Local Government Sustainability Workshop

Twin Cities Sustainable Communities Conference, March 12 & 13 2010
Linking Citizens and Cities for Sustainable Communities

Central Lutheran Church
333 12th Street South
Minneapolis, MN 55404

Local Government Sustainability Workshop
Friday March 12 Noon to 5pm

Goals
1. Link local governments with grants and innovative funding tools for their sustainability projects.

2. Highlight effective sustainability best practices included in the new MN Greensteps Cities Program.

3. Help cities simplify their sustainability efforts by using sustainability indicators to focus city operations, ordinances and community engagement to achieve common goals & report on progress.

Includes Keynote from May Elizabeth Kautz, Mayor of the city of Burnsville and President of U.S. Conference of Mayors.

Worshops include:

• an Overview of the MN Green Step Cities Program, Phillip Muessig (MPCA), Kristina Smitten (Urban Lands Institute) and Diana McKeown (Metro CERTs)

• Funding Available for City Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Projects

• Community-Wide Energy Efficiency Initiatives with CEE, NEC, and CERTs

Also check out the
Neighborhood Sustainbility Workshop
Sat March 13 8:30am to 4:30pm

For more information and agendas, please visit the Alliance for Sustainability webpage