Res 2015-32
CITY OF FRIDLEY, MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION NO. 2015 - 32
A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF REGIONAL COUNCIL OF MAYORS REGIONAL
INDICATORS INITIATIVES
WHEREAS, The Regional Council of Mayors, of which Mayor Scott Lund is a member, is a
collaborative partnership which provides a non-partisan platform focused on building action
strategies to raise overall economic competitiveness, accelerate innovation and improve the
quality of life in the MSP region; and
WHEREAS, the Regional Indicators Initiative is a action strategy for cities which collects,
analyzes and make publically available citywide environmental metrics on energy, water, vehicle
miles traveled, waste and emissions for Minnesota cities; and
WHEREAS, the five-year plan for the Regional Indicators Initiative includes: an opportunity for
peer review of project methodology, the creation of an automated on-line database, the collection
of the regional indicators data for all Minnesota cities and counties, as well as support for cities
in using regional indicators data to integrate energy planning into the comprehensive planning
process, and finally involvement will allow the establishment of a utility repository for
community scale energy data with a public tracking feature to help cities, counties, and the state
attain their goals of efficiency; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Fridley hereby
agrees to support the continuance and institutionalization of the Regional Indicators Initiative; and
directs Mayor and City Manager to sign the Resolution on its behalf.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS 11
DAY OF MAY, 2015.
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SCOTT J. LUND, MAYOR
ATTEST:
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DEBRA A. SKOGEN - CITY CLERK