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Background <br />St. Louis Park is among Minnesota's leading communities in addressing its climate change impact. The climate <br />and energy goals included in this CAP are among the most ambitious in the nation. Climate change is altering the <br />way communities think about their public and private sector infrastructure, operations, local resources, and <br />social norms. With this plan, St. Louis Park is leading the way in rethinking how local resources are used and how <br />to leverage new opportunities for residents and businesses to reduce their impact on climate change. <br />A long-time leader in its commitment to environmental stewardship, the city was among the first communities <br />to offer curbside compost pick-up and now has a Zero Waste Packaging Ordinance. In 2009, the city created an <br />urban reforestation program to enhance the health of the tree canopy. St. Louis Park is a Step 3 GreenStep City <br />and participated as one of the original pilot cities, helping to launch Minnesota's most successful city <br />sustainability program. <br />In early 2015, the St. Louis Park Environment and Sustainability Commission (ESC) made the case to Council to <br />participate in the Partners in Energy (PiE) program offered by Xcel Energy in order to drive more action in <br />reducing energy use and ultimately citywide greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Council approved participating in <br />PiE and by 2015 a community team was formed to develop an Energy Action Plan. Four priorities emerged as the <br />hallmark elements of the Energy Action Plan: 1) create a climate plan with the goal of achieving carbon <br />neutrality by 2040, 2) drive energy efficiency in business, 3) increase renewable energy purchases, and 4) create <br />a partnership with youth. The first was developed in consideration of what the city could do to help prevent a <br />global temperature rise of another 1.5° Celsius, as was agreed upon at the Paris Climate Agreement meetings in <br />2015. <br />The Energy Action Plan was presented to City Council in April 2016 and a Memorandum of Understanding <br />(MOU) for implementing the plan was presented to Council in September 2016. As instructed, the City Manager <br />signed the MOU in support of providing resources to implement the plan. Key components of the PiE plan <br />included climate action planning and a partnership with youth going forward. Youth involvement resulted in <br />high school students from the Roots and Shoot Environmental Club to partner with a nonprofit, iMatter, to <br />produce and present a report card, a petition, and a climate inheritance resolution to Council. Council adopted <br />the resolution in May 2016, stating: <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the St. Louis Park City Council commits to working constructively, using <br />ingenuity, innovation, and courageous determination to create a St. Louis Park Climate Action Plan for <br />consideration that significantly reduces St. Louis Park's greenhouse gas emissions to levels that would protect <br />our community's children and grandchildren from the risk of climate destruction. <br />The plan that follows is a direct result of the Climate Inheritance Resolution (Appendix B), offering a roadmap for <br />the city to work toward its ambitious goals. Actions and technologies included in this plan exist today and are <br />ready for implementation. Leveraging existing programs and expanding collaboration will be key to successful <br />implementation. <br />
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