GREEN BUILDING RETROFIT PROGRAM--WILL IT BE MANDATORY? GET READY
The following flier has been distributed to over 7,000 properties within the Santa Rosa city limits. It was created because the information on this proposed plan was not being given to the citizens of Santa Rosa by their government officials. At the bottom of this page you will find the names of the members of the Green Building Advisory Committee, and also a memorandum written by the five dissenting members of the committee who objected to such controversial mandates being imposed without a 'confirming vote of the people.' See Updates for the Green Building Retrofit Program here.
NOTICE
THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA
IS IN THE PROCESS OF IMPOSING
GREEN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS ON
ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT WILL IMPACT
YOUR HOME AND BUSINESS
THE CITY IS CURRENTLY CRAFTING GUIDELINES THAT MAY INCLUDE:
· MANDATORY INSPECTIONS AND TESTING ($750)
OF EVERY PROPERTY IN SANTA ROSA
· A REQUIREMENT THAT EVERY PROPERTY OWNER PAY UP TO 1.5% OF THEIR PROPERTY VALUE IN ENERGY UPGRADES PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THE SALE OF THEIR PROPERTY
· A REQUIREMENT THAT EVERY PROPERTY OWNER PAY UP TO 1.5% OF THEIR PROPERTY VALUE IN ENERGY UPGRADES PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN PERMITS TO REMODEL
· A REQUIREMENT TO INCREASE YOUR PROPERTY’S ENERGY EFFICIENCY BY 15% TRIGGERED EVERY TIME YOU EITHER SELL OR GET A PERMIT NO MATTER HOW MUCH WORK YOU’VE ALREADY DONE
Read portions of the Green Building Advisory Committee’s Report:
www.SantaRosaNeighborhoodCoalition.com
CONTACT MAYOR GORIN: [email protected] or phone: (707) 543-3010
GET INVOLVED------IT’S YOUR CITY!
THE CITY OF SANTA ROSA
IS IN THE PROCESS OF IMPOSING
GREEN BUILDING REQUIREMENTS ON
ALL EXISTING BUILDINGS THAT WILL IMPACT
YOUR HOME AND BUSINESS
THE CITY IS CURRENTLY CRAFTING GUIDELINES THAT MAY INCLUDE:
· MANDATORY INSPECTIONS AND TESTING ($750)
OF EVERY PROPERTY IN SANTA ROSA
· A REQUIREMENT THAT EVERY PROPERTY OWNER PAY UP TO 1.5% OF THEIR PROPERTY VALUE IN ENERGY UPGRADES PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE THE SALE OF THEIR PROPERTY
· A REQUIREMENT THAT EVERY PROPERTY OWNER PAY UP TO 1.5% OF THEIR PROPERTY VALUE IN ENERGY UPGRADES PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO OBTAIN PERMITS TO REMODEL
· A REQUIREMENT TO INCREASE YOUR PROPERTY’S ENERGY EFFICIENCY BY 15% TRIGGERED EVERY TIME YOU EITHER SELL OR GET A PERMIT NO MATTER HOW MUCH WORK YOU’VE ALREADY DONE
Read portions of the Green Building Advisory Committee’s Report:
www.SantaRosaNeighborhoodCoalition.com
CONTACT MAYOR GORIN: [email protected] or phone: (707) 543-3010
GET INVOLVED------IT’S YOUR CITY!
TO READ COMMUNITY COMMENTS, CLICK HERE
TO SEE DETAILS ON THE CITY'S PLAN, CLICK HERE
We thought you'd like to see who was on the Green Building Advisory Committee and who they represent. They were appointed by the City Council. Some members have changed over the year or so that the committee met. This is the 2007 list.
Green Building Policy – Council Advisory Committee
October 16, 2007
Dick Dowd, Pinnacle Homes, Chairman
• Jessica Diaz, Accountable Development Coalition
• Daisy Pisty-Lyhne, Greenbelt Alliance
• Dave Erickson, Climate Protection
• Denny Rosatti, Sonoma County Conservation Action
• Tanya Narath, Leadership Institute of Ecology and Economy
• Suzanne Doyle, Sierra Club
• Hugh Futrell, Builder/Commercial Developer
• Terry Davis, Summit Bank
• Amy Bolton, Christopherson Homes
• Joe Keith, Cobblestone Homes
• Jeff Negri, Commercial Real Estate
• John Lowry, Burbank Housing and Development
• Mike Hauser, President Chamber of Commerce
• Stan Clark, President, AIA
• Blake Ridgway, Mead Clark, Supplier
• Greg Hurd, Civil Engineer
• Kevin Gilleran, Title 24 expert
• Armando Navarro, Department Director, SSU Environmental Technology Center
October 16, 2007
Dick Dowd, Pinnacle Homes, Chairman
• Jessica Diaz, Accountable Development Coalition
• Daisy Pisty-Lyhne, Greenbelt Alliance
• Dave Erickson, Climate Protection
• Denny Rosatti, Sonoma County Conservation Action
• Tanya Narath, Leadership Institute of Ecology and Economy
• Suzanne Doyle, Sierra Club
• Hugh Futrell, Builder/Commercial Developer
• Terry Davis, Summit Bank
• Amy Bolton, Christopherson Homes
• Joe Keith, Cobblestone Homes
• Jeff Negri, Commercial Real Estate
• John Lowry, Burbank Housing and Development
• Mike Hauser, President Chamber of Commerce
• Stan Clark, President, AIA
• Blake Ridgway, Mead Clark, Supplier
• Greg Hurd, Civil Engineer
• Kevin Gilleran, Title 24 expert
• Armando Navarro, Department Director, SSU Environmental Technology Center
The following is the 'minority memo opinion' by the five members of the 17 member committee that did not approve the recommendations. It was submitted with the final report on November 12, 2008.
MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor Sawyer and Council Members
From: Advisory Committee Members Futrell, Hayes, Hurd, Keith, and Negri
Re: Report of the Green Building Advisory Committee to the City Council
The committee approved the report by a vote of twelve to five. Those who voted 'no' support most of the plan recommendations. We were unable to vote 'aye' because we believe (1) certain mandatory provisions will engender serious community opposition that will jeopardize the chances for successful implementation of a far-reaching and effective program, and (2) such far-reaching, costly and controversial mandates should only be imposed after a confirming vote of the people.
Two of us voting no (Futrell and Keith) would have voted 'aye' had item D, mandatory retrofitting at point-of-sale or major renovation, initially been implemented as a voluntary program during a phase-in period, to become mandatory after Council evaluation of the voluntary program and an affirmative vote of the people.
Two of us voting no (Hurd and Negri) would have voted 'aye' had both mandatory items, C and D, mandatory audit at sale, been made subject to the voluntary phase-in, evaluation and confirming public vote as described above.
One of us voting no (Hayes) representing the North bay Realtors Association, would have voted aye had (1) recommendation C been a collaborative voluntary program with the real estate community, and (2) recommendation D had developed a voluntary community-wide approach to existing buildings similar to the City of Santa Rosa Water Conservation Program and that any proposed mandate would solely apply to major renovations.
TO READ COMMUNITY COMMENTS, CLICK HERE
To: Mayor Sawyer and Council Members
From: Advisory Committee Members Futrell, Hayes, Hurd, Keith, and Negri
Re: Report of the Green Building Advisory Committee to the City Council
The committee approved the report by a vote of twelve to five. Those who voted 'no' support most of the plan recommendations. We were unable to vote 'aye' because we believe (1) certain mandatory provisions will engender serious community opposition that will jeopardize the chances for successful implementation of a far-reaching and effective program, and (2) such far-reaching, costly and controversial mandates should only be imposed after a confirming vote of the people.
Two of us voting no (Futrell and Keith) would have voted 'aye' had item D, mandatory retrofitting at point-of-sale or major renovation, initially been implemented as a voluntary program during a phase-in period, to become mandatory after Council evaluation of the voluntary program and an affirmative vote of the people.
Two of us voting no (Hurd and Negri) would have voted 'aye' had both mandatory items, C and D, mandatory audit at sale, been made subject to the voluntary phase-in, evaluation and confirming public vote as described above.
One of us voting no (Hayes) representing the North bay Realtors Association, would have voted aye had (1) recommendation C been a collaborative voluntary program with the real estate community, and (2) recommendation D had developed a voluntary community-wide approach to existing buildings similar to the City of Santa Rosa Water Conservation Program and that any proposed mandate would solely apply to major renovations.
TO READ COMMUNITY COMMENTS, CLICK HERE
