Planning Commission Minutes 2021 06 10

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes June 10, 2021 Page 12 of 15 allowed "what can they do to amend the proposal before the next stage" by working with their consultants to reach that goal. Brauneis wondered if that was too soft. Moline stated that for the LEED and sustainability issues he would air on the side of adding more commitment. Howe said they didn't want to pigeonhole people into an option that may not be the best in 10-20 years and cautioned to be careful not to minimize the options either. Diehl said the key going forward was to reduce carbon emissions as possible. Brauneis asked what others thought of the difference between HVAC and process. Diehl thought they could make a recommendation overall but they couldn't make specific guidelines. Howe said he didn't have the expertise to judge. Brauneis stated that he was more comfortable with the thought of a condition that would speak to the electrification of HVAC versus having a policy change without more input. General support for the HVAC condition. Zuccaro asked for clarification with industrial and office space electrification and he recommended they consider what in the Comp Plan or the Code this would be supporting. He noted that the PCZD did talk about the GDP using contemporary land planning principles and the Comp Plan talked about community values for sustainable practices. He added that, in general, it was on the Council work plan to discuss electrification and changes to the building code. Any type of condition did make sense to have specificity and they wanted to know what the condition was to know if the developer was in compliance or not. Brauneis stated that it came down to on -site burning of natural gas in the Comp Plan and working towards sustainability. Howe asked about a condition to go back to the sustainability board where they may have more resources to address these concerns. Brauneis suggested something like, "HVAC for all buildings as electricity or other methods that do not release carbon into the atmosphere directly on site." Moline voiced his support and suggested that they wordsmith it in a way that staff felt could be enforceable. Diehl added, "As a condition of approval, extend the LEED Silver certification to all buildings 50,000 sf and above"