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e. Increased sales by retail stores of low and no-VOC household products. <br />4. Document the participation of businesses in emission/idling reduction efforts/programs. <br />5. Install, assist with and promote one or more public fueling stations for plug-in hybrid and full <br />electric vehicles, flex -fuel ethanol vehicles, CNG vehicles. <br />http: //Ereenste p. pca. sta te. m n. us/bestPractices Deta i I. cfm?bpn u m=23 <br />Economic & Community Development Category: BP! 2 <br />06 <br />BP #24 and BP #25 and ONE other <br />BP required <br />24. Benchmarks & Community Engagement <br />Required BP <br />1. Use a city commission, or a committee to lead, coordinate, and report to and engage community <br />members on implementation of sustainability best practices. <br />Required action <br />2. Organize goals/outcome measures from all city plans and report to community members data that <br />show progress toward meeting these goals. <br />Required action <br />3. Measure and report progress on sustainability indicators including energy use/greenhouse gas <br />emissions, social vitality/social inclusion outcome measures. <br />4. Conduct or support a broad sustainability education and action campaign involving: <br />a. The entire community. <br />b. Homeowners. <br />c. Front yards/sidewalks, block clubs, neighborhood associations. <br />d. Congregations. <br />e. Schools, colleges. <br />5. Conduct or support a community education, visioning and planning initiative using a sustainability <br />framework such as: <br />a. Strong Towns, resiliency, transition initiatives. <br />b. Eco-municipalities, Smart Cities. <br />c. Healthy communities, environmental justice, race equity. <br />6. Engage community youth and college students by creating opportunities to participate in city <br />government. <br />http: //greenste p. pca. sta te. m n. us/bestPractices Deta i I. cfm?bpn u m=24 <br />25. Green Business Development <br />Required BP <br />1. Grow new/emerging green businesses and green jobs through targeted assistance and new <br />workforce development. <br />Complete at least TWO actions. <br />2. Create or participate in a marketing/outreach program to connect businesses with assistance <br />providers, including utilities, who provide personalized energy, waste or sustainability audits and <br />assistance. <br />3. Promote sustainable tourism in your city, and green tourism resources to tourism and hospitality <br />businesses in/around the city. <br />4. Strengthen value-added businesses utilizing local "waste" products and renting products/services. <br />5. Lower the environmental footprint of a brownfield remediation/redevelopment project. <br />6. Promote green businesses that are recognized under a local, regional or national program. <br />