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accomplish, he would be willing to oversee it. Council would look at how the Commission performs on an ongoing basis and at the end of the process, he would support moving forward with the establishment of an advisory commission to the City Council, similar in standing to the Planning and Housing Commissions. Mr. Fialho pointed out that the discussion is whether to establish a commission on Energy and the Environment, which is a major decision point to make in this type of setting. He suggested that Council study the establishment of a commission on Energy and the Environment and if that is the direction that it wanted to proceed, staff could spend some time discussing roles and responsibilities and issues and provide Council with a meaningful analysis with a recommendation as to whether or not to proceed. Ms. McGovern asked if this could be a part of the Energy Element of the General Plan? Mr. Fialho believed this could occur separate from the Energy Element discussion of the General Plan. He pointed out there are three major components, which included the Community Choice Aggregation (CCA), the Energy Element and the Commission. The CCA and the Energy Element are moving forward. Rather than making the decision to implement a commission, he suggested that Council authorize staff to study the issue in the context of everything else that is occurring. If Council wanted to make this a priority, he suggested changing the goal to state: "study the establishment of a commission on Energy and the Environment." Mr. Brozosky asked if this would require Planning staff's time? Mr. Fialho said this goal would be a hybrid City Manager-Public Works project. Mr. Thorne wanted to be a part of the study for the establishment of a commission on Energy and the Environment. Councilmembers Sullivan and Thorne and Mayor Hosterman supported the suggested changes as recommended by Mr. Fialho. Mr. Brozosky was opposed. Ms. McGovern was opposed to this goal until the Energy Element of the General Plan was adopted. She could not approve the establishment of a commission on Energy and the Environment without the establishment of appropriate goals, duties and responsibilities. Ms. McGovern asked if photovoltaic projects had been approved for Centex Homes and Fire Station 4? She asked if this goal was in addition to what Council had already approved? Mr. Sullivan noted that photovoltaic projects originated from the Energy Committee and was one of its recommendations. The idea was to explore public or private partnerships to develop solar electric projects, which was changed at some point to either strictly a public or a public/private partnership, which could include PV panels at the Library or the Operation Services Center. The Energy Commission conducted preliminary work on locations, size, and cost. Mr. Brozosky would be in favor of this goal if it did not require public money. City Council Priorities Workshop 17 08/23/05 Minutes