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Badge 3: Selected Structure <br />Under the selected structure, actions were reworded to reflect goals <br />that are predicted to have a higher impact on climate change. These <br />actions would have a one-to-one ratio with leaves, where a <br />community completes one action and receives one leaf for it. Many of <br />the actions can be repeated. For example, if an action was "Install or <br />support a community renewable energy project," a city could achieve <br />one leaf for adding a project in one year and another for a separate <br />project a different year (Figure 8). <br />Structure Preferences <br />Structure 1 <br />_ Structure 2 <br />22% <br />Structure 1 <br />• Structure 2 <br />• Structure 3 <br />Structure 3 <br />78% <br />Figure 9: Advisory Committee preferences for <br />each proposed badge structure. <br />Pilot Program <br />YO vv eooa�`e <br />�Jow, QIto1e / <br />Figure 8: Draft Leaf example <br />Quantitatively, this was the structure that received the <br />most positive feedback (Figure 9). More advantages were <br />identified than disadvantages, and the advisory committee <br />reported a clear preference of this structure than the <br />others. The committee did bring up some questions of <br />what this may look like aesthetically under this structure, <br />depending upon the type of display used to showcase the <br />awarded leaves. Complexity has been a common concern <br />throughout this process, and this structure was praised for <br />being simple. <br />Launching a nine -month pilot program, followed by a two -month evaluation period with <br />five to six participants is recommended to implement this new program. These <br />participants should include (if interest is expressed): <br />• at least one Step 5 city <br />• at least one city at any Steps 2 or 3 <br />• at least one tribal nation <br />• a consideration for participants across Minnesota <br />• a consideration for participant size and capacity <br />Pilot program participants should: <br />0 <br />• Commit to implementing and reporting at least 2 NEW actions (see Appendix A) during the pilot <br />period. <br />• Provide feedback on the program structure and support <br />• Serve as ambassadors of the official program launch <br />Gold Leaf Program Proposal I www.MNGreenStep.org <br />11 <br />Page 63 of 185 <br />