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Sustainability Advisory Board <br />Minutes <br />July 19, 2023 <br />Page 6 of 7 <br />Kayla provided the board with an update on lawn equipment electrification policy <br />and programs in the region. This item was included on the City of Boulder and <br />Louisville City Council 2023 Work Plans and there is interest regionally for policy <br />related to lawn equipment bans. PACE has found that companies are waiting for <br />equipment to arrive, as availability cannot keep up with demand. Kayla asked the <br />board if they'd like to draft a memo to Council encouraging them to include this <br />item on the 2024 Work Plan. <br />Public Comment <br />None. <br />LSAB Discussion <br />Tiffany said there is benefit to keeping this topic on the forefront. Todd agreed <br />and recommended that Council put this item on the 2024 Work Plan for focus in <br />the second half of the year. Josh said he hoped Council would take on the topic <br />this year, but didn't believe it was a priority to City leadership. The board <br />discussed the financial impacts and agreed there are no hard costs to the lawn <br />equipment ban, but that enforcement of the policy may cause a significant <br />financial burden. The board agreed to draft a memo to reiterate their messaging <br />from late 2023 that banning gas powered lawn equipment is important to <br />residents and that it's a large health and EDI issue. They are going to <br />recommend prioritization of this topic in the 2024 Work Plan, if it's not taken up in <br />2023. <br />Sub -Committee and Board Member Updates — <br />None <br />Administrative Tasks — <br />Megan will write the August Sustainability Spotlight. Lev is the August secretary. <br />Discussion Items for Next Meeting — <br />