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Presented by
A Resolution Establuhing a City of Saint Paul Working Group on Environmental Sustainability
WE�REAS, the City of Saint Paul has a high-quality urban environment; and
WHEREAS, protecting this environment is a high priority in the City of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has implemented a number of "�een" initiatives over the yeazs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has no comprehensive environmental sustainability plan; and
WI�REAS, members of the Macalester College Environmental Studies Senior Seminar created a report in May
2005 entitled "Environmental Sustainability in Saint Paul" that assessed the state of environmental sustainability
activifies in Saint Paul and outlined recommendations as to how the City might improve its perFormance in the area
of sustainability; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council creates a City of Saint Paul Environmental Working Group that consists of
City staff with experience and abilities in the area of environmental sustainability and any experts in the field that
they chose to include. City employees on the working group will be recommended by the directors of various City
departments, such as:
Public Works, including its Sewers Division and Transportation Office
Saint Paul Regional Water Service
Pazks and Recreation
Planning and Economic Development
Office of Financial Services Contract and Analysis Services
Office of Technology
License, Inspec6on, and Environmental Protecrion
Council Research; and be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council establishes the following expectations for the Environmental
Working Group:
That the working group plans the process of updating the City's website so that it cleazly and accurately
highlights Saint PauPs sustainability efforts and environmental protection accomplishments.
That the working group develops recommendaflons and suggestions for considerarion as part of the Xcel
Energy franchise negotiations.
That the working group reviews the vazious flists of "green" cities, evaluates the criteria ufilized to develop
the list, and makes recommendations that will result in Saint Paul being listed among the cleanest and
"greenesY' cities in the counhy.
That the working group reviews sustainability plans developed by other cities in the United States and
recommends a process for developing a comprehensive City of Saint Paul sustainability plan.
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That the worldng group participates in the Environmental Roundtables hosted by Eureka Recycling and
develops an acrion plan for implementing the recommendations to the greatest extent feasible.
That the worldng group develops recommendations for creating a broad-based advisory council that will
assist the City in establishing and meeting energy conservation, sustainable development, and environmental
protection goals; and
That the worldng group reviews state and federal policy goals related to environmental sustainability and
recommends possible action for the Mayor and the City Council; and
That the worldng grouro be co-chaired bv a staff member representin¢ Council Research and a staff inember
to be selected bv the balance of the committee; and
That the working group reviews the report prepazed by members of the Macalester College Environmental
Studies Senior Seminaz and develops a strategy for implementing the recommendarions where appropriate;
and be it
FINALLY RESOLVED, that the City of Saint Paul Environmental Warking Group provides the City
Council with an . initial report on September 7, 2005 to be subseauentiv followed bv
annual proeress re�orts, beainning on June 15. 2006.
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Our perspective
Green money
Clean ener�y draws investors
What do some ofAmerica's sharp-
est venture capitalists Imow that the
federal govemment does not? Some-
thing about the future, pechaps, and
particulazly the future of energy
production.
WhIle Congress �vrestles with
another business-as-usual energy
bill, whose billions in subsidies aze
tazgeted disproportionately at the
same old industries or slighdy up-
dated versions of them, considerable
private money is going in a more in-
tecesting direcYion.
A recent report in the New York
Times detailed the strong interest
among Silicon Valiey venture capi-
talists in renewable energy, alterna-
tive fuels, clean-water technologies
and the like. They look at stubbomly
high wortd oil prices, the coming
surge in power consumption by the
booming economies of China and
India, and they see opportunities.
Never mind that these lie outside
their core businesses and expertise.
They recognize that the world is
moving toward systems that value
clean production and resource
conseroation — and that this move-
ment, of necessity, is picking up
speed. Which means there is money
to be made.
Ira Ehrenpreis of Palo Alto, who
advises an investment group called
the CleantechVenture Nenvork, likes
the concepts of eazth-friendly indus-
try, but its a secondary dca�v: "The
reason wece allocating dollars to
this sector is we think we can deliver
attractive returns;' he said. "6Vhen
yodre talking about energy, ovhen
youte ta]king about �vater, you're
talking about the largest markets in
the world."
For the moment, all but a sliver
of tl�e energy muket belongs to
fossil fuels and the companies that
process them. The Silicon Valley
investors anucipate that dwindling
oIl production and inevitably stricter
emissions standards will favor solaz
energy and other alternatives that,
for now, aze the domain of smaller
companies focused on expanding
proven technologies into vigorous
competitors.
This vision goes beyond the
groovy notion of doing well in busi-
ness by doing good for the planet.
Under such rubrics as Narural Capi-
talism or the Restoration Economy,
American thinkecs have been azgu-
ing for some yeazs that the same
industrial systems and market forces
that have caused so much waste
and pollution can be red'uected to
reverse that trend. But making that
shifr on a large scale will r2quire
either a precipitating crisis or faz-
sighted social change, necessarily
led by government.
Ouc national goveznment was
briefly attentive to this need afrer
the energy crises of the 1970s, but
since then official interest — and
public investment — in energy con-
servation and self-sufficiency have
dwindled. The Bush administration
in pacticulaz has tilted away from
backing new technologies in fawr of
rewarding established industries.
These policies are harmful not
only to the environment but also to
America's potential to lead in build-
ing the energy and industrial infra-
structures of the future, and export-
ing them around the world — just
as it led the manufacturin; and
electronics revoiutions of the past.
But at this point, ivestern EuroQe is
ahead of the United States in foster-
ing green industrialization.
The wealth attracting the Silicon
Valley spectilators is available on
a nalional SCAIC, but only to those
countries �vise enough to make the
investment.
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MuRnomah County, which includes Portland, dropped bebw the level of 1990,
and per capita emissions were down 13 percent.
This was achieved partfy by a major increase in public transit, inciuding
hvo iight raii lines and a streetcar system. The city has also built 750
miles of bicycfe paths, and the number of people commuting by foot or on
bicycle has increased 10 percent.
Portland offers aii city employees either a$25-per-month bus pass or car
pooi parking. Private businesses are told that if they provide employees
with subsidized parking, they should also subsidize bus commutes.
The city has also offered financial incentives and technical assistance to
anyone constructing a"green building" with built-in energy efficiency.
Then there are innumerable little sYeps, such as encouraging people to
weatherize their homes. Portland aiso replaced the bulbs in the city's
traffic iights with light-emitting diodes, which reduce electricity use by
80 percent and save the city aimost $500,000 a year.
"Portland's efforts refute the thesis that you can't make progress without
huge economic harm;' says Erik Sten, a city commissioner. "It actually goes
all the other way - to the extent Portland has been successful, the things
that we were doing that happened to reduce emissions were the things that
made our city livable and hence desirable."
Mr. Sten added that Portland's officiais were able to curb carbon emissions
only because the steps they took were intrinsicaliy popular and cheap,
serving other purposes like reducing traffic congestion or saving on
efectricat costs. "I haven't seen that much wiilingness even among our
environmentalists," he said, "to do huge masochisYic things to save the --
planet "
So as he heads to the summit meetlng, Mr. Bush should get a briefing on
Portland's experience (a full report is at www.sustainableportland.org) and
accept that we don't need to surrender to global warming.
Perhaps eventually we will face hard trade-offs. 8ut for now Portland shows
that we can help our planet without "wrecking" our economy - indeed, at no
significant cost at ali. At the Group of 8, that should be a no-brainer.
E-mail: nicholas@nytimes.com
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Donna Sanders � Cr�� Status �h Perf�Bidg � Design Init_-.DOC ���� -�� Page 1
SAINT PAUL
PORT AUTHORITY
MEMORANDUM
TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: �une 21, 2005
(June 2$ 2005 Regufar Meeting)
FROM: Monte M. Hilleman
Lorrie J. Louder
Kenneth R. Johnson
SUBJECT: �NFORMATIONAL REPORT - STATUS REPORT ON HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDING
DESIGN IN PORT AUTHORITY BUSINESS CENTERS
Action Reauested:
infortnational reporl onty. No action needed.
Public Pumose:
Energy efficient building design and environmentally sound sites will enhance the environmental quality of
sites within our business centers. Business customers may also benefit over time through reduced
energy costs from high performance methods oi new construction. Customers can afso reaiize inaeases
in employee productivity as a result of improved indoor air quality and maximization of daylighting.
Providing this expertise to our customers helps make St. Paul a more desirable location for business
location and expansion.
Business Subsidv:
N/A
Backqround:
We believe that our customers should always view their expansion in St. Paul as a good business
opportunity that makes economic sense Sor them. The more added-value we can oSfer as part of
purchasing property in St. Paul and crea6ng and retaining jobs here helps make those decisions clear.
To that end, and with direction from the board, we have begun to offer and require that customers
investigate cutting edge high-performance building strategies that can save them money and help
improve their businesses' bottom line in many ways. Utilization of these methods by our customers is
not mandatory and we provide experts in the field to assist in their design process.
We do also believe that high-perfortnance design can be cost effective and provide significant financial
benefits to our customers, as well as long-term benefits to communities by designing buildings that
operate more efficiently and therefore hold their value over time.
Status:
Many of our customers' new facility projects were started prior to the inception of this initiative. We
have designed only a handful of buildings with our high-performance requirements in place. Tha�e
customers, who commenced their design process subsequent to fhe Board's approval of this ini6ative in
June 2�04, are included in this report. Please see the attached matrix for a summary of customer
information.
Overall, we have received differing Ievels of interest from our customers and their architects, ranc,ing
from enthusiastic to a level of non interest.
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