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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2023-7-17 ENR Packet AGENDA CITY OF MAPLEWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION Monday, July 17, 2023 7:00 p.m. Maplewood City Council Chambers 1803 County Road B East 1.Call to Order 2.Roll Call 3.Approval of Agenda 4.Approval of Minutes: a.June 22, 2023 5.Unfinished Business a.Climate Mitigation Planning b.Green Building Code 6.New Business 7.Visitor Presentations 8.Commissioner Presentations 9.Staff Presentations (oral reports) a.July 26 – Celebrate Summer b.August 1 – National Night Out 10.Adjourn Agenda Item 4.a. MINUTES CITY OF MAPLEWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION Thursday, June 22, 2023 7:00 P.M. 1.CALL TO ORDER ChairpersonBryan called a meeting of the Environmental and Natural Resources Commission to order at 7:00 p.m. 2.ROLL CALL EmmaBroadnax, CommissionerPresent Rebecca Bryan, ChairpersonPresent Nancy Edwards, CommissionerPresent Benjamin Guell, CommissionerPresent David Lates, CommissionerPresent Mollie Miller, CommissionerAbsent Ted Redmond, CommissionerAbsent Staff Present Shann Finwall, Environmental Planner Taylor Mathison, Gold Leaf Intern 3.APPROVAL OF AGENDA Commissioner Guell moved to approve the June 22, 2023, Environmental and Natural Resources Commission agenda. Seconded by Commissioner Edwards Ayes – All The motion passed. 4.APPROVAL OF MINUTES a.April 17, 2023 Commissioner Lates noted two corrections on page one: 1) Roll Call - Commissioner Lates should be marked as present; 2) Approval of Minutes – Commissioner Lates seconded the motion to approve the minutes. Commissioner Guell moved to approve the April 17, 2023, Environmental and Natural Resources Commission minutesas amended. Seconded by Commissioner Broadnax Ayes – All The motion passed. 1 b. May 15, 2023 Commissioner Lates noted one correctionon pages one and two: 1) Call to Order – Commissioner Redmond called the meeting to order, not Chairperson Bryan who was absent; 2) Adjournment – Commissioner Redmond adjourned the meeting, not Chairperson Bryan who was absent. . Commissioner Lates moved to approve the May 15, 2023, Environmental and Natural Resources Commission minutesas amended. Seconded by Commissioner Edwards Ayes – All The motion passed. 5.NEW BUSINESS a. Gold Leaf Pilot Project Update Environmental Planner Finwall presented the Gold Leaf Pilot Project update. Maplewood and ten other cities and tribal governments are participating in the nine-month pilot project, ending September 2023. Participants commit to working on and reporting at least two new climate actions. The Environmental and Natural Resources Commissionand the Green Team reviewed the climate actions and recommendthe City focus on Climate Mitigation Planning and Green Building Code updates. As part of the pilot project, the City of Maplewood is working with Taylor Mathison, a University of Minnesota environmental studies undergraduate. Taylor will serve as an intern to assist the City with its Climate Actions through mid-August. 1) Climate Mitigation Planning Taylor Mathison presented the Climate Mitigation Planning outreach and education opportunities including the Light it Up Event and several other summer events. Taylor went over the proposed survey designed to gather feedback from residents on the City’s climate actionsand the proposed Climate Mitigation Planning logo. The Environmental Commission had the following feedback on the survey and logo: What is the intent of the survey? We should offer the survey in other languages? Allow people tochoose up to five options, not as many as they want. Apartment complexes have to offer recycling, we should change that question. Add a question about business recycling. Add a general question about what people are concerned about. 2 It might be beneficial to add household size in the demographics. The Commission agreed that Keep Maplewood Cool is a good tag line and logo. 2) Green Building Code Environmental Planner Finwall presented the history of the Green Building Code, which was adopted in 2013. Taylor Mathison presented her findings of a comparison of cities with Green Building Codes. Environmental Planner stated that additional information and proposed amendments wouldbe presented to the Environmental and Natural Resources Commission at upcoming meetings. 6.UNFINISHED BUSINESS 7. VISITOR PRESENTATIONS None 8.COMMISSIONERPRESENTATIONS None 9. STAFF PRESENTATIONS Environmental Planner Finwall updated the Environmental and Natural Resources Commission on the following: a. Waterfest Recap b. July4 – Light it Up Event c. July 26 – Celebrate Summer d. August 1 – National Night Out 10. ADJOURNMENT Commissioner Lates made a motion to adjourn the meeting. Seconded by Commissioner Edwards Ayes – All The motion passed. Chairperson Bryan adjourned the meeting at 8:05 p.m. 3 Agenda Item 5.a. ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Meeting Date July 17, 2023 REPORT TO: Environmental and Natural Resources Commission REPORT FROM: Shann Finwall, AICP, Environmental Planner PRESENTER:Shann Finwall, AICP, Environmental Planner AGENDA ITEM: Climate Mitigation Planning Action Requested: MotionDiscussion Public Hearing Form of Action: Resolution OrdinanceContract/Agreement Proclamation Policy Issue: A Climate Mitigation Plan is the critical and final piece needed in the City’s climate resilience planning, fulfilling the energy resilience-planning goal of the City’s Comprehensive Plan, and addressing a key implementation strategy of the City’s Climate Adaptation Plan. The planning process will result in strategic goals across multiple sectors with concrete short-, mid-, and long- term actions to advance climate resilience and capacity. Recommended Action: Review the Climate Mitigation Plan outreach and education material, and offer comment and feedback. Fiscal Impact: Is There a Fiscal Impact? No Yes, the true or estimated cost is $0 Financing source(s): Adopted Budget Budget Modification New Revenue Source Use of Reserves Other: n/a Strategic Plan Relevance: Community InclusivenessFinancial & Asset MgmtEnvironmental Stewardship Integrated CommunicationOperational EffectivenessTargeted Redevelopment Taking climate actions that will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and help the City become a more climate-resilient community: 1) aligns with the City’s energy and climate goals as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan – Sustainability Chapter and the Climate Adaptation Plan; 2) will involve education and outreach to ensure community inclusiveness and integrated communication; 3) will help the city reduce waste and save money. Background: The Climate Mitigation Plan will serve as a compliment to the 2021 Climate Adaptation Plan by guiding the City toward reduced emissions. Phase one of the project includes outreach and education to be conducted this summer and fall, followed by the creation of a draft plan with Maplewood stakeholders. Taylor Mathison, Maplewood Gold Leaf Project Intern, is assisting the City with the Climate Mitigation Plan outreach and education. Materials prepared include: 1.Climate Mitigation Plan Survey to collect input from residents and businesses in order to identify perceptions, needs, opportunities, priorities, and issues for the City to address in the Climate Mitigation Plan; 2.Keep Maplewood Cool tag line and logo. 3.Maplewood Living newsletter with details about the plan and links to the survey; 4.Social media postswith links to the survey; 5.Fliers for distribution. In addition to these materials, the City will be tabling at events. The first tabling opportunity was the Light it Up Fourth of July event. For the event, the City created a banner with a QR code to download the survey, offered a solar bead bracelet kid’s activity, and took comments on City greenhouse gas reduction best practices. Future summer tabling event opportunities include: July Celebrate Summer: Wednesday, July 26, 6 to 7:30 pm - Afton Heights Park National Night Out: Tuesday, August 1, 5 to 7 pm - Parties throughout Maplewood Rice-Larpenteur Summer Block Party: Saturday, August 12, 11 to 3 pm - Rice-Larpenteur Neighborhood August Celebrate Summer: Wednesday, August 23, 6 to 7:30 pm - Edgerton Park Taylor will be present during at the July 17 ENR Commission meeting to discuss the outreach and education, and get feedback on future tabling events. Attachments: None 2 Agenda Item 5.b. ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL RESOURCES COMMISSION STAFF REPORT Meeting Date July 17, 2023 REPORT TO: Environmental and Natural Resources Commission REPORT FROM: Shann Finwall, AICP, Environmental Planner PRESENTER:Shann Finwall, AICP, Environmental Planner AGENDA ITEM: Green Building Code Action Requested: MotionDiscussion Public Hearing Form of Action: Resolution OrdinanceContract/Agreement Proclamation Policy Issue: This Green Building Code is intended to safeguard the environment, public health, safety and general welfare through the establishment of requirements to reduce the negative impacts, and increase the positive impacts, of the built environment on the natural environment and building occupants. Recommended Action: Review the Green Building Code research and offer comment and feedback. Fiscal Impact: Is There a Fiscal Impact? No Yes, the true or estimated cost is $0 Financing source(s): Adopted Budget Budget Modification New Revenue Source Use of Reserves Other: n/a Strategic Plan Relevance: Community InclusivenessFinancial & Asset MgmtEnvironmental Stewardship Integrated Communication Operational EffectivenessTargeted Redevelopment The Green Building Code helps reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the City’s built environment and aligns with the City’s energy and climate goals as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan – Sustainability Chapter and the Climate Adaptation Plan. Background: The Green Building Code was adopted in 2013. All City-funded buildings must follow the code, which includes additional energy efficiency strategies and other green building elements. The base document for the Green Building Code is the 2012 International Green Construction Code. Any municipality can adopt this code, and sections of the code can be applied or exempt, depending on the municipality’s goals. The Environmental and Natural Resources (ENR) Commission will review the Green Building Code to ensure it is meeting the City’s sustainability goals and review options for charging station requirements and other green building initiatives. Green Building Code Permits Since the adoption of the Green Building Code in 2013, the City has reviewed the following buildings under the code: 1.City of Maplewood North Fire Station 2.City of Maplewood Wakefield Community Building 3.City of Maplewood South Fire Station 4.Frost/English Village Multi-Unit Building 5.Frost/English Silver Multi-Unit Building Developments approved with tax increment financing that will be reviewed for Green Building Code compliance in the future include: 1.150 Multi-Unit Building Located at 1136/1130 Frost Avenue 2.65 Multi-Unit Building Located at 1310 Frost Avenue 3.251 Multi-Unit Building Located at 3090 Southlawn Drive Green Building Code Concerns Based on the review and approval of several buildings under the Green Building Code, the following concerns have identified: 1.Large portions of the green building code are difficult to enforce. 2.There are a variety of requirements for assessments and studies. 3.The requirement for a building life cycle assessment is confusing. 4.Difficult to work with from a design standpoint. 5.Architects are not as familiar with the Green Construction Code as other green codes such as LEED certifications. 6.Developers express concern that building under the code costs more money, so they ultimately ask for additional public funding or reduce the number of units. 7.Currently multi-family residential buildings of three stores or less are exempt from the code. The ENR Commission’s review of the Green Building Code will include proposed amendments to address these concerns. Green Building Elements In addition to the added energy efficiency requirements of the Green Building Code, the ENR Commission would like to review opportunities for adding EV charging stations and renewable energy requirements. The Green Construction Code includes the following optional and required elements: EV Charging Stations: The code identifies an optional section that outlines low-emission, hybrid and electric vehicle parking requirements. It states “Where parking is provided for a building that has a total building floor area greater than 10,000 square feet and that has a building occupant load greater than 100, at least 5 percent, but not less than two, of the parking spaces provided shall be designated as preferred parking for low emission, hybrid, and electric vehicles.” This requirement is to designate the spaces, not necessarily to add EV charging stations to these spaces. Renewable Energy: The code identifies a required section that outlines heat island mitigation requirements. For buildings in our climate zone (Zone 6A), only roof surfaces that provide shade to 2 parking shall include not less than 75 percent of the roof surfaces covered with a vegetative roof or solar reflectance. Portions of roof surfaces occupied by solar thermal collectors, solar photovoltaic systems, roof penetrations associated with equipment, portions of the roof used to capture heat for building energy technologies, and rooftop decks and walkways shall be deducted from the 75 percent vegetative roof requirement. No other renewable energy requirements are outlined in the Green Construction Code. Review These issues will be reviewed during the July 17, 2023, ENR Commission meeting for discussion. Attachments: 1.Green Building Code Links: 1.2012 International Green Construction Code: https://codes.iccsafe.org/content/IgCC2012 3 Attachment 1 Sec. 12-41.Green building. (a)Scope. This ordinance applies to the regulations of "green building" within the City of Maplewood, Ramsey County, Minnesota. This section focuses on residential, commercial and industrial buildings in the City of Maplewood. This section applies to City of Maplewood owned and financed buildings as determined by the city manager and approved by the city council. Other buildings within the City of Maplewood are not subject to the code provisions of this section unless the building owner or representative accepts these provisions as a volunteer commitment. The City of Maplewood shall establish an incentive plan for private property choosing the voluntary commitment. (b)Purpose and intent. It is the goal of the City of Maplewood to provide green building program provisions consistent with the scope of a green construction code. This green building program is intended to safeguard the environment, public health, safety and general welfare through the establishment of requirements to reduce the negative impacts and increase the positive impacts of the built environment on the natural environment and building occupants. The green building program is not intended to abridge or supersede safety, health or environmental requirements under other applicable codes or ordinances. (c)Base documents. (1)ICC 700-2008 National Green Building Standards. This standard applies to detached one- and two- family dwellings and multiple single-family dwellings (townhouses) not more than three stories in height above grade plane with a separate means of egress, their accessory structures, and the site or lot upon which these buildings are located. This standard shall also be used for subdivisions, building sites, alterations, additions, renovations, mixed-use residential buildings, and historic buildings, where applicable. (2)2012 International Green Construction Code. The provisions of this code shall apply to the design, construction, addition, alteration, change of occupancy, relocation, replacement, repair, equipment, building site, maintenance, removal and demolition, of every building or structure or any appurtenances connected or attached to such buildings or structures and to the site on which the building is located. (3)Requirements determined by the jurisdiction (Maplewood). TABLE 302.1 Section Section Title or Description and Directives Jurisdictional Requirements CHAPTER 1. SCOPE 101.3 Detached one-and two-family dwellings and multiple XYes Exception single-family dwellings (town-houses) not more than 1.1 three stories in height above grade plane with a separate means of egress, their accessory structures, and the site or lot upon which these buildings are located, shall comply with ICC 700. 101.3 Group R-3 residential buildings, their accessory X Yes Exception structures, and the site or lot upon which these buildings 1.2 are located, shall comply with ICC 700. 101.3 Group R-2 and R-4 residential buildings four stories or XNo Exception less in height above grade plane, their accessory 1.3 Created: 2022-06-15 17:01:51 \[EST\] (Supp. No. 8) Page 1 of 3 structures, and the site or lot upon which these buildings are located, shall comply with ICC 700. CHAPTER 4. SITE DEVELOPMENT AND LAND USE 402.2.1 Flood hazard area preservation, general XNo 402.2.2 Flood hazard area preservation, specific XNo 402.3 Surface water protection XNo 402.5 Conservation area XNo 402.7 Agricultural land XNo 402.8 Greenfield sites XNo 407.4.1 High-occupancy vehicle parking XNo 407.4.2 Low-emission, hybrid and electric vehicle parking XNo 409.1 Light pollution control XNo CHAPTER 5. MATERIAL RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND EFFICIENCY 503.1 Minimum percentage of waste material diverted from landfills X 2 CHAPTER 6. ENERGY CONSERVATION, EFFICIENCY AND CO e EMISSION REDUCTION 302.1, zEPI of Jurisdictional Choice -The jurisdiction shall Occupancy: na 302.1.1, zEPI: na it intends to require enhanced energy performance. Automated demand response infrastructure XNo CHAPTER 7. WATER RESOURCE CONSERVATION, QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY 702.7 Municipal reclaimed water XNo CHAPTER 8. INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY AND COMFORT 804.2 Post-Construction Pre-Occupancy Baseline IAQ Testing XNo 807.1 Sound Transmission and sound levels XNo CHAPTER 10. EXISTING BUILDINGS 1007.2 Evaluation of existing buildings X Yes 1007.3 Post Certificate of Occupancy zEPI, energy demand, and XNo 2 CO e emissions reporting (d)Exceptions and deletions to the base documents. (1)2012 International Green Construction Code Section 101.3, exception 4 shall be deleted. (2)2012 International Green Construction Code Section 301.1.1 shall be deleted. (3)2012 International Green Cons International Energy Conservation Code shall be used, but not both or portions of both. (e)General section provisions. (1)Interpretation. In interpreting this section and its application, the provisions of these regulations shall be held to the minimum requirements for the protecction of public health, safety and general welfare as determined by the building official. (2)Conflict. Where there is a conflict between a general requirement and a specific requirement, the specific requirement shall be applicaable. Where, in any specific case, different sections of the code Created: 2022-06-15 17:01:51 \[EST\] (Supp. No. 8) Page 2 of 3 specify different materials, methods of construction or other requirements, the most practical requirement to meet the intent of the code shall govern. The provisions of this code shall not be deemed to nullify any provisions of local, state or federal law. (Ord. No. 933, §§ 1—4, 9-23-2013) Created: 2022-06-15 17:01:51 \[EST\] (Supp. No. 8) Page 3 of 3