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Commissioner Blank inquired if this would be for public use and how the locations are to be determined. Mr. Smith stated that these would be for public use, and the locations are determined in conjunction with the grant. He noted that two will be installed near the Museum on Main Street, two at 200 Old Bernal, and one at the Senior Center. Commissioner Blank hoped that Jeb Bing reads the Minutes and inform the public through the Pleasanton Weekly that these stations exist. Chair Narum inquired if the City ends up paying for the electricity when people charge their cars at these stations. Commissioner Blank replied that the vehicle owner uses a credit card. He added that like all things new, it may be free at the start to get people hooked up, and then there will be a charge. Mr. Smith stated that it is cheaper than gas and that the owners indicated that it costs about $3 to charge a car. Commissioner Pentin referred to the appendices regarding the costs of these projects, and noted that some of the costs are large. He inquired where the first costs come from and if this is from the Capital Improvement Program, the General Plan, or the Public Works Department. Mr. Smith replied that it is a combination of all of them. He indicated that the Public Works Operations Services Center can fund many of these things because they pay off over time, and this is where performance contracting comes in that will allow the completion of significant projects such as replacing the 6,200 street lights in Pleasanton to LED and retrofitting all buildings with new HVAC and lighting systems because they really need them. He noted that these projects together can add up to $15 million, but through performance contracting, these can actually be financed and the amount saved in energy will pay for those payments. He indicated that the Council has already given staff authorization to move forward on this; however, the City is not in a financial position to do all the other projects. He added that the more businesses and the community assist, the less the City will have to do. Commissioner Pentin referred to TDM-1 on page 3-21, Use Parking Policy and Pricing to discourage single occupancy. He inquired how this program works. He indicated that more parking is required Downtown, and every project approved is required to provide parking; and this provision refers to reducing parking and/or making it more costly. Mr. Smith replied that the idea behind this is to get people out of their cars. He stated that, for example, in a development next to transit with shopping available, parking can be split from residential to encourage people not to have single-occupancy cars that PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, October 17, 2011 Page 34 of 36