§ 3-71. LEED gold standard.

(a)

Policy. It is the policy of the city that the design, construction, and operation of new facilities of any size and renovations in which the facility affected has at least 5,000 square feet of space shall conform to the gold rating or higher of the most recent version of the USGBC (U.S. Green Building Council) LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Green Building Rating System.

(b)

Establishment of LEED standards committee. Except for the representative from the city council, who shall be appointed by the mayor, the city manager shall appoint the members of a LEED standards committee. The LEED standards committee shall be chaired by the city architect and shall be composed of one representative from each of the following:

(1)

Aviation department;

(2)

Public works department;

(3)

City manager's office of environmental quality;

(4)

Environmental management commission;

(5)

General services department;

(6)

Parks and recreation department;

(7)

Water services department;

(8)

City council.

(c)

Notwithstanding subsection (b), the city manager has the authority to make departmental or organizational additions or deletions to the membership of the LEED standards committee as needed for the effective administration of this section, with the exception of the city council position.

(d)

Contracts. Each contract for projects identified in subsection (a) above shall contain provisions sufficient to require the design professional, construction contractor and design-build team, as applicable, to comply with the LEED gold standard at a minimum and submit documentation to USGBC for their independent third-party review process and certification.

(e)

Exemptions. For a given project, if the LEED standards committee determines that there are compelling reasons that a project may not be able to achieve a LEED gold rating, the LEED standards committee may require compliance with select LEED credits or exempt a project from any LEED compliance requirement found in subsection (a) of this section.

(f)

Rules and regulations. The LEED standards committee shall draft and adopt any rules and regulations necessary to administer this section and to facilitate the committee's review and determination process.

(Ord. No. 130041, § 6, 3-21-13)