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Item H3 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Meeting Date: June 18, 2008 Division: Growth Management Bulk Item: Yes -L No Department: Staff Contact: Andrew O. Trivette AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Adoption of a resolution formally creating the Green Ribbon Building Code Task Force pursuant to previous BOCC direction for the evaluation and recommendation of green building techniques to be included as a local technical amendment to the Florida Building Code. ITEM BACKGROUND: Commissioner Spehar requested that the BOCC approve the creation of a green team within Monroe County, consisting of interested parties from the community and assisted by Growth Management Staff to be responsible for the evaluation of green building techniques which can be used in residential and commercial development for possible inclusion in a local technical amendment to the Florida Building Code. This resolution formally creates the Green Ribbon Building Code Task Force and stipulates the membership criteria, duties and sunset date for the task force. PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: April 16, 2008 - BOCC discussion and approval for the creation of a green team CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES: STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS: Approval TOTAL COST: N/A BUDGETED: Yes No COST TO COUNTY: N/A SOURCE OF FUNDS: REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes Nol AMOUNTPERMONTH_ Year APPROVED BY: County Arty l OMBlPurchasing _ Risk Management_ DOCUMENT A TION: Included X Not Required_ DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM # Revised 11/06 MEMORANDUM MONROE COUNTY GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIVISION We strive to be caring, professional and fair To: Board of County Commissioners Andrew O. Trivette, Growth Management Director ~ From: Date: June 11,2008 RE: Green Building Code Please accept this revised resolution for the creation of the Green Building Code Task Force correcting my misunderstanding of Board direction. The name and membership are changed slightly from the previously furnished Resolution. Attachment Page 1 A RESOLUTION BY THE MONROE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ESTABLISHING A GREEN BUILDING CODE TASK FORCE TO RECOMMEND GREEN STANDARDS FOR NEW BUILDING CODES WHEREAS, at its meeting of April 16, 2008, the Board of County Commissioners (Board) approved the creation of an advisory board to recommend green standards for building to be adopted as local technical amendments into the Florida Building Code; and WHEREAS, this approval included terms of office and determination of the appointment process; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners for Monroe County, Florida: Section 1. There shall be a Green Building Code Task Force composed as follows: a. Two members shall be appointed by each commissioner from his or her district, shall be ratified by the Board, and shall be voting members. b. The following utilities and municipalities throughout the keys shall appoint a representative directly involved and familiar with the operation of the utility, the municipality, or the building code to serve on the Green Building Code Task Force as follows: Florida Keys Aqueduct Authority Florida Keys Electric Cooperative Keys Energy Village of Islamorada City of Layton City of Key Colony Beach City of Marathon City of Key West c. Representatives from the municipalities shall be voting members of the task force. Other utility representatives shall sit with the task force and provide input and comments, but shall not vote. Section 2. Each member shall serve a term of one year which term may be renewed for one additional year. Any vacancies shall be filled for the duration of the term. Section 3. The purpose of the Green Building Code Task Force shall be to make recommendations to the Building Department to pursue a local amendment to the Florida Building Code to include environmentally sound "green" building practices. When such recommendations are finalized and made to the Building Official, he shall present them to the Board to determine whether a cost/benefit analysis should be done in order to mandate Local Technical Amendments to the Florida Building Code. Section 4. The task force shall meet at least quarterly during business hours. A quorum shall not be necessary to hold a meeting; however, no action may be taken except by a majority of a quorum at any meeting. Growth Management shall provide staff to take minutes and coordination. Section 5. The Building Official and another member of the Growth Management Division designated by the Division Director shall attend each meeting. Section 6. The Green Building Code Task Force shall sunset August 1, 2010, unless it has accomplished its purpose earlier, in which case it shall be terminated. PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County, Florida at a regular meeting held on the day of ,2008. Mayor Mario DiGennaro Mayor Pro Tem Charles "Sonny" McCoy Commissioner Sylvia Murphy Commissioner George Neugent Commissioner Dixie Spehar BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA BY: Mayor Mario DiGennaro (SEAL) ATTEST: DANNY L. KOLHAGE, CLERK Deputy Clerk MONROE COUNTY APPR~T. MEMORANDUM MONROE COUNTY GROWTH MANAGEMENT DIVISION We strive to he caring. professional antlfair To: Roman Gastesi, County Administrator Andrew O. Trivette ~ Growth Management Division Director From: Date: June 3, 2008 RE: Green Ribbon Task Force (Building Code Revision) The intention of this memo is to provide additional clarification concerning the creation of the Green Ribbon Task Force charged with the identification of green building techniques suitable for inclusion in the Florida Building Code as a local technical amendment. Monroe County and the Division of Growth Management have promoted green building through the provision of ROGO incentives for inclusion of green building techniques for approximately 13 years. These incentives were eliminated through the adoption of the Tier System which deleted many of the additional points available to an applicant in an attempt to simplify the process of pennit application and award. This loss of incentives was to be compensated through the inclusion of the same building techniques in the Florida Building Code as a state wide construction requirement or at the very least a South Florida Requirement. This amendment did not occur through the legislative process. The Green Ribbon Task Force is charged with the analysis of various traditional and innovative green building techniques for both residential and commercial development. The task force shall evaluate the potential impact of these techniques on these trades and recommend those elements which will further promote a smaller carbon footprint in Monroe County to the BOCC, asking for further direction to the Growth Management Division to pursue a local technical amendment to the Florida Building Code. This technical amendment if approved will result in the requirement for green building design in both commercial and residential applications within unincorporated Monroe County. The Commission has directed that the Green Ribbon Task Force shall consist of two nominated members from each commissioner and a voluntary representative from each municipality all of which shall be voting members. The task force shall also have advisory members from each utility interested in participating and two staff liaisons from the Growth Management Division. , -'.]