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City Council Meeting Minutes April 4, 2023 Page 4 of 10 Leslie LaRoc, Vice -President of Marketing and Sales for McKinstry, spoke on the funding opportunities the work. Goldcrump detailed the next steps. He noted mentioned that if the City stayed with the 2030 goal, approximately 40% of the mechanical equipment in the city would be retired early. An alternative recommendation is to decarbonize as much as possible by 2030 and replace other systems as they end their life cycles. Councilmember Most asked if they looked at the existing energy efficiency of the buildings. Goldcrump said they did and they recommend recalibrating almost all HVACs. Mayor Pro Tern Fahey asked if the electricity generated by the renewables would be enough to cover the need. Goldcrump said the renewables that they are proposing will not cover the full need of the added electricity so they will be looking to the grid for that. Public Comments Josh Cooperman, Louisville, stated he supports the goal of decarbonizing by 2030 and agrees that it doesn't make sense to retire any equipment before it is necessary. He suggested there are ways to capture carbon to offset any remaining uses. Rick, Louisville, asked for more information on efficiency and benefits of electrification. He stated these updates will only last for so long and what will it cost to replace them. He asked what this will cost him as a taxpayer. John Cowley, Louisville, stated this should happen and it won't be free. It might cost something but he hopes the City will be open to taking on this expense. Residents support this and want to get this done. Sherry Sommer, Louisville, noted the grants that are available to offset costs. Don, requested Council require detailed planning on electrical costs. If the solar isn't going to cover everything the electricity cost is going to be high. Councilmember Leh asked about the around hybrid options noted the challenge of fully electrifying as the marginal cost can be higher. Goldcrump agreed bringing in the extra electricity is the largest cost. Councilmember Leh asked if some of the systems that aren't due for replacement run on gas. Goldcrump said yes, especially those systems in the Rec Center that were installed in 2018. Councilmember Leh asked about extending the full decarbonization beyond 2030. Betzold answered stated the goal is to do as much as possible by 2030 but replacing systems at the end of their life would push full decarbonization out past 2030.