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<br />Ms. Carr asked if lower wattage equated to less brightness with the new bulbs. Staff intern <br />Ms. Wendt spoke of a pilot project the City is doing in the Loop. The streets in the Loop <br />using 250 watt lights have been replaced with 100 LED lights which provided a white light, <br />making them appear brighter with lower wattage. <br /> <br />Mr. Michels spoke of a need to create an energy ordinance which will establish criteria for <br />the City to provide direction to the City staff. <br /> <br />The Commission is working on an on-going study of greenhouse gas inventory analysis. <br /> <br />Mr. Glickert commended the Commission members on their great job. He asked of the <br />seven focus areas of sustainability, which ones had a higher priority. The Commission <br />stated their priorities were water/storm water and energy. He asked how residents could <br />participate in the Commission’s work. <br /> <br />Ms. Sechrist stated that all meetings were opened to the public and invited any interested <br />residents to attend. She also stated the need to be able to educate the public on the <br />benefits they can receive from utilizing green practices. <br /> <br />Mr. Crow asked if permeable pavers would be used on Parking Lot #4. Ms. Rapp said they <br />would be used on the borders of the parking lot. She noted that the cost of on-going <br />maintenance of the pavers was not known. Routine maintenance is required on the pavers <br />once or twice a year. <br /> <br />Mayor Welsch asked about Community Energy and Washington University’s Build-Out that <br />was designed to use zero net energy and waste water. It was noted that there was a 10-to- <br />15 year payback in a lot of energy saving projects. <br /> <br />The study session was adjourned at 6:21 p.m. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Joyce Pumm, MRCC, MCC <br />City Clerk <br />3 <br /> <br />