WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:07.000 Thank you. Morning and welcome 00:00:07.000 --> 00:00:09.020 to this meeting of this density 00:00:09.020 --> 00:00:10.020 Council's committee on the 00:00:10.020 --> 00:00:12.020 environment, seeing that we 00:00:12.020 --> 00:00:13.020 have a quorum, we'll move right 00:00:13.020 --> 00:00:16.020 into the agenda. Our first item 00:00:16.020 --> 00:00:18.020 for consideration is item a 00:00:18.020 --> 00:00:19.020 consider approval of the 00:00:19.020 --> 00:00:24.020 February 1st minutes seeking a 00:00:24.020 --> 00:00:28.020 motion. I move approval of the 00:00:28.020 --> 00:00:31.040 second. I'll second it. All 00:00:31.040 --> 00:00:33.040 those in discussion? None. 00:00:33.040 --> 00:00:35.040 Seeing none. All those in 00:00:35.040 --> 00:00:37.040 favor, please raise your hand 00:00:37.040 --> 00:00:42.040 and say aye. Aye. Aye. Why not? 00:00:42.040 --> 00:00:44.040 Okay, moving on to item B. 00:00:44.040 --> 00:00:45.040 Receive a report and hold a 00:00:45.040 --> 00:00:47.040 discussion on greenhouse gas 00:00:47.040 --> 00:00:49.040 emission forecasting and 00:00:49.040 --> 00:00:51.040 reduction strategy planning 00:00:51.040 --> 00:00:54.060 sample. Good morning, Council 00:00:54.060 --> 00:00:56.060 members. James Douglas, 00:00:56.060 --> 00:00:57.060 Conservation Programs 00:00:57.060 --> 00:00:58.060 Coordinator with the 00:00:58.060 --> 00:01:00.060 Sustainability Department. Let 00:01:00.060 --> 00:01:11.060 me pull up the presentation. 00:01:11.060 --> 00:01:12.060 There we go. And how does that 00:01:12.060 --> 00:01:17.080 look for everybody? Awesome. 00:01:17.080 --> 00:01:20.080 All right. So as you stated, 00:01:20.080 --> 00:01:22.080 we're going to talk today about 00:01:22.080 --> 00:01:24.080 the updated greenhouse gas 00:01:24.080 --> 00:01:26.080 emissions forecast, and we're 00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:27.080 also going to walk through a 00:01:27.080 --> 00:01:30.080 sample reduction plan. As 00:01:30.080 --> 00:01:32.100 stated at the last meeting, we 00:01:32.100 --> 00:01:34.100 did update that sample. And so 00:01:34.100 --> 00:01:36.100 we're going to present that 00:01:36.100 --> 00:01:38.100 today. And here's a little bit 00:01:38.100 --> 00:01:39.100 of what we're going to go over. 00:01:39.100 --> 00:01:40.100 So we're going to touch on the 00:01:40.100 --> 00:01:42.100 background of the greenhouse 00:01:42.100 --> 00:01:44.100 gas management as a whole. 00:01:44.100 --> 00:01:46.100 We'll go over the methodology 00:01:46.100 --> 00:01:49.100 of the forecast itself and the 00:01:49.100 --> 00:01:51.120 business as usual results. So 00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:54.120 those are the results without 00:01:54.120 --> 00:01:56.120 any intervention. We're going 00:01:56.120 --> 00:01:58.120 to go over the mitigation sample 00:01:58.120 --> 00:02:00.120 strategy and those 00:02:00.120 --> 00:02:02.120 recommendations from our 00:02:02.120 --> 00:02:04.120 partnering organization, which 00:02:04.120 --> 00:02:06.120 is ICLEI. So we've been a 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:08.140 member with ICLEI since we 00:02:08.140 --> 00:02:09.140 started our greenhouse gas 00:02:09.140 --> 00:02:13.140 inventory process in 2011. And 00:02:13.140 --> 00:02:16.140 we use their ClearPath tool to 00:02:16.140 --> 00:02:18.140 do all of the forecasting and 00:02:18.140 --> 00:02:19.140 all of the inventorying that 00:02:19.140 --> 00:02:21.140 you're going to see here. We'll 00:02:21.140 --> 00:02:23.140 go over some challenges to the 00:02:23.140 --> 00:02:25.140 forecasting and inventory 00:02:25.140 --> 00:02:28.160 process. And we're not going to 00:02:28.160 --> 00:02:29.160 touch on specific reduction 00:02:29.160 --> 00:02:31.160 target options today, but we are 00:02:31.160 --> 00:02:32.160 going to go over some next 00:02:32.160 --> 00:02:34.160 steps, the role of the new 00:02:34.160 --> 00:02:35.160 citizen committee for 00:02:35.160 --> 00:02:38.160 sustainability, and also some 00:02:38.160 --> 00:02:40.160 exciting items that are on the 00:02:40.160 --> 00:02:43.160 horizon for our greenhouse gas 00:02:43.160 --> 00:02:47.160 management. So just a little 00:02:47.160 --> 00:02:48.180 bit of background on the 00:02:48.180 --> 00:02:49.180 program. As I said, it started 00:02:49.180 --> 00:02:51.180 in 2011. The first thing that 00:02:51.180 --> 00:02:53.180 was done was a baseline 00:02:53.180 --> 00:02:56.180 inventory for the year 2006. And 00:02:56.180 --> 00:02:57.180 a greenhouse gas inventory is 00:02:57.180 --> 00:02:59.180 basically just an assessment of 00:02:59.180 --> 00:03:00.180 the city and the community's 00:03:00.180 --> 00:03:03.180 carbon footprint. From there, 00:03:03.180 --> 00:03:04.200 we started doing those 00:03:04.200 --> 00:03:07.200 inventories annually in 2015. We 00:03:07.200 --> 00:03:09.200 really got the data collection 00:03:09.200 --> 00:03:11.200 streamlined, and so we're lucky 00:03:11.200 --> 00:03:12.200 enough here in Denton to be able 00:03:12.200 --> 00:03:13.200 to do that data collection 00:03:13.200 --> 00:03:16.200 process annually. From there, 00:03:16.200 --> 00:03:17.200 we were able to start 00:03:17.200 --> 00:03:19.200 integrating some new tools such 00:03:19.200 --> 00:03:21.200 as the contribution analysis, 00:03:21.200 --> 00:03:23.180 which we started in 2018, and 00:03:23.180 --> 00:03:25.180 essentially that's a comparison 00:03:25.180 --> 00:03:27.180 of two years' worth of results. 00:03:27.180 --> 00:03:30.180 And so basically checking on 00:03:30.180 --> 00:03:32.180 what's the variability between 00:03:32.180 --> 00:03:34.180 those two years, what changed, 00:03:34.180 --> 00:03:37.180 what's different. We started the 00:03:37.180 --> 00:03:39.200 forecasting in the 2018-2019 00:03:39.200 --> 00:03:43.200 timeframe as well. And so that 00:03:43.200 --> 00:03:46.200 allows us to project our current 00:03:46.200 --> 00:03:48.200 emissions and see what those are 00:03:48.200 --> 00:03:50.200 going to look like moving 00:03:50.200 --> 00:03:52.180 forward. The goal of the 00:03:52.180 --> 00:03:55.180 forecasting is to best inform the 00:03:55.180 --> 00:03:56.180 target setting process. And so 00:03:56.180 --> 00:03:57.180 if you take a look at the cycle 00:03:57.180 --> 00:03:59.180 to the right, the goal of this 00:03:59.180 --> 00:04:00.180 cycle is really to do this 00:04:00.180 --> 00:04:03.180 annually. So right now we're in 00:04:03.180 --> 00:04:04.180 the forecasting process for the 00:04:04.180 --> 00:04:07.180 first time. We would move into 00:04:07.180 --> 00:04:08.180 target setting and mitigation 00:04:08.180 --> 00:04:10.200 planning, and really annually we 00:04:10.200 --> 00:04:12.200 would take a look and review and 00:04:12.200 --> 00:04:14.200 monitor that every year and 00:04:14.200 --> 00:04:17.200 build that into the next year's 00:04:17.200 --> 00:04:19.200 inventory and just go throughout 00:04:19.200 --> 00:04:23.200 the cycle. Here we have the 00:04:23.200 --> 00:04:26.200 forecasting methodology. So the 00:04:26.200 --> 00:04:29.200 2018 inventory was used as the 00:04:29.200 --> 00:04:31.200 baseline input for the forecast. 00:04:31.200 --> 00:04:33.180 That inventory is attached in 00:04:33.180 --> 00:04:37.180 the backup. The four sectors 00:04:37.180 --> 00:04:38.180 there will probably look 00:04:38.180 --> 00:04:39.180 familiar from our inventory. 00:04:39.180 --> 00:04:41.180 That's energy, transportation, 00:04:41.180 --> 00:04:43.180 water and wastewater and solid 00:04:43.180 --> 00:04:46.180 waste. As I said, there's really 00:04:46.180 --> 00:04:47.180 two main inputs to the forecast. 00:04:47.180 --> 00:04:50.180 So you have the base values from 00:04:50.180 --> 00:04:53.180 2018, and then you have the 00:04:53.180 --> 00:04:55.180 growth, which is from those 00:04:55.180 --> 00:04:56.180 factor sets that you see there. 00:04:56.180 --> 00:04:58.180 So some of those are probably 00:04:58.180 --> 00:04:59.180 what you would expect to see. 00:04:59.180 --> 00:05:01.180 Things like population growth, 00:05:01.180 --> 00:05:02.180 growth and residential 00:05:02.180 --> 00:05:03.180 development, which you can kind 00:05:03.180 --> 00:05:06.180 of think of as changes in 00:05:06.180 --> 00:05:07.180 population density and also 00:05:07.180 --> 00:05:10.180 expansion of residential 00:05:10.180 --> 00:05:11.180 development. And then things 00:05:11.180 --> 00:05:13.180 like carbon intensity. So these 00:05:13.180 --> 00:05:15.180 are things like EPA's standards 00:05:15.180 --> 00:05:17.180 for transportation. So they set 00:05:17.180 --> 00:05:19.180 goals for vehicle manufacturers 00:05:19.180 --> 00:05:20.180 that say, okay, we would like 00:05:20.180 --> 00:05:22.180 you to meet this efficiency by 00:05:22.180 --> 00:05:23.180 this year. And so we can take 00:05:23.180 --> 00:05:25.180 those and incorporate those and 00:05:25.180 --> 00:05:26.180 kind of know what to expect from 00:05:26.180 --> 00:05:29.180 a carbon intensity standpoint. 00:05:29.180 --> 00:05:30.180 Some assumptions that are in 00:05:30.180 --> 00:05:32.180 there are things like consistent 00:05:32.180 --> 00:05:35.180 behavior patterns. So basically 00:05:35.180 --> 00:05:37.180 what this is, you can kind of 00:05:37.180 --> 00:05:39.180 think of things like waste 00:05:39.180 --> 00:05:40.180 generated per person or vehicle 00:05:40.180 --> 00:05:42.180 miles traveled per person. So 00:05:42.180 --> 00:05:43.180 those are assumed to be 00:05:43.180 --> 00:05:45.180 constant in the forecast, but 00:05:45.180 --> 00:05:46.180 those are things that we can 00:05:46.180 --> 00:05:49.180 tweak later on in the reduction 00:05:49.180 --> 00:05:51.180 strategy. And with that, you can 00:05:51.180 --> 00:05:53.180 think of things like education, 00:05:53.180 --> 00:05:55.180 outreach, things like that, that 00:05:55.180 --> 00:05:58.180 we'll see potentially changes in 00:05:58.180 --> 00:06:00.180 behavior patterns. So let's take 00:06:00.180 --> 00:06:02.180 a look at this business as usual 00:06:02.180 --> 00:06:04.180 forecast. As I said, this is 00:06:04.180 --> 00:06:06.180 starting in 2018 and projected 00:06:06.180 --> 00:06:08.180 out to the year 2050. With 00:06:08.180 --> 00:06:10.180 things like population growth 00:06:10.180 --> 00:06:11.180 and residential development 00:06:11.180 --> 00:06:13.180 growth built in there, we do see 00:06:13.180 --> 00:06:15.180 an exponential increase, which is 00:06:15.180 --> 00:06:17.180 to be expected. And then the 00:06:17.180 --> 00:06:18.180 other main takeaway here is you 00:06:18.180 --> 00:06:19.180 can kind of see the two main 00:06:19.180 --> 00:06:21.180 categories that are contributing 00:06:21.180 --> 00:06:22.180 to the emissions here are 00:06:22.180 --> 00:06:24.180 transportation and residential 00:06:24.180 --> 00:06:26.180 energy. You do see a drop off 00:06:26.180 --> 00:06:29.180 there from 2018 to about 2021. 00:06:29.180 --> 00:06:31.180 That's from the continued 00:06:31.180 --> 00:06:35.180 reduction due to DME's 100% 00:06:35.180 --> 00:06:36.180 renewable target. That's largely 00:06:36.180 --> 00:06:38.180 what that is, as well as some 00:06:38.180 --> 00:06:40.180 other items that are currently 00:06:40.180 --> 00:06:42.180 in place. And then from there, 00:06:42.180 --> 00:06:45.180 once we've reached that 100% 00:06:45.180 --> 00:06:46.180 renewable energy, obviously, 00:06:46.180 --> 00:06:48.180 we're going to kind of increase 00:06:48.180 --> 00:06:50.180 from there without additional 00:06:50.180 --> 00:06:51.180 measures in place. 00:06:51.180 --> 00:06:52.180 >> Excuse me. I just want to 00:06:52.180 --> 00:06:53.180 pause you before you leave this 00:06:53.180 --> 00:06:55.180 slide. I'm just doing visual 00:06:55.180 --> 00:06:57.180 color matching, and the blue 00:06:57.180 --> 00:06:59.180 looks more like the industrial 00:06:59.180 --> 00:07:02.180 energy colors that I said. 00:07:02.180 --> 00:07:04.180 >> The -- yeah, it is a little 00:07:04.180 --> 00:07:06.180 bit -- so that's the darker blue 00:07:06.180 --> 00:07:08.180 that you see in the later years 00:07:08.180 --> 00:07:10.180 with the residential energy. I 00:07:10.180 --> 00:07:11.180 agree it is a little bit of a 00:07:11.180 --> 00:07:13.180 mismatch there, but yes, that is 00:07:13.180 --> 00:07:14.180 the darker blue color. 00:07:14.180 --> 00:07:15.180 >> Just confirming. Thanks. 00:07:15.180 --> 00:07:19.180 >> Thank you. As I said, that's 00:07:19.180 --> 00:07:21.180 the business as usual. And so 00:07:21.180 --> 00:07:24.180 this is our sample reduction 00:07:24.180 --> 00:07:25.180 strategy. As I said, we worked 00:07:25.180 --> 00:07:28.180 on this with ICLEI as well. And 00:07:28.180 --> 00:07:29.180 so basically what we were 00:07:29.180 --> 00:07:31.180 looking for were things that 00:07:31.180 --> 00:07:33.180 were most sort of within 00:07:33.180 --> 00:07:35.180 operational influence of the 00:07:35.180 --> 00:07:37.180 city. And so we targeted the 00:07:37.180 --> 00:07:39.180 two main sectors that we're 00:07:39.180 --> 00:07:40.180 contributing, energy and 00:07:40.180 --> 00:07:42.180 transportation. And so I'll 00:07:42.180 --> 00:07:43.180 walk through these briefly. 00:07:43.180 --> 00:07:45.180 There is a table that goes into 00:07:45.180 --> 00:07:46.180 more detail for all of these 00:07:46.180 --> 00:07:50.180 items in the backup. So a couple 00:07:50.180 --> 00:07:51.180 of things that are built into 00:07:51.180 --> 00:07:55.180 this is the concept that we will 00:07:55.180 --> 00:07:57.180 maintain 100% renewable energy 00:07:57.180 --> 00:08:00.180 moving forward, the addition of 00:08:00.180 --> 00:08:01.180 a low-income weatherization 00:08:01.180 --> 00:08:04.180 program, the continuation of the 00:08:04.180 --> 00:08:05.180 energy efficiency rebate 00:08:05.180 --> 00:08:09.180 program, and a retrofit program, 00:08:09.180 --> 00:08:11.180 which is the electrification of 00:08:11.180 --> 00:08:13.180 existing gas appliances. So 00:08:13.180 --> 00:08:15.180 that's existing in 2021 and 00:08:15.180 --> 00:08:17.180 replacing those by 2050 as they 00:08:17.180 --> 00:08:20.180 break and need replaced with 00:08:20.180 --> 00:08:22.180 electric options. On the 00:08:22.180 --> 00:08:24.180 transportation side, we have 00:08:24.180 --> 00:08:26.180 things such as expanded transit 00:08:26.180 --> 00:08:29.180 coverage, the proposed mobility 00:08:29.180 --> 00:08:31.180 plan updates. This was back with 00:08:31.180 --> 00:08:33.180 the 2020 draft. As we move 00:08:33.180 --> 00:08:35.180 forward with that process, we'll 00:08:35.180 --> 00:08:36.180 be happy to incorporate any 00:08:36.180 --> 00:08:38.180 changes to the mobility plan 00:08:38.180 --> 00:08:41.180 that come in. A continued remote 00:08:41.180 --> 00:08:43.180 work strategy. So a certain 00:08:43.180 --> 00:08:45.180 percentage of the population 00:08:45.180 --> 00:08:47.180 that shifted to remote work over 00:08:47.180 --> 00:08:48.180 the last year would remain at 00:08:48.180 --> 00:08:49.180 remote work. And so we built that 00:08:49.180 --> 00:08:52.180 in. We also built in a fast 00:08:52.180 --> 00:08:54.180 adoption EV scenario. And so 00:08:54.180 --> 00:08:57.180 this is a -- to give you some of 00:08:57.180 --> 00:08:59.180 the target points, 30% passenger 00:08:59.180 --> 00:09:02.180 gasoline vehicles by 2030 would 00:09:02.180 --> 00:09:04.180 be EV. Now that is -- and that is 00:09:04.180 --> 00:09:07.180 from a fast adoption scenario. 00:09:07.180 --> 00:09:09.180 And then also a 75% target by 00:09:09.180 --> 00:09:11.180 2050, which has been -- is 00:09:11.180 --> 00:09:13.180 something that's been included in 00:09:13.180 --> 00:09:15.180 other cities' plans in the North 00:09:15.180 --> 00:09:17.180 Texas region. And so, you know, 00:09:17.180 --> 00:09:19.180 we felt a little bit comfortable 00:09:19.180 --> 00:09:21.180 including that in our sample as 00:09:21.180 --> 00:09:23.180 well. Improved citywide bike 00:09:23.180 --> 00:09:25.180 infrastructure. And also bus 00:09:25.180 --> 00:09:27.180 rapid transit starting in 2045. 00:09:27.180 --> 00:09:29.180 And so that would basically be 00:09:29.180 --> 00:09:31.180 when -- when Denton would grow to 00:09:31.180 --> 00:09:32.180 the point when something like 00:09:32.180 --> 00:09:34.180 that would be a little bit more 00:09:34.180 --> 00:09:35.180 feasible. And so we included that 00:09:35.180 --> 00:09:38.180 as well. As I said, those are in 00:09:38.180 --> 00:09:40.180 more detail in a table in the 00:09:40.180 --> 00:09:42.180 backup. And I'm happy to answer 00:09:42.180 --> 00:09:43.180 any questions if you do have 00:09:43.180 --> 00:09:45.180 detailed questions about those. 00:09:45.180 --> 00:09:47.180 This is the incorporation of that 00:09:47.180 --> 00:09:49.180 sample reduction strategy. As you 00:09:49.180 --> 00:09:51.180 can see, transportation, we 00:09:51.180 --> 00:09:52.180 really lower transportation 00:09:52.180 --> 00:09:54.180 emissions there, especially 00:09:54.180 --> 00:09:58.180 towards the later years. And we 00:09:58.180 --> 00:10:00.180 basically see an overall 00:10:00.180 --> 00:10:03.180 reduction. The -- I'm going to 00:10:03.180 --> 00:10:05.180 move on to the next slide, but 00:10:05.180 --> 00:10:06.180 I'm happy to come back to the 00:10:06.180 --> 00:10:10.180 table. Actually, I'll stay here 00:10:10.180 --> 00:10:13.180 for just a second. So the -- the 00:10:13.180 --> 00:10:17.180 two proposed targets here from 00:10:17.180 --> 00:10:19.180 ICLEI are a 30% by 2035. And 00:10:19.180 --> 00:10:21.180 this is really a maintaining of 00:10:21.180 --> 00:10:23.180 that 30%. So we have crossed 00:10:23.180 --> 00:10:26.180 that threshold currently with 00:10:26.180 --> 00:10:28.180 our 2019 inventory. However, 00:10:28.180 --> 00:10:30.180 maintaining that 30% will be a 00:10:30.180 --> 00:10:32.180 challenge with the exponential 00:10:32.180 --> 00:10:33.180 growth that we are expecting to 00:10:33.180 --> 00:10:36.180 see. And ICLEI's other proposed 00:10:36.180 --> 00:10:38.180 more long-term target is a net 00:10:38.180 --> 00:10:42.180 zero target. So with that, some 00:10:42.180 --> 00:10:43.180 of the challenges, of course, 00:10:43.180 --> 00:10:44.180 are going to be operational 00:10:44.180 --> 00:10:46.180 control and operational influence 00:10:46.180 --> 00:10:48.180 of the city. And so there are, 00:10:48.180 --> 00:10:49.180 of course, certain levers that 00:10:49.180 --> 00:10:51.180 can be pulled. But some things 00:10:51.180 --> 00:10:53.180 will be the natural transition, 00:10:53.180 --> 00:10:55.180 such as the transition to EVs, 00:10:55.180 --> 00:10:58.180 you know, when those -- when the 00:10:58.180 --> 00:10:59.180 price point changes, when the 00:10:59.180 --> 00:11:01.180 technology becomes available, 00:11:01.180 --> 00:11:02.180 things like that, hurdles that 00:11:02.180 --> 00:11:04.180 will be cleared, are slightly 00:11:04.180 --> 00:11:07.180 outside of the city's operational 00:11:07.180 --> 00:11:09.180 influence. As I said, that kind 00:11:09.180 --> 00:11:11.180 of ties hand in hand with the 00:11:11.180 --> 00:11:13.180 assumption of behavior change. 00:11:13.180 --> 00:11:14.180 There are things such as 00:11:14.180 --> 00:11:15.180 education and outreach that the 00:11:15.180 --> 00:11:17.180 city can do, but some of those 00:11:17.180 --> 00:11:18.180 things are going to be a gradual 00:11:18.180 --> 00:11:21.180 behavior change. Federal, state, 00:11:21.180 --> 00:11:22.180 and regional continuity. 00:11:22.180 --> 00:11:25.180 Basically, what we mean by this 00:11:25.180 --> 00:11:27.180 is there are items, as we're 00:11:27.180 --> 00:11:29.180 looking for reduction strategies, 00:11:29.180 --> 00:11:30.180 that will work in certain parts 00:11:30.180 --> 00:11:31.180 of the United States that might 00:11:31.180 --> 00:11:33.180 not work so well in Texas, or 00:11:33.180 --> 00:11:34.180 things that might work really 00:11:34.180 --> 00:11:35.180 well in Dallas, but might not 00:11:35.180 --> 00:11:37.180 work so well in Denton. And so 00:11:37.180 --> 00:11:38.180 basically, just finding that 00:11:38.180 --> 00:11:42.180 very Denton-specific reduction 00:11:42.180 --> 00:11:44.180 strategy and sample is in and of 00:11:44.180 --> 00:11:46.180 itself a challenge. And then, of 00:11:46.180 --> 00:11:48.180 course, we want to balance 00:11:48.180 --> 00:11:49.180 sustainable growth. Obviously, we 00:11:49.180 --> 00:11:51.180 want people to come to Denton, 00:11:51.180 --> 00:11:52.180 enjoy everything that Denton has 00:11:52.180 --> 00:11:54.180 to offer. We expect to see a 00:11:54.180 --> 00:11:56.180 growing population. And so 00:11:56.180 --> 00:11:58.180 basically, just balancing that 00:11:58.180 --> 00:11:59.180 with sustainable growth and 00:11:59.180 --> 00:12:00.180 understanding our greenhouse 00:12:00.180 --> 00:12:02.180 gas emissions moving forward is 00:12:02.180 --> 00:12:06.180 also a challenge. As I said, the 00:12:06.180 --> 00:12:07.180 main takeaway from the ICLEI 00:12:07.180 --> 00:12:08.180 recommendations, and there is 00:12:08.180 --> 00:12:12.180 also a memo from ICLEI 00:12:12.180 --> 00:12:14.180 regarding this forecast in the 00:12:14.180 --> 00:12:16.180 backup, the main takeaway is 00:12:16.180 --> 00:12:18.180 really a two-part goal, is the 00:12:18.180 --> 00:12:20.180 recommendation. So an interim 00:12:20.180 --> 00:12:22.180 target for more of the short 00:12:22.180 --> 00:12:24.180 term, and then a long-term goal. 00:12:24.180 --> 00:12:26.180 This sample, as I said, addresses 00:12:26.180 --> 00:12:29.180 the target of 30% by 2035 as an 00:12:29.180 --> 00:12:31.180 example. And ICLEI's long-term 00:12:31.180 --> 00:12:33.180 goal for all of their cities is 00:12:33.180 --> 00:12:35.180 net zero. That's what they do as 00:12:35.180 --> 00:12:36.180 an organization, and that's what 00:12:36.180 --> 00:12:38.180 they hope to help all cities to 00:12:38.180 --> 00:12:41.180 achieve. With that, I do want to 00:12:41.180 --> 00:12:43.180 go over some next steps and some 00:12:43.180 --> 00:12:44.180 exciting things that are on the 00:12:44.180 --> 00:12:46.180 horizon. So as I said, we will be 00:12:46.180 --> 00:12:49.180 taking this whole topic and 00:12:49.180 --> 00:12:51.180 concept to the citizen advisory 00:12:51.180 --> 00:12:53.180 committee. We're hoping to give 00:12:53.180 --> 00:12:54.180 them two to three presentations 00:12:54.180 --> 00:12:56.180 to really bring them up to speed, 00:12:56.180 --> 00:12:58.180 but what we're hoping is to get 00:12:58.180 --> 00:13:00.180 some input on the forecasting 00:13:00.180 --> 00:13:02.180 model and on the reduction 00:13:02.180 --> 00:13:04.180 strategies and see if there's 00:13:04.180 --> 00:13:06.180 anything additional that they see 00:13:06.180 --> 00:13:08.180 is incredibly feasible right now, 00:13:08.180 --> 00:13:10.180 or kind of get an idea from them 00:13:10.180 --> 00:13:12.180 of where those inflection points 00:13:12.180 --> 00:13:14.180 are on some of the technology and 00:13:14.180 --> 00:13:16.180 things like that to make sure 00:13:16.180 --> 00:13:18.180 that the model is as good as it 00:13:18.180 --> 00:13:21.180 can possibly be. Once we have 00:13:21.180 --> 00:13:23.180 their input and recommendations, 00:13:23.180 --> 00:13:24.180 we'll bring that back to the 00:13:24.180 --> 00:13:26.180 committee on the environment, and 00:13:26.180 --> 00:13:28.180 we will further discuss those 00:13:28.180 --> 00:13:31.180 reduction targets at that time. 00:13:31.180 --> 00:13:32.180 Some things that are coming about 00:13:32.180 --> 00:13:34.180 with the greenhouse gas management 00:13:34.180 --> 00:13:35.180 program as a whole, like I said, 00:13:35.180 --> 00:13:37.180 that we're really excited about. 00:13:37.180 --> 00:13:39.180 The first one, the 2020 inventory, 00:13:39.180 --> 00:13:41.180 as I said, we do this annually, 00:13:41.180 --> 00:13:43.180 and so we can expect those 00:13:43.180 --> 00:13:46.180 results probably mid to late 00:13:46.180 --> 00:13:48.180 summer for the 2020 inventory, 00:13:48.180 --> 00:13:49.180 so we're going to start working on 00:13:49.180 --> 00:13:51.180 that, as well as the contribution 00:13:51.180 --> 00:13:53.180 analysis. We're really excited 00:13:53.180 --> 00:13:55.180 about some new transportation data 00:13:55.180 --> 00:13:57.180 that's coming about, and so this is 00:13:57.180 --> 00:13:58.180 incredibly important because it's 00:13:58.180 --> 00:14:00.180 going to allow us to analyze 00:14:00.180 --> 00:14:02.180 transportation every single year, 00:14:02.180 --> 00:14:05.180 and so before we were getting 00:14:05.180 --> 00:14:07.180 three to five years between new 00:14:07.180 --> 00:14:09.180 data sets, and so with this new 00:14:09.180 --> 00:14:11.180 data source, having it be every 00:14:11.180 --> 00:14:13.180 year, we're going to be able to 00:14:13.180 --> 00:14:15.180 analyze that change year to year, 00:14:15.180 --> 00:14:17.180 and as we set these goals and have 00:14:17.180 --> 00:14:19.180 these mitigation strategies, that's 00:14:19.180 --> 00:14:21.180 going to be incredibly important 00:14:21.180 --> 00:14:24.180 in terms of keeping us on track. 00:14:24.180 --> 00:14:27.180 And the last thing is the regional 00:14:27.180 --> 00:14:29.180 greenhouse gas inventory cohort 00:14:29.180 --> 00:14:31.180 that's hosted by the COG. 00:14:31.180 --> 00:14:36.180 So for the last nine, 10 years, 00:14:36.180 --> 00:14:38.180 Denton's really been one of about 00:14:38.180 --> 00:14:40.180 three cities in the area that's had 00:14:40.180 --> 00:14:42.180 a greenhouse gas inventory, and so 00:14:42.180 --> 00:14:43.180 with this program, that's no longer 00:14:43.180 --> 00:14:45.180 going to be the case, so the COG 00:14:45.180 --> 00:14:47.180 is hoping to get about 20 cities 00:14:47.180 --> 00:14:49.180 to, for many of them, do their 00:14:49.180 --> 00:14:51.180 first greenhouse gas inventory, 00:14:51.180 --> 00:14:52.180 which is going to be excellent, and 00:14:52.180 --> 00:14:53.180 they're also going to do a 00:14:53.180 --> 00:14:55.180 regional greenhouse gas inventory, 00:14:55.180 --> 00:14:58.180 and so the hope is to basically 00:14:58.180 --> 00:14:59.180 streamline this process with other 00:14:59.180 --> 00:15:03.180 cities, and also when everybody kind 00:15:03.180 --> 00:15:05.180 of does this collectively, we're 00:15:05.180 --> 00:15:06.180 really looking for some regional 00:15:06.180 --> 00:15:09.180 solutions to come about from this, 00:15:09.180 --> 00:15:11.180 and so we're really excited to 00:15:11.180 --> 00:15:14.180 collaborate with the COG and with 00:15:14.180 --> 00:15:15.180 the other cities in the area, and 00:15:15.180 --> 00:15:17.180 we're excited to see the results of 00:15:17.180 --> 00:15:19.180 that program. 00:15:19.180 --> 00:15:21.180 So with that, I will move on to any 00:15:21.180 --> 00:15:23.180 questions that you might have, but 00:15:23.180 --> 00:15:25.180 we're also really looking for 00:15:25.180 --> 00:15:28.180 anything that you can think of, as I 00:15:28.180 --> 00:15:30.180 said, as we take this topic to the 00:15:30.180 --> 00:15:32.180 citizen advisory committee, if 00:15:32.180 --> 00:15:34.180 there's anything that you would like 00:15:34.180 --> 00:15:38.180 us to consider or to keep in mind as 00:15:38.180 --> 00:15:40.180 we go through that process. 00:15:40.180 --> 00:15:45.180 Let me pull down the presentation. 00:15:45.180 --> 00:15:47.180 There we go. 00:15:47.180 --> 00:15:48.180 Thank you. 00:15:48.180 --> 00:15:54.180 Committee members, questions? 00:15:54.180 --> 00:15:55.180 Thank you. 00:15:55.180 --> 00:15:56.180 I don't have any questions. 00:15:56.180 --> 00:15:57.180 That was all very well presented, 00:15:57.180 --> 00:16:00.180 and a lot of the, you know, the 00:16:00.180 --> 00:16:01.180 actual data and the things that we'll 00:16:01.180 --> 00:16:03.180 need to kind of dig into kind of come 00:16:03.180 --> 00:16:06.180 later on, but, you know, I thought it 00:16:06.180 --> 00:16:08.180 was encouraging to see if we build in 00:16:08.180 --> 00:16:09.180 some of those assumptions, you know, 00:16:09.180 --> 00:16:11.180 knowing that they're assumptions, that 00:16:11.180 --> 00:16:14.180 we have some real opportunities. 00:16:14.180 --> 00:16:16.180 The only thing I'm a little concerned 00:16:16.180 --> 00:16:19.180 about when we go to the citizen's 00:16:19.180 --> 00:16:20.180 advisory group, and they're a real 00:16:20.180 --> 00:16:22.180 bright group, I'm really sure that 00:16:22.180 --> 00:16:23.180 they're going to understand this 00:16:23.180 --> 00:16:25.180 pretty well, but if we can kind of 00:16:25.180 --> 00:16:27.180 emphasize operational control, just 00:16:27.180 --> 00:16:30.180 because there are so many things the 00:16:30.180 --> 00:16:31.180 city can do and there are so many 00:16:31.180 --> 00:16:33.180 things the city can't, and you're 00:16:33.180 --> 00:16:34.180 well aware of those. 00:16:34.180 --> 00:16:35.180 Y'all's department is very well 00:16:35.180 --> 00:16:37.180 aware of those. 00:16:37.180 --> 00:16:38.180 I think most members of the 00:16:38.180 --> 00:16:41.180 committee are very aware of the 00:16:41.180 --> 00:16:44.180 city's limitations also, but just 00:16:44.180 --> 00:16:45.180 if we kind of have an asterisk by 00:16:45.180 --> 00:16:47.180 that, so folks know what we can do 00:16:47.180 --> 00:16:50.180 and what we can't do. 00:16:50.180 --> 00:16:51.180 Definitely, we'll definitely be 00:16:51.180 --> 00:16:53.180 looking to, you know, where we get 00:16:53.180 --> 00:16:55.180 the most of our efforts, I think, is 00:16:55.180 --> 00:16:56.180 really what we're focused on, so 00:16:56.180 --> 00:16:59.180 absolutely. 00:16:59.180 --> 00:17:04.180 Councilmember Baker. 00:17:04.180 --> 00:17:10.180 Anything to add or ask? 00:17:10.180 --> 00:17:12.180 You're muted. 00:17:12.180 --> 00:17:18.180 Connie, you got to unmute. 00:17:18.180 --> 00:17:19.180 There you go. 00:17:19.180 --> 00:17:20.180 I was going to ask on the 00:17:20.180 --> 00:17:23.180 environmental, does it have anything 00:17:23.180 --> 00:17:27.180 to do with the landfill expansion or 00:17:27.180 --> 00:17:29.180 anything? 00:17:29.180 --> 00:17:31.180 I mean this. 00:17:31.180 --> 00:17:34.180 So we include solid waste as one of 00:17:34.180 --> 00:17:38.180 the sectors that is inputted into 00:17:38.180 --> 00:17:39.180 the inventory. 00:17:39.180 --> 00:17:40.180 When we take a look at the 00:17:40.180 --> 00:17:42.180 community, it wasn't one of the ones 00:17:42.180 --> 00:17:43.180 that we were focusing on for the 00:17:43.180 --> 00:17:45.180 current reduction strategy and also 00:17:45.180 --> 00:17:46.180 with the solid waste management 00:17:46.180 --> 00:17:48.180 strategy to be released soon. 00:17:48.180 --> 00:17:50.180 We'll definitely take that into 00:17:50.180 --> 00:17:52.180 consideration, and so we work 00:17:52.180 --> 00:17:54.180 closely with them on all of this, and 00:17:54.180 --> 00:17:56.180 we do include them in our annual 00:17:56.180 --> 00:17:58.180 inventory, and so any changes with 00:17:58.180 --> 00:18:00.180 that will be included in that 00:18:00.180 --> 00:18:03.180 annual report for us. 00:18:03.180 --> 00:18:05.180 Well, I just wondered. 00:18:05.180 --> 00:18:07.180 I've had some people, you know, I 00:18:07.180 --> 00:18:10.180 asked about the landfill, and I'm 00:18:10.180 --> 00:18:12.180 glad they're looking into it or 00:18:12.180 --> 00:18:14.180 going to look into it, so thank you 00:18:14.180 --> 00:18:16.180 very much. 00:18:16.180 --> 00:18:19.180 I have a number of questions. 00:18:19.180 --> 00:18:22.180 First of all, can you remind us 00:18:22.180 --> 00:18:25.180 whether we tie exactly or similarly 00:18:25.180 --> 00:18:28.180 or a little bit differently to the 00:18:28.180 --> 00:18:35.180 Paris targets and the international 00:18:35.180 --> 00:18:38.180 intergovernmental panel on climate 00:18:38.180 --> 00:18:39.180 change? 00:18:39.180 --> 00:18:42.180 Yes, so we are looking and we will 00:18:42.180 --> 00:18:44.180 present all of those tie-ins as we 00:18:44.180 --> 00:18:46.180 present the reduction strategy 00:18:46.180 --> 00:18:48.180 options. 00:18:48.180 --> 00:18:50.180 We -- I'm anticipating that those 00:18:50.180 --> 00:18:52.180 will be a little bit different 00:18:52.180 --> 00:18:54.180 depending on how long it is between 00:18:54.180 --> 00:18:56.180 when we reconvene, so those may 00:18:56.180 --> 00:18:58.180 change in that time frame. 00:18:58.180 --> 00:19:00.180 And then there are also -- we'll 00:19:00.180 --> 00:19:02.180 also present some options. 00:19:02.180 --> 00:19:04.180 We're expecting some other 00:19:04.180 --> 00:19:06.180 documentation to come out with 00:19:06.180 --> 00:19:09.180 ICLEI as well that sort of tie it 00:19:09.180 --> 00:19:11.180 back to both the Paris agreement 00:19:11.180 --> 00:19:13.180 and then obviously one more step 00:19:13.180 --> 00:19:15.180 back to the IPCC, and so we'll 00:19:15.180 --> 00:19:17.180 have a little bit more information 00:19:17.180 --> 00:19:19.180 about that as well when we present 00:19:19.180 --> 00:19:22.180 those targeting options. 00:19:22.180 --> 00:19:26.180 Okay. 00:19:26.180 --> 00:19:30.180 I know looking at the slide seven 00:19:30.180 --> 00:19:33.180 graph that shows kind of BAU versus 00:19:33.180 --> 00:19:36.180 projected with mitigation, can you 00:19:36.180 --> 00:19:38.180 give us an idea of which of the 00:19:38.180 --> 00:19:40.180 strategies contribute the most to 00:19:40.180 --> 00:19:42.180 that delta? 00:19:42.180 --> 00:19:44.180 What does it really hinge on? 00:19:44.180 --> 00:19:46.180 It's everything, but what does the 00:19:46.180 --> 00:19:47.180 most? 00:19:47.180 --> 00:19:48.180 Definitely. 00:19:48.180 --> 00:19:50.180 And so if you take a look at that 00:19:50.180 --> 00:19:52.180 profile, obviously those are 00:19:52.180 --> 00:19:54.180 specific to the sector, right? 00:19:54.180 --> 00:19:56.180 So we can see if something is 00:19:56.180 --> 00:19:58.180 influencing vehicle miles traveled. 00:19:58.180 --> 00:20:00.180 We can compare that to something 00:20:00.180 --> 00:20:02.180 else that is also influencing 00:20:02.180 --> 00:20:04.180 vehicle miles traveled. 00:20:04.180 --> 00:20:06.180 It's a little bit more difficult to 00:20:06.180 --> 00:20:08.180 say overall on a carbon basis 00:20:08.180 --> 00:20:10.180 because it changes every year in 00:20:10.180 --> 00:20:12.180 terms of those growth factors and 00:20:12.180 --> 00:20:14.180 things like that. 00:20:14.180 --> 00:20:16.180 I can say that the shift to EVs, 00:20:16.180 --> 00:20:18.180 especially that fast adoption EVs 00:20:18.180 --> 00:20:20.180 because transportation is such a 00:20:20.180 --> 00:20:22.180 big part of that inventory is 00:20:22.180 --> 00:20:24.180 probably going to be one of the more 00:20:24.180 --> 00:20:26.180 influential ones and any of those 00:20:26.180 --> 00:20:28.180 sort of VMT reduction things 00:20:28.180 --> 00:20:30.180 such as the 00:20:30.180 --> 00:20:32.180 transit capacity and things like that. 00:20:32.180 --> 00:20:34.180 Vehicle miles traveled, right? 00:20:34.180 --> 00:20:36.180 Yes, sorry, yes, correct. 00:20:36.180 --> 00:20:38.180 Vehicle miles traveled. 00:20:38.180 --> 00:20:40.180 So the remote working is a 00:20:40.180 --> 00:20:42.180 big contributor that could be? 00:20:42.180 --> 00:20:44.180 It is absolutely a contributor. 00:20:44.180 --> 00:20:46.180 It was a little bit less 00:20:46.180 --> 00:20:48.180 than anticipated in sort 00:20:48.180 --> 00:20:50.180 of a smaller reduction. 00:20:50.180 --> 00:20:52.180 But that being said, when 00:20:52.180 --> 00:20:54.180 we took a look at that, we were taking a look at, okay, 00:20:54.180 --> 00:20:56.180 what percentage of people 00:20:56.180 --> 00:20:58.180 actually made that shift to 00:20:58.180 --> 00:21:00.180 working from home and what 00:21:00.180 --> 00:21:02.180 percentage of total vehicle miles 00:21:02.180 --> 00:21:04.180 traveled are for commuting. 00:21:04.180 --> 00:21:06.180 And when we started 00:21:06.180 --> 00:21:08.180 taking out things like that, 00:21:08.180 --> 00:21:10.180 obviously it became less and less 00:21:10.180 --> 00:21:12.180 of an impact. So I think 30% 00:21:12.180 --> 00:21:14.180 of all vehicle 00:21:14.180 --> 00:21:16.180 miles traveled are from commuting. And then 00:21:16.180 --> 00:21:18.180 I think we had about a 31% 00:21:18.180 --> 00:21:20.180 shift to 00:21:20.180 --> 00:21:22.180 work from home. And so when you start 00:21:22.180 --> 00:21:24.180 taking those into account, it was a little 00:21:24.180 --> 00:21:26.180 bit less than we were anticipating, but certainly 00:21:26.180 --> 00:21:28.180 still worth including. 00:21:28.180 --> 00:21:30.180 So if you had to rank order, obviously we want to do 00:21:30.180 --> 00:21:32.180 everything on our list to achieve the goal, but 00:21:32.180 --> 00:21:34.180 if you had to rank order, 00:21:34.180 --> 00:21:36.180 is it 00:21:36.180 --> 00:21:38.180 accelerating the shift toward 00:21:38.180 --> 00:21:40.180 electric vehicles number one and what's number 00:21:40.180 --> 00:21:42.180 two? In this sample, 00:21:42.180 --> 00:21:44.180 I believe EVs was the largest. 00:21:44.180 --> 00:21:46.180 And then 00:21:46.180 --> 00:21:48.180 some of the other ones 00:21:48.180 --> 00:21:50.180 that were up there were 00:21:50.180 --> 00:21:52.180 pull up the list here 00:21:52.180 --> 00:21:54.180 from the table. 00:21:54.180 --> 00:21:56.180 The 00:21:56.180 --> 00:21:58.180 expanded transit coverage and the 00:21:58.180 --> 00:22:00.180 bicycle infrastructure 00:22:00.180 --> 00:22:02.180 and the mobility plan were up there as well. 00:22:02.180 --> 00:22:04.180 Just as I said, taking chunks 00:22:04.180 --> 00:22:06.180 out of that, the transportation sector. 00:22:06.180 --> 00:22:08.180 So I was wondering about 00:22:08.180 --> 00:22:10.180 that one. I thought that might be the case 00:22:10.180 --> 00:22:12.180 since, you know, 00:22:12.180 --> 00:22:14.180 motor vehicles are such a big part 00:22:14.180 --> 00:22:16.180 of what we're talking about, but 00:22:16.180 --> 00:22:18.180 tell me where 00:22:18.180 --> 00:22:20.180 my thinking is wrong on this. 00:22:20.180 --> 00:22:22.180 Public transit 00:22:22.180 --> 00:22:24.180 only reduces greenhouse gases in two ways, 00:22:24.180 --> 00:22:26.180 I think. If you replace 00:22:26.180 --> 00:22:28.180 a car on the road or 00:22:28.180 --> 00:22:30.180 if that vehicle 00:22:30.180 --> 00:22:32.180 itself 00:22:32.180 --> 00:22:34.180 goes from, you know, goes 00:22:34.180 --> 00:22:36.180 to something non-polluted, goes to electric. 00:22:36.180 --> 00:22:38.180 Because, you know, 00:22:38.180 --> 00:22:40.180 what I'm thinking about is DCTA 00:22:40.180 --> 00:22:42.180 is moving primarily to 00:22:42.180 --> 00:22:44.180 on-demand. 00:22:44.180 --> 00:22:46.180 So it's somebody else's 00:22:46.180 --> 00:22:48.180 vehicle on the road. It's not your own. 00:22:48.180 --> 00:22:50.180 I mean, I guess there's a little bit of efficiency. 00:22:50.180 --> 00:22:52.180 You might have two or three in the vehicle 00:22:52.180 --> 00:22:54.180 but not 10 or 20. 00:22:54.180 --> 00:22:56.180 So, 00:22:56.180 --> 00:22:58.180 you know, if we shift people to on-demand 00:22:58.180 --> 00:23:00.180 with DCTA, I would think that it would only 00:23:00.180 --> 00:23:02.180 matter if their on-demand fleet 00:23:02.180 --> 00:23:04.180 was electric. 00:23:06.180 --> 00:23:08.180 So 00:23:08.180 --> 00:23:10.180 you're 00:23:10.180 --> 00:23:12.180 spot on with the 00:23:12.180 --> 00:23:14.180 two impacts 00:23:14.180 --> 00:23:16.180 in terms of vehicle miles traveled reduction 00:23:16.180 --> 00:23:18.180 and then carbon intensity. 00:23:18.180 --> 00:23:20.180 And so carbon intensity 00:23:20.180 --> 00:23:22.180 can kind of be two ways, as you said, if it's 00:23:22.180 --> 00:23:24.180 a vehicle miles 00:23:24.180 --> 00:23:26.180 traveled can kind of be two ways. If it's a shared 00:23:26.180 --> 00:23:28.180 ride, right, 00:23:28.180 --> 00:23:30.180 if it's a bus, 00:23:30.180 --> 00:23:32.180 as you said, if you're taking vehicle miles traveled off 00:23:32.180 --> 00:23:34.180 of the road, is one of them. 00:23:34.180 --> 00:23:36.180 And then if the 00:23:36.180 --> 00:23:38.180 vehicles in question 00:23:38.180 --> 00:23:40.180 are less 00:23:40.180 --> 00:23:42.180 carbon intensive, then 00:23:42.180 --> 00:23:44.180 the passenger vehicles. And so 00:23:44.180 --> 00:23:46.180 we would have to look specifically 00:23:46.180 --> 00:23:48.180 at each of those 00:23:48.180 --> 00:23:50.180 to incorporate them into the model. But you're correct 00:23:50.180 --> 00:23:52.180 that those are the two sort of 00:23:52.180 --> 00:23:54.180 metric points that are being influenced there. 00:23:54.180 --> 00:23:56.180 And I take your point that 00:23:56.180 --> 00:23:58.180 you're looking at 00:23:58.180 --> 00:24:00.180 a big expansion of bus sort of down the road 00:24:00.180 --> 00:24:02.180 when the population's 00:24:02.180 --> 00:24:04.180 bigger and more dense. 00:24:04.180 --> 00:24:06.180 Well, bigger, maybe more dense. 00:24:06.180 --> 00:24:08.180 But it suggests 00:24:08.180 --> 00:24:10.180 that there ought to be 00:24:10.180 --> 00:24:12.180 a priority on dialogue 00:24:12.180 --> 00:24:14.180 between 00:24:14.180 --> 00:24:16.180 you all and DCTA. 00:24:16.180 --> 00:24:18.180 I don't know, is the point, I guess maybe the 00:24:18.180 --> 00:24:20.180 point of 00:24:20.180 --> 00:24:22.180 contact is maybe us 00:24:22.180 --> 00:24:24.180 or me, specifically. I'm on both. 00:24:24.180 --> 00:24:26.180 I think, I'm going to pretend maybe as well. 00:24:26.180 --> 00:24:28.180 But I don't know if that 00:24:28.180 --> 00:24:30.180 consideration is 00:24:30.180 --> 00:24:32.180 in conversation. I think that that's 00:24:32.180 --> 00:24:34.180 the ability. 00:24:34.180 --> 00:24:36.180 I think that that's going to be something that's front and center 00:24:36.180 --> 00:24:38.180 with the regional conversation as well 00:24:38.180 --> 00:24:40.180 with the regional greenhouse gas inventory. 00:24:40.180 --> 00:24:42.180 And as we have the regional inventory 00:24:42.180 --> 00:24:44.180 and also all of the other participating 00:24:44.180 --> 00:24:46.180 cities in the area, I think some solutions 00:24:46.180 --> 00:24:48.180 are going to come about. And I 00:24:48.180 --> 00:24:50.180 think the COG can be potentially 00:24:50.180 --> 00:24:52.180 a good contact point for that as well. 00:24:52.180 --> 00:24:54.180 Well, I would just 00:24:54.180 --> 00:24:56.180 put that on your 00:24:56.180 --> 00:24:58.180 radar that they're talking about 00:24:58.180 --> 00:25:00.180 going from fixed route to on demand 00:25:00.180 --> 00:25:02.180 for many 00:25:02.180 --> 00:25:04.180 valid and interesting reasons, but 00:25:04.180 --> 00:25:06.180 a priority on electrifying 00:25:06.180 --> 00:25:08.180 that fleet should be 00:25:08.180 --> 00:25:10.180 expressed. I was curious 00:25:10.180 --> 00:25:12.180 to whatever extent remote work is a contributor. 00:25:12.180 --> 00:25:14.180 If it's a third of 00:25:14.180 --> 00:25:16.180 the impact on a third of the 00:25:16.180 --> 00:25:18.180 traffic, that's 00:25:18.180 --> 00:25:20.180 not nothing. 00:25:20.180 --> 00:25:22.180 Do you have any thoughts policy wise 00:25:22.180 --> 00:25:24.180 on how we can create 00:25:24.180 --> 00:25:26.180 conditions that encourage remote work? 00:25:26.180 --> 00:25:28.180 Because it does strike me as one of those 00:25:28.180 --> 00:25:30.180 things that might fit under 00:25:30.180 --> 00:25:32.180 the asterisk. 00:25:32.180 --> 00:25:34.180 Councilmember Davis mentioned 00:25:34.180 --> 00:25:36.180 what role would the city play? 00:25:36.180 --> 00:25:38.180 Do you have any thoughts on what roles 00:25:38.180 --> 00:25:40.180 cities have played 00:25:40.180 --> 00:25:42.180 or could play? I think that that's 00:25:42.180 --> 00:25:44.180 definitely right 00:25:44.180 --> 00:25:46.180 in one of the asterisk 00:25:46.180 --> 00:25:48.180 areas where 00:25:48.180 --> 00:25:50.180 we may have some sphere of 00:25:50.180 --> 00:25:52.180 influence in terms of education 00:25:52.180 --> 00:25:54.180 and outreach and encouraging that. 00:25:54.180 --> 00:25:56.180 Ultimately, it's going to be something that falls under 00:25:56.180 --> 00:25:58.180 the behavior change and sort of 00:25:58.180 --> 00:26:00.180 a shift in 00:26:00.180 --> 00:26:02.180 the thinking for that. 00:26:02.180 --> 00:26:04.180 We can definitely, if that 00:26:04.180 --> 00:26:06.180 comes out as one of the 00:26:06.180 --> 00:26:08.180 priority items, we can definitely take a deeper 00:26:08.180 --> 00:26:10.180 dive in that. But yeah, I agree. I think that 00:26:10.180 --> 00:26:12.180 that's one that falls right into 00:26:12.180 --> 00:26:14.180 that overlap area. 00:26:14.180 --> 00:26:16.180 On the other hand, I don't mean to be 00:26:16.180 --> 00:26:18.180 defeatist. 00:26:18.180 --> 00:26:20.180 There is something that we can do to create 00:26:20.180 --> 00:26:22.180 the conditions. Certainly, 00:26:22.180 --> 00:26:24.180 the incentive to do remote work 00:26:24.180 --> 00:26:26.180 is 00:26:26.180 --> 00:26:28.180 making it a 00:26:28.180 --> 00:26:30.180 livable and attractive place. 00:26:30.180 --> 00:26:32.180 That's a little soft, but 00:26:32.180 --> 00:26:34.180 we've talked about that in our economic development 00:26:34.180 --> 00:26:36.180 conversations. 00:26:36.180 --> 00:26:38.180 One last point. 00:26:38.180 --> 00:26:40.180 On the residential energy 00:26:40.180 --> 00:26:42.180 side, 00:26:42.180 --> 00:26:44.180 one of the things that kept 00:26:44.180 --> 00:26:46.180 coming up, or at least 00:26:46.180 --> 00:26:48.180 occurring to me when we were talking about 00:26:48.180 --> 00:26:50.180 issues the city had during the storm 00:26:50.180 --> 00:26:52.180 was 00:26:52.180 --> 00:26:54.180 we had same kind of pipes freezing 00:26:54.180 --> 00:26:56.180 as people had in the residences. 00:26:56.180 --> 00:27:00.180 I don't know that we have 00:27:00.180 --> 00:27:02.180 built to 00:27:02.180 --> 00:27:04.180 include 00:27:04.180 --> 00:27:06.180 high degrees of insulation. 00:27:06.180 --> 00:27:08.180 I asked about what our current 00:27:08.180 --> 00:27:10.180 standards are, and I believe new construction 00:27:10.180 --> 00:27:12.180 does require, 00:27:12.180 --> 00:27:14.180 worth checking again, 00:27:14.180 --> 00:27:16.180 does require 00:27:16.180 --> 00:27:18.180 a good amount of insulation. 00:27:18.180 --> 00:27:20.180 But I wonder what we could do to create 00:27:20.180 --> 00:27:22.180 incentives 00:27:22.180 --> 00:27:24.180 if this is 00:27:24.180 --> 00:27:26.180 kind of worth it from a sustainability 00:27:26.180 --> 00:27:28.180 point of view. 00:27:28.180 --> 00:27:30.180 Incentives to better insulate existing 00:27:30.180 --> 00:27:32.180 homes. 00:27:32.180 --> 00:27:34.180 Gotcha. If there's anybody on that would 00:27:34.180 --> 00:27:36.180 want to jump in on that one, I would be 00:27:36.180 --> 00:27:40.180 welcoming of that. If not, I can definitely get 00:27:40.180 --> 00:27:42.180 back to you on that one 00:27:42.180 --> 00:27:44.180 at a later time, but I will definitely make a note of 00:27:44.180 --> 00:27:46.180 that. 00:27:46.180 --> 00:27:48.180 I think it could make a big difference. 00:27:48.180 --> 00:27:50.180 Absolutely. 00:27:50.180 --> 00:27:52.180 Well, I'm 00:27:52.180 --> 00:27:54.180 really excited about 00:27:54.180 --> 00:27:56.180 the advisory committee 00:27:56.180 --> 00:27:58.180 meeting. I think it's a real blue star, 00:27:58.180 --> 00:28:00.180 blue ribbon 00:28:00.180 --> 00:28:02.180 kind of assembly of folks. 00:28:02.180 --> 00:28:04.180 I think they're going to help us a lot. I hope you 00:28:04.180 --> 00:28:06.180 posted to allow for 00:28:06.180 --> 00:28:10.180 a very rich 00:28:10.180 --> 00:28:12.180 exploratory exchange. 00:28:12.180 --> 00:28:14.180 Not just presentation and 00:28:14.180 --> 00:28:16.180 response, but I think we'll let them talk to each 00:28:16.180 --> 00:28:18.180 other. They'll come up with good stuff. 00:28:18.180 --> 00:28:20.180 Yeah, I think that we're very excited 00:28:20.180 --> 00:28:22.180 for the input that we're going to get there. 00:28:22.180 --> 00:28:24.180 And yeah, looking forward to 00:28:24.180 --> 00:28:26.180 a collaborative process for sure. 00:28:26.180 --> 00:28:28.180 We're excited. 00:28:28.180 --> 00:28:30.180 Anything else for staff? 00:28:30.180 --> 00:28:32.180 Thank you. 00:28:32.180 --> 00:28:34.180 I kind of developed a question on the 00:28:34.180 --> 00:28:36.180 residential energy. 00:28:36.180 --> 00:28:38.180 Just kind of comparing 00:28:38.180 --> 00:28:40.180 the two graphs, it looks like with our 00:28:40.180 --> 00:28:42.180 mitigation strategies we've already kind 00:28:42.180 --> 00:28:44.180 of factored in. 00:28:44.180 --> 00:28:46.180 We drop about a quarter million metric 00:28:46.180 --> 00:28:48.180 tons in the residential energy. 00:28:48.180 --> 00:28:50.180 And I'm wondering, first, 00:28:50.180 --> 00:28:52.180 because two-parter, I'm curious about what 00:28:52.180 --> 00:28:54.180 assumptions we're building into. We know there's 00:28:54.180 --> 00:28:56.180 population growth, obviously. We know that people 00:28:56.180 --> 00:28:58.180 have to live in houses and people are going to 00:28:58.180 --> 00:29:00.180 it's going to be economically advantageous 00:29:00.180 --> 00:29:02.180 to keep building houses 00:29:02.180 --> 00:29:04.180 in Denton, we expect. So we expect 00:29:04.180 --> 00:29:06.180 that people are going to keep building houses. 00:29:06.180 --> 00:29:08.180 But what other assumptions 00:29:08.180 --> 00:29:10.180 are we kind of building in? 00:29:10.180 --> 00:29:12.180 Are we, do we 00:29:12.180 --> 00:29:14.180 notice a particular trend in whether those are 00:29:14.180 --> 00:29:16.180 all electric houses or whether they're 00:29:16.180 --> 00:29:18.180 gas and electric? 00:29:18.180 --> 00:29:20.180 Are we factoring in, you know, I think 00:29:20.180 --> 00:29:22.180 council will probably consider 00:29:22.180 --> 00:29:24.180 the 2021 building codes at some 00:29:24.180 --> 00:29:26.180 point in the near future. And those are 00:29:26.180 --> 00:29:28.180 the updates, I understand 00:29:28.180 --> 00:29:30.180 them, have a lot to do with energy efficiency 00:29:30.180 --> 00:29:32.180 for new construction. 00:29:32.180 --> 00:29:34.180 So how are we, what assumptions 00:29:34.180 --> 00:29:36.180 are we building in? And 00:29:36.180 --> 00:29:38.180 are there more things that 00:29:38.180 --> 00:29:40.180 maybe coming down the pipe later on, for instance, 00:29:40.180 --> 00:29:42.180 a big all-electric 00:29:42.180 --> 00:29:44.180 subdivision that'll change 00:29:44.180 --> 00:29:46.180 the metrics or 00:29:46.180 --> 00:29:48.180 the building codes coming in? Will that 00:29:48.180 --> 00:29:50.180 kind of change where the graph looks like? 00:29:50.180 --> 00:29:52.180 Definitely. And that's a great question. 00:29:52.180 --> 00:29:54.180 And so I can speak to the forecast itself. 00:29:54.180 --> 00:29:56.180 And so one of the things that we didn't talk about 00:29:56.180 --> 00:29:58.180 as much today that can influence that 00:29:58.180 --> 00:30:00.180 and it's not so much from 00:30:00.180 --> 00:30:02.180 a reduction strategy standpoint. 00:30:02.180 --> 00:30:04.180 It's more, as you're saying, from 00:30:04.180 --> 00:30:06.180 an altering the forecast 00:30:06.180 --> 00:30:08.180 standpoint. So right now we have current 00:30:08.180 --> 00:30:10.180 residential 00:30:10.180 --> 00:30:12.180 density items 00:30:12.180 --> 00:30:14.180 built in. And those are from the Denton 2030 00:30:14.180 --> 00:30:16.180 plan. And so as that plan gets updated 00:30:16.180 --> 00:30:18.180 with the Denton 2040, 00:30:18.180 --> 00:30:20.180 we can take and incorporate those 00:30:20.180 --> 00:30:22.180 new residential 00:30:22.180 --> 00:30:24.180 development and residential density 00:30:24.180 --> 00:30:26.180 metrics. And we'll incorporate those and we'll 00:30:26.180 --> 00:30:28.180 update the model there. 00:30:28.180 --> 00:30:30.180 What is currently built in there 00:30:30.180 --> 00:30:32.180 for electric versus natural gas 00:30:32.180 --> 00:30:34.180 is a continuation 00:30:34.180 --> 00:30:36.180 of the current ratio 00:30:36.180 --> 00:30:38.180 of those. So if that were to change, 00:30:38.180 --> 00:30:40.180 then we could update 00:30:40.180 --> 00:30:42.180 that in the forecast itself. And 00:30:42.180 --> 00:30:44.180 so that would not be so much of a reduction 00:30:44.180 --> 00:30:46.180 strategy as much as a change in 00:30:46.180 --> 00:30:48.180 what the business as usual 00:30:48.180 --> 00:30:50.180 would look like. And I think that that's kind of 00:30:50.180 --> 00:30:52.180 what you were getting at with the question. 00:30:52.180 --> 00:30:54.180 And so that does have 00:30:54.180 --> 00:30:56.180 the capability to be influenced. 00:30:56.180 --> 00:30:58.180 Do we know or do we 00:30:58.180 --> 00:31:00.180 track kind of trends? You know, are there 00:31:00.180 --> 00:31:02.180 I just 00:31:02.180 --> 00:31:04.180 haven't paid close attention with some of our 00:31:04.180 --> 00:31:06.180 larger subdivisions coming in. If they 00:31:06.180 --> 00:31:08.180 tend to be all electric or if they tend 00:31:08.180 --> 00:31:10.180 to be a mix, 00:31:10.180 --> 00:31:12.180 do we track 00:31:12.180 --> 00:31:14.180 that kind of thing? So we have. 00:31:14.180 --> 00:31:16.180 We've gone about it in a way of 00:31:16.180 --> 00:31:18.180 sort of pairing a couple 00:31:18.180 --> 00:31:20.180 different data sets to create that 00:31:20.180 --> 00:31:22.180 metric. So we do have that for 00:31:22.180 --> 00:31:24.180 the past couple years. And there's also 00:31:24.180 --> 00:31:26.180 US Census data 00:31:26.180 --> 00:31:28.180 that can give us an idea of 00:31:28.180 --> 00:31:30.180 if we were going for a national 00:31:30.180 --> 00:31:32.180 average or a Texas average 00:31:32.180 --> 00:31:34.180 on those things, we also have those to compare to. 00:31:34.180 --> 00:31:36.180 And so that's a metric 00:31:36.180 --> 00:31:38.180 that we recently developed. And so we do 00:31:38.180 --> 00:31:40.180 we do have that capability. 00:31:40.180 --> 00:31:42.180 I would think that'd be interesting to the city 00:31:42.180 --> 00:31:44.180 not just from an environmental standpoint, but 00:31:44.180 --> 00:31:46.180 also as a electricity 00:31:46.180 --> 00:31:48.180 provider. So 00:31:48.180 --> 00:31:50.180 if there's a way to kind of report that back 00:31:50.180 --> 00:31:52.180 to us 00:31:52.180 --> 00:31:54.180 kind of what the current trends are, 00:31:54.180 --> 00:31:56.180 whether we need to take 00:31:56.180 --> 00:31:58.180 any action on that or not, just what the 00:31:58.180 --> 00:32:00.180 trends are so we're aware of them and know what they are. 00:32:00.180 --> 00:32:06.180 Definitely. 00:32:06.180 --> 00:32:10.180 Another 00:32:10.180 --> 00:32:12.180 question occurred to me as we were talking 00:32:12.180 --> 00:32:14.180 here. Can you help point out 00:32:14.180 --> 00:32:16.180 what components 00:32:16.180 --> 00:32:18.180 of the mobility plan 00:32:18.180 --> 00:32:20.180 you think most 00:32:20.180 --> 00:32:22.180 will weigh on this analysis? 00:32:22.180 --> 00:32:26.180 So that 00:32:26.180 --> 00:32:28.180 was largely a collaboration 00:32:28.180 --> 00:32:30.180 between IGLI and 00:32:30.180 --> 00:32:32.180 also some of the 00:32:32.180 --> 00:32:34.180 consultants last year from 00:32:34.180 --> 00:32:36.180 the mobility plan drafting. 00:32:36.180 --> 00:32:38.180 My best understanding is that it's the 00:32:38.180 --> 00:32:40.180 same sort of factors 00:32:40.180 --> 00:32:42.180 that we take a look at now. So 00:32:42.180 --> 00:32:44.180 what is going to be the change in vehicle 00:32:44.180 --> 00:32:46.180 miles traveled, but also what's going to be 00:32:46.180 --> 00:32:48.180 the 00:32:48.180 --> 00:32:50.180 change in 00:32:50.180 --> 00:32:52.180 trip length 00:32:52.180 --> 00:32:54.180 time on the road, things like 00:32:54.180 --> 00:32:56.180 that. And so if you have 00:32:56.180 --> 00:32:58.180 better flow, you're 00:32:58.180 --> 00:33:00.180 not going to be on the road as long. The vehicle miles 00:33:00.180 --> 00:33:02.180 traveled may be the same, of 00:33:02.180 --> 00:33:04.180 course, but you're not going to be idling as much. 00:33:04.180 --> 00:33:06.180 So those were taken into 00:33:06.180 --> 00:33:08.180 those were taken into account. 00:33:08.180 --> 00:33:10.180 They're going to be rough estimations 00:33:10.180 --> 00:33:12.180 for the purposes of the forecast. 00:33:12.180 --> 00:33:14.180 But those conversations were had 00:33:14.180 --> 00:33:16.180 between our two consulting 00:33:16.180 --> 00:33:18.180 groups. So congestion 00:33:18.180 --> 00:33:20.180 is correct. Yes. Thank you. 00:33:20.180 --> 00:33:22.180 Of course, there's a long standing 00:33:22.180 --> 00:33:24.180 critique of 00:33:24.180 --> 00:33:26.180 road expansion to 00:33:26.180 --> 00:33:28.180 relief congestion that it's ultimately 00:33:28.180 --> 00:33:30.180 futile 00:33:30.180 --> 00:33:32.180 because you encourage development and 00:33:32.180 --> 00:33:34.180 you're just 00:33:34.180 --> 00:33:36.180 kind of always playing catch up there. 00:33:36.180 --> 00:33:38.180 Anything 00:33:38.180 --> 00:33:40.180 else for staff? 00:33:40.180 --> 00:33:42.180 Thank you so much 00:33:42.180 --> 00:33:44.180 for this. I really look forward to the new data 00:33:44.180 --> 00:33:46.180 set. It's a little weird to be in 00:33:46.180 --> 00:33:48.180 2021 to continue to look back 00:33:48.180 --> 00:33:50.180 at three-year-old 00:33:50.180 --> 00:33:52.180 analysis, but 00:33:52.180 --> 00:33:54.180 I feel like we're on the verge of something that 00:33:54.180 --> 00:33:56.180 could be very important. And I 00:33:56.180 --> 00:33:58.180 will say with that, too, the 00:33:58.180 --> 00:34:00.180 we have the 2019 data. Obviously, the 2020 00:34:00.180 --> 00:34:02.180 data is coming, but the 2019 data is 00:34:02.180 --> 00:34:04.180 tracking well with the 00:34:04.180 --> 00:34:06.180 estimate that we currently have. And so we felt comfortable 00:34:06.180 --> 00:34:08.180 with that. 00:34:08.180 --> 00:34:10.180 Okay, great. 00:34:10.180 --> 00:34:12.180 Thank you. 00:34:12.180 --> 00:34:14.180 Let's move on to item C, management 00:34:14.180 --> 00:34:16.180 reports, one green business 00:34:16.180 --> 00:34:18.180 program update. 00:34:18.180 --> 00:34:20.180 Who's got that? 00:34:20.180 --> 00:34:24.180 I can go ahead and take 00:34:24.180 --> 00:34:26.180 the lead on that as well. So we just 00:34:26.180 --> 00:34:28.180 wanted to give a brief update 00:34:28.180 --> 00:34:30.180 regarding the green business program. 00:34:30.180 --> 00:34:32.180 And so 00:34:32.180 --> 00:34:34.180 we're getting to the point 00:34:34.180 --> 00:34:36.180 now where we can 00:34:36.180 --> 00:34:38.180 kind of feel comfortable reaching out to businesses 00:34:38.180 --> 00:34:40.180 and things are getting a little bit more 00:34:40.180 --> 00:34:42.180 predictable. And so 00:34:42.180 --> 00:34:44.180 we're really hoping to 00:34:44.180 --> 00:34:46.180 take some things that we learned from the first 00:34:46.180 --> 00:34:48.180 year of the program and really 00:34:48.180 --> 00:34:50.180 start this 00:34:50.180 --> 00:34:52.180 upcoming year with 00:34:52.180 --> 00:34:54.180 some new things. So a couple of 00:34:54.180 --> 00:34:56.180 the changes that we're going to make based on 00:34:56.180 --> 00:34:58.180 the feedback that we got. 00:34:58.180 --> 00:35:00.180 The application, we're going to take a more open-ended 00:35:00.180 --> 00:35:02.180 approach to that, which we're pretty excited 00:35:02.180 --> 00:35:04.180 about. So we realized that the 00:35:04.180 --> 00:35:06.180 previous application was a little bit 00:35:06.180 --> 00:35:08.180 restrictive in terms of what it 00:35:08.180 --> 00:35:10.180 was asking of the businesses. And so it may not 00:35:10.180 --> 00:35:12.180 be applicable to everybody. And so with 00:35:12.180 --> 00:35:14.180 the new open-ended approach, what we're really hoping 00:35:14.180 --> 00:35:16.180 to get is to hear more from the businesses 00:35:16.180 --> 00:35:18.180 about what they're doing in each of those categories. 00:35:18.180 --> 00:35:20.180 And it goes hand in hand, of course, with the sustainability 00:35:20.180 --> 00:35:22.180 framework key focus areas. 00:35:22.180 --> 00:35:24.180 And so we're really looking to hear 00:35:24.180 --> 00:35:26.180 more from the businesses. And so we've got 00:35:26.180 --> 00:35:28.180 that open-ended approach coming. And we're 00:35:28.180 --> 00:35:30.180 also looking forward to 00:35:30.180 --> 00:35:32.180 taking a look at the possibility of a cohort. 00:35:32.180 --> 00:35:34.180 So basically 00:35:34.180 --> 00:35:36.180 having 10 to 15 00:35:36.180 --> 00:35:38.180 businesses who want to learn something 00:35:38.180 --> 00:35:40.180 specific, whether that be 00:35:40.180 --> 00:35:42.180 something that we're looking at first, 00:35:42.180 --> 00:35:44.180 which is sort of an energy management, 00:35:44.180 --> 00:35:46.180 you know, how to read the electric bill, 00:35:46.180 --> 00:35:48.180 what is, 00:35:48.180 --> 00:35:50.180 you know, what's our, 00:35:50.180 --> 00:35:52.180 some of our electricity use 00:35:52.180 --> 00:35:54.180 coming from, things like that. 00:35:54.180 --> 00:35:56.180 And so really hoping to 00:35:56.180 --> 00:35:58.180 have some more added value 00:35:58.180 --> 00:36:00.180 for the businesses that join the program. 00:36:00.180 --> 00:36:02.180 And so we're looking forward to 00:36:02.180 --> 00:36:04.180 taking a look at that cohort option 00:36:04.180 --> 00:36:06.180 as well. And so it's kind of where we're 00:36:06.180 --> 00:36:08.180 at with that. Like I said, when things 00:36:08.180 --> 00:36:10.180 start progressively getting more 00:36:10.180 --> 00:36:12.180 predictable for businesses, we'll start 00:36:12.180 --> 00:36:14.180 reaching out. And we'll also give those businesses 00:36:14.180 --> 00:36:16.180 that took the opportunity to join during our 00:36:16.180 --> 00:36:18.180 first year. We'll give them sort 00:36:18.180 --> 00:36:20.180 of first chance at that cohort if that's 00:36:20.180 --> 00:36:22.180 something that they're interested in learning about. So 00:36:22.180 --> 00:36:24.180 that's where we're at. And if there's 00:36:24.180 --> 00:36:26.180 any questions with that, I'm happy to answer 00:36:26.180 --> 00:36:28.180 those as well. 00:36:28.180 --> 00:36:30.180 Questions? 00:36:30.180 --> 00:36:32.180 No? Thank you. 00:36:32.180 --> 00:36:34.180 Thanks. You know, it's a great 00:36:34.180 --> 00:36:36.180 program to talk about. I really want to see it back 00:36:36.180 --> 00:36:38.180 up on its feet. For sure. You know, 00:36:38.180 --> 00:36:40.180 perfect thing, 00:36:40.180 --> 00:36:42.180 perfect things that everyone can align on. It's green and it's 00:36:42.180 --> 00:36:44.180 business. 00:36:44.180 --> 00:36:46.180 New business action items, Matrix. 00:36:46.180 --> 00:36:48.180 Did you want to go through that as well? 00:36:48.180 --> 00:36:54.180 Item two. 00:36:54.180 --> 00:37:00.180 I don't know who I'm asking. 00:37:00.180 --> 00:37:02.180 Who's got that? Is that you, 00:37:02.180 --> 00:37:04.180 Catherine? 00:37:04.180 --> 00:37:06.180 I'll take that. I think the only thing we have left 00:37:06.180 --> 00:37:08.180 on the Matrix right now is the 00:37:08.180 --> 00:37:10.180 mosquito update. 00:37:10.180 --> 00:37:12.180 And Deborah will be 00:37:12.180 --> 00:37:14.180 bringing that back in the next month or so. 00:37:14.180 --> 00:37:20.180 Items that 00:37:20.180 --> 00:37:22.180 committee members would like to add? 00:37:22.180 --> 00:37:24.180 Anything at the moment? 00:37:24.180 --> 00:37:28.180 I've got one. Go ahead. 00:37:28.180 --> 00:37:32.180 I was just going to say, I'm looking forward to the 00:37:32.180 --> 00:37:34.180 committee meeting. And as you said, 00:37:34.180 --> 00:37:36.180 I hope that they're posted broadly enough. 00:37:36.180 --> 00:37:38.180 That's a really good point. I hope that 00:37:38.180 --> 00:37:40.180 posting is broad enough that 00:37:40.180 --> 00:37:42.180 some of those things will trickle up 00:37:42.180 --> 00:37:44.180 to us, right? That this committee 00:37:44.180 --> 00:37:46.180 will end up talking about some 00:37:46.180 --> 00:37:48.180 things that they think up. 00:37:48.180 --> 00:37:52.180 Absolutely. 00:37:52.180 --> 00:37:54.180 Is there a thought 00:37:54.180 --> 00:37:56.180 right now about 00:37:56.180 --> 00:37:58.180 how their meetings will be structured in terms of 00:37:58.180 --> 00:38:00.180 moving through the sustainability 00:38:00.180 --> 00:38:02.180 framework? 00:38:02.180 --> 00:38:04.180 Are you going to focus on 00:38:04.180 --> 00:38:06.180 certain areas? 00:38:06.180 --> 00:38:08.180 Or sort of everything all at once? 00:38:08.180 --> 00:38:10.180 I think we'll probably start with a broad 00:38:10.180 --> 00:38:12.180 overview and then tackle each focus 00:38:12.180 --> 00:38:14.180 area. I know there's going to be 00:38:14.180 --> 00:38:16.180 a big emphasis right now on the greenhouse 00:38:16.180 --> 00:38:18.180 gas cemetery with the regional 00:38:18.180 --> 00:38:20.180 greenhouse gas efforts and air quality 00:38:20.180 --> 00:38:22.180 efforts. 00:38:22.180 --> 00:38:24.180 Probably start with that chapter. 00:38:24.180 --> 00:38:26.180 And then also 00:38:26.180 --> 00:38:28.180 a lot of the members will be up 00:38:28.180 --> 00:38:30.180 to speed, I think, on a lot of things 00:38:30.180 --> 00:38:32.180 that are going on around town. 00:38:32.180 --> 00:38:34.180 We'll probably do a little bit on the resilience 00:38:34.180 --> 00:38:36.180 and some of the things 00:38:36.180 --> 00:38:38.180 we experience with the winter storm. 00:38:38.180 --> 00:38:40.180 Sounds good. 00:38:40.180 --> 00:38:42.180 I have an item to add. 00:38:42.180 --> 00:38:44.180 Could we get an update on 00:38:44.180 --> 00:38:46.180 the Denton County Green Belt Plan 00:38:46.180 --> 00:38:48.180 and 00:38:48.180 --> 00:38:50.180 sort of 00:38:50.180 --> 00:38:52.180 more broadly 00:38:52.180 --> 00:38:54.180 about what steps we might take to 00:38:54.180 --> 00:38:56.180 bring more of our riparian areas 00:38:56.180 --> 00:38:58.180 into protected status. 00:38:58.180 --> 00:39:00.180 And then 00:39:00.180 --> 00:39:02.180 back to specifically the green 00:39:02.180 --> 00:39:04.180 belt. I'd like to know whether you 00:39:04.180 --> 00:39:06.180 think it's a good idea or a bad idea 00:39:06.180 --> 00:39:08.180 to leave more 00:39:08.180 --> 00:39:10.180 of an unmowed area 00:39:10.180 --> 00:39:12.180 between the stream of the creek 00:39:12.180 --> 00:39:14.180 and the mowed portion. It looks like we're 00:39:14.180 --> 00:39:16.180 getting input from 00:39:16.180 --> 00:39:18.180 members of the community that we're mowing right up to the bank's 00:39:18.180 --> 00:39:20.180 edge. And it might be wise 00:39:20.180 --> 00:39:22.180 not to do that. So I'd be interested in 00:39:22.180 --> 00:39:24.180 not at this second but, you know, in your thoughtful 00:39:24.180 --> 00:39:26.180 consideration of that. 00:39:28.180 --> 00:39:30.180 We'll touch 00:39:30.180 --> 00:39:32.180 the face of parks and drainage on that. 00:39:32.180 --> 00:39:38.180 I think that covers us for new business. 00:39:38.180 --> 00:39:40.180 Actually, you know what? 00:39:40.180 --> 00:39:42.180 Well, that could have been under concluding items too. 00:39:42.180 --> 00:39:44.180 Take your pick. 00:39:44.180 --> 00:39:46.180 So now we're on concluding items. 00:39:46.180 --> 00:39:48.180 Any other concluding items? 00:39:48.180 --> 00:39:50.180 I have one. 00:39:50.180 --> 00:39:52.180 I don't know if you remember Misty Adams. 00:39:52.180 --> 00:39:54.180 It's been a while. 00:39:54.180 --> 00:39:56.180 She was our residential recycling 00:39:56.180 --> 00:39:58.180 outreach coordinator but we have 00:39:58.180 --> 00:40:00.180 built that position and 00:40:00.180 --> 00:40:02.180 Julissa came on board in January 00:40:02.180 --> 00:40:04.180 and I want to introduce her. 00:40:04.180 --> 00:40:06.180 I think she's going to jump on screen here. 00:40:06.180 --> 00:40:08.180 We'll do a little virtual introduction. 00:40:08.180 --> 00:40:10.180 Julissa is our new residential 00:40:10.180 --> 00:40:12.180 recycling outreach 00:40:12.180 --> 00:40:14.180 coordinator and she has been 00:40:14.180 --> 00:40:16.180 great. She's hit the ground running. 00:40:16.180 --> 00:40:18.180 She came over to us from pretreatment. 00:40:18.180 --> 00:40:20.180 So she already had some good relationships 00:40:20.180 --> 00:40:22.180 in the community and she's hit 00:40:22.180 --> 00:40:24.180 so many apartment complexes talking to them about 00:40:24.180 --> 00:40:26.180 recycling and 00:40:26.180 --> 00:40:28.180 getting recycling totes out. 00:40:28.180 --> 00:40:30.180 So we're excited to have her on board. 00:40:30.180 --> 00:40:32.180 Is that like one of the best jobs in Denton 00:40:32.180 --> 00:40:34.180 that you just say? Good for you. 00:40:34.180 --> 00:40:36.180 I think so. 00:40:36.180 --> 00:40:38.180 So it's nice to meet everyone. My name is 00:40:38.180 --> 00:40:40.180 Julissa Amador. Like Catherine said, 00:40:40.180 --> 00:40:42.180 I worked over in pretreatment 00:40:42.180 --> 00:40:44.180 and I worked under Heather Goins for about 00:40:44.180 --> 00:40:46.180 two years. So I've been here since January 00:40:46.180 --> 00:40:48.180 and I'm excited to be working here 00:40:48.180 --> 00:40:50.180 and working with sustainability. 00:40:50.180 --> 00:40:52.180 But yeah, it is a really great 00:40:52.180 --> 00:40:54.180 job and I'm very excited. I've reached out 00:40:54.180 --> 00:40:56.180 to a lot of apartments, but I do apartment and 00:40:56.180 --> 00:40:58.180 multifamily and residential 00:40:58.180 --> 00:41:00.180 recycling outreach. 00:41:00.180 --> 00:41:02.180 So if there's anything that you guys would like 00:41:02.180 --> 00:41:04.180 to see, please let us know. 00:41:04.180 --> 00:41:06.180 So that's something that I can get 00:41:06.180 --> 00:41:08.180 started on. I'll tell you, I'm 00:41:08.180 --> 00:41:10.180 personally, well first of all, 00:41:10.180 --> 00:41:12.180 super glad that you're on board. 00:41:12.180 --> 00:41:14.180 And I'm very 00:41:14.180 --> 00:41:16.180 eager to 00:41:16.180 --> 00:41:18.180 discover what you learn 00:41:18.180 --> 00:41:20.180 are the best ways 00:41:20.180 --> 00:41:22.180 to keep contamination 00:41:22.180 --> 00:41:24.180 out of the stream in multifamily with an 00:41:24.180 --> 00:41:26.180 eye toward eventually having that be 00:41:26.180 --> 00:41:28.180 you know, as universal 00:41:28.180 --> 00:41:30.180 as single family 00:41:30.180 --> 00:41:32.180 recycling. And 00:41:32.180 --> 00:41:34.180 a thought that I would share 00:41:34.180 --> 00:41:36.180 with you might go nowhere, but 00:41:36.180 --> 00:41:38.180 they seem to have really good results 00:41:38.180 --> 00:41:40.180 with the Concierge 00:41:40.180 --> 00:41:42.180 program with commercial. 00:41:42.180 --> 00:41:44.180 And I wonder if there's 00:41:44.180 --> 00:41:46.180 some element of that that, you know, might 00:41:46.180 --> 00:41:48.180 help kind of crack the nut 00:41:48.180 --> 00:41:50.180 on multifamily. 00:41:50.180 --> 00:41:52.180 Just 00:41:52.180 --> 00:41:54.180 for your consideration. 00:41:54.180 --> 00:41:56.180 Yes. I know that 00:41:56.180 --> 00:41:58.180 for trash valet, it is a little different 00:41:58.180 --> 00:42:00.180 in comparison to what we have for residential. 00:42:00.180 --> 00:42:02.180 But yes, that is something that we can start 00:42:02.180 --> 00:42:04.180 getting worked on, worked on. 00:42:04.180 --> 00:42:06.180 And I have been meeting with HOAs 00:42:06.180 --> 00:42:08.180 and reaching out to them so that they kind 00:42:08.180 --> 00:42:10.180 of put a name to a face. And 00:42:10.180 --> 00:42:12.180 they can reach out to me for whenever 00:42:12.180 --> 00:42:14.180 residents have any questions. Or 00:42:14.180 --> 00:42:16.180 if they just need a new 00:42:16.180 --> 00:42:18.180 kind of info, any kind 00:42:18.180 --> 00:42:20.180 of info that they need updated, any mailers, 00:42:20.180 --> 00:42:22.180 things like that. 00:42:22.180 --> 00:42:24.180 Great. 00:42:24.180 --> 00:42:28.180 Jesse, looks like you have something in your mind that you want to say. 00:42:28.180 --> 00:42:30.180 I guess I don't have a very good poker face. Now, what I was thinking 00:42:30.180 --> 00:42:32.180 about, I guess this is a good concluding item 00:42:32.180 --> 00:42:34.180 too, because Brian's on the line and I can give a shout 00:42:34.180 --> 00:42:36.180 out to Solid Waste and 00:42:36.180 --> 00:42:38.180 that valet program. I was just 00:42:38.180 --> 00:42:40.180 bragging on that program sitting at 00:42:40.180 --> 00:42:42.180 Oak Street Drafthouse 00:42:42.180 --> 00:42:44.180 and the little trash truck comes by 00:42:44.180 --> 00:42:46.180 doing the valet thing 00:42:46.180 --> 00:42:48.180 and somebody said, "What's that tiny little baby 00:42:48.180 --> 00:42:50.180 trash truck?" And I'll tell you what it is. 00:42:50.180 --> 00:42:52.180 It's the wave of the future. It's how you take care of solid 00:42:52.180 --> 00:42:54.180 waste in a dense urban 00:42:54.180 --> 00:42:56.180 environment with a healthy night life. 00:42:56.180 --> 00:42:58.180 And so that's my concluding 00:42:58.180 --> 00:43:00.180 item. Shout out to the valet 00:43:00.180 --> 00:43:02.180 solid waste service. Fantastic. 00:43:02.180 --> 00:43:04.180 Yes. Great. 00:43:04.180 --> 00:43:06.180 Any other concluding items? 00:43:06.180 --> 00:43:08.180 Then we shall conclude. 00:43:08.180 --> 00:43:10.180 I will 00:43:10.180 --> 00:43:12.180 adjourn this meeting 00:43:12.180 --> 00:43:14.680 - At 944. 00:43:14.680 --> 00:43:15.520 - Thank you. 00:43:15.520 --> 00:43:16.340 - Okay.