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Louisville Sustainability Advisory Board Meeting Minutes:Wednesday, September 17, 2014 City Hall, 749 MainStreet,SpruceRoom I. Call to Order: The meeting was called to orderat 6:30pm by Chair Mark Persichetti. Meeting Minutes taken by David Hsu. II.Roll Call: (Members presentin bold): Jim Bradford, Steve Domenico, Mary Ann Heaney, David Hsu, Claudia Lenz, Mark Persichetti; Justine Vigil-Tapia; City-Staff Liaison Dave Szabados; City-Council Liaison Ashley Stolzmann; visitor Don Parcher, Tom Brophy, Robin Rathweg. III.Approval of Current-Meeting’s Agenda: The agenda order was changed to address community gardens first, but otherwise the agenda was approved as-is. IV.Approval of August 20thMeeting Minutes: The minutes from theAugust 20thmeeting were approved. V. Public Commentson Items Not on the Agenda: Tom Brophy presented waste numbers for the Street Faire: 96% landfill diversion by weight (87% landfill diversion by volume). Tom is looking to present the numbers to City Council and hopes to have Downtown Business Association buy-in for next year. Don Parcher advocated a proposal to make sure residents are connected to each other, partly as a response to the flood. Every resident should be connected to one or two neighbors to facilitate information dissemination during an emergency. This is particularly important to people who are not online or have disabilities. Justine informed the Board about anapplication for a grant for zero waste. The preproposal session is in October. The proposal is due November 3. From $1,000 to $10,000 grant per applicant.Suggestion was made to make the farmer’s market a zero waste event. Fluoride recommendation deferredto Boulder County Health because of their expertise and experience with fluoride issues in other communities. VI.Community Gardens Update: The gardens have a planned tool shed and are in a flood plain, which requires additional procedures for approval. Plans have been submitted, or are in the process of submission, to the Planning Commission, Public Works, the Board of Adjustment. Aiming for GoCo grant application in March. Robin Rathweg is a volunteer helping out with the gardens effort. VII.Sustainability Roadmap Discussion: Resource Conservation (Mary Ann and Mark): Team is reaching out to other boards. They have contacted the Golf CourseAdvisory Board, Open Space Advisory Board, Chamber of Commerce. Still need to contact the Planning Commission and the Downtown Business Association. City of Louisville Public Works Department749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4608(phone) 303.335.4550(fax) www.louisvilleco.gov