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CITY OF ST ANTHONY VILLAGE <br /> RESOLUTION 11-020 <br /> A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF ST. ANTHONY TO <br /> PARTICIPATE IN THE MINNESOTA GREENSTEP CITIES PROGRAM <br /> WHEREAS, the GreenStep Cities Program aims to provide Minnesota cities a pathway to <br /> greater sustainability based upon implementing best practices specific to <br /> Minnesota cities;and <br /> WHEREAS, the Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program provides cost-effective sustainable <br /> development best practices in the following five categories: (1) Buildings and <br /> Facilities; (2) Transportation; (3) Land Use; (4) Environmental Management; <br /> and(5) Economic and Community Development;and <br /> WHEREAS, due to the multiple environmental, economic, and social dimensions of the <br /> sustainability best practices, leadership from a city's council is needed to <br /> oversee their implementation and coordination/integration with other city <br /> activities;and <br /> WHEREAS, the GreenStep Cities Program champions sustainability goals and practices <br /> consistent with the City of St Anthony goals and mission statement;and <br /> WHEREAS, information on the program was presented by Phil Muessig on December 1, <br /> 2010 and discussed with Jay Hartman, Public Works Director and Mike <br /> Mornson,City Manager;and <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT the City of St. Anthony does hereby <br /> authorize the City of St Anthony to participate in the Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program: <br /> BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City of St Anthony will take the following steps to <br /> become recognized as a Minnesota GreenStep City: <br /> 1. Appoint Jay Hartman as a Minnesota GreenStep Cities Coordinator to <br /> facilitate the City's GreenStep Program development and implementation; <br /> and <br /> 2. Prepare and maintain an energy use inventory on all public buildings using <br /> the Minnesota B3 Public Building Benchmarking database;and <br /> 3. Involve community members, civic and education organizations and <br /> business in the planning, promoting, and implementing of GreenStep Cities <br /> sustainable development best practices; to include Newsletter, Web Page, <br /> Civic Groups;and <br /> 4. Identify which GreenStep best practices a city has implemented and which <br /> best practices will initially be considered for implementation;and <br />