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Sustainability Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />October 19, 2022 <br />Page 2 of 6 <br />John Cowley: John mentioned that he's been looking at Louisville's carbon <br />footprint and add that Xcel Energy is currently 50% efficient because it's carbon <br />based. John passed out a handout on Some Remaining Burdens on Switching to <br />All -Electric, which details the carbon emission comparison between electric water <br />heaters and natural gas water heaters with the current energy source mix, along <br />with a comparison between gasoline and electric vehicle's carbon emissions. <br />City Manager Introduction — <br />Jeff Durbin introduced himself to the group. He began by stating that it was great <br />to work with city staff and the community on the Marshall Fire recovery efforts <br />throughout 2022. <br />Then, he presented an overview of the City's budget. He said that the City's <br />financial position at the end of 2021 was solid, but the Marshall Fire changed <br />that. He has experience managing change, disasters and fiscal transitions and <br />there are many changes happening within the city today. He mentioned that the <br />budget adoption is on November 15 and the City needs to be conservative due to <br />the fire recovery unknowns. The City may be $3-5 million short on rebuilding <br />public infrastructure, due to underinsurance and FEMA gaps. He mentioned that <br />sales tax revenues remain fairly strong, but the City needs to be conservative <br />now and more information will be known in the following months. He recognized <br />there is interest in adding staff to the Sustainability department and that many <br />City departments need more support. He encouraged board members to <br />continue providing input to City Council. <br />In regards to boards and commissions, he said there may be a current lack of <br />alignment between commissions, staff and Council. There have not been Council <br />liaisons for a few years. He recognized there will be upcoming changes on <br />Council and mentioned the want to align missions with staff and boards. He said <br />this is a goal the City is working towards. <br />Megan thanked Jeff for framing the conversation about the budget and Jeff <br />added that the City cut the budget by $250 million over the next six years. Jeff <br />