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Chair Blank stated that he assumes if there is no agreement, legal staff will figure out whether or not that condition should be there, considering that it cannot be there illegally as Mr. Inderbitzen is suggesting. Mr. Dolan replied that is correct. Commissioner Posson noted that Condition No. 60 talks about allowing the future installation of photovoltaic (PV) and solar water heating systems, adding that the apartment buildings are going to be wired in order to meet Title 24 requirements. He inquired why the solar panels not be installed now. Todd Regonini, Sares Regis Group, Project Manager for this development community, stated that the project will have to comply with the Green Points checklist, and an initial run - through with that checklist shows that the project is approaching 100 points, far in excess of the minimum that is required; therefore, there is no actual need to put the PV's in right now from the standpoint of sustainability standards. He added that they would be happy to look at this later on if it makes sense from an operational standpoint. Chair Blank provided some background information for Commissioner Posson and stated that the Commission has been putting this pre- wiring condition in for projects probably for seven or eight years now. Commissioner Posson replied that he is familiar with that background but noted that Program 6.3 of the General Plan Energy Element talks about requiring Green Building practices to be used in all projects including those not covered by mandatory Green Building ordinances if feasible. He questioned why a retrofit later on would be more economical for the developer than putting those in now. Mr. Regonini replied that if the structure is designed to support any panels at some point in the future and if the conduits necessary are installed, the actual PV installation at some point in the future is really not that difficult and would just be a simple economic question then. Commissioner Posson asked Mr. Regonini if they would you accept a condition requiring installation of the PV panels at this point. Mr. Regonini said no. Commissioner Posson noted that Condition No. 61 states that energy- efficient lighting would be installed for the retail buildings and inquired what their intent was for the other elements of the project. Mr. Regonini replied that they would be looking at clearly meeting or exceeding Title 24 standards and that they have not yet begun to do any analyses on Title 24 to see what type of lighting would be appropriate. He indicated that it makes sense to have as much energy- efficient lighting as possible. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 27, 2013 Page 34 of 48