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Acting Chair Wozniak did not think the Commission was coming to any other <br />recommendation other then what Member Misra suggested. <br />Mr. Culver stated staff can pull the multi -family residential users out of the <br />commercial users and bring the information back to the Commission. <br />Acting Chair Wozniak asked if staff could explore what a consultant would charge <br />for a study. <br />Mr. Culver stated he would look further into consultant costs. <br />7. Items for Next Meeting — April 2019 <br />Discussion ensued regarding the April PWETC agenda: <br />• Environmental Sustainability <br />Ms. Priscilla Morton, 2593 Western, stated having to do with many development <br />items that are a part of the packet, it seemed as if the developers were taking down <br />a lot of forestry which would be carbon sync. There is atree preservation ordinance <br />which is really dense, and part of the Green Step activities and the ordinance does <br />not prevent anyone from taking down acres of trees. She stated in terms of <br />environmental protection, specifically greenhouse gas, trying to lower the footprint, <br />she wondered ifthat was being taken into account. She did not know how important <br />afew acres of trees were. That was one point that she wondered if the Commission <br />and City considered when these developments are approved. <br />Mr. Culver stated without officially changing the Tree Preservation Ordinance the <br />City cannot prevent a developer from taking down less trees then allowed through <br />that and the City Council is very aware of this and staff tries their best to police <br />that. <br />Ms. Morton stated she was speaking up to make sure the City is thinking of these <br />things. She stated another item is as development is added is the City increasing <br />its carbon footprint, unless it is actually a net zero building, it does mean the City <br />is increasing the challenge of getting to minus eighty percent by 2050 so she did <br />not see any signs indicating the development is a net zero building. <br />Mr. Culver stated that is not a requirement within Building Code. <br />Ms. Morton stated that is the reason she brought this up because this is the low <br />hanging fruit of getting to that minus eighty when it is brand new construction. This <br />is where people spend the least amount of money to get to net zero when it is brand <br />new. She thought this is something to consider when new development or major <br />remodels are done in the City. <br />Page 12 of 13 <br />