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Sustainability Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />January 18, 2023 <br />Page 3 of 8 <br />Josh questioned why volunteers are not being permitted to drain oil and gas from <br />equipment during the Spring Cleaning Event. Kayla explained that it's a matter of <br />liability. The Regional Air Quality Council (RAQC) is collaborating with Ace <br />Hardware, which has agreed to have Ace staff on site to do this work. Todd <br />mentioned that we should offer some recognition of Ace as a sponsor (marketing <br />materials, etc.) and that Home Depot is also included in the voucher program this <br />year, which will increase exposure. Kayla asked Todd to explain the event to new <br />member John. Todd noted that this event has grown out of the fact that the <br />region is out of compliance with air quality standards and the program offers <br />residents vouches for replacing gas -powered lawn equipment with electric <br />versions. Kayla added that electronics recycling occurs on site and that gas and <br />oil from lawn equipment will be recycled as hazardous waste with Boulder <br />County and then the scrap metal is recycled through Eco-Cycle. This way, <br />residents conveniently receive their vouchers on site. <br />Todd suggested moving officer elections to administrative tasks to allow for guest <br />speakers to take the floor on community solar partnerships. <br />Discussion Item — US Solar Community Solar Partnership <br />Kayla introduced guest speaker, Tim Hilgert, and renewable energy options for <br />the Louisville community, including community solar. She explained that Tim <br />approached the City about their community solar project, which is a residential <br />solar subscription program. US Solar, because of its size, is able to help meet <br />the City's needs, however US Solar is not offering additional incentives for those <br />impacted by Marshall Fire, low income residents, or commercial subscriptions. <br />These types of subscriptions are offered by SunShare and between these two <br />companies, the City is able to provide options for community solar subscriptions <br />to all audiences in Louisville. <br />Todd asked if anyone is unclear about this initiative and reminded the board that <br />creating these partnerships were part of LSAB's work plan. <br />Tim from US Solar explained that the greatest hurdle to community solar is that <br />most people do not know that the program exists, so one of US Solar's key <br />