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Page 2 of 2 <br /> <br /> <br />The City Council should discuss and provide next steps on what it would like to do regarding a <br />climate road map. Pursuing an action plan would require the assistance of a consultant similar to <br />New Brighton’s, and it can be assumed the cost would increase due to inflation and more work <br />would likely be shifted to a consultant as we have less staff available to dedicate to this project. <br /> <br />Council may want to consider other projects or objectives that would be less cumbersome in the <br />short-term, and could potentially be done in-house. One such example would be looking at a <br />sustainable building policy. Groups, like Center for Energy and Environment, provide cities <br />guidance and assistance with developing sustainable building policies that are easy to understand, <br />less staff intensive, relatively easy to implement (The Minnesota Municipal Sustainable Building <br />Policies Guide is attached for reference). Most sustainable policies are tied to a trigger, for <br />example, if new construction requires either a PUD or is seeking financial assistance the project <br />would need to be built meeting established sustainability guidelines. These guidelines usually give <br />the developer flexibility in which method it wants to use for construction, examples are below. <br /> <br /> <br />Council may want to consider other efforts, such as, Single Hauler for trash collection. At a recent <br />Mayor/Administrator meeting, it appeared many of our surrounding cities are at least considering <br />moving towards this option. <br /> <br />Budget Impact <br /> <br />There are no budget impacts on future research but depending on how Council wants to move <br />forward, budget impacts could be minor to significant. <br /> <br />Attachment <br /> <br />Attachment A: Minnesota Municipal Sustainable Building Policies Guide <br />