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CITY OF ARDEN HILLS COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA RESOLUTION No. 2016-015 A RESOLUTION AUTHORISZING THE CITY OF ARDEN HILLS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE MINNESOTA GREENSTEP CITIES PROGRAM WHEREAS, Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program aims to provide Minnesota cities a pathway to greater sustainability upon implementing best practices; and WHEREAS, GreenStep is a free, continuous improvement program, managed by a public- private partnership, and based upon 28 best practices; each best practice can be implemented by completing one or more actions. Steps taken toward sustainable solutions aim to improve community quality of life, building community capital and increasing government efficiency, accountability and transparency; and WHEREAS, the Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program assists in facilitating technical assistance for the implementation of these sustainable development best practices; 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 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council does herby authorize the City of Arden Hills (City) to participate in the Minnesota GreenStep Cities Program that offers a free, voluntary continuous improvement framework. Passage of this participation resolution allows the City to be recognized as a Step One GreenStep City. Be it further resolved that the City: 1. Appoints Sara Grant, Parks and Recreation Coordinator, to serve as the City’s GreenStep Coordinator for best practice documentation/implementation and; 2. will facilitate the involvement of community members and other units of government as appropriate in the planning, promoting and/or implementing of GreenStep Cities best practices.