Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2024 01 17

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Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes December 7, 2023 Page 3 of 4 recycling ordinance, waste diversion grant, GHG inventory, compost contamination education, IRA simplification of incentives and supporting Rcup at events ($1,000 funded five events). Then, they shared challenges: finding volunteers for events and developing a new committee. A member asked if they have subcommittee meetings and they answered yes. A Superior member said they have sub -committee meetings where the agendas are posted and meetings are run as regular meetings. A member asked what they are working on with HOA's and water use. They responded that the HOA's want to learn more about water conservation because the water rates are going up and Northern Water is a great funding source and partner. Then, Jim from Superior shared accomplishments: Beneficial Electrification Plan, Green Star schools, Lawn Replacement, water conservation as a policy priority, new community classes and events, new sustainability offerings at events (waste -focused), advocated for increase in sustainability budget and staffing, sustainability support for Marshall Fire rebuilds. Then, he shared challenges: Marshall Fire recovery (capital funding is affected), volunteering and staffing at events, consistent sub -committee meetings. Public Comment There was no public comment on this item. Board Discussion The Sustainability Managers spoke with the three boards about potential alignment in 2024. First, the group talked about volunteer recruitment and the following ideas were discussed: shared email list to use for events, sharing event info out with other cities, mailing list for volunteers, partner with schools, CU Boulder, tours/workshops as a group, joint calendar for all 3 cities, yard signs "ask me about..."