Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2023 05 17

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LCityof Louisville City Manager's Office • The City has been awarded $23,875 for the Turf Replacement Program funding through the Colorado Water Conservation Board to expand the residential Lawn Replacement program through Resource Central. If funds remain, this grant may also fund the start of a commercial turf removal program in Louisville. • Both Senator Hickenlooper and Senator Benet have submitted the Louisville Recreation & Senior Center Decarbonization Project to the Senate Appropriations Committee for funding consideration. The next update will be mid -to -late summer. • The City, along with Boulder County and municipalities, applied for IRA Urban Forestry funding to conduct an urban heat mapping study and asset database, purchase 1,000+ trees for planting and train 25 tree tenders in each community to ensure longevity of newly planted trees. • The City, along with Boulder County and municipalities, are applying for U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Adminstration (FHWA) and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant program funding to expand publicly accessible electric vehicle charging in the county. Staffing • The City has made an offer to a candidate for the Sustainability Specialist position and the candidate has accepted the offer and will be starting on June 20, 2023. The Sustainability Specialist will focus on program development and management, sustainability events and communications. Regional Collaborations • The Front Range Sustainability Directors group met and discussed the $1M EPA funding for a regional climate action plan to be completed by the end of 2024. DRCOG will likely become the leading organization for this effort. If the regional climate action plan is created, the region then become eligible for $3B+ in funding to implement the plan in future years. • The Colorado Communities for Climate Action policy retreat is in early June. The City's Sustainability division and Mayor Pro Tern will be representing Louisville at this event. • Boulder County has created a nature -based solutions collaborative working group to discuss regional opportunities for nature -based climate solutions, such as expanded tree canopy and regenerative agriculture. • The Boulder County Climate and Economy team met to learn about CoStar, a software platform that provides detailed commercial building information including square footage, age, heating system type, etc. The City of Louisville subscribes to this service and information from this platform could be used for commercial sustainability data collection and program development.