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Commission.er Robert:s mo-ved t:o approve PCUP-92 as condit:ion.ed in. t:he st:aff repc::.rt:.. "",ith t:he addi-t:ic::.n -t:ha-t: a legal bin.ding agreeme-...t: be signed "",i-t:h -t:he c::.'VVn.ers of 173 Sprin.g S"reet: :for "he vale" park.ing prior t:o opening t:he business. Cc::.mmission.er :K.amen.y seconded t:he mc::.t:ion. R<>LL CALL "'<>TE AYES: NOES: ABSTAI~: ABSE~T: Commissioners ~ar::neny" l'V1:aas" and Roberts Commissio1"1ers Arkin and Sullivan None None Resolution "No. I>C-2003-39 vvas entered a__nd adopted as moticH"1ed. d_ Presen.t:at:io-... bv .AC"""'lV'I.A of t:he C';reen. Poin.t:s rat:ine svstem Cor Ne'VV Resident:ial Const:ruct:ion l'V1:r. Iserson noted that 'lV'endy Sommer 01:- Alameda County 'lV'astc l'V1:anagen""lent Authority VV"ould present the Green Points rating system for ncvv residential construc"tion. He noted that this constituted the next step in implementing the conditions of approval that "the City imposed on sucl'1 construction. ",-,"endy Somn""l.er" Senior Program lV1anager,. Alameda County ,^-,aste 1V1anagement Authority" 777 Davis Street" Suite 100., San l~eandro,. displayed a PovverPoint presentation describing the rating system. She ern..phasized that there vvas a difference betvvecn the public/commercial and residential programs., al'1d added that the measuremer::lts and construction methods vvere also di:tTercnt_ She l'1oted -that tl'1eLEED standard vvas used to develop this rating system over tl'1e past tvvo years" a1,d added that the system vvas the result 01:- collaboration betvveen planners" building officials,. and builders. David Johnston,. President,. 'lV'h..at"s 'lV'orking,. 636 'lV'ildcat Canyon Rd." Berkeley" noted that Pleasanton vvas a model city vvith respect to green ordinances" and that he hoped other cities in the country vvould Tollovv its lead. He noted that Boulder,. Colorado,. vvas the only other city in the country that had a code for building or remodeling using gree1'1 standards. He noted that Greenbriar" Centex" and Ponderosa vvere several or the builders that used green. blJ.ilding" ar1d that the fUl""ldamental quality o1:-the home il---:lcreased vvith green building standards. He thanked City staf--T-for its cooperation an.d il"1put throughol..It this process. I.Ie noted that the three aspects of" green building vvere: 1. Resource conservation." including tl---:le diversion ot- constructiOl---:l den---:lolitiol---:l "^,,,""aste frorn the landf-111., using recycled content building products." using vvatcr more vvisely,. and reducing th.e ecological :Footprint of tl---:l.e h.orrl.e; PLANNI~G COJV[JV[ISSTO~ JV[I~UTES September 10,2003 Page 7 TOO.' I --.1------