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Planning Commission Regular Meeting Minutes January 17, 2023 Page 4 1 2 Commissioner Morita asked if this issue came up in the city-wide survey. 3 4 Commissioner Hendrickson noted some advertising is done on the EV charging stations that 5 would help pay for the stations. This would be an asset to the community and could be fund- 6 generating to the City. There is so much grant funding available and she wouldn’t want to see 7 the City miss out. 8 9 Chair Socha stated her EV is older and she would love it if there were more charging stations 10 available. There is some use for it now. 11 12 Commissioner Morita stated we should start thinking about ways to encourage EV vehicles in 13 the City. The City should be thoughtful and proactive about EV vehicle charging stations. 14 15 Commissioner Rude stated with multi-family housing could the City require them to have EV 16 charging stations. He feels this is not a City issue but up to the developer to see if it is needed. 17 18 Chair Socha will raise it at the Goal-setting session and asked Mr. Grittman to add it to the 19 agenda. 20 21 Commissioner Erickson stated he does not know much about EV charging stations but would 22 this be something a gas station could offer charging stations. Mr. Grittman stated there were 23 changes made to the Code to allow for EV charging stations. That problem is solved from a 24 Code side. There are private issues that need to be dealt with. The time spent at the charging 25 station is longer than a gas station. They tend to be near stores where the owners can do 26 something else while their vehicle is charging. 27 28 Commissioner Hendrickson asked what happens to underutilized office space. As leases 29 expire some owners may want to use the space for other things. She also suggested access 30 parking be discussed. Another emerging trend is roof-top gardens. She does not know where 31 we are with the ULI district. She shared her idea for the city-owned property. She suggested a 32 daycare usage at the gas station site. It would be an additional business and would involve 33 greenspace. 34 35 Chair Socha stated there is a shortage of daycare. This is an interesting thought. 36 Commissioner Kuykendall stated he recalls a proposal did come in for a daycare on that site at 37 one time. 38 39 Commissioner Hendrickson asked Mr. Grittman if he has heard anything about the Gateway 40 South District. Mr. Grittman stated over several months he hears from the leasing agent 41 occasionally. They have had various tenant opportunities but not a lot of re-development 42 opportunities. He would expect to see re-development in the future. 43 44 Commissioner Rude suggested beautification of the City be added to the discussion. Driving 45 on Hwy 88 that is not a good reflection of the community. Some landscaping could be added 46 or incentives for owners to do something with the property.