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05-582�.ounca rue t�� Green Sheet # �Oa 1(}O RESOLUTION �INT PAUL, MINNESOTA (2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 2l 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 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. �S-S�a 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 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. Benanav � Thune Adopted by Council: Date Requested by Department of: � Form Approved by City Attomey By: Adoption Certified by Council Secref/uy Form Approved by Mayor for Subxnission to CouncIl -� • � Gre�n $heet Grsen.Sheet. Green Sheet 6reen S�heet Green�Sheet�GPeeri"Sheet' �� , DepartmenUo4ficekoancl: Dateln�tiafed; `�Y�v�+ co -�,� z,..� Green Sheet NO: 3027009 CoMact Person 8 Phone: Lee Flelc�en 6-8650 Must Be on Councii qqeni Contract Type: RERESOLURQN .� uepamnen� aene � o rerson 0 o N Assign i a entDirector Number Z k Fw Ro�rtmg 3 prtleT 4 5 Total # of Signature Pages _(Clip NI Locations forSignaW re) esbblishing a City of Saint Paul Working Group on Environtnental SushinabiliTy. itlations: Apprrne (A) w R Planrnrg Commission CIB Committee CitilService Commission 1. kias this pe�soNfirtn ever waked under a cartract for this department? Yes No 2. Has this persoNfirtn e�er been a ciry employee? Yes No' 3. Does this personifrcm possess a skilf not normalty possessed by arry cur�M city employee? Yes No F�cplain all yes answers on separete sheet and attach to green sheet Initiating Pro6lem, lssues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Whyj: . Advaatages If Appraved: Disadvantages If Approved: . ' DisadvanWgeslfNotApproved: - 7ota1 Amount of Trensaction: � Fundinst Source: �� Financiallnformation: � (Exptain) June 21, 2005 4:21 PM CosNRevenue Budgeted: Activdy Number: Page 1 S-�� ��� � ��5�� a5 y� 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. ..�a . •e .. 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 $500,000 a year. "Portland's efforts refute the thesis that you can't make progress without huge economic harm;' says Erik Sten, a city commissioner. "It actually goes all the other way - to the extent Portland has been successful, the things that we were doing that happened to reduce emissions were the things that made our city livable and hence desirable." Mr. Sten added that Portland's officiais were able to curb carbon emissions only because the steps they took were intrinsicaliy popular and cheap, serving other purposes like reducing traffic congestion or saving on efectricat costs. "I haven't seen that much wiilingness even among our environmentalists," he said, "to do huge masochisYic things to save the -- planet " So as he heads to the summit meetlng, Mr. Bush should get a briefing on Portland's experience (a full report is at www.sustainableportland.org) and accept that we don't need to surrender to global warming. Perhaps eventually we will face hard trade-offs. 8ut for now Portland shows that we can help our planet without "wrecking" our economy - indeed, at no significant cost at ali. At the Group of 8, that should be a no-brainer. E-mail: nicholas@nytimes.com � Donna Sanders � Cr�� Status �h Perf�Bidg � Design Init_-.DOC ���� -�� Page 1 SAINT PAUL PORT AUTHORITY MEMORANDUM TO: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DATE: �une 21, 2005 (June 2$ 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. 33175.v3 PORT AUTHORITY HIGH PERFORMANCE BUILDINGS STATUS REPORT (for bldas desianed after June 2004) 6/13/05 9usiness Ceirter evifding ProjectSYatus Mnua( Inaeased Ffigh Perfqmance Pay6ad Totai OukomesMotes Size Fne�gy Construction Strategiesimpleme�rted PMatl 4xentives (s.f) Savings Cost (befarrJ after incenUves GreatNarthem BusinewCenter Phasel uson WamersStellian 134.00D Oesi9nyhasemmplete 52q149 Ei%,535 Impmvedwindow9laung, 7.71G7Yrs 530.6E8 U�dDApoces5. WiA (15%over automatictlay5gh6ng xhievei8°66elterihan catle) controls, unpmve0 insuW6on, 6udd'ng wde foreneigy HVAC improremenls, kca0y effitie�wy. 1Yd1 save apymz pmducetl bldg maleriaLS, 15%of estimaled typical maximrzeE naWral � M16n e costr. WestminstarJuncfian DRF 724,000 Oesignphasemmplele. 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