Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2011 08 17

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Sustainability Advisory Board June 15, 2011 Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 2 to end up on a dinner plate; avg. is 1500 miles; 95% of Boulder County money goes out of County for food). Drawbacks (all): More irrigation (burden on City water which may tie into a policy assessment on regulation of water); risk of blighted fruit trees (diseases); reduction of open space (competition between open space and agriculture); attraction of vermin; abandonment of agricultural land; spreading of GMO crops. Other issues brought up by the group included: liability of gardening in streets and right of ways (Dave Szabados). Need to add processing and preparation of livestock and poultry to "animal production Add irrigation practices under farming. Add permaculture under both residential and commercial production. Add land development to land development. Under Administration the following items were suggested: USDA requirements, GMO requirements, organic requirements, soil health maintenance (crop rotation). It was suggested to add a #6 line item, Education to include information on benefits, re- skilling, and networking. There should also be a section on utility interface not digging in areas of utility lines. IX. Solar -Homes Tour update and LSAB's Action Plan, Solar PV Kiosk (Andy) Andy provided update on the Tour of Sustainable Homes, and gave an expanded look at the Tour based on meeting with the Center for ReSource Conservation. The expanded Tour is going to be considering community programs (i.e. Habitat for Humanity), gardening /local food, transportation, zero waste, resource conservation. Each home will be considered a tour stop with a specific theme. All homes will have a common theme with Boulder County's EnergySmart program. Other tour stops will include the Transition Louisville Community Garden, local businesses, and the City of Louisville's Waste Water Treatment Building. The tour is October 2 Andy indicated that the Tour headquarters is not to be an expo -like setup, but rather an interactive display of sustainable living practices. Memory Square, Steinbaugh Pavillion and Lucky Pie have been identified as possible Tour headquarters. The Tour will be largely focused on a path in and around Old Town Louisville. A request for volunteers was suggested for the City website. Another suggestion was to have Monarch Environmental Club high school students back again to help with the event. Assignments: Mark Persichetti volunteered to head up governmental sustainability programs, including waste reduction, ReSource Tool library coordination. Cullen Arno volunteered to help with the Science Fair portion of the Tour to help integrate kids into the event.