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2021-09-27 EC Agenda Packet7800 Golden Valley Road I Golden Valley, WIN 55427 763-593-8027 � TTY 763-593-3968 1 763-593-8198 (fax) I www.goldenvalleymn.gov Environmental Commission REGULAR MEETING AGENDA city of g�oldvall� Y September 27, 2021— 6:30 pm Remote Attendance: Members of the public may attend this meeting via Webex by calling 1- 415-655-0001 and entering access code 1773 93 4642. Questions/Comments: Members of the public who have questions about the commission or any items on the agenda should contact the staff commission liaison — Eric Eckman, Environmental Resources Supervisor, eeckman@goldenvalleymn.gov, 763-593-8084. 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of August 23, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes (5 min) 5. Old Business A. Partners In Energy Update (10 min) 6. New Business A. New GreenCorps Member Ethan Kehrberg (10 min) B. Water Resources — Neighborhood Flood Study (30 min) C. Mn Cities Climate Caucus (10 min) D. Program/Project Updates (10 min) E. Council Updates (5 min) F. Other Business 7. Adjournment This document is available in alternate formats upon a 72-hour request. Please call 763-593-8006 (TTY: 763-593-3968) to make a request. Examples of alternate formats may include large print, electronic, Braille, audiocassette, etc. 7800 Golden Valley Road I Golden Valley, MN 55427 CZtJ 0J 763-593-8027 I TTY 763-593-3968 1 763-593-8198 (fax) I www.goldenvalleymn.gov golden!-- valley Environmental Commission August 23, 2021— 6:30 pm REGULAR MEETING MINUTES Remote Attendance: Members of the public may attend this meeting via Webex by calling 1-415-655- 0001 and entering access code 177 393 4642. Questions/Comments: Members of the public who have questions about the commission or any items on the agenda should contact the staff commission liaison — Eric Eckman, Environmental Resources Supervisor, eeckman@goldenvalleymn.gov, 763-593-8084. 1. Call to Order The meeting was called to order by Chair Weirich at 6:35. 2. Roll Call Commissioners present: Scott Seys, Dawn Hill, Wendy Weirich, Jim Stemel, Felix Fettig Commissioners absent: Tonia Galonska, Shannon Hansen, Debra Yahle Council Members present: Larry Fonnest Staff present: Eric Eckman, Environmental Resources Supervisor; Drew Chirpich; Environmental Specialist; Carrie Nelson, Administrative Assistant. 3. Approval of Agenda MOTION by Commissioner Hill, seconded by Commissioner Seys to approve the agenda for August 23, 2021 and the motion carried with the following changes: • Move item 6A up in between items 3 and 4 4. Approval of July 26, 2021 Regular Meeting Minutes MOTION by Commissioner Stremel, seconded by Commissioner Fettig to approve the minutes of July 26, 2021 as submitted and the motion carried. S. Old Business A. EC/HRC Climate Justice Collaboration i. No updates from the sub -committee. Looking for potential planting projects within the Hwy 55 West redevelopment corridor. Staff has continued to talk with property owners within the corridor and nothing has been set in stone yet. iii. Do another speaker event? This document is available in alternate formats upon a 72-hour request. Please call 763-593-8006 (TTY: 763-593-3968) to make a request. Examples of alternate formats may include large print, electronic, Braille, audiocassette, etc. 6 City of Golden Valley Environmental Commission Regular Meeting 2 Aug 23, 2020 — 6:30 pm iv. With more ash trees with EAB being identified and cut down, there will be more potential areas for possible planting projects. B. Partners in Energy Update i. Staff has bi-weekly meetings with Xcel Energy's Partners in Energy team. ii. Sept 9 —Staff, Xcel Energy, and GV's Housing and Economic Development Manager, Cherie Shoquist, will be meeting with multi -family property owners and managers about the Energy Action Plan. 1. Xcel will talk about rebate programs they have. 2. Also talk about Home Energy Squad for multi -family buildings. 1. Send out a post card targeted to older homes that don't have permits on record in our system. 3. New GreenCorps member the end of Sept to help. 6. New Business A. Hennepin County Climate Action Plan i. Diana Chaman Salas presented the Hennepin County Climate Action Plan. ii. Two Key Goals: 1. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions. 1. Use the ICLEI —The US Community Protocol for Accounting and Reporting of Greenhouse Gas Emissions —to track greenhouse gas emissions. i. Includes building energy use, vehicle travel and light rail, solid waste management, energy use for clean water, land use and trees. 2. 2/3 of emissions come from energy use, 1/3 comes from vehicle travel. A small fraction comes from solid waste and waste water. 3. In May, the County committed to reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 45% from 2010 levels by 2030. Also, achieving net zero emissions by 2050. 2. Adapt and mitigate the effects of climate change. 1. Climate adaptation is about developing and implementing strategies to help human and natural systems become more resilient to the effects of climate change. i. Two trends that are affecting Hennepin County: 1. Wetter Climate a. Significant increase in sever rain and flooding events. 2. Warmer Climate a. Warmer winters. 3. Each of the top 10 warmest and wettest years have occurred since 1998. City of Golden Valley Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Aug 23, 2020 — 6:30 pm iii. How are they going to do it? 1. CIP Projects — Incorporate more green and natural infrastructure to manage storm water and improve water quality, decrease the urban heat island, and sequester carbon. Build a more resilient community: 1. Provide financial assistance to residents to help prevent or repair water damage. 2. Increase water holding capacity in areas that are prone to flooding. 3. Strategies to mitigate the disproportionate impacts. Investments meant to respond to climate change should also offer the opportunity to reduce disparities and promote economic growth. iv. Foundational Strategies: 1. Strengthening individual and community resilience. 2. Transitioning to renewable energy sources. 3. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 4. Preventing food waste. 5. Designing infrastructure and buildings that are prepared for future climatic conditions and are based on green infrastructure. 6. Sequestering carbon. 1. No specific strategies for this yet but are considering expanding tree canopy — possibly using tax forfeited land. v. Golden Valley is willing to partner on these strategies and looks forward to talking more in the near future. B. City Energy Consumption Update i. Using the Minnesota B3 Benchmarking program, the City can track energy usage in all Golden Valley City buildings and facilities. ii. 2018 has been chosen as the baseline year since it was used as the baseline year in the Energy Action Plan and was the first full year of reporting on the new Brookview Community Center. iii. CO2 emissions from electricity consumption have been reducing slightly over time; natural gas consumption fluctuates due to seasonal conditions. iv. In 2010, a widespread LED retrofit project to convert traffic signals to LED lights resulted in a drastic drop in energy usage. v. In 2018 more than 500 standard (cobra head) street lights were switched to LED. In 2019 many, but not all, of the traditional decorative lights were switched to LED. This saves the City more than $3800/year and prevents nearly 221,000 pounds of CO2 from entering the atmosphere each year. vi. Over the past few years the City has installed 4, 40-kilowatt solar arrays on top of buildings at the City Hall campus. Each one produces 42,272 kWh annually for a total of 169,090 kWh/year. That's about 8% of the electricity used by the City each year. 7 City of Golden Valley Environmental Commission Regular Meeting Aug 23, 2020 — 6:30 pm C. Program/Project Updates i. There is an interactive map on the website for Emerald Ash Borer. 4 1. 1st affected tree discovered in 2018. Since then 377 more have been identified. Staff haven't been able to check out all trees in the City, so there is likely much more. There is going to be more money and temporary staff budgeted to help the City inventory more trees next year. ii. Curbside Collection —Staff discussed the new recycling and organics services coming in 2022 and the increased cost (through quarterly utility bills) to support the recycling program. The Commission agreed that they knew there was going to be an increase as part of its research and recommendation to council in 2020. 1. Staff also discussed Hennepin County's new SCORE grant funding policy and how it benefits Golden Valley. D. Council Updates i. Aug 24 — Eric will represent the City to receive the step 5 block from GreenStep Cities. ii. Sept 30 — League of Women Voters Forum regarding candidates for City Council in the Council Chambers. iii. The PEACE Commission (replacing the Civil Service Commission) is going to launch shortly. The City is currently recruiting commissioners to serve on this commission. E. Other Business i. People venting on NextDoor about Waste Management missing pick-ups all the time. Consistently seeing the trucks on Saturday. Staff to send warning letter to all haulers. ii. Any discussion with haulers about offering bi-weekly collection? This can be offered by haulers currently. iii. Question about households sharing garbage service. Staff will check code and provide information on this item. Adjournment MOTION by Commissioner Hill, seconded by Commissioner Stremel to adjourn the meeting at 8:17 pm and the motion carried. ATTEST: Carrie Nelson, Administrative Assistant Wendy Weirich, Chair try of�,� golden alley l`� y Date: September 23, 2021 MEMORANDUM Physical Development Department 763-593-8030 / 753-593-3988 (fax) To: Environmental Commission From: Eric Eckman, Environmental Resources Supervisor Subject: Partners In Energy— Implementation Update Staff has been working with the Environmental Commission and the Partners In Energy team on the energy action plan and will share information on the following items. Energy Cost Burden and Residential Energy Efficiency: Multifamily Building Owners and Property Managers Meeting 9-9-21 • City and Xcel staff presented o Not a lot of questions/interaction yet o Good conversation starter- get process started o Presentation decks and resources sent to owners/managers after o GreenCorps member to follow-up Home Energy Squad (HES) Postcard 4,000 postcards to oldest homes sent to the printer and mailer Sent in the mail by Sept. 29 HES in next newsletter article Social media posts to support mailing PiE to share social media for Energy Month (Oct) Post once a week about energy GV to get scheduled on social media calendar for October Low -Income program flyers in English and Spanish, working on Russian translation (Energy Assistance Program and the Low -Income Home Energy Squad). Distributing flyers through various means and methods. Business Energy Efficiency: Potential for third party group working with Centerpoint Energy to work with businesses on efficiency audits — buy down costs Business outreach- flyer, business group presentations, energy info in inspections, tours • PiE created business flyer to share at business presentations, mailings, door to door. • GV interested in a mailing targeting small-med sized businesses • GV could do some research into their info on largest employers, but would be helpful to get parameters from Xcel Energy on how they get info on small-med businesses without a rep • Xcel Energy has a list of small -medium businesses. Can't share the contact info with PIE (due to privacy laws), but could do a mailing for PIE. Ideas for mailing: o Small business flyer o Letter from Golden Valley (Mayor or someone from city) and Xcel management level staff o Hard copy mailing with PiE and GV logo on envelope o May want to find a higher up level staff at the businesses than what might be on the Xcel list (owners of buildings, etc) Staff and Xcel to present energy action plan and programs at upcoming business organization meetings Renewable (Solar) Energy: • Currently pushing out renewable energy information, options, and programs through social media posts • PiE team created flyer for in person events, etc. Community Energy Action Planning Team: • Staff emailed community planning team providing update, asking for help and support, and suggesting an early 2022 meeting for a larger progress update. o At least one member is willing to help, especially with business outreach New GreenCorps Member (Ethan) Focus on energy action o Can work on energy burden, residents, multifamily, schools, PRISM, senior community services, tabling events • Cannot work on business outreach (due to GreenCorps program limitations) try of�,� golden alley l`� y Date: September 23, 2021 MEMORANDUM Physical Development Department 763-593-80301763-593-3988 (fax) To: Environmental Commission From: Eric Eckman, Environmental Resources Supervisor Subject: GreenCorps Member 2021-2022 The City was selected to host a GreenCorps member for the upcoming 2021-2022 service term. Ethan Kehrberg will serve with the City and focus on the Air Pollution Reduction track working on the Energy Action Plan, Resilience and Sustainability efforts, Organics Recycling, and GreenStep Cities. Ethan will be on hand to introduce himself and discuss his experience and upcoming work. try of goldeno-gleir valley Date: September 23, 2021 MEMORANDUM Physical Development Department 763-593-8030 / 763-593-3988 (fax) To: Environmental Commission From: Eric Eckman, Environmental Resources Supervisor Subject: Water Resources —Neighborhood Flood Risk Study The Commission's 2021 work plan includes actions involving the City's valued water resources: • Water Resources: o Help update the City's Stormwater Management Program and improve the City's stormwater assessment score in GreenStep Cities (as part of the City's permit requirements with MPCA) o Look at long-range needs for stormwater storage, and consider how to use those needs to improve recreation and conservation The City's proposed 2022-2031 Capital Improvement Program includes a study of localized flood risk in 2022-2023 (attached worksheet) and staff is beginning to work on the project scope. This study would look at the watershed's modeled floodplain at a neighborhood level and help the City engage with residents, perform field surveys, determine flood risk, identify potential solutions, develop informational mapping tools, and prioritize future investment. Attached is a high-level map showing the watershed's modeled floodplain. These are areas where we would expect to see flooding in a large storm event. There are over 300 properties identified to have flood risk in Golden Valley. The City and the Bassett Creek Watershed help oversee or manage these areas with respect to land use, development, and natural resources. Understanding and evaluating flood risk, and identifying potential solutions, is critical to the City's (and Hennepin County's) climate mitigation efforts, community resilience goals, and commitment to achieving more equitable outcomes. It is also an important component of the City's participation in FEMA's Community Rating System, which provides residents with lower flood insurance premiums as a reward for the City's higher floodplain management standards and community engagement. GAEnvironmental Commission\Memos Staff will help guide a discussion on floodplain management and flood risk, the City's floodproofing cost share program, and what we might hope to accomplish with the neighborhood -level flood study. Commissioners may want to discuss how the work plan item (Look at long-range needs for storm water storage, and consider how to use those needs to improve recreation and conservation) may fit into this study and future flood mitigation solutions. Commissioners should come to the meeting prepared with ideas, questions, and comments to help shape the scoping of the study and community engagement. Appendix D Potential Flood Inundation Areas in Golden Malley Storm Sewer Improvement Fund (SS-70) Capital Improvement Program 2022-2031 Project Name: Study Flood Risk in Localized Flood -prone Areas Project Description Complete a study including field survey and analysis of flood prone areas in the City to determine flood risk and identify potential solutions. Construct low-cost, high -benefit solutions in 2024. Project Justification Climatological and flood modeling data shows increased precipitation and flood risk in this region. Repetitive flood damage is a public health and safety concern and causes significant economic loss. Understanding flood risk is critical to reducing or eliminating flood damage to homes, property, and infrastructure. As outlined in the 2040 Comprehensive Plan, the City will complete studies to evaluate and determine flood risk and potential solutions in areas that may be prone to flooding. Expenditures 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 Infrastructure Improvements 125,000 125,000 300,000 Funding Sources 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 TOTAL Storm water Improvement Fund 125,000 125,000 300,000 550,000 Total 125,000 125,000 300,000 550,000 city of gOldvn�l� Y Date: September 23, 2021 MEMORANDUM Physical Development Department 763-593-8030 / 753-593-3988 (fax) To: Environmental Commission From: Eric Eckman, Environmental Resources Supervisor Subject: MN Cities Climate Caucus The MN Cities Climate Caucus (MNCCC) was formed to influence state policy and regulations to help cities meet their goals and to accelerate the learning and spread of city -level best practices and policy ideas. The group is made up of elected and appointed officials around the state and meets about monthly (see attached one -pager). Recently, the group has been discussing an interest in coordinating a multi-city/entity declaration of a climate emergency, likely motivated further by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report issued in August. See attached 9-1-21 meeting notes for more information. The group has a small team putting together a resolution template and a one -pager describing the benefits of adopting a climate emergency declaration. The resolution will be presented for review at the next MNCCC meeting on October 6th at 4pm. Staff will continue to monitor and attend these meetings and, if the Commission is interested, will share materials at the next commission meeting for discussion. MN Cities Climate Caucus More and more Minnesota cities are adopting goals around climate change and clean energy. With Minnesota being one of the fastest warming states in the country, Minnesota cities are experiencing increasing floods, droughts, and severe storms made more likely by our changing climate. While there are many things cities can do to mitigate climate change and adapt to its new realities, cities cannot do it alone. Support is needed from each other and from state and federal policy. The Minnesota Cities Climate Caucus (MNCCC) will focus on two areas: 1. Influence state policy and regulations to help cities meet their goals 2. Accelerate the learning and spread of city -level best practices and policy ideas What we might do together • Collaborate to influence League of MN Cities (LMC) policy positions • Collaborate to influence state policy, regulations, and administration goals • Learn about state and regulatory policy that impacts local government's ability to meet our goals • Share to propagate local energy and climate goals, programs, and policies • Identify common barriers • Form partnerships between cities and with state or national organizations to achieve shared objectives Concept background • The MNCCC would be made up of elected officials, though appointed staff may participate as appropriate Participation would require a commitment to simple principles: • Addressing Climate Change and promoting Clean Energy are priorities • Participants will: ■ Attend most meetings ■ Be willing to learn and share ■ Be willing to contact state legislators and regulators ■ Be willing to work on LMC policy committees • Regular meetings will be held at reasonable intervals (normally no more than once a month) • The idea is for there to be a focused set of policy asks and topics at any one time (versus a long laundry list) but this will be determined by the group. Facilitator role • There will be staff level support to organize meetings, set agendas, take notes, and to frame policy discussions. • Ideally this would come from key MN nonprofits with state level climate policy experience MN Cities Climate Caucus September 1, 2021, 4:00 - 5:15pm Meeting Goals: 1. Learn about the existing city Climate Emergency Declarations in MN 2. Exchange ideas for coordinating declarations 3. Share opportunities and obstacles for declaring a Climate Emergency 4. Define next steps Agenda: 4:00 Welcome 4:05 Introductions (name, city, role) • Lola Schoenrich • Emma Pierson • Larry Kraft • Steve Lindaas • Joel Sipress • Suzie Nakasian • Kathy Blomquist • Peter Lindstrom • Dwayne Lowman • Bill Blonigan 4:10 LMC policy update • Larry is working with Craig Johnson to propose language to allow the LMC to support a universal statewide energy code. Additional items discussed are state assistance on climate action plans, incorporating EVs and a stronger view on EV infrastructure, both of which have modification language being proposed at the next meeting. Exploring matching state funds for local government renewable energy and energy efficiency investments, the LMC typically wouldn't weigh in on this, so there won't be specific items on this. 4:15 Local Climate Emergency/Adaptation Emergency • Concept, reasoning, and timing o A group called the Climate Mobilization that started this concept, the main idea is that we need a significant mobilization of government and society to make progress on climate change by 2030. Over 2000 jurisdictions in 34 countries have declared an emergency, 3 in Minnesota- Crystal Bay Township, Minneapolis, and Duluth. The Climate Mobilization has templates and tools, but the community chooses what is most important to them. • Why now? o Recent climate reports show clearly that this is an emergency and time is running out, significant changes are needed to keep warming only to 1.5 degrees celsius. We will have significant negative impacts regardless, but a 1.5 degree increase is better than a 2 degree increase. Climate Change is directly impacting increases in weather disasters, there are associated costs to responding to emergencies. Minnesota is currently in drought, we have experienced heat waves, dangerous air quality, floods, and forest fires. o We need to pair Climate Emergencies with tangible actions, there is hope. • Timeline ■ Reactions today ■ Pros/cons ■ templates/documents this month ■ Council's in october ■ Aim for coordinated action by end of year • Who has done this? o In Minnesota ■ Duluth - Apr 2021 ■ Minneapolis - Dec 2019 ■ Crystal Bay Township - Apr 2019 o Elsewhere in US ■ Climate Mobilization US Climate Emeraencv Declarations M • Duluth's Declaration - Joel Sipress, Duluth City Councilor o The impetus for the climate emergency came from the community, we have a significant number of folks involved in technical and advocacy sides of climate work. This group organized and requested Duluth make a Climate Emergency statement and a call to action. This took time for Duluth because we needed tangible actions and did not want to create a statement with no action. The policy ask was that the City hired a sustainability officer- she talked about a Climate Action Work Plan (5 year plan) to address climate initiatives which the city is beginning to work through now. This plan will take steps across all departments and address policy. o This was first raised in the fall of 2019 and not adopted until spring 2021, setting your concrete steps prior to adoption is very important o Questions/Discussion ■ We are proposing that we take coordinated action by creating a template that each community can customize. ■ For visibility, it would be great to all pass this at the same time via a special meeting that would be a relevant day to the climate emergency. ■ Northfield has a CAP and it would be great to have a repository of these resources. ■ When you were discussing the format, did you also address messaging your state and federal representatives in addition to making the declaration as a City? • We did not make a direct ask to our state or federal representatives during this, and it never came up during this process but it is a great idea. 4:25 Reactions and discussion • Communities should seek state and federal funding to create CAPs • Earth day might be an interesting day for City Councils to have a special meeting to declare, this may be far away for some cities but more realistic for some. Many noted that they would prefer to act sooner than Earth Day. • There were some concerns about the word "Emergency" in certain communities, particularly in more conservative communities. It is also important to note that younger folks will be more affected by this than older folks, which is an angle that could be taken. o Climate "Warning" could be a better option for some communities that can't say emergency o In Duluth, the word "Emergency" was a concern as some didn't want to be aligned with the "Environmentalist faction" and were looking for softer language, but community advocates were clear that it had to be an emergency. • Northfield found it super helpful to engage our local insurance underwriters - their state and national associations are on record as having run the alarm about this issue as an Emergency. It surely is one for them, financially! Fire departments also have this on record. • The US military has a vast analysis about climate change as a security threat. • Should we consider having a webinar available to cities as a resource? o This would be a great idea to share the resources we create with the state 4:45 Straw poll and Identify next steps "I'm interested enough to keep talking about this" Small group - who is interested in this (all were) 4:55 Further discussion as needed 5:10 Next Steps • Small team o Larry, Bill, Suzie, will work to develop templates o Template of resolution, ideas on actions that can be paired with it to present to the larger group • MN appropriate template? • Talking points for MN cities? • Press release template? • Next meeting 5:15 Adjourn Resources: • Duluth, Minneapolis, and Crystal Bay Township resolutions (see links above) • Climate Emergency Declaration Toolkit from Global Covenant of Mayors (includes press release template) • Climate Emergency Declaration Template - from Climate Mobilization Project • Climate EmergencyDeclaration.org PROGRAM/PROJECT UPDATES — September 2021 NATURAL RESOURCES The Board of Water and Soil Resources has reopened another round of funding for its Lawns to Legumes program. The program helps fund projects for landowners to incorporate native flowering plants onto their properties to support pollinator habitat. Applications will be accepted through February 15, 2022. Funding decisions and all notifications will be emailed in March 2022. Grant recipients have until December 15, 2022 to install their project. A Request for Proposals for Demonstration Neighborhood Grants will be released in late October 2021. Apply today for an Individual Support Grant by visiting Blue Thumb's website. GREENCORPS UPDATE The GreenCorps member is creating a survey of City employees regarding energy efficiency in the workplace, following up on a survey done during the 2016-17 GreenCorps term to see how attitudes and practices have changed over the past five years. The member is also in contact with City communications and the Partners in Energy team regarding informational materials about Home Energy Squad visits and costs. WATER RESOURCES Rain Barrels The rain barrel cost share program is going to council for consideration on October 5. DeCola Ponds: SEA School-Wildwood Park Flood Storage Project The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission (BCWMC) and the City Council approved agreements to move forward with final design and construction of this project. More public engagement will take place this fall and winter before bidding and awarding a contract in spring/summer 2022. Medley Park Stormwater Improvement Project The Bassett Creek Watershed Management Commission (BCWMC) and the City Council approved agreements to move forward with final design and construction of this stormwater project. More public engagement will take place this fall and winter before bidding and awarding a contract in summer 2022. PLANNING COMMISSION — Aug 20, 2021 Academy of Whole Learning —The ownership of the planned school is looking to replat the four individual lots that exist at this location in order to consolidate the property and allow for a future building expansion. Scheduled for the August 23 Planning Commission meeting. Golden Valley Country Club Villas —Following the recent rezoning action approved by the City Council, the developer of the land in the northwest corner of Golden Valley Country Club has prepared a Preliminary PUD Plan for consideration. It would create a new public street with access to both Pennsylvania and Plymouth Avenues and plat seven modestly -sized single-family lots. Additional land targeted for stormwater management infrastructure and open space would also be platted. This project will be the first test of the City's recently adopted amenity points system. Scheduled for the August 23 Planning Commission meeting. Accessory Dwelling Units —Staff will continue the discussion of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) at the meeting on August 23, with a focus on the elements of a well -thought out model ordinance. A discussion of ADUs with the City Council is scheduled for the November Council Work Session. CITY COUNCIL — Aug 20, 2021 Pawn Shops, Precious Metal Dealers, Currency Exchanges, and Pay Day Lenders —On August 17, the City Council approved (4-0) zoning text amendments which created new regulations around these uses in the Commercial zoning district. Future actions by the Council will likely address licensing of some or all of these uses. Golden Valley Country Club Villas —This Preliminary PUD Plan (noted above) will be heard by the City Council at its September 9 meeting. HOUSING — Aug 20. 2021 City staff are exploring how to enforce a Section 8 source of income anti -discrimination policy, likely through a penalty and a private right of action. In addition, the focus of the STAR program (Safe Tenants and Renters) is shifting from primarily safety to housing stability, affordability, and equity.