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Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes September 20, 2023 Page 3of5 A revised version of this presentation will be delivered to Louisville's City Council later in the fall. At the meeting, Kayla presented a modified version of the above set of presentation charts showing some additions and corrections. Public Comment RJ Harrington: R.J. recommended that the full emissions be clearly reported, followed with explanations of how the City incorporates the external carbon -free sources to compensate for residual carbon emissions from its use of electricity from Xcel Energy's grid. LSAB Discussion Regarding the chart titled "Discussion Item: Annual Sustainability Update - Reporting", John was curious that the entry "Sustainability Key Performance Indicators — Community GHG emissions" was so much lower than the GHG emissions listed for Louisville in the 2021 Boulder County GHG Report. Kayla explained that her tally of Louisville's GHG emissions (carbon footprint) included only the emissions from the electricity and natural-gas usage reported by Xcel Energy in its annual community reports. Thus, emissions from transportation (and other sources) compiled in Boulder County's report are not included, for the sake of consistency in her reporting. Regarding the entry "Internal and Community Decarbonization Plans (high priority)" in the chart titled "Discussion Item: Annual Sustainability Update —City Council Work Plan", Tiffany asked if it were possible to create a few basic, high- level charts that would convey to City Council the clear value of adopting the Resolution to proceed with the Internal Decarbonization Plan. Several attendees agreed to consider ways to do this.