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<br /> <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, August 1, 2016Kristin Mroz, Environmental Technician <br /> <br />and Recognitions <br />Item Description Reviewed by <br /> <br />GreenStep Cities Step 4 Award Cal Portner, City Administrator <br />Reviewed by <br /> <br /> <br />Action Requested <br /> <br />Presentation on the GreenStep Cities Step 4 Award. <br /> <br />Background/Discussion <br /> <br />The City of Elk River was awarded the Step 4 status in the GreenStep Cities Program at the League of <br />Minnesota Cities annual conference. The city started the program in 2012 and gained Step 1, 2, and 3 <br />statuses by 2013. <br /> <br />Minnesota GreenStep Cities is a voluntary challenge, assistance, and recognition program to help cities <br />achieve their sustainability and quality-of-life goals. This free, continuous improvement program is based <br />on 29 best practices tailored to Minnesota cities focusing on cost saving, energy-use reduction, and <br />encouraging civic innovation. The program is organized by the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and <br />supported by a number of non-profit agencies. <br /> <br />The first three steps of the program focus on best practices related to city operations and community <br />sustainability under the categories of Buildings and Lighting, Transportation, Land Use, Environmental <br />Management, and Economic and Community Development. Step 4 challenges cities to measure and <br />report aggregate and quantitative results of actions taken. These performance metrics attempt to present <br />to community members that “state of sustainability” achieved by a city. <br /> <br />Elk River was a Step 4 pilot city and was officially recognized for their achievement in 2016. The final <br />recognition step, Step 5, will challenge cities to show improvement in their adopted Step 4 metrics. <br /> <br />Financial Impact <br /> <br />None <br /> <br />Attachments <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Step 4 Worksheets <br /> <br />Buildings and Lighting <br />o <br /> <br />Transportation <br />o <br /> <br />Land Use <br />o <br /> <br />Environmental Management <br />o <br /> <br />Economic and Community Development <br />o <br /> <br />