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July 22, 2025 Saint Anthony Council Work Session - 6 <br />Mr. Grittman asked if the consensus is no mandate for commercial and Level 2 for multi-family <br />residential. <br />Councilmember Elnagdy stated there needs to be a limit on what the City should mandate. Her position <br />is not to mandate at the commercial level and require level 2 or higher for multi-family residential. <br />Mayor Webster agreed. <br />The consensus of the Council was not to mandate at the commercial level and require level 2 or higher <br />for multi-family residential. <br />Mr. Grittman asked about the threshold for the number of chargers. Currently, the ordinance reads that <br />for a 5-unit building, at least one charger would be needed. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Jenson stated that it would be a start. <br />Councilmember Doolan asked what percentage of residents in the metro have electric vehicles. <br />Ms. Saulog reviewed to consider adopting a sustainable building policy for all new and remodeled <br />construction projects. <br />Sustainable building policy – Parks & Environmental Commission first discussed a sustainable building <br />policy during their work session in April 2025, with further comments shared at their June regular <br />meeting. Staff included information gathered from initial research, previous PEC discussions, and a <br />sample reference policy from a local community as part of this packet, to help inform possible next <br />steps. Staff requests Council provide direction on whether to draft a sustainable building ordinance or <br />policy. If so, what should be included in an ordinance policy? Staff is seeking Council input on priority <br />criteria for a City overlay. <br />Ms. Saulog asked which type of approach would work best for St. Anthony? (Mandatory approach, <br />scoring approach, or suggestion approach). <br />Mandatory approaches would apply to all buildings that meet the trigger criteria (size, zoning, <br />etc.). <br />Scoring approach scores buildings/developments on a set of criteria; those with the highest <br />scores are better qualified for city program funding and approval. <br />Suggestion approach is “strong encouragement” to comply with guidelines and consider <br />sustainability in construction. <br />The mandatory approach is the recommended option, ensuring compliance from a sustainability <br />standpoint. More standardization helps with competition and cost control. <br />We do not want to turn off developers who are considering new/redevelopment in SAV. <br />Less confusion if a policy is straightforward and clear for developers to follow, and if it is written <br />into Code. <br />Ms. Saulog reviewed a list of priority impacts to target in a City overlay. <br />8