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City Council <br />Meeting Minutes <br />December 18, 2012 <br />Page 13of 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, aLouisville 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 staff’s 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 greenhousegasand carbon footprint measureand felt it would <br />mandate regulations.She feltthe public and business owners were notrepresented as <br />stakeholders in the proposalto go forward with this study. <br />Mayor Pro Tem 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 />andthis study may mandate green building practices.She did not want to discourage <br />business within the City. <br />Council member Yarnell feltthe 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 greenhousegases 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 />28 <br /> <br />