REGIONAL DISTRICT OF
BOARD MEETING
TUESDAY, MAY 22, 2007
A D D E N D U M
SCHEDULED STANDING, ADVISORY STANDING AND SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
2-6 Climate Change
Select Committee. (All Directors –
One Vote) (Report included for
information)
That
the Board endorse the Provincial Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum
Resources’ Community Action on Energy Efficiency targets for new and existing
buildings.
That
the Board implement the Provincial Ministry of Energy, Mines and Petroleum
Resources’ Community Action on Energy Efficiency target for new industrial,
commercial and institutional buildings to achieve energy performance 25% better
than the Model National Energy Code for Buildings by 2010 and reduce the
average energy consumption by 20%.
That
the Board implement a policy that sets an energy efficiency target of at least
25% below Model National Energy Code for Buildings (MNECB) for new local
government funded, owned, managed or occupied buildings.
That
the Board pursue a comprehensive retrofit of at least 50% of existing local
government owned and managed building floor space with energy efficiency
improvements that provide simple paybacks of 7 years or less through energy
savings; and
That
the Board participate in a working group with MEMPR, the Ministry of Community
Services and the Office of Housing and Construction Standards to implement
incentive and/or regulatory measures to achieve one or more of the targets for
new and existing buildings that align with the 2007 BC Energy Plan.