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b. PUD-02-1D, City of Pleasanton Application for design review approval for a new fire station facility with apparatus bays and living quarters for the Livermore Pleasanton Fire Department located on a 3.26 acre site defined by Bernal Avenue, Oak Vista Way, Mill Creek Place, and Whispering Oaks Way. Zoning for the property is PUD Planned Unit Developments District. Mr. Iserson summarized the staff report and the history of the application. He noted that because the square footage of this building was less than 20,000 square feet in floor area, it was exempt from the Green Building Ordinance. However, even exempt buildings are encouraged to use their best efforts to incorporate as many green building conditions as possible. Mr. Iserson advised that Commissioner Sullivan was unable to attend the meeting because of illness, and read his email regarding this item into the record= "I will unfortunately be unablc to attend the Planning Commission meeting tonight due to a case of the flu. However, I would like to ask that the Planning Commission consider adding a condition of approval regarding the LEEDTM rating of the new Fre station. I am confident that the Staff is committed to achieving a LEEDTM Silver rating for the building. I am also aware that budget constraints could limit the ability of Staff to incorporate the planned measures at a later date after the discretionary approvals by both the Planning Commission and City Council are granted. I think it will be important to compare any additional costs required to meet the Silver rating against the life-cycle cost savings that these measures would achieve. In my discussions with Staff and ACWMA, they believe that an economic analysis that compares first costs against life cycle savings could be prepared at the 75% design stage of the building, which would occur sometime prior to the issuance of the final building permit. I£ at that time, the final estimates show that the existing building budget could not support the LEEDTM Silver rating, I would propose that the economic analysis be brought back to the Planning Commission for review. The Commission would review the analysis and make a recommendation to the City Council for additional. expenditures to incorporate LEEDTM measures that would meet the Silver rating based on an acceptable pay back criteria from the cost savings. The final approval would be by the City Council, and then the project could move to the final design and building permit stage. I have discussed this approach with Marion Pavan, and I believe that Staff will be presenting some options to the Commission tonight in this regard. PLANNING COMMISSION MINUTES March 12, 2003 Page 15