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standards and that incorporate green building measures that are over and above <br /> the minimum requirements. <br />d. Modify the City's lighting standards to discourage excessive lighting. <br />e. Develop an ordinance that encourages energy efficiency up~ades and <br /> improvements in buildings upon sale. Include the real estate community and <br /> other stakeholders in the ordinance development process. <br />f. Promote and support the City's Tool Lending Library for energy-related tools. <br />g. Require energy and water conservation design features in major renovation and <br /> new development projects. <br />h. Encourage pool covers and solar pool heating systems in place of conventional <br /> methods for heating pools in public and private facilities and consider possible <br /> incentives. <br />i. Encourage the efficient use of water and reduce urban runoffthrough the use of <br /> natural drainage, drought tolerant landscaping, and efficient irrigation systems in <br /> major renovation and new development projects. Require new irrigation systems <br /> on City property to be efficient. Incorporate these strategies in the Planning and <br /> Public Works and Engineering Department policies for development review. <br />j. Promote heat-load reduction strategies such as the use of landscaping to shade <br /> new homes and developments and street designs that maximize street tree <br /> canopies to reduce local neighborhood heat build up and associated building <br /> cooling energy needs and costs. Heat-load reduction strategies should be <br /> evaluated in conjunction with other energy-saving strategies, and should be <br /> promoted where appropriate. <br />k. Evaluate the feasibility of using light-colored, noise-reducing paving materials in <br /> new streets and repaving projects, and revise street standards accordingly to <br /> require the use of such materials. <br /> 1. Encourage the installation of energy-saving roofing materials. <br /> m. Improve the City's vehicle fleet by replacing older vehicles with less polluting <br /> vehicles that are more energy efficient. <br />n. Explore opportunities to reduce vehicle travel distances, the number of vehicle <br /> trips in and around Pleasanton, and reliance on the automobile. <br />o. Explore and implement other energy conservation programs and measures that <br /> may prove beneficial to Pleasanton's economy and environment. <br /> <br />3. Supporting and Developing Ordinances, Policies, Programs, and Legislation <br /> <br />a. Develop a General Plan Energy Element that will serve as the policy document for <br /> Pleasanton's energy strategy. The Energy Committee (see section "D. <br /> Implementation", above) will work with the general public to prepare a draft <br /> Energy Element for the City Council's review. The Energy Element shall contain <br /> at a minimum a conservation and efficiency section, a renewable energy section, a <br /> "conventional" generation section, a heat load section, and a transportation <br /> section. <br />b. Adopt a Generator Facility Siting Ordinance that is consistent with the policies of <br /> Pleasanton's Energy Plan. <br />c. Support and facilitate the implementation of a Green Building Ordinance(s). <br /> <br />Page 6 of 8 <br /> <br /> <br />