Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2024 02 21

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LL City of Louisville City Manager's Office * The City's Downtown Vision project will host an open house event on Thursday, February 22 from 5:30 — 7:00 p.m. at City Hall Council Chambers. LSAB members are invited to join, learn more about the project and provide input. Additionally, there is a survey open now. • Solid waste contract proposals will go to Council on March 5. • LSAB's 2024 Work Plan will go to Council on March 12. ■ The Community Decarbonization Plan will go to Council on March 19. • Energy code amendments will go to Council on April 2. Grants • The City of Louisville, in collaboration with Boulder County and municipalities, have been awarded $4.9 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Charging and Fueling Infrastructure (CFI) Discretionary Grant. o The grant will support the installation of 94 public level 2 chargers and 20 public level 3 chargers throughout the county, prioritizing areas where multifamily residences lack accessible charging. • The City of Louisville, in collaboration with the Front Range Beneficial Electrification Network (FRBEN) and the Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) are applying for the EPA's Carbon Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) to accelerate building electrification in the region. o The application is due April 1, 2024 and the group will likely be applying for $100M+ in funding. • The City is applying for the Department of Revenue's Alternative Transportation Option Tax Credit to support the purchase of e-bikes for a municipal a -bike library, to encourage employees to reduce VMT throughout the work day. • The Sustainability Division is collaborating with the Public Works Fleet team to assess electric vehicle options for fleet upgrades, funding from the Colorado Energy Office is available to support conversion to EVs. LSAB (January meeting follow up) • The City is not able to post board agendas at Kestrel, as it's not a city -owned facility. The board may be interested in creating a flyer that directs people to the LSAB webpage for information about meetings. The City is required to review and approve any potential flyer before publication and posting.