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7.1.B. - Page 4 <br /> The Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) and the Bay Area Air Quality <br /> Management District (Air District) are working on draft regulations related to the <br /> Regional Commute Benefits law signed in 2012. City staff has provided input and will <br /> review the final regulations when they are released, likely in March, after which the City <br /> will have six months to select a commuter benefit option or have our current employee <br /> commute program approved as an acceptable alternative. In the absence of solid <br /> baseline data about the number of employees using the commute alternative program <br /> at the time of the CAP's adoption, the CAP recommended a goal of 5% participation by <br /> 2020. Since the adoption of the CAP, staff has documented a 13.2% participation rate, <br /> which would increase the estimated GHG emissions reductions from 5 MT for a 5% <br /> participation rate to 13 MT annually. <br /> Raise Solid Waste Diversion Rate <br /> Status: 69% solid waste diversion rate achieved in 2013; C&D Ordinance adopted <br /> in 2014 <br /> The CAP 2020 diversion rate goal is 85%, and the City achieved a 69% solid waste <br /> diversion rate in 2013. Further, on January 13, 2014, Council adopted the Construction <br /> and Demolition (C&D) Debris Ordinance recommended by the CAP. This ordinance <br /> aligns with the 2013 CalGreen standards, requiring diversion, recycling, or salvage of <br /> 60% of C&D debris and recycling or salvage of 100% of inert materials. The rate <br /> equates to over 16,272 tons of solid waste diverted from landfill and a GHG emissions <br /> reduction of over 2,191 MT. The estimated annual reduction from implementing the <br /> C&D ordinance represents 15.7% of the goal for 2020 (12,968 MT). <br /> Commercial Green Building Ordinance update (Comm GBO), Residential Green <br /> Building Ordinance update (Res GBO), and Water Conservation Ordinance update <br /> Status: 2013 CalGreen Ordinance adopted in 2014 <br /> On January 13, 2013, Council adopted the 2013 CalGreen building codes. Overall, the <br /> updated standards are estimated to be 30 percent more stringent than the 2008 version. <br /> For the water use portion of the codes, in at least some respects, the 2013 CalGreen <br /> code is more stringent than the Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency <br /> (BAWSCA) model ordinances, which were recommended for adoption in the CAP. <br /> However, BAWSCA has not yet formally reviewed and evaluated the new codes against <br /> the model ordinances. If the 2013 Calgreen codes supersede the BAWSCA ordinances, <br /> it will no longer be necessary for the City to consider adopting the model ordinances <br /> recommended in the CAP. <br /> Residential Energy Efficiency Programs (Energy Upgrade California) <br /> Status: Single- and Multi-Family outreach plan in progress <br /> The County Energy Upgrade program held its first Homeowner Workshop on Nov. 21 in <br /> Redwood City, which was attended by 19 homeowners and two contractors. More <br /> workshops will be scheduled in San Mateo County in 2014. As the program begins to <br />