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DRAFT COPY <br />City Council Special Work Session <br />Preservation of Natural Resources / Promotion of Sustainability <br />1. Guiding principles <br />a. Definition of terms <br />b. Brief overview of related 2040 Comp Plan goals <br />c. City mission/vision/goals <br />2. Current practices overview <br />a. Land use- new development/subdivision/code changes impacting rural <br />character and preservation (previously requested from staff) <br />b. Stormwater/infrastructure <br />c. Public works/Parks operations/mowing and landscape practices/pesticide <br />use/lake access maintenance <br />d. Park commission role <br />e. Energy use in municipal buildings <br />f. Partnerships/grants/preservation and restoration initiatives/public <br />education <br />3. Continuous improvement- future focus <br />a. Resources/experts data driven planning process <br />b. Model policy/initiatives from other municipalities <br />c. Community development- natural resources coordinator <br />d. Guidelines in upcoming Comp Plan <br />e. MN Green Step Cities/Dark Sky Initiative <br />f. Natural resources/sustainability commission <br />Alisa Benson 8/21/25 <br />25 <br />