Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2018 01 17

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4 CE-IT1S4: Develop conversion plan for City vehicle fleet to implement new vehicle technologies as they become available for testing and use. This strategy is covered under CE-IT1S3. • No recommended action. Strategy is covered under CE-IT1S3. Recommended for removal. 5 CE-IT1S5: Implement controls and policies to limit idling of City vehicles. Based on department interview feedback, any adopted policy to limit idling of City vehicles would need to consider the situation (e.g. In extreme heat or cold, should car should be left idling for comfort and/or safety?). Even so, it is generally agreed by interviewees that more could be done by staff drivers. At this time, it is not clear what could be done to implement controls, however, a staff-wide awareness campaign addressing the reduction of idling in City vehicles would be appropriate and could be quite effective. Staff may be educated about vehicle idling by both email and through general staff-wide sustainability training. The City Managers Office could work with relevant departments to determine if an official policy is appropriate. It should be noted that some actions have been taken by the city to reduce community-wide idling: • In coordination with DRCOG, the City assisted to complete corridor timing improvements to reduce vehicle delay/idling/emissions. • In coordination with Superior, Louisville led the initiative to build the Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI), which saved more delay/idling/emissions on the US 36 BRT route than the previous US 36 RTD Queue Jump project was achieving. • Create a staff-wide awareness campaign addressing the reduction of idling in City vehicles and determine if an official policy is appropriate. 6 CE-IT1S6: Install LED traffic signals. Nearly all traffic lights in Louisville have been converted to LED. • No recommended Action. Project is effectively complete. Internal Target 2: Move Toward Carbon Neutrality for City Buildings 7 CE-IT2S1: Aim for all eligible existing City buildings be benchmarked using the ENERGY STAR performance standards. For ENERGY STAR eligible buildings, a strategy and costs will be developed The Facilities Manager reports that an attempt has been made within the last year to benchmark City buildings using Energy Star, with mixed results. Energy Star benchmarks energy usage (i.e. energy data from Xcel can be downloaded into a portfolio over time) and compares it to other buildings in the area. If a building is in the top 25% in efficiency comparatively, then it is considered to be an Energy Star building. Challenges with the City facilities include the lack of availability of relevant templates through the Energy Star interface. For • Continue to update Energy Star data on relevant city buildings annually, using data to inform strategy and costs for energy efficiency improvements.