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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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Liggett Place - Sustainable Buildings Policy Exemption
Presented by: Karsen Zwiers, Senior Project Manager, Engineering Services
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the Liggett Place Expansion project be exempt from the third party verified green rating certification requirement identified in the Sustainable Buildings Council Policy C-P&E-12.
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SUMMARY
The LEED program focuses on occupied buildings or living spaces. Ligget Place is a mostly unoccupied utility building. Administration is requesting an exemption to Council Policy C-P&E-12, Sustainable Buildings Policy, for the Ligget Place Expansion.
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
On April 3, 2017, Council approved C-P&E-12, Sustainable Buildings.
Within this Policy, the definition of "City Building" means a Community Building, Corporate Building, or Utility Building owned or leased by the City of St. Albert that is greater than 500 m? in size that is not a Heritage Building. According to the Policy, the City is required to use an industry recognized standard third-party verified green rating certification, as approved by the Chief Administrative Officer, for all new City Buildings and for City Buildings undergoing Major Renovation.
A review/update of the Sustainable Buildings Policy is ongoing and planned for completion in Q2 2025, and in addition to broader suggested amendments, will assess the definition of a City Building and provide recommendations to clarify the footprint of a 500 m? building. It is expected that the upcoming changes will eliminate the need for this type of exemption in the future.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
The Liggett Place Expansion Project is budgeted at $14,760,000 and is being funded from two approved capital projects:
* $10,760,000 from TRAN-024 Transit Garage (Liggett Place) Expansion approved as part of the 2025 Growth Capital Budget.
* $4,000,000 from PW-031 Municipal Fac...
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