Metro Resilient Cities Energy Conversation

Thursday January 18

11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., including lunch at the

McKnight Foundation Offices (Board Room)

OR ZOOM Phone/ Video Conference

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Meeting ID: 110 405 776

Agenda and Resources  Jan18PDFAgendaResilientCitiesEnergyConversationatMcKnight

Participants  Jan18CityEnergyConversationParticipants

NOTE TAKING GOOGLE DOC

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jlnzqoSGQN2w2v2-JsTSSG150sswaPB5nTUVqgQonWw/edit?usp=sharing

Our Focus Question – “How can our metro cities strengthen our work to be successful together in achieving our city and state-wide carbon and energy goals while making our cities more resilient?”

For three hours we will explore together ways Metro cities can expand their collaboration to

  • expedite shared-learning between cities on what works
  • enable successful projects to “go to scale” metro wide, and
  • expand the combined influence of cities to achieve policy innovations that help their efforts

 

Event Sponsor – This conversation is made possible through generous support from the McKnight Foundation for the Alliance for Sustainability to re-convene city leaders to build upon conversations among city leaders at our Resilient Cities Workshops over the past 2 years www.allianceforsustainability.com/sustainablecommunities

 

AGENDA

11:30 a.m.        Arrive and Get your Lunch at the Buffet (courtesy of the French Meadow!)

11:40 a.m.        Welcome (Brendon Slotterback, McKnight Foundation)

Overview – Sean Gosiewski, Alliance for Sustainability)

11:45 a.m.        Introductions/City Updates (City teams will stand up & introduce themselves)

City Updates – One representative from each city will give a 3 to 4-minute high-level update on current and future goals, planning efforts, projects and policies along with challenges and needs (related to energy supply, buildings, transportation, resilience)

1:00 p.m.   Break

1:05 p.m.   Topic Team Small Groups – Instructions – choose a reporter and a note taker (everyone can fill out post it notes too) For each topic area answer

  • What do leading metro cities hope to achieve related to this topic?
  • Current opportunities and challenges for metro cities for this topic (including wider trends impacting cities) and opportunities/challenges to advance equity?
  • High impact projects or policies leading metro cities are launching. Ways to help these initiatives “go to scale” metro wide?
  • Current resources & networks cities are using while they address this topic?
  • Additional needed resources, or gaps to fill, so metro cities can succeed together when they work to achieve their goals related to this topic?
  • List any current or proposed policies that would help or hinder MN cities’ making progress on this topic (Federal, State, MN PUC, regional, county)

Topic Team Options – choose one you can add to or want to learn about or add a new topic

  • Efficient Buildings (demand side) new construction, energy retrofits, benchmarking, demand response, etc. (city buildings, commercial, residential)
  • Energy Supply (supply side) accessing renewable energy, PV solar, storage, district energy, thermal energy, grid modernization, grid modernization, reliability, etc.
  • Transportation/ Land Use – Current and future needs, TOD, transit, electric vehicles, bike/ped, shared-mobility, FAVES, electrification of transportation, VW settlement, etc.
  • Resilience/ Adaptation/Health/Equity – infrastructure, people, natural systems, emergency preparedness, health, broader resilience themes, etc.
  • Green Economic Development/ Equity – encouraging business investments in efficiency, solar, etc., local job creation, workforce development, expanding access, etc.
  • Generating public, City Council & staff support for energy/resilience goals, initiatives
  • Generating new/needed Resources – Opportunities and challenges to secure needed resources (i.e. funding, staffing, expertise, implementation partners, indicator data)
  • Additional topics? – (optional)

1:40 p.m.    Topic Team Reports and Large Group Conversation

  • What are the biggest, opportunities, high level goals, resources, challenges, gaps?
  • Anything missing (write on post it notes and send up)
  • Relevant state policy opportunities or challenges
  • Specific topic for a follow up conversation

2:10 p.m.   Wrap up Discussion – Large Group Conversation – review, brainstorm, discuss

  • Priority Topics participants hope to further explore (dot voting)
  • Possible ways to add to or supplement existing resources/networks – LMC, GreenStep Cities, Regional Indicators, etc.?
  • Opportunities/ideas to expand sharing of best practices, high impact projects?
  • Possible next steps – working with LMC on state policy opportunities/challenges?
  • Was this conversation valuable?
  • If/when to meet up again (with additional interested cities) at the League of MN Cities?
  • Who can participate in the next 1hr conference call to plan the next meeting?