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Commissioner Sullivan stated that he would like to see the motion include as a condition of the --- Commission's recommendation for approval that the C&D provision be renegotiated. Commissioner Harvey commented that he would like to see a modification to the recycling ordinance that at least puts a cap on the amount of overall waste from a project. He noted that this could be some kind of threshold that staff would determine. He advised that he does not see how this could be addressed in the green building ordinance and be compatible with this ordinance. Ms. Maier advised that she feels this is something to which more thought would need to be given, with consideration given as to whether it is appropriate to include as a modification to this ordinance or to include in the green building ordinance. Ms. Seto noted that in the existing draft ordinance there is a provision for exemption allowing for unique circumstances of a particular project where an applicant would not be able to meet the 50% diversion requirement, and it would be possible that if an applicant can prove that through green building practices the actual amount of overall waste that is going to be generated from the project would be reduced, that would be something that the applicant would show as a more unique circumstance for that project and could justify recycling a lesser percentage, but that the reduced amount could still be acceptable. r- Commissioner Sullivan moved to support the staff recommendation to: (1) make the finding that the proposed project will not have a significant impact and recommend approval ofthe draft Initial Study/Negative Declaration; and (2) recommend adoption of Case PRZ-08, the "Construction and Demolition Recyclable Material" ordinance, with the condition that the City Council will renegotiate the C&D portion of the franchise agreement to remove the exclusive provision of the C&D requirement to allow a developer/builder to use other recyclers, and to finalize the documentation routines prior to the ordinance going into effect so that the documentation gives the City complete assurance that the materials are being recycled, where it goes to get recycled, and that the facilities are competent, and that the documentation is adequate enough for use in reaching certification with LEED. Commissioner Arkin seconded the motion. Commissioner Arkin stated that he wants to be sure that they are not overlooking something that could be placed in the ordinance that would encourage PGS to renegotiate. Ms. Seto advised that staff has looked at this issue very carefully at various times when issues of recycling have come up in the community. She reported that they looked very closely at the language of the franchise in terms ofinterpretation. She noted that staff understands the direction that the Planning Commission has given and that direction will be conveyed to the Council. r- PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 27, 2002 Page 10