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Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting Minutes June 19, 2013 Page 2 of 3 VIII.Update on Energy Audit (Dave) Dave met with Trent the graduate student from the University of Minnesota. We should have the report available soon as a package to propose to City Council. IX.Noise (Mary Ann/Emily) Joliet Woodson in Public Works is the main contact. The City is looking at all crossings. All can be treated with approach gates and raised medians. The wayside horns must be maintained by the city and the manufacturer provides the training. A budget has been set in the amount of $400K to convert crossings. Maybe convert one crossing per year. City Council has to approve expenditure for implementation. X. Planning Commission. Andy attended a special meeting hosted by the Building Departments lead by Troy Russ to discuss the 2012 suite of building codes adoption. The discussion was largely around fire sprinkler requirements. There was little discussion on the energy or green building codes. I recommended that the International Green Construction Code be studied over the next few years and be considered in 2015. Troy agreed and mentioned that it affects more than one chapter of the Municipal Code, so it would require more public discussion. The Building Code Board of Appeals will have more discussions over the fall before adopting 2012 suite of codes, which Andy has been invited to and will attend. A side conversation to the above by LSAB was if LSAB should make a presence at Public Planning meetings with new developments. Maintaining sustainable city principles. Should LSAB look back at the com plan and see which principles are still intact. Mary Ann offered to draft a plan if LSAB would provide feedback. All LSAB members agreed to participate. XI. Labor Day Festival. programs we have presented and are currently working on. Dave set up a 7 question survey on Survey Monkey. We will present the link for citizens to go and take the survey. Lea Yancey from Boulder County Energy Smart Program will also man the booth and provide information regarding their rebate program. XII. Items for next meeting OSAB board member will attend LSAB meeting to discuss new trail recommendations for parks and open space. The City of Louisville solicited trail recommendations from the public several years ago. Trail recommendations were reviewed by staff and OSAB members and then were prioritized and added to the CIP schedule. The City has completed all of the feasible recommended trails and is now looking for new recommendations. XIII.Adjourn: The meeting adjourned at 8:12 pm.