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yyta L1tc i i11eCOMMU N IP( UPDATE A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR Leave this world a little better than you found it. - Robert Baden-Powell CITY COUNCIL ear Louisville Resident: Mayor Robert P.Muckle In recent weeks and months I've been asked by many citizens about Louisville's 303.981.0697 commitment to sustainability and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Let me BobM@LouisvilleCO.Gov assure all of our residents that the City of Louisville has worked for years,and remains fully •WARD I committed,to being an environmentally sustainable city. Climate change affects our air quality,our water quality and our risk of experiencing drought,floods,and other extreme Jay Keany weather events here in Louisville. We've had to make major investments in our water 303.665.4818 system to account for climate change. It is almost certainly going to have a major impact JayK@LouisvilleCO.gov on the Colorado economy and our lifestyle.Impacts on the ski industry,on rafting,hiking, Chris Leh fishing hunting,and other Colorado recreation are already here and likely to increase. 303.668.3916 This truly is a matter of local concern. Leh@LouisvilleCO.gov To make clear our commitment,the Louisville City Council recently passed a resolution in •WARD II which we committed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through continued implemen- tation of our approved Sustainability Action Plan and to join other US cities in adopting Susan Loo and supporting the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement. We also agreed to explore the 303.665.4945 potential benefits and costs of adopting policies and programs that promote the long- SusanL@LouisvilleCO.gov term goal of greenhouse gas emission reductions while maximizing economic and social benefits of such actions. Finally we will encourage and incentivize residents and corpo- Jeff Lipton rate citizens to voluntarily develop their own environmental sustainability programs and 303.665.9776 Lipton@LouisvilleCO.gov policies and to implement them in their homes and workplaces,respectively. •WARD III Louisville has already taken many important steps toward our community's sustainability. In 2010 we established the Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board (LSAB)and in 2016 we Dennis Maloney adopted the City's Sustainability Action Plan developed by the Board.The plan is divided 303.494.9257 into 5 key areas of sustainability. These are:Climate and Energy,Water,Transportation, DennisM@LouisvilleCO.go . Waste,and finally Local Food and Agriculture. It is a really detailed and practical plan. I encourage you to read it. You can find the plan on the City website at www.LouisvilleCO. Ashley Stolzmann gov/Government/Boards-Commissions/Sustainability-Advisory-Board. 303.570.9614 AshleyS@LouisvilleCO.gov In the area of Climate and Energy,the City of Louisville is committed to lowering our carbon emissions. First,I want to recognize that many individual citizens and businesses Interim City Manager have played a major role in reducing their own emissions by purchasing and generating Heather Balser renewable energy,by driving less and by driving vehicles with lower emissions,by taking 303.335.4530 HeatherB@LouisvilleCO.gov public transit,walking and cycling,by composting and recycling,by keeping homes well insulated and with efficient fixtures,and by many other energy reducing and saving ac- City Council Meetings are tions. held the first and third Tuesdays of each month at The municipality has also taken steps to reduce our emissions associated with City busi- 7:00 PM at City Hall, ness.We know from our Louisville Baseline Energy study that the top two sources of emis- 749 Main Street. sions Citywide are from electricity use(42%of emissions)and gasoline vehicles(19%of emissions).To reduce emissions from these activities we have advanced several initiatives. To find out in which We currently have 645kW of solar capacity on line as a City to use at our municipal facili- Ward you live,please call ties and we have purchased another 1,400kW.When that solar array comes online by the 303 303.335.4536. end of this year,the resulting 2.045 MW will enable us to cover well over 50%of our www.LouisvilleCO.gov Continued on Page 2