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Sustainability Advisory Board Minutes January 17, 2024 Page 5 of 8 Discussion Item: 2024 LSAB Work Plan — Kayla reviewed the Board's 2024 work plan ideas developed during its November meeting_ regular updates on and monitoring of implementation of the Internal Decarbonization Plan and support for implementation of the Community Decarbonization Plan_ She then gave an overview of the Sustainability Division's draft of the Board's 2024 work plan. See the meeting packet. Public Comment There was no public comment on this item_ Board Discussion Tiffany expressed her support for the draft work plan. Allison inquired about traditional community outreach efforts on the part of the Sustainability Division and the Board. Hannah explained that the Sustainability Division is responsible for all sustainability communications for the City, and she mentioned a few examples. Todd noted that the Board has moved towards relying on City staff for communication efforts. Tiff volunteered that there is a need for systemic change in how the City performs communication and outreach and that the Board can help to drive changes. Josh stated that he would like the Board to identify specific, concrete decarbonization activities and efforts that the Board could address over the next year. Todd asked for clarification. Josh gave a couple of examples. John built on Josh's comments: he would like to quantify how much greenhouse gas emissions the Board's efforts prevent. Moreover, he would like the Board to engage in meaningful work with concrete goals, not merely education and outreach. Todd questioned how the Board could determine how much greenhouse gas emissions the Board itself prevented. There are many efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions; disentangling the Board's work from other efforts would be difficult. Kayla volunteered that the Board's February and March meetings will inform this discussion and that the Board should remember that it