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City Council Meeting Minutes August 31, 2021 Page 6 of 14 7) The applicant will be required to raise its commitment for rooftop or ground mounted solar generated electricity from the originally proposed 2 MW of power to a minimum of 3MW and that solar power be installed in proportion to the square footage of the overall project buildout. 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 also provide Level 3 Fast Charging stations in sufficient quantities necessary to meet occupant demand. 9) The applicant shall be permitted to increase its approved building space in each parcel by up to 10% as a "density bonus" if requested by the applicant and if the City determines that the proposed development in the respective parcel qualifies as fully "Net Zero" facilities without the use of purchased renewable energy credits (RECs) and if the additional density does not present other materially consequential impacts that cannot be accommodated and/or mitigated in the development plan. Seconded by Mayor Pro Tern Maloney. Mayor Stolzmann stated Council will need to discuss each of the conditions and she noted others may want to introduce conditions of their own as well during the discussion. She asked Councilmember Lipton to speak to the motion. Councilmember Lipton stated he is looking for a balance of how much development potential could be allowed and also meet our open space needs while trying to have an environmentally sustainable development. This would also provide incentives to the developer to be able to accomplish this in an economically feasible manner. He stated he supports heating and cooling the buildings without natural gas and adding additional solar ready capacity. He feels this meets the goals and needs of the community. Mayor Stolzmann recommend that whatever is decided tonight would then go back to staff so the conditions can be put in the ordinance and Council can review that and vote at a later meeting. This way everyone will know exactly what is in the ordinance and have time to review it before a vote. It would not be to extend the public hearing, but just to make sure the conditions are as Council wants them in the ordinance. Mayor Stolzmann asked for discussion on the conditions point by point to see which ones have consensus. Councilmember Leh asked for some clarity from the City Attorney on her earlier comments to make sure everyone understood how public comments are evaluated in the land use process. City Attorney Kelly stated the Council takes public comments on these applications to assist in applying the criteria in the municipal code. She noted the public comments that relate to the criteria can and should be taken into consideration, however the comments