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Accepting and allocating a McKnight Foundation Climate and Energy Program Grant extension and $50,000 of additional funds.
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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 awarded the City of Saint Paul $50,000 as an amendment to a previous 2019 grant for similar purposes; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul has launched a new EV Spot network and Evie Carshare project that offers electric carshare and EV public charging in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods that have not had these services previously, and to maximize the success of this project, the City needs assistance with communications and marketing about the new services; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds 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 grant funds will also support the City’s work to analyze options for making City facilities for energy efficiency and reduce the greenhouse gas emissions that are by the heating and other needs in facilities, consistent with several goals and priorities laid out in the City’s Climate Action and Resilience Plan; and
WHEREAS, the grant funds will also support some of the initial work to create a City of Saint Paul Climate Action Dashboard, so that the City can better track and communicate its efforts to make progress toward the goals in the Climate Action and Resilience Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Climate Action and Resilience P...
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