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City Council Meeting Minutes August 31, 2021 Page 11 of 14 Mayor Pro Tern Maloney stated he likes the condition as written so there is practical back up capability on the site. Councilmember Lipton stated not having a practical back up will limit the types of uses on this property. Councilmember Fahey agreed. Councilmember Brown stated he could not support this condition as he feels it is a step backward. Mayor Stolzmann stated she supports removing natural gas from the site. If that means there cannot be industrial uses on the site than we should change the uses on the site. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney stated a reliable back up power source is not just needed for industrial uses, it can be needed for heavy computer use and biomedical uses. He wants to make sure this is a location that will invite the type of employers and industries we want in the community. Councilmember Leh stated he would like to find language that would allow natural gas only in very limited ways on the site. Councilmember Brown stated that build out is not for 20 years and he would prefer to look forward knowing there will be alternatives to natural gas by the build out. Councilmember Lipton stated that at this time there are no good solutions and for now we need to attract companies that will build here. He asked Baukol if full electrification was feasible on the site. Baukol stated that for right now to be feasible they need to include some options for redundancies. The long-term goal would be full electrification. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney agreed that in 20 years there will likely be options other than natural gas, but for now the only back up would be diesel which is worse than natural gas. Eventually we all hope the entire site is fully electric but that is not feasible right now. Councilmember Dickinson stated his very much supports full electrification, but at this time he is concerned that if there is no option for at least some use of natural gas the development will fail. He supports the language as proposed. The consensus of the majority was to keep the proposed condition as written. Condition #7 The applicant will be required to raise its commitment for rooftop or ground mounted solar generated electricity from the originally proposed 2MW of power to a minimum of 3MW and that solar power be installed in proportion to the square footage of the overall project buildout. The consensus was to accept the condition as written. Condition #8 The applicant shall make all parking lots and structured parking EV-ready and provide Level 2 charging stations for 3% of all parking spaces. The applicant shall