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SUSTAINABILITY UPDATE 2020 MINNESOTA GREENCORPS MEMBER In September 2020, a Green Corps member will join the City of Roseville in advancing their sustainability initiatives. The Minnesota Green - Corps is an AmeriCorps program, with additional funding and support from the Minnesota Pollu- tion Control Agency. GreenCorps members are assigned to municipalities, nonprofits, and other public sector host sites. The focus areas of GreenCorps members are in pollution reduction, community readiness and outreach, green infra- structure improvements, and waste reduction. Roseville's GreenCorps member will primarily focus on creating and implementing Roseville's Building Benchmarking program. In the spring and summer of 2020, Roseville has been working with Hennepin County, the Great Plains Institute, and the Center for Energy and the Environment to begin brainstorming what a Building Bench - marking program would look like for the City. The future GreenCorps member will develop this program further, with likely implementation in zwi. Minnesota GreenCorps NNE 2020 Additionally, the GreenCorps member will identify City fleet for electrification, expand the City's sustain - ability efforts by advancing GreenStep Cities, provid- ing outreach about Roseville's SolSmart Gold status, and coordinating with other Ramsey County cities to provide regional benefit to improve sustainability and reduce emissions. ENVIRONMENTALLY PREFERABLE PURCHASING POLICY In February 2019, the City of Roseville adopted the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Policy (EPPP) in an effort to become more conscious with city pur- chasing and operations. This commitment to sustaina- bility brings many benefits, including supporting sus- tainable businesses and products, setting an example for residents and businesses, lowering overall costs, and minimizing environmental impacts. The EPPP has not yet been fully implemented with- in the City's practices. The Engineering Intern for sum- mer 2020 has created a packet of recommendations and resources for implementation of this policy. (continued on next page) 5