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Tree preservation ordinance delayed

Unknown — compliance costs for city projects weren't detailed.

Solar and tree-planting grants

$108,080 in grant funds covers the installation, reducing future utility costs.

Street sweeping and water quality grants

Grant-funded; amounts not stated in the agenda.

Salt storage regulation ordinance

Compliance costs for businesses storing road salt weren't quantified at the meeting.

Geothermal energy franchise

New franchise fees on gas and electric service could add to residents' utility bills; the fee amounts are set out in the ordinance exhibits.

Dust Mitigation Ordinance Proposal

Climate Action Plan 2.0 adoption

No direct cost set in this vote; the plan guides future climate spending.

Sustainable Building Ordinance update

Tree canopy investment

No specific dollar figures were committed at this meeting; forestry spending will come up in the budget process.

Como Zoo tree planting grant

Brings $146,301.16 of state grant money into the Grant Fund for zoo tree planting.

Solid Waste facility energy efficiency grant

$25,000 in city funds matched with a $50,000 state grant.

Boulevard garden and rain garden ordinance review

Industrial pollution and environmental justice

RES PH 26-258 — $50,000 FCC Environmental Services donation for Dousman Park

Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for up to $500,000 from the Ramsey County Environmental Response Fund (ERF) for the Mississippi River Learning Center Landscape Restoration project.

Authorizing the City, on behalf of the Public Works Department, to accept a donation of one (1) enclosure for an organics collection station, with a value of $20,000, from FCC Environmental Services to support public organics operations.

RES 26-577 Authorizing the Department of Parks and Recreation to apply for up to $500,000 from the Ramsey County Environmental Response Fund (ERF) for the Mississippi River Learning Center Peninsula Restoration project.