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AGENDA STATEMENT
CTTY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April 2003
SUBJECT: Letter of Participation for Multi-Family Affordable Housing Green
Building Design Assistance
Report Prepared By: Julia Abdala/Housing Specialist
ATTACHMENT Letter of Participation for Mayor's Signature on behalf of the City of
Dublin
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends that the City Council:
4 1. Receive this report; and
2. Authorize the Mayor to sign the Letter of Participation in the
Alameda County Waste Management Authority Multi-Family
Affordable Housing Green Building Design Assistance Program.
FINANCIAL STATEMENT: No financial impact at this time.
DESCRIPTION:
On February 15, 2000 the City Council passed an ordinance amending the Mm~icipal Code to comply with
the Alameda County Waste Management Authority's requirement of a Waste Management Plan for
construction, demolition and renovation projects within the City of Dublin. The City's policy is to
promote the development of structures that are resource efficient, healthy and maximize life-cycle return
on investment. This policy direction signaled the City of Dublin's intent to promote policies and practices
that would create wider use of sustainable development.
On December 3, 2002 the City Council approved the City of Dublin's application for participation in the
Multi-Family Affordable Housing Green Building Design Assistance along with Eden Housing,
Incorporated. The application was for green building design assistance in developing the affordable senior
housing project at the former library site.
The City of Dublin was selected to participate in the Green Building Design Assistance Program along
with the Cities of Livermore and Alameda. The Alameda County Waste Management Authority is ready
to begin providing the design assistance to Eden Housing, Inc. and the development team for the senior
housing project. In order to allow for this design assistance to begin it is necessary to enter into an
agreement with Alameda County Waste Management Authority. Attachment 1 is a copy of the Letter of
Participation that Alameda County Waste Management Authority would like the City of Dublin to sign.
COPIES TO: In-House Distribution
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Co~mcil receive this report and authorize the Mayor to sign the Letter of
Participation in the Alameda County Waste Management Authority Multi-Family Affordable Housing
Green Building Design Assistm~ce Program.
Alameda County Waste Management Authority
lameda County Source Reduction and Recycling Board
www. stopwaste.org
777 Davis Street, Suite 100, San Leandro, CA 94577 · (510) 614-1699
LETTER OF PARTICIPATION
BACKGROUND
Green building is an increasingly important global concem and a critical component of the
Alameda County Waste Management Authority's mission to conserve natural resources and
reduce the amount of materials going to our landfills. In addition to savings on waste disposal
costs, through recycling and waste prevention, owners and occupants of green buildings enjoy a
wide variety of other benefits, including reduction in energy and water costs and reduced
exposure to toxic substances found in certain building materials.
The City of Dublin and Eden Housing, the developer of the Dublin's Affordable Senior Housing
project, were selected through a competitive process to participate in the Green Building Design
Assistance Program.
Findings and results of the Green Building Design Assistance Program will be used to develop
"Green Building Guidelines for Multi-Family Affordable Housing" which will be available in
November 2003 for use by all multi-family affordable housing projects in Alameda County.
PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT
The Alameda County Waste Management Authority will:
· Provide free green building design assistance for the Dublin Affordable Senior Housing
project.
· Develop "Green Building Guidelines for Multi-Family Affordable Housing" for review and
comment by the City of Dublin and Eden Housing.
· Pay Eden Housing a stipend of $5,000 to subsidize their participation in the development of
the Green Building Guidelines. The stipend will be paid on the following schedule: $4,500
to be paid upon receipt by the ACWMA of this Letter of Participation signed by all parties;
and $500 to be paid upon receipt by the ACWMA of an evaluation of the Green Building
Guidelines development process upon completion of the Guidelines.
The City of Dublin will:
· Provide review and comments to the ACWMA during the development of the Green
Building Guidelines.
· Provide ACWMA with project information for inclusion as a case study in the Green
Building Guidelines.
· Use the Green Building Guidelines in development of future multi-family affordable housing
projects in the City of Dublin as the City deems appropriate.
Eden Housing will:
· Participate in the ACWMA's design assistance process by meeting with the ACWMA's
design assistance team and making project information available to the team as needed to
support the design assistance process.
· Provide review and comments to the ACWMA during the development of the Green
Building Guidelines.
· Provide an evaluation of the Green Building Guidelines development process upon
completion of the Guidelines.
· Use the Green Building Guidelines in development of future multi-family affordable housing
projects by Eden Housing as Eden Housing deems appropriate.
LIABILITIES
· Each party shall be responsible for acts or omissions of their employees or agents.
TERM
· The term of this Agreement shall commence upon the date that both parties have signed the
agreement and shall end on December 31, 2003.
ALAMEDA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY
By:
Karen Smith, Executive Director DATE
CITY OF DUBLIN
By:
DATE
Print Name:
Position:
EDEN HOUSING
By:
DATE
Print Name:
Position: