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Home My WebLink About07-12-2021 Climate Action CommissionIowa City Climate Action Commission Agenda Monday, July 12, 2021, 3:30-5:00 p.m. Emma J. Harvat Hall Iowa City City Hall 410 E Washington Street Meeting Agenda: 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of April 5, 2021 minutes 4. Public Comment of 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. Staff Announcements a. Action items from last meeting b. Climate Action and Outreach Updates (see attachment) c. Staffing updates 6. Old Business: a. Discussion of updated residential incentive programs for energy efficiency 7. New Business: a. Request for Commission Member(s) to be on review panel for Climate Action at Work Awards b. ARPA Input for City Council c. Discussion of equity toolkit review by Liz d. Presentation of equity report e. Updates on working groups (see reports in agenda packet) i. Buildings (Krieger, Soglin, Grimm) ii. Outreach (Krieger, Fraser, Holbrook, Bradley) III. Equity (Tate, Hutchinson, Hill) iv. Adaptation (Bradley, Leckband, Giannakouros) 8. Recap of 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 Engagement Specialist at 319-887-6162 or at sarah-aardnerPiowa- cityora. Early requests are strongly encouraged to allow sufficient time to meet your access needs. MINUTES PRELIMINARY IOWA CITY CLIMATE ACTION COMMISSION J U N E 7, 2021 — 3:30 PM —FORMAL MEETING Electronic Meeting (Pursuontto Iowa Code section 21.8) An electronic meeting is being held because a meeting in person is impossible or impractical due to concerns for the health and safety of Commission members, staff and the public presented by COVID-19. ELECTRONIC MEETING MEMBERS PRESENT: Madeleine Bradley, John Fraser, Stratis Giannakouros, Ben Grimm, Megan Hill, Kasey Hutchinson, Jesse Leckband, Becky Soglin, Eric Tate MEMBERS ABSENT: Grace Holbrook, Matt Krieger STAFF PRESENT: Sarah Gardner, Rachel Kilburn, Ashley Monroe, Mohsen Vahidzadeh OTHERS PRESENT: None CALL TO ORDER: Fraser called the meeting to order. APPROVAL OF APRIL 5, 2021 MINUTES: Soglin moved to approve the minutes from April 5, 2021. Grimm seconded the motion, a vote was taken and the motion passes 8-0 (Giannakouros not present for vote). PUBLIC COMMENT OF ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA: None. STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS: Climate Action Commission June 6, 2021 Page 2 of 5 Action Items from last meeting: • The letter regarding the Methane Feasibility Study was sent to City Council. • A discussion item regarding retaining public buildings as related to climate action was added to the June agenda. • Working groups submitted their meeting notes to the agenda packet. Staff changes: • Monroe and Vahidzadeh have given notice to leave the Climate Action and Outreach Office (CAO) as of this month. • Rachel Kilburn will be the Commission liaison to the City Manager's office. She noted fully staffing the office and supporting the work of the Commission is a top priority from the City Manager's perspective. • The Climate Analyst position has been posted with the hope of quickly filling it. A copy of the posting will be sent to Commission members as requested. Updated Action Plan report: Buildings • Staff reported they are in conversation with key stakeholders to promote green building and rehabilitation. A meeting was held with the Homebuilders Association to look at various program options, including a building permit fee rebate program for enhanced energy standards. • Staff have continued research toward the launch of an electrification incentive program and have had early discussions with the local development community on voluntary elevation of energy efficient building standards, which may go hand in hand with those incentives or education efforts. Johnson County (Soglin) will be looped into City building codes and permitting programs regarding sustainability. Transportation • Four electric buses are scheduled to arrive this fall. Waste City staff are engaging the public to compost organic waste with a successful direct mail postcard campaign this spring. A compost collection point at the Farmers Market has been started where residents can drop off small amounts of compostable organic material. Farmers Market vendors are encouraged to use compostable food containers and service -ware. The Farmers Market plans for 100% zero waste in 2022. Adaptation • There have been advances in the flood mitigation and stormwater management project • The City hosted small cleanups this spring, and staff have been working on a formalized, simple process for volunteers to input event or volunteer activity ideas (stormwater management, waste pickups, etc.). Staff also want to acknowledge independently occurring cleanup efforts. Events/Activities • Planning is underway for the 2021 Climate Fast. Climate Action Commission June 6, 2021 Page 3 of 5 • Project 51, which celebrates the 515' anniversary of Earth Day with good earth news, launched around Earth Day. • A University of Iowa completed an equity analysis and other assessments of Iowa City residents' accessibility to the community gardens. Staff are reviewing the report and identifying next steps. Discussion of alternate dates for July 5 meeting: • Due to scheduled meetings coinciding with two upcoming holidays (Independence Day and Labor Day), the Climate Action Commission elected to move the July meeting on July 12 and the September meeting to September 13. Discussion of transition back to in -person meetings: • Staff has begun preparing to return to in -person meetings and will keep the Commission informed when the change is made. A room with adequate space for social distancing will be selected, as well as audio-visual equipment to allow meetings to be recorded. • Because full recordings of the meetings will be made available to the public, staff proposed a simplified version of meeting minutes going forward that will make it easier to quickly see what was discussed at each meeting. Those wishing for more detail will be able to access the full recordings. NEW BUSINESS: Finalized letter to the City Council on the Methane Feasibility Study: • There has been no request for further discussion from the City Council following receipt of the Commissions recommendations on the Methane Feasibility Study. Staff will notify the Commission if such a request occurs. NEW BUSINESS: Discussion of signing a letter of support for a new transit facility: • The City is applying for funding through a RAISE grant for a new transit facility and requested a letter of support from the Climate Action Commission. • The new facility will be able to accommodate new electric infrastructure to support more electric buses. • The current location requires costly methane abatement annually due to its location on a former unregulated landfill, requires asphalt repaving, and is overcapacity. • The Commission agreed to sign a letter of support. Discussion and recommendations on residential incentive programs for energy efficiency: • The working groups had reviewed the material and provided staff with feedback and questions, much of which focused on implementing the program in an equitable and productive manner. Prioritizing equity may delay progress, but the Commission sees this as an opportunity to set the standard that equity should always be a priority. • Staff wants to talk to the Housing Authority to explore opportunities to offer the program to properties currently accepting Housing Choice vouchers. 3 Climate Action Commission June 6, 2021 Page 4 of 5 • Income qualification is one approach to meeting equity goals, though it can also become a barrier to accessing funds. Staff discussed concentrated outreach efforts to lower income households as another possible approach. • Staff is doing a cost -benefit analysis on technology to include in the rebate program, and is planning on launching a separate but parallel program in support of EV charging equipment. The EV component originally proposed for this program would be removed. • The programs are expected to launch in the next couple of months. Updated information will be provided to the working groups to facilitate further discussion. • Commission members will look for examples of similar programs in other cities. Discussion of retaining public buildings as related to the Climate Action Plan and goals: • In April, Iowa City resident Ayman Sharif expressed concern about a school building sold to a private developer as a missed opportunity to retain the building for public use, potentially as a resilience hub. • Because the school district, not the City, owns public school buildings, the City does not have control over the sale. Renovations of school buildings can be costly due to asbestos abatement and energy inefficient design, which can make it cost -prohibitive for the City to purchase the property. The Commission discussed ways these buildings can have value outside their monetary value, such as being a cultural asset. School district building decisions impact City planning, even if the City does not directly control these assets. The Commission discussed a potential partnerships with the University of Iowa's planning and public policy schools to explore this topic further. Update on working groups: • Buildings: Report in agenda packet • Outreach: Report in agenda packet • Equity: Report in agenda packet • Adaptation: Report in agenda packet RECAP OF ACTIONABLE ITEMS FOR COMMISSION, WORKING GROUPS, AND STAFF: • Staff will send the job posting for the analyst position to the Commission members. • Staff will coordinate with Soglin/Johnson County Sustainability Working Group to update on code discussions with HBA. • July 5 Commission meeting will be moved to July 12. • Staff will send out additional information to working groups in response to questions raised thusfar about the energy efficiency rebate program. • Giannakouros will explore the possibility of partnering with the University on a research project related to school buildings and planning. ADJOURNMENT: 0 The meeting adjourned by unanimous vote at 5 p.m. Climate Action Commission June 6, 2021 Page 5 of 5 NAME TERM EXP. n N N N N n N N N N N N Madeleine Bradley 12/31/2022 x x x X NM x John Fraser 12/31/2020 x x x O/E NM x Stratis Giannakouros UIRep x O/E x X NM x Megan Hill 12/31/2022 x x O/E X NM x Grace Holbrook 12/31/2021 O/E O/E O/E O/E NM O/E Kasey Hutchinson 12/31/2022 x x x X NM x Matt Krieger 12/31/2020 x x x X NM O/E MidAmerican Jesse Leckband Rep O/E x x X NM x Becky Soglin 12/31/2022 x x x X NM X Eric Tate 12/31/2021 x O/E O/E O/E NM x Ben Grimm 10/31/2022 x x x O/E NM x KEY: X = Present 0 = Absent O/E = Absent/Excused NM=No Meeting -- -- = Not a Member Climate Action and Outreach Office Updates: April/May/June 2021 Recent Activity Community -wide Climate Action • Earth Day Neighborhood Energy Blitz 0 50 total volunteers participated April, covering a total of nine miles of city streets 0 1300 households reached with kits; fully implemented the energy saving supplies could result in an estimated total $97,500 in household savings and 746,591 pounds of averted GHG emissions o Great response within the neighborhood and positive press from the Gazette • Marketing RFP c Balanced Approach nearing the completion of Phase 1; hoping to present barrier/benefit research results to CAC at August or September meeting • Survey focused on three upcoming campaigns released June 16, closing July 7 • One-on-one interviews conducted with 20 organizations • Focus group meetings held with Remodelers Council Board, Greater Iowa City Apartment Association, UI students, ICAD Young Residents Group, and scheduled with Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition, Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County, Center for Worker Justice o Anticipated start of Phase 2 (Marketing Strategy Development) in August • Project 51 c Campaign launched in April, featuring 51 climate -positive news items and statistics in celebration of 51" Earth Day: iceov.or¢/proiect5l o Folded into social media strategy; continuing to update website periodically • TIF-funded climate action incentive program underway o Thirteen applications received, seven projects approved so far: P&G/Oral B, Iowa City Storage, Adamantine Spine Moving, Mondo's New Union Brewery, United Natural Foods, Earl May, and Old Capitol Foods o ALPLA application expected to be presented to City Council in late July for approval • Iowa City Area Business Partnership Eco Smart Series o Second presentation held in April focused on co -benefits of LED lights, featuring representative from Sitler's Lighting Supplies, Beadology, and Iowa Book o Next presentation scheduled for Aug. 10, focused on • Climate Action at Work Awards o Applications for awards being accepted now through August 13 through the website o Minor tweaks to the process from last year o Awardees will be recognized at Friday afternoon Climate Fest event • Grow Solar Linn and Johnson County o Power Hour presentations continue through August o First milestone (50 kW) reached in June, resulting in discounts for participants o Solar feasibility survey results indicate widespread positive regard for this program in Iowa City • Climate Fest o Scheduled for Sept. 20-25 o Monday and Tuesday will feature "lunch and learn" and other virtual presentations, including Climate Ambassadors speaking on the IC Climate Action Plan o Screening rights for The Falconer secured for a public viewing in Chauncy Swan Park for Wednesday o Applications for a climate mural to be painted by community volunteers on Thursday currently being accepted; a Bike Library "Repair Fair" will be held concurrently o Family activities and resilience resources being organized for Friday o EV car show registered with National Drive Electric Week for Saturday o Outreach underway to partner organizations who might like to participate in different days of the event • Energy Efficiency Building Projects o Demonstration rehab project at Taylor Drive featured in Remodelers Parade • Walls, floor, and attic; new windows and doors; heat pump HVAC and water heater; pollinator garden installed • Solar panel installation in July o Fliers highlighting energy efficient features in both the rehab project and Elevation Homes project sponsored in Parade of Homes handed out to visitors during Parade events o Energy efficiency rebate program continues to be in development • Climate Action Grants 0 25 applicants this year, a substantial increase over last year o Awards given to two solar installation efforts at Shelter House and DVIP; energy efficiency projects for the Iowa City Bike Library, Deerfield Commons, and the Johnson Clean Energy District; and adaption and resilience planning efforts by the Multicultural Development Center of Iowa and A & W Sustainable Planning and Outreach o Two student mini -grants ($500) awarded for a food waste diversion project and a litter cleanup Current Grant Projects • IEDA-Eastern Iowa EV Readiness Planning o Finalized plan completed in June and available on the City website o Steering committee transitioning to quarterly working group meetings for information sharing and strategy updates regionally as plan moves into implementation phase o Linn and Johnson Counties and the City of Clinton potentially joining the regional working group • Heartland Carbon Sequestration o Project completed; GIS-based Carbon Management Decision Support Tool published online for beta testing o Features Iowa City as one of a dozen featured cities nationally o Demonstration of tool presented to Equity Working Group May meeting Ongoing Projects Reporting and Analysis • GHG Inventory o Initiated data collection with two data sources outstanding; to resume when new analyst is hired • Municipal operations o Tracking water and energy usage of municipal facilities o Regular meetings with City departments to resume when new analyst is hired • ICLEI/Global Covenant of Mayors o Started collecting information for the new report; to resume when new analyst is hired Communications (with part-time Sustainability Communications Assistance) • Ongoing monthly Sustainability Newsletter • Efforts to streamline website begun; future updates being planned while City pursues new web platform • Next Smart Series presentation with the Iowa City Area Business Partnership: May 11 (LED lights) Green Iowa AmeriCorps • Successful site visit in April; approved for a 2021-2022 Energy & Community Team • Three summer members added to the team in May • Recruitment underway for 2021-2022 team; GIA activities will halt in August and resume in September • Home Energy Audits recommenced in June; AmeriCorps team working with Grow Solar initiative to offer Home Energy Audits for Iowa City applicants Climate Ambassadors • Third cohort completed training • Climate Ambassador Picnic scheduled for July 15 to discuss upcoming projects, including volunteer opportunities with Climate Fest Ongoing Sustainability Groups and Committees • Urban Sustainability Directors Network groups • Heartland (Midwestern) monthly calls; annual gathering in April featured Carbon Management Decision Tool developed in part using Iowa City and partner cities' data • Johnson County Sustainability Working Group, quarterly meetings Commentary on feedback from Buildings Working Group — Energy Efficiency Rebate program notes and questions Please see City staff responses below, in blue italics. Purpose/Name BWG is very supportive of this program as a start. However, we suggest using a different name and acronym as "RISE" is the name of the apartments/hotel in Riverfront Crossing. Important to avoid mix -branding / messaging, especially if someone googles "RISE Iowa City." Other possibility: "RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY INCENTIVE (REEI) Staff is absolutely fine with changing the name to avoid confusion. Program Features: • This is a good opportunity and accounts for many goals we've wanted to do community wide. • BWG asked how this MiclAmerican rebates, and Mohsen said it is addressing gaps in the rebate program. yes, the hope is to address gaps in the current program and to supplement any existing programs to make actions especially enticing. • Upgrading the worst insulation is often the best upgrade. Recommend prioritize the very poorly insulated buildings. Staff discussed beginning with a program that starts with age of building and with housing (about 500 properties) that already completed on energy assessment either through the City or another venue. Doing so will allow a strong pool of housing stock to participate, in varying income levels, housing age, size, and condition. The city's Green Iowa AmeriCorps energy assessment program by its nature focused on evaluating homes of lower -income and older adults. When the audits were conducted, information about the condition of insulation, HVAC system, and other basic property info were collected, so any new improvements made would be compared to available data. • What is the evaluation process for how structures are selected? This relates to equity. See above Tankless water heating -- other appliances are not addressed -- can you incorporate the major ones or is there the assumption that MAE covers other appliance types? What is the flexibility as people apply, i.e. based on what is already in their home or needed? May want to avoid making minimal changes of someone going from say, a 95% to 96% efficiency. City staff had intended to begin the program with a simple change. Often, when an HVAC system is replaced, it will automatically be added at a higher efficiency. This is not the case with water heaters, and by focusing in this area, will increase the chance of improved efficiency when it would not always be guaranteed. Re electrical shift emphasis: given new state law, how can [we] this discuss and address natural gas? Although the new law limits municipal regulation, there may be ways to encourage adoption of electric over gas that do not require elimination or prevention of natural gas use. Understanding that many homes are already fitted with gas -powered appliances, it may be desirable to seek other community partners to talk about benefits of minimizing gas use inside the dwelling (health and safety, etc.) In general, high efficiency is a major goal, and having residents replace equipment to the highest efficiency- electric or gas, will be beneficial for the next few years/foreseeable future. • Battery / EV readiness (related to equity) maybe have a cap on how much can go to this? Is there any risk someone will add this to a home to increase its value but not really use it? Noted in the table that it doesn't reduce energy use necessarily. Staff is discussing this as a separately marketed program and open to discussing limits/spending authority. There is a risk that someone will install a device and not use it, but it would be there for the next user, and in the interim would not be drawing on energy supply. RE "Target" to shape marketing, program funding or reduction goals. A simple goal / overarching goal could be to help a certain number of homes, given the $50K -- how many could you impact. "We're trying to reach 50 homes/units this year" and then you say you met your goals. Goals are great! Getting o final estimate on rebate amounts may help establish a reasonable/ambitious goal. Staff open to Commission submitting ideas for a number assisted, which could also shape the amount per rebate. Support for more robust, behind--the-scenes analysis that could also be used publicly in other ways. o Compare before and after usage o Aggregate average monthly/yearly energy or $ savings (though if you fund EV chargers, someone's energy us may actually go up o Consider providing a "Kill -A -Watt" meter so they know they're specific usage for something. Wonderful ideas for data collection. Equity: Yes, a tiered or other weighted approach is essential Maybe $35,000 goes to households in the most need / income threshold; $10,000 to those in next category and $5,000 for those who are relatively most affluent. EV should be a lower priority. Or why not have it all go to those most in need? We do defer to staff on what they might think best on equity. Is there a connection to existing income -based rehabilitation process. Might households with lower incomes be asked to pay small relative co -pay. In general, the goal is to get change to as many households as possible. Additionally, larger households may be generating more carbon emissions with inefficient equipment. Incentivizing all residents to make a change is beneficial. Noting this, the City recognizes the value of supporting residents who can least afford to make this change and would plan for a tiered rebate approach by household, similar to the Root for Trees program. Some of the City's existing data and data coming soon to the City through analysis during the solar feasibility study may shed light on areas of focus that could increase effectiveness & equity of the rebate program. Funding: Minimum of $50,000 seems a reasonable starting point for the first year. $75,000 would be great. This project will be especially impactful and directly support residents. Therefore, the City remains flexible in its approach and due to some budgeted carryover funds from the prior year, has more than $50,000 to allocate if program interest is high. By initially offering an easy, streamlined approach, similar to the Root for Trees program, hopefully many property owners will understand it and be willing to act. Re Table of Impacts In table of evaluation characteristics on p. 3, add a column to indicate whether/to what degree it will decrease greenhouse gases. Is there a priority to diminishing energy or to diminishing GHGs? Staff can do this. "Encourage construct/retrofit with electric and alternative fuel energv sourcing" -- is encouragement allowed given new state laws? Also this could have a partial economic impact (positive) Yes. See comments regarding natural gas regulation. r t CITY OF IOWA CITY 410 East Washington Strect Iowa City, Iowa 52240-1826 (319) 356-5000 July 1, 2021 (319) 356-5009 FAX www.icgov.org On March 11, 2021, President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) into law. This legislation established the Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Fund, which provides significant resources to state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to support urgent COVID-19 response efforts, replace lost public sector revenue and restore service levels, support immediate financial stabilization for households and businesses, and address public health and economic challenges caused by the pandemic and that have disproportionately impacted certain populations. While the funds provide broad flexibility to local governments, the U.S. Treasury has released detailed guidance on how these funds can be used. A summary sheet of eligible uses is attached to this letter. You can also visit www.icaov.org/ARPA to learn more, find a link to full U.S. Treasury Guidance, and view other City resources and outreach materials. The U.S. Treasury has allocated $18.3 million to the City of Iowa City. The City received approximately half of this funding in May 2021 and anticipates receipt of the remaining balance in May 2022. All funds must be obligated by December 31, 2024. The City anticipates ongoing public input opportunities throughout the eligible use period (December 31, 2024) and will collect an initial round of public input through August 15, 2021. We encourage the community to imagine how these funds can be transformative for Iowa City. On behalf of the City of Iowa City, I would like to invite all Iowa City Boards, Commissions, and Committees to share ideas for spending these funds. Thoughts and ideas can be submitted through the following: • Online survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ICARPA • E-mail to publicinput(a)iowa-city.org Additional virtual and in -person listening sessions are also being scheduled and details on these opportunities will be published online at icgov.org/ARPA and through other City platforms. Thank you for your consideration and all the work you do to make our community better. Sincerely, / Rachel �`KI b rg Assistant City Manager U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY The American Rescue Plan will deliver $350 billion for state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments to respond to the COVID-19 emergency and bring back jobs. The Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds provide a substantial infusion of resources to help turn the tide on the pandemic, address its economic fallout, and lay the foundation for a strong and equitable recovery. Funding Objectives Support urgent COVID-19 response efforts to continue to decrease spread of the virus and bring the pandemic under control Replace lost public sector revenue to strengthen support for vital public services and help retain jobs Support immediate economic stabilization for households and businesses • Address systemic public health and economic challenges that have contributed to the inequal impact of the pandemic ®Support Public Health Response Fund COVID-19 mitigation efforts, medical expenses, behavioral healthcare, and certain public health and safety staff Replace Public Sector Revenue Loss Use funds to provide government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue experienced due to the pandemic Eligible Jurisdictions & Allocations Direct Recipients • States and District of Columbia ($195.3 billion) • Counties ($65.1 billion) • Metropolitan cities ($45.6 billion) • Tribal governments ($20.0 billion) • Territories ($4.5 billion) Indirect Recipients • Non -entitlement units ($19.5 billion) dV Address Negative Economic Impacts Respond to economic harms to workers, families, small businesses, impacted industries, and the public sector (1 Premium Pay for Essential Workers [1�!] Offer additional support to those who have and will bear the greatest health risks because of their service in critical infrastructure sectors Water and Sewer Infrastructure (IBroadband Infrastructure Make necessary investments to improve access CY Y Make necessary investments to provide unserved to clean drinking water and invest in or underserved locations with new or expanded wastewater and stormwater infrastructure broadband access For More Information: Please visit www.treasury.gov/SLFRP For Media Inquiries: Please contact the U.S. Treasury Press Office at (202) 622-2960 For General Inquiries: Please email SLFRP@treasu ry.gov for additional information Idubk IdU.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Example Uses of Funds ® Support Public Health Response • Services to contain and mitigate the spread of COVID-19, including vaccination, medical expenses, testing, contact tracing, quarantine costs, capacity enhancements, and many related activities • Behavioral healthcare services, including mental health or substance misuse treatment, crisis intervention, and related services • Payroll and covered benefits for public health, healthcare, human services, and public safety staff to the extent that they work on the COVID-19 response A Replace Public Sector Revenue Loss • Ensure continuity of vital government services by filling budget shortfalls • Revenue loss is calculated relative to the expected trend, beginning with the last full fiscal year pre - pandemic and adjusted annuallyfor growth • Recipients may recalculate revenue loss at multiple points during the program, supporting those entities that experience revenue loss with a lag '% Water & Sewer Infrastructure • Includes improvements to infrastructure, such as building or upgrading facilities and transmission, distribution, and storage systems • Eligible uses aligned to Environmental Protection Agency project categories for the Clean Water State Revolving Fund and Drinking Water State Revolving Fund 9 Equity -Focused Services • Additional flexibility for the hardest -hit communities and families to address health disparities, invest in housing, address educational disparities, and promote healthy childhood environments • Broadly applicable to Qualified Census Tracts, other disproportionately impacted areas, and when provided by Tribal governments L Address Negative Economic Impacts • Deliver assistance to workers and families, including support for unemployed workers, aid to households, and survivor's benefits for families of COVID-19 victims • Support small businesses with loans, grants, in -kind assistance, and counseling programs • Speed the recovery of Impacted industries, including the tourism, travel, and hospitality sectors • Rebuild public sector capacity by rehiring staff, replenishing state unemployment insurance funds, and implementing economic relief programs A Premium Pay for Essential Workers • Provide premium pay to essential workers, both directly and through grants to third -party employers • Prioritize low- and moderate -income workers, who face the greatest mismatch between employment - related health risks and compensation • Key sectors include healthcare, grocery and food services, education, childcare, sanitation, and transit • Must be fully additive to a worker's wages d Broadband Infrastructure • Focus on households and businesses without access to broadband and those with connections that do not provide minimally acceptable speeds • Fund projects that deliver reliable service with minimum 100 Mbps download / 100 Mbps upload speeds unless impracticable • Complement broadband investments made through the Capital Projects Fund Ineligible Uses • Changes that reduce net tax revenue must not be offset with American Rescue Plan funds • Extraordinary payments Into a pension fund are a prohibited use of this funding • Other restrictions apply to eligible uses The examples listed in this document are non -exhaustive, do not describe all terms and conditions associated with the use of this funding, and do not describe all the restrictions on use that may apply. The U.S. Department of the Treasury provides this document, the State and Local contact channels, and other resources for informational purposes. Although efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of the information provided, the information is subject to change or correction. Any Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds received will be subject to the terms and conditions of the agreement entered into by Treasury and the respective jurisdiction, which shall incorporate the provisions of the Interim Final Rule and/or Final Rule that implements this program. Iowa City: Climate Action Plan Equity Implementation Toolkit (June 2021) Step 1: Desired Outcomes and Goals la. Project Name: 1b. Project Description: 1c. Project Area: Transportation 1d. Project Type: Education le. What is the desired outcome for this proposal? Step 2: Data 2a. Who is the targeted audience for this action? (Select all that apply) ❑ City-wide ❑ Residential ❑ Single -Dwelling Residential ❑ Own er-Occupied ❑ Rental ❑ Multi -Dwelling Residential ❑ Owner -Occupied ❑ Rental ❑ Commercial ❑ Small Business ❑ Large Business ❑ Industrial ❑ Other: ❑ Public/Non-Profit Institutions ❑ Non -Profit Organizations ❑ University of Iowa ❑ Kirkwood Communit Colle e ❑ Other: 2b. Are there impacts on specific neighborhoods or geographic areas? ❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, which neighborhoods or regions will be impacted by this action? (Select all that apply) Regions Neighborhoods ❑ North ❑ Manville Heights ❑ West ❑ Melrose Ave ❑ East ❑ Miller Orchard ❑ South ❑ Morningside/Glendale ❑ Central ❑ Parkview Ter./Normandy ❑ Northside ❑ Oak Grove ❑ Peninsula Area ❑ Penny Bryn ❑ Bluffwood ❑ College Green ❑ Country Club Estates ❑ Creekside ❑ Eastside ❑ Galway Hills ❑ Goosetown ❑ Longfellow ❑ Lucas Farms ❑ South District ❑ Ty'n Cae ❑ Walnut Ridge ❑ Waterfront ❑ Washington ❑ Hills Windsor ❑ Ridge ❑ Other: Please review the Climate Action Equity Map to consider other geographic factors that may be impacted by the proposed action(s). What are the observations? Why use mapping as a tool to analyze the distribution of city services? It can demonstrate how differently a city action can affect different populations or geographical areas. It can illustrate the community's assets and weaknesses. 2c. Describe the primary socioeconomic characteristics of the targeted audience of this action? 2d. Of the targeted audience described in 2c, please identify any vulnerable demographics that may be negatively impacted by this action? Consider who is being affected or involved in the action and whether all are able to participate and/or benefit to the same degree. (Select all that apply) ❑ Communities/people of color ❑ Young people ❑ People with disabilities ❑ Older people ❑ LGBTQ+ community ❑ Communities of immigrants and/or limited English proficiency ❑ People without employment ❑ People who depend on public transit or other non -single -driver transportation ❑ Other individuals or communities that have been disenfranchised ❑ will remove, or potentially remove, barrier(s) that caused inequity in the first place justice) ❑ Other: 3 2d. What is the budget of the work of the action and will that impact the ability to successfully address equity? 2e. is the individual or household's personal wealth a determining factor in the to benefit from this action? A Is there any essential data missing or need further exploration? How do you plan to find out the information? n Step 3: Stakeholder Involvement / Community Engagement 3a. Who are the stakeholders involved in this action? 3b. Which groups have been part of the Who are the "stakeholders"? Stakeholders are those impacted or interested in the action. Examples include residents, city staff, community organizations, businesses, etc. 3c. Are there groups that have been missing in the conversation? Which ones? If yes, what are opportunities for outreach to engage these groups? IOWA CITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & STAKEHOLDER MAP The Community Engagement & Stakeholder Map from the Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City Report is aimed to help the City understand how different stakeholders may be impacted by environmental policies differently due to client vulnerabilities and connectedness to the city. The purpose is to promote engagement between the City and community organizations. Depending on where the stakeholder is located on the map will impact how they will be engaged and reached by the City. A Influence in environmental decision -making (time, resources, information, perceived ability to influence outcomes) N 3d. Using the Iowa City Community Engagement & Stakeholder Man above, where do the involved stakeholders fall in the quadrant(s)? How have the stakeholders or community member/groups been involved in the development of this proposal? (Fill in as applicable) Stakeholder #1: Stakeholder #5: Quadrant: B C> Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #2: Stakeholder #6: Quadrant: B O Quadrant.❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #3: Stakeholder #7: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant.,❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #4: Stakeholder #8: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making 3e. How does the quadrant impact how the stakeholders are engaged? 3f. If applicable, where do the groups most impacted by the action fall in the quadrants) (identified in Step 2c)? 3g. What are the strategies to gather input and feedback from stakeholders? ❑ One-on-one interviews ❑ Focus groups ❑ Online survey ❑ Small group facilitated workshops ❑ Collaboration on activities or projects ❑ Other: 3h. Do the materials used to market this program need to be translated into other languages other than English? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Maybe ❑ Not Applicable R Step 4 — Benefit / Burden Determination 4a. Are there other non -economic or non-direct-GHG-reduction benefits or advantages? (Select all that apply) ❑ Neighbors get to know each other ❑ Advances knowledge of some aspect of climate change or sustainability ❑ Provides for childhood learning or development in general ❑ Leads to access to other education or training for adults ❑ Improves air, land and/or water quality ❑ Improves healthier living in general ❑ Supports biodiversity ❑ Makes travel/transit easier/efficient, safer or reliable, especially people who are vulnerable ❑ Makes "greener" travel more possible for all by bus, walking, biking, etc. ❑ Otherwise supports part or all of action in one of the other action areas: Buildings, Transportation, Waste, Adaptation, Sustainable Living ❑ Easily replicable and scalable ❑ Engagement with community stakeholders or agencies ❑ Other: 4b. Are there other economic benefits? (Select all that apply) ❑ Increases home or building value ❑ Adds new or advances existing jobs/profession ❑ Supports local economy ❑ Other: 4c. Does it conflict with any other action in the 100-day plan? ❑ Buildings ❑ Transportation ❑ Waste ❑ Adaptation ❑ Sustainable Lifestyle If yes, how? w 4d. Which group(s) will be more positively impacted by the outcome of this action? 4e. Are there any obstacles that are keeping particular groups from participating in the benefits of this action? (Select all that apply) ❑ Education ❑ Financial ❑ Time ❑ Physical accessibility ❑ Lack of cultural sensitivity ❑ Language barriers ❑ Other: 10 Step 5 — Strategies / Recommendations 5a. What is the overall strategy to address equity in this action? 5b. If applicable, what are the strategies for addressing the potential identified burdens/obstacles from 4e? 5c. How can partnerships with stakeholders be continued throughout the rion 5d. What remains unresolved? What resources or internal/external partnerships do you still need to make changes? 11 Step 6 — Evaluation and Accountability 6a. In what ways would this action be considered "successful" for equity in the Iowa City community? 6b. How can the impacts and outcomes be documented and evaluated over time? 6c. Is there a clear way for stakeholders or community members to contact with questions or concerns over this action? 12 Iowa City: Climate Action Plan Equity Implementation Toolkit (June 2021) Step 1: Desired Outcomes and Goals 1a. Project Name: ACP-3 Expand Public Tree Planting 1b. Project Description: Increase public tree planting through expansion of Forestry staff and dedicated funding for more trees. Plans are to plant 1,000 trees, double the allotment of trees (500) through a series of partnerships and coordinated events. 1c. Project Area: Adaptation 1d. Project Type: City Policy le. What is the desired outcome for this proposal? This desired outcome is to plant 1,000 trees, double the allotment of trees (500) through a series of partnerships and coordinated events. The new trees help reduce climate change, purify the air, prevents water pollution, and other environmental benefits to the community. This action is particularly important due to many trees being lost following the derecho in Auoust 2020. Step 2: Data 2a. Who is the targeted audience for this action? (Select all that apply) ❑✓ City-wide Ono ❑ Residential ❑ Single -Dwelling Residential ❑ Own er-Occupied ❑ Rental ❑ Multi -Dwelling Residential ❑ Owner -Occupied ❑ Rental ❑ Commercial ❑ Small Business ❑ Large Business ❑ Industrial ❑ Other: ❑ Public/Non-Profit Institutions ❑ Non -Profit Organizations ❑ University of Iowa ❑ Kirkwood Communit Colle e ❑ Other: 2b. Are there impacts on specific neighborhoods or geographic areas? ❑ Yes No If yes, which neighborhoods or regions will be impacted by this action? (Select all that apply) Regions Neighborhoods ❑ North ❑ Manville Heights ❑ West ❑ Melrose Ave ❑ East ❑ Miller Orchard ❑ South ❑ Morningside/Glendale ❑ Central ❑ Parkview Ter./Normandy ❑ Northside ❑ Oak Grove ❑ Peninsula Area ❑ Penny Bryn ❑ Bluffwood ❑ College Green ❑ Country Club Estates ❑ Creekside ❑ Eastside ❑ Galway Hills ❑ Goosetown ❑ Longfellow ❑ Lucas Farms ❑ South District ❑ Ty'n Cae ❑ Walnut Ridge ❑ Waterfront ❑ Washington ❑ Hills Windsor ❑ Ridge ❑ Other: Please review the Climate Action Equity Map to consider other geographic factors that may be impacted by the proposed action(s). What are the observations? Need to review inventory maps to identify areas in need Why use mapping as a tool to analyze the distribution of city services? It can demonstrate how differently a city action can affect different populations or geographical areas. It can illustrate the community's assets and weaknesses. 2c. Describe the primary socioeconomic characteristics of the targeted audience of this action? Property owners of Iowa City 2d. Of the targeted audience described in 2c, please identify any vulnerable demographics that may be negatively impacted by this action? Consider who is being affected or involved in the action and whether all are able to participate and/or benefit to the same degree. (Select all that apply) ❑ Communities/people of color ❑ Young people People with disabilities ❑✓ Older people ❑ LGBTQ+ community ❑✓ Communities of immigrants and/or limited English proficiency ❑ People without employment ❑ People who depend on public transit or other non -single -driver transportation ❑ Other individuals or communities that have been disenfranchised ❑ will remove, or potentially remove, barrier(s) that caused inequity in the first place justice) Other: Lower -income property owners 3 2d. What is the budget of the work of the action and will that impact the ability to successfully address equity? Unknown 2e. is the individual or household's personal wealth a determining factor in the to benefit from this action? - the placement locations for the trees would be based on the greatest need A Is there any essential data missing or need further exploration? Need to identify the areas of Iowa City with greatest needs of trees How do you plan to find out the information? n Step 3: Stakeholder Involvement / Community Engagement 3a. Who are the stakeholders involved in this action? Who are the "stakeholders"? Stakeholders are those impacted or interested in the action. Examples include residents, city staff, community organizations, businesses, etc. City staff, community residents, landlords, developers, misc. property owners ... series of partnerships 3b. Which groups have been part of the staff and partners 3c. Are there groups that have been missing in the conversation? Which ones? Community residents (in particular, low -mod neighborhoods), landlords, developers If yes, what are opportunities for outreach to engage these groups? Coordinated events to address negative perceptions through modifications and education 5 IOWA CITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & STAKEHOLDER MAP The Community Engagement & Stakeholder Map from the Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City Report is aimed to help the City understand how different stakeholders may be impacted by environmental policies differently due to client vulnerabilities and connectedness to the city. The purpose is to promote engagement between the City and community organizations. Depending on where the stakeholder is located on the map will impact how they will be engaged and reached by the City. A Influence in environmental decision -making (time, resources, information, perceived ability to influence outcomes) N 3d. Using the Iowa City Community Engagement & Stakeholder Man above, where do the involved stakeholders fall in the quadrant(s)? How have the stakeholders or community member/groups been involved in the development of this proposal? (Fill in as applicable) Stakeholder#l: kmrnunityOrganizatio Stakeholder#5: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #2: andlords Stakeholder #6: Quadrant: g ® Quadrant.❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #3: ow -Mod ei hborhoods Stakeholder #7: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant.,❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #4: revelopers Stakeholder #8: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making 3e. How does the quadrant impact how the stakeholders are engaged? quadrants show that city staff needs to spend extra time engaging the groups in the A (rant to bring them into the decision -making process to gain a better understanding of what of impact the new regulations would have on them. B quadrant is typically part of the decision -making process but might be a bit "louder' in ng their perspectives for how the potential regulations would impact them. 3f. If applicable, where do the groups most impacted by the action fall in the quadrants) (identified in Step 2c)? 12 3g. What are the strategies to gather input and feedback from stakeholders? ❑ One-on-one interviews ❑ Focus groups ❑ Online survey ❑ Small group facilitated workshops ❑ Collaboration on activities or projects ❑ Other: coordinated events 3h. Do the materials used to market this program need to be translated into other languages other than English? Q Yes ❑ No ❑ Maybe ❑ Not Applicable R Step 4 — Benefit / Burden Determination 4a. Are there other non -economic or non-direct-GHG-reduction benefits or advantages? (Select all that apply) ❑ Neighbors get to know each other ❑✓ Advances knowledge of some aspect of climate change or sustainability ❑ Provides for childhood learning or development in general ❑ Leads to access to other education or training for adults ❑✓ Improves air, land and/or water quality ❑✓ Improves healthier living in general ❑ Supports biodiversity ❑ Makes travel/transit easier/efficient, safer or reliable, especially people who are vulnerable ❑ Makes "greener" travel more possible for all by bus, walking, biking, etc. Otherwise supports part or all of action in one of the other action areas: Buildings, Transportation, Waste, Adaptation, Sustainable Living Easily replicable and scalable Q Engagement with community stakeholders or agencies ❑ Other: 4b. Are there other economic benefits? (Select all that apply) ❑✓ Increases home or building value ❑✓ Adds new or advances existing jobs/profession ❑ Supports local economy ❑ Other: 4c. Does it conflict with any other action in the 100-day plan? ❑ Buildings ❑ Transportation ❑ Waste ❑ Adaptation ❑ Sustainable Lifestyle If yes, how? w 4d. Which group(s) will be more positively impacted by the outcome of this action? The action could be most beneficial for all Iowa City residents as long as the tree canopy is distributed equally. 4e. Are there any obstacles that are keeping particular groups from participating in the benefits of this action? (Select all that apply) ❑ Education ❑ Financial ❑ Time ❑ Physical accessibility ❑ Lack of cultural sensitivity ❑ Language barriers Q Other: Negative perceptions 10 Step 5 — Strategies / Recommendations 5a. What is the overall strategy to address equity in this action? Ensuring that the tree plantings are distributed in the community fairly by reviewing inventory maps. Identifying the areas in greater need and target a work plan for outreach. 5b. If applicable, what are the strategies for addressing the potential identified burdens/obstacles from 4e? Negative perceptions - A series of partnerships and coordinated events; opportunity for discussion with the impacted groups to address negative perceptions through modifications or education. 5c. How can partnerships with stakeholders be continued throughout the non city can continue to work with partners in future years when more trees are allocated to be 5d. What remains unresolved? What resources or internal/external partnerships do you still need to make changes? to review inventory maps and locate areas in need to target workplan outreach dingly. Need to engage the impacted groups — residents, landlords, City staff, business or :)pment groups. 11 Step 6 — Evaluation and Accountability 6a. In what ways would this action be considered "successful" for equity in the Iowa City community? This action would be considered successful if the City was able to identify the areas of greatest needs and properly engage the stakeholders to be a part of the process. 6b. How can the impacts and outcomes be documented and evaluated over time? Track the newly planted trees to be added to the inventory map to continually identify the areas in need each year. Could continue to partner and engage with groups to educate and discuss. 6c. Is there a clear way for stakeholders or community members to contact with questions or concerns over this action? 12 Iowa City: Climate Action Plan Equity Implementation Toolkit (June 2021) Step 1: Desired Outcomes and Goals 1a. Project Name: AE-3 Education and coordinate with local agencies on health impacts 1b. Project Description: identify current and future needs of climate action projects centered on public health issues; continue initiatives to improve indoor air quality, enhance outdoor gathering spaces and routes for pedestrian mobility; identify and compile resources, understanding impacts and associated metrics with climate change/health; hold stakeholder group to be involved with tt initiative 1c. Project Area: Adaptation 1d. Project Type: Education le. What is the desired outcome for this proposal? Engagement with local agencies in the area for cooperative efforts to improve indoor air quality, enhance outdoor gathering spaces and routes for pedestrian mobility, prevent vector -borne diseases for the community. Step 2: Data 2a. Who is the targeted audience for this action? (Select all that apply) ❑ City-wide ❑ Residential ❑ Single -Dwelling Residential ❑ Own er-Occupied ❑ Rental ❑ Multi -Dwelling Residential ❑ Owner -Occupied ❑ Rental ❑ Commercial ❑ Small Business ❑ Large Business ❑ Industrial ❑ Other: Public/Non-Profit Institutions ❑ Non -Profit Organizations ❑ University of Iowa ❑ Kirkwood Communit Colle e ❑ Other: 2b. Are there impacts on specific neighborhoods or geographic areas? ❑ Yes No If yes, which neighborhoods or regions will be impacted by this action? (Select all that apply) Regions Neighborhoods ❑ North ❑ Manville Heights ❑ West ❑ Melrose Ave ❑ East ❑ Miller Orchard ❑ South ❑ Morningside/Glendale ❑ Central ❑ Parkview Ter./Normandy ❑ Northside ❑ Oak Grove ❑ Peninsula Area ❑ Penny Bryn ❑ Bluffwood ❑ College Green ❑ Country Club Estates ❑ Creekside ❑ Eastside ❑ Galway Hills ❑ Goosetown ❑ Longfellow ❑ Lucas Farms ❑ South District ❑ Ty'n Cae ❑ Walnut Ridge ❑ Waterfront ❑ Washington ❑ Hills Windsor ❑ Ridge ❑ Other: Please review the Climate Action Equity Map to consider other geographic factors that may be impacted by the proposed action(s). What are the observations? Why use mapping as a tool to analyze the distribution of city services? It can demonstrate how differently a city action can affect different populations or geographical areas. It can illustrate the community's assets and weaknesses. The map could be used as a resource to map out the outdoor gathering spaces, pedestrian mobility, etc. 2c. Describe the primary socioeconomic characteristics of the targeted audience of this action? Local agencies 2d. Of the targeted audience described in 2c, please identify any vulnerable demographics that may be negatively impacted by this action? Consider who is being affected or involved in the action and whether all are able to participate and/or benefit to the same degree. (Select all that apply) ❑ Communities/people of color ❑ Young people ❑ People with disabilities ❑ Older people ❑ LGBTQ+ community ❑ Communities of immigrants and/or limited English proficiency ❑ People without employment ❑ People who depend on public transit or other non -single -driver transportation ❑ Other individuals or communities that have been disenfranchised ❑ will remove, or potentially remove, barrier(s) that caused inequity in the first place justice) Other: ensure that there is a diverse range of local agencies that are engaged 3 2d. What is the budget of the work of the action and will that impact the ability to successfully address equity? 2e. is the individual or household's personal wealth a determining factor in the to benefit from this action? A Is there any essential data missing or need further exploration? How do you plan to find out the information? n Step 3: Stakeholder Involvement / Community Engagement 3a. Who are the stakeholders involved in this action? Who are the "stakeholders"? Stakeholders are those impacted or interested in the action. Examples include residents, city staff, community organizations, businesses, etc. staff, Invest Health, Johnson County of Public Health, University of Iowa 3b. Which groups have been part of the staff, Invest Health, Johnson County of Public Health, University of Iowa 3c. Are there groups that have been missing in the conversation? Which ones? Non-profit organizations that may assist reaching vulnerable populations that are experiencing the negative health impacts due to climate change. These organizations could include social services, health services, immigrant organizations, etc. If yes, what are opportunities for outreach to engage these groups? Opportunities include participation in stakeholder meetings and public outreach. 5 IOWA CITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & STAKEHOLDER MAP The Community Engagement & Stakeholder Map from the Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City Report is aimed to help the City understand how different stakeholders may be impacted by environmental policies differently due to client vulnerabilities and connectedness to the city. The purpose is to promote engagement between the City and community organizations. Depending on where the stakeholder is located on the map will impact how they will be engaged and reached by the City. A Influence in environmental decision -making (time, resources, information, perceived ability to influence outcomes) N 3d. Using the Iowa City Community Engagement & Stakeholder Man above, where do the involved stakeholders fall in the quadrant(s)? How have the stakeholders or community member/groups been involved in the development of this proposal? (Fill in as applicable) Stakeholder#1; Invest Health Stakeholder#5: Quadrant: B C) Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #2: ohnson County of ublic Health Stakeholder #6: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant.,❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #3: niversity of Iowa Stakeholder #7: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant.,❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #4: Stakeholder #8: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making 3e. How does the quadrant impact how the stakeholders are engaged? quadrant identifies how each stakeholder could be impacted by the action and the amount of ance the group has in the process. 3f. If applicable, where do the groups most impacted by the action fall in the quadrants) (identified in Step 2c)? 3g. What are the strategies to gather input and feedback from stakeholders? ❑ One-on-one interviews ❑ Focus groups ❑ Online survey Q Small group facilitated workshops Q Collaboration on activities or projects ❑ Other: 3h. Do the materials used to market this program need to be translated into other languages other than English? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Maybe ❑ Not Applicable R Step 4 — Benefit / Burden Determination 4a. Are there other non -economic or non-direct-GHG-reduction benefits or advantages? (Select all that apply) ❑ Neighbors get to know each other ❑ Advances knowledge of some aspect of climate change or sustainability ❑ Provides for childhood learning or development in general ❑ Leads to access to other education or training for adults ❑ Improves air, land and/or water quality ❑ Improves healthier living in general ❑ Supports biodiversity ❑ Makes travel/transit easier/efficient, safer or reliable, especially people who are vulnerable ❑ Makes "greener" travel more possible for all by bus, walking, biking, etc. Otherwise supports part or all of action in one of the other action areas: Buildings, Transportation, Waste, Adaptation, Sustainable Living ❑ Easily replicable and scalable Q Engagement with community stakeholders or agencies ❑ Other: 4b. Are there other economic benefits? (Select all that apply) ❑ Increases home or building value ❑ Adds new or advances existing jobs/profession ❑✓ Supports local economy ❑ Other: 4c. Does it conflict with any other action in the 100-day plan? ❑ Buildings ❑ Transportation ❑ Waste ❑ Adaptation ❑ Sustainable Lifestyle If yes, how? w 4d. Which group(s) will be more positively impacted by the outcome of this action? 4e. Are there any obstacles that are keeping particular groups from participating in the benefits of this action? (Select all that apply) ❑ Education ❑ Financial ❑ Time ❑ Physical accessibility ❑ Lack of cultural sensitivity ❑ Language barriers ❑ Other: 10 Step 5 — Strategies / Recommendations 5a. What is the overall strategy to address equity in this action? Coordinate with local agencies to incorporate equity within public health projects and work with diverse group of community organizations that represent vulnerable populations 5b. If applicable, what are the strategies for addressing the potential identified burdens/obstacles from 4e? 5c. How can partnerships with stakeholders be continued throughout the non Continue to hold stakeholder meetings and keep stakeholders up-to-date on actions throughout the process 5d. What remains unresolved? What resources or internal/external partnerships do you still need to make changes? 11 Step 6 — Evaluation and Accountability 6a. In what ways would this action be considered "successful" for equity in the Iowa City community? Action would be considered successful by ensuring all necessary community groups and organizations are participating in the process 6b. How can the impacts and outcomes be documented and evaluated over time? 6c. Is there a clear way for stakeholders or community members to contact with questions or concerns over this action? 12 Iowa City: Climate Action Plan Equity Implementation Toolkit (June 2021) Step 1: Desired Outcomes and Goals 1a. Project Name: BI-6 Consider a Building Permit Fee Rebate Program for Enhanced Energy Standards 1b. Project Description: Offer a residential incentive program to rebate a portion of building permit fees in exchange for enhanced energy measures on construction projects in existing and new residential buildings for Iowa City property owners and residents. The program includes residential insulation improvements and the installation of tankless water heaters and programmable thermostats. 1c. Project Area: Buildings 1d. Project Type: Incentives 0 le. What is the desired outcome for this proposal? The rebate program will support the Iowa City economy and generate demand for energy efficient appliances and weatherization, potentially moving the market to offer these greener options as standard for replacement or improvements. The goal is to bring change to as many households as possible by incentivizing all residents to make a change. Step 2: Data 2a. Who is the targeted audience for this action? (Select all that apply) ❑ City-wide ❑✓ Residential ❑✓ Single -Dwelling Residential ❑✓ Owner -Occupied ❑ Rental ❑✓ Multi -Dwelling Residential ❑✓ Owner -Occupied ❑ Rental ❑ Commercial ❑ Small Business ❑ Large Business ❑ Industrial ❑ Other: ❑ Public/Non-Profit Institutions ❑ Non -Profit Organizations ❑ University of Iowa ❑ Kirkwood Communit Colle e ❑ Other: 2b. Are there impacts on specific neighborhoods or geographic areas? ❑ Yes ❑ No If yes, which neighborhoods or regions will be impacted by this action? (Select all that apply) Regions Neighborhoods ❑ North ❑ Manville Heights ❑ West ❑ Melrose Ave ❑ East ❑ Miller Orchard ❑ South ❑ Morningside/Glendale ❑ Central ❑ Parkview Ter./Normandy ❑ Northside ❑ Oak Grove ❑ Peninsula Area ❑ Penny Bryn ❑ Bluffwood ❑ College Green ❑ Country Club Estates ❑ Creekside ❑ Eastside ❑ Galway Hills ❑ Goosetown ❑ Longfellow ❑ Lucas Farms ❑ South District ❑ Ty'n Cae ❑ Walnut Ridge ❑ Waterfront ❑ Washington ❑ Hills Windsor ❑ Ridge ❑ Other: Please review the Climate Action Equity Map to consider other geographic factors that may be impacted by the proposed action(s). What are the observations? Why use mapping as a tool to analyze the distribution of city services? It can demonstrate how differently a city action can affect different populations or geographical areas. It can illustrate the community's assets and weaknesses. The City could add the assisted homes to the map throughout the program to ensure the recipients are applied somewhat evenly through all areas of new development and redevelopment. It also could be useful in understanding which neighborhoods have the greatest need and be able to geographically focus the program in the future. 2c. Describe the primary socioeconomic characteristics of the targeted audience of this action? All homeowners of Iowa City 2d. Of the targeted audience described in 2c, please identify any vulnerable demographics that may be negatively impacted by this action? Consider who is being affected or involved in the action and whether all are able to participate and/or benefit to the same degree. (Select all that apply) ❑✓ Communities/people of color ❑✓ Young people ❑ People with disabilities ❑✓ Older people ❑ LGBTQ+ community ❑✓ Communities of immigrants and/or limited English proficiency ❑✓ People without employment ❑ People who depend on public transit or other non -single -driver transportation ❑ Other individuals or communities that have been disenfranchised ❑ will remove, or potentially remove, barrier(s) that caused inequity in the first place justice) ❑ Other: 3 2d. What is the budget of the work of the action and will that impact the ability to successfully address equity? The City has more than $50,000 to allocate if the program interest is high. The budget shouldn't impact the ability to successfully address equity. 2e. is the individual or household's personal wealth a determining factor in the �ci�iarcwn rrc��n■ ru[.�[yrznrr, As the price for housing costs increase, it prices people out for participating in the program. Th( will need to keep inflation of housing costs to a minimum and ensure that the program does not additional costs to the homeowner. Some funding will be needed to be set aside to encourage r income households to participate in the program. A Is there any essential data missing or need further exploration? 1. Energy assessments conducted by Green Iowa AmeriCorps could offer insight to what areas already have expressed interest in energy efficiency and which areas of the community have gaps in weatherization or related improvement 2. The City's community -based social marketing study will be meeting with community stakeholders to address benefits/barriers to climate actions (household repairs, appliance upgrades) 3. Solar feasibility study - data coming soon to shed light on areas to focus to increase effectiveness and equity of the program How do you plan to find out the information? n Step 3: Stakeholder Involvement / Community Engagement 3a. Who are the stakeholders involved in this action? (property owners, homeowners) 3b. Which groups have been part of the City staff Who are the "stakeholders"? Stakeholders are those impacted or interested in the action. Examples include residents, city staff, community organizations, businesses, etc. 3c. Are there groups that have been missing in the conversation? Which ones? If yes, what are opportunities for outreach to engage these groups? 5 IOWA CITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & STAKEHOLDER MAP The Community Engagement & Stakeholder Map from the Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City Report is aimed to help the City understand how different stakeholders may be impacted by environmental policies differently due to client vulnerabilities and connectedness to the city. The purpose is to promote engagement between the City and community organizations. Depending on where the stakeholder is located on the map will impact how they will be engaged and reached by the City. A Influence in environmental decision -making (time, resources, information, perceived ability to influence outcomes) N 3d. Using the Iowa City Community Engagement & Stakeholder Man above, where do the involved stakeholders fall in the quadrant(s)? How have the stakeholders or community member/groups been involved in the development of this proposal? (Fill in as applicable) Stakeholder#1: Homebuildinglrrades Stakeholder#5: Quadrant: B C> Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑✓ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #2: MidAmerican Energy Stakeholder #6: Quadrant: g ® Quadrant.❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑✓ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #3: Community Stakeholder #7: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant.,❑ Q Informed ❑ Informed Q Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #4: Stakeholder #8: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making 3e. How does the quadrant impact how the stakeholders are engaged? The quadrant identifies how the specified stakeholder could be impacted by the action and the amount of influence the group has in the process. The homeowners, in particular the groups that are most vulnerable, will be most impacted by environmental policies and need to be considered in the development of this program. For this situation, the groups that are not able to participate will not experience the benefits of transitioning to energy efficient appliances and weatherization. 3f. If applicable, where do the groups most impacted by the action fall in the quadrants) (identified in Step 2c)? 3g. What are the strategies to gather input and feedback from stakeholders? ❑✓ One-on-one interviews ❑ Focus groups ❑ Online survey ❑✓ Small group facilitated workshops ❑✓ Collaboration on activities or projects ❑ Other: 3h. Do the materials used to market this program need to be translated into other languages other than English? ❑✓ Yes ❑ No ❑ Maybe ❑ Not Applicable R Step 4 — Benefit / Burden Determination 4a. Are there other non -economic or non-direct-GHG-reduction benefits or advantages? (Select all that apply) ❑ Neighbors get to know each other ❑✓ Advances knowledge of some aspect of climate change or sustainability ❑ Provides for childhood learning or development in general ❑ Leads to access to other education or training for adults ❑✓ Improves air, land and/or water quality ❑✓ Improves healthier living in general ❑ Supports biodiversity ❑ Makes travel/transit easier/efficient, safer or reliable, especially people who are vulnerable ❑ Makes "greener" travel more possible for all by bus, walking, biking, etc. ❑ Otherwise supports part or all of action in one of the other action areas: Buildings, Transportation, Waste, Adaptation, Sustainable Living ❑ Easily replicable and scalable Q Engagement with community stakeholders or agencies ❑ Other: 4b. Are there other economic benefits? (Select all that apply) ❑✓ Increases home or building value ❑✓ Adds new or advances existing jobs/profession ❑✓ Supports local economy ❑ Other: 4c. Does it conflict with any other action in the 100-day plan? ❑ Buildings ❑ Transportation ❑ Waste ❑ Adaptation ❑ Sustainable Lifestyle If yes, how? w 4d. Which group(s) will be more positively impacted by the outcome of this action? Homeowners that were already going to be implementing energy saving measures. 4e. Are there any obstacles that are keeping particular groups from participating in the benefits of this action? (Select all that apply) 0 Education Q Financial ❑ Time ❑ Physical accessibility ❑ Lack of cultural sensitivity Language barriers ❑ Other: 10 Step 5 — Strategies / Recommendations 5a. What is the overall strategy to address equity in this action? The program will be following a tiered rebate structure, similar to the Root for Trees rebate program, that would accept homeowners based on need. It would offer a greater level of funding to income -eligible households and help the City identify the households that would benefit the most from the program. The households with the greatest need would receive larger rebate. The City and/or Commission will engage with the community to understand how homeowners of varying demographics will use the program and what additional obstacles there are to participating in the program. This will contribute to the overall strategy in identifying how the City can have a variety of participants with diverse housing characteristics in the program. 5b. If applicable, what are the strategies for addressing the potential identified burdens/obstacles from 4e? Education - there needs to be clear marketing material to help homeowners understand the value of implementing energy saving measures. Financial - setting a portion of the funding available aside for lower -income households to be a part of the program. Language Barriers - ensuring that the program marketing material is easily translated. 5c. How can partnerships with stakeholders be continued throughout the City can gather feedback after the first year from homeowners that were part of the program for ways for improvement. It the assisted homes are geographically mapped, the City could identify the areas of Iowa City that were not reached and could engage with those homeowners/ neighborhood associations to understand what barriers there were to being a part of the program. 5d. What remains unresolved? What resources or internal/external partnerships do you still need to make changes? 11 Step 6 — Evaluation and Accountability 6a. In what ways would this action be considered "successful" for equity in the Iowa City community? Equity can be considered a success when the recipients (homeowners) of the program vary in income levels, as well as have a diverse pool of housing age, size, and condition. In addition, there is opportunity for lower income homeowners to participate in the program with set aside funding. 6b. How can the impacts and outcomes be documented and evaluated over time? Keeping track of the assisted homes with the data (income, age, size, condition, etc.) will be beneficial in understanding which were more successful than others, as well as mapping out the assisted homes to identify which geographic areas of Iowa City have more assistance than others. Re-evaluating the strategy each year will be beneficial in evolving the outreach strategy for the program. 6c. Is there a clear way for stakeholders or community members to contact with questions or concerns over this action? City staff will be readily available for questions or concerns. 12 Iowa City: Climate Action Plan Equity Implementation Toolkit (June 2021) Step 1: Desired Outcomes and Goals 1a. Project Name: AE-4 Concentrated Education Campaign for Private Properties about Native Plantings, Permeable Pavement, Rain 1b. Project Description: developing a communications strategy for individuals, neighborhood organizations, and business community; budgeted promotional materials and activities. 1c. Project Area: Adaptation 1d. Project Type: Education le. What is the desired outcome for this proposal? Educate with materials and public events the individuals, neighborhood organizations, and business community of Iowa City in stormwater management best practices and incentive programs, as well as information on native plantings, permeable pavement, and rain for the residents to implement on an individual/neighborhood basis. Step 2: Data 2a. Who is the targeted audience for this action? (Select all that apply) ❑ City-wide ❑✓ Residential ❑✓ Single -Dwelling Residential ❑✓ Owner -Occupied 0 Rental ❑✓ Multi -Dwelling Residential ❑✓ Owner -Occupied Rental Commercial 0 Small Business Large Business Industrial ❑ Other: ❑ Public/Non-Profit Institutions ❑ Non -Profit Organizations ❑ University of Iowa ❑ Kirkwood Communit Colle e ❑ Other: 2b. Are there impacts on specific neighborhoods or geographic areas? 0 Yes ❑ No If yes, which neighborhoods or regions will be impacted by this action? (Select all that apply) Regions Neighborhoods ❑ North ❑ Manville Heights ❑ West ❑ Melrose Ave ❑ East ❑ Miller Orchard ❑ South ❑ Morningside/Glendale ❑ Central ❑ Parkview Ter./Normandy ❑ Northside ❑ Oak Grove ❑ Peninsula Area ❑ Penny Bryn ❑ Bluffwood ❑ College Green ❑ Country Club Estates ❑ Creekside ❑ Eastside ❑ Galway Hills ❑ Goosetown ❑ Longfellow ❑ Lucas Farms ❑ South District ❑ Ty'n Cae ❑ Walnut Ridge ❑ Waterfront ❑ Washington ❑ Hills Windsor ❑ Ridge ❑ Other: Please review the Climate Action Equity Map to consider other geographic factors that may be impacted by the proposed action(s). What are the observations? Why use mapping as a tool to analyze the distribution of city services? It can demonstrate how differently a city action can affect different populations or geographical areas. It can illustrate the community's assets and weaknesses. Map could identify the gaps in locations for stormwater BMP and garden plot rentals; the location of lower socioeconomic populations are to see if there are lower stormwater management practices; track planned activities to ensure that there is equitable opportunities For all regions of Iowa City 2c. Describe the primary socioeconomic characteristics of the targeted audience of this action? Property owners, neighborhood organizations, and business community of Iowa City 2d. Of the targeted audience described in 2c, please identify any vulnerable demographics that may be negatively impacted by this action? Consider who is being affected or involved in the action and whether all are able to participate and/or benefit to the same degree. (Select all that apply) ❑ Communities/people of color ❑ Young people People with disabilities ❑✓ Older people ❑ LGBTQ+ community ❑✓ Communities of immigrants and/or limited English proficiency ❑ People without employment ❑ People who depend on public transit or other non -single -driver transportation ❑ Other individuals or communities that have been disenfranchised ❑ will remove, or potentially remove, barrier(s) that caused inequity in the first place justice) ❑ Other: 3 2d. What is the budget of the work of the action and will that impact the ability to successfully address equity? 2e. is the individual or household's personal wealth a determining factor in the to benefit from this action? A Is there any essential data missing or need further exploration? How do you plan to find out the information? n Step 3: Stakeholder Involvement / Community Engagement 3a. Who are the stakeholders involved in this action? Who are the "stakeholders"? Stakeholders are those impacted or interested in the action. Examples include residents, city staff, community organizations, businesses, etc. City of Iowa City staff, Climate Ambassadors, Green Iowa AmeriCorps, University of Iowa, Neighborhood Associations/Organizations, business community, property owners 3b. Which groups have been part of the staff, Climate Ambassadors, University of Iowa 3c. Are there groups that have been missing in the conversation? Which ones? If yes, what are opportunities for outreach to engage these groups? 5 IOWA CITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & STAKEHOLDER MAP The Community Engagement & Stakeholder Map from the Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City Report is aimed to help the City understand how different stakeholders may be impacted by environmental policies differently due to client vulnerabilities and connectedness to the city. The purpose is to promote engagement between the City and community organizations. Depending on where the stakeholder is located on the map will impact how they will be engaged and reached by the City. A Influence in environmental decision -making (time, resources, information, perceived ability to influence outcomes) N 3d. Using the Iowa City Community Engagement & Stakeholder Man above, where do the involved stakeholders fall in the quadrant(s)? How have the stakeholders or community member/groups been involved in the development of this proposal? (Fill in as applicable) Stakeholder#l: hinnateAmbassadors Stakeholder#5: Business community Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑✓ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #2: niversity of Iowa Stakeholder #6: Property owners Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant.,❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder 0: reen Iowa meriCor s Stakeholder #7: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant.,❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder#4: eighborhood ssociationslor anizati Stakeholder#8: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making 3e. How does the quadrant impact how the stakeholders are engaged? quadrant identifies how each stakeholder could be impacted by the action and the amount of ance the group has in the process. 3f. If applicable, where do the groups most impacted by the action fall in the quadrants) (identified in Step 2c)? 12 3g. What are the strategies to gather input and feedback from stakeholders? ❑ One-on-one interviews ❑ Focus groups ❑ Online survey ❑ Small group facilitated workshops Q Collaboration on activities or projects ❑ Other: 3h. Do the materials used to market this program need to be translated into other languages other than English? Q Yes ❑ No ❑ Maybe ❑ Not Applicable R Step 4 — Benefit / Burden Determination 4a. Are there other non -economic or non-direct-GHG-reduction benefits or advantages? (Select all that apply) ❑ Neighbors get to know each other ❑✓ Advances knowledge of some aspect of climate change or sustainability Provides for childhood learning or development in general Leads to access to other education or training for adults ❑✓ Improves air, land and/or water quality ❑✓ Improves healthier living in general ❑ Supports biodiversity ❑ Makes travel/transit easier/efficient, safer or reliable, especially people who are vulnerable ❑ Makes "greener" travel more possible for all by bus, walking, biking, etc. Otherwise supports part or all of action in one of the other action areas: Buildings, Transportation, Waste, Adaptation, Sustainable Living Easily replicable and scalable Q Engagement with community stakeholders or agencies ❑ Other: 4b. Are there other economic benefits? (Select all that apply) ❑✓ Increases home or building value ❑ Adds new or advances existing jobs/profession ❑ Supports local economy ❑ Other: 4c. Does it conflict with any other action in the 100-day plan? ❑ Buildings ❑ Transportation ❑ Waste ❑ Adaptation ❑ Sustainable Lifestyle If yes, how? w 4d. Which group(s) will be more positively impacted by the outcome of this action? The groups that are able to participate in the educational opportunities 4e. Are there any obstacles that are keeping particular groups from participating in the benefits of this action? (Select all that apply) 0 Education Q Financial ❑ Time Physical accessibility ❑ Lack of cultural sensitivity ❑ Language barriers ❑ Other: 10 Step 5 — Strategies / Recommendations 5a. What is the overall strategy to address equity in this action? Equity plan involves targeted educational opportunities. Geographic analysis to identify gaps in planned activities. All marketing materials are accessible and understandable to all property / business owners. 5b. If applicable, what are the strategies for addressing the potential identified burdens/obstacles from 4e? Education — if materials or events use lots of environmental jargon that is not easily understood, it can be confusing or an obstacle for creating change Financial — if any of the benefits require substantial payment, provide subsidies or resources for assistance Time — provide events at varied hours/period of time Physical accessibility — ensure that event locations are accessible either by public transportation or, if held in a neighborhood, that all residents may travel easily 5c. How can partnerships with stakeholders be continued throughout the non 5d. What remains unresolved? What resources or internal/external partnerships do you still need to make changes? 11 Step 6 — Evaluation and Accountability 6a. In what ways would this action be considered "successful" for equity in the Iowa City community? Action would be considered successful by ensuring all public events and educational materials are marketed equally among all neighborhoods + demographics; ensure that all materials are easily understood; all events are accessible 6b. How can the impacts and outcomes be documented and evaluated over time? Track activities and materials 6c. Is there a clear way for stakeholders or community members to contact with questions or concerns over this action? 12 Iowa City: Climate Action Plan Equity Implementation Toolkit (June 2021) Step 1: Desired Outcomes and Goals 1a. Project Name: TR-1 — Review Parking Regulations and Consider Innovative Ways to Encourage Alternative Modes of Travel 1b. Project Description: The review may include amenity prioritization for EV and efficient vehicle parking, maximum parking standards, and opportunities for private properties, ride sharing, and development of employer programs. 1c. Project Area: Transportation 1d. Project Type: Regulation le. What is the desired outcome for this proposal? The desired outcome is to encourage alternative modes of travel. The regulation(s) would make it easier for city residents to not rely on their personal vehicle. Step 2: Data 2a. Who is the targeted audience for this action? (Select all that apply) ❑ City-wide ❑ Residential ❑ Single -Dwelling Residential ❑ Own er-Occupied ❑ Rental ❑✓ Multi -Dwelling Residential ❑✓ Owner -Occupied ❑ Rental Commercial Small Business Large Business Industrial ❑ Other: Public/Non-Profit Institutions ❑ Non -Profit Organizations University of Iowa ❑ Kirkwood Communit Colle e ❑ Other: 2b. Are there impacts on specific neighborhoods or geographic areas? ❑ Yes No If yes, which neighborhoods or regions will be impacted by this action? (Select all that apply) Regions Neighborhoods ❑ North ❑ Manville Heights ❑ West ❑ Melrose Ave ❑ East ❑ Miller Orchard ❑ South ❑ Morningside/Glendale ❑ Central ❑ Parkview Ter./Normandy ❑ Northside ❑ Oak Grove ❑ Peninsula Area ❑ Penny Bryn ❑ Bluffwood ❑ College Green ❑ Country Club Estates ❑ Creekside ❑ Eastside ❑ Galway Hills ❑ Goosetown ❑ Longfellow ❑ Lucas Farms ❑ South District ❑ Ty'n Cae ❑ Walnut Ridge ❑ Waterfront ❑ Washington ❑ Hills Windsor ❑ Ridge ❑ Other: Please review the Climate Action Equity Map to consider other geographic factors that may be impacted by the proposed action(s). What are the observations? Why use mapping as a tool to analyze the distribution of city services? It can demonstrate how differently a city action can affect different populations or geographical areas. It can illustrate the community's assets and weaknesses. Observations include downtown area having a significant mix for the minority impact. While most of the areas are in the 10-15% range, there are parts of the general downtown area (generally to the east and southeast) that have a 15-20% or 30-54% minority impact. 2c. Describe the primary socioeconomic characteristics of the targeted audience of this action? Nil auto drivers of Iowa City - may impact those renting at multi -family housing or shopping at owa City businesses more than others 2d. Of the targeted audience described in 2c, please identify any vulnerable demographics that may be negatively impacted by this action? Consider who is being affected or involved in the action and whether all are able to participate and/or benefit to the same degree. (Select all that apply) ❑✓ Communities/people of color ❑✓ Young people People with disabilities ❑✓ Older people ❑ LGBTQ+ community ❑✓ Communities of immigrants and/or limited English proficiency ❑✓ People without employment ❑ People who depend on public transit or other non -single -driver transportation ❑ Other individuals or communities that have been disenfranchised ❑ Will remove, or potentially remove, barrier(s) that caused inequity in the first place justice) ❑ Other: 3 2d. What is the budget of the work of the action and will that impact the ability to successfully address equity? Unknown 2e. is the individual or household's personal wealth a determining factor in the �ci�iarcwn rrc��n■ ru[.�[yrznrr, - persons in lower socioeconomic status' may be impacted more due to spending a roportionate amount of their income on transportation and may experience the most impact from A Is there any essential data missing or need further exploration? Need to perform a travel study to gather data on the current transportation modes to the downtown area. Could use more data on the GIS map - income, age, etc. How do you plan to find out the information? Census Data for the demographic information. The transit study JPP-1) could offer more data and recommendations for how current residents travel and ways to increase ridership for public transportation n Step 3: Stakeholder Involvement / Community Engagement 3a. Who are the stakeholders involved in this action? Who are the "stakeholders"? Stakeholders are those impacted or interested in the action. Examples include residents, city staff, community organizations, businesses, etc. City staff, electric vehicle owners, property owners, persons in lower socio-economic status, young people, University of Iowa, developers, business owners 3b. Which groups have been part of the staff 3c. Are there groups that have been missing in the conversation? Which ones? Private businesses, property owners, low-income groups If yes, what are opportunities for outreach to engage these groups? Possible opportunities for outreach include public meetings, surveys, focus groups, etc. 5 IOWA CITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & STAKEHOLDER MAP The Community Engagement & Stakeholder Map from the Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City Report is aimed to help the City understand how different stakeholders may be impacted by environmental policies differently due to client vulnerabilities and connectedness to the city. The purpose is to promote engagement between the City and community organizations. Depending on where the stakeholder is located on the map will impact how they will be engaged and reached by the City. A Influence in environmental decision -making (time, resources, information, perceived ability to influence outcomes) N 3d. Using the Iowa City Community Engagement & Stakeholder Man above, where do the involved stakeholders fall in the quadrant(s)? How have the stakeholders or community member/groups been involved in the development of this proposal? (Fill in as applicable) Stakeholder #1: ow -income groups Stakeholder #5: university of Iowa Quadrant: B C> Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #2: oung people Stakeholder #6: Quadrant: g ® Quadrant.❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #3: revelopers Stakeholder #7: Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant.,❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making Stakeholder #4: rivate business Stakeholder #8: wners Quadrant: ❑ Quadrant: ❑ ❑ Informed ❑ Informed ❑ Consulted ❑ Consulted ❑ Collaborated ❑ Collaborated ❑ Shared Decision -Making ❑ Shared Decision -Making 3e. How does the quadrant impact how the stakeholders are engaged? quadrants show that city staff needs to spend extra time engaging the groups in the top left (rant to bring them into the decision -making process to gain a better understanding of what of impact the new regulations would have on them. top right quadrant is typically part of the decision -making process but might be a bit "louder" in ng their perspectives for how the potential regulations would impact them. 3f. If applicable, where do the groups most impacted by the action fall in the quadrants) (identified in Step 2c)? 12 3g. What are the strategies to gather input and feedback from stakeholders? ❑ One-on-one interviews ❑ Focus groups ❑ Online survey ❑ Small group facilitated workshops ❑ Collaboration on activities or projects ❑ Other: 3h. Do the materials used to market this program need to be translated into other languages other than English? ❑ Yes ❑ No ❑ Maybe ❑ Not Applicable R Step 4 — Benefit / Burden Determination 4a. Are there other non -economic or non-direct-GHG-reduction benefits or advantages? (Select all that apply) ❑ Neighbors get to know each other ❑ Advances knowledge of some aspect of climate change or sustainability ❑ Provides for childhood learning or development in general ❑ Leads to access to other education or training for adults ❑✓ Improves air, land and/or water quality ❑✓ Improves healthier living in general ❑ Supports biodiversity Makes travel/transit easier/efficient, safer or reliable, especially people who are vulnerable Makes "greener" travel more possible for all by bus, walking, biking, etc. ❑ Otherwise supports part or all of action in one of the other action areas: Buildings, Transportation, Waste, Adaptation, Sustainable Living ❑ Easily replicable and scalable Q Engagement with community stakeholders or agencies ❑ Other: 4b. Are there other economic benefits? (Select all that apply) ❑ Increases home or building value ❑✓ Adds new or advances existing jobs/profession ❑ Supports local economy ❑ Other: 4c. Does it conflict with any other action in the 100-day plan? ❑ Buildings ❑ Transportation ❑ Waste ❑ Adaptation ❑ Sustainable Lifestyle If yes, how? w 4d. Which group(s) will be more positively impacted by the outcome of this action? EV drivers 4e. Are there any obstacles that are keeping particular groups from participating in the benefits of this action? (Select all that apply) ❑ Education Q Financial ❑ Time ❑ Physical accessibility ❑ Lack of cultural sensitivity ❑ Language barriers ❑ Other: 10 Step 5 — Strategies / Recommendations 5a. What is the overall strategy to address equity in this action? The general strategy is considering using pricing models and explore transit alternatives in Iowa City to ensure that all groups have greater accessibility to their home/work. 5b. If applicable, what are the strategies for addressing the potential identified burdens/obstacles from 4e? Financial - pricing models, affordable and accessible alternative transportation 5c. How can partnerships with stakeholders be continued throughout the non 5d. What remains unresolved? What resources or internal/external partnerships do you still need to make changes? more geographic data to understand where the vulnerable groups are located in the city. more information from the transit study and affordable housing action plan. 11 Step 6 — Evaluation and Accountability 6a. In what ways would this action be considered "successful" for equity in the Iowa City community? This action would be considered successful if all residents were able to be incentivized to use alternative modes of transportation. We could limit parking in downtown areas but increase ridership (ride sharing, public transit, etc.) that all everyone to have access to downtown without spending a disproportionate amount of their income on the travel. 6b. How can the impacts and outcomes be documented and evaluated over time? Keep in contact with community groups and residents that are impacted by the regulation and adjust accordingly. 6c. Is there a clear way for stakeholders or community members to contact with questions or concerns over this action? City staff will be readily available as a resource for questions and/or concerns. 12 11 Climate Change, Health and Equity in Iowa City Nl E .. USDN Equity, Dive.rsity and Inclusion Fe EQUITY &CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS The changing climate requires adaptation and preparation for the effects it will have on people's lives and wellness. Extreme temperatures, longer summers and winters, extreme precipitation and flooding, and extreme winds are the projected local impacts of climate change that will affect Iowa City's economy, infrastructure, environment, and overall human health.' Addressing climate change, health, and equity in Iowa City requires a two -pronged approach: reduce public health risks and build relationships between community stakeholders and the City. The City of Iowa City is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion; it works to ensure that all residents have access to the resources necessary to adapt to the changing climate? Building community resilience to climate change means centering issues of equity. The awareness and understanding of vulnerability and impact challenges is both necessary and useful as the community moves forward on climate action planning. The City will use the input -gathering process outlined in this document - in concert with the City's other equity tools - to assess new projects and programs and shape outcomes. The citizens of Iowa City can also use this document to shape climate action and planning. It is intended to be a public tool for use by all. Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City The social determinants of health D agrem courtesy of the Institute for Future Studies, Stockholm The impacts of climate change, like the determinants of health, are influenced by social and community networks, living and working conditions, and socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental conditions. Not all individuals or all communities are equally affected by climate change. Vulnerability, as defined by the Intergov- ernmental Panel on Climate Change, is "the degree to which a system is susceptible to, or unable to cope with, the adverse effects of climate variability and change."3 Resilience, as defined by the World Health Organization, is "the ability of a natural or human system to absorb disturbances while retaining the same basic structure and ways of functioning, the capacity for self -organization, and the capac- ity to adapt to stress and change." Community vulnerability to weather hazards differ by place, race, and income, because of inequities in the distribution of money and power, historical disinvestment in some communities, discriminatory practices and policies over time, structural racism, higher pollution burdens, and less access to resources for health.' The following chart highlights how some population groups persistently face greater impacts: Iowa City Division of Climate Action and Outreach 3 VULNERABILITY TO HAZARDS VulnerableMost Impacts Living in poverty Less ability to absorb losses and recover Lack transportation for evacuation Lower housing quality Higher proportional losses Non -White, Non-Anglo Cultural barriers Broken trust in authority Reside in high hazard zones Women Wage gap, Care -giving role LGBTQ+ Exclusion or isolation Chronically ill Increased mortality Post -traumatic stress Children Reduced evacuation mobility Older Adults Special care requirements Renters Low control over home disaster resistance Lower rates of insurance Disaster assistance favors homeowners Higher post -disaster rents Disabled Reduced evacuation mobility Institutionalized Custom shelter needs Homeless Lower receipt of warnings Non -English Speakers Language barriers Recent arrivals Unfamiliarity with local hazards Less access to disaster assistance Urban Evacuation complications Rural Reduced emergency response capabilities Single -sector economic dependence Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City In Iowa City, the 2020 derecho and the 2008 flood demonstrated that resilience is bound up with people's ability to access quality housing, transportation, health care, and general connectedness within the city. In communities everywhere, peo- ple with more economic, social, or political capital are more likely to survive and thrive in changing climatic conditions. The report Climate Change, Health, and Equity. Op- portunities for Action observes, "Poor living conditions increase vulnerability to climate change and cause poor health status; poor health status even further increases climate vulnerability."6The report also offers the following list of examples to demonstrate how living and working conditions, underly- ing health conditions, and other environ- mental impacts can create more vulnerabil- ity to climate change health impacts: • Ground level ozone —a respiratory irritant —increases with rising tem- peratures. Higher ozone levels result in more asthma attacks, more heart attacks, decreases in lung function, and increased hospital admissions and deaths? People with cardiovascular disease are at greater risk of heat ill- ness; those with asthma are at greater risk from increased ozone levels and increased pollen.' • Extreme rainfall and flooding may cause contamination of drinking wa- ter supplies with untreated sewage or chemicals.9 Warmer air and water temperatures cause higher levels of microbial contamination, increasing the frequency of food- and water -borne Iowa City Division of Climate Action and Outreach diseases.10 Farmers and farm communities are at higher risk of drought impacts if soils are already depleted or local groundwater is contaminated. • Farmworkers and other outdoor workers are at higher risk of heat illness." • Extreme heat and weather events and drought contribute to declines in crop yields. As crop production declines, food prices increase, leading to greater food in- security. In developed nations, higher food prices encourage consumption of cheaper calorie -dense foods, which increases the risk for chronic illnesses such as obesity and diabetes.1213 • Poverty reduces the capacity to absorb ris- ing food, water, or energy prices. • It is much harder for low-income communi- ties to rebuild after a disaster, especially since fewer lower -income households have adequate insurance. In particular, riverside housing stock that has been inherited rather than mortgaged has no flood insurance re- quirements and is more vulnerable to catastrophic loss. • People who need medications are more vulnerable to disrupted medical care in a natural disaster.14 • The Department of Defense calls climate change "a threat multiplier." Climate -exacerbated tensions over land and resources will likely increase civil strife, conflict, violence, and as- sociated displacement, which in turn carries mental health impacts even for those living far from the epicenter of conflict.15 • Rates of depression, anxiety disorders, post -traumatic stress disorders, substance abuse, and suicides are all expected to rise as the effects of climate change worsen. The effects will be felt most keenly among children, the poor, the elderly, and those with existing mental health conditions. 6 Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City • The disproportionate impacts of climate change on individuals with pre-existing chronic illness and on socially disadvantaged groups threaten to greatly exacerbate existing health and social inequities, globally and within the U.S.1617 Improving resilience means addressing underlying inequities in health outcomes, living conditions, and social cohesion of communities facing disruptive climate impacts. Some aspects of resilience include physical and psychological health, social and economic equity and well-being, availability of information and effective risk communication, and integration of gov- ernmental and non -governmental organizations. Social capital and connectedness also factor into resilience, as people who live in neighborhoods with strong social networks are likely to do better after a natural disaster because they can rely on help from others.18 Iowa City Division of Climate Action and Outreach PROJECT BACKGROUND Iowa City's Division of Equity and Human Rights identifies six priority areas, including education, 4.2 Develop Communications and Outreach Plan for Vulnerabl:building community, housing, criminal justice, and Outreach Plan for Vulnerable Populations health, and employment. All of these are impacted rllb by the effects of climate change. The Equity and IIIIIIII Human Rights Division, the Climate Action and Outreach Division, and the Climate Action Commis - City departments and external stakeholder groups and partners specific tosupporting sion collaborate on identifying climate actions to vulnerable populations will communicate the City's adaptation work. This work will focus on promote equity.19 preparedness for extreme weather events, general climate impacts, and opportunities to make homes and businesses less prone to flooding In 2019, Iowa City's Sustainability Office partnered (When applicable). and in general, more resilient to Iowa City's charging climate. It is important with the Urban Sustainability Directors Network to note that many indernal stakeholders may not currently connect issues of climate adaptation (USDN) to meet two specific goals in the Climate Ac- to their focus; therefore, outreach efforts will tion and Adaptation Plan:20 often require initial exploratory conrersationa, carefully planned discussions, and training and empowerment of ambassadors for effective reach. ■ 4.2 Develop communications and outreach plan for vulnerable populations. 4.3 Analyze climate -related public health impacts in Iowa City 4.3 Analyze Climate -Related Public Health Impacts in Iowa City As stated by the USDN, "climate risk is a function of exposure to natural hazards, sensitivity to these itlli hazards, and the ability to adapt. Systemic and HIIIIII institutional racism and classism have resulted in Liven at phalth i._ _�,,•. ,. increased exposure and sensitivity to hazards and P Y a host fchyle s,the with it a host of public health implications, the City should document and prepare to address them. a reduced capacity to adapt among people of color, Acute and chronic respiratory illnesses, heat stress, and vector -borne diseases are just a few immigrants, refugees, and lower -income residents, of the public health impacts expected. The State of Iowa and Johnson County provide a significant often referred to as frontline communities:121 amount of public health data that Iowa City can utilize, and natural paners may include Johnson The partnership with USDN produced a fellowship County, the University of Iowa, and hospital and health facilities. Documenting the most likely and a large accumulation of data about commu- public health impacts related to climate change will guide the City and its public health partners to nity-based organizations by Kuann K. Fawkes, the better prepare to address them. The results of this analysis should be integrated into other actions, Equity, Diversity and. Inclusion Fellow in 2019-20. including asset mapping, communications and outreach, and preparedness planning. The guiding question in this research was, "Who in Iowa City will feel the impacts of climate change most acutely, due to compounding stressors?" Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & STAKEHOLDER MAPPING Community -based organizations (CBOs) can be valuable partners in both disseminating information from the city and communicating stakeholder concerns to the city. This po- tential for collaboration was the motivating force behind an effort to make a list of CBOs and categorize them, based on client vulnerabilities and connectedness to the city. Stakeholder mapping is an excellent strategy to help promote interaction between the City and CBOs22. Mapping stakeholders helps to: • Build relationships between government and community • Diversify goals and plans for climate resilience, by intentionally including stakeholders who were not reached before • Visualize the complexity of relationships between stakeholders • Create a comprehensive "go to" map for other city projects to build upon This project utilized a model for stakeholder mapping provided by the Urban Sustainability Directors' Network Summer Fellow, DeAngelo Bowden, in Fort Collins, Colorado. This model color -coding to reflect the connectedness of the CBOs to the city and the vulnerability of their clientele. ni HW* fmpaclad, Luw Ingu.nte -•N *- aconst\wC'J sea nmara caci 4e�aOI✓., 43 Less Impacted, Law Influence .w.... pn,. a Qa Less Impacted, High Influence Li . The y-aals suggests how much a stakeholder might be Impacted by environmental pollcles and/or future climate changes. Impact is Identified as negative or a missed opportunity to share In the benefit of a polity or plan or future impacts from climate change. The %-axis suggests the historical influence a specifk stakeholder has had In them types of environmental decislommaking process in Fort Collins. It is defined by time, resources, Information, familiarity with processes and real or perceived ability to Influence outcomes. Stakeholder mapping tool graphic from Fort Collins' Understanding Our Community Report, 2019. Iowa City Division of Climate Action and Outreach It should be noted that different organiza- tions that work with vulnerable populations underscore different priorities. Some focus on meeting basic needs and providing social services, while some focus on community or- ganizing, advocacy, and empowerment. Both subgroups can offer valuable insights which will shape and strengthen Iowa City's Climate Action Plan. The organizations represent- ing stakeholders whose voices should be amplified have been color -coded orange. This group includes organizations that focus on advocacy for immigrant or BIPOC com- munities, LGBTQ+communities, low-income households, and social service agencies. In community engagement efforts, these part- ners are ones to prioritize. As modelled by the Fort Collins Our Climate Future plan, there is effort to ensure equitable outreach with the goal of creating more equitable out- comes. Organizations that are already highly invested in climate action or city planning and development have been color -coded red. This group includes environmental or- ganizations, utility companies, development groups, various agencies within the local gov- ernment, and the school district. Functioning within their organizations, the stakeholders in these groups generally are assumed to already have high influence in local environ- mental decision -making processes. Maintain- ing collaborative relationships guides the community engagement efforts with this group of organizations. Organizations such as large employers, hospitals, banks, and community foun- dations are assumed to represent stake- holders with generally high levels of both influence and resilience. They have been color -coded yellow. In community engage- ment efforts, these groups are ones to lever- age. Some organizations may be only margin- ally connected to local environmental decision -making processes, but they serve stakeholders with generally higher levels of resilience. They have been color -coded green. This group includes some faith -based organizations, agencies affiliated with higher education, arts organizations, and foreign relations councils. In community engage- ment efforts, these groups are ones to keep informed. Ongoing outreach may result in shifting categorizations, reflecting an evolving under- standing of organizations' degree of connect- edness to the city and the vulnerability of the populations served. Conclusions As stated in Iowa City's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CARP) Guiding Principles, "It is important that one result of the Plan is that it prepares everyone —not just some people —for successfully coping with and adapting to a changing climate, while simultaneously reducing our emissions ^ss The process established in the creation of this report will be used as new projects and cli- mate actions are pursued. Gathering input to better understand the needs and resources of frontline residents requires intentionality and planning. The ongoing work of outreach, listening, and collaboration will strengthen the City's efforts to create a just and equita- ble climate future for all. 10 Addressing Climate Change, Health, and Equity in Iowa City STAKEHOLDER MAPPING QUADRANTS & DEFINITIONS Low -Income Advocacy Groups Environmental Organizations Groups for BIPOC or Immigrant Advocacy Government and School District Entities Gender/Sexuality Advocacy Groups Developers Social Services - Low -Income Assistance Energy Providers Human Rights Organizations Domestic Violence Organizations Health Services - smaller than hospitals Immigrant Services Groups Organizations for Formerly Incarcerated Disability Services Organizations Organizations for Senior Engagement/Services Some College and University Groups Large Employers Some Faith -Based Organizations Hospitals Some Arts Organizations Funding Connections Organizations from nearby communities Banks Orange = vulnerable populations whose voices should be sought. "Quadrant (1) represents stakeholders who are assumed to be highly impacted by environmental decision -making processes, but historically have had very little to no influence on how those decisions are made (i.e. Communities of Color). This group should be prioritized for inclusion efforts." Green = groups less affected. "Quadrant (3) represents the stakeholders who may be only marginally connected to local environmental decision -making processes but have generally higher levels of resilience. The City of Iowa City looks to actively keep these stakeholders informed on what is happening at the decision -making level. These stakeholders typically include residents from surrounding communities." Red = groups already connected. "Quadrant (2) represents the stakeholders within the Iowa City community that may be considered "Champions' or those assumed to have high influence in local environmental decision -making processes and typically are strongly impacted by those decisions. Continue and build on the participation and sharing influence from those in Q1." Yellow = groups not much affected but already connected. "Quadrant (4) represents stakeholders that tend to have high influence on the decision - making process but often are not as impacted by those decisions in a negative way, if impacted at all. It is the City of Iowa City role to educate these stakeholders on priorities identified by other communities within Iowa City, consult them on decisions and objectives created internally." Iowa City Division of Climate Action and Outreach 11 Endnotes 1 Fawkes, K. Addressing Climate Change, Health and Equity in Iowa City. 1. 2 Ibid. 3 IPCC (2007a). Summary for policymakers. In: WHO. Protecting Health from Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment. 2013. 4 WHO. Protecting Health from Climate Change: Vulnerability and Adaptation Assess ment. 2013. 5 Fawkes, K. 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