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ORIGINAL
Presented by
Refened To
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
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BROAD GUIDELINES FOR TI-� CONSTRUCTION, Mt1INTENANCE ANll OPERATION OF CITIr
OWNED, OPERATED t1ND FINANCED BUILDINGS AND
REQUESTING THE ORGANIZATION OF A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
1 WI�REAS, the United States constitutes 5% of the world's population, yet consumes 25% of its resources and
2 50% of the warld's energy; and
3 WHEREAS, appro�mately 36% of total energy produced in the U.S. is consumed by the built environment;
4 and
6 WFIEREAS, buiidings account for 40% of the raw materials used warld-wide and construction and demolition
7 waste accounts for 26% of all the nation's landfill; and
WHEREAS, "green" buiidings use less than half the energy of a standard building; and
9 WHEREAS, people in the Unried States spend 90% of their time indoors and the Environmental Protection
10 Agency has declazed indoor air quality today's most impending health hazazd; and
I 1 WF�REAS, on June 3, 1998 the City Council passed resolution 98-479 stating that the "City Council supports
12 the development of environmental standards far the construction, maintenance and operation of buildings "that
13 either the City owns, operates or provides financial support "
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T�vi� "' '"" `"�City financed, owned, andJor operated buiidings s`� be planned and
executed using the foilowing guidelines to the eatent they are economicaliy sound for any given project:
Buildings s3�al�lae
• designed and constructed in ways that preserve the natural outdoor environment.
• designed to ufilize resources and methods that minimize poilurion and waste and do not
cause permanent damage to the environment.
• planned to reduce the need for individual automobiles and encourage public and
alternative modes of transportation.
• constructed and operated using materials, methods, mechanical and electrical systems
that ensure a heaithfui indoar environment.
• planned to minimi�e waste through the use of a variety of strategies such as: a) reuse of
materials or the highest practical recycled content; b)�raw materials derived from
sustainable or renewable sources; c) materials and products ensuring long lifeldurability
and recyclability; and d) materials requiring the m;n;mum of energy and nonrenewable
resources to produce and use.
Council File # / � 5��
Green Sheet # (r7Z f � �
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98-5� y
Mechanical and electrical systems shail be designed and constructed to achieve the ma�umum
energy efficiency achievable with current technology.
Innovative design and energy sources and uses shall be encouraged to reduce the consumption
of energy from nonrenewable source. A deliberate effort shall be made to convert to renewable
energy sources to the e�ent such options aze feasible; and
6 RESOL�IED, that the City Council charges the City's Building Design Group to organize and direct a task force
7 to develop a comprehensive set of environmental standards for city owned, operated and financed buildings.
8 The task force members should include appropriate City staff and relevant individuals from the non-profit and
9 for-profit sectors. The standards sl�all be developed witbin twelve months of the approval of this resolution; and
10 RESOLVED, that the City's environmental building standards will address the following categories:
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• Energy conservation (in the consriuction, operation and maintenance of buiidings);
� Water conseroation and pollution;
• Materials - reduce the use of nonrenewable resources;
• Occupant health, comfort and producfivity;
• Landing- increase vegetation, decrease paved surfaces
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�RIGINAL
Requested by Department o£
ldopted by Council: Date � 9�
.doption Certified by Council Secretary
Y�
�proved by Mayor. ate �' �
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Form Approved by City Attorney
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Approved by Mayor far Submission to Councii
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City Council
6-8610
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GREEN SHEET
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No 62127
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Broad guidelines for the construction, mamtenance and operarion of city owned, operated and £uanced buildings and
requesting the organization of a task force to develop specific guidelines
PIANNING COMM1SSfON
CIB COMMITTEE
CNIL SERVICE CAMMISSION
Has fhis persorYFirtn everwaked untle� a conVact fw Nis tlepartmeM�
YES NO �
Hac uwa V�M� ever 4een a citv �ubYee4
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ORIGINAL
Presented by
Refened To
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
��
BROAD GUIDELINES FOR TI-� CONSTRUCTION, Mt1INTENANCE ANll OPERATION OF CITIr
OWNED, OPERATED t1ND FINANCED BUILDINGS AND
REQUESTING THE ORGANIZATION OF A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
1 WI�REAS, the United States constitutes 5% of the world's population, yet consumes 25% of its resources and
2 50% of the warld's energy; and
3 WHEREAS, appro�mately 36% of total energy produced in the U.S. is consumed by the built environment;
4 and
6 WFIEREAS, buiidings account for 40% of the raw materials used warld-wide and construction and demolition
7 waste accounts for 26% of all the nation's landfill; and
WHEREAS, "green" buiidings use less than half the energy of a standard building; and
9 WHEREAS, people in the Unried States spend 90% of their time indoors and the Environmental Protection
10 Agency has declazed indoor air quality today's most impending health hazazd; and
I 1 WF�REAS, on June 3, 1998 the City Council passed resolution 98-479 stating that the "City Council supports
12 the development of environmental standards far the construction, maintenance and operation of buildings "that
13 either the City owns, operates or provides financial support "
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T�vi� "' '"" `"�City financed, owned, andJor operated buiidings s`� be planned and
executed using the foilowing guidelines to the eatent they are economicaliy sound for any given project:
Buildings s3�al�lae
• designed and constructed in ways that preserve the natural outdoor environment.
• designed to ufilize resources and methods that minimize poilurion and waste and do not
cause permanent damage to the environment.
• planned to reduce the need for individual automobiles and encourage public and
alternative modes of transportation.
• constructed and operated using materials, methods, mechanical and electrical systems
that ensure a heaithfui indoar environment.
• planned to minimi�e waste through the use of a variety of strategies such as: a) reuse of
materials or the highest practical recycled content; b)�raw materials derived from
sustainable or renewable sources; c) materials and products ensuring long lifeldurability
and recyclability; and d) materials requiring the m;n;mum of energy and nonrenewable
resources to produce and use.
Council File # / � 5��
Green Sheet # (r7Z f � �
0
98-5� y
Mechanical and electrical systems shail be designed and constructed to achieve the ma�umum
energy efficiency achievable with current technology.
Innovative design and energy sources and uses shall be encouraged to reduce the consumption
of energy from nonrenewable source. A deliberate effort shall be made to convert to renewable
energy sources to the e�ent such options aze feasible; and
6 RESOL�IED, that the City Council charges the City's Building Design Group to organize and direct a task force
7 to develop a comprehensive set of environmental standards for city owned, operated and financed buildings.
8 The task force members should include appropriate City staff and relevant individuals from the non-profit and
9 for-profit sectors. The standards sl�all be developed witbin twelve months of the approval of this resolution; and
10 RESOLVED, that the City's environmental building standards will address the following categories:
il
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13
14
15
16
• Energy conservation (in the consriuction, operation and maintenance of buiidings);
� Water conseroation and pollution;
• Materials - reduce the use of nonrenewable resources;
• Occupant health, comfort and producfivity;
• Landing- increase vegetation, decrease paved surfaces
�
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�RIGINAL
Requested by Department o£
ldopted by Council: Date � 9�
.doption Certified by Council Secretary
Y�
�proved by Mayor. ate �' �
�
Form Approved by City Attorney
�
Approved by Mayor far Submission to Councii
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City Council
6-8610
. : �:
GREEN SHEET
oE.�nrrertw�m�e
�8 S2 �
No 62127
ancou¢a
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_u'IS/L� =al
TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES
NIYYLL.tERY1t64ovL � fi1�pC1�1.fERiPFCtTC
�wroRtw��xnsc�wry ❑
(CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
Broad guidelines for the construction, mamtenance and operarion of city owned, operated and £uanced buildings and
requesting the organization of a task force to develop specific guidelines
PIANNING COMM1SSfON
CIB COMMITTEE
CNIL SERVICE CAMMISSION
Has fhis persorYFirtn everwaked untle� a conVact fw Nis tlepartmeM�
YES NO �
Hac uwa V�M� ever 4een a citv �ubYee4
YES NO
Does ihis P�� 0� a sltlll iat'wrmallYD� bY anY curtent citY �PbY�'t
YES NO
Is Mia pe'coMfirtn a tarqeted veMOYf
YES t�
ALAMOUNTOFTRANSAGTION
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ORIGINAL
Presented by
Refened To
RESOLUTION
CITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA
��
BROAD GUIDELINES FOR TI-� CONSTRUCTION, Mt1INTENANCE ANll OPERATION OF CITIr
OWNED, OPERATED t1ND FINANCED BUILDINGS AND
REQUESTING THE ORGANIZATION OF A TASK FORCE TO DEVELOP SPECIFIC GUIDELINES
1 WI�REAS, the United States constitutes 5% of the world's population, yet consumes 25% of its resources and
2 50% of the warld's energy; and
3 WHEREAS, appro�mately 36% of total energy produced in the U.S. is consumed by the built environment;
4 and
6 WFIEREAS, buiidings account for 40% of the raw materials used warld-wide and construction and demolition
7 waste accounts for 26% of all the nation's landfill; and
WHEREAS, "green" buiidings use less than half the energy of a standard building; and
9 WHEREAS, people in the Unried States spend 90% of their time indoors and the Environmental Protection
10 Agency has declazed indoor air quality today's most impending health hazazd; and
I 1 WF�REAS, on June 3, 1998 the City Council passed resolution 98-479 stating that the "City Council supports
12 the development of environmental standards far the construction, maintenance and operation of buildings "that
13 either the City owns, operates or provides financial support "
14
15
16
17
18
19
ZO
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>2
3
4
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. e�y\
T�vi� "' '"" `"�City financed, owned, andJor operated buiidings s`� be planned and
executed using the foilowing guidelines to the eatent they are economicaliy sound for any given project:
Buildings s3�al�lae
• designed and constructed in ways that preserve the natural outdoor environment.
• designed to ufilize resources and methods that minimize poilurion and waste and do not
cause permanent damage to the environment.
• planned to reduce the need for individual automobiles and encourage public and
alternative modes of transportation.
• constructed and operated using materials, methods, mechanical and electrical systems
that ensure a heaithfui indoar environment.
• planned to minimi�e waste through the use of a variety of strategies such as: a) reuse of
materials or the highest practical recycled content; b)�raw materials derived from
sustainable or renewable sources; c) materials and products ensuring long lifeldurability
and recyclability; and d) materials requiring the m;n;mum of energy and nonrenewable
resources to produce and use.
Council File # / � 5��
Green Sheet # (r7Z f � �
0
98-5� y
Mechanical and electrical systems shail be designed and constructed to achieve the ma�umum
energy efficiency achievable with current technology.
Innovative design and energy sources and uses shall be encouraged to reduce the consumption
of energy from nonrenewable source. A deliberate effort shall be made to convert to renewable
energy sources to the e�ent such options aze feasible; and
6 RESOL�IED, that the City Council charges the City's Building Design Group to organize and direct a task force
7 to develop a comprehensive set of environmental standards for city owned, operated and financed buildings.
8 The task force members should include appropriate City staff and relevant individuals from the non-profit and
9 for-profit sectors. The standards sl�all be developed witbin twelve months of the approval of this resolution; and
10 RESOLVED, that the City's environmental building standards will address the following categories:
il
12
13
14
15
16
• Energy conservation (in the consriuction, operation and maintenance of buiidings);
� Water conseroation and pollution;
• Materials - reduce the use of nonrenewable resources;
• Occupant health, comfort and producfivity;
• Landing- increase vegetation, decrease paved surfaces
�
° .��v*�� '�J � cv��r. �or� � ehv: rcaV�vr.ev��'�, eS ���
�RIGINAL
Requested by Department o£
ldopted by Council: Date � 9�
.doption Certified by Council Secretary
Y�
�proved by Mayor. ate �' �
�
Form Approved by City Attorney
�
Approved by Mayor far Submission to Councii
�
City Council
6-8610
. : �:
GREEN SHEET
oE.�nrrertw�m�e
�8 S2 �
No 62127
ancou¢a
-- —_�
���
_u'IS/L� =al
TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE PAGES
NIYYLL.tERY1t64ovL � fi1�pC1�1.fERiPFCtTC
�wroRtw��xnsc�wry ❑
(CLIP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE)
Broad guidelines for the construction, mamtenance and operarion of city owned, operated and £uanced buildings and
requesting the organization of a task force to develop specific guidelines
PIANNING COMM1SSfON
CIB COMMITTEE
CNIL SERVICE CAMMISSION
Has fhis persorYFirtn everwaked untle� a conVact fw Nis tlepartmeM�
YES NO �
Hac uwa V�M� ever 4een a citv �ubYee4
YES NO
Does ihis P�� 0� a sltlll iat'wrmallYD� bY anY curtent citY �PbY�'t
YES NO
Is Mia pe'coMfirtn a tarqeted veMOYf
YES t�
ALAMOUNTOFTRANSAGTION
]IN650URCE
Cd�irm�YI21!6VP..].T ai :I+I�,i�
�
COETIREVENUEBUDQE7EDlpRCLEONt� YES NO
ACTNITVNUMBER p � �
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