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Environmental Board <br />December 17, 2025 <br />Page 4 <br />Mr. Hoffman confirmed that a resident could get reimbursed for the whole cost of the <br />item but added that the rebate will not include installation and tax of the device. Just <br />the cost of the purchase. He noted that as a part of the eligibility of the rebate, the <br />residents will be required to dispose of the old item on their own. <br />Ms. Homes wants to make sure the website will include FAQs about the rebate program. <br />Mr. Hoffman said that his goal is that the website will include some form of FAQs <br />categorized so residents do not need to go through an entire PDF document of <br />information. <br />Chair Schwartz wanted to recommend some disposal location options as a part of the <br />marketing of the rebate program. <br />Mr. Hoffman confirmed that there will be links to the Anoka County Disposal site. For <br />the electronics, there will be links for the Recycling Saturday program. <br />Ms. Hoffman noted that we do have the flexibility to go higher or lower on the rebate <br />reimbursement for any of the devices and opened it up for recommendations from the <br />Environmental Board. <br />Ms. Larkin asked if the rebate program was funded by a reoccurring grant. <br />th <br />Mr. Hoffman confirmed it was from a reoccurring grant that will go through June 30, <br />2026. <br />the funding for the first round. He foresees the same grant getting re-approved for 2026 <br />through 2028. <br />Chair Schwarz thinks it would be beneficial to how much positive impact utilizing this <br />program would have on water savings in hopes that the rebate amount could get <br />increased to induce more people to take advantage of this program. <br />Mr. Hoffman said that the toilets that he looked at were in that $50-$75 range, but the <br />City could definitely increase that amount to $100 per toilet. <br />shocked at how much water a water efficient toilet can <br />save, even above some Smart Irrigation Controllers. <br />Ms. Larkin asked if \[the rebate program\] is only for residents or also for commercial <br />businesses. <br />Mr. Hoffman stated that it will only be for residents at this time. He might look at <br />additional grants for commercial rebate programs in the future. He said that the City <br />refers commercial requests to the county who have programs for commercial use. <br />APPROVED MINUTES <br /> <br /> <br />