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4 10 MANAGER'S RECOMMENDATION A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE TOWN POLICY ON ENERGY CONSERVATION IN DESIGN AND OPERATION OF NEW AND RENOVATED TOWN BUILDINGS WHEREAS, the Citizens' Energy Task Force, on November 26, 1996, recommended that the Town adopt certain energy conservation procedures with regard to the design and operation of new and renovated Town buildings; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Council to comply with the applicable provisions of G.S. Chapter 143, Article 3B, Energy Conservation In Public Facilities; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Council to ensure that buildings built or substantially renovated by the Town of Chapel Hill are built in the most environmentally sound way; and WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Council to provide the citizens and employees of the Town of Chapel Hill with new and renovated buildings which will give the optimum comfort, ensure the durability of investments for the taxpayer, consider the health of building occupants and provide the greatest awareness possible of the environmental impacts of what we do; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that, 1. Any buildings built with Town funds shall be designed to achieve a goal of using at least 30% less energy than required by the North Carolina State Building Codes in effect as of February 1. 1997, as long as the estimated energy savings exceed the marginal cost of the energy saving features over the expected life of the building and subject to fiscal constraints established by the Council. In order to avoid increased cost of operation, care shall be taken to avoid complex systems that would require extensive technical training of personnel. Acceptable methods for energy use analysis can be found in Energy Efficient County Facilities For Wake County. A copy of this document is on file and available for loan from the-Internal Services Division, Chapel Hill Public Works Department. 2. In order to be selected to design a Town building, an architect has to demonstrate that the architectural firm has previously designed a building using some or all of the techniques listed herein. The architect chosen for any building must incorporate the conditions of this resolution in the building design or show justification why not. 3. The Manager will report to the Council twelve months after the completion of the building as to the performance of the building in relation to the requirements of this resolution. The Town Manager's annual report to Council will include a section reporting the energy consumption performance of each Town building. 4. Energy saving features, including but not limited to the following, shall be considered for new Town buildings and major renovations of existing buildings. Design documents shall include an explanation of how the features listed below are incorporated into the design or, for those features not incorporated, an explanation of the financial or operational reasons why the feature was omitted from the design.