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HomeMy WebLinkAboutStaff Report 4.A 10/07/2019w�AL�Agenda Item #4.A I86$ DATE: October 7, 2019 TO: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council through City Manager FROM: Peggy Flynn, City Manager Patrick Carter, Senior Management Analyst, City Manager's Office SUBJECT: Resolution Appointing Individuals to the Climate Action Commission and Resolution Approving City Council Liaison Appointment to the Climate Action Commission RECOMMENDATION It is recommended the City Council adopt the Resolution Appointing Individuals to the Climate Action Commission and Resolution Approving City Council Liaison Appointment to the Climate Action Commission. The Climate Action Commission (Commission) was established to discuss and make recommendations to the Council on climate action policy. The Commission is to serve as a forum for consideration, analysis, and coordination of climate action related to City policies, and shall engage with climate -related matters including acting as a focal point for community education through workshops, understanding our impact on the environment, suggesting climate change policies to be implemented by City staff, encouraging community groups to provide additional community involvement and expertise, and examining best practices from other jurisdictions and recommending implementation as appropriate. DISCUSSION The following positions on the Climate Action Commission are available: Community Appointee (3) — term expires June 30, 2023 Community Appointee (3) — term expires June 30, 2022 Council Liaison (1) — term expires December 2019 31 applications were received by the September 9, 2019 deadline. Staff reviewed the applications and examined the professional climate experience and residence qualifications. One applicant did not have a current Petaluma address, and was disqualified. Two members (Ronald Chestnut and Bruce Hagen) have since withdrawn their applications from consideration, leaving 28 applicants from which the Council may choose. Applicants with at least one-year residence within Petaluma city limits were Ann Baker*, Panama Bartholomy*, George Beeler*, Jeff Creque*, Barbara Crowley, William Frazier, Kailea Frederick*, Jean Ger, Ben Gettleman*, Dana Gilliland-Wistrom*, Michael Giotis*, Daniel Green, Patricia Morris, David Murphy*, John Malanga*, Brent Newell*, Ned Orrett*, Benjamin Peters*, Jesse Rankin*, John Shribbs*, Paul Siri*, Matt Stone*, Byron Vonthal, Kendall Webster*, and Bill Wolpert*. Applicants with at least one-year residence outside Petaluma city limits, but with a Petaluma mailing address (maximum of two may be selected) were Duane Bellinger, Rachel Kaplan*, and Herb Newburger. * indicates candidates with professional climate issues experience The ordinance establishing the Commission requires at least one member have professional climate issues experience; those applicants are noted above by "*". No more than two of the selected members may reside outside of Petaluma but must have a Petaluma mailing address. It is recommended that the Council also appoint one Council liaison to the Commission. Though the City Council Rules, Policies & Procedures describes the process for normal appointments at the beginning of each year, it does not provide guidance on when a commission is created during the year. Staff recommends the Council seek nominations, select one nominee, and pass the attached resolution approving one City Council Liaison appointment to the Commission. PUBLIC OUTREACH The availability of applications for the Commission was advertised on the City's website, on the City's Facebook and Nextdoor pages, and through email to individuals who had contacted the City Clerk expressing interest in the Commission. The Petaluma Argus Courier published an article about the Climate Action Commission's creation on July 26, 2019. Climate Action Petaluma hosted a community forum about climate action which promoted the availability of Commission applications. The City Council held a public workshop on September 19, 2019 where applicants were interviewed. FINANCIAL IMPACTS Costs are limited to staff time to prepare materials for the recruiting of volunteers and are contained within the operating budget. ATTACHMENTS 1. Draft resolution appointing individuals to the Climate Action Commission 2. Draft resolution approving City Council Liaison Appointment to the Climate Action Commission 3. List of applicants 4. Applications online at: http://cityofpetaluma.net/eclerk/archives.html under Item 4.A. 5. Correspondence Received by 9/30/2019 2 ATTACHMENT I APPOINTING INDIVIDUALS TO THE CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION BE IT RESOLVED, the City Council does hereby appoint the following individuals to the Climate Action Commission: Name Appointed To Term Ending Climate Action Commission June 30, 2023 Climate Action Commission June 30, 2023 Climate Action Commission June 30, 2023 Climate Action Commission June 30, 2022 Climate Action Commission June 30, 2022 Climate Action Commission June 30, 2022 ATTACHMENT 2 RESOLUTION APPROVING CITY COUNCIL LIAISON APPOINTMENT TO THE CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council approves the following liaison appointment to the Climate Action Commission: Commission Appointment Type Name Climate Action Commission Council Liaison 4 ATTACHMENT 3 Applications for Climate Action Commission Received by Monday, September 9, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. Baker' Bartholomy' Beeler' Bellinger2 Crequel Crowley Frazier Frederick' Ger Gettleman' Gilliland -WinstromI Giotis' Green Kaplanl•2 Malangal Morris Murphy' Newburger2 Newell' OrrettI Peters' Rankin' Shribbs' Siris Stone] Vonthal Webster] Ann '1 *@a11l A. George Duane Jeffrey Barbara William Kailea Jean Ben Dana Michael Daniel Rachel John Patricia David Herb Brent Ned Benjamin Jesse John Paul Matthew Byron Kendall Wolpert' I Bill 1: Indicated professional experience. Minimum of 1 must be selected 2: Indicates address outside city limits. Maximum of 2 may be selected 5 ATTACHMENT 4 The Climate Action Commission applications were part of the agenda packet for the Thursday, September 19, 2019 City Council Workshop Meeting at which the interviews were held. In the interest of conservation, we have opted not to reprint them for this packet. They may be found on-line at htto://citvofnetaluma.net/cclerk/archives.htmI under Item 4.A. n From: Climate Action Petaluma<climateactionpetaluma@gmail.,'Tl�CHMENT5 Sent: Friday, September 27, 2019 2:33 PM To: Fischer, D'Lynda; King, Dave; Kearney, Gabe; McDonnell, Kevin; Miller, Kathy; Healy, Mike; Carter, Patrick; Flynn, Peggy; Barrett,Teresa Subject: Climate Action Petaluma's Slate for the Climate Action Commission ---Warning: Use caution before clicking any attachments. THIS EMAIL IS FROM OUTSIDE OUR EMAIL SYSTEM. --- Dear Petaluma City Council, Mayor, City Manager and Climate Action Commission Liaison, As members of Climate Action Petaluma (CAP), we are writing to thank you for all you've done to enact the Climate Emergency Resolution and create a Climate Action Commission. We've been heartened by your quick responses and by your willingness to work with us and the community to help mitigate the crisis and adapt to coming changes. As such, we felt a responsibility to work with you to identify a slate for the Climate Action Commission. It was a challenging job, given the large number of qualified applicants. Last night, we identified six candidates we thought would do an excellent job for our city. Of course we understand that it is ultimately the council's job to vote, but we wanted to let you know our thinking. We looked for candidates that understood the urgency of the crisis, could best represent our community, make community engagement a priority—and put environmental justice at the center of all decision making. In fact, all of the candidates we identified have equity informing their .work. Our group reached consensus through a process that included a list of agreed-upon criteria to help us identify the most qualified candidates in the spirit of the Climate Action Commission Ordinance. We urge you to consider the slate that we propose: Ann Baker Panama Bartholomy Kailea Frederick Jean Ger Brent Newell Kendall Webster Each candidate brings something different to this body, whether it's experience working in climate science, with governmental bodies, or as climate litigators and/or youth organizers. The slate we came up with is also diverse in terms of gender, neighborhood, age, and ethnic background. Importantly, all are passionate about doing this work, willing to engage the broader community and understand the cultural shift that's necessary. We want to emphasize that there is plenty of work to go around. As has been suggested by at least one council member, we would encourage community members who are not selected for this commission to participate in a variety of work groups that focus on areas such as community engagement and education, faith -based outreach, zero -waste challenges, and revenue 7 generation, to name a few. ATTACHMENT 5 Thank you for allowing us to have your ear and for being the Council that helps build a more resilient Petaluma! Regards, Climate Action Petaluma, including representatives from Daily Acts, Lunchette, Petaluma Urban Chat, 350 Petaluma, WORK Petaluma, North Bay Organizing Project's Petaluma Chapter, and Indivisible Petaluma ATTACHMENT 5 Panama Bartholomy oanamabartholomv(@email.com +1 (916) 467-0778 Panama is a creative and passionate leader, connector and implementer, knowledgeable about wide- ranging environmental topics with specific focus on climate and energy. He is skilled in communicating and forging partnerships among varying disciplines and stakeholders and has managed and facilitated the creation and implementation of some of the largest climate and energy programs in the United States and Europe. EXPERIENCE Director Building Decarbonization Coalition August 2018 -Present • Manages cross -sectoral coalition of interests working to eliminate fossil -fuel emissions from California's buildings through market- and policy -based solutions Director Investor Confidence Project (United States and Europe) August 2014 -August 2018 • Manages team that develops tools to transform investment in energy efficiency renovation projects through technical and process standardization. Manages Steering group of industry leaders, facilitates technical efforts, manages a stakeholder process across the European and North American renovation marketplace. Advisor on Energy and the Environment, Office of the Speaker California State Assembly (Sacramento, California) March 2012 -October 2013 • Advised Speaker of the Assembly John Perez on environmental policy, budget and administrative oversight matters including climate change, energy, forestry, water, toxics and other topics. Deputy Director, Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy California Energy Commission (Sacramento, California) November 2010 -March 2012 Managed Commission programs and a staff of 100 State employees on energy efficiency, renewable energy and energy-related workforce and economic development topics. Successfully worked with stakeholders in construction, energy, environment and local government to design and oversee the creation of the largest home energy retrofit and clean energy workforce training programs in the country. Advisor to Commissioner California Energy Commission (Sacramento, California) July 2006 -November 2010 9 ATTACHMENT 5 • Advised Chairwomen Jackalyne Pfannenstiel and Karen Douglas on climate change, land use, green building and energy efficiency, electricity transmission, alternative fuels, workforce development and other energy policy issues affecting California. • Led multi -agency and stakeholder working groups on the development of the State Climate Action Team's land use -related climate change policies. Executive Program Associate California Conservation Corps (Sacramento, California) February 2005 -July 2006 • Developed and implemented programs related to clean energy workforce training, environmental management systems, capital outlay, and strategic planning. • Work resulted in the first three LEED buildings in the Corps capital outlay program, an environmentally preferable purchasing program and a Green Building Corps training program. Sustainable Schools Program Manager California Division of the State Architect (Sacramento, California) February 2002 -February 2005 • Managed a program focused on high performance building, environmentally and socially preferable procurement, smart growth and transportation issues in the educational and State-owned facilities sector. • Implementation resulted in largest comprehensive green building online resource for school construction, a statewide training program for the school construction industry, and building regulation reform in the area of schools -based solar, water and energy efficiency. EDUCATION Master of Science in Community Development, December 2008. University of California - Davis, California Bachelor of Science in Restorative Development, May 2001. Humboldt State University - Arcata, California EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Commissioner or Committee member • City of Sacramento Planning Commission, 2009-2011 • Sacramento Environmental Commission, 2009-2012 • City of Sacramento General Plan Advisory Committee, 2007-2009, Chair: Parks, Open Space, Environmental Resources, Public Health, Regional Issues Subcommittee • City of Arcata Traffic Safety Committee, 2001 Judge, Governor's Environmental Economic Leadership Award, 2003-2007 Board member, United States Green Building Council, 2012-2013 Board member, United States Green Building Council — Northern California Chapter, 2007-2012, and President 2010-2012 10 From: George Beeler <agbcomm@sonic.net> ATTACHMENTS Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2019 11:53 AM To: Barrett,Teresa; Carter, Patrick Subject: Climate Action Commission applicant review process Attachments: Beeler Resume 2019.pdf; Green projects AIM.pdf Follow Up Flag: I Follow up Flag Status: Flagged ---Warning: Use caution before clicking any attachments. THIS EMAIL IS FROM OUTSIDE OUR EMAIL SYSTEM. --- Dear Mayor Barrett and Mr. Carter, During the review process of applicants to the Climate Action Commission is it appropriate and desirable to: 1. Submit additional applicant qualifications like my attached resume and project examples? 2. Ask community members to write letters of support to the city council? I know that you already have a lot to review because I have spent hours reviewing other applicant's applications so I can understand with whom I might be working. Please let me know what you advise. Your colleague in working towards an equitable & sustainable society! A. George Beeler, NCARB Principal Architect AIM A S S O C I A T E S Architecture and Integrated Design Team Management 100 Fair Street, Petaluma, CA 94952-2515 707-763-3300 x2 awww.aimgreen.com Community service: California Technical Forum North Bay Organizing Project Past President, Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma Chair, Advocating for Social and Environmental Responsibility Team Worship Associate Former Business Operations Committee, Sonoma Clean Power 11 ATTACHMENT 5 EXAMPLES OF GREEN AND ENERGY EFFICIENT CONSULTING AND FULL SERVICES PROJECTS BY AIM ASSOCIATES UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE VISITOR'S CENTER Mount Shasta, CA AIM Associates is the leader of a team of Green building experts who are assisting in the project planning of the Volcanic Legacy Discovery Center in Mount Shasta, CA. This is a multi -agency project. Our work as Green building experts is provided by a grant from the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency. The project is jointly funded and managed by the U. S. Forest Service, CalTrans, the City of Mount Shasta, and Siskiyou County. Local non-profit organizations will be participating in the project goal setting and design review process. The responsibilities of the AIM team include: • Conduct a charrette/workshop attended by all of the project decision makers to establish the Green goals for the Volcanic Legacy Discovery Center. • Create a design process methodology to achieve a Green/High performance Building to be used by the architect/engineer team. Provide Green design process and Green technical support to the U. S. Forest Service, CalTrans and the City of Mount Shasta The project goals incorporate a wide range of Green issues from brown field rehabilitation, storm water management, on-site waste water treatment and reuse, energy efficiency, biomass energy generation, daylighting, passive solar heating, natural ventilation and cooling, material and resource efficiency to habitat restoration. NEW JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Petaluma, CA AIM Associates is the leader of the "Green Team" of High Performance School (HPS) consultants for the Petaluma City School District. We started our input at the beginning of the Schematic Design Phase (SDP). That early involvement allowed several major accomplishments. The site layout of the buildings was changed during the first site plan review from a layout based on the street grid which is forty-five degrees from north. Since it was early in the process the architect agreed to a new layout with true north/south facing of glazing. The daylighting model testing and energy use simulations of a typical classroom led to classrooms designed to be so energy efficient and comfortable that a mechanical air conditioning system will not be necessary (CA climate zone 2!). Daylight harvesting will save about 45% of lighting energy cost. The Multi -Use and Gym have very high ventilation rates because of the high occupancy loads. Passive down draft cool towers utilizing evaporative cooling will make those spaces quite comfortable even when it is 100 degrees outside. Solar heated air that would have saved 30% of the heating cost with a eight year pay back was rejected by the A/E because it would have affected the building appearance and required a redesign of the HVAC Schematic Design. The full campus energy is predicted to be 35% better than T24-2001, as confirmed by the PG&E Savings By Design Program. Indoor air quality is being improved by the carefull selection of materials and specification of construction procedures. We are using CHPS (The Collaborative for High Performance School) criteria to address the many other HPS issues from storm water management to good acoustics. AIM A S S O C I A T E S ©2/19/04 GREEN BUILDING EXAMPLES PAGE 9 OF 5 12 ATTACHMENT 5 TECHNICAL GUIDELINES FOR DESIGN AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR SCHOOLS Petaluma, CA We wrote Technical Guidelines for Design and Specifications for Petaluma City Schools to be used by architects and engineers that are retained by the Petaluma City Schools to design modernizations, portable or new building projects. The goal is to build "High Performance School Buildings" that are durable, low maintenance, healthy for the occupants, ecologically sustainable and cost effective. These Guidelines include best practice requirements for issues ranging from optimum orientation of buildings, daylighting, energy efficiency, renewable energy, indoor air quality, to durable/low maintenance materials. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Rohnert Park, CA The conceptual design by AIM Associates won a National Science Foundation grant to design and construct a facility that will teach, display & be a state-of-the-art, example of energy efficiency, passive solar, daylighting, renewable energy, and resource efficient materials. Funding was also provided by a California Petroleum Violation Fund grant and matching funds by the university. Occupancy uses include a 100,person seminar room, conference room, student research area and offices. AIM assembled a team of nationally recognized leaders in each of the aspects of sustainability. The synergistic results of the integrative design process have resulted in a building design that will use less that 20% of the energy of a conventional building meeting the pre -2001 California energy code. Energy performance was a key consideration of the design process from the outset. Energy 10 energy use simulation were used in an iterative process of trying different variables one at time to find their affect on the energy use. The variables included window size, placement, shading and glazing, floor thermal mass, wall thermal mass, wall and roof insulation, daylighting apertures, natural ventilation apertures, etc. form•Z was used for 3-D modeling of building form and to study sun penetration and overhangs for sun shading windows and roof monitors. COMPLY 24 (with DOE -2 engine) was used to fine tune the building envelope, design evaporative cooling, solar boosted radiant heating, etc. Dr. J. Doug Balcomb, head of the Energy 10 project at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory used an advanced beta version of Energy 10 for peer review. His input came at a critical time in helping us to refine the amount of interior thermal mass, passive solar features and natural ventilation. His encouragement led to our wind tunnel testing. A half inch per foot scale working model was tested at the PG & E Energy Center in San Francisco on the helidon for sun penetration. It was also used at the University of California School of Architecture Overcast Sky Simulator for quantitative measurements of daylighting with variables of roof monitor configurations, window sunshade positions and wall paint colors of white versus a pastel versus a medium tone. George Loisos used Radiance lighting simulation software to fine tune the roof monitor form and size to achieve the specific daylighting goal of a minimum of 50 foot candles of daylighting in the Seminar room on an overcast day in December. Skylights were added to increase the overcast sky lighting levels; and to have the added teaching feature of side by side comparison of roof monitor versus skylight. Operable diffusion devices will control the glare of direct sun light but allow solar penetration when desirable for passive solar heating. Operable sunshades/ light shelves control the glare of direct sun light at the offices. When we reached the point of saving 80% of the building's energy use, the fans for night cooling became proportionately a large power user. We realized how important a role natural ventilation could play. Graduate architecture students at UC Berkeley built a scale model and tested it in the wind tunnel. The test information was used to refine the building form for natural ventilation. Many of the building's materials selected for their attributes favorable to sustainability. The lumber used for the roof trusses and posts is certified sustainable by FSC. Composite structural panels were AIM A S S 0 C I A T E S ©2/19/04 GREEN BUILDING EXAMPLES PAGE 2 Or 5 13 ATTACHMENT 5 used for walls and roof. The skins will be made of OSB (oriented strand board) made efficiently from small trees). Some day they will be made from agricultural fiber such as straw or hemp. The core was originally to be made of compressed straw but they would have been shipped from Texas, been heavy and of only mediocre insulating quality. The current composite panel choice has cores made of steam expanded polystyrene with recycle content. The concrete used for foundations, floor slab, etc. will have the Portland cement reduced by 50% by substituting the pozzolanic waste products of fly ash and rice hull ash. Siding is integral color, long lasting, low maintenance cement fiber shingles. The roof is standing seam steel with integral photo voltaic cells that produce more electricity than the building is using! A quick review indicates that this building if it had been built with all the budget deferred items and construction had been done per spec the building would qualify for a LEED Platinum Certification. As it is it could certainly qualify for Silver and perhaps Gold Certification. ECKHART OFFICE BUILDING Novato, CA Offices for an international nutritional supplement manufacturing company who wanted a healthy indoor and highly productive environment. Employee health and productivity are enhanced by a healthy indoor environment created with daylighting and non toxic building materials. Sustainability features include adaptive reuse of an existing building rather than demolishing it, natural cooling, energy efficiency and recycle content or resource efficient, long lasting and low maintenance materials. It was determined that the adaptive reuse of the existing building was inherently more sustainable than starting from scratch because of avoiding the solid waste problem and losing the embodied energy in the existing building materials. A site was found that is located near to where most of the employees reside, thereby reducing the tremendous energy use of commuting. The selected building was a1960's circa "energy hog". It was seismically and energy efficiency upgraded beyond code requirements. This will also extend its useful life. The building envelope was insulated and new windows were installed. The pultruded fiberglass windows are double -glazed with low -E2 argon filled insulating glass that is also an acoustical barrier to the busy street. The HVAC upgrading included new high efficiency heating and air conditioning equipment with both economizer and night cooling cycles. Daylighting is provided with` windows for exterior offices and skylights for interior open office areas. Borrowed light is also provided by glazed corridors. Electrical backup ambient lighting is provided by high color rendering, daylight matching, fluorescent T8 lamps controlled by light level and occupancy sensors. The mercury toxic waste disposal problem of conventional fluorescent lamps was avoided by using low mercury lamps. Non toxic, long lasting and low maintenance materials include hardwood wood simulated office floors and other areas of stone and tile floors with non VOC adhesives. Carpet was only used in a second floor area for acoustical impact isolation. We thereby avoided a major solid waste problem since carpet is generally changed every few years. We also avoided the other carpet problems of material toxicity, holding of toxic materials carried in on shoes, holding of allergens and dust mites, etc. A unique feature of the project is exterior window trim made from recycled plastic lumber. AIM perfected this previously unheard of use of recycled plastic lumber in our own office remodel. The biggest challenge to the green goals was the unexpected cost of additional structural work required because the existing building structure had been improperly modified and weakened over the years AIM A S S 0 C I A T E S ©2/19/04 GREEN BUILDING EXAMPLES PAGE 3 OF 5 14 RETREAT HOUSE BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION Tomales, CA Adaptive reuse, restoration and addition to a turn of the centur hotel/retreat house. The project addition included meeting roor commercial kitchen. The site design included outdoor small gro contemplation. Preservation, energy efficiency and ecologicall, practices were central to the philosophy of the client and then( three miles from the San Andreas earthquake fault that caused Francisco in 1906 so the existing post and pier foundation was foundation exceeding minimum code requirements and based o ATTACHMENT 5 F bed and breakfast into a small s, meditation hall, dining, and ip meeting areas and gardens for sound materials and construction 'ore the project. The site is only so much devastation to San replaced with a substantial I performance based criteria. Cellulose insulation made from recycled paper was added to all walls, roof and floor areas. Windows were changed to high efficiency windows with pultruded fiberglass frames and glazing with argon fill and double low E glass. Salvaged high quality fire rated interior doors, hardware and light fixtures were reused from a locally deconstructed building. The area is subject to wild fires so the siding and roofing are of fire resistant low maintenance cement fiber board and shingles. The heating system is a high efficiency hot water base board in existing rooms and radiant floor for new slab areas. The system allows each room to be separately controlled since occupancy varies. Landscaping is drought tolerant and mostly native. Food peels and scraps will be composted. Paved areas are of compacted crushed rock for permeability of rain water. Recycled plastic lumber is used for exterior stairs, deck boards and trim. LANCASTER RESOURCE EFFICIENT GUEST HOUSE Louisville, KY This 5,400 square foot guest house is an example of materials. Views to the south east and south west der controlled by using infrared rejecting low -e glazing. TI apartments for nanny and grounds keeper, and as a an inventor of high tech machinery. Resource and enE recycled cellulose insulation R-44 at roof and R-30 at zoned and has intelligent controls. When weather per augmented with a whole house fan. Hot weather cool cooled heat pump. Natural gas provides heating. Dor high efficiency condensing type water heater. A blow control. Siding and soffits are industrial quality cement screws that will be left unpainted and have a life span is used for exterior trim and deck boards. energy efficiency and ecologically sound landed large glass areas. Solar gain was ie house will be used for guests, has workshop for the owner's home occupation as orgy efficient materials include R-8 windows, walls. High efficiency HVAC equipment is mits the house is cooled with natural ventilation ing is made more efficient with ground water nestic hot water is provided with natural gas ter door test for air infiltration provided quality fiber boards applied with stainless steel of 65 years minimum. Recycled plastic lumber STUDENT UNION EXPANSION SONOMA STATE UNIVERSITY Rohnert Park, CA This feasibility study of an addition would more than triple the size of existing facility to 62,000 square feet. It features a two story breezeway with second. story bridge, a 700 seat performance hall, split level connection to cafeteria building, cafe, pub, and two story atrium. Daylighting and energy conservation are central to the design. Existing cafeteria electric boilers will be changed to gas with solar pre -heating. Existing windows will be upgraded with low -E film. Night flushing will improve cooling. Sun dial "clock" tower and sun tracking in building to highlight solar events to remind campus of "the big picture". Campus wide participation in the programming and design was achieved with a series of six design workshops conducted by AIM Associates, AIM A S S O C I A T E S ©2/19/04 GREEN BUILDING EXAMPLES PAGE 4 OF 5 15 ATTACHMENT 5 BLUE MOUNTAIN CENTER OF MEDITATION, INC. Tomales, California Master Plan and apartments on 20 -acre site for phased residential development and expansion of community press. Clustered one- and two-story new co -housing units with common facilities. Energy efficiency features include passive solar, radiant floor back up heating, active solar domestic hot water and low E wood windows. Sustainable materials include cellulose insulation, old fashioned linoleum flooring, high quality carpet salvaged from a San Francisco banking headquarters undergoing a merger redecorating. MONTESSORI SCHOOL Petaluma, California The new wing is carefully positioned and proportioned to respect the existing historical 1873 schoolhouse thereby extending its useful life. The new classroom and office addition creates a decked and landscaped courtyard. The interior features exposed wood scissors trusses and skylights providing full daylighting and natural ventilation. Slab on grade floor and windows concentrated on the south provide passive solar heating. An operable awning provides shade over the south windows on hot days. WILLIAM LANCASTER RESIDENCE Louisville, Kentucky Grand three-story residence of 5,600 square feet over Ohio River flood plain with multi-level decks for large receptions. Low maintenance, long life materials. Heat mirror glass because views to the south east and south west demanded large glass areas.. Multi -zoned High efficiency HVAC equipment is zoned and has intelligent controls. Cooling is augmented with whole house fan and ground water. Natural gas heating. Domestic hot water is provided by natural gas demand water heaters. Resources were conserved by the structurally efficient shape of the tall support wall nearest the river. The buttresses of the 30 feet high concrete wall allowed it to achieve its required strength with a base only12 inches thick. NOVATO AFFORDABLE AND ENERGY-EFFICIENT HOUSING HOUSING DEVELOPMENT Novato, California Design competition to City of Novato for 30 units of affordable and energy-efficient housing. The competition's stated purpose was to encourage innovations in energy efficiency. We (the firm name at that time was Beeler + Bluhm with Robert Bluhm as a partner) responded with the innovative residential use of tilt -up concrete walls between the row house units. This fine example of integrated design provided thermal mass for passive solar heating and night time cooling, fire separation and acoustical isolation. Another innovation was the low cost solar -assisted district heating. A central solar system could provide hot water for radiant heating and domestic hot water more efficiently and at lower cost and using less resources that providing 30 furnaces and 30 water heaters! AIM A S S 0 C I A T E S ©2/19/04 16 GREEN BUILDING EXAMPLES PAGE 5 OF 5 ATTACHMENT 5 RESUME: A. GEORGE BEELER, PRINCIPAL ARCHITECT, AIM ASSOCIATES REGISTRATION California C9542 National Council of Architectural Registration Boards New York 13740 27839 Certification (NCARB) US Green Building Council LEED 2.0 Accredited Professional CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE 1982 -Present Principal Architect AIM Associates: Architecture & Integrated Design Team Management George's building designs, sustainability consulting and integrated design team management experience covers a wide range of building types. It includes technically demanding pharmaceutical laboratories, National Science Foundation award winning Environmental Technology Center, offices, conference centers, High Performance Public Schools, wineries, aesthetically demanding custom homes to socially responsible affordable homes. His knowledge of how to apply the latest research in energy efficiency, daylighting, passive/active solar heating, cooling, natural ventilation and healthy indoor environments is especially important to finding micro climate specific, cost effective paths to zero -net energy, carbon neutral buildings. His goal for every project is to work with the full team to create a high performance building to the mutual benefit of the owner and the community. In addition to being cost effective these buildings are healthy for the occupants and environmentally responsible. These healthy conditions enhance creativity in R&D facilities, productivity in offices and learning in schools. His design of the award winning Environmental Technology Center at Sonoma State University about 20 years ago was a catalyst for the emerging green design community in Sonoma County. He has designed zero net energy, carbon neutral master plans for homes, neighborhoods, wineries & schools. George walks his talk. His live/work building is the first in northern CA to qualify for the Thousand Home Challenge. He often speaks at national conferences about sustainable building design. His audiences have included the Lawrence Berkeley Labs, Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan, Pacific Gas and Electric Energy Center, American Solar Energy Society National Conference, American Council for an Energy -Efficient Economy National Conference, Stanford University, International Facility Manager's Association, American Institute of Architects, Construction Specifications Institute, local schools and colleges. PUBLICATIONS Co-author, No -Regrets Remodeling: How to Create a Comfortable, Healthy Home that Saves Energy 2013, Home Energy Magazine Green Architects in California. EcoTech Sustainable Architecture Today, November 2001, London, UK. Integrated Design Team Management, Proceedings of 23`d National Passive Solar Conference June 1998, Albuquerque, NM, American Solar Energy Society. Integrated Design Team Management within The Context Of Environmental Systems Theory. Proceedings of 1998 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings August 1998, American Council for an Energy -Efficient Economy. 17 ATTACHMENT 5 Designing Low Energy Buildings With Energy -10. Co-authored with Dr. J. Douglas Balcomb. Proceedings of 23rd National Passive Solar Conference June 1998, Albuquerque, NM, American Solar Energy Society, presented by Dr. Balcomb.. Designing Low Energy Buildings With Energy -10. Co-authored with Dr. J. Douglas Balcomb. June 1998 Proceedings of Passive and Low Energy Architecture Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, presented by Dr. J. Douglas Balcomb. PAPER REFEREE Referee for papers on integrated design and energy efficiency in (Peer Review) buildings for 1998 and 2000 Summer Study on Energy Efficiency in Buildings, American Council for an Energy -Efficient Economy MAJOR LECTURES George gives a few lectures a year. The following are early examples. Eco -literacy in Action: How Students & Teachers Can Green Their Schools Even When Budgets are Tight, 2010 Petaluma, CA Buildings & Energy, Sustainability Engineering and Practice class 2010, University of California Santa Cruz Opening Session Case Study Presentation and Organizational Conditions Working Group facilitator for both days at National Sustainable Building Workshop October 1999 by Center for Sustainable Systems at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. MI. Power and Money. Energy Use Breakout Session at the Straight to the Bottom Line Conference, Sonoma County May 1999 and Designing for Profits at the Building Profits March 1999 Speaker Series for the Business Environmental Alliance of the Economic Development Board of Sonoma County, CA. Moving Beyond the Basics: Design and Construction: How to implement at Stanford University Western Region College and University Recycling Conferencel8 February 1999. Co Speakers: Kath Williams, Montana State University, David Gottfried, Gottfried Technology, George Beeler, AIM Associates U.S. Forest Service Facility Design with Green/Sustainable Design Strategies to the annual Forest Service Landscape Architects Leadership Meeting, October 2002, San Jose, CA. Designing the Environmental Technology Center at Sonoma State University For a Building Science Seminar, Center for Building Science at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 8 April 1998. Integrated Design Team Management to the Redwood Empire Chapter American Institute of Architecture 21 April 1998. Environmental Technology Center. at Sonoma State University case study to Environmental Business Council of the North Bay 15 January 1998. Low Energy Building Case Studies with David Springer of Davis Energy Group for San Francisco Chapter of The American Institute of Architecture Lecture series at Pacific Gas and Electric Energy Center 28 April 1998. W. ATTACHMENT COMMUNITY SERVICE Appointed member 2015 -present California Technical Forum, a collaboration of independent subject matter experts advising CA on integrated demand side management portfolio. Appointed member 2014-2017 Sonoma Clean Power, Business Operations Committee/Community Advisory Committee Board of Directors 2015 Board President, 2011-2016 Board of Directors, Unitarian Universalists of Petaluma Present: Chair, Advocating for Social and Environmental Responsibility Team Board of Directors 2012-2017 Founding board member Village Network of Petaluma Board of Directors 2003 Founding member Board of Directors of the Redwood Empire Chapter of U.S. Green Building Council Board of Advisors Math & Science Advisory Board, Spring Hill Montessori School, Petaluma, CA Earth Lab - Education and Demonstration for Sustainable Energy And Agriculture, Department of Environmental Studies and Planning, Sonoma State University. Member of Steering Committee for Environmental Technology Center. Board of Directors The Environmental Business Council of the North Bay 1996-1999 The Setu Center & the Blue Mountain Center of Meditation 1988-1991 California non-profit corporations College Instructor Architectural and Interior Design 1986-87 Academy of Arts College, San Francisco Seminar Facilitator Programming and Master Planning Workshop for Faculty & Staff Computer Center, Sonoma State University Programming and Master Planning Workshops for campus community Student Union, Sonoma State University EDUCATION 1972 Bachelor of Architecture Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, New York 1968 Purdue University: Physics -Chemistry PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE 1979-82 Project Manager for pharmaceutical biotech laboratories MET Associates, Inc., San Francisco, California 1977-79 Project Architect for hospitals Rex Allen-Drever-Lechowsld: Architects, San Francisco, California 1973-77 Project Architect for university facilities Ulrich Franzen & Associates: Architects, New York, New York ATTACHMENT 5 220 Nellen Avenue Corte Madera CA 94925-1169 marinwater,org September 19, 2019 Mayor Teresa Barrett Vice Mayor Kevin McDonnell Council Member Gabe Kearney Council Member Kathy Miller Council Member Mike Healy Council Member D'Lynda Fischer Council Member Dave King Re: Climate Action Committee Selection- Support: Ann Baker To the Honorable Mayor Barrett and City Council Members of Petaluma, I am writing to highly recommend Ann Baker for selection to the Climate Action Committee. I had the pleasure of working with Ann on the Sonoma - Marin Saving Water Partnership's fire recovery effort to develop permit ready landscape designs to support the rebuild effort after the Tubbs Fire. In my role at Sonoma Water, i worked closely with Ann, as she was responsible for facilitating community outreach to the landscape design community, interpreting the goals and program objectives while meeting a short timelines to deliver the project to the public. I found Ann to be great to work with, a quick study, a holistic thinker and a strong team leader. We were able to put together very progressive garden designs and implement them in a short period of time, on budget, under Ann's leadership. I think Ann is ideally suited to work on the Climate Action Committee, as she understands that climate change is a cultural problem as much as an environmental one and she has a unique way of sharing her knowledge and passion with others, while being respectful of other opinions. There are many ways we need to ready our landscapes and our communities for climate change and Ann deeply understands how to do this effectively and where the best return on community investment lies. A big part of getting people to work together is articulating a common vision and developing steps, ways of working together that inspire further action. To know how to help drive a process where we can learn and grow climate solutions together as a community is a skill that takes some time in developing and a broad perspective, Ann brings both of those qualities to the table. The Climate Action Committee would tremendously benefit from Ann's insight, collaborative intuition and dedication. Sincerely, Car6rde Pollard Water Conservation Manager (formally Water Use Efficiency Manager, Sonoma Water) 20