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Authorizing Mayor Carter’s Office to submit a McKnight Foundation Climate and Energy Program Grant Proposal.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has a Climate Action and Resilience Plan that includes the goals of reducing greenhouse gas emissions 50% by 2030 and achieving net-zero emissions in Saint Paul by 2050; and
WHEREAS, the McKnight Foundation’s Midwest Climate and Energy Program aims to foster and support climate and energy leadership in the Midwest, making the region a model for the world by reducing energy-related greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, the McKnight Foundation has invited the City of Saint Paul to apply for funds to advance the work of the City’s Climate Action Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has identified a need to add a Complete Streets Transportation Planner position in the Public Works Department to help the City better coordinate multi-modal transportation options in downtown and across the City of Saint Paul; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul is undertaking a new Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging Hubs project that will offer EV carshare and EV public charging in ACP50 neighborhoods that have not had these services previously, and in order to maximize the success of this project the City needs assistance with communications and marketing about the new hubs and services; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds, if awarded, will support the goals in the City’s Comprehensive Plan and Climate Action and Resilience Plan of making it easier and safer for people to use transit, carpooling, biking, and walking for as many trip types as possible; and
WHEREAS, the Climate Action and Resilience Plan identifies the need to continue deeply engaging the Saint Paul community on the subject of Our Climate Crisis on an ongoing basis; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul City Council finds that these funds have a public purpose;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council hereby authorizes Mayor Carter’s Office to subm...
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