Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2019 08 21

Home Browse Search

LCityoj Louisville City Manager's Office Memorandum To: Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board From: Katie Baum, Sustainability Specialist Date: August 21, 2019 Re: Staff Updates General • Green Business workshops update: o April 16th — Marketing your Green Business: 15 attendees o May 9th - Electric Vehicle Charging Station Workshop & EV Test Drive: 20-25 attendees o June 18th — Commercial Water Conservation: 11 attendees o July 25, 3:00pm, My Green Workplace/Office Sustainability Workshop @ Bailie Barbour State Farm in Erie, hosted by PACE and Xcel's Partners in Energy: 10 attendees o August 29, Boulder County Recycling Center (BCRC) tour: 20 RSVP's, 25 capacity o September 17th, Sustainable Transportation for your Employees Workshop @ TBD, hosted by Commuting Solutions o October 16th, Sustainable Purchasing Practices Workshop @ TBD, hosted by Matt LeBeau and EcoCycle • Green Business will begin to pick back up in September and October with City, Chamber and Xcel communications being dispersed. As of August, there are about 20 applicants and is similar to past participation at the same time in 2018. In 2018 the program concluded with 29 participating businesses, and in 2017 the program concluded with 38 businesses. • The Boulder County Sustainability Matching Grant will be opening in August and closing mid - September. The City seeks to continue funding of the Sustainability Specialist position with the grant funding. • The City of Lafayette is applying for an Urban Sustainability Directors Network grant to develop a streamlined code path to zero energy, specifically designed for small communities with less resources to be easier to implement and enforce. Lafayette is the lead city, and the cities of Evanston, IL, Winter Park, FL, South Portland, ME, are primary cities. Louisville will participate as an observer city.