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260 Mr. Culver stated this policy compiles the City's existing policies and its newer, <br />261 better policies along with the practices they have been doing for the past five to 10 <br />262 years. <br />263 <br />264 Chair Cihacek noted that Ramsey County shows up several times in the policy, but <br />265 Hennepin County does not. It would be good to include Hennepin County <br />266 connections, since they sit close to it. <br />267 <br />268 Member Wozniak commented the policy did not mention much about stormwater <br />269 management. <br />270 <br />271 Ms. White stated it could be considered in the introduction and under "reduce stress <br />272 on the environment." <br />273 <br />274 Mr. Culver suggested it be included under Vision. <br />275 <br />276 Ms. White reported the purpose of the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing <br />277 would be to minimize health and environmental impacts, support recycling, <br />278 implement lower costs overall, and be a community leader in sustainability. <br />279 <br />280 Mr. Culver noted this item does not have a draft policy included in the meeting <br />281 packet because it is still being considered by City department heads. <br />282 <br />283 Ms. White reported another best practice would be to establish a Green Team in the <br />284 City that oversees progress of the Green Step program, sets goals, and provides an <br />285 annual report to the citizens. <br />286 <br />287 Chair Cihacek inquired if this is already covered based on what the PWETC <br />288 currently does, if there are staff and community members present, and if they <br />289 received a report on metrics and goals for Green Steps. <br />290 <br />291 Ms. White responded it would fulfill the Green Team best practice, which would <br />292 help them get one step closer to step three. <br />293 <br />294 Member Wozniak inquired if the PWETC should be the Green Team. <br />295 <br />296 Chair Cihacek stated since they are already doing the work and Mr. Johnson <br />297 provides them with information annually, it seems they could get it done within <br />298 their current structure. They could also either form a subcommittee or include <br />299 citizen engagement. <br />300 <br />301 Mr. Culver suggested they pass a proposal through the City Council that establishes <br />302 the PWETC as the City's Green Team. <br />303 <br />304 Member Wozniak stated they need to discuss soliciting community input on this <br />305 topic in the future. <br />Page 7 of 16 <br />