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Mr. Sullivan said that would be workable and suggested other members of the community, such as Hacienda Business Park, be included along with the Waste Management Authority. Ms. Michelotti thanked Mr. Sullivan for his input. She believed the workshops would be a good step in acceptance of the ordinance. Geof Syphers, 492 Ninth Street, Suite 220, Oakland, consultant to the Alameda County Waste Management Authority, said he has worked with staffand Council to help educate people with his experience in working with the LEED system. They have used it on seventeen buildings in the Bay Area. He referred to the discussion of incentives versus mandates. There are incentives for developers, owners of buildings and the City. The ordinance clarifies expectations for developers. Developers will achieve higher value buildings. Generally people complain when forced to do something. However, once a developer is forced to do this particular thing in a green building, every architect, contractor, engineer and builder that has gone through this process puts it on their business cards, their websites, and flyers saying they are "green". Owners have incentives because of lower operating costs, lower risks for indoor air quality concerns, and improved comfort and productivity of occupants. The City has enormous benefits from reduced sewage loads, energy loads, healthier community, and the recognition that comes from having green buildings. He noted there is no concrete tie between this ordinance and the U.S. Green Building Council became Pleasanton is self-certifying. Regarding the historic buildings issue brought up by Ms. Stoddard, local issues should be considered but he encouraged the Council not to do that became LEED was written with historic buildings in mind. It applies to them and in fact several credits are provided for renovating historic buildings. Three credits are awarded for not building a new building and using new materials. Architects had a large role in writing this and they care about preserving historic buildings. He commended Council for being on the leading edge. Wendy Sommer, Alameda County Waste Management Authority, 77 Davis Street # 100, San Leandro, said that by adopting this ordinance Pleasanton is making a real commitment to insuring a sustainable Pleasanton and better future for the residents. This is just the beginning and she assured Council that the Waste Management Authority would continue to work with staff to make sure the green building program is successful, the implementation smooth, the process is clear, and the documentation simple. She said Waste Management would be happy to facilitate the workshops. She thanked City staff for all the hard work on this. She thanked Ms. Dennis for her support and leadership. Mayor Pico asked if other cities in Alameda County had adopted a green building ordinance? Ms. Sommer said not yet, but many are in the drafting stages. She knew that Alameda, Dublin and Livermore were considering adopting the ordinance. The Mayors Conference passed a resolution for all the cities in Alameda County to consider adopting an ordinance. Ms. Michelotti asked if the ordinances being considered by the other cities was similar to the one Pleasanton is adopting. Pleasanton City Council 15 11 / 19/02 Minutes