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REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 4/6/2026 Item No.: 7.b. Department ApprovalCity Manager Approval Item Description:Recive Presentation on Draft Climate Equity Action Plan 1 2 Background 3 Roseville’s 2040 Comprehensive Plan set forth a goal to support Minnesota’s Next 4 Generation Energy Act goal of an 80% reduction in communitywide greenhouse gas 5(GHG) emissions, from 2005 levels by 2050, through leading by example in addition to 6 education, incentives, and regulation to encourage action by residents and businesses. 7 8 Since the 2040 comprehensvie plan was adopted, Minnesota released a Climate Action 9 Framework in 2022 with an updated goal for the state to reach carbon neutrality by 2050, 10 with plans to substantially reduce GHG emissions and offset remaining emissions with 11 carbon sequestration throughout the landscape. Similarly, the Metropolitan Council will now 12 require cities' 2050 comprehensive plans to include carbon reduction goals. Roseville 13 completed a Vulnerable Populations report in 2017 and an Energy Action Plan in 2021, but 14 currently lacks a comprehensive climate equity action plan to direct City planning, 15 programming, and budgeting with regards to climate change adaptation and mitigation 16 across the community. 17 18 Roseville staff applied for and was awarded a Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) 19 Local Climate Action Planning grant in the amount of $49,975, with a required 50% match, 20 to develop a climate equity action plan. Similarly, Ramsey County applied for and was 21 awarded the same MPCA grant to assist the cities of Lauderdale, Roseville, and Shoreview 22 in developing climate action plans by providing data, updated vulnerability assessments, 23 and a template to develop a plan and goals that align with the climate goals of both the 24 County’s and the State’s climate frameworks. 25 26 Staff has been working with paleBLUEdot, LLC, since August 2025 on plan development 27 and community engagement, and has also developed five baseline research documents to 28 inform the plan, goals, and actions. We have engaged over 350 community members 29 through two public meetings, citywide surveys, and storytelling opportunities, and their 30 feedback and comments have been woven into the actions and goals presented in the draft 31 Climate Equity Action Plan. Staff and paleBLUEdot have also led four meetings with the 32 Climate Justice Advisory Group and three meetings with a core staff planning team to 33 develop the plan’s goals, actions, and priorities. 34 35 Policy Objectives Page 1 of 2 Qbhf!8!pg!364