Commissions

Metro Area Sustainability Commissions Quarterly Meetups

Data Center Conversation with Metro Sustainability Commission volunteers

Tuesday July 14 6:30pm to 7:30pm on Zoom . Please RSVP

Share update on how your commission is helping your city to develop A Data Center Ordinance/Policies/Moratorium

We will also Data Center Experts join us from the U of MN and MCEA to answer our questions

•  Addressing the Sustainability Gap in the Development Review Process (GSC and Michael Orange, 2021). The guide has 8 main sections: climate change future – a call to action; the third “E” in Sustainability – equity, and climate refugees; environmental advocacy and the development review process; Minnesota programs for local governments; municipal development code; 2 case studies; and resources. 

GreenStep City Best Practices: Resilient Economic and Community Development
#24.1 – Benchmarks and Community Engagement

Contact: Sean Gosiewski, Green Step Best Practice Advisor, BPA #24 612 240-0389 sean@rccmn.co

BPA 24.1 Use a city commission, or committee to lead, coordinate, and report to and engage community members on implementation of sustainability best practices.

Many GreenStep cities use an existing group, such as a city environmental commission or an existing civic group, as their GreenStep implementation or “green” team. Those forming a new committee to lead, coordinate and report on the implementation of GreenStep best practices

Helpful Resources

• Tips for creating and maintaining successful green teams 
•  PowerPoint on commission formation,
• Organizing Guide from GreenStep.

• RCC’s New-Resources-GSC-BP-24-Benchmarks-Community-Engagement
• Forming a Team (Section 4) Sustainability Planning Toolkit (ICLEI, 2009)

• Read about how green teams work in the cities of Scandia and Crosslake.  
• New : The GreenStep Green Team Work Plan  covers tips for creating and maintaining successful green teams and much more: case studies, testimonials, and step-by-step guidance on how Green Teams might move forward on Benchmarking Public Buildings (BP 1.1) and Comprehensive and Related Plans (BP 6).