HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-02-2023 Climate Action CommissionIowa City Climate Action Commission Agenda
Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, 3:30 p.m.
Emma J. Harvat Hall
Iowa City City Hall
410 E. Washington St.
Meeting Agenda:
1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Sept. 11, 2023 minutes
4. Public Comment on items not on the agenda
-Commentators shall address the Commission for no more than 3 minutes. Commissioners shall
not engage in discussion with the public concerning said items.
5. Announcements —informational updates
a. Action items from last meeting (Staff)
L State of Local Planning report
b. Upcoming events (Staff)
I. Homecoming Parade (Oct. 6)
ii. EPA Compost Facility Grant Ceremony (Nov. 8)
6. Unfinished/Ongoing Business
a. Climate Action and Adaptation Plan —updates and discussion
b. Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County transportation planning
activities (Ralston) — presentation and discussion
c. Visioning indicators of success in built environment (Commission) —discussion
7. New Business
a. None
8. Recap
a. Confirmation of next meeting time and location
L Monday, Nov. 13, 3:30-5 p.m., Emma J. Harvat Hall
b. Actionable items for commission, working groups, and staff
9. Adjourn
If you will need disability -related accommodations in order to participate in this meeting, please contact
Sarah Gardner, Climate Action Coordinator, at 319-887-6162 or at sarah-aardner*Diowa-city.ora. Early
requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs.
MINUTES PRELIMINARY
IOWA CITY CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION
SEPTEMBER 11, 2023-3:30 PM —FORMAL MEETING
EMMA J. HARVART HALL
MEMBERS PRESENT: Michal Eynon -Lynch, Jamie Gade, Wim Murray, Michelle Sillman,
Gabriel Sturdevant, Matt Krieger, Brinda Shetty, Ben Grimm
MEMBERS ABSENT: John Fraser, Matt Walter
STAFF PRESENT: Sarah Gardner, Daniel Bissell, Megan Hill, Diane Platte, Tracy
Hightshoe, Danielle Sitzman, Ron Knoche, Ben Clark, Tim Wilkey
OTHERS PRESENT: Randall Wirtz (Strand Associates)
RECOMMENDATIONS TO COUNCIL
The Climate Action Commission recommends proceeding with the Renewable Natural Gas and
High -Strength Waste Codigestion project at the Wastewater Treatment Facility, as detailed in
the attached memo.
CALL TO ORDER:
Eynon -Lynch called the meeting to order.
APPROVAL OF AUGUST 7, 2023 MINUTES:
Gade moved to approve the minutes from August 7, 2023.
Sillman seconded the motion, a vote was taken, and the motion passed 8-0
PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA:
None.
ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Action Items from last meeting (Staff):
Attendance sheet in the previous minutes was corrected. Commission members have
volunteered to participate in Climate Fest events and Fleet Transition Plan. Staff
included an invitation in the September Climate Action newsletter for community
members to participate in the visioning exercise planned for today's meeting.
Working Group Updates:
• Energy Benchmarking (Krieger, Fraser, Shetty): Included in the agenda packet was a
memo prepared by the group outline the voluntary benchmarking program for
businesses to enter their data in Energy Manager. From this, City staff, business
owners, and the utility will be able to work together to reduce energy usage. Bissell
thanked the group for their work. Eynon -Lynch asked if there is a goal for the number of
participating entities. Bissell responded the goal is to work with 12 properties in the first
year, 9 properties in the second year, and provide energy -saving recommendations to at
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least 3 properties as noted in the memo.
Climate Fest:
• Hill thanked commission members Eynon -Lynch, Gade, and Sillman for volunteering to
serve as hosts for Climate Fest events and noted the times, dates, and locations for the
events were included in the agenda. Hill described the Climate Fest mailer and Goldie
sticker sheet and offered copies to any interested Commission members.
UNFINISHED/ONGOING BUSINESS:
Wastewater Digester / Methane Capture (Strand Associates):
• Gardner summarized the project background as follows: Results of the methane capture
feasibility study were previously presented to the Climate Action Commission in March
2021. At that time, the Commission felt the high cost was a barrier to implementation.
Recent developments, including the rollout of IRA incentives and a computational error
discovered in the previous assessment, have led staff to reevaluate the project as
potentially viable. Staff wanted to provide the updated information to the Climate Action
Commission and a chance to ask any questions about the findings to determine whether
or not to recommend a methane capture project at the wastewater facility proceed.
• Wirtz gave a project history and described the factors involved with re-evaluating the
digestion facilities plan. The Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) Conceptual Design contains
more detailed cost evaluations. High -strength waste (fats, oils, grease, high -carbon
waste) comes from local industries such as breweries, restaurants, etc.
• Wirtz noted four items from the 2018 Climate Action and Adaptation Plan that would be
addressed by the RNG and high -strength waste project.
• The payback period could vary from 10-15 years to 20-30 years.
• Grimm asked what the original payback period was. Knoche answered 45 years.
• Shetty asked how the digesters are powered. Krieger asked how the City would pay for
the upfront cost of the project. Knoche answered revenue bonds
• Grimm asked about the capability to make money. Wirtz estimated the net revenue is
around $1million per year, with the expectation that amount would go up.
• Shetty asked about drivers in the Renewable Identification Number (RIN) market. Wirtz
noted drivers are mostly political. The federal government created the market in 2005,
with the goal to replace transportation fuel with renewable fuel. Prior to 2020, a lot of
waivers were granted, driving prices lower. Worldwide, green energy market includes big
corporations which are strong drivers.
• Gardner noted that other programs the City operates, including recycling programs, are
subject to market fluctuations as part of their operating costs, and staff are able to
manage those programs accordingly.
• Wirtz also noted private equity interest in the RIN market.
• Sturdevant asked if the $15 million cost was with or without rebate. Wirtz clarified that is
the pre -rebate number. Sturdevant asked if more trucks could be expected on that road.
Wirtz noted that traffic would increase somewhat and that should be budgeted for.
• Commissioners asked about tipping fees and a possible preference for consistent, local
source for feedstock. Wirtz noted "the viability of the project is there with or without
trucked waste." If the City wants to be sure the project is actually reducing GHG
emissions, it would need to only accept trucks from a certain radius.
• Eynon -Lynch asked for the end goal of this discussion. Gardner explained that a
Commission member could move to recommend that this project proceed as aligned
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with the goals of the Climate Action Plan and fitting with the climate action values of the
community. If the Commission voted in support of the project, staff would then prepare a
memo to city council expressing that support.
Sturdevant asked about other impacts to the site. Wirtz explained the equipment would
sit on a pad with screening around it and not a lot of construction would be required.
Krieger noted that there is an improvement to the nearby community because the flare
would go away.
Krieger moved that the Climate Action Commission's position is that the RNG and high -
strength waste project fits with the goals of the CARP. Grimm seconded. Opportunity for
additional discussion was given. Murray asked if she was allowed to vote as the
MiclAmerican rep; Gardner recommended that Murray recuse herself. A vote was taken,
and the motion passed 7-0.
Neighborhood and Development Services Report (Hightshoe, Sitzman)
• Hightshoe described the makeup of Neighborhood and Development Services (NDS),
which includes housing inspection, housing authority, community development, and
Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County, and summarized a portion of the
NDS report, noting projections of population growth and the need to maintain affordable
housing. Hightshoe also described NDS programs related to radon mitigation,
neighborhood stabilization, zoning changes, housing rehabilitation, transportation.
• Sitzman summarized the other portion of the NDS report, focusing on the urban planning
part of development services. Annexation is the process by which land is added to the
city. When land comes in, it needs to be designated with a use (zoning). Once
something is rezoned, it undergoes a subdivision platting process. Cost of land is the
largest overall factor for cost of housing.
• Sitzman explained developing a Comprehensive Plan is a multiyear process. The first
steps for a Comprehensive Plan update will begin early in 2024.
• Sitzman noted that relaxing regulation on duplexes might spur development of duplexes.
• Krieger asked what is our vacancy rate for rentals in Iowa City. Sitzman responded the
City does not track that, but realtors report that it is usually under 10%.
• Hightshoe noted that Affordable Housing Action Plan in 2016 prompted a look at zoning
codes to increase housing flexibility to encourage smaller development at different price
points.
• Eynon -Lynch asked how climate action fits into the planning undertaken by NDS.
Hightshoe and Sitzman responded that increasing density, a planning goal, relates to
several climate action goals, and that sustainability is an underlying goal of many urban
planning principles.
• Shetty asked about incentivizing multiuse. Hightshoe and Sitzman described strategies
that were effective in the past.
• Sillman asked for details on Planning & Zoning recommendations currently under
consideration. Sitzman listed the following, noting these do not require a comprehensive
plan update to implement:
o Allow duplexes in mid -block locations
o Allow town -home style multi -family where single family townhomes are allowed in
RS-12 single family zones
o Simplify the approval process for ground floor residential uses in Commercial
distorts
o Regulate nursing homes ie. assisted group living like housing and allow it in more
multi -family and commercial zoning districts
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o Modify design standards related to multi -family exterior foundation materials and
duplex entrances
o Simplify the approval process for town -home style multi -family interior parking
design for end units
o Reduce lot area, widths, and frontages for single-family duplex, and townhomes
in several residential zones
o Make changes to the Accessory Dwelling Unit regulations
o Add a density bonus to convention zoning districts for affordable housing
o Waive the parking requirement for affordable housing units in conventional zones
using the bonus
o Add a reasonable accommodation request application
o Reclassify long-term housing operated by non -profits as a residential use rather
than a community service.
Visioning indicators of success in built environment
• Gardner proposed to move the visioning exercise to the next meeting, due to this
meeting running overtime, noting the advantages of discussion both land use and
transportation together.
NEW BUSINESS:
SolSmart Zoning and Land Use Best Practices Review
• Gardner explained that the City had recently initiated a SolSmart certification process
that, similar to the LEED program, allows the City to submit documentation related to
solar practices and policies for review by an outside entity to verify that the City is
following nationally established best practices in terms of planning and zoning,
permitting and inspection, government facilities, community engagement, and market
development. The program is through the Department of Energy. She shared an initial
report on the City's planning and zoning that affirmed the City is aligned with best
practices, noting one exception related to a statement of purpose or intent. Gardner
explained this is due to the way Iowa City's code is written, with solar regulations spread
throughout several sections rather than being in a standalone section that would begin
with a statement of purpose. Gardner noted the PZ-1 report along with additional
information about the City's participation in the SolSmart program was included in the
agenda packet for this meeting and encouraged commissioners to reach out with any
questions. She said staff would update the Commission when the certification process
was completed with the designation level achieved.
RECAP:
Confirmation of next meeting time and location:
o Monday October 2, 3:30-5 p.m., Emma J. Harvat Hall
Actionable items for commission, working groups, and staff:
o Gardner will include "state of local climate planning" report in the next agenda
packet.
o Commissioners will continue visioning indicators of success in built environment
(and transportation).
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ADJOURNMENT:
Krieger moved to adjourn, Grimm seconded the motion. A vote was taken, and the motion
passed 8-0 at 5:10 p.m.
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CITY OF IOWA CITY
MEMORANDUM
Date: September 12, 2023
To: Mayor and Council
From: Climate Action Commission
Sarah J. Gardner, Climate Action Coordinator
Re: Recommendation to proceed with the Renewable Natural Gas and High -Strength
Waste Codigestion project at the Wastewater Treatment Facility
The purpose of this memo is to express the unanimous support, as determined by vote, of
the Climate Action Commission for the proposed Renewable Natural Gas Production and
High Strength Waste Codigestion project for Iowa City's wastewater treatment facility. Said
project was deemed by the Commission to be aligned with the City of Iowa City's Climate
Action and Adaptation Plan and in keeping with the city's climate action values.
This vote followed a presentation during the September 12, 2023 meeting of the Climate
Action Commission by Randy Wirtz of Strand Associates, who was joined by Public Works
staff, including Ron Knoche, Ben Clark, and Tim Wilkey, to assist in answering questions.
The presentation was followed by lengthy discussion in which Commission members asked
Wirtz and the Public Works staff a number of questions, including as to the potential
impacts to the surrounding area, funding mechanisms, market fluctuations, and feedstock
sourcing.
At the conclusion of the discussion, one member of the Commission, an employee of
MidAmerican Energy, recused herself from the vote as representing a company with a
potential financial interest in the project. The remaining members of the Commission voted
unanimously to proceed with the project subject to the assumptions and conditions outlined
in the presentation, which include a recognition that although the project will not directly
reduce the City's greenhouse gas emissions, it contributes in an important and meaningful
way to reducing greenhouse gas emissions globally.
Details of the presentation can be found in the agenda packet for the September 12, 2023
Climate Action Commission meeting and details of the discussion can be found in the
subsequent meeting minutes. The Climate Action Commission is happy to elaborate further
on this recommendation upon request from the City Council.
THE STATE OF LOCAL
CLIMATE PLANNING
OBSERVATIONS BY LOCAL CLIMATE ACTION
PRACTITIONERS
PUBLISHED MAY 2021, REFLECTING DIALOGUE BEGUN IN 2019
Michael Armstrong, City Scale
Derik Broekhoff, Stockholm Environment Institute
Katherine Gajewski, City Scale
Miya Kitahara, StopWaste
Michael McCormick, Farallon Strategies
Sarah McKinstry-Wu, Urban Sustainability Directors
Network
Ariella Maron, City Scale
Hoi-Fei Mok, PhD, climate equity specialist
Tracy Morgenstern, Urban Sustainability Directors
Network
Michael Steinhoff, Kim Lundgren Associates
Brian Swett, formerly City of Boston
PREFACE
This statement was drafted in fall 2019—prior to the
emergence of COVID-19, prior to the renewed reckoning
with structural racism following the murder of George
Floyd, prior to the deeply unequal economic impacts of
the pandemic, and prior to the 2020 elections and their
aftermath that laid bare the fragility of democratic norms.
As of March 2021, signs of light are appearing at the end of
the pandemic tunnel, but even a relatively rapid
economic recovery is unlikely to lead to a resumption of
business as usual. Personal and community priorities
have shifted, a new federal administration is vigorously
linking climate change with economic justice, municipal
and state budgets are upended, and the global
geopolitical order is evolving rapidly. This is a moment to
re -assess, consider where we have been as a local climate
movement, what we have learned, and how we might
proceed in the new circumstances ahead. Over the last 18
months, we have heard increasing awareness and
discussion around many of the observations outlined
below, but we have seen only fragments of these
sentiments in action and in writing. In the spirit of
collective learning, we share this statement as an
expression of the state of the local government climate
Feld in 2019, and we welcome dialogue about what no
longer resonates and what may be more true than ever.
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INTRODUCTION
WHO WE ARE
We are current and former local government practitioners who work
We are
on local climate action planning from a variety of roles and
practitioners who
organizational positions, both within and outside of local government.
We share the point of view that local governments have critical roles
seek open dialogue
to play in addressing climate change. We also agree that the status
within and beyond
quo approach to local climate work needs to shift and that open
the current
dialogue within the community of practice is necessary. We have been
directly involved in creating the prevailing model of local climate
community of local
action, and we see an obligation and an opportunity to co -create a
climate practice.
next framework, in collaboration with known and new partners.
WHAT WE BELIEVE
The local climate action movement has plateaued, in part because the
current model is not sufficient to drive change as far and as quickly as
necessary. The current paradigm is not centering community values, it
is not changing systems, and it is getting communities neither to their
The prevailing
climate targets nor to a host of community goals.
approach to local
We believe that climate change is an extreme expression of failing
climate planning is
systems. The untenable growth in fossil fuel use is the result of an
not sufficient to
extractive economic model that relies on concentrating power and
money among a few and shifting the negative impacts to those with
drive change as far
the least. The widening gap between rich and poor reflects this
and as quickly as
dynamic, as does the profound injustice that climate impacts fall
hardest on those who did the least to cause them. We believe that the
necessary.
next generation of local climate action must be a collective effort,
centered around people and values and focused on opportunities for
dramatic systems change.
Local governments deserve credit for engaging seriously on climate
change at a time when few institutions cared. The work that has been
done to date has created the basis for understanding the potential
contributions of local communities to the causes and solutions for
climate change. We've also learned much about what approaches are
useful while attempting to understand complex systems with best
available data. These achievements are significant and can help to
move the practice forward. We now have the opportunity to learn
from the work to date and evolve the practice of local climate work.
OUR INVITATION
While we see a clear need and have a vision for the shifts ahead in
local climate work, we do not have all the answers for how to get
there. We seek to invite open, reflective, and inclusive conversations
on where we have been, what we have learned, and how we might
evolve our collective work. We hope to spark discussions with others
to explore questions such as:
•
What have we learned from a decade plus of local climate
planning and implementation? What do we know? What do
we not know?
What are the next
•
What course correction is required? What needs to be let go
frameworks for
of, carried forward, and built new?
this work? What is
•
Who have we been engaging, both in our professions and in
our communities? What people and institutions will be needed
the process for
for the work ahead?
building, testing,
•
What capacities are necessary at the field level in order to
and scaling new
function adaptively?
•
What skills, knowledge, and tools will local governments need
approaches?
going forward? If it is data, what is the data in service to?
•
How do we rethink our governance models to better support
planning and implementation of the work we can now see
needs to be done?
•
What are the next frameworks for this work? What is the
process for building, testing, and scaling new approaches?
The following observations and provocations are intended to spark
dialogue. We welcome discussions with others to identify areas of
alignment and divergence, and we encourage insights, objections, and
proposals for better organizing approaches.
HOW WE GOT HERE
Since its origins in the 1990s, the mainstream practice of local
climate planning has been built upon local GHG emissions
targets, inventories and tracking —a practice that mirrored the
approach taken by nation -states and has been repeatedly cemented in
international agreements. Taking cues from the Kyoto Protocol, this
model came into use among a few dozen U.S. cities by the early 2000s,
spread slowly over the next handful of years, and then spread rapidly
and widely as a result of the 2009 ARRA funding for the Energy Efficiency
and Conservation Block Grants, which specified that municipalities have
an "energy plan" and identified energy savings, carbon emissions
reduction, and job creation as key metrics. Organizing climate work
around technical analysis of GHGs has contributed to establishing the
legitimacy of the local government role in addressing climate change,
but we are finding that it has also distorted the landscape of opportunity
and distracted local government leaders and practitioners.
In an era that emphasized metrics and equated good
management with good measurement, constructing
local climate action on a foundation of GHG
inventories, local targets, technical analysis, and
tracking helped establish local communities as credible
actors on climate change.
The first generation of local climate plans and GHG inventories clarified
the significance of energy supply, buildings, transportation systems, and
land use patterns as key systems that strongly shape local GHG
emissions. These plans, coupled with mayoral commitment platforms
and the erosion of momentum for federal climate policy in the U.S., led
to a gradual recognition among nations of the opportunity for local
action on climate to advance their goals. This manifested in international
climate diplomacy in the Paris Agreement, which recognizes the role of
"non -Party stakeholders," for the first time specifically acknowledging
cities and other subnational authorities as essential contributors. This
change also marked the point where the role of voluntary reporting and
disclosure changed from a good -faith exercise that informed local policy
development to an expectation of frequent reporting of detailed
inventory data to support international standardization.
Despite this deserved recognition, the past decade plus of mayoral
commitments, local climate plans, and intensive city -to -city sharing
of best practices has not yet led to rapid transformational GHG
reductions.
Over the same span of time that recognition of the role of local governments has grown,
even the best resourced, most ambitious, and longest -active cities have struggled to get
on track to achieve their long-term GHG goals. Networks of local government climate
practitioners enable fast, candid information exchange, and for more than a decade,
mayors in increasing numbers have articulated compelling commitments to take
aggressive climate action. Nonetheless, with rare exceptions, virtually no communities
are on track for their GHG goals. The incremental reductions that have been gained in
some places are often attributable to factors independent of local government actions
and cannot be relied upon to deliver deeper reductions.
Why this is the case deserves wide reflection and discussion, as do questions of the
opportunity cost of time spent on inventories and analysis and whether local GHG targets
are a helpful metric in the first place. As a starting point, we hypothesize that the current
landscape results from a combination of:
1. Focusing on effects, rather than on causes;
2. Taking siloed, technology -oriented approaches;
3. Inadequate governance structures and equitable community partnerships;
and
4. Limited practice of learning from our collective experience and course
correcting.
The following observations explore these challenges in more detail, focusing on the role
of GHG analysis and inventories while also recognizing connections to the broader
paradigm of which they are a part.
1. FOCUSING ON EFFECTS, RATHER THAN CAUSES
Local government climate work has centered local GHG goals and made it difficult to see
connections to the issues that local communities prioritize. This work has also focused on
the legal authorities of local governments, yet these authorities have limited influence
over the most important systems that need to change.
The root causes of most local GHG emissions are embedded in
systems that are larger than an individual jurisdiction.
Despite the fundamental mismatch between local government authorities and the
scale of systems that largely determine GHGs, local governments have adopted
local GHG goals and scrupulously tracked and reported on local emissions.
• Local governments increasingly acknowledge that they cannot
achieve their GHG goals by using their own authorities alone, and
they are wrestling with ways to influence decisions by other
policymakers, the private sector, and other major institutions.
Practitioners experience tension between the obligation to use the levers that
they do control and the need to contribute to larger changes that they do not
control, though in some cases can influence. The emergence of multi -jurisdictional
regional collaboratives has started to address the lack of regional governance to
support collaborative action, but these nascent efforts are not yet adequate to
address the scale of the problem.
• At a programmatic level, getting cities out of frequent GHG inventory
work frees up staff time for more consequential activities.
This may include engagement across local government agencies to embed climate
work into their initiatives around affordable housing, public health, community
development, and economic development. It could also free up resources to
engage with community leaders to build relationships and collaboratively define
problems, develop and implement solutions, and build capacity to grow the
climate movement beyond sustainability offices.
• Local governments are uniquely positioned to foster social cohesion
and strengthen democratic institutions that are essential to
addressing the extractive systems that are the root causes of climate
change, not just the end GHG emissions.
Many of the root causes are hidden from a traditional GHG inventory. Other
lenses and a broadened view, like Consumption -Based Emissions Inventory and
systems analysis, provide more visibility into economic and social systems that are
responsible for the underlying drivers of GHG-emitting activities.
2. TAKING TECHNOCRATIC AND SILOED
APPROACHES
• The major barriers to climate action are political and socio-cultural,
but current practice emphasizes technical analysis and solutions,
positions GHG inventories as foundational, and centers the work
around GHG reductions.
The local government climate field has overemphasized emissions inventorying
and reporting. Initially, emissions inventories were important to reveal the sources
and drivers of GHG emissions. Communities still have an interest in understanding
their footprint as a starting point, including understanding their consumption-
based emissions. However, focus on this singular metric can result in the
exclusion of more granular, up-to-date, and actionable metrics and information,
and it has served to discourage practitioners from even looking for other metrics.
GHG inventories are a resource -intensive yet invariably low -quality exercise that
generates a badly lagging indicator of progress. (By low -quality we don't mean
poorly done or shoddy —simply that inventories are inherently inaccurate, with
many estimations and complex causal factors that rarely produce insights beyond
broad strokes.)
Requirements around inventories imply that accuracy and adherence to process
steps add value, but there is no evidence that "better" GHG inventories lead to
more effective climate work, and there is abundant evidence that the focus on
inventories and reporting takes nontrivial resources away from other priority
work.
Another unavoidable byproduct of focusing on local GHG inventories is the
practice of comparing cities, which reveals a lot about variability in inventory
methodology and existing conditions --electricity supply, building stock, historic
land use patterns, climate, and weather --but very little about the effectiveness of
climate action. Moreover, focusing on local GHGs diverts attention from the
ultimate need to address global GHGs and each community's role in reducing
global GHGs.
Working against a baseline inventory has led cities to work
incrementally and in technical silos.
The focus on incremental goals against a baseline inventory (X% reduction below
year Y by year Z) seemed appropriate for short-term climate action goals (i.e., for
a 2020 horizon). However, it results in seeking low -hanging fruit and reaching for
convenient levers, rather than assessing the fuller system and mapping a strategy
to accomplish the transformational change that is required to get to sustainable
GHG levels. It has led to a climate action framework that focuses on change within
systems as they currently exist rather than developing systems change thinking
and strategies. A contrasting approach would be to envision a local community in
a carbon neutral world and set milestones to achieving that vision.
Climate efforts have often been siloed exercises that are rarely
integrated with existing strategies and often lack contextualization
with mayoral and community priorities such as jobs, affordability,
and housing.
Climate planning has typically been led by sustainability staff and issue experts
with varying degrees of linkage to other citywide plans and agencies, despite
widespread intention and efforts to recognize those connections. Building shared
ownership across local governments will change the function of sustainability staff
and will expand the focus to the underlying challenges: how to allocate the
benefits and burdens of the needed investments, including who pays for what.
Billions of dollars are at stake, even for mid -size communities, and addressing the
financial implications will require an integrated, multi -department effort.
• The communities and professional fields involved to date are
relatively homogeneous, making it more difficult to achieve
widespread action.
The local governments that are currently engaged are politically homogeneous
and less likely to build a groundswell of momentum nationally. Influencing higher -
level policy will require the involvement of more and different communities,
particularly if it is to be centered on people and the range of circumstances they
face, from high-tech boomtowns to coal -mining communities. Similarly,
influencing major local government policies and investments will require more
and different professional disciplines beyond sustainability offices. Climate plans
have typically been developed by sustainability offices with a range of
involvement and ownership from other local agencies. While adopting standalone
climate plans has strongly signaled elected official support for addressing climate,
it has also sometimes left climate isolated from other core local government
functions and disciplines as well as from community -based organizations focused
on justice, affordability, health, and jobs. Changing systems will require the
involvement of community groups, businesses, and institutions, not just policy
change by local governments.
3. INADEQUATE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURES
AND EQUITABLE COMMUNITY
PARTNERSHIPS
Practitioners express a growing determination to center climate work
around people and equity but are wrestling with what this looks like
in practice.
While public process is a standard component of local climate plan development,
community members have typically been consulted —asked to review and
comment —rather than invited to be at the table to co -design the solutions and
determine how those solutions are implemented. For policy to respond to the
needs of frontline communities, the communities themselves need to be involved
in naming their needs and setting the course of action in collaboration with
practitioners. Moreover, the prevailing approach centers around GHG emissions, a
limited metric that does not capture the disproportionate impacts of the climate
crisis on frontline communities. Other indicators and frameworks to evaluate
climate equity are emerging, some more comprehensively than others. Fortunately,
practices are emerging from collaborations with climate justice communities, with
lessons learned about the new sorts of capacities that are needed to reinvent
climate work in partnership with community. Multi -jurisdictional regional
collaboratives are also emerging to start addressing the scale of the issue through
peer learning, resource sharing, joint planning, and approaches to integrate
emissions reductions with climate change adaptation and resilience planning.
4. LIMITED PRACTICE OF LEARNING FROM
OUR COLLECTIVE EXPERIENCE AND
COURSE CORRECTING
• The field of local government climate work has not yet established a
practice and mechanism for collective learning from experience and
course correction.
Climate action is still a relatively young field, with few veteran practitioners. As new
people enter the field, they look to established methodologies. The assumptions
and processes established over a decade ago have not changed significantly, even
as cities discover their limitations. The field has mostly stayed on the same course,
with minimal mechanisms in place for adaptive management, course correction,
field scale review and open dialogue. Sustainability staff struggle with the dilemma
between continuing a methodology that elected officials have accepted in the past,
even while recognizing its shortcomings, versus risking introducing new
methodologies or frameworks that require re -justifying their work and potentially
appearing to contradict or undermine their previous work. Researchers and non-
governmental organizations have not felt encouraged to explore the hypotheses
and findings at which they are arriving, such as to what extent cities are on track to
achieve climate goals, what emissions reductions might be attributed to, what
degree of city -to -city replication is taking place, and what scaling model(s) we are
observing. As a young field, this lack of established learning practice is perhaps not
surprising, and we can benefit from comparing our course -correction practices with
those of mature fields such as public health.
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WHAT IS IT TIME FOR?
The local climate field has reached a point in its growth and maturation that
calls for an evolution of its foundational assumptions and practices. With more
than a decade of learning and experience to call on, we envision an intensive
multi -stakeholder assessment process to inform a next generation of local
climate work.
Fortunately, the level of political and personal engagement has never been
higher. Veteran practitioners are starting to explore new approaches, and
newcomers are open-minded about new norms. We are entering a period of
It is time to
transition, and alternative approaches to track and report progress are
support a
beginning to emerge that move beyond city -by -city annual GHG inventories.
paradigm
These approaches are not yet in widespread use, but examples are surfacing of
communities that are shifting how they track progress, such as:
shift around
• From focusing singularly on GHGs to centering people and equity and from
climate
reporting top -line GHG numbers to reporting leading indicators and
work and
activity metrics;
• From individual jurisdiction GHG inventories and plans to regional or
engage in
metro -scale data and action;
dialogue
• From costly, time-consuming bespoke inventories to utilizing new tools
around what
that simplify the process to get to a first -order inventory;
we have
• From responsibility held by disparate, individual local governments to state
and federal support for climate services and capacity building programs;
learned
and
• From frameworks originally designed for national and international policy
to ones designed to support local processes, regional activation, and
opportunities for new governance models to address climate change.
To be clear, tracking GHGs is not without value. It provides a periodic
opportunity —and obligation —to call attention to progress and challenges in
addressing climate change. It also sheds light on the scope and scale of the
challenges and the trends over time. But the deeper value of an emissions
inventory is as an engagement and accountability tool for leadership and the
community.
Moreover, while many of the observations and recommendations shared here
are about GHG inventories, it's not only about inventories. If we manage what
we measure, changing the metrics means changing how we do climate action.
It is time to support a paradigm shift around climate work and engage in
dialogue around what we have learned; what it would look like to center climate
work around community priorities; how decision -making can be shared with
frontline communities; what the unique and essential roles of local government
are in contributing to change; and how we can move from incremental progress
to transformational change.
Our experience is that these conversations have begun to happen sporadically,
but there is not currently an open dialogue among and between practitioners
and organizations in the field. It is urgent that we create this space, and we are
interested in doing so. These conversations will allow us to align around a shared
re-norming effort that spans organizations, sectors, scales, and points of entry —
including a range of people and perspectives across the local climate system —in
order to collaboratively generate new approaches.
Summary of New Updates to Climate Action Work Plan —Updatefor October 2023
Promote Energy Efficiency and Performance Tips to the Public: Worksheet on maximizing energy efficiency IRA
benefits to households included in communitywide mailer. (BE-1)
Partner with Stakeholders to Promote Green Building Construction & Rehab: Work begins on student -built
project on Ronalds Street, designed to achieve LEED Platinum designation, in collaboration with ICCSD, Housing
Fellowship, HBA, and C-Wise. (BE-2)
Incorporate an Education Component into Future Solar Installations on a City Property or Facility: Educational
signage planned along bike/ped trail adjacent to Public Works facility highlighting rooftop solar array and energy
efficiency features. (BE-5)
Offer Free Home Energy Assessments Through Green Iowa AmeriCorps: '22-'23 GIA team completed 138 audits
(75 for vulnerable households);'23-'24 GIA team begins training; Staff submit letter of support to the State
advocating for the continuation of the Commission on Volunteer Service. (BI-1)
Launch a TIF-Funded Climate Action Incentive Program: Grant for high efficiency cooling tower approved for
Graduate hotel; grant for HVAC upgrade for Hamburg 2 proposed. (BI-4)
Consider a Building Permit Fee Rebate Program for Enhanced Energy Standards: Discussion with HBA to
partner on promoting HERS grant through Parade of Homes prize. (BI-6)
Initiate Energy Benchmarking Requirements: Soft launch of voluntary benchmarking program begins with a
historic church and restaurant facility. (BR-4)
Assess and update City zoning codes for solar readiness/friendliness: Staff initiate SolSmart certification,
beginning with review of zoning regulations, and permitting and inspection practices. (BR-6)
Net -Zero Public Housing: Climate and Housing Authority staff design pilot program offering grants for energy
efficiency upgrades to single-family rental properties tied to landlord agreements to accept Section 8 vouchers
to be launched in January. (BP-2)
Municipal Building Efficiency and Electrification: LED lighting for Mercer Park ball field #1 approved. (BP-3)
Advocate for State Legislative Changes to Enable Subscription -Based Community Solar: Climate Action Staff
met with state Energy Office to discuss Solar for All community solar application and barriers to implementation
under current MidAm tarrifs. (BP-4)
Upcoming Priorities:
• Identify priority actions to include in regional PCAP based on alignment with federal funding
opportunities.
• Launch energy efficiency pilot grant program in collaboration with Housing Authority. (BP-2)
Long-term/ongoing opportunities:
• Partner with HBA, ICCSD on student design competition for Net -Zero Home. (BI-7)
• Evaluate city operations for 100% renewable potential. (BP-3)
Significant Transportation Education and Outreach Campaigns: Climate Fest events include decorated bus
stops, live music and engagement activities at transit hub, and EV car show featuring both the electric bus and
electric cargo "Book Bike" at Farmers Market. (TE-1)
Incentivize Public Transit Options: Launch of Fare Free pilot results in 53% increase in ridership over August
2022; plans for ongoing marketing/engagement to encourage transit usage. (TI-1)
Explore Electric Vehicle (EV) Incentives Based on the Readiness Plan: Level 1 charging project completed for
Peninsula Condo HOA. (TI-)
Establish an Electric and Fuel -Efficient Vehicle Purchasing Policy: Initial fleet recommendations presented by
ICF to staff; work commencing for related infrastructure analysis. (TCP-1)
Complete the Transit Study and Implement Recommendations to Bolster Service and Increase Ridership:
Procurement authorized for a Bus Rapid Transit Feasibility Study. (TPP-1)
Upcoming priorities:
• Reapply for Gold Level Bicycle Friendly Community Status. (TPP-3)
• Review Parking Regulations and Reductions. (TR-1)
Long-term/ongoing opportunities:
• Establish regular reporting protocol for tracking adherence to City idling policy. (TCP-2)
• Explore Climate Change Analysis for new Subdivisions and Rezonings. (TR-2)
Engage the Public to Compost Organic Waste: City secures $4 million EPA grant to improve and expand
footprint of compost facility by 2 additional acres. (WE-1)
Education Campaigns for Neighborhoods to Reduce Waste/ Consumption at the Source: Proposed
improvements to Sturgis Ferry Park include new recycling facilities (WE-2)
Require All Park/Public Space Rentals to Recycle and Use "Green" Event Best Practices: Parks, Resource
Management, and Climate staff explore "pop up" waste reduction event at Farmers Market utilizing durable
dishware. (WCP-1)
Initiate a Methane Feasibility Study: Biodigester/Methane Capture project proposed for wastewater facility.
(WCP-2)
Upcoming priorities:
• Identify other potential host sites and track participation in the food waste drop-off program to
determine feasibility of scaling up program. (WE-1)
• Evaluate opportunities to update energy systems at Eastside Recycling Center/Environmental Education
Center (WE-2)
Long-term/ongoing opportunities:
• Scale current mattress recycling pilot program to serve all residents. (WE-2)
• Continue to explore partnership program to incentivize construction waste division. (WI-1)
Educate and Coordinate with Local Agencies on Health Impacts: Johnson County Public Health presented on
high heat impacts and safety measures at Climate Fest event discussing Spot the Hot results. (AE-3)
Concentrated Education Campaign for Private Properties about Native Plantings, Permeable Pavement, Rain
Gardens, Soil Health, etc.: My Garden of a Thousand Bees screened as part of Climate Fest, highlighting native
plants and pollinator health, and related bee craft workshop held at Robert A. Lee. (AE-4)
Continue Implementation of the Natural Areas Management Plan: Improvements to forest and savanna
habitats in Hickory Hill; native seed drill purchased to aid in future prairie plantings; prescribed burns in establish
prairie areas followed by good growth response. (ACP-2)
Expand Public Tree Planting: Street tree planting along Nevada Ave (south of Lakeside), Aster Ave, Whispering
Prairie Ave, Blue Stem Ct, Coneflower Ct, Indigo Dr, Indigo Ct, Thistle Ct, Whispering Meadow Dr, Primrose Ct,
Blazing Star Dr, Pinto Ln, Friendship St. (may carry into 2024). Fourth year of Root for Trees program launches;
293 voucher applications received in first two weeks. (ACP-3)
Equity Review of Neighborhood and Population Outreach: Neighborhood equity map revised to utilize Justice
40 criteria in alignment with federal funding considerations; most recent Root for Trees vouchers mapped. (ACP-
4)
Upcoming priorities:
• Share results of "Spot the Hot' campaign with local health agencies and collaborate on ways to utilize
the data. (AE-3)
• Launch Resilience Hub pilot in 2024; seek federal funding to support expansion of the program. (ACP-2)
Long-term/ongoing opportunities:
• Develop Review Standards for New City Facility Construction and Major Rehabilitation Adaptation. (AP-
1)
• Explore local funding options to continue floodplain buyouts. (ACP-1)
Host Sustainability Forum and Events: "Speaking of... Live!" held at Green House focused on resources for
renters and tabling event for area conservation groups held at Big Grove during Climate Fest. (SUE-1)
Develop a Climate Action Strategic Communications Plan: Community -wide mailer sent to every Iowa City
household highlighting Climate Fest events and other Climate Action programs/resources. (SLPP-2)
Incentives for the Public to Create and Maintain Local Food Production: Urban chicken regulations revised to
do away with neighbor consent requirements, increase the number of allowable chickens to 6 hens, and allow
for chickens at multifamily dwellings. (SLI-2)
Develop a Green Procurement Policy: Procurement staff propose "sustainable procurement" as the topic of the
next Iowa Public Procurement Association to explore topic and benchmark practices across the state. (SLCP-1)
Upcoming priorities:
• Share marketing plan successes and lessons learned at Growing Sustainable Communities Conference in
2024. (SLE-1)
Long-term/ongoing opportunities:
• Develop Sustainability Operations Guide for Iowa City organizations. (SLCP-2)
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