City Council Minutes 2018 07 10 SP

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City Council Meeting Minutes July 10, 2018 Page 3 of 7 Councilmember Stolzmann thanked the County for doing the inventory. She noted her concern about where we are in hitting our targets. It looks like with the new methodology we seem to be behind to meet the 2020 goal. Yancey stated we are not on track to reach the goal. Councilmember Stolzmann would like that to be more obvious in the report. Councilmember Stolzmann added she felt the per capita section is not that helpful as some communities don't have commercial or industrial impacts. It doesn't allow for true comparisons and she suggested it be broken out more per category. Mayor Muckle asked about comparisons from previous years. Yancey stated the methodology changed somewhat each year so the comparisons are not ideal. This consultant included better data. Baum stated the report recommendations for Louisville somewhat align with the Sustainability Work Plan. They include: • Evaluate the adoption of updated building codes to the further advancement of energy efficiency in new buildings. • Explore guidelines favoring energy efficiency in the new Planned Unit Development (PUD) Guidelines as potential "waiver criteria" and adding Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) build -out for general or parking waivers. • Apply for a Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) grant to install an electric vehicle charging station (EVSE) at the Recreation Center in 2018. • Partner with Xcel Energy to increase the share of alternative energy with our community. Mayor Muckle stated the Council is supportive of the Sustainability Work Plan items. He noted the effectiveness of collaborating with PACE on the Green Business Program. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION ENERGY FUTURE COLLABORATION DRAFT MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH XCEL ENERGY Katie Baum, Sustainability Specialist stated on May 8, City Council directed staff to begin drafting a Memorandum of Understanding to enter into a partnership with Xcel Energy through its Energy Future Collaboration program. The MOU establishes 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, customer programs and technology. The process for drafting the MOU began by establishing mutual values, vision and guiding principles, which was based on the goals and strategies identified in the Louisville Sustainability Action Plan and the values listed in the City's Comprehensive Plan. Xcel provided a draft. MOU that staff and its Council liaisons reviewed and made edits to. Xcel reviewed the proposed revisions and approved the draft MOU. The next step in the process is drafting Attachment 1 for the MOU, which outlines initial ideas for the City and Xcel to consider for the Work Plan. The Work Plan will detail the