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400 <br />significant overhaul of the HVAC system, and they need to determine if it is worth <br />401 <br />it. <br />402 <br />403 <br />Member Seigler inquired if they should include a policy in support of replacing the <br />404 <br />aging house stock with new built construction since they use substantially less <br />405 <br />energy. <br />406 <br />407 <br />Chair Cihacek noted an older home with good windows, doors and insulation uses <br />408 <br />less energy. <br />409 <br />410 <br />Mr. Culver stated there are programs for other types of improvements to homes and <br />411 <br />other cities provide rebates for energy efficient upgrades to homes. They can <br />412 <br />recommend these types of things be offered as an incentive. <br />413 <br />414 <br />Member Wozniak suggested they also consider the non-residential sector, which <br />415 <br />uses two and a half times as more energy. <br />416 <br />417 <br />Chair Cihacek commented it is not relevant to greenhouse gas emissions and can <br />418 <br />be addressed in another area <br />419 <br />420 <br />Member Wozniak referred to page 8, second bullet, and noted it suggests an 80 <br />421 <br />percent reduction from 2005 levels by 2050 and references a statute. <br />422 <br />423 <br />Mr. Culver noted they will confirm the baseline of either 2005 or 2018. <br />424 <br />11 <br />425 <br />Chair Cihacek suggesthey include "develop a metric that will be used to track <br />426 <br />progress." <br />427 <br />428 <br />Member Seigler stated they should have the City develop a method to track its own <br />429 <br />progress. <br />430 <br />431 <br />Chair Cihacek noted this is addressed under the first bullet on page 8. He also <br />432 <br />inquired how people know what Steps 3, 4, and 5 are in the Minnesota's GreenStep <br />433 <br />Cities program. <br />434 <br />435 <br />Mr. Culver suggested they cite the website and include a hyperlink. <br />436 <br />437 <br />Pages 8 and 9 — Resilience. <br />438 <br />Under Goal (Page 9), Chair Cihacek stated they need to define vulnerable <br />439 <br />populations. <br />440 <br />441 <br />Under Policies (Page 9), Member Seigler inquired what an Adaption <br />442 <br />Implementation Plan was. <br />443 <br />444 <br />Mr. Culver explained there is a separate Populations Vulnerability Assessment and <br />445 <br />Climate Adaptation Framework draft document that identifies what the vulnerable <br />Page 10 of 15 <br />