4 Winter 2020-2021 Community Update Newsletter

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C A MESSAGE FROM MAYOR STOLZMANN Bringing a neighbor an unexpected pizza, raking leaves for someone who can't physically manage this year, helping out with a learning pod while another parent takes a video conference, buying lunch for a first responder: these things, and more, are all acts of kindness that have been going on in our community over the last few months. With winter here, some people worry about coronavirus fatigue. Our community has the exact spirit that can break through and overcome this. Yes, we will still all be keeping 6 feet apart, wearing our facial coverings, and washing our hands like pros. But there are plenty of things to be thankful about here in Louisville and we have the opportunity to continue to share community spirit by helping one another through this time the best ways we can. If you need help, please ask. We have many programs that have been established to help people get through this. If you would like to help out more, consider doing something kind for your neighbors, signing up for the Snowbusters program (see page 8), donating to a local charity - even shopping local is more important now than ever. Winter brings the holiday lights downtown and our amazing businesses all around the city have adapted their indoor and outdoor spaces to serve the community as safely as possible. We have the ability to help each other through this and come out stronger than ever. I know we can do it. Sincerely, Mayor Ashley Stolzmann COVID-19 UPDATES Mayor Stolzmann provides regular email updates on COVID-19, the public health guidelines and regulations put in place to slow the spread of the virus, and the impact on City facilities and services. You can sign up for Mayor Stolzmann's updates and read the latest public health guidance and City facilities plans by visiting LouisvilleCO.gov/COVID19 or scanning the QR code below. All events and services mentioned in this Community Update are subject to change due to the changing nature of public health guidance. Please visit the City's website for the most up to date information. SLOW THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS Regardless of where Boulder County is on Colorado's COVID-19 Dial, we all need to do our part to limit the spread of the virus by wearing a facial covering, staying home when sick, washing hands regularly, and maintaining 6 feet of distance from people we don't live with. Although some details have changed, the message remains the same: Coloradans are encouraged to stay at home and avoid unnecessary interactions and personal gatherings whenever possible in order to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Visit LouisvilleCO.gov/COVID19 to find out where Boulder County is on Colorado's COVID-19 Dial. Wear a facial covering Stay home if you're sick Wash your hands Maintain 6'of distance SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN UPDATE On October 6, City Council adopted an updated Sustainability Action Plan, which will act as a guiding framework toward a sustainable future for our community. The newest plan incorporates seven topic areas: Climate, Energy, Transportation, Waste, Water, Ecological Health and Local Food and Agriculture. Each topic area is further broken down into goals, objectives and municipal and community -wide strategy items. The City of Louisville recognizes that sustainability is not based solely on environmental impact, and our sustainability vision utilizes the triple -bottom line approach when analyzing policy, operations and future decision -making. No solution can be sustain- able unless it fulfills all three pillars: environmental stewardship, social equity and economic vitality. Read the newly adopted Sustainability Action Plan update and learn more about community -wide and municipal efforts at LouisvilleCO.gov/Sustainability. For more info, contact Katie Baum, Sustainability Specialist, by email KBaum@LouisvilleCO.gov or phone 303.335.4534. Page 2 • Winter 2020/21