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Approving a complete waiver of the Sustainable Building Ordinance for the Como Maintenance Fabric Structure at 1295 Jessamine Avenue.
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WHEREAS, in July 2018, the City Council of the City of Saint Paul adopted the Sustainable Building Ordinance (Chapter 81) that applies to the planning, design, construction, and operations of (a) New Construction or the Major Renovation of facilities owned or operated by the City of Saint Paul or the HRA, (b) New Construction or the Major Renovation of any facilities of which the City or HRA are, or will become, the sole tenant, and (c) New Construction or Major Renovation of any facilities within the City of Saint Paul receiving more than $200,000 of City Funding; and
WHEREAS, the Ordinance requires that such buildings must be certified under one of the following green building standards: (a) LEED for New Construction and Major Renovation; Certified Silver, Gold or Platinum, (b) State of Minnesota B3 Guidelines; Certified Compliant, or (c) Saint Paul Port Authority Green Design Review (if applicable), and compliance with five additional green requirements found in the Saint Paul Overlay; and
WHEREAS, the Como Maintenance Fabric Structure, intended for the storage of operational Parks equipment, is an 8,190 square foot open unheated/uncooled structure, without running water, and includes electricity for the sole purpose of powering a garage door opener to be installed at a later date; and
WHEREAS, the Saint Paul Sustainable Building Ordinance is not designed to apply to projects like the Como Maintenance Fabric Structure but does not expressly exclude them, and the cost for doing so would be disproportionate to the cost of construction of the structure; and
WHEREAS, the Como Maintenance Fabric Structure will explore use of recycled concrete for the subbase of the structure; and
WHEREAS, the requirements of the Sustainable Building Ordinance may be waived, in whole or in part, by the Saint Paul City Council, or, in the event that the expenditure of City Funds is approved by the HRA, the HRA Board of Commissioners; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby waives the Saint Paul Sustainable Building Ordinance for the Como Maintenance Fabric Structure.