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126 change their behaviors. He thought the city and staff are doing a great job but still <br />127 a lot of work to do. <br />128 <br />129 Chair Wozniak opened the public hearing at 7:43 p.m. <br />130 <br />131 There was no public comment. <br />132 <br />133 Chair Wozniak closed the public hearing at 7:44 p.m. <br />134 <br />135 8. Annual Green Team Update <br />136 Mr. Culver explained on May 7, 2018, the city Council approved Resolution <br />137 #11507 that named the Public Works Environmental and Transportation <br />138 Commission as the Green Step Cities Green Team. He presented the annual <br />139 sustainability update. <br />140 <br />141 Environmental Intern Natalie Thompson reviewed her education background with <br />142 the Commission and presented the annual Green Team sustainability update. <br />143 <br />144 Chair Wozniak asked how the Commission can track the progress of EPPP if it has <br />145 not been fully implemented yet and the process is still being developed. <br />146 <br />147 Ms. Thompson explained she has created a packet of resources and <br />148 recommendations and will be going over it with city staff in the coming weeks. <br />149 <br />150 Mr. Culver indicated in future yearly reports staffs intent will be to track what <br />151 purchases were made and if it was a more sustainable purchase. <br />152 <br />153 Ms. Thompson continued with her presentation. <br />154 <br />155 Chair Wozniak thanks Ms. Thompson for the presentation and thought it was very <br />156 impressive. He indicated this gives him a lot of hope that the Green Team can help <br />157 the city make substantial changes in sustainability. <br />158 <br />159 Member Spencer asked what the "Maplewood Green Construction Code" was. <br />160 <br />161 Mr. Johnson explained it is a lot like what St. Paul is doing where they are offering <br />162 incentives to go above and beyond what the typical construction codes are. <br />163 <br />164 Mr. Culver explained this was touched on before as far as mandating higher energy <br />165 efficiency standards in the buildings, but the city cannot mandate energy efficiency <br />166 for new construction or even remodeling construction that increases the cost of <br />167 building. However, the city can develop a green code and promote building some <br />168 more of these components into the State Building Code so elements are mandated. <br />169 Incentives could be offered along with education. <br />170 <br />Page 4 of 6 <br />