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WHEREAS, the practices contained in the Alameda County Residential Green Building Guidelines, U.S. Green Building Council's LEEDTM Rating Systems, and the Bay-Friendly Landscape Guidelines were selected for their viability in today's market and their ability to promote sustainable buildings, landscapes and communities; and WHEREAS, it is critical to both the economic and environmental health of San Leandro that the City provide leadership to both the private and public sectors in the area of green building and sustainable landscaping; and WHEREAS, a number of cities and counties throughout California have used these guidelines and rating systems; and WHEREAS, the adoption of these guidelines and rating systems as reference documents would not constitute a "project" within the meaning of the California Environmental Quality Act ("CEQA"); NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby endorses and promotes the use, whenever feasible of the Alameda County Residential Green Building Guidelines, the U.S. Green Building Council's LEEDTM Rating Systems, and the Bay-Friendly Guidelines as they may be amended from time to time; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Council directs City staff to explore development of a more extensive voluntary residential program and to prepare a draft municipal building ordinance that would require minimum LEED ™ standards for certain municipal projects. Introduced by Councilmember Santos and passed and adopted this 6th day of February, 2006, by the following called vote: Members of the Council: AYES: Councilmembers Badger, Grant, Nardine, Santos, Starosciak, Stephens; Mayor Young (7) NOES: None (0) ABSENT: None (0) ATTEST: ~.1J~ Marian Handa, City Clerk RESOLUTION NO. 2006-013 2