Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2018 01 17

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In addition, Louisville's City Council advanced its commitment to a healthy and sustainable community by voting to adopt Resolution 34-2017 in support of the Paris Climate Agreement, in which the United States had originally pledged to lower its annual greenhouse gas emissions in 2025 by 26 to 28 percent below 2005 levels. The (forthcoming) results of the 2016 GHG inventory performed by the county are expected to show that Louisville has exceeded the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement at a municipal level. 3 CE-IT1S3: Purchase lowest The City purchased a Nissan Leaf in 2016. This vehicle is used regularly by the • Formalize a conversion plan that fuel-use vehicles practical for the City fleet. IT Department and performs to satisfaction. Public Works and the City Manager's Office have performed an analysis of what it would cost to replace current fleet vehicles and have informally agreed on the following assumptions: 1) It is generally desired that standard fleet vehicles should be upgraded to electric, hybrid, and alternative fuel vehicles over time, as appropriate, 2) It is not cost effective to make fleet replacements without an immediate need, 3) Not all vehicles would fulfill their function requirements as electric or alternative vehicles with the current technology available, and 4) technology and cost of alternative fuel vehicles is expected to improve over the next few years. Therefore, analysis should be performed on a case-by-case basis as vehicles need to be replaced to determine cost- effectiveness and appropriateness of use, as well as technology advances and funding opportunities, with a strong leaning toward electric, hybrid, and alternative fuel vehicles where possible. This plan has been generally agreed on verbally, but could be drafted as policy to be added into an existing purchasing policy. The purchase of additional electric vehicles should be evaluated as vehicle replacement needs arise, according to a full life cycle analysis. w requires cost and lifecycle analysis on vehicle replacements (e.g. road vehicles, riding tractor mowers) on a case-by-case basis, with a preference toward electric and lower emission vehicles, when appropriate. • Apply for a RAQC grant to install an electric vehicle charging station (EVSE) at the Recreation Center in 2018. Funding: Vehicles similar in function to the Nissan Leaf (—$30,000) may exceed the current budget for most replacement vehicles in up-front purchase cost. Partial grant funding is currently available to address this gap. Current grant opportunities through the Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC), for example, will fund 80% up to the following set of maximums for electric vehicles and electric vehicle charging stations: