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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 4.B 01/09/2006CITY OF PETALUMA, CALIFORNIA 4.B AGENDA BILL In uar�v 9. 20066 Agenda Title: Discussion and Possible Direction to Authorize the Meeting Date: January City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Resource Performance Partners, Inc. for the Development of a Green Building Program for the City of Petaluma Meeting Time: ® 3:00 PM ❑ 7:00 PM Category (check one): ❑ Consent Calendar ❑ Public Hearing ❑ New Business Q Unfinished Business ❑ Presentation Denartment: Director: 1 Contact Person: Phone Number: Community Mike Moor 1 Mike Moore 778-4301 Development Cost of PronOSal: $84,150 Account Number: 6000-54110 Amount Budgeted: $183,000 (This is funding already allocated for Name of Fund: General the City's development code update) Attachments to Agenda Packet Item: 1) Draft Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Resource Performance Partners Summary Statement: At its meeting of October 17, a motion to authorize the City Manager to enter into an agreement with Resource Performance Partners to assist staff on the implementation of a Green Building program failed on a 3-3 vote, with Councilmember Torliatt absent. This item was rescheduled for the November 7 meeting so additional information could be provided to the Council to address some of the questions that came up on October 17. At the November 7 meeting, the item was continued without any formal action by the Council. This program would be completely voluntary, but provides a City -adopted framework and educational program by which individual homeowners and builders, as well as production builders, can determine their own level of participation. This program also ties together and reinforces already adopted City Council policies regarding Greenhouse Gas emissions, solar energy, waste management and water conservation as they relate to new development and redevelopment. Recommended Citv Council Action/Suggested Motion: Adopt the attached Resolution. Reviewed by Admin. Svcs. Dir: Date: Todav's Date: January 3, 2006 Reviewed by City Attornev: Approved by City Manager: Date: Date: Revision # and Date Revised: File Code: CITY OF P'ETALUMA, CALIFORNIA JANUARY 9.2006 AGENDA REPORT FOR Discussion and Possible Direction to Authorize the City Manager to Enter into an Agreement with Resource Performance Partners, Inc. for the Development of a Green Building Program for the City of Petaluma ERECUTIVE SUMMARY: Over the past several years, the City Council has talked about implementing a Green Building Program for the City. Resource Performance Partners has been instrumental in the creation and implementation of the Green Building Program already established by the City of Santa Rosa. A number of Bay Area cities and counties have already adopted Green Building programs and most are based on a similar set of data, analysis and resources. Rather than starting from scratch, we can utilize work that has already been done to establish the foundation of the program. The consultant assistance is necessary to supplement available staff resources and focus on actual implementation. Resource Performance Partners is a Petaluma -based consulting firm that already has extensive experience and expertise in implementing Green Building Programs, most recently in Santa Rosa. In addition, they have established contacts with other leading consultants in the Green Building Program field who can assist Petaluma with its efforts. 2. BACKGROUND: Green Building Programs have been developed in response to a growing movement by local governments, the development community and many other community interests to address resource conservation, environmental degradation and economic sustainability through comprehensive design and development standards for new commercial and residential strictures. There are many examples of well-established and succcssffil Green Building Programs around the country that have resulted in a new way of thinking about building design, construction practices and on-going building operations and maintenance. Even though our intention was to include a Green Building Program as part of the City's comprehensive development code update, we have an opportunity to take advantage of available grant funds and consultant expertise by moving forward now. The implementation process outlined in the attached Scope of Work will include outreach to and input from various stakeholder groups modeled after the successful implementation efforts in Santa Rosa, ALTERNATIVES: The Council may choose to postpone this effort to a later date. 4. FINANCIAL IMPACTS: Community Development has $1$3,000 budgeted for the City's development code update prej ect. 5. CONCLUSION: This is an opportunity to move forward on an important component of the City's development code and will supplement the Council's recent policy initiatives in the areas of greenhouse gas emissions, solar and water conservation. b. OUTCOMES OR PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS THAT WILL IDENTIFY SUCCESS OR COMPLETION: The principal outcome will be the adoption and implementation of a Green Building Program, RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the attached Resolution. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 RESOLUTION NO. NCS AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH RESOURCE PERFORMANCE PARTNERS, INC. FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM FOR THE CITY OF PETALUMA WHEREAS, the City Council, through legislation and other means of support, promoted efforts to reduce environmental degradation and promote economically and environmentally sustainable development; and WHEREAS, Green Building Programs have already been established in many communities throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and around the country with the broad support of varied community interests. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Petaluma hereby authorizes the City Manager to execute a professional services agreement with Resource Performance Partners to develop and implement a Green Building Program for the City of Petaluma/.