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IT IS WITH GREAT PLEASURE THAT WE INTRODUCE THE FIRST UPDATE <br />TO THE LOUISVILLE SUSTAINABILITY ACTION PLAN. <br />In 2012, the Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board (LSAB) tasked themselves with the creation of a <br />Sustainability Action Plan, a framework to guide Louisville's vision to create a more sustainable <br />community as well as provide a road map for achieving our collective goals. In November of 2016, City <br />Council adopted Louisville's first Sustainability Action Plan. Since that time, our community has made <br />significant progress to achieving our goals and strategies, and in order to continue our momentum, LSAB <br />began the updating process in July 2019. <br />A few important projects and milestones that influenced the 2020 update include the following: <br />Community -Wide and Municipal Carbon -Free and Emission Reduction Goals <br />In August 2019, City Council unanimously agreed to adopt renewable energy and carbon emission <br />reduction goals for both the community and City operations. In order to achieve these goals and our <br />significant step forward, an update of the Sustainability Action Plan was needed to provide guidance on <br />implementation. <br />Evolving Regional Partnerships and Opportunities <br />In September 2018, Louisville graduated from Xcel Energy's Partners in Energy program and moved <br />forward with our ongoing partnership by entering into an Energy Future Collaboration. Unlike the <br />previous Partners in Energy program, Energy Future prioritizes both renewable energy integration as <br />well as energy efficiency and usage reduction. <br />Transportation Master Plan (TMP) <br />City Council adopted the Transportation Master Plan on October 1, 2019. The TMP is a comprehensive, <br />multimodal look at transportation conditions and options throughout Louisville and the region and <br />provides recommendations and alternatives that are critical for a sustainable future. <br />We have a lot of work remaining, but I'm happy to report that we have already achieved some of our targets <br />and strategies, and we have many new and impactful sustainability opportunities on the horizon. <br />Your partners in sustainability, <br />Heather Balser <br />City Manager <br />and <br />Louisville Sustainability <br />Advisory Board <br />