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Supporting The Heights Community Energy’s application for recognition as a 501(c)(3) organization and its project to provide an environmentally sustainable, cost-efficient energy system at The Heights.
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WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul (the “City”) has adopted a goal to reduce and eventually reach carbon-zero greenhouse gas emissions in the industrial, commercial, and multifamily building sector. The plan focuses on achieving carbon neutrality in city operations by 2030 and citywide by 2050 (the “Saint Paul Climate Action & Resilience Plan”), as set forth in December 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City has identified and is undertaking improvements to implement the City’s Reduce GHG Emissions by 2050 Goal, including, but not limited to: [using the Energy Benchmarking Program to track electric and gas use of commercial and multifamily buildings, exploring industrial-scale carbon free energy systems for industrial use, and encouraging the implementation of existing zero/low emission energy technologies among private, public, nonprofit, academic, and community participants]; and
WHEREAS, the 2040 City Comprehensive Plan identifies the former Hillcrest Golf Course as an opportunity site with potential features such as higher-density mixed-use development or employment centers with increased full-time living wage job intensity; and
WHEREAS, the City of Saint Paul commenced a master planning process in 2019 to determine the future uses and layout for the site, which has resulted in a Hillcrest Master Plan passed by the City Council in 2022; and
WHEREAS, the Hillcrest Master Plan designates 54 acres for light industrial uses, 25 acres for residential/mixed uses, 5 acres for a City Park, and 15 acres for wetlands, district stormwater, and passive open space; and
WHEREAS, the Hillcrest Master Plan land use allocations are estimated to provide for approximately 1,000 jobs and 1,000 households; and
WHEREAS, the Hillcrest Master Plan supports sustainability goals that i...
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