Longmont City Council, Tuesday night, will examine a checklist of accomplishments in the city’s efforts to promote environmental sustainability and reduce carbon emissions in Longmont.
City council is scheduled to review steps taken in the city’s Sustainability Plan — adopted in November 2016 — and the recommendations in the Climate Action Report, approved by the council in December 2020.
The virtual meeting is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m.
A lengthy city report listed the accomplishments which included:
- Assisted 60 Latino businesses in applying for local, county and state COVID-19 relief grants and PPP SBA loans, 51 of which were awarded with amounts ranging from $3,500 to $15,000 and 35 Longmont businesses with Boost grants.
- Awarded $15,000 to community sustainability projects through the Neighborhood Impact Granting Program in partnership with the Longmont Community Foundation. Projects include a water conservation and rain barrel webinar, construction of a shared vegetable garden, rain barrel installation and installation of a pollinator garden.
- Secured $874,500 in grant funds to support projects that advance sustainability goals, including efficiency improvements and renewable energy at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, EV charging, parks and greenways maintenance and restoration, bicycle wayfinding and outdoor space for Main Street businesses during the pandemic.
- Increased access to healthy food by providing funds to support the WIC Farmers’ Market program, which served 700 families in 2020.
The city also completed the update to Longmont’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory, showing a decrease of 8% in total greenhouse gas emissions since 2016, due to both Longmont actions and changes in inventory methodology, the city report states.
