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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 10, 2021 Page 11 of 15 Moline noted that in the Comp Plan it was designated that way and that rural meant a campus setting. Howe stated that there were more alternatives that could be taken and it was up to Council to determine what they best thing to do with the property. They could look at what was before us. He couldn't speak to if someone else should purchase it or if people should vote on it. The anticipated socioeconomic conditions criteria this did not meet, because the demand on open space and parks would be greater and the population would increase, and also the housing demand would increase. He added that the anticipated socioeconomic conditions were not in balance with the 20-year scope of the project. Diehl stated that the citizens had provided input into the Comp Plan and so that's what they decided they wanted this land to be, because this proposal met those requirements. He stated that if you could have rewound history you could have said that we wanted a higher space of open space or mixed -use with residential, but that was not what the Comp Plan said now. Moline stated that he made a distinction between the framework of the Comp Plan, which this met, but asked if it met some of the values that were listed in the Comp Plan, like livability and sustainability. Diehl asked if Brauneis would consider a motion and asked for his. Brauneis said his motion would be to require LEED certifications be required all buildings over 50,000 sf. Diehl asked if Brauneis would entertain a motion to require electrification for industrial and office, allowing staff and applicant to work on the appropriate language to account for that being difficult to achieve. Brauneis stated that he didn't know if there was a market for light industrial space without natural gas. The standard concern was that something different imposing more requirements on the developer that could be a disadvantage for them in the market. He stated that there was some discussion about making a distinction between HVAC and process uses and it had been within the last couple of months that cities had successfully defended these kinds of requirements. He was a little concerned by the Commission making those conditions before municipal policy changed. Diehl asked how that was different from office versus industrial, and if it was a technical issue for industrial use. Brauneis replied that HVAC was not a technical issue, but he had heard from the development team's presentation that on the process side of things whoever moves in may not be able to have the necessary machines for their business without gas. Diehl stated he was in support of a condition that read, "Applicant will consider how to further the requirement to attempt to have electrification in the industrial buildings" that