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L Louisville COLORADO • S1NC N ; CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION AGENDA ITEM 2 SUBJECT: DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — ENERGY FUTURE PARTNERSHIP WITH XCEL ENERGY DATE: MAY 8, 2018 PRESENTED BY: EMILY HOGAN, ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER HEATHER BALSER, CITY MANAGER SUMMARY: In November 2016, City Council approved the Louisville Sustainability Action Plan (SAP), developed by the Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board (LSAB). The SAP addresses five sustainability categories: Climate & Energy, Water, Transportation, Waste and Local Food and Agriculture. The SAP expresses the desires of the City to make progress towards sustainability, both internally in the operations of the City and externally through the actions of Louisville residents and businesses. In March 2018, Council approved a 2 -Year Work Plan for the SAP to measure the City's progress in achieving the 57 strategies identified in the SAP and establish recommended actions for continuing the City's progress in achieving the goals of the SAP. One of the top recommended actions of the 2 -Year Work Plan for 2018/2019 is to partner with Xcel Energy to increase the share of alternative energy with our community. City representatives reached out to Xcel to see what opportunities currently exist to increase the community's share of alternative energy. Xcel suggested that the City consider entering into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for Energy Future Collaboration. The MOU would establish a voluntary partnership between the City and Xcel with the goal of developing a strategy for achievement of a shared vision through collaboration focused on innovation, clean energy, economic development opportunities, customer choice programs and technology. There are seven other municipalities in Colorado that have signed or are in the process of signing an MOU with Xcel for Energy Future Collaboration. These include: Breckenridge, Denver, Alamosa, Lone Tree, Lakewood, Windsor and Nederland. Xcel plans for these communities to work together and potentially collaborate on various projects and share information with one another. If the City decides to enter into the MOU, it can participate in this regional collaboration. The process for drafting the MOU begins by establishing mutual values, vision and guiding principles, which can be based on the goals and strategies identified in the SAP and the values listed in the City's Comprehensive Plan. Additionally, staff will work with Xcel to create a work plan with potential short and long-term focus areas. These areas CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION 2