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<br />Member Wozniak thought that was a great idea, but he would not stop there. He <br />would start looking at some of the sustainability issues and some of the goals in the <br />green step program and others to try and incorporate, not maybe to go beyond what <br />is required but what is a good idea. <br /> <br />Chair Cihacek thought the City needed to figure out where are the gaps and see <br />what the City has in order to identify the gaps. <br /> <br />Mr. Culver stated that was a good point, but he was not sure to what level the <br />Council wants to go to in that regard. He stated if the City is not requiring a certain <br />amount of sustainability in new development then what is the point because if it is <br />a permitted use within the zoning, nine times out of ten it is not going to go to the <br />Council. It is an administrative review and permitting process that gets approved. <br />If the City wants to start incentivizing sustainability elements within the new <br />development or require, that is a whole different point and those need to be <br />established first and then it is a question of how it will be monitored and becomes <br />a part of the checklist. <br /> <br />Chair Cihacek thought it would be informative for the Commission to know what <br />the City has for sustainability elements in order to be responsive to future City <br />needs and to have more education on sustainability and green step. <br /> <br />Member Misra asked if there is currently a checklist or anything approaching that. <br /> <br />Mr. Culver stated for most development in the City it occurs under the Zoning Code <br />and things that are codified. Staff internally have a checklist within its own <br />departments of what is looked for as far as regulations and minimum requirements <br />and such and a lot of that happens at the planning or community development level <br />but there is not a formal report generated on a development and a lot of <br />developments do not get to the City Council because the develop meets City Code <br />and zoning. He stated the City does not have something that is neatly assembled <br />that shows all of the environmental components of City Code. <br /> <br />Member Misra stated from a broader viewpoint, aside from just the codes, how is <br />it determined how development interacts with green streets or with any of the other <br />things discussed. The City does not really have any way for a developer to come <br />in and know that these are issues that the City has taken seriously and wants to see <br />certain kinds of progress on. <br /> <br />Chair Cihacek thought that was something for City Council policy. He stated the <br />City Council is the body that would take up that conversation, or community <br />development about what the City wants. This Commission can try to find out where <br />there are gaps and make suggestions on how to fill in those gaps. <br /> <br />Mr. Culver stated most of the large-scale developments that happen in Roseville, <br />particularly when talking about commercial or company headquarters and housing <br />Page 4 of 7 <br /> <br />