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22 <br /> 1 • We have invested in community-wide training and ongoing consulting <br /> 2 • Has proven to be a very effective method for organizing and achieving our goals <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Katy Ansardi continued the PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 5 • Village Plan <br /> 6 • Village Site Plan Detail <br /> 7 • Village Street <br /> 8 • Energy: An Integrated Approach <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Reduce demand <br /> 11 • Superinsulated building envelopes <br /> 12 • Climate responsive design (solar, wind, humidity) <br /> 13 • High efficiency equipment <br /> 14 • Operational and lifestyle choices <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Produce energy onsite <br /> 17 • Stand-alone and building-integrated photovoltaics <br /> 18 • Solar hot water <br /> 19 • Water Supply <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Reduce domestic & irrigation demand <br /> 22 • Low-flow plumbing fixtures <br /> 23 • Rainwater catchment & design for infiltration <br /> 24 • Climate-sensitive landscape design <br /> 25 • Lifestyle choices <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Provide for fire protection <br /> 28 • Distributed small ponds to supplement hydrants <br /> 29 • Access to large pond with standpipe <br /> 30 • Keep option open for community well, if needed <br /> 31 • Farm and Woodland <br /> 32 <br /> 33 Michael Hughes, Civil Engineer for the Hart's Mill project, said he has expertise in water <br /> 34 supply engineering, and waste water conveyance and engineering. He said he is willing to <br /> 35 answer any questions regarding the water supply, the lot layout or roadway design, or the septic <br /> 36 system. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Chair McKee said it seems there is sufficient access for emergency vehicles to enter but <br /> 39 asked for clarification regarding space for emergency vehicles to turn around. He also asked if <br /> 40 Michael Hughes could clarify the purpose of the supplemental hydrants. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Michael Hughes said the Efland Fire Department expressed excitement that the Hart's <br /> 43 Mill plan included fire hydrants. He added that the Fire Department said the pond was very <br /> 44 important as a means to get water into the pumper trucks in the case of a fire. He said the Fire <br /> 45 Department asked for an access road to the pond specifically for their trucks. He said this was <br /> 46 accommodated. He said the stand pipe is a pipe that is accessible to the pumper truck to <br /> 47 retrieve water from the pond. He said the other hydrant that was requested is one that can be <br /> 48 flowed to refill the pond, as necessary during those times. <br />