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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes August 26, 2025 Page 7 1 Councilmember Doolan asked what a payback period would be on changing the lighting to LED. 2 It is the right thing to do long-term. 3 4 Councilmember Elnagdy asked what the cost of three hockey rinks in the City is and maintain 5 them. 6 7 Mayor Webster stated that we want to be mindful of the tax levy and its impact on our residents. 8 She noted there is consensus for setting the preliminary levy at the higher amount, knowing that 9 it can be lowered. 10 11 Councilmember Doolan asked when we will have an idea about the County and State levy. She 12 requested an example of a house value and the impact of all levies. Ms. Maloney stated that it 13 will be available at the Truth in Taxation hearing. 14 2.15 Ordinance 2025-03 – An Ordinance Amending Section 154.179 of the City Code to 16 Provide for Regulations Related to Electric Vehicle Charging Requirements. 17 18 Assistant City Manager Ashley Morello reviewed the City Council's consideration of regulations 19 related to Electric Vehicle (EV) charging in a first reading of proposed Ordinance No. 2025-03 20 on August 12, 2025. The Council reviewed the draft ordinance along with the Planning 21 Commission’s comments and directed staff to modify the first draft. 22 23 The second reading increases the required minimum number of chargers for all projects with at 24 least 10 parking spaces to 10%, with all chargers required to be at least Level 2 or greater. 25 26 The City Council also asked for additional background research on the number of electric 27 vehicles in the State. There are various sources for this data, including a comprehensive list kept 28 by the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (broken down by individual registration, make, 29 and County of registration), as well as the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, which 30 maintains total statistics on all vehicle registrations in the State. 31 32 Ms. Morello reviewed a table illustrating the recent years of EVs and total vehicles. 33 34 The data shows that the percentage of total registrations has been rising steadily for EVs. Note 35 that, based on the data from the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission, half of the total EV 36 registrations are in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties. It is also reported that of all vehicles 37 purchased in 2024, approximately 7% were Electric Vehicles. 38 39 Staff recommends approval of the 2nd Reading of the Ordinance No. 2025-03, based on the 40 City’s objectives as stated in its annual Goal Setting activities, and its Sustainability Plan. 41 42 Mayor Webster thanked Ms. Morello and stated she found the data provided helpful. 43 44 Motion by Councilmember Doolan, seconded by Councilmember Jenson, to approve 2nd Reading 45 of Ordinance 2025-03 – An Ordinance Amending Section 154.179 of the City Code to Provide 46 for Regulations Related to Electric Vehicle Charging Requirements. 11