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residences" and noted that the staf:T report had recommended that the Commission make a motion a1.1thorizing the "Use of .Alameda. County "VV"ast.e 1V1:anagement"s g.reen. poin.t rati.n.g system as part of the conditions for neVV' resident.ial PUr> de-velopments. She noted that none of that information seemed to reach the City Council. She inquired VV'hether the Commission had o-verstepped its bounds because it "V'Vas a V\1orkshop. 1'v1:r. Iserson noted that there VV"as some"VotThat of a question about adopting that motion at a "V'Vorkshop" but that the premise VV'as correct in the sense t.hat t.he Commission has the authority to impose conditions of approval. He noted that any condition placed on an application by t.he Commission may be cha..nged", added to", or deleted by the ConnciL In the event it did not go to the Council" the Councilor a..n applicant may appeal it. Commissioner I\Ilaas noted that. at. t.he Council meeting", that point. "VotTas stressed" and l""1oted that Pat Cost.anz;a had objected to meeting those conditions. He stated that he had not read through the guidelines. She noted that Councilmembers .Ayala a..nd Campbell had based their comments on a speaker"'s vieVV'. She read the minutes ex.cerpt stat.ed that", ....:M:r. Iserson confirmed that the conditions VV'ould be met in the revievv."'''' She acknoVV'ledged that the guidelines VV'ere somevvhat simplistic, and the Commission V\1as confident that Greenbriar VV"ould be able t.o meet them. As she stated in the last meeting, she did not believe that it VV'as her job to come up to the podium during a City Council meeting and usurp !\/Ir. Svvift"'s pUTVicVV" "VotTith respect t.o addressing the CounciL She noted that he did not come forth VV'ith respect to t.he Planning Commission"'s posit.ion. l.V1:r. Iserson noted that he spoke vvith "VVendy Sommer the pre-vious day" and she stated t.hat after the City Council meeting", she spoke vvith I"v1.:r. Costa..nza and re-vie"VotTed the checklist VV"ith respect. to his project. He had been surprised that all the things he ordinarily did on a project vvould be aVV'arded green building points. According to l'Vls. Sommer, he noted that he vvould be happy to VV'ork "V'Vit:h the Commission on an ordinance" an.d changed his position. Commissioner 1V1:aas noted that Peter 1'v1:cDonald VV"as concerned about the Commissi.on. taking action,. and added that he and ]\./Jr. O"'Callahan VV"ere active in the Chamber of Commerce. She suggested that the Commission meet "V'Vith them to explain the greer:L building guidelines. Commissioner Sulli-van noted that VV'as the reaSOTl he volunteered to attend that meeting" and felt he could accurately explain the green building gu.idelines. He noted that the green building guideline item ""as publicly noticed, and believed that l'V1r. Costanza "V'Vas in the audience. He believed the process "V'Vas folloVV'ed in a careful and public manner" a..nd noted that the televised statements of the Council VV"ere that the Planning Commission did not have a proper hearing. He added that the intimation at the Council meeting "VotTas that the Commission sneaked something past the public vvithout a proper hearing", and that the community VV'as out of the loop. He expressed concem that this reinforced the Commission"s existing problem in gaining acceptance in the business community of green building. I-Ie believed that incident VV"as a complet.e disservice to c-verythiI1g the Commission had tried to accomplish in the last five years. PLA~ING COl'Vll'VlISSION l'VlINUTES October 22, 2003 Page 16