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City Council Meeting Minutes November 13, 2018 Page 5 of 7 He reviewed Louisville's goals: support Paris climate agreement and support a reduction in energy use 1 °A) annually over the 2015 baseline even with any growth and changes in population and new businesses. The program wrapped up this year and included input from Boulder County and the PACE program, BVSD, the Chamber of Commerce, and local businesses and non- profits. He reviewed the action plan and activities. On the commercial side they were very active with the green business program For the residential side it included a sustainability series, school kits for 5th graders, and community events. He noted low-income and multifamily areas were prioritized for outreach He reviewed the municipal efforts including building audits, lighting efficiencies, energy design assistance, and outreach Merrigan reviewed the progress towards the goal noting a 1 4% decrease in total energy use and significant emissions reductions despite having additional 500 new premises in town Program participation continues to increase each year Councilmember Leh asked why the commercial participation is low Merrigan stated many Louisville businesses have already done the easy things and only have very large projects left to complete and those are more difficult for a business to take on This program is now transitioning from the Partners in Energy to the Energy Futures Collaboration with Xcel Councilmember Maloney asked how "renewable" fits in with "sustainable" as it seems sustainable would give us more options. Eicher stated using "carbon free" may be a better term/goal as it encompasses more objectives and gives a better big picture. Mayor Pro Tem Lipton asked how Louisville is doing compared to other communities. Merrigan stated each community is evaluated based on where they start. Overall Louisville is slightly above average compared to participation with other communities. Eicher noted Louisville has been doing a good job of finding really good options that work for us. DISCUSSION/DIRECTION — 2019 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA Deputy City Manager Davis stated this is the proposed 2019 legislative agenda This will be used to inform State legislators about the City's priorities, it sets the roadmap for City's engagement with the state associations and regional groups with which the City partners.