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POLICY BOARD BUSINESS Case #1: Green Building/LID Practices and ROI Board Member Bentz arrived. Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson presented the staff report. Board Member Bentz asked how other communities determined the points associated with the various criteria. He stated that he was curious, for instance, why Duluth only assigned 0.75 points for redevelopment of a brownfield site. Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated that he does not know how Duluth or other communities assigned values to the various criteria. The checklist was included only as a reference and background for the discussion. It was not intended as a document to simply be replicated. Associate Planmer/Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated that communities may identify those criteria that they value most, possibly in unison with those that have been specifically identified in their comp plan, for instance, to create their checklist(s). Board Member Enstrom stated that this is all good in theory but how would any of it be enforced if it's all just encouraged. He stated as an example the Tech School in Anoka did not incorporate any of these types of practices into their recent improvement project, and did not even get the required permits for their work, and nothing was done about it. Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated that he didn't believe the Council's goals are to establish more regulations but rather to educate, promote and encourage some potential alternative building practices that could help reduce costs for a project while also prompting more sustainable development. So, from that perspective, enforcement would be difficult, there wouldn't necessarily been anything to enforce unless a project did incorporate certain practices into their project and those were referenced in the Development Contract. Board Member Bentz asked how LEED values were assigned. Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated again that he wasn't sure how those values were determined. He did state that certain LEED practices were incorporated into some recent projects such as the Allina Clinic and that the VA Clinic, since it was a federal project, will be a LEED certified building. Associate Planner/Environmental Coordinator Anderson stated that he's hoping to be able to speak with a LEED certified professional, possibly through the contract with Landform, to ask some of these questions as well as questions on ROI. Board Member Bentz stated that there may be a LEED forum that some questions could be submitted to as well. Environmental Policy Board / January 9, 2012 Page 2 of 5