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r- applicant is willing to install the traffic signal as conditioned. Mr. Corley clarified that the building will be leased to A&M Printing. Frank Auf der Maur, Jr., 148 Spring Street, the architect for the project, advised that he is available to answer questions regarding the green building rating system letter. Commissioner Sullivan stated that the letter says that a lot of the items "can" or "may" be done, and it does not appear that there is a commitment to accomplishing these measures. Mr. Auf der Maur advised that they are attempting to address as many issues as they can. He noted that at the beginning of the process it was his understanding that they were to just address the rating system and see how they could bring some of those ideas into the construction. He stated that there are measures that they are trying to incorporate, such as the vegetative swale. He further stated that they have been researching the renewable energy resource issue over the past couple of days to see what it would take to construct the roof system to support panels on the roof. He noted that the structural engineer has estimated that this would add approximately 10% to the cost of the roof construction. r- In response to an inquiry from Chairperson Maas regarding Condition #23, which requires the project developer's best efforts to implement the measures identified in the US.Green Building Council's LEED rating system, Mr. Auf der Maur stated that he has no problem with doing their best effort. He noted that his experience with the Alameda County Waste Management on another project was very helpful, but he feels some of the things in the U.S. Green Building Council's program may be out of scale for the size of this project. He advised that they attempted to address as many of the issues as possible by including notes on the plans. Commissioner Sullivan advised that he feels there is a need for some help to educate smaller developers and architects in the area of green building measures and what is cost effective. He noted that staff is presenting a workshop on April 24 that will be geared to residential, and he would suggest that Mr. Auf der Maur attend. In response to an inquiry from Commissioner Roberts, Ms. Maier advised that the provisions of the proposed construction and debris ordinance have been included as a condition of approval for this project. Commissioner Arkin inquired as to the intent of the comment related to LEED workshop attendance on Page 6 of Mr. Auf der Maur's letter. Ms. Maier advised that there are workshops held at least twice each year and staff could make sure that Mr. Auf der Maur is informed as to when they are held. Mr. Auf der Maur noted that he would be willing to attend. With regard to Commissioner Robert's question regarding the proposed building colors. Mr. Auf der Maur presented large samples of the colors, noting that the renderings do not depict the exact colors. He noted that the actual colors are quite a bit different. - Commissioner Harvey asked the applicant how willing he would be to make the building P.V.- ready to provide for future installation of the panels, noting that it would be a lot more expensive to do the structural work at a later time. Mr. Auf der Maur stated that in speaking with his structural engineer today, he was told that the roof framing cost would increase from $4.00 per PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 13, 2002 Page 4