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Pleasanton, they would see about a $1.60 to $2.14 per sq ft increase in total building costs. Mrs. Rondash went on to explain the areas of construction that would see those increases. Dennis Corbett noted that those were the numbers for Basic and Tier 1 level measures on a single family home not building to a green level in our climate zone. Mr. Corbett further states that the $4,000.00 increase in construction costs is relatively minor, and notes that the end user will benefit from it in the long run with reduced energy bills and reduced water bills. Dennis responded stating that some of the measures are automatic, the energy compliance is the largest portion of the increase and this dependent on the size of the home and the standard is to design to be 15% better than the base line for that size building. There was some discussion on how sub meters for water and separate meters for water were going to be required. James asked what legal right would the City have to review sub meter records? Staff responded that reading sub meters is not in our work plan. There was some discussion about purple lines and the amount of water used for irrigation. James stated that weather detecting devices are better than soil ones for irrigation purposes, and would like to see the City require the weather devices over the soil ones. James also requested that the City do outreach to property management companies in this regard. Mrs. Rondash interject to clarify that the increase in cost is no different then today's current cost for homes in Pleasanton, because we already require these measures in the current green code. Rosalind Rondash added that we need to keep in -mind outside areas as well. We have to show that we are meeting our current standard or we will need to provide additional reasoning for why we are stepping down, this could also mean doing environmental reports to show what it means to our greenhouse gases, what it means to our climate action plan if we go backwards in this area. There are many facets that we have to be aware of, and that is why our charge is to figure out what the comparable level is to where we are at today. Thus, utilizing minor local amendments to make sure that we are keeping the level comparable to what we have today. As well as, getting feedback and input from our local stakeholders to make sure we go forward with a recommendation that is ultimately going to be supported. Rosalind stated that staff has surveyed the surrounding jurisdictions and provided the summary of where Dublin, Livermore, San Ramon, Walnut Creek, and Palo Alto are in their review process. Rosalind clarified that though it may seem like our surrounding jurisdictions are only going with CALGreen basic, staff feels that they haven't really thought how their existing green ordinances and how everything will be harmonized. Page 2 of 3