Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2014 07 16

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Stage 1: What do the people want and need? In addition to performing our own primary data collection, we can get a lot of information regarding sentiments and approaches to energy efficiency via secondary research such as Boulder County, etc. Residents of Louisville Residents of Louisville are very important because, obviously, they live here and are able to vote. They are also property owners and so are the decision makers, especially in the residential building sector. LSAB has conducted a few surveys via survey monkey. The surveys were given by soliciting citizens as they walked by the LSAB booth at the Labor Day Event and the Taste of Louisville Event indicate3 there is a widespread concern over GHG emissions, and underlying that is a desire to do something to increase the sustainability of Louisville. These Louisville surveys do not contradict results from a broader survey of Boulder County residents on sustainability. To get a more reliable assessment of community interest, we may need to acquire a larger sample group. Additional surveying opportunities may include but not be limited to: • Perhaps EE questions should be posed in the "City of Louisville Citizen Survey." The last one, apparently, was published in May 2012. • Perhaps we could set up a standing survey on the City Website • Working with the Daily Camera, Denver Post, or polling firms to include sustainability questions in their polls of residents in election years Louisville Businesses and Property Owners Economic vitality is important to sustaining services and a high quality of life in Louisville. Taxes, largely generated via local business are what pay for community service and amenities. We should start by requesting an audience with various business organizations. Those that come to mind include: • Downtown Business Association ( http:/ /www.downtownlouisvilleco.com /) • BRaD — The Business Retention and Development Committee (http://www.louisvillecolorado.biziaboutus/bradcmte.htm) • Louisville Chamber of Commerce ( http : / /www.louisvillechamber.com/) • Board of appeals • Other City boards and committees (http: / /www.louisvilleco.gov /GO VERNMENTBoardsCommissions /tabid /187/Default. aspx) City Council There are a number of positions that have been expressed at the 2/25/2014 study session. The more vocal of the Council indicated that they preferred the use of carrots, not sticks and that the City's efforts should be mostly promotional. There were some expressed sentiments that the City should take a middle of the road approach. To engage City Council, we should first reach out to the community (business and residential) and then report back our findings and observations to the Council. 3 These surveys need to be evaluated for findings, confidence and precision