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City of Minneapolis, MN: Defining Indicators First Minneapolis began working on sustainability issues in 2003 and started by creating a set of sustainabil- ity principles to guide citywide decision making. These indicators were defined as part of the process of performing a sustainability assessment by first establishing a sustainability baseline and to measure progress from that baseline. In 2004, the City facilitated two public outreach meetings to solicit input from the public on what sustainability means to Minneapolis. Through this public outreach process, the citizens of Minneapolis developed a list of indicators and potential measures. The staff of the Office of Sustainability reviewed this list with the City's two environmental coordinating committees, the Citizens Environmental Advisory Committee and the City's interdepartmental team. The city council passed a resolution in 2005 to adopt the indicators. The Office of Sustainability made the strategic decision to define the indicators first, and, once the indicators were finalized, establish the targets. Minneapolis chose to use indicators that encompass the three pillars of sustainability. but to keep the list relatively short, to only 25 indicators: A HEALTHY LIFE GREENPRINT A VITAL COMMUNITY • Healthy infants • Climate change • Affordable housing • Teen pregnancy • Renewable energy • Homelessness • HMV and gonorrhea • Air quality • Block clubs • Healthy weight • Bikeways • Brownfield sites • Asthma • Downtown transportation • Homicides alternatives • Lead poisoning • Students in the arts • Airport noise • Graduation rate • Tree canopy • Workers earning a • Combined sewer livable wage overflow • Permeable surfaces • Water quality For more information on Minneapolis' sustainability program and sustainability indicators, view the Minneapolis Indicators. Cupertino, CA: Inventory of Existing Actions The City of Cupertino has highlighted all of the City's actions to create a more sustainable community on its website, in the Your Green City portal. The City has listed its actions related to collaboration, building and planning green, operating with efficiency, creating opportunities, spreading the word, and implementing actions around town. This list helps to lay the foundation for the City to develop a broader sustainability plan and to understand where there are potential gaps in programs and policies that need to be addressed in the sustainability plan. This list also conveys to the public that the City is committed to implementing green actions and already has a strong track record of taking action. 33