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• Specify California native, Mediterranean or other climate adapted plants that <br />require occasional, little or no some water for 75% of all non-turf plants <br />• Total irrigated areas specified as turf is limited to a maximum of 25% with sports <br />or multiple uses fields exempted <br />• None of the species listed by CAL-IPC as invasive in the San Francisco bay Area <br />are included in the planting plan <br />• Planting specifications and plants indicate that after construction, all soil on site <br />is protected with a minimum of 3 inches of mulch (state requires 2 inches). <br />In addition, we reference the Bay-Friendly Landscape Scorecard and Guidelines in the <br />policy. <br />The Bay-Friendly Landscape Scorecard already reinforces and includes many of the practices <br />in CA-WELO. To illustrate this point, in addition to the Bay-Friendly version of CA-WELD we <br />have attached a table so that you can easily scan the practices in CA-WELO and compare <br />them to similar practices in the Bay-Friendly Scorecard. This matrix does not reflect all of <br />the practices in the Bay-Friendly Landscape scorecard, rather only those that are related to <br />practices in CA-WELO. (You can request a comprehensive comparison if you would like to <br />see one.) <br />Implementation Tip: The Bay-Friendly version of CA-WELO is the state's language with <br />language that incorporates key Bay-Friendly practices and reference materials. In my <br />opinion the state model is not ready to implement as written. It will require that each <br />member agency go through and make the document relevant to the local community. <br />C. How Bay-Friendly and CA-WELO Relate to One Another <br />CA-WELO is primarily a water efficiency ordinance and it pertains to public and private <br />landscapes that have irrigated areas of 2,500 square feet or greater. The Bay-Friendly <br />Model Policy for Civic Landscapes is a sustainable landscape ordinance which includes water <br />efficiency but goes beyond that in scope and is more narrowly applied to civic landscapes. <br />D. Save the Date -- Workshops <br />DWR, CA-WELD workshop at EBMUD, Nov 2, 8:30 -12:30 or Webcast Nov. 3, <br />Visit http://www.water.ca.~ov/wateruseefficiency/IandscapeordinanceJ to register, <br />space is limited. (Will not feature any Bay-Friendly practices but will be useful to <br />explain the DWR's content.) <br />Bay-Friendly Workshop for Member Agency Staff, BFL Implementation Tools & <br />Resources (including a segment on the BFL-CA-WELO) <br />December 4th, gam to 3pm <br />at StopWaste.Org Offices <br />(See attached flier) RSVP to Lori Caldwell, Icaldwell@stopwaste.or~ <br />2 <br />