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5 rORG ATTACHMENT 9 <br /> 1537 Webster Street <br /> Oakland, CA CA 94611 S 1t)P 2 <br /> Ph: 510 -891 -6500 <br /> Fax: 510-893-2308 Reducing the Waste Stream for Alameda County <br /> Mr. Nelson Fialho <br /> City Manager <br /> StopWaste.Org is the City of Pleasanton <br /> Alameda County <br /> Waste Management PO Box 502 <br /> Authority & the Pleasanton, CA 94566 <br /> Alameda County <br /> Source Reduction <br /> and Recycling Board <br /> operating as one November 19, 2010 <br /> public agency. <br /> Re: Green Building Policies <br /> Member Agencies <br /> Alameda County Dear Mr. Fialho: <br /> Alameda <br /> Albany <br /> Berkeley As you may know, the new statewide green building code — commonly called <br /> Dublin "CALGreen" — will go into effect for new construction projects starting in January 2011. <br /> Emeryville StopWaste.Org has been working in partnership with our member agencies and the <br /> Fremont <br /> building industry to create healthier, more durable and more efficient buildings since <br /> Hayward g i ry g <br /> Livermore 1999, and we are excited about the tremendous progress that has occurred. <br /> Newark <br /> Oakland At the request of member jurisdictions, the Agency developed various policy tools and <br /> Piedmont technical assistance programs to support green <br /> the adoption and implementation of local <br /> Pleasanton p g PP p p g <br /> San Leandro building policies. We have recently updated these resources to take into consideration the <br /> Union City new green building code. <br /> Castro Valley <br /> Sanitary District <br /> Oro Loma On October 27, 2010, the Waste Management Authority Board adopted the following <br /> Sanitary District recommendations for member agencies in implementing CALGreen provisions and <br /> updating existing local green building policies: <br /> Agency Programs <br /> Bay - Friendly Gardening Member agencies are recommended to take the following actions to comply with <br /> & Landscaping <br /> Green Building CALGreen mandatory provisions: <br /> in Alameda County 1. Train staff so that they will be able to effectively enforce CALGreen mandatory <br /> StopWaste Business measures. Consider the use of specialty inspectors for selected measures if in -house <br /> Partnership <br /> irecycle©school resources are insufficient for enforcement. <br /> Environmentally 2. If amending an existing Construction & Demolition (C &D) ordinance, utilize the <br /> Preferable Purchasing Agency's updated model C &D ordinance. <br /> Food Scrap Recycling <br /> Grants to Non - Profits 3. Use the Green Halo Web Based Tool to implement and enforce C &D ordinances. <br /> Household Hazardous 4. Use the Bay - Friendly Version of California Water Efficient Landscaping <br /> Waste Recycling Ordinance (CA -WELO) for adoption. <br /> Multifamily Recycling <br /> Hoy <br /> Recycling g Information When adopting mandatory private sector policies that go beyond CALGreen mandatory <br /> provisions, member agencies are recommended to: <br /> 1. Not adopt CALGreen Tiers as a leadership standard until verification procedures <br /> have been defined. <br /> ��� Racvclad Paner <br />