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residences following a collaborative process with the development community Section 17 50 040 of the Pleasanton Munic~al Code requires its use fox building residences." Staff could also add the following footnote to Program 6.2: Section 17.50.040 of the Pleasanton Municipal Code requires use of the Alameda County Waste Management Authority (ACWMA) green-building rating system for new residential construction. 50. Please help me understand the meaning of Program 6.5. Who are these professionals and how are we to work with them. Does Planning staff support this program? Periodically, the Planning Department conducts training and feedback sessions regarding green building. Staff is currently implementing Program 6.5 and suggests the following changes to clarify the program: "Continue working with the p~xEe-p~e€esstexa~rstakeholders (architects. engineers, builders. property owners) who implement the Green Building Ordinance to 1•ielfrensure that the review and implementation process atld-of the ordinance isare working as intended. 51. Program 7.4, what is a photovoltaic co-op program, where is it currently being done in the Tri-Valley and who finances it? Will this be apart of the consultants report on solar energy that is currently being developed with Livermore? No one is currently operating a photovoltaic co-op program. The basic idea is that people who want to help bring alternative energy to Pleasanton could voluntarily donate a minor amount - e.g. $1 or $2 dollars a month added to their energy bills -that would be used to explore and finance renewable energy sources. The City would not finance this program. The photovoltaic co-op program is not part of the Solar Cities Program with Livermore. 52. What is Program 8.3? I don't know what that means so how will a resident understand it? Staff is currently implementing Program 8.3 and suggests the following changes to clarify the program: "Encourage distributed generation which is consistent with the Generator Siting Ordinance. This program would encourage relatively small electrical-generation facilities that could rely on a variety of energy sources such as natural gas, wind. and solar compared to larger facilities that rely almost entirely on diesel fuel. The City snec~ifically targets large businesses to supply their own small electrical-generation facilities." 53. Program 9.1; so we will do energy cost impact for every city program? Who does this sort of thing? How expensive is it? Do we have a guideline to follow for this currently? We may wish to handle this in the same way we discuss fiscal impacts in City Council Agenda Reports. That is, as well as discussing the dollar impacts of a new program and/or capital project under consideration by the City Council, we would estimate the energy cost of nmtiitig the program and/or making the improvement. To do this we would need to develop estimates of energy use per square foot of new building, per hour of equipment use, or per vehicle mile, fox example, and then make estimates for each new program on an annualized basis. Some of these estimates may be readily available; others may need some consultant assistance to develop. McGovern's Q&4, Energy Element 9 5/25/2007