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TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council
Mark McNeill, City Administrator
FROM: R. Michael Leek, Community Development Director
SUBJECT: SCALE Sustainable Incentives and Model Ordinance Development Proposal
MEETING DATE: February 17, 2009
DISCUSSION:
In 2008, the City of Prior Lake submitted a first round grant application to the Minnesota Pollution
Control Agency (MPCA). The proposed project is to develop model regulations, guidelines, and
incentives for "green/sustainable" development hat could be adopted and used by all Scott County cities
and towns, as well as the county itself. The size of the grant request is $40,000, and the local match
(which can be cash or "in-kind") would be $20,000.
An invitation has been extended to make a second round application. On January 30th, planning staff
from the cities of Prior Lake, Savage, and Shakopee, and Scott County met to discuss the content of the
second round application, and the commitment that would be required if the application is successful.
Project completion would be required by June of2011. Each of the three cities and Scott County would
commit to providing about $5,000.00 of in-kind services to make up the local match.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Offer and approve a Resolution No. 6873 supporting the submission ofthe Environmental Assistance
Grant request and, in the event the request is successful, the provision of $5,000.00 in the form of
local, in-kind match primarily in the form of Planning staff time
2. Do not authorize further support of the grant request.
REQUESTED ACTION:
Offer and approve a Resolution No. 6873 supporting the submission of the Environmental Assistance
Grant request and, in the event the request is successful, the provision of $5,000.00 in the form of local,
in-kind match primarily in the form of Planning staff time
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R. Michael Leek
Community Development Director
RESOLUTION NO. 6873
A RESOLUTION OF SUPPORT FOR THE JOINT SUBMISSION TO THE
MINNESOTA POLLUTION CONTROL AGENCY (MPCA) OF AN ENVIRONMENTAL
ASSISTANCE GRANT REQUEST IN THE AMOUNT OF $40,000.00 FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF MODEL SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES,
REGULATIONS AND INCENTIVES FOR USE BY SCOTT COUNTY COMMUNITIES
WHEREAS, the Scott County Association for Leadership and Efficiency (SCALE) has
adopted a strategic plan that includes the development of model ordinance(s) related to
"green/sustainable" design and construction; and
WHEREAS, the MPCA has established a two-stage Environmental Assistance Grant
application process; and
WHEREAS, the cities of Prior Lake, Savage, Shakopee and Scott County cooperated in
the preparation and submission of a first stage application for $40,000 for the development of
sustainable development guidelines, regulations and incentives, and;
WHEREAS, the MPCA has invited a second stage application for the SCALE proposal;
and
WHEREAS, the development of model guidelines, regulations and incentives related to
sustainable development is consistent with the Shakopee City Council's policy objections; and
WHEREAS, the anticipated local match of $5,000 in the form of in-kind services from
the City's planning staff can be accommodated within the adopted 2009 budget.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SHAKOPEE, MINNESOTA, AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Shakopee City Council supports the joint submission to the MPCA of the stage 2
Environmental Assistance Grant for $40,000.00 for the development of model guidelines,
regulations and incentives that would be available for use to all members of SCALE.
2. The Shakopee City Council supports the provision of $5,000.00 of the local match in the
form of in-kind services by the Shakopee's Planning staff.
Adopted in regular session of the City Council of the City of Shakopee, Minnesota held
the _ day of ,2009.
Mayor of the City of Shakopee
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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