PK PACKET 05212025- Worksession - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Parks and Environmental Commission Work Session Meeting Minutes April 2, 2025 Page 5 1 not know the impact as St. Anthony is a fully built-out City. If policy is set, we will be 2 prepared for any development in the future. 3 4 Commissioner Hark asked if this has been discussed before, and is there a benchmark. Ms. 5 Morello stated there has not been a policy discussion. 6 7 Chair Fee stated it seems evenly split between industrial, commercial, and residential. 8 9 Commissioner Hark suggested multi-family may be a target since that has been the 10 development the City has been seeing recently. He would prioritize multi-family zoning over 11 the others, then commercial and industrial. The residential homeowners would have access to 12 the audits. 13 14 Commissioner Peterson agreed with Commissioner Hark’s comment on multi-family and 15 thinks that would be key. 16 17 Chair Fee asked if there is a way to create policies that relate to the different zones. Ms. 18 Saulog stated that is an option that can be considered. 19 20 Commissioner Hark asked if the policies would be regardless of the funding source, and 21 would this apply to privately funded projects. Ms. Morello stated if a mandatory approach was 22 selected it would not relate to funding. 23 24 Commissioner Synhavsky stated she does not want to leave single-family out of this. She 25 wants to make sure sustainability is taken into account for renovations. If it’s a full knock- 26 down rebuild would the policy apply versus a renovation of a portion of the home. Ms. 27 Morello stated a policy on new construction could be considered. She suggested size of the 28 building be discussed. 29 30 Chair Fee asked if other cities include single-family homes. Ms. Morello stated Staff will do 31 more research on single-family residential and multi-family. Staff will come back with a 32 suggested approach and research on other cities’ mandatory approaches. Multi-family is the 33 highest priority from a mandatory approach. 34 35 Commissioner Peterson referred to the policy triggers – PUD Development and the incentives 36 (page 18 of the PDF provided). 37 38 Chair Fee highlighted five as a higher priority as she felt they are more impactful. The 39 recommended criteria seemed like retroactive or passive criteria. She reviewed the five she 40 had selected. 41 42 Commissioner Hark agreed. If a project followed the guidelines, it would be close to 43 becoming a LEED-certified building. He especially likes the EV Charging capability. Ms. 44 Morello stated at the next PEC Work session EV Charging will be discussed. Commissioner 45 Hark stated water and energy monitoring in multi-family housing is also important. 46