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Commissioner Posson replied that putting the accountability for that water usage on the people is going to change their behavior because when they see what their actual usage is, they will say that maybe they do not need to take two showers a day, or maybe they can reduce their showers to eight minutes rather than 15 minutes, or they can do full loads of dishes or full loads of laundry. Commissioner Narum asked staff how much of this would really be under the purview of the Planning Commission versus under the purview of the Energy Committee. Mr. Dolan replied that a lot of this is implementation of the Climate Action Plan and that there were certain implementation measures that were identified but required additional work, in some cases, the creation of an ordinance. He added that in many cases, this implementation has been assigned to the Planning Division as opposed to the Operations Services Department, which staff energy and environment. He indicated that there is an overlap and requires coordination between the two. He noted that some of this is definitely within the purview of the Planning Commission and that Planning has actually hired somebody to work on some of those. Mr. Dolan reminded the Commission that what is on the table tonight is whether the Commission wishes to agendize this item for a detailed discussion as opposed to an actual detailed discussion tonight. Chair Blank asked if staff had any pros and cons about agendizing the item for further discussion. Mr. Dolan replied that if the Commission decides to move forward, there are things staff would want to talk about, but staff has no problem talking about them. Chair Blank inquired if it represents a significant workload for staff. He stated that part of the discussion he had with Commissioner Posson before the meeting was that the Planning Commission did set up a list of priorities with the City Council for this year, and that maybe the Commission may decide to do some work on the background during the year so it can be better prepared for next year's priorities list. Commissioner Narum stated that that is where she was headed. Commissioner O'Connor noted that it is already almost halfway through the year. Commissioner Olson stated that if the Commission decides that it wants to agendize this at the Planning Commission level, it would not be putting any undue burden on the City Council. He added that the Commission could have that discussion and generate some ideas that it could then pass up the line. He indicated that if the Commission is going to recognize these challenges, the Commission needs to agendize it, have some serious discussion, and come to some conclusions about what it wants to see in projects coming forward. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES, April 24, 2013 Page 8 of 11