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City Council Meeting Minutes February 1, 2022 Page 8 of 12 2021 code, but asked Council suspend the 2021 code and allow residents to build to 2018 code and to act swiftly. Josh Marks, Coal Creek Ranch, stated the sprinklers at the golf course were never turned on and that was a missed opportunity. He told Council their decision will impact the homebuilders partnering with their neighborhood. He asked that the code be scaled back to attract builders. Mary Ann Weideman, 804 West Mulberry Street, supports a temporary suspension of the 2021 code. The intention of the code is commendable, but it is cost prohibitive and creating greater uncertainty. Tom Rafferty, 945 Rex Street, stated now is the opportunity to fix the wrong that was done with the code implementation. Peggy Leech, 209 S. Lincoln Avenue, supports the 2021 code as a meaningful way to address Louisville's carbon footprint, but acknowledges she is not the one paying the cost. She encouraged Council to pursue rebates and subsidies for the costs of the recent code changes. The code should be required unless the homeowners have to pay the brunt of the costs. Cathern Smith shared her thoughts on the WUI code and encouraged thinking about hardscaping, landscaping, density and fire resistant materials. Robby Swartz, BuildTank Inc. stated he was asked to speak by some members of the community and shared that no one has control over supply chain issues and that building to the 2018 code vs. the 2021 code isn't going to be that much different. Steven Kiepe, 976 St Andrews Lane, stated this fire was driven by the wind. Homes that were hardscaped and had fire-resistant materials still burned. Mark Attard, 436 Fillmore Court, spoke in support of the 2021 code. His home was retrofitted to 100% electric and because of the air tightness and no vented attic his home it withstood the embers and suffered no smoke damage. The costs are a 2-5% increase, but the value attained is far beyond the cost. Elise Jones, Executive Director of the Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, disagreed with that it will take longer to rebuild. Her organization is working to amass resources from the state, Xcel, manufacturers, Boulder County, and the community foundation to help with the rebuild. She believes there is an affordable and green way to rebuild. RJ Harrington, 457 East Raintree Court, encouraged more deliberation on building codes despite the fact that neighbors have tight deadlines.