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<br /> <br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 4.10 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />Consent AgendaMay 4, 2015Kristin Mroz, Environmental Technician <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br /> <br />Elk River Sustainable Community Award Program Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />By motion, approve the “Sustainable Community Award” program. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />In honor of Earth Day on April 22, it has been proposed that a “Sustainable Community Award” <br />program be initiated in the City of Elk River which would commend sustainable actions within our <br />community by individuals, groups, and/or businesses. The City of Elk River is host to numerous <br />sustainability efforts daily and those actions should be recognized. This program will act similarly to the <br />“Volunteer of the Month Award” and be based off nominations by community members and groups. <br /> <br />The selected City of Elk River Sustainability Award nominee is committed to representing the “Powered <br />by Nature” and “Energy City” themes of the City of Elk River through voluntary efforts in one or more <br />of the following categories: <br /> <br /> <br />Increase in Recycling and/or Organics Recycling <br /> <br /> <br />Energy Efficiency and/or Renewable Energy <br /> <br /> <br />Green Space, Native Vegetation, Invasive Species Control, and/or Wildlife Habitat <br />Improvements <br /> <br /> <br />Clean Transportation <br /> <br /> <br />Water Quality Improvements and/or Stormwater BMPs <br /> <br /> <br />Sustainability Education and/or Outreach <br /> <br />Nominations should be made for direct, hands-on efforts and the work completed should demonstrate a <br />benefit to the City of Elk River. The Energy City Commission will act as the selection committee. <br /> <br />Upon Council approval of the program, staff will begin promoting it with the intent of recognizing <br />recipients by the City Council, quarterly; February, May, August, and November. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Sustainable Community Award Program <br /> <br /> <br />