Committee asks if solar canopies for Lot H are viable; staff flag ledge and design work

A committee member asked whether the project has considered installing solar canopies over Lot H. Speaker 2 noted that "almost every new large open parking lot I've been going by... has solar panels over them" and asked whether the team had evaluated that option. Staff said the project does not currently have a solar consultant because "the solar design was provided by WMGLD" and that WMGLD might be able to consult; project staff and Marcus (Speaker 6) warned that there is a lot of ledge in the parking lot and that foundation work for canopy footings would be substantial.

The committee asked staff to do a quick feasibility check — a targeted consultant conversation or rough panel-count estimate — before committing to deeper design work. Marcus said the team is performing test pits (scheduled Nov. 3) to confirm subsurface conditions, and members agreed that an initial viability check would be worthwhile before investing in a full redesign.