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station at a future date_ He noted that staff would be able to address the feasibility of making a fuel cell part of the building at the next public hearing_ Mr_ Pavan noted that no additional letters or phone calls had been received by staff from the public, although he expected there would be some concerns regarding the operation of sirens_ Ms. Burns would respond to those yuestions during her presentation. Kerry Burns, Fire Administration Manager, noted that the design team was in attendance, and would be available for questions. She introduced Anne Ludwig from the Alameda County Waste Management Authority, and Geof Syphers, Director of Green Building Services with Xenergy, Inc., who would address any green building issues. She noted that the City's development of the Energy Plan dovetailed perfectly into tyre architecture, design, and functionality of Fire Station No. 4 with the City's goals for energy conservation. She noted that the process of developing the conceptual plan that addressed the operational needs of a fire station, but was also very energy sensitive. Kirk van Cleeve, project architect, RRN Design Group, Oakdale, detailed the design constraints and considerations of the new fire station. He described the ingress and egress layout, and noted that their primary intent was to obtain LEEDTM certification as an integrative approach to the design. He described how the orientation of the building optimized the heating and cooling of tyre building. Other site amenities were considered, including a pond for cooling, finishes, colors, and orientation that would lead to the Silver certification. Mr. Van Cleeve detailed the site plan. A discussion of the fence design ensued Commissioner Maas expressed concern about the view from Bernal Avenue, and added that she would not want to see a solid wall from that area_ A discussion of the canopy ensued_ Nfr. Van Cleeve noted that they would not cover the entire parking area with the intent of sheltering cars, but that they would be used as a shade structure _ Commissioner Roberts expressed concern about the reflectivity of the roof. Chairperson Arkin shared that concern. Mr. Van Cleeve advised that a number of materials could be used for the roof, and noted that they were not attached to the sample displayed on the materials board_ He noted that using a light material that would meet LEEDTM certification was the primary goal, and that a very reflective material would not be used. He added that a differ rent color roof would not affect the LEEDTM point systerrr. Mr. Pavan noted that one of the purposes of this work session was to talk to the green building consultants about LEEDTM materials and to provide direction with respect to the green building design_ PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES January 8, 2003 Yage 3 ._....~_ _ T. __T--_... ._ _