City Council Meeting Date: October 9, 2018
To: Mayor and City Council
City Administrator
From: David E. Bennett, Public Works Director/City Engineer
Title
Strategic Plan Update Climate Action Plan.
Body
Action Requested:
The Northfield City Council discusses an update on the Climate Action Plan.
Summary Report:
Members of the Climate Action Plan Advisory Board (CAPAB) will be present to provide an update on the progress of the development of the City’s Climate Action Plan (CAP).
A little background, the CAPAB has outlined the six core areas that would be contained within the CAP.
1. Energy
2. Transportation
3. Waste & Materials
4. Land
5. Food
6. Water, Wastewater, & Stormwater
The City has launched a Climate Action Plan Community Survey that will assisting in the development on the CAP. The survey is available electronically on the City website and paper copies will be distributed to the Library and Fifty North.
The City requested proposals from consultants to prepare the CAP. The City received responses from three of the nine consultants solicited. Staff and members of the CAPAB are reviewing the proposals and will identify a recommended consulting firm to prepare the CAP (Proposals are Attached). The consultants will be brought to the City Council for approval after review and recommendation from the committee. Phase 1 will begin with the collection of data and Phase 2 will begin in 2019, which includes the bulk of the work in preparing the plan.
Alternative Options:
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Financial Impacts:
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