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STAFF RECOMMENDATION 1. Find that the adoption of the proposed amendments to the Pleasanton Municipal Code is statutorily exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). 2. Make the findings listed in Attachment 1. 3. Introduce the attached ordinance amending the Pleasanton Municipal Code to adopt by reference the California Green Building Standards (CALGreen) Code with local amendments to address specific green building issues as shown in Attachment 1. The draft amendment in Attachment 1 is the same as recommended by the Planning Commissior with the following minor modifications: - The requirement for a separate outdoor water meter was amended to exempt situations involving recycled or reclaimed water use ( §20.26.35). Staff believes that the use of recycled /reclaimed water offsets the use of potable water and is thereby considered "green" and does not need tracking with a meter. With the modification, an applicant could still install separate meters for recycled /reclaimed water if he /she so chooses. - A wording change was made in §20.26.15 of the proposed code amendment to clarify that the only projects exempt from CALGreen are those related to historic buildings. In §304.2 , it was further clarified that new construction of accessory structures which require a building permit are subject to CALGreen's minirnum mandatory requirements as set forth in §20.26.10 of the new ordinance. - A typo was corrected. The "A" before the CALGreen reference 5.106 in §20.26.25 of the draft code amendment was deleted. - An energy consulting firm (Gabel Associates, LLC) reviewed the energy portions of the proposed code amendment and provided clarifications to §20.26.20 (E) to reinforce that the specified section is intended to supplement the 2008 California Building Energy Efficiency Standards. FINANCIAL STATEMENT There are no direct fiscal impacts to the City as a result of the aforementioned recommendations. Page 2 of 10