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July 22, 2025 Saint Anthony Council Work Session - 7 Having priorities outlined now will position the City to be prepared for any new development proposals in the future. Criteria that Commissioners highlighted as key to include in an overlay: o Predicted and actual energy and water use. o Ongoing monitoring to track impacts and ensure compliance. o Utilization of renewable energy. o EV charging capability. o Diversion of construction waste from landfills and incinerators. o Stormwater management. Ms. Saulog asked what types of projects do we want this policy to apply to? (such as zoning and/or size of building). Priority areas in order: Multi-family developments, commercial/industrial, single-family. It may be possible to create policies that relate to different zoning areas. Creating single-family home sustainable building policy guidelines was discussed. How would a full demo & rebuild be treated? What about the renovation of just a portion of the home? o Guidelines on new construction could be considered, and the size of the building should also be a factor. o Other cities with sustainable building policies include single-family homes, but their guidelines only apply if the project is receiving funding assistance, usually through the city. “Single-family” also includes duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes in some definitions. Councilmember Doolan stated that if we are going to meet our 2040 goal of reducing emissions, she is in favor of mandating all new development. There are many examples, and we need to start talking about what new development looks like. She is in favor of mandating this one. Councilmember Randle stated he is on the total opposite side on this one, and he has an issue with multi-family housing. He does not believe we should mandate what people choose to do with their homes. We are not considering what a person can or cannot afford. When we start to push our personal beliefs on residents on how to build their homes or what they do in their homes, that is taking it too far. He would be more open to multi-family housing. Mayor Webster stated she appreciates this conversation. She is thinking that if we look at multi-family, she likes the scoring approach. She is thinking about how TIF dollars can be utilized to encourage affordable housing. Councilmember Elnagdy stated that normally, she does not like to tell grown people what they can and cannot do. In this instance, we need to save people from themselves. The main source of our emissions comes from residential. Offering the scoring system to incentivize developers to take sustainability initiatives. She feels this is something the Council should push. Councilmember Doolan stated Council has committed to the goals to reduce emissions. The more new developments that use natural gas for heating our energy in gas are going in the opposite direction from 9