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_,__ Commissioner Fox noted that the General Plan Update process has gone very slowly over her time on the Commission. She suggested that this be sent to Council For its feedback and that aRer the public input has been received, changes be made to it. She would like to avoid having continuous _j Dint meetings unless the Land Use and Circulation Elements were completed. She believed that this new element should receive slightly less focus than Land Use and Circulation. Commissioner Blank complimented staff on a very good job of incorporating the Commission's comments and divergent views- He was hesitant to schedule a joint session for every part o£ the process and preferred to reserve it for when it was really needed. Commissioner Pearce wanted to ensure this process did not take place in a piecemeal fashion. Commissioner Fox agreed with Goal 1. , based on her opinion that staffing recommendations should not be included. in the General Plan. She believed that was the decision of the City Manager and the City G'ouncil_ She suggested that it be reworded to say, "Establish guidelines to increase renewable energy use, energy conservation efforts, and energy self-sufficiency efforts in the City." She believed that the change in Goal 1 captured that thought. Commissioner Blank noted that Yolicy 13.X aa~d 12.4 were based on the public hearing- He had previously suggested that the document included a minimum miles per gallon grad inquired what had happened to that suggestion. Ms. Stern noted that it was difficult to find a standard. Mr_ Deakin noted that it was difficult to derive a single number because of the wide range of vehicles within the City. 1-le noted that numbers for specific sectors could be suggested and did not believe a fleetwide number would be useful. Commissioner Blank suggested that Program 13.X include an established standard of luminosity for energy conservation- Mr_ Deakin noted that while the wording was not clear, self-sustaining lights could mean battery and PV systems providing electricity while not being connected to the grid. Another interpretation could be a very long-lived piece of eq uipment_ He suggested that the wording "most efficient lighting" would be clearer. He noted that lower and more locally focused light fixtures would aid in reducing light leakage. He believed the most appropriate use for PV light with a battery would be in a remote location that did not have easy access to the grid. The Commission concurred on the revisions o£thc following items: 1 . Program 2.5 "Consider" was stricken in favor of "Developing"; 2. Policy 3 "regulations" was deleted; 3. Progran~a 3.3 -the revisions were accepted; 4. Program 3.4 -the revisions were accepted; 5. Program 3.5 -the entire item was deleted; 6. Program 4.3 -the revisions were accepted; 7. Program X_X -the revisions were accepted. Commissioner Fox suggested that the phrase "when feasible and cost-effective" be added. The Commission concurred.; PLAN NiNG COMMISSION MIND"I"ES Tune 22, 2005 Pagc 5 of 20