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Action Steps <br />Environmental Responsibility <br />CLIMATE PLAN <br />• Review and consider policy-related action <br />steps with input from Parks & <br />Environmental Commission: <br />- 2025: Energy & Transportation <br />- 2026: Water & Waste <br />• Continue education and operations <br />action steps in all categories <br />• Adopt Energy Action Plan and begin <br />implementation <br /> <br /> <br />• Parks & Environmental Commission conducting Work <br />Sessions in April and May to discussion action item topics <br />and discuss possible recommendations to the City Council <br />for consideration. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />• Energy Action Plan presented to the City Council for <br />adoption at the April 8th City Council Meeting. <br />GREENSTEP CITIES <br />• Continue program involvement <br />including Gold Leaf participation <br />• Evaluate how the city can better <br />leverage participation long-term <br /> <br /> <br />• Reporting for Greestep 5 metrics and Gold Leaf 2024 <br />action step have been completed and submitted. <br /> <br /> <br />Thriving Village <br />AFFORDABLE HOUSING <br />• Consider an Affordable Housing Policy <br />for new high density projects <br />• Advocate for residents facing rent <br />pressure <br />• Identify partner to best fulfill Council <br />priorities for city owned parcel <br /> <br />• Sample policy language included in the February 25th City <br />Council Work Session for discussion at a future meeting. <br />• City Council members have continued to connect <br />residents facing rent pressure with State and Federal <br />level resources for assistance and advocacy. <br /> <br />PEDESTRIAN & BIKE-FRIENDLY ROUTES <br />• Draft Active Transportation Plan <br /> <br /> <br />• Grand Rounds Missing Link engagement <br /> <br /> <br />• City was awarded Minnesota Department of <br />Transportation Active Transportation Program planning <br />grant, and efforts will commence in the Spring. <br />• City hosted an open house on Minneapolis Park Board’s <br />(MPRB) Grand Rounds Missing Link concept for <br />community feedback. MPRB seeking grant funding for <br />portion east of Hwy 88. <br />ENGAGE BUSINESSES <br />• Partner with Chamber of Commerce to <br />build relationships with businesses <br /> <br />• <br />•