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Attachment A INTEROFFICE MEMORANDUM Date: September 6, 2019 To: Marc Culver, Public Works Director From: Janice Gundlach, Community Development Director RE: Sustainability Efforts in Community Development In an effort to provide information regarding Community Development's role in sustainability issues in Roseville, I offer the following information: Economic Development Focus Areas Community Development, through the Roseville Economic Development Authority, administers several programs that aim to provide greater resources and incentives to sustainability. Those include: • $850 Annual Green Remodeling Award Program — recognizes home owners that incorporate sustainable improvements into their homes • No interest loans through CEE for interior or exterior improvements that make homes more energy efficient and to improve indoor air quality (includes single family, duplexes, townhomes, and condominiums) • No interest loans forgivable after 10 years for energy efficient home improvement projects • 200 Free energy audits per year to Roseville residents, includes blower door test, insulation inspections, and safety check on home's heating system (includes formal report with next steps and recommendations) • $40 Home Energy Squad audit ($100 value) for any Roseville homeowner — audit includes installation of LED light bulbs, door weather-stripping, a water heater blanket, programmable thermostat, and water saving showerheads and aerators • $5,000 rebate offered through the Housing Replacement program for any project that meets LEED, MN GreenStar, or MN Green Communities certification • Free Green Remodeling Planbook (available on the City's website) Planning and Zoning Focus Areas Community Development enforces the City's Zoning Code, which addresses certain sustainability issues, including: • Tree preservation regulations that aim to preserve the larger, more environmentally -valued trees • Landscaping regulations that focus on aiding in energy conservation by providing shade from the sun and shelter from the wind, improving ground water quality, reducing storm water runoff, reducing the visual, noise, dust, and lighting impacts of development upon adjacent uses, and providing for alternative landscape options that include xeriscaping, raingardens/bioswales, rooftop gardens, and native landscapes • Impervious coverage limits aimed at constraining storm water impacts that can cause erosion • Setbacks from wetlands and shorelines to allow more space forstorm waterto permeate through soils, reducing the amount of sediment and nutrients being carried into those waterbodies