11-038CITY OF SHOREWOOD
RESOLUTION NO. 11 -038
A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD'S
PARTICIPATION IN THE MINNESOTA GREENSTEP CITIES PROGRAM
WHEREAS, a broad coalition of public and private stakeholders, including the
League of Minnesota Cities, the MPCA, Office of Energy Security and Clean Energy
Response Team (CERTs), responded to 2008 State legislation by establishing the Minnesota
GreenStep Cities program to provide a series of sustainable development best practices
focusing on local government opportunities to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases, and to
conserve economic and non - economic resources; and
WHEREAS, the GreenStep Cities Program aims to provide Minnesota cities a pathway
to greater sustainability based upon implementing best practices specific to Minnesota cities, and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota GreenStep Cities program provides cost - effective,
sustainable development best practices in the following five categories: (1) Buildings and
Lighting; (2) Transportation; (3) Land Use; (4) Environmental Management; and (5) Economic
and Community Development; and
WHEREAS, due to the multiple environmental, economic, and social dimensions of the
sustainability best practices, leadership from a city's council is needed to oversee their
implementation and coordination/integration with other city activities; and
WHEREAS, the GreenStep Cities Program champions sustainability goals and practices
consistent with the City of Shorewood's goals and mission statement;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of
Shorewood does hereby authorize the City of Shorewood (the "City ") to participate in the
Minnesota GreenStep Cities program.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City will take the following steps to be
recognized as a Minnesota GreenStep City:
1. Appoint Brad Nielsen , Planning Director as a Minnesota GreenStep
Coordinator to facilitate the City's GreenStep Program development and
implementation; and
2. Facilitate the involvement of the Shorewood Planning Commission, the City
Council, the Park Commission, City staff, and constituents in the planning,
promotion and consideration of implementing GreenStep Cities best practices;
and
Identify which GreenStep best practices the City has already implemented and
which best practices will initially be considered for implementation; and
4. Implement a minimum number of required and optional GreenStep best practices
that will result in energy reduction, economic savings and reduction in the
community's greenhouse gas footprint; and
Will work with the MPCA to post a summary of the City's implementation of best
practices on the Minnesota GreenStep Cities website.
ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SHOREWOOD this 27th day of
June, 2011.
cam.
ATTEST:
Christine Lizee, Mayor
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