Sustainability Advisory Board Agenda and Packet 2010 07 21

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II: CitY!if Louisville COLORADO' SINCE 1882 Louisville Sustainabi/ity Advisory Board Meeting Minutes Wednesday, June 16th, 2010 - City Hall, 749 Main Street, Spruce Room I. CALL TO ORDER: Arno Laesecke called the meeting to order at 6:35pm (18:35 MDT). II. ROLL CALL: Members present (in bold): Robin Cooley, Mary Ann Heaney, Annie Hughes, Ryan Hughes, Andy Johnson, Arno Laesecke, Mark Persichetti; Staff Liaison Tom Phare, City Council Liaison Dave Clabots; Visitor Mr. David Greenwald, Transition Louisville. III. APPROVAL OF CURRENT MEETING'S AGENDA: The agenda was approved as-is. Hand-outs of members' goals were provided by Annie, Arno, and Robin, for review and discussion during Item VI (below). IV. APPROVAL OF PAST MONTH'S MEETING MINUTES: The May-2010 were approved as-is. V. PUBLIC COMMENTS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None VI. DISCUSSION OF ACTIONS FOR ESTABLISHED GOALS: Mark discussed his proposed action plan for a continuation of the 2008 & 2009 LED Holiday Lights exchange program. Any program is dependent on the availability of County grant funds again, from their Energy-Efficient Lighting program. Several members expressed interest in changing the focus of any 2010 program from just holiday lighting, to covering more efficient types of regular lighting. Mark will check with the program director and report back later. Mark also discussed his proposed action plan for dealing with the issue of single-use plastic bags. Members discussed options, such as bans, fees for merchant-provided bags, merchant-run programs, city-county-state programs. Members recommended that Mark check on the processes followed in cities that have implemented bag-reduction/bag-ban programs, such as San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, and Telluride. Mark will report back on his findings and on Lafayette's actions to-date on the same issue. Andy presented his proposed action plan for implementing a voluntary, above-code green-building program. His proposal is to have city staff & LSAB set up round-table discussions with residents, local architects, contractors, engineers, and other city boards, to define and design the best program for Louisville. To help begin the process, Andy noted that city staff had submitted an application for grant funds from the Governors Energy Office (GEO) for education/training, but no decision on it has been announced yet. Andy noted he's also participating in discussions for a Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP), to establish a regional green building program, using Energy-Star criteria as their model. Andy will report back on the grant application, and other funding options that may become available. Andy also reported on Boulder County's upcoming Solar & Green-Home Tour, scheduled for September 26th, sponsored by the Center for Resource Conservation (CRC) and Transition Louisville. Andy proposed that LSAB provide in-kind support/sponsorship, with our members working as volunteers during the event. Our participation could help promote the principles of green building and support for a green-build program in Louisville, and establish relationships with the two primary sponsors. Andy noted he's a member of Transition Louisville, and Dave Clabots noted he has also attended some of their meetings. Andy and visitor David Greenwald were asked if Transition Louisville has any goals that may be problematical for Louisville's local government. David noted T -L's primary goal is "working together for a sustainable future". Nobody specified any potential problems with LSAB participation. Andy was asked if he'd receive any financial gain if LSAB provides in-kind support; he stated he will not. No objections were raised to LSAB's participation in the Tour. Andy will provide more details on logistics for our volunteer help later. Public Works Department 303.335.4608 (phone) City of Louisville 749 Main Street 303.335.4550 (fax) Louisville, CO 80027 www.louisvilleco.gov