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Commissioner Posson further noted that Condition No. 64 indicates installing a minimum of one appliance or system in each apartment unit that meets Energy Star standards and inquired why not have all appliances meet Energy Star standards. Mr. Regonini replied that some appliances actually do not come with an Energy Star rating, for example, a gas range. He indicated that he believes only electrical appliances have Energy Star rating, and therefore, when looking at an Energy Star kitchen, not every single appliance actually has that rating; it would just be some key appliances, typically the dishwasher and a refrigerator. Commissioner Posson inquired if they would be willing to accept a condition that Energy Star appliances would be installed if available. Mr. Regonini replied that he thinks that would be appropriate. With respect to Condition No. 71 regarding sub - metering each retail tenant space for sewer billing purposes, Commissioner Posson inquired if this has to do with the water supply. Mr. Regonini replied that was correct. Commissioner Posson stated that the reason he is raising this question is because the water supply is getting tight in town and will get even tighter, and he is wondering what incentive retail tenants would have to conserve water if they were not paying for it or there was no method of measuring their usage. Mr. Regonini replied that a sub -meter system does allow for billing and payment. He indicated that they have not yet worked out with the Zone 7 Water District what the exact distribution to each of those individual retail spaces would look like. He noted that, clearly, their preference would be to look at a restaurant or some type of food users having their own separate water connection because they are the heaviest of the water users and they are the ones that generate sewer that needs to be charged at a higher rate. He added that they would typically want to be able to break those out and have them account for their own use. Commissioner Posson inquired what incentives residential tenants would have to conserve water. Mr. Regonini replied that the standard today in most apartment communities is to have sub - meters and be billed through the apartment management for the actual water that they use. He added that these sub - meters tend to be wireless that are read once a month and billed back through to the tenants. Commissioner Posson asked Mr. Regonini if it would be acceptable to them if they were required to install sub - meters for residential tenants. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, March 27, 2013 Page 35 of 48