Laserfiche WebLink
 4 <br />  <br />  <br />  <br />NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby authorize the <br />City of Hugo (the City) to participate in the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program that offers a free, <br />voluntary continuous improvement framework. Passage of this participation resolution allows the City to <br />be recognized as a Step One GreenStep City by the League of Minnesota Cities. Be it further resolved <br />that the City:  <br />1. Appoints Community Development Director or designee to serve as the City’s GreenStep <br />coordinator for best practice documentation/implementation; and <br />2. Will facilitate the involvement of community members and other units of government as <br />appropriate, such as Washington County and Rice Creek Watershed District, in the planning, <br />promoting and/or implementing of GreenStep Cities best practices; and <br />3. Grants to the GreenStep program staff review access to the City's B3 Benchmarking Database so <br />as to facilitate analysis and cost-saving technical assistance to the City regarding its buildings’ <br />energy use; and <br />4. Will provide feedback once a year on how well the GreenStep program is serving the city and on <br />city needs from the program; and <br />5. Will claim credit for having implemented and will work at its own pace toward implementing any <br />6 GreenStep best practices that will result in energy use reduction, economic savings, quality of <br />life improvement, reduction in the City’s greenhouse gas footprint, and recognition by the League <br />of Minnesota Cities as a Step Two GreenStep City. An on-going summary of the City’s <br />implementation of best practices will be posted by the City on the Minnesota GreenStep Cities <br />web site. <br />   <br /> ADOPTED by the City Council this 7th day of October 2024.  <br /> <br /> ________________________________________ <br /> Tom Weidt, Mayor <br /> <br /> <br />ATTEST: <br /> <br />_________________________________ <br />Michele Lindau, City Clerk <br /> <br />