HomeMy WebLinkAbout23237RESOLUTION NO. 23237
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING THE "GREEN
FOR LIFE VOLUNTARY GREEN BUILDING PROGRAM."
WHEREAS, in 2010, cities and tribes served by Southern California Edison and
within the Coachella Valley Association of Governments (CVAG) region applied
collectively for a grant to provide vital sustainability elements as they relate to the
Sustainability Pledge that Mayors from each City signed at the Energy Summit in 2009;
and
WHEREAS, the CVAG application was among the largest awards and the
program stemming from it has been titled "Green for Life." Elements of the program
being developed for each city/tribe include:
• Greenhouse Gas Inventories, • City Facility Retro-Commissioning,
• Energy Action Plans, • City Facility Utility Management Software and
• Climate Action Plans, • A Voluntary Green Building Program
• City Facility Benchmarking,
and
WHEREAS, the Voluntary Green Building Program is ready for consideration by
the City; and
WHEREAS, on June 11, 2012, the Architectural Advisory Committee reviewed
the draft Green for Life Voluntary Green Building Program and provided comments; and
WHEREAS, on June 13, 2012, the Planning Commission received a
presentation on the Voluntary Green Building Program from CVAG and adopted
Resolution No. (attached) recommending the program to the City Council; and
WHEREAS, on June 5 and July 31, 2012, the Sustainability Commission
reviewed the Voluntary Green Building Program and recommended approval of the
program; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has carefully reviewed and considered all of the
evidence presented in connection with the appeal hearing on the project, including, but
not limited to the staff report and all written and oral testimony presented.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALM SPRINGS DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Voluntary Green Building Program ("Program") includes
provisions which are consistent with a proposed mandatory update of Title 24 of the
Uniform Building Code, which are anticipated to be effective January 1, 2014.
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SECTION 2. The Program will assist developers of new construction as well as
those renovating and remodeling existing properties to exceed the originally designed
performance of their projects, as well as provide a great opportunity to educate the
region's construction industry on how to build sustainably as the marketplace changes;
and
SECTION 3. By adopting this Program now on a voluntary basis, the City will be
eligible to utilize funding obtained by CVAG on the City's behalf through a grant from
Southern California Edison. These funds will be used to help train city staff and local
contractors; will encourage the development of new energy -efficient buildings and the
upgrading/ modernizing of the City's existing building stock; increase community's level
of understanding; and facilitate the City's ability to work with the residents and building
owners on "green initiatives" when building, remodeling or replacing equipment at their
homes and businesses.
SECTION 4. The Voluntary Green Building Program is in keeping with
California's goal of producing the "Net Zero Home" by 2020 which means that newly
built homes will be both energy efficient and create the energy they require to support
comfortable living.
SECTION 5. The City Council hereby adopts the "Green for Life Voluntary
Green Building Program" attached as Exhibit A and incorporated herein.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE PALM SPRINGS CITY
COUNCIL THE 19T" DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2012.
ATTEST:
AMES THOMPSON, CITY CLERK
DAVID H. READY, CT
,ZMANAGER
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE ) ss.
CITY OF PALM SPRINGS)
I, JAMES THOMPSON, City Clerk of the City of Palm Springs, hereby certify that
Resolution No. 23237 is a full, true and correct copy, and was duly adopted at a regular
meeting of the City Council of the City of Palm Springs on September 19, 2012, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmember Hutcheson, Councilmember Lewin, Councilmember Mills,
Mayor Pro Tern Foat, and Mayor Pougnet.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
ABSTAIN: None.
?am!e—s Thompson, City Clerk
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