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trying to determine how many things would be brand new and how much was already being required. Mr. Swift said the lowest number of points attained so far without any attention to the LEED elements was eleven. There may be some projects with fewer points than that. LEED is a national standard and California has Tire 24, which means that a number of points are already requirements of the Uniform Building Code. Those are the only ones that are absolute requirements. Most of the other points are given because of normal construction practices. Ms. Ayala said a builder had called her and said he could only get eleven out of 26 points. Does that mean he did nothing towards using the LEED elements? Mr. Swift did not know to which project she was referring. He recalled a discussion with a developer that if a plan were built as originally conceived, it would have qualified for only about eleven points. That is without considering any LEED elements like substituting one paint for another, or using different rags, or different landscaping in different locations, etc. Those kinds of modification garner points. Ms. Ayala asked if the 26 points could be achieved without a lot of additional costs? Mr. Swift said each project and building is different and he did not want to over- generalize. The information obtained indicates that if a building is designed from the beginning to include LEED elements, that should be able to be done without any significant increase in construction costs. There are some buildings in some circumstances that may require features that would be more expensive than just doing standard construction to meet Title 24 of the Uniform Building Code. Ms. Dennis referred to prior comments that if the City establishes minimal standards, that is all the builders will try to meet. She referred to a letter from the Chamber expressing an interest in continuing to work with the City to perfect the ordinance. She believed that was a very good idea. Other cities have not yet adopted a green building ordinance and she believed it would be advisable to have a fairly uniform ordinance in all cities. Mr. Swift said that can be done through the Mayors Conference. Staff has proposed a one-year review of the ordinance and would certainly include the Chamber and builders in the review process. There have already been a couple of educational workshops to bring local architects and builders up to speed on the ordinance. Most of the major architectural finns are already well aware of the LEED program. Mayor Pico declared the public hearing open. Steve Clarkson, 6155 Stoneridge Drive, representing the Chamber of Commerce, thanked Council for honoring its request for a continuance last October. During the last month the Chamber members have learned much more about the ordinance and its impacts. There is no opposition to the concept of green building practices. In fact, there is widespread support for setting standards that will lead to better green building practices and allow applicants and staff to Pleasanton City Council 12 11/19/02 Minutes