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CITIZEN COMMENTS: Brian Ettling, 4891 Stanhope Drive;Missouri Sierra Club Mr. Ettling stated that he represented the 300 members of the Sierra Club in U-City who would urge Council to pass this Bill in order to bring the energy efficiency standards for this city up to date. Mr. Ettling stated that two weeks ago his colleague, Michael Berg had come before Council and explained how this measure would save new homeowners thousands of dollars on the lifetime of their homes. Specifically, the savings would average over $500 for UCity homeowners per year, and could produce a total energy savings of roughly 34 percent off of every utility bill. He stated that the Sierra Club believes that one of the best ways to end our dependence on dirty fossil fuels such as coal is to use less energy. Mr. Ettling concluded by stating that smart energy efficient programs like those set out in the 2012 International Energy Conservation Code helped to bring the city closer to these goals without decreasing the quality of lives. Maddy Salzman, 6683 Washington Avenue Ms. Salzman stated that she was a recent graduate of Washington University and was present representing students who are in support of this Bill because it will help them pay their heating bills. Caroline Burney, 6660 Washington Avenue Ms. Burney stated that she is a student at Washington University and stood before Council asking them to stand with generations of young people who are concerned about the effect that increased consumptions of coal and other fossil fuels will have upon their future. She stated that not only would adopting these energy efficiency measures save cash-strapped students hundreds of dollars in utility bills each year, but it would also serve to lower the consumption of dirty energy like coal which pollutes the air and water. Ms. Burney stated that students who live in UCity will be affected by Council’s decision for decades to come and so it was very important that steps be taken to reduce our energy consumption and utility bills. Robert Marquis, 7210 Colgate Avenue Mr. Marquis stated that he is a Professor of Biology at the University of Missouri- St. Louis and Director of the Harris World Ecology Center. He stated that last spring one of his graduate students did an internship with the Sierra Club and that the goal of that placement was to try and quantify the pollution and economic impact of increasing energy standards for homes built in the St. Louis and St. Charles region. Mr. Marquis stated that there were four main numbers that originated from the results of that study. The first number is 2,919. In 2012, 2,919 building permits were issued in St. Louis and St. Charles County in jurisdictions with out-of-date energy codes. The second number is 37 million dollars. If those 2,919 buildings had been built to comply with 2012 codes they would save approximately 37 million dollars over the next fifty years. The third number is half a billion tons. If those same homes had been built to standard they would save almost a half a billion tons of carbon dioxide that would otherwise go into the atmosphere and add to the greenhouse effect over the next fifty years. And finally, the fourth number is one year. Although it would cost more to build homes that comply with the code, on average, a homeowner could recoup their costs in one year as a result of the energy savings. Mr. Marquis stated that in his opinion, 9