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HomeMy WebLinkAbout11042020 PACAB Laydown - Paquette // / 2c 2c' P4c /98 pi) 4- 9 . Lc+ YJ � �n — L „ e te e Meeting Notes Alaska Municipal Government Climate Community of Practice 2nd Convening Wednesday,October 21,2020 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. To watch/listen to a recording of the meeting please go to: https://agnewbeck.zoom.us/rec/share/OPOQs- iBU6EMHDH40hkggNIDRM5Dj11VBDMTI Zgu[.I.tf:kisf1Xk3nG2EdBrvngs.4 EH2o 60thIGSM3 This passcode is required to view the recording:CXMB44@i Meeting Objectives • Reconnect and strengthen cohort linkages • • Determine how we move forward together Attendees Meeting Hosts 1. Polly Carr,The Alaska Center 2. Micah Hahn,Anchorage.Public Health Professor at UAA Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies 3. Louie Flora,Government Affairs Director,The Alaska Center 4. Nancy Fresco,Climate Researcher at UAF 5. Tanya Iden,Agnew::Beck,Facilitator Fairbanks 6. Terry Chapin,Fairbanks Mat-Su Borough . Ted Eischeid,Mat-Su Borough Planner II Municipality of Anchorage 8. Shaina Kilcoyne,Solid Waste Services,Municipality of Anchorage 9. Mark Spafford,General Manager,Department of Solid Waste Services,Municipality of Anchorage 10. Mackenzie George,Municipal Policy Fellow at the Municipality of Anchorage 11. Micaela Hogan,Anchorage Solid Waste Services,Sustainability Fellow 12. Felix Rivera,Municipality of Anchorage,Assembly Member 13. John Weddleton,Anchorage Assembly Kenai Peninsula Communities 14. Jordan Chilson,Soldotna City Council 15. Lynda Paquette,City of Seward Port and Commerce Advisory Board Commissioner 16. Anthony Baclaan,Seward City Council 17. Penelope Haas,Homer,Kenai Peninsula Borough Climate Action Coalition 18. Donna Aderhold,Homer City Council Juneau 19. Gretchen Keiser,Juneau Commission on Sustainability I Summary of Discussion Welcome + Introductions Polly Carr,Executive Director of the Alaska Center kicked of the meeting with a land acknowledgement to recognize the indigenous Dena'ina people whose unceded lands she lives and works upon.Meeting attendees introduced themselves using the chat function on zoom.Tanya Iden,facilitator,reviewed the meeting agenda and turned it over Micah Hahn who provided context and framing about how the group initially convened. Louie Flora,with the Alaska Center,reminded attendees of what was discussed at the first convening of the group last March 2020. Climate Resilience Planning Process Nancy Fresco,UAF Climate Researcher,discussed the results of the Alaska Climate Cohort Decision Tree that was sent in advance to attendees.The Presentation slides that include the results of the questionnaire are attached to the notes.Attendees then provided verbal updates of their progress as follows(North to South): • Fairbanks:COVID meant that the government entities shifted focus to local economy and climate went on the back burner.A bit stalled.While at the government level is not as focused on climate, smaller scale activities outside the borough are taking place at the utilities and university. • Mat-Su Borough:We haven't engaged in a lot of climate work;however,there is interest.The planning division is operating with 1/3 the normal staffing.Want to stay engaged and listen and when we have more capacity we can do more. • Anchorage:It was challenging to fill out the decision tree.We have done a lot but can always use help prioritizing,getting to the next step,connecting to resources and experts.Anything that this community of leaders can do to push us forward would be great.We have interest in working with other communities.Anchorage is focused more on mitigation.Assembly Member Felix shared that Shaina gave a really great presentation today to the assembly on clean energy financing.CPACE— we're going to move forward to establish that program and property tax credits.COVID has taught us that we need to be able to adapt. • Seward:We filled out the survey and we're pretty much with the pack.COVID derailed a lot of the work on climate but we also take a break during the summer. • Soldotna:There is interest with every city in the KPB but most action is happening at the borough level with the creation of the Safety+ Resilience Commission.Ideally we can bring members of this new commission into this�group.Soldotna doesn't have anything for mal happening related to climate action. "As a council member I want to take action to mitigate and adapt,but it's really overwhelming to know where to start."It would be great to have a guide for small communities who don't have resources or political will. • Homer/KPB:Penelope is a coordinator around the KPB and helped develop the Resilience and Safety commission.This was a big step because we have a very conservative borough mayor. Prioritizing is hard in the political climate of the KPB because there are always new people in positions for power and changing dynamics.When the political moment arrives—we need to have plans ready to implement. Homer has a local draw down group(https://drawdown.org/)that has taken on a waste reduction project.People are looking for roadmaps.Donna mentioned that Homer climate plan is 10 years old.We need new information and it's very important to get things in code. New police station is a new,green building that was supported with a green infrastructure grant. • Juneau: The commission on sustainability didn't meet for about 3 months.Commission is advisory to the assembly.Juneau has about 25 seriously dedicated citizens. Envious that Anchorage has a 2 dedicated staff person. In Juneau the work of climate efforts defaults to citizens to do the research and promote policy change.We look at small bite size things that we can get our hands around. In the absence of staff we have a hard time. Gretchen mentioned a few specific examples of the issues they are focused on-electrification of cruise ship docks,but hard to get info from the electric cooperatives. Bond package that passed with some climate/energy focused items. Community of Practice Micah Hahn briefly discussed what a community of practice entails.Two slides related to this in the attached PowerPoint presentation. Next Steps and Wrap-up Actions • Develop a listsery that everyone can post to • Send out the Alaska climate action toolkit: o Alaska Community Climate Action Planning Toolkit:This is an open source resource for communities interested in climate resilience planning.There is an overview of the process that was used to develop the 2019 Anchorage Climate Action Plan as well as links to additional resources and templates.This is a good starting place to give you some ideas for how to approach climate planning in your community.If you have questions,email Micah Hahn (mbh ahn@alaska.edu). https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19cV nKn i 1'1>w 1'pxwrDi.)Ki'7_'\I\V-4PU J • Share info about AK webinars to listsery o The Climate,Care and Community webinars hosted by The Alaska Center one Thursday per month from 1-2:30pm.Topics have included Green Banks,Community Solar and Voting for a Just Transition;and we are eager to hear from you about other topics of interest.We are also interested in hosting a webinar in the future that features the great work happening across this cohort,so can discuss at our next convening. Contact louie@akcenter.org for more information. November 12,1-2:30pm will focus on federal clean energy legislation. Subjects for future meetings • Enacting code/policy that supports climate mitigation and adaptation • Climate incentives,financing,greenbanks (https://greenbanknerwork.orr/what-is-a-green-bank-2/) What you can expect next • Notes from this meeting • Survey to gather more feedback in lieu of break-out groups (we ran out of time)on the following subjects baps://www.surv-eymonkey.com/r/AKclimate CoP o What do you hope for your participation in this collective? o How can we collaborate and support each other? o What is your capacity to engage? o What are you most excited to start working on this month? Lastly,a poll was administered through the zoom interface.Results are on the following page. 3 Attendees are most interested in meeting every other month. How often should this community of practice gather/meet? Answer 6:I don't know Answer 5:I'm not interested in... Answer 4:Twice a year:April.. Answer 3: Monthly:Nov,Dec.. Answer 2:Every other month:.. Answer I:Quarterly:Jan 2021,..E 0% I0% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% Attendees found the community updates most useful. What part of this meeting was the most useful to you? Answer 4:No preference 1111 Answer 3:Small group break-outs Answer 2:Community updates Answer I:Reviewing questionnaire - results 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 100% Attendees thought the meeting was worth their time and will attend future meetings. This meeting was worth my time and I'm likely to attend another. Answer 5:strongly agree Answer 4:agree Answer 3:neutral Answer 2:disagree Answer I:strongly disagree 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 4 Alaska Center Alaska Municipal OUR HOME.OUR FUTURE Government Climate Community of Practice Ask UAA Institute for Hc Circumpolar Health Studies Presenters: IC"-3 l NivEmiIYNfAlANKA A\(lif WAGE Polly Carr,The Alaska Center Micah Hahn, UAA, Institute for Circumpolar Health Studies Nancy Fresco, UAF, International Arctic Research Center Louie Flora,The Alaska Center Facilitated By:Tanya Iden,Agnew::Beck October 21, 2020 Engage Plan Implement = A g E C K Land Acknowledgement Dena'inaq elnen 'aq' gheshtnu ch 'q'u yeshdu. (Dena'ina) ,11/1 I live and work on the land of the Dena iDena'ina. (English) A Land Acknowledgement is a formal statement that recognizes and respects Indigenous Peoples as traditional stewards of this land and the enduring \ 4 relationship that exists between Indigenous Peoples For more information and their traditional territories. https://nativegov.org/a- guide-to-indigenous-land- http:l/convention.myacpa.org/nashville2020/inclusion/land-acknowledgement) acknowledgment/ Agenda 4:00 — 4: I 0 Welcome + Introduction Climate Resilience 4: I0 - 4:30 `� Planning Process 4:30 — 4:45 Community of Practice 4:45-5 The Way Forward Climate Resilience Planning Process Mt Climate Action Decision Tree Inbsa crenate Cohort Decls,pn Tree �edse Htl tOiw rf,,60 NAI) /3yn • An c h o rage re�.t `� g poser �cin�yro b is • Fairbanks North �ConifnuralY More interested en n _ ins gw to (r 0°0,70' tye°M,•more r(rOoso n 'yt llom µ gOong Ornate change Onp toitorog to Lim emrsuons of greenhouse StarBorough �wtk • both tWflpatron 'a one a Adaptation Roth Homer TocusJ • np lust on mnpahon 2)W You le0 N�y,W (skip to question R13 it not pertinent) ' the oerstan0 the ��Onf k science • j u n e a u <�as on[ne Yestook Of s anetelegant relating heextent greenhouse gases(an g)a gager cede one: Yes hlo9 engage w,m �)00 • Kenai Peninsula O°'t"Sran�maemtonnaron Click one: Yes ano�Dlanahon of these topics la yourself or to share with<)Oo YOU want help Onne Borough 9�reluctant 'nth stakeholders tap into speak local m r Y't0 broaden Cuck one: Yes �,Lse ofs,a en Your • Soldotna �° Si Nave . tOOrWinl.�dNeacy assessed Your Ov according to hew to c t l s rows Mitigation or Adaptation or Both ? Mitigation: reducing Adaptation: adjusting to emissions of greenhouse ongoing climate change in gases order to lessen negative impacts on humans and ecosystems All respondents answered BOTH, except Anchorage and Juneau who are more focused on mitigation. Agnew::Beck I 6 Mitigation Understand the Science? Do you feel that you understand the science relating to greenhouse gases, their relative impacts, the emissions from different sources, etc. to the extent that you can fully engage with others on the topic of climate change mitigation? • Five out of six respondents answered yes. Many would like more information More information, please Don't need additional info. • Soldotna • Anchorage • Homer • FNSB • KPB • Juneau Agnew Beck I 8 Connecting with Stakeholders Do you want help connecting with other stakeholders in your community to broaden your coalition, bring in reluctant players, or tap into specific local expertise of decision-making power? Yes No • Soldotna • Homer • Anchorage • Juneau • FNSB • • KPB • Agnew::Beck I 9 Emissions Assessment/Carbon Footprint Have you already assessed your overall community or regional emissions and/or carbon footprint, determined what your biggest emissions issues are, and categorized your emissions according to how difficult they would be to change? Yes No • Anchorage • Soldotna • Homer • FNSB • Juneau (but very outdated 2008- I 0) • KPB Soldotna, FNSB, and KPB also don't have a plan for assessing emissions and all would like help creating a plan — Anchorage would too. Agnew::Beck I 10 Resources Needed to Reduce Emissions For those emissions that can reasonably be reduced, do you know what resources, money, people-hours, new laws, or regulations, or strategies such as public education or monetary incentives would be needed to make this happen? • All respondents answered no, except Juneau who answered "maybe — we have a reasonable understanding of what's needed." • All respondents want help figuring out resources. • Anchorage & Juneau have ready access to resources. • All respondents except Juneau would like help gathering and implementing resources Agnew.Beck I II Continuing Mitigation Efforts Do you have clear plans for continuing mitigation efforts indefinitely, including preventing new emissions sources? • All respondents answered no, except FNSB • Juneau offered that they have a general outline but need to fill in the details to go from wish lists to specific action plans Agnew::Beck 1 12 Adaptation Climate Change Impacts to Community Do you have a good understanding of how climate change will impact your community in ways that would require community adaptation? • All respondents answered yes, except Juneau who shared that they are currently completing a climate impacts report. • All respondents, except FNSB would like help learning more about climate impacts. Local Knowledge Have you collected local knowledge and input from diverse stakeholders about what impacts they are already seeing from climate change that would require lifestyle or economic change? Yes No • Anchorage • Soldotna • FNSB (need more info.) • Homer • KPB • Juneau (nothing systematic) Need help? Yes No • Soldotna • Anchorage • FNSB • Juneau • Homer • Agnew::Beck I 15 Prioritizing Impacts + Adaptation Issues Do you have a strategy for prioritizing which of these impacts are the most important to address first, given limited budgets and time? • All respondents answered NO. • Soldotna, Anchorage, Homer, and maybe FNSB would like help prioritizing; Juneau and KPB do not. • All communities, except Anchorage, need additional information on adaptation topics and strategies. • Suggestion: It would be hlpful to understand municipal-level tools or concepts available to pay for adaptation — examples from similar sized cities. Agnew::Beck I 16 Resilience If there is no real way to adapt to a particular change, do you know of strategies that would build community resilience to the change, and what would be needed to implement such strategies? Yes No • Anchorage • Soldotna • FNSB • Homer • • Juneau • • KPB All communities would like help figuring this out. Agnew Beck 1 17 Community of Practice Agnew::Beck I 18 • What is a Co? • Domain: Community members have a shared domain of interest, competence and commitment that distinguishes them from others. • Community: Members pursue "Domain" this interest through joint J"Communities of Practice are groups of pcoplc who activities, discussions, problem- shareahoncernortbetterastheon for omethingtheydo and solving opportunities, information learn how to do it better as they interact regularly" sharing and relationship building. The notion of a community "Practice" "Community" creates the social fabric for Etienne Wenger enabling collective learning. • Practice: Community members are actual practitioners in this domain of interest and build a shared repertoire of resources and ideas that they take back to their practice. i Our Community of Practice Break-Out Groups Please select a scribe to take notes. For the next I 0 minutes discuss and answer these questions, then we'll report back: • What do you hope for your participation in this collective? • How can we collaborate and support each other? • What is your capacity to engage? Agnew Beck I 20 The Way Forward • Answer poll about meeting frequency • Next Steps • Determine next meeting date • Meeting Note to be circulated • Key determination from this meeting • Wrap Up — What are you most excited about? Agnew Beck I 21 Agnew::Beck I 23