Item 3a-Amend History of Multifamily EE Programs_Lanetta Cooper — original pdf

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Amend Section , Paragraph II(E) of the Background of the history of the multi-family EE programs at p. 12 of the 8th draft report the last paragraph of this section to read as follows: In the course of the Task Force meetings, a continual message delivered by members of the public is that Austin Energy needs to do more to make rental properties more efficient. Many residents of older apartment complexes are plagued by air conditioners that are 30 years old. They still work and therefore property owners are under no obligation to replace them but they use high amounts of electricity producing utility bills that many households cannot afford to pay. One of the intents of the ECAD ordinance was to increase the energy efficiency of multi-family properties. Lack of effective enforcement of ECAD has negated the ordinance’s effectiveness.