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Roseville Public Works, Environment and Transportation Commission Agenda Item DATE: February 20, 2024 ITEM: 5.a. ITEM DESCRIPTION: GreenStep Cities and Gold Leaf Challenge Overview Background Minnesota GreenStep Cities is a voluntary challenge, assistance and recognition program to help cities achieve their sustainability and quality -of -life goals. This free, continuous improvement program, managed by a public -private partnership, is based upon a menu of 29 optional best practices. Each best practice can be implemented, as decided by city elected officials, staff and community members, by completing one or more actions at a 1, 2 or 3-star level, from a list of four to eight actions. These voluntary actions are tailored to all Minnesota cities, focus on cost savings and energy use reduction, and encourage civic innovation. Roseville is one of 147 cities and tribal nations throughout Minnesota participating in the GreenStep program. Participating communities can achieve 5 levels (steps) of recognition. Roseville joined the program in July 2014, achieved step 4 in 2020, and has achieved and maintained Step 5 since 2021. Maintaining Step 5 requires a community to show continued improvement on at least three of many community metrics related to energy usage, transportation, and environmental management. The Gold Leaf Challenge is a new addition to the GreenStep Cities program, developed with an advisory committee on which Roseville staff served in 2022, and piloted in 2023 with 11 Minnesota communities. This program introduces 44 new high -priority, high -impact actions focusing on local climate action. Roseville participated in 2023 as one of the 11 pilot communities. Recommendation Receive a presentation from Minnesota Pollution Control Agency staff about the GreenStep Cities Program and Gold Leaf Challenge. Attachments 1. Presentation Page 21 of 71