Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2024 08 21

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Deb Fahey: • Was just notified that Louisville (in collaboration with Republic) was just named the first city in the US to be all -electric trash collection. Sub -Committee and Board Member Updates - Administrative Tasks- • Division will cover next two Sustainability Spotlights o Josh asked if we did a Spotlight about TOU rates. Hannah did do one this year. o Josh asked if Megan did a Spotlight - Hannah answered that no, she did not. Staff Updates: • Update on Resource Central's construction waste program. Louisville's designated day is Tuesday. They will put that info into Re-Trac for us to get statistics. • Info on Superbloom's Natural Spaces • Decarbonization Plans: o Thanks to all who attended Electrification Workshop. Will be turning it into an annual event because of the success. o Budget & PW Project Manager in the works for IDP o CDP updates • Bike to Work Day - Saw 100 cyclists • John had idea about Waste Diversion program. Recently had a HPWH installed, which necessitated a permit. Can there be a communication within the permit process that advertises the construction waste program? • Tiff had follow-up from electrification workshop: Are we tracking who Go Electric and other vendors talked to, who lives in which municipality, what happened based on what conversations they had, etc.? Hannah: There are some metrics for impact, but it's limited at this time. Can really only track on inventories at this point. Hannah will explore ways to do that with vendors next time. • Josh asked if Superbloom will be focusing on Louisville. Hannah said they're supposed to be regional -specific. • John had questions about Decarb Plans: o Has a couple of major concerns. Subsidies to green energy might be at risk due to the political climate. Should we hasten the spending of money for the Internal Decarb Plan? Hannah said she's also concerned about IRA money going away, specifically for the solar installations. We may have to pivot or find the budget to put in the solar installations. Also looking into how we can modify the EV charging incentives. o RFPs might not be necessary for some of this work. Hannah stated that the PM coming on board is going to be tasked to make sure we have all the necessary paperwork for grant reporting, auditing, etc. Planning is all complete already, we're at the design & installation stages. o Is there a way to bank the money so it won't get taken away? Hannah: it's all reimbursement, so that's not possible.