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Minnetonka staff report new MPCA grants, facility electrification study and zoning update
Summary
City staff told the Sustainability Commission about two new $50,000 MPCA grants (a green cost-share program and an electrification/facility study that funds audits for 13 buildings), a zoning code update with new sustainability elements, a GreenCorps placement and continued community solar and fleet electrification progress.
Staff provided a group update covering grant awards, city sustainability metrics and planning work. Ali told commissioners the city received two $50,000 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency grants: one to seed a green cost-share rebate program for residential electrification and another to fund an electrification study and level 2 energy audits for five priority buildings (with level 1 audits for the remaining facilities, covering a total of 13 city buildings).
Ali also described the ongoing zoning code update that adds sustainability components for the first time in places, a GreenCorps placement beginning in September and GreenStep Cities recognition for the seventh consecutive year. Staff noted community activity: the city purchased two all-electric Ford E-Transit vans for building maintenance, 56 solar installations were reported last year (an increase of 23 over the prior year) and the city promoted home energy programs at Summerfest.
Commissioners asked about outreach and how audit results would be prioritized; staff said details will be shared when contracts are completed and that the city will return with specific recommendations and timelines. No formal action was required of the commission at this meeting.
