Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2012 05 16

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Sustainability Advisory Board April18,2012 Meeting Minutes Page 6of10 No specific comments on tax o Longmont’s highest priorities Recycling o Water conservation o Energy Conservation –Longmont has low cost power –purchase power o from Platte River Longmont’s thoughts on sustainabilitytax Since no formal Sustainability Plan has been adopted, may not go over o that well. Community interest is more around frugality and wise use of resources o Community is not interested in having people tell them what to do. o Not interested in paying by some for the benefit of others o City of Boulder’s highest priorities Have a Climate Action Plan –incorporate Sustainability goals into city o operations CAP Tax expires in March 2013, thus looking to fund EE initiatives o Trash Tax –funds zero waste initiatives o Sustainable operating plans for all city departments being developed o Municipalization of Energy Supply o C&D o County-wide zero waste branding o Investigating a bag reduction ordinance which may includefees or bans o ondisposablebags, if $$ generated it couldbe used for waste reduction Non compostable takeout containers –cost differential between o compostable and non compostable containers Community ecopass has been identified; may not be community-wide o support to vote on it though City of Boulder’s thoughts on sustainability tax Concerns about theviability of multiple taxissues on the 2012 ballot, o Concern about a countywide sales tax since sales tax is the primary way o cities fund services and there may be other needs down the road; Boulder may be approaching its capacity for sales tax initiatives Concerns about public confusion about how CAP and sustainability tax o differ in regard to energy Superior’s highest priorities Community Ecopass o