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Item No: 8B <br />Meeting Date: March 9, 2020 <br />Type of Business: Council Business <br />Administrator Review: ____ <br /> <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator <br />Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9249 Sustainable Purchasing Policy <br /> <br />Introduction: <br />As part of the strategic plan, the city is committed to environmentally sound practices. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion: <br />The League of Minnesota Cities in partnership with the Minnesota Pollution Control <br />Agency has created the GreenStep Cities program which Mounds View first engaged in <br />several years ago. We recently received our Step 2 Recognition with formal <br />presentation scheduled for this year’s LMC Conference. <br /> <br />One of the mandatory Best Practices is having a sustainable purchasing policy. <br />Resolution 9249 requires, when possible and practible, that the city purchase Energy <br />Start or EPEAT appliances or equipment and paper containing post-consumer recycled <br />content. <br /> <br />Strategic Plan Strategy/Goal: <br />Maintain and plan for infrastructure improvements including waste water, water, & <br />transportation <br /> <br />Financial Impact: No financial Impact to the 2020 Budget. <br /> <br />Recommendation: <br />Staff recommends the City Council approve resolution 9249 <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />__________________________ <br />Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />The Mounds View Vision