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The Environment Commission adopted an amended comment letter supporting environmental elements in the Town Center Master Plan, including sheltered bus stops, fewer or no parking minimums near the Metro station, biodiversity and heat-island strategies, and solar panels over parking lots. Procurement staff also reported that approximately $42 million in fiscal year 2023 outsourced spending could be relevant to future sustainable-purchasing practices.
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The adopted letter asks planners to make the Town Center more supportive of transit, renewable energy, biodiversity, and heat reduction. The Commission also discussed how the City could expand environmentally preferable purchasing, but staff said additional practices would require more staffing and budget. Staff reported that funding was approved for solar panels at Lincoln Park and an electric charging trailer for electric landscape equipment.
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