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Councilmember Sullivan questioned how the City verifies LEED or Build It Green checklist <br /> measures for projects, and Mr. Corbett and Ms. Rondash both reviewed steps taken to verify <br /> items requiring credits are incorporated into plans during the plan review process, that <br /> respective items are field inspected, and at times, additional paperwork is called for such as <br /> receipts and MSDS sheets. <br /> Councilmember Cook- Kallio questioned and confirmed that occupancy is not granted until <br /> checklist items are resolved. For special instances where items may have inadvertently not <br /> been installed or the wrong materials used, plans are red - lined, the checklist is re- evaluated, <br /> and points re- captured through use of other measures. <br /> Vice Mayor Thorne clarified that the Planning Commission will be able to add requirements <br /> which could fall into Tier 2 level items, particularly for PUD's, where certain findings must be <br /> made, and staff will have the ability to enforce LEED measurements, when used in lieu of the <br /> CalGreen standards. <br /> Councilmember McGovern asked for a way to provide the Council with what Basic standards <br /> include as compared to Tier 1 and Tier 2, as well as LEED and Build It Green standards, and <br /> said it was difficult for her to approve something she has not had a chance to review. She also <br /> would have liked staff to conduct outreach to the green building industry on the ordinance, and <br /> hoped this could be done in the future for like ordinances. <br /> Mayor Hosterman opened the public hearing. <br /> Public Comments: <br /> Wendy Sommer, Stopwaste.org, thanked staff for keeping them in the loop, inviting them to <br /> several meetings, and commended them for the comprehensive staff report. She noted that <br /> Stopwaste.org was the first developer of green building guidelines which were the basis for the <br /> green point rated system, a statewide residential green building system developed and <br /> administered by Build It Green. The process involves a lot of stakeholders and while they are <br /> one of the major stakeholders, they are not in charge of administering or certifying projects. She <br /> pointed out that the green point rated system was developed by Build It Green and suggested <br /> using that terminology rather than using the "Build It Green system ". She supported staff's <br /> recommendation for the alternative process of using third party verifiers as an alternative to Tier <br /> 1; however, they still recommend the Council only adopt the CalGreen Basic tonight and not the <br /> Tier 1 because of the verification process. While she agrees that staff has extensive experience <br /> in verifying projects, the CalGreen system has not yet developed procedures for verification. A <br /> set of guidelines was released on December 16, 2010 for non - residential, but the residential <br /> guidelines have not been released and they are not verification procedures. There is no <br /> guarantee that structures built without verification procedures are indeed meeting the intent of <br /> Tier 1. Also, guidelines do not apply to multi - family or mixed use, and these are two items <br /> included in the ordinance. <br /> Councilmember Sullivan questioned and confirmed with Ms. Sommer that the State has plans to <br /> address multi - family and mixed use residential in the future, such as Hacienda. <br /> Ms. Sommer indicated that should the Council adopt the Tier 1 recommendations tonight, she <br /> recommends to not allow self- certification, thereby not allowing applicants to self- certify <br /> measures for Tier 1, and secondly for the City to establish a date certain for staff to return to the <br /> Council and present specific verification procedures for implementation of Tier 1. <br /> City Council Minutes Page 8 of 15 January 4, 2011 <br />