Planning Commission Agenda and Packet 2023 05 11

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Planning Commission Meeting Minutes February 09, 2023 Page 8 of 15 Zuccaro says that is correct. Brauneis says hypothetically, if there were gasoline station operators and they proposed to voluntarily not build any more gas stations and wanted carbon credits for this, we would be insulted. He is curious if there are any studies that indicate that a cap will reduce consumption of gasoline. Zuccaro says he does not know if that study exists or not. Brauneis says regarding underground storage tanks, is staff familiar with the history of that in Louisville and any of them we have had to deal with? Zuccaro says he is aware of an abandoned cavern under Main Street that was part of an underground tank where that gas station used to be. Brauneis says as gasoline begins to die, will we be better off with the newer tanks than the older ones? It does not sound like we are aware of any current issues. The City has not had to do any remediation for abandoned storage tanks correct? Zuccaro says not that he is aware of. Brauneis says if we do not have data that this all will result in a decrease of gasoline consumption and decrease of ground level ozone, he thinks they should be careful in why they are doing this. Fewer gas stations probably does not slow the loss of biodiversity but only reduced gasoline consumption can do that. He discusses the California Local Government Climate Policy Tool and the most important items that need to be dealt with. The most important items are heating, electrification, commercial efficiency, urban infill, and then he mentions others on that list. He asks staff if the City is working on any of the items he has listed. Zuccaro says the City adopted the residential and commercial 2021 International Energy Conservation Code including the net zero code for residential. We do have an additional energy standard for commercial that was just recently adopted. The City is also initiating a decarbonization plan. The work plan is also considering that all city equipment be electric and have a ban on using gasoline equipment. Krantz mentions we have a City staff member who oversees environmental compliance. She asks if that person would be responsible for inspecting gas stations or is that at a different level? Zuccaro says the City does not regulate that. That is done through the state. Public Comment: Moline moves and Howe seconds a motion to add addendum two into the packet. Motion passes with a unanimous voice vote. Joshua Cooperman Cooperman says he is one of the petitioners to prohibit new gasoline stations. He appreciates the planning department consulting with him on the ordinance draft. He is in full support of limiting the number of gasoline stations in Louisville. His primary motivation is to speed up using less fossil fuels because of climate change. He would like to eliminate the option of a seventh gasoline station. He would prefer we do not allow any more of them. He recommends reducing the cap to five in the effect that the Murphy Express never is built. He also