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Item No: 5C MOUN-DS VIEW Meeting Date: September 13 ss Type of Business: Consent Business Administrator Review: City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Nyle Zikmund, City Administrator/Don Peterson — Public Works, Park/Rec/Forestry Director Item Title/Subject: Resolution 9470 Establishment of Sustainability Commission Introduction: As part of the Green Step Cities Process, a sustainability committee was explored via a combination of staff and selected residents. That group met three times with different speakers and then twice more. Upon conclusion, the group presented their findings to the June 7, 2021, Council Work Session. The Council requested Staff to bring back recommendations on what the group would have oversight on along with committee make up/selection criteria. There was council consensus that the committee focus should be limited to environmental sustainability issues. To refresh; 1. Organize community events — One Off projects 2. Provide Ideas 3. Council can use commission to bounce ideas off of. 4. Support of Green Corps 5. Review and Monitor Green Steps 6. Write a sustainability plan 7. Identify, advocate for and help maintain Green Space 8. Spring and Fall Clean Up 9. Arbor Day/Earth Day (Staff and PRF Commission already do) 10. Refuse and Recycling 11. Provides network/conduit for other non -profits, city programs, and community members to give back to their community. 12. Provide feedback on future development sites and impacts on open/green space and wetlands. a. May result in conflict with P & Z and/or delays in processing applications. 13. Look at establishing conservation easements or selecting sites as conservation preserves. 14. Review projects for impacts to the storm water system 15. Make recommendations on ordinance changes as it relates to Environmental — (phosphate free fertilizer etc...), Pollinator Friendly. 16. Review/familiarize themselves with the MS4 permit. If this group in focused on the Environmental this may be a good have a group understand the regulations and be the cheerleader for the City. 17. Review residents request to remove rain gardens, make the determination and make a recommendation to the Council for or not to remove (would set criteria needed in order for the removal).