemented. q�{ Get organized to begin work on implementing best practices. " • As needed, educate city staff and officials about sustainability. • Convene a small working group. • Specify implementation actions) and a few lead people. • Prepare a simple work plan for implementing selected best practices. • Present the best practice plans to a city body or to the city council as appropriate. Implement best practices. kc", s1t , p 4W • Keep everyone moving and celebrate success. • Clarify, as needed, what constitutes completing an action with the MPGA GreenStep program coordinator. Y —What's required to be a Greenstep City? }ttfn-//oraeneten nnn stnte mn_n.o/ctens.cfm 1/31/2013 What are the benefits I' to being _., ' Greenstepcity? Y —What's required to be a Greenstep City? }ttfn-//oraeneten nnn stnte mn_n.o/ctens.cfm 1/31/2013