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264 visit Grow Roseville site, the city's economic development site, there is atab at the 265 top called Business Incentives and within that is a dropdown menu for a variety of 266 programs that are available for the businesses. A lot are geared toward new 267 businesses. She noted the city is constrained by Statute under what it can actually 268 fund. There is redevelopment TIE as a public subsidy, Housing TIF, Tax 269 Abatement and the policy falls into that category. 270 271 Vice Chair Wozniak asked for clarification that if someone is granted TIE is there 272 a requirement to meet certain qualifications. 273 274 Ms. Gundlach explained the business is not, required to implement energy 275 efficiency or sustainability requirements. 276 277 Vice Chair Wozniak asked why that would not be a requirement. 278 279 Ms. Gundlach interjected it is something the EDA could about. One of the 280 paragraphs in her memo talks about sustainable development realities. She bullet 281 pointed some things that are being seen in the construction industry happening. 282 One thing she called attention to is some of the practical considerations. New 283 versus rehab, renovation challenges with incorporating sustainability and green 284 building practices is proven to be difficult. Materials cost and available is a huge 285 issue right now in the industry with building. Knowledgeable tradesmen have 286 proven to also be a challenge in the field when working under really tight time 287 frames and wanting to do these things. She also put economic competitiveness in 288 this as well. 289 290 Mr. Culver reviewed TIE and what it is and means with the Commission. 291 292 Building Official Dave Englund was at the meeting to present building code 293 requirements and trends including the MN Energy code and Mechanical code. 294 295 Chair Cihacek asked if a resident wanted something like the green standard 296 included in the energy code then the resident should contact their Legislature and 297 let them know that. 298 299 Mr. Englund noted the resident could also contact the State Building Official or the 300 Commissioner of Public Commerce. He explained there is two to three and a half 301 years of consideration on each change. It is a long process and a lot of it is not 302 significant changes but smaller word changes. 303 304 Chair Cihacek thought the MN Energy Code may never reflect current industry 305 standards because it is meant to represent a minimum and not a best standard. 306 307 Mr. Englund indicated that was correct and is what the city enforces, which is the 308 minimum standard, but the city can accept and allow a higher standard. 309 Page 7 of 9