City Council Study Session Summary 2012 10 23

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City Council Study Session Summary October 23, 2012 Page 6of7 Councilmember Dalton also was not supportive of adopting the entire plan, thought the City would be better served for the Board to pick out those items within the plan that the City could support at low or no cost to the City and its residents. Mayor Muckle stated that Zero Waste is an important goal and he would like to support a plan that would show a possible path towards this goal. Councilmember Sackett wants to strive to provide the best environment and asked for businesses to weigh -in on the plan. Councilmember Jasiak asked about the City's Zero Waste events and what feedback has there been? Mark said that Eco Cycle has provided staffing a Zero Waste event in the past. People need to be educated where to dispose of different items. Sustainability Advisory Board is not interested in any bans. Lisa Friend, Boulder County Sustainability Planner suggested the City adopt the Plan and then pick and chose what to focus on. City Manager Fleming recommended this item be scheduled at a future Council meeting as a Discussion item. Councilmember Yarnell suggested first presenting the information to other groups, such as the DBA and BRAD and coming to Council with the feedback. Councilmember Jasiak, liaison to the LSAB Board, requested a broader discussion, but Councilmember Dalton insisted it be at a regular meeting where decisions could be made. Councilmember Loo felt the Plan was long and complex and doubts the Council could move through all of it during a Council meeting. Mayor Muckle asked staff to figure out how to bring this item to Council. Update /Discussion — UC Denver Energy Assessment Mary Ann Heaney led off the discussion in support of the City paying for the energy audit. She indicated that all the groups she contacted who had participated had positive feedback. Most groups felt they got a return on their investment within two years. Discussion followed and a summary of comments below: • Councilmember Dalton was concerned about after the study is complete, what does the City do then? Mary Ann suggested a public meeting to review the results. • Councilmember Loo was concerned about the estimate for how much staff time would be needed by participating.