Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2018 01 17

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for energy efficiency example, the library at face value appears to be a good building to benchmark • Develop strategy and costs for the improvements. with Energy Star. When data was entered into the application, however, the remaining non -cobra head presence of a parking garage under the building proved problematic for the streetlights, evaluating potential assessment. Similar challenges exist with the Recreation Center, as an "Office upgrade to LED or the Building" template can't be filled out, as the facility has many features that a typical office building would not have (i.e. swimming pool, showers). decommissioning of certain lights. Challenges exist in tracking the Police Department in comparison to other similar buildings in that the courthouse is attached. It functions as two separate buildings, with different hours. The Golf Course, too, is not a standard facility with standard energy usage needs. Still, the Facilities Manager thinks the following buildings may be able to be measured with some creativity, as long as certain data sets are removed to even out the comparison baselines: • Library (Would need to separate parking garage data.) • City Hall (This was last measured through Energy Star at 60% and adjustments have been worked on.) • Recreation Center (Mechanism unknown.) • Police Department (Separate courthouse energy data.) In addition, for facilities not able to be measured by EnergyStar, upgrades to enhance efficiency should also be explored. For example, last year Xcel replaced 677 cobra head streetlights with LED, leaving 1,200 non -cobra head streetlights which could either be replaced or decommissioned, depending on the situation. This project does not directly address this or any other strategy included in the SAP, but could be added as an additional strategy to reduce energy usage in City facilities going forward.