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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Environment & Sustainability Commission Meeting: November 14, 2022
AGENDA ITEM: Sustainable Purchasing Framework AGENDA SECTION:
Old Business
PREPARED BY: Jane Byron, Stormwater Specialist AGENDA NO. 6.b.
ATTACHMENTS: Draft Sustainable Procurement
Framework APPROVED BY: BLE
RECOMMENDED ACTION: None
DISCUSSION
Development of a sustainable purchasing policy is one of the action items under the ESC’s 2022 Recycling
and Solid Waste Reduction Goal. To fulfill this action, Commissioner Burman has drafted the attached
Sustainable Procurement Framework for consideration. The Framework would have to be approved by
City Council to be affected as City policy. The draft framework should satisfy the following Green Step
Cities Best Practices in enacted:
• 15.1: Adopt a sustainable purchasing policy or administrative guidelines that the city purchase at
least: a. EnergyStar and EPEAT certified equipment and appliances, b. Paper containing post-
consumer recycled content
SUMMARY
Discuss the Framework and consider recommendation for Council approval.
Sustainable Procurement Framework
DRAFT
November 1, 2022
Purpose of a Sustainable Purchasing Framework:
The city of Rosemount recognizes that:
1. The products and services the City purchases have inherent human health,
environmental and economic impacts.
2. The adverse impacts of products and services occur throughout their lifecycle
(manufacturing, use, disposal);
3. By adopting a sustainable purchasing framework for the purchases of goods and
services the city can leverage its purchasing to reduce adverse environmental and
human health impacts and influence positive change within markets.
Sustainable Purchasing Framework
The city supports best practice procurement decisions that promote and encourage
actions to minimize negative impacts on human health and the environment while
supporting a vibrant community and economy.
Guiding Principles
• Conserve. Conserve natural resources. Reuse first. Buy only what is needed second.
• Minimize Environmental Impacts. Take actions to reduce pollution and use of water and
energy.
• Ensure Health and Safety. Take Precautions. Reduce or eliminate toxins that create hazards
to employees and our community.
• Take a Life Cycle Perspective. All purchases have impacts over the life of the product or
service. Think about the long-term effects to people, the environment and the City.
• Provide Fair Opportunities. Ensure suppliers have a full and fair chance to compete.
Promote transparency in decision making and actively mitigate biases.
• Uphold Accountability. Reinforce responsibility throughout the supply chain.
• Support Innovation. Increase demand and build market capacity for sustainable solutions.
Prioritization
The city shall target sustainable procurement practices that:
1. Apply and promote the preferred waste management practices listed in Minn. Stat.
§115A.02 that, in priority order, result in:
a. Waste and toxicity reduction,
b. Reuse, and
c. Recycled materials.
2. Comply with the environmentally preferable procurement and paper use provisions of
Minn. Stat. §16C.073.
3. Support environmentally preferable products, supplies, and equipment that have a lesser
or reduced impact on human health and the environment. The City shall apply
procurement practices in employee operations and vendor contracts for goods and
services that result in:
a. Reduction of Waste: The City shall implement practices that result in reducing the
amount of waste generated that do not reduce safety or quality, including those that:
♣Support extending the useful life of products and supplies,
♣ Reduce materials used in production and packaging, and
♣ Reduce waste at City-sponsored meetings and functions and result in the
procurement of fewer products whenever practicable, but without reducing safety or
workplace quality, including use of electronic communications instead of printing,
and use of reusable, recyclable and/or compostable products.
b. Reduction or Elimination of Toxins and Pollution. Whenever practicable, favor
those products whose production, use, and disposal involve fewer hazardous
materials, including:
• carcinogens, neurotoxicants and reproductive toxins,
• persistent bioaccumulative toxicants, including lead, mercury, dioxins and
furans for example,
• compounds that are acutely toxic to humans or aquatic life, corrosive to the
skin or eyes, or that are skin sensitizers,
• substances that contribute to the production of photochemical smog,
tropospheric ozone production, or poor indoor air quality
c. Reuse. The City shall implement practices that support the longevity of products
and supplies or service life cycle, including those that:
♣ Use durable, reusable items over disposable items,
♣ Reuse items and assets in good condition rather than dispose of them.
d. Strong Recycling Markets. The City shall implement practices to minimize the use
of virgin materials in products and supplies or service life cycle, including:
♣ Whenever practicable, products and supplies with a specific minimum amount or
percent of recycled content based on criteria established by governmental or widely
respected third party authorities will be specified and procured, and
♣ Products and supplies that can be recycled at the end of their useful life.
e. Reward Manufacturer Responsibility. The City shall support companies or
manufacturer product responsibility through the procurement of products and
services from companies that take financial and/or physical responsibility for
collecting, recycling, reusing, or otherwise safely disposing of their products at the
end of their useful life.
f. Reduce water and energy use. As practicable, energy-efficient and water-saving
products and supplies will be procured, including use of renewable energy sources as
much as is practicable.
♣ All appliances and products purchased by the City and for which the US EPA
Energy Star certification is available will meet Energy Star certification, and
♣Purchased electronic products meeting EPEAT standards are highly encouraged.
Implementation of Sustainable Procurement
The City Manager shall establish and disseminate Sustainable Procurement Practice procedures
that identify standards for priority products and services based on performance, price and
availability.
Applicability
The framework applies to all types of city-funded procurements and to all city divisions and
employees.