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Home My WebLink About2022-12-08 Info Packet City Council I nformation Packet December 8, 2022 IP1.Council Tentative Meeting S chedule Miscellaneous IP2.Memo from Climate Action Coordinator: E nergy E fficiency and Conservation Block Grant (E E C B G) P rogram IP3.Email from MidAmerican Energy: Notification of Vegetation Management Activities - I owa City December 8, 2022 City of Iowa City Page 1 Item Number: 1. December 8, 2022 Council Ten tative Meeting Sched u l e AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Council Tentative Meeting S chedule City Council Tentative Meeting Schedule Subject to change December 8, 2022 Date Time Meeting Location Saturday, January 7, 2023 8:00 AM Budget Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 410 E. Washington Street Monday, January 9, 2023 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting TBD Hosted by City of North Liberty Tuesday, January 10, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Wednesday, January 11, 2023 2:00 PM Budget Work Session (CIP)City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, January 24, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, February 7, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Thursday, February 9, 2023 7:00 PM Joint Meeting with University of Iowa IMU - International Ballroom Student Government (USG)2nd Fl, 125 N Madison St Tuesday, February 21, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, March 7, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, March 21, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, April 4, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, April 17, 2023 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting TBD Hosted by City of University Heights Tuesday, April 18, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, May 2, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, May 16, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, June 6, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, June 20, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, July 11, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, July 17, 2023 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting TBD Hosted by Johnson County Tuesday, August 1, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, August 15, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, September 5, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, September 19, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, October 3, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, October 16, 2023 4:30 PM Joint Entities Meeting TBD Hosted by Iowa City Community Sch Dist Tuesday, October 17, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Monday, November 6, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, November 21, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Tuesday, December 12, 2023 4:00 PM Work Session City Hall, Emma J. Harvat Hall 6:00 PM Formal Meeting 410 E. Washington Street Item Number: 2. December 8, 2022 Memo from Cl imate Action Coord inator: Energ y Efficiency and Conservation Block G ran t (E E C B G ) Prog ram AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Memo from Climate Action Coordinator: E nergy E fficiency and Conservation B lock Grant (E E C B G) Program Date: December 7, 2022 To: Mayor and Council From: Sarah Gardner, Climate Action Coordinator Re: Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) Program Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the EECBG program was established to assist states and localities in funding projects aimed to reduce energy usage, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency. The City of Iowa City is anticipated to receive approximately $75,000 - $150,000 in one-time, no-match formula block grant funding through this program and official allocation amounts are expected to be announced by the end of 2022. In anticipation of this funding award, Climate Action & Outreach staff prepared the attached memo for the Climate Action Commission outlining eligible uses of EECBG funds. The Climate Action Commission discussed priority uses at their November and December 2022 meetings and recommended the following top three expenditure priorities for Iowa City’s EECBG funding award: • Implement loan or performance contracting programs to purchase or install energy efficiency technologies, renewable energy, or zero-emission transportation measures; • Install renewable energy systems on government facilities; and • Establish financial incentives for energy efficiency improvements. As official allocations are announced and EECBG funds are received, staff will work to identify one or more specific projects that are aligned with these priorities and advance the City’s Strategic Plan and climate action plans. Date: November 3, 2022 To: Climate Action Commission From: Sarah Gardner, Climate Action Commission Re: Future Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant funding priorities The purpose of this memo is to solicit guidance from the Climate Action Commission as to the recommended top spending priorities for the City of Iowa City under the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program. Under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the EECBG program received $550 million to assist states, local governments, and Tribes in funding projects aimed to reduce energy usage, reduce fossil fuel emissions, and improve energy efficiency. The bulk of these funds will be distributed as formula grants that require no application or competitive scoring and that the City will receive directly from the Department of Energy. Although we do not know yet how much Iowa City will be allocated, a calculation tool developed by the World Resources Institute estimates the amount will be around $153,000.i At a minimum, the City will receive $75,000. The official allocations are expected to be announced by the end of 2022. Eligible uses for the funds include the following:ii 1) Development and implementation of an energy efficiency and conservation strategy 2) Retaining technical consultant services to assist the eligible entity in the development of such a strategy, including— formulation of energy efficiency, energy conservation, and energy usage goals; identification of strategies to achieve those goals through efforts to increase energy efficiency and reduce energy consumption and by encouraging behavioral changes among the population served by the City development of methods to measure progress in achieving the goals; development and publication of annual reports to the population served by the City describing the strategies and goals, and the progress made in achieving the strategies and goals during the preceding calendar year; and other services to assist in the implementation of the energy efficiency and conservation strategy; 3) Conducting residential and commercial building energy audits; 4) Establishment of financial incentive programs for energy efficiency improvements; 5) The provision of grants to nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies for the purpose of performing energy efficiency retrofits; 6) Development and implementation of energy efficiency and conservation programs for buildings and facilities within the jurisdiction of the City, including: design and operation of the programs; identifying the most effective methods for achieving maximum participation and efficiency rates; public education; measurement and verification protocols; and identification of energy efficient technologies; 7) Development and implementation of programs to conserve energy used in transportation, including: use of flex time by employers; satellite work centers; development and promotion of zoning guidelines or requirements that promote energy efficient development; development of infrastructure, such as bike lanes and pathways and pedestrian walkways; synchronization of traffic signals; and other measures that increase energy efficiency and decrease energy consumption; 8) Development and implementation of building codes and inspection services to promote building energy efficiency; 9) Application and implementation of energy distribution technologies that significantly increase energy efficiency, including: distributed resources; and district heating and cooling systems; 10) Activities to increase participation and efficiency rates for material conservation programs, including source reduction, recycling, and recycled content procurement programs that lead to increases in energy efficiency; 11) The purchase and implementation of technologies to reduce, capture, and, to the maximum extent practicable, use methane and other greenhouse gases generated by landfills or similar sources; 12) Replacement of traffic signals and street lighting with energy efficient lighting technologies, including: light emitting diodes (LEDs); and any other technology of equal or greater energy efficiency; 13) Development, implementation, and installation on or in any government building of the City of onsite renewable energy technology that generates electricity from renewable resources, including: solar energy; wind energy; fuel cells; and biomass; 14) Programs for financing energy efficiency, renewable energy, and zero-emission transportation (and associated infrastructure), capital investments, projects, and programs, which may include loan programs and performance contracting programs, for leveraging of additional public and private sector funds, and programs that allow rebates, grants, or other incentives for the purchase and installation of energy efficiency, renewable energy, and zero-emission transportation (and associated infrastructure) measures; and 15) Any other appropriate activity, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. In anticipation of receiving these funds, staff are requesting the Climate Action Commission review the list above, consider the different funding possibilities in light of current and ongoing Climate Action projects, and arrive at a recommendation at the December 5, 2022 meeting as to what the Commission sees as the top three priority uses for the EECGB funds. The recommendations will be recorded in the meeting minutes. No formal memo will be required. i https://cityrenewables.org/resources/city-and-county-eecbg-grant-calculator-direct-formula-eecbg-funding- allocation-estimates-for-local-governments/ ii https://www.energy.gov/bil/energy-efficiency-and-conservation-block-grant-program Item Number: 3. December 8, 2022 Email from Mid American Energ y: Notification of Vegetation Manag emen t Activities - Iowa City AT TAC HM E NT S : Description Email from MidAmerican Energy: Notification of Vegetation Management Activities - I owa City