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15. <br />111 Ha opt an environmentaiiy preteraaie purchasing policy or aaministrative gwaennes/practices <br />directing that the city purchase at least: Check <br />a. Enerp Star certified equipment and appliances and <br />b. Paper containing at least 30% post -consumer recycled content. <br />16. Urban Forests <br />1) Certify as a Tree City USA. <br />2) Adopt as policy MN Tree Trusts' Best Practices and use the guidelines in at least one <br />levelopment project to achieve an excellent or exemplary rating. <br />3) Budget for and achieve urban canopy/ tree planting goals. <br />4) Maximize tree planting along your main downtown street or throughout the city. <br />5) Adopt at least one of the following tree/landscape ordinances/policies: <br />a. Adopt a policy of no net loss of specified natural landscapes. <br />b. Adopt an ordinance/policy relating to protection of trees on public and private par <br />affected by city planning/regulatory processes. <br />C. Adopt landscaping/nuisance ordinances that promote, rather than create barriers <br />native vegetation. <br />6) Build community capacity to protect existing trees/to plant resilient species by certifying <br />=_ast one or more local staff/volunteers. <br />17. Efficient Stormwater Management <br />(1) Complete the Blue Star City stormwater management assessment and be recognized for <br />implementing the actions therein. <br />(2) Adopt by ordinance one or more of the following: <br />a. A narrower streets provision that permits construction of 24 -foot roads for public, <br />residential access and subcollector streets (with fewer than 500 average daily trips). <br />sites. <br />at <br />Completed <br />Required BP <br />Complete action (1), and ... <br />... complete at least ONE <br />additional action. <br />Required BP <br />Complete at least TWO actions. <br />Required BP <br />(2) Purchase energy used by city government/distributed by a municipal utility from renewable <br />energy sources. <br />(3) Establish a local purchasing preference and, working with a local business association, develop <br />a list of locally -produced products and suppliers for common purchases. <br />(4) Require purchase of U.S. EPA Water Sense -certified products. <br />Completed <br />(5) Set minimum standards for the percentage of recycled -content material in asphalt and <br />roadbed aggregate or other construction materials. <br />(6) Require printing services to be purchased from companies certified by Minnesota Great <br />Printers or by the Sustainable Green Printing Partnership. <br />(7) Lower the environmental footprint of meetings and events in the city. <br />Completed <br />(8) Use state and national green standards(guidelines for at least 3 categories of purchasing. <br />http: //greenste p. pca.state. m n. us/bestPractices Deta i i. cfm?bpid=15 <br />16. Urban Forests <br />1) Certify as a Tree City USA. <br />2) Adopt as policy MN Tree Trusts' Best Practices and use the guidelines in at least one <br />levelopment project to achieve an excellent or exemplary rating. <br />3) Budget for and achieve urban canopy/ tree planting goals. <br />4) Maximize tree planting along your main downtown street or throughout the city. <br />5) Adopt at least one of the following tree/landscape ordinances/policies: <br />a. Adopt a policy of no net loss of specified natural landscapes. <br />b. Adopt an ordinance/policy relating to protection of trees on public and private par <br />affected by city planning/regulatory processes. <br />C. Adopt landscaping/nuisance ordinances that promote, rather than create barriers <br />native vegetation. <br />6) Build community capacity to protect existing trees/to plant resilient species by certifying <br />=_ast one or more local staff/volunteers. <br />17. Efficient Stormwater Management <br />(1) Complete the Blue Star City stormwater management assessment and be recognized for <br />implementing the actions therein. <br />(2) Adopt by ordinance one or more of the following: <br />a. A narrower streets provision that permits construction of 24 -foot roads for public, <br />residential access and subcollector streets (with fewer than 500 average daily trips). <br />sites. <br />at <br />Completed <br />Required BP <br />Complete action (1), and ... <br />... complete at least ONE <br />additional action. <br />Required BP <br />Complete at least TWO actions. <br />Required BP <br />