City Council Study Session Summary 2008 06 24

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City Council Study Session Summary June 24, 2008 Page 4 of6 Councilor Sackett said if that is the case then the City needs to get a program in place due the new developments that have been approved and will begin building in addition to the revitalization area in the downtown area. Councilor Sackett thought that Board needed to take the initiative. Mark Persichette, Louisville Resource Conservation Advisory Board (LRCAB), said that his understanding is that commercial buildings do not practice green built standards at all and thought that a stop-gap would be to amend the current Building Codes and put into place criteria related to green build for commercial buildings. Mr. Persichette also suggested that the City hire an additional staff person for the Building & Safety Division while the City is going through the higher building phase of the new developments and revitalization and then when the building volume has slowed to go back to the current number of staff. Chief Building Official Jones said that the BCBOA will have something in place by this Fall and that changing the codes is not an easy task. Chief Building Official Jones also wanted to clarify what the BCBOA means by voluntary - someone wanting to build in Louisville would have to bring in something that they are doing whether it is LEEDS, Green Points, HERS, etc. 3. Discussion - Louisville Resource Conservation Advisory Board (LRCAB) Mark Persichetti, LRCAB, said that LRCAB has five areas that they would like to see take place and to assist the City with implementing, which are: 1) add a Natural Environment section to the City's Comprehensive Plan during the upcoming revision. Mr. Persichetti said that LRCAB had created a plan but that it was not completed in time for the first Comprehensive Plan 2) Review the Sustainable Energy Plan (SEP) and identify and recommend areas that the City should adopt 3) Support the City's efforts in implementing a single-hauler trash collection and recycling program, which will reduce costs to the end user, lower air and noise pollution in the City, improve recycling and lower landfill waste, and save the City costs in road repair. 4) Research compost containers to determine which are allowed as 'acceptable' in the City, as well as review the City ordinances pertaining the composting 5) Recommend and assist the City with implementing a Green Points system that is a City run program. A City run would give the City the ability to place more points on what the City feels is important and can be revised as needed. Mayor Pro Tem Marsella thanked Mr. Persichetti for presenting the information in a concise format. Mayor Pro Tem Marsella agreed that this may be the time to hire additional Building & Safety Staff with the Takoda development, ConocoPhillips, new buildings in the CTC, etc. Councilor Sackett stated that when working with a tight budget as the City is in order to add something new like a position, either additional revenue needs to be