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If the spreadsheet classifies your city in a category that does not seem fair or make sense to you, please contact the MPCA's GreenStep Cities <br />program coordinator. <br />May my city claim credit for best practice actions completed years ago? <br />Yes <br />We think most cities will be pretty close to being recognized at Step Two once they log on to the web site and post information about already <br />implemented best practices. The only caveat to claiming credit for previous actions is that, if the action is an ongoing action — for e�mple, qualify <br />as a Tree City USA, or purchase 15% of city energy requirements from renewable energy sources, or limit barriers to higher density by code — the <br />city must currently be qualifying for, funding, staffing or keeping in force those actions. <br />How do the GreenStep best practices fit in with my city's existing programs and plans? <br />The GreenStep program focuses cities on completing and publicly documenting specific actions from a limited menu of 163 actions. We anticipate <br />that cities have or will develop specific programs and plans that facilitate completion of GreenStep actions and other city-chosen actions. <br />Who picked the best practice actions and why? <br />The GreenStep Cities report to the Legislature details the dozens of city representatives and topical experts involved in developing the best <br />practices. This input, in addition to review of 13 state-level sustainability challenge programs across the U.S. (see links to these other programs), <br />has resulted in what the GreenStep Cites steering committee thinks are truly best practices for cities as they strive to meet their sustainability goals. <br />Why are some best practices and a handful of actions required? <br />Nine diverse best practices float to the top as essential to a city becoming more sustainable, and must be implemented by all but the smallest cities <br />in order to be recognized as a GreenStep City. Think of them as college distribution requirements (that ensure a student rounds out his/her <br />education). Implementing these best practices will: <br />• Make your buildings more energy-efficient, healthier, and cheaper to operate <br />• Make land use regulations legallydefensible and publiclysupported <br />• Make moving around the ciiypossible, pleasant, free and healthful withoutalways using a car <br />• Save moneyand cutenergyuse bysmartercitypurchasing <br />• Exceed stormwater requirements and mitigate cost liabilities at a cheaper long-term cost <br />• Provide communitymembers with engagementoptions and a scorecard ofcityperformance <br />• Strengthen citytaxbase via business assistance <br />Within these nine best practices — as is the case for almost all the best practices — cities almost always have a choice as to which specific action <br />or actions to complete in order to claim credit for implementing the best practice. There are fewer than a dozen required actions out of 163 total <br />actions. And among the appro�amately 155 action options, there are "easier" actions and "harder" actions that cities can choose. Larger cities, <br />which tend to be category A cities, generally need to do more actions and "harder" actions in order to implement a best practice. <br />Will the best practice actions and program requirements change over time? <br />Yes, but we anticipate only a few small changes over time. Based on an annual cycle of feedback from cities and topical experts during March and <br />April, and based on changes in technology, financing, regulations, state-wide assistance, and other factors, we think modifications will be needed to <br />keep the suite of actions and the program requirements current, relevant to cities, and challenging yet doable. <br />Are there different types of actions? <br />Actions tend to fall into these categories, which correspond to the typical tools a city uses to make civic improvements: <br />• Changes in citypolicy, ordinances, regulations <br />• Investments offinancial capital or a commitment to funding operating costs <br />• Developmentand staffing ofcityassistance programs—fnancial, informational, educational <br />• Collaboration with and leveraging the resources of others, such as business groups and the county <br />What if my city has done/wants to do an action not on the list? <br />Other actions that meet the overall goal of a specific best practice can also satisfy program requirements. <br />Ideally they will be a variation on one of the e�sting actions, and should be reported as completion of an ebsting action. But if they are so <br />substantially different than any of the action options, then they can be reported as a custom action and the GreenStep City's steering committee will <br />reviewthe submission to assure its conformance with minimal standards. Feel free to contact the GreenStep Coordinator at the MPCA to discuss <br />possible custom actions, but note that only one custom action per best practice is allowed. <br />What do the blue stars mean? <br />One, two or three blue stars show up in several places on the GreenStep web site. They denote a city's completion of a best practice action at a <br />
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