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City Council Meeting Minutes October 19, 2021 Page 5 of 11 Tess Weltzin, spoke in favor of adopting the IECC and the appendix to reduce greenhouse gas emissions for generations to come. Sadie Gabriel, a student at Louisville Middle School, spoke in support of adopting the IECC and appendix to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and indoor air quality. Evan Hiatt, a student at Louisville Elementary School, spoke in support of adopting the IECC and appendix as the building sector is a large polluter. RJ Harrington, 457 East Raintree Court, spoke in support of approving the IECC and appendix. Grady Gabriel, a student at Louisville Middle School, spoke in support of approving the IECC and appendix. New buildings need to be run by renewable energy and not fossil fuels. Amelie Valliere, a student at Louisville Middle School, spoke in support of adopting the IECC and appendix to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Isabelle Valliere, a student at Louisville Middle School, spoke in support of adopting the IECC and appendix to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air quality. Arthur Towber, a student at Louisville Middle School, spoke in support of adopting the IECC and appendix to stop global warming with stricter laws for building homes. Caleb Forrester, a student at Louisville Middle School, spoke in support of adopting the IECC and appendix to make homes more energy efficient. Andy Johnson, 920 Lincoln Avenue, spoke in support of adopting the IECC and appendix. Tiffany Boyd, 550 Grant Avenue, spoke in support of adopting the IECC and appendix. Tamar Krantz, 691 West Street, spoke in support of adopting the Zero Energy Homes appendix. Mike Kranzdorf, spoke in support of some of the proposals, but stated he doesn't understand why EV chargers need to be installed in certain areas. He asked that consideration of the appendix be moved to phase 2 of adoption and expressed concern about raising costs for low income home owners. Councilmember Fahey noted that when people spend more on these upgrades it can be long-term cost savings in other ways such as energy use. Mayor Pro Tern Maloney stated he supports the ordinance.