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,opy <br /> <br />MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING <br /> <br /> BETWEEN <br />ALAMEDA COUNTY WASTE MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY <br /> <br /> CITY OF PLEASANTON <br /> <br />This Memorandum of Understanding provides the fi:amework to enter into a partnership to <br />provide assistance to the City of Pleasanton in implementing the commercial building <br />requirements in the City of Pleasanton Ordinance No. 1873 - Chapter 17.50 of Pleasanton <br />Municipal Code: Commercial and Civic Green Building Ordinance. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton adopted ordinance No. 1873 requiring adoption of green <br />building practices for commercial buildings in the City of Pleasanton; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Alameda County Waste Management Authority and the City of Pleasanton find <br />that the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings can have a significant impact on the <br />City's environmental sustainability, resource usage and efficiency, waste management, and the <br />health and productivity of residents, workers, and visitors to the City; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton finds, based on studies by the Alameda County Waste <br />Management Authority, that construction and demolition debris comprise up to 21% of materials <br />disposed in Alameda County landfills; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the City of Pleasanton finds that green building design, construction, and operation <br />can have a significant positive effect on energy and resource efficiency, waste and pollution <br />generation, and the health and productivity of a building's occupants over the life of the building; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Alameda County Waste Management Authority has found that one of the key <br />components to success in green building is technical assistance with green building design and <br />training of city staff to implement green building requirements; and, <br /> <br />WIIEREAS, the City of Pleasanton has requested technical and funding assistance fi:om the <br />Alameda County Waste Management Authority; and <br /> <br />WllEREAS, the Alameda County Waste Management Authority has recognized this need and <br />has budgeted funds to provide grant funding assistance; and, <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the Authority is authorized to encumber $15,000 for the City of Pleasanton to fund <br /> <br />LEED-based review of City of Pleasanton Planning Documents and other technical <br />documents related to private-sector commercial building projects and compliance with the <br />City of Pleasanton's Green Building ordinance pertaining to private-sector commercial <br />construction; <br /> <br />FINAL 5-28-04 1 of 3 <br /> <br /> <br />