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City Council Meeting Minutes July 3, 2018 Page 8 of 11 Mayor Muckle stated the costs are only membership dues at this point. He stated things like this are something our citizens would like us to do and is important to them. Councilmember Stolzmann stated she supports this suggestion. She felt CC4CA's support of State climate specific programs aligns with our support of the Paris Climate Agreement. Councilmember Leh asked how this might impact staff time and resources. Deputy City Manager Davis stated there is an opportunity to participate at as deep a level as we want. At a minimum a staff member could be engaged with one council liaison. Most regular meetings are by phone and there would be some in person meetings and voluntary time on committees. The commitment level is up to us and she estimated four hours of staff time per month. Councilmember Leh stated this is important and useful and our citizens want this from us. He supported joining initially at the base level. Councilmember Loo stated she does not support this. She does not want us to be dictated to by other communities or unfunded mandates. There is not enough local control in the document. She would like more analysis of how these goals will affect Louisville. She does not want to make this a partisan issue; we know what is right for Louisville. This is a very political organization. We don't need to be partisan to move our Sustainability Action Plan forward. This organization is too partisan and liberal and heavily controlled by the City of Boulder and Boulder County. Until some of the larger cities such as Denver and Aurora participate, this will be Boulder dominated. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton stated he is generally in favor. There is nothing that binds us to every position or issue of the association. This helps us leverage our resources and get help from others on these issues. He suggested we join at the base level and evaluate in 12 months to see if we are getting what we need from the organization. They are not going require us to do anything we don't want to do. Councilmember Maloney stated he was stuck on "which are agreed to by unanimous consent of all the member communities." We have to agree to things on our terms. If we engage in this we have to do it by what is best for Louisville. That noted, this is a larger community that can add perspective to our community and if we don't like it we can leave. We can provide leadership on what we think is important. Can support our sustainability goals. We can stay true to our principals. Councilmember Leh stated the way he read that statement as unanimous consent is consensus. There would be concern if it is expected every community must swallow the whole thing, potentially that is a problem, but that is not likely the process. We can withdraw if that is how they operate. Mayor Muckle stated working by consensus is the goal of all organizations.