{"id":2861,"date":"2010-09-08T10:22:38","date_gmt":"2010-09-08T16:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/?p=2861"},"modified":"2010-09-08T10:22:38","modified_gmt":"2010-09-08T16:22:38","slug":"council-passes-smartregs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/?p=2861","title":{"rendered":"Council Passes SmartRegs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/gap-in-the-front-door.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-2863\" title=\"gap-in-the-front-door\" src=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/gap-in-the-front-door-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/gap-in-the-front-door-300x224.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/gap-in-the-front-door-400x299.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.boulderblueline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/09\/gap-in-the-front-door.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday night, September 7, 2010, the City became the first in the nation to pass a mandatory residential energy conservation ordinance (RECO) targeted at rental housing.\u00a0 The regulation, called SmartRegs, received strong support from environmentalists and environmental groups like PLAN-Boulder County, from renters and students represented by New Era Colorado, and from a significant group of landlords, including Sheila Horton and the Boulder Area Rental Housing Association.<\/p>\n<p>The SmartRegs ordinance will require energy efficiency and renewable energy upgrades by 2019.\u00a0 Scott Woolsey spoke for the City&#8217;s Environmental Advisory Board endorsing the measures.\u00a0 Speaking for PLAN-Boulder County, Leonard May stated support for the staff proposed ordinances but urged Council to consider the urgency of impending climate change and key the timeline for compliance to\u00a0one,\u00a0 four-year rental licensing cycle instead of an eight year cycle.\u00a0 While some public speakers and Councilmember Ken Wilson echoed the need for quick action, all agreed that City Staff had done an outstanding job of working with all stakeholders to produce a reasonable and balanced approach will move Boulder toward the State of Colorado GHG reduction goal.\u00a0 Many, including Suzy Ageton, George Karakehian,\u00a0and Lisa Morzel,\u00a0spoke with satisfaction of the process that produced regulations supported by landlords and renters alike.\u00a0 One citizen speaker in the public hearing, a landlord, said that this is the best City Council he has ever worked with.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Appelbaum and Lisa Morzel expressed some concern with a proposal to allow carbon credits to be purchased as part of the SmartRegs formula.\u00a0 Both felt that carbon credits should be removed and Morzel noted that one citizen suggested buying EcoPasses for RTD bus service or providing points for residential units with clotheslines insteard of gas or electric clothes dryers might be a better approach.\u00a0 Several Councilmembers emphasized that bringing rental properties that illegally do not have rental licenses into compliance is a priority of this program.  \u00a0  All three SmartRegs ordinances passed unanimously on a motion by Macon Cowles, seconded by Crystal Gray.<\/p>\n<p>City Council&#8217;s third reading of the SmartRegs ordinances to approve final revisions will be on September 21.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Tuesday night, September 7, 2010, the City became the first in the nation to pass a mandatory residential energy conservation ordinance (RECO) targeted at rental housing.\u00a0 The regulation, called 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