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SUBJECT: COMMUNITY ENERGY DISCUSSION <br />DATE: MARCH 9, 2021 Page 8 of 13 <br />customers and would <br />be legal <br />-Outside of Boulder, <br />there is no other <br />precedent for such a <br />tax in Colorado but the <br />tax appears to be legal <br />and the City could <br />adopt such a tax but <br />may need to be <br />prepared to answer to a <br />legal or PUC challenge <br />by Xcel <br />-The City/County of <br />Denver is reexamining <br />this possibility again in <br />2021 <br />Development <br />-Use of impact fees to <br />-Not feasible <br />Fees Tied to <br />develop renewable <br />Solar/Building <br />infrastructure <br />Electrification <br />-After legal review, this <br />does not seem viable, <br />especially after <br />reviewing Colorado <br />court decisions on <br />impact fees <br />-Have only seen one <br />other community in <br />California <br />Sales & Use Tax <br />The total sales tax rate within Louisville is 8.635% and is broken down as follows: City <br />of Louisville — 3.650%, State of Colorado — 2.900%, RTD & CD — 1.100%, Boulder <br />County — 0.985%. <br />The City's sales tax and use rate is 3.650% and is broken down as follows: General — <br />2.000%, Capital Projects — 1.000%, Open Space & Parks — 0.375%, Historic <br />Preservation — 0.125%, Recreation Center Operations & Maintenance — 0.150%. <br />The City's Capital Projects Fund receives the General Fund's portion of the Building <br />Use Tax and the General Fund receives the Capital Projects Fund's portion of the Auto <br />Use Tax. <br />CITY COUNCIL COMMUNICATION <br />10 <br />