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Intro. Res. No. 1028-2006
Laid on Table 1/3/2006 Introduced by Legislators
Viloria-Fisher, Montano, Schneiderman, Romaine, Losquadro, Horsley, Browning,
Eddington, Mystal, Lindsay, Stern, D’Amaro and Cooper RESOLUTION NO. 126 –2006, IMPLEMENTING LEADERSHIP IN
ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT DESIGN (LEED) WHEREAS, the LEED Building Rating
System 2.1 was developed by the United States Building Council for the United
States Department of Energy for use in connection with commercial building
projects, as a standard that meets environmental and economic performance of
commercial buildings, using established and/or advanced building principles,
practices, materials and standards; and WHEREAS, simply paying attention to
energy conserving construction techniques could drive down County operating
costs on a systematic basis; and WHEREAS, the 1st RESOLVED, that the County Department of Public Works is hereby
authorized, empowered, and directed, pursuant to Section C8-2(W) of the
SUFFOLK COUNTY CHARTER, to apply the principles of the LEED Building Rating
System 2.1, as a standard that meets environmental and economic performance
of commercial buildings, using established and/or advanced building
principles, practices, materials and standards, for: a.) planning of new construction project
occurring on or after the effective date of this Resolution, with a
construction cost of $1,000,000.00 or more; or b.) planning of renovation of an existing County
building occurring on or after the effective date of this Resolution, which
requires the expenditure of $1,000,000.00 or more; and be it further 2nd RESOLVED, that the Project
Check List, attached hereto and made a part hereof as Exhibit “A”, shall be
followed by the County Department of Public Works in implementing the 1st
RESOLVED Clause of this Resolution; and be it further 3rd RESOLVED, that any Capital
Project meeting the criteria set forth in the 1st RESOLVED Clause shall be
ranked in accordance with the certified silver, gold and platinum ranking
system set forth in Exhibit “A”, separate and apart from the ranking system
contained in Resolution No. 571-1998, as amended, which established a
formalized priority ranking system for Capital Projects; and be it further 4th RESOLVED, that no appropriations for
construction may be made for a Capital Project covered by this Resolution
unless it receives a “certified” ranking under the Project Check List; and be
it further 5th RESOLVED, that compliance with the
requirements herein may only be waived if: a.) the Commissioner
of the County Department of Public Works files a Certification with the
Suffolk County Legislature and the Suffolk County Executive setting forth the
existence of Federal and/or State engineering design standards or historic
district or preservation requirements or the existence of special or
extraordinary engineering design circumstances which would prevent compliance
with the LEED Program; and b.) such
Certification is accepted and compliance with LEED is waived by a duly
enacted resolution of the and be it
further 6th RESOLVED, that the Suffolk County Council of Environmental Quality (CEQ) shall
consider the LEED Building Rating System 2.1 set forth in Exhibit “A”, attached
hereto and made a part hereof, in its review of County action under SEQRA and
Section 279 of the SUFFOLK COUNTY CODE; and be it further 7th RESOLVED, that the County Department
of Public Works is hereby further authorized, empowered, and directed,
pursuant to Section C8-2(W) of the SUFFOLK COUNTY CHARTER, to promulgate such
rules and regulations as it deems necessary and appropriate for the
implementation and enforcement of any provisions of this Resolution; and be
it further 8th RESOLVED, that this Legislature,
being the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) lead agency, hereby
finds and determines that this resolution constitutes a Type II action
pursuant to Section 617.5(c)(20) and (27) of Title 6 of the NEW YORK CODE OF
RULES AND REGULATIONS (6 NYCRR) and within the meaning of Section 8-0109(2) of
the NEW YORK ENVIRONMENTAL CONSERVATION LAW as a promulgation of regulations,
rules, policies, procedures, and legislative decisions in connection with
continuing agency administration, management and information collection, and
the Suffolk County Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) is hereby directed
to circulate any appropriate SEQRA notices of determination of
non-applicability or non-significance in accordance with this resolution. DATED: February
7, 2006 APPROVED
BY: ____________________________ Date: |