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Home My WebLink AboutTOR RES 446 ..., F>i[T Op1151[RIT15P�0.PPl1G pFSFUAI Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, .Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer June 14, 2017 Honorable Town Clerk: Your response to this letter will acknowledge receipt of the attached resolution adopted by the Riverhead Town Board. Kindly please sign and email back to the Riverhead Town Clerk, Diane Wilhelm at Wilhelm t wnofriverheadn ov orb fax at 631208-4034. Signature: Date: 1 1 Town Board Meeting Jun 6, 2:00 PM ENCLOSED HEREWITH please find the following resolution which was adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Regular Town Board meeting on June 6, 2017 Resolution #446-AUTHORIZES THE TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 250 ENTITLED "MUNICIPAL BUILDING ENERGY BENCHMARKING" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE Sincerely, Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk DW:cd 200 Howell AvenueRiverhead, New York 11901 (631)7273200 Ext. 260 — Fax (631)208-4034 t'I VAz- SPFRlTq,p p 0.PPOGPES 1 1 Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Fawn Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer June 14, 2017 Suffolk County Planning Department L.I. State Park Commission Town of Southold Town of Southampton Town of Brookhaven ENCLOSED HEREWITH please find the following resolution which was adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Regular Town Board meeting on June 6, 2017 Resolution #446-AUTHORIZES THE TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 250 ENTITLED "MUNICIPAL BUILDING ENERGY BENCHMARKING" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE If you have any questions, please call Carol Del Vecchio at 631-727-3200, Ext 262, or Diane Wilhelm at Ext. 260 Sincerely, + a Diane M. Wilhelm DMW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11901- (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 t` t; Y' er - 11 "{ xsrrxosrcx`n.—ei.oeaessuni 7 Office of the Town Clerk Diane M. Wilhelm, Town Clerk Registrar of Vital Statistics Records Management Officer Marriage Officer June 14, 2017 Honorable Town Clerk: Your response to this letter will acknowledge receipt of the attached resolution adopted by the Riverhead Town Board. Kindly please sign and email back to the Riverhead Town Clerk, Diane Wilhelm at wilhelm@townofriverheadny.gov or by fax at 631-208-4034. Signature: Date: Town Board Meeting June 6, 2:00 PM ENCLOSED HEREWITH please find the following resolution which was adopted by the Riverhead Town Board at a Regular Town Board meeting on June 6, 2017 Resolution #446-AUTHORIZES THE TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 250 ENTITLED "MUNICIPAL BUILDING ENERGY BENCHMARKING" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE Sincerely, . � , 4000 1z Diane M. Wilhelm Town Clerk DW:cd 200 Howell Avenue - Riverhead, New York 11901 (631)727-3200 Ext. 260 - Fax (631)208-4034 06.06.2017 ADOPTED 170446 TOWN OF RIVERHEAD Resolution #446 AUTHORIZES TOWN CLERK TO PUBLISH AND POST PUBLIC NOTICE TO CONSIDER A LOCAL LAW TO ADD A NEW CHAPTER 250 ENTITLED "MUNICIPAL BUILDING ENERGY BENCHMARKING" OF THE RIVERHEAD TOWN CODE Councilman Wooten offered the following resolution, which was seconded by Councilwoman Giglio RESOLVED, the Town Clerk is hereby authorized to publish the attached public , notice to consider a local law to add a new Chapter to be designated as Chapter 250 and entitled, "Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking" of the Riverhead Town Code once in the June 15, 2017 issue of the New§-Review Newspaper, the newspaper hereby designated as the official newspaper for this purpose, and also to cause a copy of the proposed amendment to be posted on the sign board of the Town; and be it further RESOLVED, all Town Hall Departments may review and obtain a copy of this resolution from the eledt1ron' ic*storage device and if needed, a certified copy of same may be obtained from the Office of the Town Clerk. THE VOTE Hubbard ®Yes ❑No Giglio ®Yes ❑No Wooten ZYes'E]No Dunleavy,®Yes ❑No Walter ®Yes ❑No The Resolution Was Z Thereupon Duly Declared Adopted TOWN OF RIVERHEAD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a public hearing will be held before the Town Board of the Town at Riverhead at Riverhead Town Hall, 200 Howell Avenue, Riverhead, New York; on the 5th day of July, 2017 at,2:05 o'clock p.m. to add a new Chapter to be designated as Chapter 250 and entitled,"Municipal Building Energy Benchmarking"of the Riverhead Town Code. Be it enacted by'the'Tow' n 'Board of the Town of Riverhead as follows: CHAPTER 250 MUNICIPAL BUILDING ENERGY BENCHMARKING, 4 250-1. PURPOSE. Buildings are the single largest user of energy in the State of New York. The poorest performing buildings typically use several times the energy of the highest performing buildings--7for the exact same building use. As such, this Chapter will use Building Energy Benchmarking to promote the public health, safety, and welfare by making available good, actionable information on municipal building energy use to help identify opportunities to cut costs and reduce pollution in the Town of Riverhead. Collecting, reporting, and sharing Building Energy Benchmarking data on a regular basis allows municipal officials and the public to understand the energy performance of municipal buildings relative . to similar buildings nationwide. Equipped with this information, the Town of Riverhead is able to make smarter, more cost-effective operational and capital investment decisions, reward efficiency, and drive widespread,.,.,,, continuous improvement. -4250-2. DEFINITIONS (1) "Benchmarking Information" shall mean information generated by Portfolio Manager, as herein defined including descriptive information about the Physical building and its operational characteristics. 2 (2) "Building Energy Benchmarking" shall mean the process of measuring a building's Energy use, tracking that use over time, and comparing performance to similar buildings. (3) "Covered Municipal Building"shall mean a building or facility that is owned or occupied by the Town of Riverhead that is 1,000 square feet or larger in size. (4) "Department" shall mean Office of the Town Engineer. (5) "Energy" shall mean electricity, natural gas, steam, hot or chilled water, fuel oil, o other product for use in a building, or renewable on-site electricity -generation, for purposes of providing heating, cooling, lighting, water heating, or for powering or fueling other end-uses in the building. and related facilities, as reflected in Utility bills or other documentation of actual Energy use. (6) "Energy Performance Score" shall mean the numeric rating generated by Portfolio Manager that compares the Energy usage of the building to that of similar buildings. (7) "Energy Use Intensity(EUI)" shall mean the kBTUs (1,000 British Thermal Units) used per square foot of gross floor area. (8) "Gross Floor Area" shall mean the total number of enclosed square feet measured between the exterior surfaces of the fixed walls within any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy. (9)"Portfolio Manager"shall mean ENERGY STAR Portfolio Mana-ger, the internet-based tool developed and maintained by the United States Environmental Protection Agency to--, track and assess the relative Energy performance of buildings nationwide, or successor. (10) "Town Engineer" shall mean the head of the Department. (11) "Utility" shall mean an entity that distributes and sells Energy to Covered Municipal Buildings. 3 (12) "Weather Normalized Site EUI" shall mean the, amount of Energy that would have been used by a property under '30-year average temperatures, accountinq for the difference between average temperatures and yearly fluctuations. §250-3. APPLICABILITY (1),This Chapter is applicable to all Covered Municipal Buildings as defined in Section 250-2 of this Chapter. (2) The Town Engineer may exempt a particular Covered Municipal Building from the benchmarking requirement if the Town Engineer determines that it has characteristics that make benchmarking impractical. §250-4. BENCHMARKING REQUIRED FOR COVERED MUNICIPAL BUILDINGS (1) No later than December 31, 2017, and no later than May 1 every year thereafter, the Town Engineer or his or her desiqnee from the Department shall enter into Portfolio Manager the total Energy consumed by each Covered Municipal Building, along with all other descriptive information required by Portfolio 'Manager for the previous calendar year. (2) For new Covered Municipal Buildings that have not accumulated 12 months of Energy use data by the first applicable date following occupancy for inputting Energy use into Portfolio Manager, the Town Engineer or his or her desiqnee from the Department shall begin inputting data in the following year. 4250-6. DISCLOSURE AND PUBLICATION OF BENCHMARKING INFORMATION (1), The Department shall make available to the public on the internet Benchmarking Information for the previous calendar year: (a) no later than December 31, 2017 and by September 1 of each year thereafter for Covered Municipal Buildings; and (2) The Department shall make available to the public on the internet and update at least annually, the followin_q Benchmarking Information: 4 (a) Summary statistics on Energy consumption for Covered Municipal Buildings derived from aggregation of Benchmarking Information; and (b) For each Covered Municipal Building individually: (i) The status of.compliance with the requirements of this Local Law; and (ii) The building address, primary use type, and gross floor area; and NO Annual sumrnary statistics, including site EUI, Weather Normalized,,,.,, Source EUI, annual GHG emissions, and an Energy Performance Score where available; and (iv) A comparison of the annual summary statistics (as required by Section 250-5(2)(b)(iii) of this Chapter across calendar years for all years since annual reporting under this Chapter has been required for said building. 4250-6. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS The Department shall maintain records as necessary for carrying out the purposes of this Chapter, including but.,not limited to Energy bills and other documents received from tenants and/or Utilities. Such records shall be preserved by the Department for a period of three (3) years. -4250-7. ENFORCEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION (1) The Town Engineer or his or her designee from the Department shall be the Chief Enforcement Officer of this Chapter. (2) The Chief Enforcement Officer of this Chapter may promulgate regulations necessary for the administration of the requirements of this Chapter. (3) Within thirty days after each anniversary date of the effective date of this Chapter, the Chief Enforcement Officer shall submit a report to the Town Board of the Town of Riverhead including butnot limited to summary statistics on Energy consumption for Covered Municipal Buildings derived from aggregation of Benchmarking Information, a list of all Covered Municipal Buildings identifyingeach Covered Municipal Building that the Town Engineer determined to be exempt from the benchmarking requirement and the reason for the exemption, and the status of compliance with the requirements of this.., Chapter. 5 4250-8. EFFECTIVE DATE This Chapter shall be effective immediately upon passage. 4250-9. SEVERABILITY The invalidity or unenforceability of any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision, or phrase of the aforementioned sections, as declared by the valid judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause, provision, o phrase, which shall remain in full force and effect. • Overstrike represents deletion(s) • Underscore represents additio'n(s) Dated: Riverhead, New York June 6, 2017 BY THE ORDER OF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF RIVERHEAD DIANE M.WILHELM,Town Clerk 6