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The Authority has determined that the City meets only the residential food scrap program measure and as a result, three measures must be adopted by the City if it elects to receive future Waste Import Mitigation funding. While the Authority recognizes the City's efforts regarding its Green Building ordinance, it is requiring a letter from the City Manager, clarifying that the City will be certifying all City covered projects through the USCBC. Currently, the City requires it projects to meet the ordinance but does not pursue the actual LEED certification as a means of controlling project costs. As a result, to continue receiving Waste Import Mitigation Funding, the City must meet three additional measures. DISCUSSION Staff has had extensive discussion with the Authority regarding the measures and has determined that the following three should be approved. A summary of the three is as follows: LEED Certification -The City Council was one of the first in the State to adopt a Green Building ordinance requiring adherence to the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) green building rating system. While the City adheres to LEED guidelines for its facility construction projects, it has not pursued the actual LEED certification process (except for Fire Station 4 which was certified) due to the cost and staff time required to complete this process. To comply with the Authority's measure certification involving independent third-party verification is required. In recognition of the cost involved with this certification, the City is eligible to receive free design assistance and grants from the Authority to complete this process. As a result, staff is recommending the City Manager forward the attached letter (Attachment 4) to the Authority expressing its intent to pursue certification of a LEED rating by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) or verification of a green point rated score by Build it Green for City and City/private projects in excess of $3 million. Adoption of a 75% Division Goal - Measure D establishes a goal of 75% waste diversion from landfills and the Authority has set 2010 as the target date for this goal. This past year, the City's waste diversion was 56%. Obtaining the 75% target will be challenging for all of the Authority's agencies, none of which have obtained this goal. Nevertheless, adoption of the recommended resolution (Attachment 3) is a reflection of the City's commitment to continue working with the Authority to meet this goal. Currently, staff is meeting with Pleasanton Garbage Service (PGS) to discuss future refuse rates and services. This process has included the City Council subcommittee comprised of Mayor Hosterman and Councilmember Sullivan, as well as meetings with Authority staff to explore options for an enhanced waste diversion program. While these discussions remain ongoing, the subcommittee has focused its attention on diversion enhancements that will help meet the 75% goal. Staff anticipates reporting back to the Council with a recommendation early this summer. Page 3 of 5