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2016 Annual Report • Administration • St. Anthony Village, Minnesota <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />7 <br /> <br />GREENSTEP CITIES STEP 4 <br />In June, the City received Step 4 recognition in the Minnesota <br />GreenStep Cities program, one of only six cities to achieve this <br />level of recognition. GreenStep Cities is a voluntary challenge, <br />assistance and recognition program to help cities achieve their <br />sustainability goals. St. Anthony has been an active participant in <br />the GreenStep program for many years, and most recently was <br />awarded Step 4 status after reporting on current conditions and <br />establishing benchmarking metrics to form a baseline for future <br />sustainability goals. <br /> <br />SUSTAINABLE TOUR MAP <br />St. Anthony has developed a dynamic, accessible online city-wide <br />Sustainability Tour story map in 2016 to showcase the City’s tremendous <br />sustainability accomplishments. This highly visual map incorporates web- <br />based mapping technology and allows residents and interested parties to <br />locate and learn about fifteen impressive sustainability projects within the <br />City. The story map is intended to be a living tool that can be updated as <br />more projects are completed and to track progress toward sustainability <br />goals. The map can be viewed here: http://datalink.wsbeng.com/SAVTour/ <br /> <br />COMMUNITY SOLAR <br />In 2016, the City Council voted for the City to subscribe to a community <br />solar garden. Under this arrangement, the city “subscribes” to a portion of the energy produced <br />by a solar array that is owned and maintained by a third party. The city will then receive credit <br />on its electricity bill from Xcel Energy for the production of solar energy and in turn make <br />subscription payments to the community solar garden developer. 25 percent of energy use from <br />city facilities will come from solar. <br />