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C ITY OF P LYMOUTH
R ESOLUTION N O. 2023-295
R ESOLUTION A PPROVING A PPLICATION FOR THE
M INNESOTA P OLLUTION C ONTROL A GENCY C OMMUNITY R ESILIENCE G RANT
TO P REPARE A P LYMOUTH E NVIRONMENTAL R ESILIENCY P LAN
WHEREAS, the City Council has established Environmental Stewardship as a council
priority; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to establish a plan for long term environmental
resiliency of the community; and
WHEREAS, the Plymouth Environmental Quality Committee has provided high level
recommendations on what the future plan should include; and
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) Community Resilience Grant
provides $750,000 on a reimbursement basis for communities to conduct planning for increased
resilience to the impacts of Minnesota’s changing climate; and
WHEREAS, a ten percent match is required for all awarded funds through the grant program;
and
WHEREAS, the development of the Plymouth Environmental Resiliency Plan is planned for as
part of the biannual budget and is supported by the City Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH,
MINNESOTA that submittal of the application for development of a Plymouth Environmental Resiliency
Plan for the MPCA Community Resiliency Grant in the amount of $40,000 is approved.
APPROVED by the City Council on this 28th day of November, 2023.