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Parks and Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Minutes <br />March 10, 2025 <br />Page 5 <br />1 Energy Efficiency Goal: <br />2 Residential – Increase residential energy efficiency savings by 75%, resulting in 2.1 <br />3 million kwh and 652,000 therms saved from 2025-2030. <br />4 Commercial – Increase commercial energy efficiency savings by 50% resulting in 19 <br />5 million kWh and 1.8 million therms saved from 2025-2030. <br />6 <br />7 Ms. Saulog reviewed Energy Efficiency Strategies and Actions. The renewable energy goal <br />8 is: <br />9 Residential – Increase residential participation in Xcel Energy renewable energy <br />10 programs by 3% annually. <br />11 Commercial – Increase commercial participation in Xcel Energy renewable energy <br />12 programs by three participants annually. <br />13 <br />14 The Renewable Energy Strategies and Actions were reviewed in detail with strategy, tactics, <br />15 leader and timing. The Electrification Goal is 10 residential participants annually in Xcel <br />16 Energy electrification programs. The Complete Energy Action Plan was provided for <br />17 Commission review. The Plan will be presented to the City Council on March 25, 2025, and <br />18 on the April 8, 2025, agenda for adoption. <br />19 <br />20 Commissioner Hark asked what the plan is for solar panels on municipal facilities. Ms. Saulog <br />21 stated there is a grant program “Solar on Public Buildings”. An application was submitted for <br />22 the public works building and the water treatment plant. The City awarded 60% for these two <br />23 buildings along with 30% in federal monies available. The City will only pay 10% for the <br />24 cost. The plan is to get the projects completed in 2025. Commissioner Hark asked if there is a <br />25 plan to expand to other facilities. Ms. Saulog stated there are factors such as raingardens, roof <br />26 needing replacement, etc., which would prohibit rooftop solar being installed. <br />27 <br />28 Chair Fee thanked Ms. Saulog for the great work on the plan. She asked if one timeline could <br />29 be developed showing all actions. Commissioner Swiontek stated there is a roadmap in an <br />30 appendix of the plan. Ms. Saulog stated it is located in Appendix A. <br />31 <br />32 Commissioner Hark asked if the City is planning on any sort of incentive plans for other <br />33 projects. Ms. Saulog stated the concept of an incentive plan is included. She has had <br />34 discussions about how projects could be funded. She has connections with other sustainability <br />35 staff in other cities and will research what they have done. <br />36 <br />37 Commissioner Peterson noted she liked strategy #11 and suggested it be added to energy <br />38 efficiency and renewable energy section. She also suggested a database be developed of <br />39 residents who have done projects that could be contacted by other residents with questions. <br />40 She noted projects were not called out for schools and asked if they would be included in the <br />41 municipal facilities. Ms. Saulog stated the City has a history of partnering with schools. The <br />42 schools fall under a different jurisdiction and would be considered part of the wider <br />43 community. The developer the City is dealing with has also had projects in schools in other <br />44 cities. Commissioner Peterson stated she loved the refrigerator magnet strategy. Ms. Saulog <br />45 will speak with Partners in Energy about adjustments. <br />46