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<br />Request for Action <br /> <br /> <br />To Item Number <br /> <br />Mayor and City Council 6.2 <br />Agenda Section Meeting Date Prepared by <br /> <br />Presentations, Awards, June 20, 2016Brandon Wisner, Stormwater Coordinator <br /> <br />and Recognition <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br />Blue Star Award Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Staff from the nonprofit Friends of the Mississippi River will present the Blue Star Award to the Mayor <br />and City Council. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />“Blue Star Award-winning communities” are those taking a leadership role in protecting Minnesota’s <br />water resources and public health through excellence in stormwater management. Cities that score high <br />enough earn the Blue Star Award and receive well-earned positive public recognition for their <br />commitment helping keep Minnesota’s waters clean.” http://bluestarmn.org/ <br /> <br />City staff completed a self-assessment ranging in policies and practices of three core areas: Water-Friendly <br />Planning and Preservation; Stormwater Management Standards and Practices; and Stormwater Pollution <br />Prevention. At this time, 40 communities have completed the assessment and only 22 are Blue Star <br />Award winners. <br /> <br />The Blue Star Award Program is a Best Practice Action of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s <br />GreenStep Cities Program. Elk River recently received Step 4 recognition and the completion of the Blue <br />Star City stormwater management assessment is an example of the continued guidance the program <br />brings to community operations. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />N/A <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />None <br /> <br /> <br />