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City Council <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> December 18, 2012 <br /> Page 13 of 17 <br /> addresses sustainability issues and hoped his new hometown will as well. He asked for <br /> approval of the energy audit. <br /> Ted Sontrop, 215 W. Spruce Street, Louisville, CO, a Louisville Sustainability Advisory <br /> Board member, stated the relatively inexpensive audit would give data points for <br /> discussion and analysis. He urged Council to support the audit. <br /> COUNCIL COMMENTS <br /> Mayor Muckle read a letter of support submitted by Sustainability Advisory Board <br /> Member Mary Ann Heaney. <br /> Council member Loo read from the City's Vision Statement and the staffs report, which <br /> stated the reasons the study should be done. She stated there is a disconnect <br /> between the Core values and proposal to do this study. She did not support the audit <br /> and stated it is a greenhouse gas and carbon footprint measure and felt it would <br /> mandate regulations. She felt the public and business owners were not represented as <br /> stakeholders in the proposal to go forward with this study. <br /> Mayor Pro Tern Dalton stated he would not support the audit. <br /> Council member Yarnell felt the audit would gather information for decision making. <br /> Council member Loo stated the City is a progressive community in terms of voluntary <br /> sustainability efforts. She suspected the major carbon footprint comes from buildings <br /> and this study may mandate green building practices. She did not want to discourage <br /> business within the City. <br /> Council member Yarnell felt the data could help with areas to incentivize without <br /> mandates. She did not want to discourage business. <br /> Council member Keany felt the study is geared toward greenhouse gases and stated <br /> Louisville's contribution to those was minimal. He wasn't sure of the benefit of this audit <br /> and was not ready to make a decision. <br /> Council member Jasiak voiced her support for the energy audit. <br /> PUBLIC COMMENT <br /> Martin Odle, 322 E. Raintree Court, Louisville, CO felt the data would be a guide for the <br /> future. <br /> MOTION: Council member Jasiak moved to approve the funding for the UC Denver <br /> Energy, seconded by Council member Yarnell. Roll call vote was taken. The motion <br /> • <br />