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Councilor Papé favored these kinds of incentives to “do the right thing environmentally,” but he wished to see this done in a composite form whereby credits were given for certain things such as energy savings with lighting, stormwater, green roofs, etc. He hoped the Planning Commission and staff could look at how such credits could be given as a whole and not in a piecemeal manner. Roll call vote; Consent Agenda Item D, approval of Resolution 4876 amending local stormwater systems development charge methodology concerning credits, passed 7:1; Councilor Bettman voting in opposition. Councilor Papé noted that the funding for affordable housing projects discussed building to Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) standards but did not specify to which standard such housing would be built. He said the council had not had a work session on what it would design public buildings to. He thought if the City was subsidizing a project it should be required to build to the same standards the City had adopted. City Manager Taylor asked Stephanie Jennings of the Planning and Development Department to respond. Ms. Jennings said one piece of the request for proposals (RFP) this year was to ask the organizations if they would be willing to consider building to “green” standards. She related that many of them were already been incorporating these kinds of standards into their work and the department wanted to ask them what would be possible for them given no additional funding. She reported that Metro Affordable Housing and St. Vincent DePaul came forward with proposals that incorporated a number of green building standards. She added that part of what they were hoping to do in the future was to take a closer look at the different types of standards that were being used at present. In response to a follow-up question from Councilor Papé, Ms. Jennings stated that the intent of the application was to acquire LEED residential certification, the basic standard of LEED certification which said that developers would build to LEED standards but would not go through the costly LEED certifica- tion process. She said staff would ask for documentation on the work to ensure that LEED standards were being adhered to. Mayor Piercy commented that she attended the United States Conference of Mayors and the issue of green standards had been raised. The point had been made that even though buildings constructed to LEED standards were more expensive, they were built to last a long time so there was a return on the investment. Councilor Kelly thought the City should ultimately require LEED certification. Roll call vote; Consent Calendar Item E which sought approval for funding for af- fordable housing projects passed unanimously, 8:0. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: A Special Ordinance Granting an Exemption to the Application of the Eugene Code, 1971, Section 6.200 (Ordinance to Renew Five-Year Exception to Application of Eugene Code 6.000 (Open Burning) for Prescribed Wetland Management Burning) City Manager Taylor stated that this item was something that had been done before and was a continuation of an application that had been in place. MINUTES—Eugene City Council June 12, 2006 Page 5 Regular Meeting