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Councilmember Stolzmann stated this process can be improved by having this discussion <br />with the budget conversation. She supports adding C or D to meet our paving goals. <br />Mayor Pro Tem Lipton supported just adding C. <br />Vote: Motion carried by unanimous roll call vote. Councilmembers Loo and Leh absent. <br />DISCUSSION/DIRECTION/ACTION — COLORADO COMMUNITIES FOR CLIMATE <br />ACTION REQUESTED POLICY AGENDA CHANGE <br />Deputy City Manager Davis stated this is a request from CC4CA to adjust their policy <br />agenda to address some of the issues from the State Legislature around solid waste. <br />CML has been looking at changing language in the statute that prohibits local <br />governments from limiting the sale of some plastic items. No bill has been introduced but <br />we are expecting one to remove that preemption language. CC4CA has four points they <br />would like added to the policy agenda: <br />1. Create new task forces, staffed positions, programs and initiatives, and/or <br />other entities to support and improve solid waste diversion efforts in the state <br />and to improve funding and technical assistance for such efforts. <br />2. Create new task forces, staffed positions, and/or statewide initiatives to <br />support the expansion of recycling businesses in Colorado. <br />3. Allow local governments to regulate disposable plastic waste (which they are <br />currently preempted from doing by the State of Colorado). <br />4. Require or incentivize state agencies to improve their recycling, composting, <br />and other solid waste reduction efforts. <br />This is not a request for the City to address any plastics issues but rather to support <br />changes to give others local authority to do that if they so desire. Having the local <br />authority does not preclude a statewide approach. <br />Councilmember Stolzmann, CC4CA representative, stated she wants to be representative <br />of the Council on this issue. Personally, she wants to see aggressive strategies on <br />combating climate change as do many of her constituents. Her concern with this change <br />is there are lots of things we have an interest in that don't directly focus on climate <br />emissions, transportation, energy use and oil and gas. We should focus on those areas. <br />This doesn't further our agenda as a group and may get us enemies. We should stay <br />focused on the major issues of climate change. <br />24 <br />