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