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Meeting Notes CITY OF PLEASANTON COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT August 25, 2010 The regular monthly meeting of the Committee on Energy and Environment was called to order at the hour of 6:00 p.m. Present: Members: Mark Posson, Thomas Kato, William Carrick, Howard Royer, Meera Jaeel Mike McGinley Others: Daniel Smith, Thomas Fullam, Laura Ryan and Donna D'Abate, Rosalind Rondash, Absent: Craig Higgins INFORMATIONAL REPORT: 1, Green Building Presentation from the Planning Department — Daniel introduced Rosalind Rondash, Assistant Planner, to review the City's proposed green building ordinance amendments.. The Planning Department has already presented this overview to the EVC sub - committee and to the Chamber and will be making further presentations to the Downtown Association, Rotary Club, etc.. Roslyn stated that the City must adopt CALGreen standards by January 2011, so it is possible that we may need to update the ordinance again after the Climate Action Plan is developed. Attached to these minutes is the presentation from the Planning Department. The Planning Department is proposing that the City adopt an ordinance that requires conformance with CALGreen basic and Build It Green Tier 1 standards. A question was raised regarding savings and payback. A member of the public said that currently, it appears that Pleasanton is adding additional costs to new construction without any explanation. It would be good idea to express to the public what the cost savings would be down the road. There was a brief discussion on considering Tier 2 and why we should or should not consider that and if we could find incentives for this. The Committee feels that if we were to impose extremely rigorous requirements and exorbitant fees that builders would go elsewhere. Daniel said we are not looking for a resolution but rather for a motion from the committee or comments, since the new ordinance will be going to City Council in October. The Committee's recommendation is to Support the adoption of the CALGreen plus Tier 1 ordinance as presented by the Planning Department but for the City to consider incentives for developers and builders to go to Tier 2. Motion — all in favor.