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take measures and a certain number is determined to be mandatory. It also allows the City to adopt the "basic" level of CalGreen compliance which is required as a minimum by the State. CalGreen also offers two additional levels for cities to consider which are in addition to and impose greater requirements than the Basic level, which are Tier 1 and Tier 2. These add another list of mandatory requirements to Basic requirements and require implementation of a certain choice of a number of electives. Tier 1 is at a certain level of Basic and Tier 2 is another level beyond that. One of the things this transition will do is change the City's vocabulary; in moving forward. The reference to points, if adopted, will terminate as part of the older system. Mr. Dolan presented examples of basic measures for a residential project such as a storm water management plan, reduced flow plumbing fixtures and fittings, and automatic irrigation system controls. He clarified that "voluntary" means that it is voluntary for the City or municipality to adopt that level. In making the transition to CalGreen, staff wanted to ensure the transition is equal to the City's current requirements. Staff was not charged with making them stricter or to go in the opposite direction; their exercise was to determine how the two systems relate to each other in order to adopt the correct level of CalGreen that the City could say is the equivalent of what it has in its current regulations. This was done by taking the list of requirements presented in CalGreen and running them through the point system to achieve a score, which could provide a comparison. In terms of the point system, Mr. Dolan said LEED requires a 40 point minimum. When the Cal basic was run through, staff found it achieved 15 total points, which is below what the requirement was before. However, if CalGreen Tier 1 requirements were run, one would get +46 points. CalGreen Tier 2 measures scored at +59 points. Scores could rise or lower depending upon electives chosen. Councilmember McGovern questioned what the current LEED level requirement is for the City, stating she has never seen anything lower than 50 points. Ms. Rondash replied that the City's current requirement is the certified level at 40 points. Mr. Dolan added that it is not uncommon for the Planning Commission and City Council to require something above the City's ordinance, and he clarified 40 points is for a commercial project, and that often, dialogue involves residential projects. Mr. Dolan said a single family requirement uses the Build It Green system and a minimum requirement is 50 points. There are various sub - categories where points are required to be included. Staff ran the CalGreen Basic system through Build It Green which equals 18 points, and Tier 1 would bring a score of 51 points. More points can be achieved depending upon electives chosen. When staff did the exercise, they wanted to be realistic. It would be natural to choose electives easy to use, cost - effective, and easily incorporated into various projects. However, if they chose other electives, scores could rise. For Build It Green multi - family projects, 50 points is also required, and staff had similar results. In an apples for apples comparison in terms of what level of green requirements they should choose within CalGreen to equate to what the City has now, Tier 1 most closely matches what the City has, with it being just slightly more stringent. Mr. Dolan noted there are challenges in doing the exercise. Not all measures are in both systems, some measures are just slightly different, and the systems weight and value measures City Council Minutes Page 4 of 15 January 4, 2011