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would want to know the delta between the City's existing LEED points and CALGreen plus Tier 1. Mr. Dolan replied that the delta between CALGreen and the City's is zero, as the City is trying to make them equivalent. Commissioner Blank presented a comparison between building a structure under the City's existing LEED requirements and now the same building can be built but must comply with the existing LEED points in the City plus CALGreen and Tier 1. He inquired what the cost difference would be between adding CALGreen and Tier 1 versus adhering to only the LEED requirements. Commissioner Narum stated that she asked this question at the Special Commission meeting because she was concerned that a developer would get 64 points for CALGreen Tier 1 versus 50 points with LEED, which is about a 30- percent increase in points. She indicated that staff's reply was that there are many things that can be done which do not cost a lot. She noted that what Commissioner Blank's question raises is whether there are incremental costs between what the City currently requires at 50 points versus the CALGreen Tier 1 level at 64 points. Commissioner Blank stated that one way to address this question is to go back and look at recent residential projects and discuss this with developers to get an idea of whether there are added costs. Mr. Dolan stated that staff does not believe there is a significant cost difference. He indicated that there are many alternatives one could use to meet requirements. He added that costing out every possibility is difficult; however, staff can look at providing additional numerical information. He reiterated that this has been an exercise to transition into a different system with no increased burden, and that the things that need to be done to be green have not changed; it is simply how a value is assigned. Commissioner O'Connor inquired whether staff felt the City could go from a 50 point requirement up to a 64 point with no additional cost. Mrs. Rondash replied that there are current projects are already exceeding the 50 -point requirement on an 85- percent ratio. Commissioner O'Connor noted that this is not required and cited the actual required increase as 28 percent. Mr. Corbett stated that in all systems, whether LEED, Build It Green, or CALGreen Tier 1, the requirement is for energy efficiency. He indicated that the idea is to exceed the minimum standards set by the State by 15 percent which is equal across all platforms, through individual measures and different electives that in CALGreen are comparable or close to comparable. He noted that there are some that are specific to a EXCERPT: PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, September 29, 2010 Page 11 of 15