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<br /> <br />_ " Planning Department <br />749 Main Street Louisville CO 80027 303.335.4592 www.ci./ouisville.co.us <br /> <br />April 20, 2009 <br /> <br />Heather Balser <br />Assistant City Manager <br />City of Louisville <br />749 Main Street <br />Louisville, Colorado 80027 <br /> <br />Re: Green Building Program Scope of Work - Request for Governors Energy <br />Office Funding. <br /> <br />Heather, <br /> <br />The City of Louisville City Council has adopted a goal for 2009 to design and <br />implement a green building program. The adoption of such a program will <br />promote the importance of energy conservation and compliment current City <br />based programs in recycling, storm water management, and water conservation. <br />The three part scope of work is estimated to cost $45,000. <br /> <br />The Planning and Building Divisions have initiated the review of existing Boulder <br />County green building models and have actively engaged public officials and <br />stakeholders in the review of those models. It is the desire of the Planning <br />Department to hire outside professional services to assist the Planning and <br />Building Divisions in the design of a public involvement process. The following <br />four goals will be achieved as an outcome of the public involvement: <br /> <br />1. Maxim ize the input of residential property owners, and non-residential <br />business and building owners. <br />2. Communicate the fundamentals of building science and cost effective <br />methods of increasing energy efficiency of the building envelope. <br />3. Design a regulatory framework whose components encourage energy <br />conserving construction based upon value added to the owner. <br />4. The administration of a green building program shall not generate a <br />negative fiscal impact on staffing resources. <br /> <br />The scope of work is divided into three parts. Part One provides for a <br />comprehensive public involvement process. Staff has initiated contact with <br />multiple stakeholders which are seen as valuable resources in this process. <br />Without exception, all stakeholders have expressed interest in participating. <br />Public input received in Part One will define the basis of a 'preferred policy <br />position'. Part Two of the scope will package that policy position into a draft <br />program framework. A formal public hearing process will then commence before <br />the Planning Commission and the City Council. As an important follow up to the <br /> <br />22 <br />