>> GOOD AFTERNOON. WELCOME TO E REGULAR MEETING OF THE CLIMATE AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE FOR APRIL 24, 2025. IS COMMITTEE. BEFORE WE BEGIN, I WANT TO OFFER A FRIENDLY REMINDER TO ALL MEMBERS, STAFF, AND PUBLIC THESE MEETINGS ARE BROADCAST LIVE TO ENABLE GREATER PUBLIC PARTICIPATION. WE USE
REAL TIME CAPTIONING TO ENSURE THE ACCESSIBILITY OFUR PROCEEDINGS, SO PLEASE SPEAK AS SLOWLY AND CLEARLY AS POSSIBLE. THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL TO VERIFY A QUORUM. >> COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> PRESENT. >> OSMAN IS ABST. CHAVEZ. >> PRESENT.
>> CHOWDHURY IS ABSENT. VICE CHAIR KOSKI. >> PRESENT. >> CHAIR CASHMAN. >> PRESENT. >> THERE ARE FOUR MEMBERS PRESENT. >> WE HAVE A QUORUM. WE'LL START WITH OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ITEMS 1 THROUGH 7. ONE PASSAGE OF A RESOLUTION DESIGNATING THE
2025 FULTON RESIDENTIAL STREET RESURFACING PROJECT SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING FOR JUNE 26. TWO IS APPROVING THE CONCEPT LAYOUT FOR THE 25th AVENUE NORTH FLOOD MITIGATION PROJECT. THREE IS APPROVAL OF A LEASE AGREEMENT
AMENDMENT WITH MNDOT ALLOWING RENTAL OF PARKING LOTS UNDER 94 BRIDGES. FOUR IS APPOINTMENTS TO THE 54th AND LYNDALE SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARD. FIVE IS APPROVING APPOINTMENTS TO THE EAT STREET SPECIAL SERVICE
DISTRICT BOARD. SIX GRANT APPLICATION TO THE MINNEAPOLIS FOUNDATION FOR THE EPA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE THRIVING COMMUNITIES GRANTMAKING PROGRAM. SEVEN IS AUTHOZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A GRANT APPLICATION TO THE BUSH FOUNDATION FOR THE COMMUNITY ANYONE
INNOVATION GRANT. ANY DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS ONE THROUGH SEVEN? COUNCILMEMBER VETAW. >> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN.I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THE PHENOMENAL WORK THEY'VE DONE ON THE 35th AVENUE PROJECT. I SEE A LOT OF THEM HERE. THIS
HAS BEEN A LONG TIME COMING. YOU'VE DONE SOME GREAT WORK ON THE FLOOD MITT GRACIOUS PROJECTW THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THE FINAL. THANKS FOR THE CONTINUED WORK. I APPRECIATE ALL THE
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT YOU'VEDONE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER. I'M GOING TO PULL ITEM THREE FOR A COUPLOF QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE. SO SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE REMAINDER OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, I'LL MOVE ITEMS 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, AND 7 FOR
APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY NAY. ABSTENTIONS? THOSE ITEMS CARRY. AND FOR ITEM NUMBER 3, THIS IS APPROVAL OF A LEASE AMENDMENT WITH MNDOT ALLOWING RENTAL OF PARKING LOTS UNDER I-94 BRIDGES. I'M WONDERING FOR THE STAFF
MEMBER COULD COME UP FOR A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. SO, MY QUESTIONS ARE REALLY SURROUNDING THE CONDITIONS OF A PARTICULAR PARKING LOT UNDER 94,
WHH IS OFF OF GLENWOOD IN WARD 5 NEAR INTERNATIONAL MKET SQUARE WHICH HAS 650 UNITS OF RESIDENTIAL HOUSING. HERE'S A LOT OF RESIDENTS THAT ARE IMPACTED BY DRAG RACING THAT HAS BEEN HAPPENING IN THAT PARKING LOT SINCE 2020. AND I KNOW
THEY'VE PURSUED SOME PUBLIC SAFETY SOLUTIONS WITH THE POLICE, BUT I'M WDERING IF YOU HAVE ANY INSIGHTS HOW, FROM AN INFRASTRUCTURE PERSPECTIVE,E COULD HELP TO CURB THE DRAG RACING THAT HAPPENS IN THAT PARKING LOT. AND PLEASE START BY INTRODUCING YOURSELF. THANK YOU. >> YEAH MY NAME IS RONNI
PARKING SYSTEMS ANALYST FOR PUBLIC WORKS. AND I'M N AWARE OF ANY DRAG RACING UNDER THAT LOT. WHICH WOULD BE THE FARMER'S MARKET LOT. RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE FARMER'S MARKET. I'M GOING TO TURN TO MY DIRECTOR FOR FURTHER
QUESTIONS. >> OKAY. THANKS. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. GOOD AFTERNOON. ALAN KLUGMAN. DIRECTOR OF PARKING. I THINK THE MOST BASIC
THING, SOMETHING WE'LL LOOK INTO. WE DEFINITELY HAVE HAD REPORTS OF DRAG RACING, STREET RACING, DOUGHNUTS, THINGS LIKE THAT IN DIFFERENT PARTS OFHE CITY. WE TYPICALLY WORK WITH MPD ON THOSE. WE HAVE SOME PHYSICAL INTERVENTIO WE CAN DO TO TRY TO CUT DOWN ON THAT. I THINK SPECIFICALLY FOR THE
FARMER'S MART LOT, STEP ONE IS WHAT WE'LL DO IS WE'LL CHECK WITH OUR SECURITY. WE HAVE SECURITY THAT PATROLS THE LOTS ON THE SPACE. WE'LL TRY TO GET EYES ON THE STREET FROM THEM AND FIND OUT WHAT THEY KNOW. WE'LL TOUCH BASE WITH THE POLICE, AS WELL. TO UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY THERE. THERE'S REPRESENTATIVES
FROM THE RESIDENTS WHO WANT TO REACH OUT TO US, PLEASE HAVE THEM CONTACT ME. >> I WILL. >> WE HAD SOME PHYSICAL INTERVENTIONS WE CAN PUT OUT THERE TO RESTRICT THE ABILITY TO MOVE CARS QU QUICKLY THROUGH THE SPACE. >> I APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL PUT
THIS CONSTITUENT REPRESENTATIVET WHAT THAT INTERVENTION COULD LOOK LIKE. >> OKAY. HANK YOU. >> THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THE ITEM? SEEING NONE. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY AYE. OPPOSED SAY N. ABSTENTIONS? THAT MOTION CARRIES. I'LL WELCOME
COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY AND ASK IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE NOTE AS AN AYE ON THE REMAINDER. >> YES, PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> THANKS, KENDALL. OKAY. WE HAVE MOVED THROUGH THAT CONSENT AGENDA. AND WE GOI TO SWITCH THE ORDER OF OUR RECEIVE AND
FILE. SO OUR FIRST RECEIVE AND FILE ITEM WILL BE AN UPDATE TO THE 2021 TO 2024 REPORT BACK ON THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN. FOCUSED ON MODE SPLIT OF TRANSPORTION IN THE CITY.
HERE TO PRESENT IS KATHLEEN M AM MAYELL. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M HERE TODAY GIVE AN UPDATE TO THE REPORT BACK I GAVE LAST NOVEMBER ON THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN WITH THE ONE PIECE OF DATA
WE DID NOT HAVE AT THE TIME. SO EVERY TWO YEARS, JUST AS REMIND, WE PRESENT TO COUNCIL ON HOW WE'RE DOING AND OUR GOALS AND INITIATIVES THROUGH THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN. THIS PAST NOVEMBER PRENTED WITH THE REF. WE DID NOT HAVE THE DATA FOR MODE SPLIT AT THAT
TIME. SO TS IS WHAT THE SLIDE LOOKED LIKE THAT I PRESENTED ON. AND WWERE STILL WORKING TO FINALIZE THE DATA. SO WE'VE GOT THE DATA AND WANT TO SHARE BACK. THIS DATA IS COLLECTED FROM THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. SO WE GET THE DATA FROM THEM. IF THEY GET THAT DATA THROUGH THEIR TRAVEL
BEHAVIORAL INVENTORY. THERE WERE SOME CHANGES IN 2024 THAT WE WERE WORKING WITH THEM THROUGH THE LATER PART OF 2024 THAT IMPACTS ALL PREVIOUS YEARS OF OUR DATA. IN TERMS OF MODE SPLIT. THEIR CHANGES TO
METHODOLOGY REFLECTS THEIR, YOU KNOW, EXPERTISE IN TERMS OF EVOLVING STANDARDS AND RESEARCH AND HOW TO REPORT ON THESE TYPES OF THINGS. THE S SURVEY DATA REMAIN THE SAME. THEY CHANGED THE WAITING OF THE DATA. ONE THING THAT IS PARTICULARLY RELEVANT TO THE CHANGE WE'LL SEE
IS THEY TIED ACTUAL TRANSIT RIRSHIP TO TRANSIT TRIPS IN MINNEAPOLIS. VERSUS A SAMPLING AND THEN EXTRAPOLATION. RIGHT. SO THEY HAD OVERSAMPLED TRANSIT RIDERSHIP, WHICH IS THE MAINTAINING AWAY TODAY'S
PRESENTATION. THAT IS WHAT HAS HAPPENED. IF YOU LOOK AT THE CHART, THERE'S A LOT HERE. THE LINED -- OR THE ONES THAT ARE TRANSPARENT A LITTLE BIT ARE THE ORIGINAL DATA. SOLID COLORS ARE NEW DATA. AND GREEN IS OUR 2030
GOAL WE SET IN THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN. WE'RE UPDATING THE DATA AND MAINTAINING OUR GOAL. THAT MEANS THAT IT'S POTENTIALLY A SLIGHT MORE AMBITIOUS GOAL GIVEN OUR BASELINE DATA IN 2019. RELATIVE TO WHAT THE NEW
METHODOLOGY PRODUCED. BUT WE I REMAIN COMMITTED TO THE MODE SHIFT GOAL. SO WE PLAN TO USE THIS NEW DATA REFLECTING, YOU KNOW, THE PROFESSIONAL RECOMMENDATION OF OUR PARTNERS AT THE MET COUNCIL, AND USE THIS NEW DATA AS A MORE ACCURATE
PICTURE OF WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MINNEAPOLIS. WE DO NOT ANTICIPATE -- WE SPENT, YOU KNOW, TIME WITH STAFF AT THE MET COUNCIL IN TERMS OF "IS THIS METHO MHODOLOGY GOING TO CHANGE?" WE RELY ON THE DATA.
WE DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY MAJOR SHIFTS MOVING FORWARD. THEY KNOW WE USE THIS. I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY A GOOD, YOU KNOW, PROFESSIONAL CONVERSATION HOW IMPORTANT THIS DATA IS ABOUT OUR POLICIES AND MAKE DECISIONS.
ALL AND ALL, A FAIR PROCESS HERE. WE'LL PN, AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THE TWO-YEAR REPORT BACKS YOU KNOW, USING THE NEW UPDATED DATA AS OPPOSED TO PREVIOUSLY REPORTED. WE'LL CONTINUE WORKING ON OUR MODE SPLIT GOAL OF THREE AND FIVE TRIPS TAKEN BY WALKING, BIKING,
AND TRANSIT. AND NOTING THE BIGGEST DIFF DIFFERENTIAL ON DATA IS ON T TRANSIT TRIPS. MINNEAPOLIS FOCUS IS ON TRANSIT AND GETTING PEOPLE TO TAKE TRANSIT TRIPS. THAT'S A NICE, ADDED, I GUESS COINCIDENCE WITH
THIS DATA. WE ARE FOCUSING ON GETTING FOLKS OUT TO TRY TO TRANSIT MORE OFTEN WITH A LOT OF NEW TRANSIT INVESTMENT SEEN ON THE STREETS WITH THE B & E LINE AND OTHER LINES THIS YEAR. THAT'S IT. I'M HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, SHOULD YOU HAVE
ANY YES. >. >> THANK YOU, KATHLEEN, FOR THE PRESENTATION AND THANKS FOR SEARCHING FOR THAT DATA AND MAKING SURE THA WE WERE ABLE TO REPORT ON THIS GOAL. BECAUSE I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT METRIC FOR THE SUCCESS OF OUR TRANSPORTATION SHIFTS IN THE
CITY. IS TO MEASURE HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE AN ALTERNATIVE MODE FROM VEHICLES. IF YOU CAN GO BACK TO THE SLIDE WHERE IT HAS GRAPHS OF DIFFERENT COLORS. I'M WONDERING FOR YOU CAN HELP ME UNDERSTAND
WHAT THE BASELINE WAS. WHAT WE WERE LOOKING AT WHEN WE SET THE PLAN. WHAT THE MODE SHIFT WAS AT THAT TIME. >> SURE. SO IF YOU LOOK AT THE LIGHT BLUE, THAT WAS OUR ORIGINAL DATA. SO THAT IS WHAT WE -- THE BASELINE OPERATIONAL DATA WE WERE WORKING WITH IN
2020, WHEN WE SET THE ORIGINAL GOAL. AND SO YOU CAN SEE THE BIGGEST DIFFERENTIATOR THERE, SO THE WALKING NUMBERS ARE FAIRLY CLOSE. BIKING IS FAIRLY CLOSE. TRANSIT, AS OPPOSED TO 13% IS QUITE A BIT LOWER. THE DARK BLUE TRANSIT BAR. THAT'S THE
BIGGEST DIFFERENTIAL. AND THAT'S BECAUSE THEY RECALIBRATED HOW THEY CALCULATED THE TRANSIT DATA. THERE WERE SLIGHT INCREASES IN DRIVING ALONE AND DRIVING WITH SOMEBODY ON THE LAST TWO BARS.
>> SO WHY DO YOU THINK THE NUMBERS WENT UP FOR WALKING, PUBLIC TNSIT. SO IN 2021, THE YELLOW ONE IN THE MIDDLE STANDS OUT. IT JUMPS UP. WHY DID THAT
HAEN? >> UMM, SO YELLOW IS ORIGINALLY REPORTED. IN 20 2024, THEY WENT BACK AND RELOOKED AT THEIR PREVIOUSLY REPORTED DATA. SO THE YELLOW, THE DARK YELLOW
IS ACTUALLY THEIR NEW REPORTED 2021 DATA. >> I SEE. >> SO WE MOVED DOWN IN WALKING BETWEEN 2019 AND 2021. YOU KNOW, A LITTLE BIT DOWN IN BIKING. A LITTLE BIT DOWN IN TRANSIT. UP IN DRIVING ALONE
AND CAR POOLING. THAT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC. THERE WAS A LOT OF INFLUENCES, AS WELL. >> SO WHAT WAS THE ME SHIFT IN 2019 WHEN WE SET THE PLAN? BECAUSE OUR GOAL IS BY 2030 TO HAVE THREE OUT OF EVERY FIVE TRIPS TAKEN. WHAT WAS THE
BASELINE OF THAT? WHEN WE SET THE PLAN? >> CHAIR CASHMAN, COMMITTE MEMBERS, SO IF YOU ADD UP -- I'LL DO A QUICK ADD HERE. OUR PREVIOUS WALKING, BIKING, AND
TRANSIT, WE BELIEVED WAS 32%. UH-HUH. >> AND WE WERE -- WE SET A GOAL TO HAVE THREE OUT OF FIVE OR60% RIGHT. SLIGHTLY LESS THAN A DOUBLING. AND NOW WE HAVE 24 TO
60. WE HAVE A SLIGHTLY MORE THAN DOUBLING THAT'S THE GOAL. IF YOU GO BACK TO THE 2019 DATA. THE NEWLY REPORTED 2019 DATA IS 24% WALKING, BIKING, AND TRANSIT. PREVIOUSLY WE THOUGHT IT WAS 32. SO GOING FROM
SLIGHTLY LESS THAN DOUBLING TO SLIGHTLY MORE THAN DOUBLING. >> AND SO WE HAVE REVISITED OUR GOAL TO SHIFT I HIGHER? >> NO. SORRY. CHAIR CASHMAN, THE GOAL REMAINS THE SAME. SO -- BUT IT IS SLIGHTLY MORE AMBITIOUS, I'LL SAY, IN TER MUCH HOW MANY PERCENTAGE POINTS
TO GET TO OUR GOAL THAN WE PREVIOUSLY H THOUGHT IT WAS. BUT WE DO NOT RECOMMEND CHANGING OUR GOAL BASED ON THE NEW DATA. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. AND THEN SO WE ARE FIVYEARS INTO THIS PLAN? FOUR YEARS INTO THE PLAN? WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH. AND CAN
YOU HELP ME WITH THE MATH OF WHERE WE AT IN BETWEEN 24% AND 60. NOW. >> CHAIR CASHMAN., YES. ONE SECOND. OKAY, CHAIR CASHMAN.
WE ARE SHOWING HERE 25% WALKING, BIKING WITH, AND TRANSIT IN 2023 DATA. THAT'S THE LATEST DATA WE HAVE FROM THE METROPOLITAN COUNCIL. WE'LL BE GETTING DATA IN 2025 WE'LL REPORT IN 2026. SO THAT DOESN'T SHOW A TON OF
CHANGE IN TERMS OF OVERALL POPULATION, BUT W ARE MAKING A LOT OF INVESTMENTS ON OUR STREETS AND, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER YOU KNOW, WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF NEW TRANSIT INVESTMENTS, SAFER BIKEWAYS, MORE LARGE
AMOUNT OF SAFETY IN TRAFFIC CALMING AND MAKING IT EASIER AND MORE COMFORTABLE FOR PEOPLE TO BIKE AND WALK.THE NUMBERS, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A LONG PROCESS. AND IT WAS A BIG GOAL. AND REMAINS A BIG GOAL. BUT ONE WE'RE COMMITTED TO. AND, YOU KN, FIRST DOING THE INFRASTRUCTURE PIECE AND THE
BEHAVIOR CHANGE PIECE CERTAINLY TAKES LONGER. WE HAVE, SINCE WE STARTED THE TRANSPORTATION ACON PLAN, OR SINCE IT WAS PASSED YOU KNOW, WE'VE INTRODUCED OUR "AS YOU GO CAMPAIGN" ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE CONVICT AND FO -- CONNECT AND
FOCUS ON THE CHOICE OF MODE SHIFT. WE HAVE GOALS AND HOPES TO CONTINUE IT INTO THE FUTURE. WE'LL BRING THAT PIECE AND HOPEFULLY SUPPORT MORE PEOPLE MAKING A CHOICE TO WALK, BIKE, OR TAKE TRANSIT ? >> >>: OKAY. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR TRACKING DOWN THE INFORMATION A EXPLAINING THE METHODOLOGY. IT'S NICE TO KNOW
WE HAVE A CERTAINTY ABOUT THE METHODOLOGY TO CONTINUE TRACKG THIS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE PLAN. >> THANK YOU. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COMMITTEE MEMBERS? SEEING NONE, I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO RECEIVE AND FILE THIS REPORT. THANK YOU
SO MH, KATHLEEN. NEXT IS A PRESENTATION FOR THE QUARTER 2 UPDATE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF THE CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE. HERE TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION IS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER PATRICK HAND
LON FROM SUSTAINABILITY, HEALTHY HOMES, AND THE ENVIRONMENT. >> COUNCILMBERS, PATH RING HANLON. THESE ARE THE 2024 RESULTS. LAST TIME WE WE HERE WAS IN NOVEMBER OF 2024. AND
THIS Q1 UPDATE. THIS ITHE AMBITIOUS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION REDUCTION TAW TARGETs AS A CITY. WE SHOULD HAVE SOME OF GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES THAT WILL BE COMING
OUT SOON. WE PREDICT WE'RE AT THE LINE. THE TND LINE. TRYING TO GET TO CARBON NEUTRAL BY 2050. AND LIVE WITHIN OUR CARBON BUDGET. 2024 WAS THE HOTTEST YEAR GLOBALLY ON RECORD, AND I THINK WE BEAT THAT RECORD
BY QUITE A LONG SHOT. I THINK THE SECOND HOTTEST YEAR WAS T YEAR BEFORE THAT IN 2023. SO JUST KEEPING THAT IN MINDS WE LOOK AT THE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION TARGETS. SO THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT AREAS OF THE
CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVES. OR PART OF THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN. THE FIRST BIG AMBITIOUS STEP IS THE CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE. THESE ARE THE DIERENT AREAS OF THE CITY. THE CITY COUNCIL, MAYOR'S OFFICE INVESTED $10 MILLION ANNUALLY TO ADDRESS. THESE OVERALL OUTCOMES WE HAVE
ARE FOR THE CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE IN THE FIRST YEAR. OVER 13,000 PEOPLE DIRECTLY SERVED. IT'S PEOPLE GETTING EV CAR SHARE, COST SHARE PROGRAM, TREES. THOSE ARE DIRECT SERVICES THAT WENT O TO PEOPLE. OVER 8,000 TONS OF
GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSION AVOIDED. INVESTMENTS LEVERAGED ALMOST $50 MILLI. AND WHILE WE'RE DOING THAT, ALMOST 2,000 PEOPLE IN LOW-INCOME SITUATIONS RECEIVED BENEFITS OF THE DIFFERENT GRANTS AND DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. AND WE HAVE A TARGET OF WHAT IS CALLED JUSTICE 40.
AT LEAST 40% OF OUR FUNDING GO TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. WE HIT 61% OF OUR MONEY INVESTED IN THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. WITH OVER $15 MILLION IN ANNUAL SAVINGS. I THINK THAT'S PROBABLY A PRETTY CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE. A
REMINDER IT'S NOT ONLY A SUSTAINABILITY ISSUE, BUT IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL FOR THE CITY, AS WELL. THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT PARERS. THIS IS NOT EVEN TO MENTION OUR CITY PARTNERS, PUBLIC WORKS, AND MOST DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE
ENTERPRISE THAT HELP GET THE WORK O THE GROUND. THESE ARE OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS, AND NOTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT THE PARTNERSHIP OF EVERYONE INVOLVED. THE FIRST PIECE I WANT TO GO OVER -- IN LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, I WANTED
TO STATE, IT WOULD BE PRETTY EASY TO DEFEND TO SAY THAT IN THIS LAST YEAR IN 2024, WE DID AS MUCH ON CLIMATE CHANGE AS WE DID THE PREVIOUS 10 YEARS COMBINED. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE NUMBERS WE HAD IN THE LAST YEAR. IT'S REALLY INCREDIBLE THE WORK THAT THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND
CITY ENTERPRISES STAFF DID! AND THE FIRST PIECE I HAVE HERE IS OUTREACH AND COMMUNITY AWAR AWARENESS. AND THAT'S, YOU KNOW, WE HAVAN EQUITFIRST APPROACH. I MENTIONED THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE NUMBERS. WHEN DOING OUTREACH, IT'S INTENTIONAL OUEACH IN THE
COMMUNITIES. THESE ARE DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WE'VE WORKED WITH, INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS. WE HAVE THREE RESILIENCE HUBS THAT WE'RE WORKG ON IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS, IN THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. NINE NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS GETTING SERVICES
OUT TO THE FOLKS IN5% OF THE FUNDING. OR 95% OF THE WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY ENGEMENT HAS GONE TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. I'M GOING TO KEEP REPEATING THAT THROUGHOUT THIS PRESENTATION. WITH 21,000 TOUCH POINTS I THE 13 COMMUNITY EVENTS PROMOTING
RESIDENTIAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY. FOR 2025, Q1 UPDATE IS WE ARE CONTRACTING -- CONTINUING TO CONTRACT WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS LIKE COMMUNITYMEML JUSTICE CMEJ REACHIN650 PEOPLE. CONTINUED CONTRACTING WITH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ORBSES.
T -- ORGANIZATIONS. THEY HAVE A GOAL OF 30,000OUCH POINTS, MEANING 30,000 PEOPLE. AND CONTRACTING WITH UNIDOS. LOOKING AT THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. LOOKING AT
AREAS WHEN WE DO EQUITY AND CLIMATE ACTION PLANS OF THE PAST, IT'S LOOKING AT LOW-HANGING FRUIT. IN THE CLIMATE EQUITY PIECE, IT'S THE HARDEST PIECES FIRST. WE GO TO THE PLACES WHERE WE KNOW HAVE THE HIGST ENERGY BURDEN AND MAKING SURE FOLKS ARE AWARE OF
THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM. COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING. THIS IS UNIQUE. WE DON'T OFTEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A MARKETING BUDGET IN THE PROGRAMS THAT WE RUN. AT A GOVERNMENT LEVEL. AND WE'VE SEEN A HUGE DIFFERENCE IN HAVING A STRATEGY AROUND OUR MARKETING AND REALLY
HAVING BRAND AWARENESS. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF OUR TREE PROGRAM. BUT ALL OF THE DIFFENT PROGRAMS HAVE THAT. YOU MAY SEE SURROUNDING ADVERTISEMENTS ACROSS THE CITY. THE SAME SORT OF BRANDING AND HAVING THE MINNEAPOLIS BRAND ERE, AS WELL. WE DO OUT OF
HOME, A MARKETING TERM. LOOKING AT DIFFERENT APPROACHES. RADIO, LOOKING ATLOBAL COMMUNITY PUBLICATIONS ACROSS THE CITY, WE HAVE PRESS CONFERENCES, NEWS CONFERENCES THAT WE'RE GOING OUT AND BROADCASTING THE DIFRENT EVENTS THAT ARE GOING ON. AND,
OF COURSE, SOCIALEDIA WEB AND SOCIAL MEDIA PRESENCE. WE'VE SEEN AUGE UPTICK IN THE FOLKS VISITING OUR WEBSITES AND PROGRAMS BECAUSE WE HAVE A MARKETING APPROACH. AS YOU CAN SEE ALMOST A MILLION TOTAL AD VIEWS WITH THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS WE'VE HAD. GREEN COST
SHARE THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF GREEN COST SHARE DIGITAL STRATEGY. THIS IS WHAT WEO WITH OUR PROGRAMS. FOCUSING ON NORTH SIDE GREEN ZONE AND SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONE. THESE ARE PROGRAMS AVAILABLE CITY WIDE. WE FOCUS IN THOSE AREAS AND MAKING SURE PEOPLE ARE AWARE OF THE RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO THEM.
TELLING OUR STORY. IT'S -- WE'RE GOOD AT PUTTING TOGETHER GRAPHS AND CHARTS. IT'S OFTEN DIFFICT TO TELL THE IMMENSE AMOUNT OF STORIES GOING ON AND THE IMPACT THE PROGRAMS HAVE IN SAVING PEOPLE MONEY IN THEIR HOMES AND BUSINSES. AND SO
WE'RE TRYING TO DO -- WE DID A LOT OF STORIES LAST YEAR. WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO A LOT OF STORIES THIS YEAR AND GETTING THOSE PERSONAL STORIES OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY. GREEN CAREERS. I WOULD SAY THIS IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST LIFTS IN TERMS OF CREATING NEW PROGRAMMING. AS ALL THESE NEW INVESTMENTS IN
ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SOLAR AND RENEWABLE ERGY COME OUT. WE NEED PEOPLE THAT CAN DO THE WORK. PART OF GETTING THE PEOPLE INTO THE WORK, IS LETTING THEM KNOW THESE OPPORTUNITIES ARE EVEN OUT THERE. SO GOING OUT, AGAIN, I'M GOING TO KEEP REPEATING THAT IN THE NORTH SIDE
AND SOUTH SIDE GREEN ZONES FIRST, AVAILABLE ACROSS THE CITY. GETTING EXPOSURE TO RENEWABLE ENERGY, GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE, POLLUTION PREVENTION PROGRAMS, AND GETTING THEM EXPOSED TO THESE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. GENER EDUCATION AND THEN WHEN WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY, GETTING THEM ACCREDITED TRAINING. SO THEY
HAVE A TOOL IN THE TOOL BELT, IF THEY WANT TO GO OUT AND GET JOBS IN THOSE FIELDS. AND THEN THEY ARE A TRIAGE POINT GOING INTO CPED, WHO SPECIALIZES IN WORK FORCE PROGRAMS. THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT GREEN TRAINING PROGRAMS OFFERED. I WOULD SAY
IT'S A FOUR AND FIVE TIMES THE AMOUNT OF PROGRAMS OFFERED IN YEARS PAST. WE HAD A GOAL OF TRAINING 200 PEOPLE. WE TRAINED 488 FOLKS THROUGH THAT PROGRAM! 69% ARE BIPOC, AND JUST
REMINDER, 60% OF OUR CITY IS WHITE. AND THAT NUMBER IS OUTPERFORMING -- IT'S VERY -- IT'S EVINCE OF VERY DIRECT OUTREACH IN THESE COMMUNITIES AND GETTING PEOPLE ENGAGED AND PARTICIPATED IN THE PROGRAMS. AND00% 100 PND00% FUNDS
INVESTED IN ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. HAVING MORE CULTURALLY SPECIFIC TRAININGS AROUND LANGUAGE AND SOMALI AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES. I THINK WE TOOK HUGE STRIDES, IF DEB IS LISTENING, KUDOS TO HER
AND HER STAFF FOR T COLLABORATION COORDINATION WE'VE HAD WITH THEIR TEAM AROUND GREEN CAREERS AND WORK FORCE. ADDIN NEW TOPIC AREAS LIKE URBAN AGRICULTURE, AND THEN, ALSO, TRYING TO KEEP THE HIGH LEVELS -- BECAUSE OF THE ADDITIONS OF SOME OTHER PRIORITY AREAS LIKE WASTE REDUCTION, ZERO WASTE, A LOT OF PROGRAMS WE TOOK
A LITTLE BIT OF FUNDING CUTBACK. THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO KEEP UP HIGH LEVELS OF SERVICE. I THINK WE EXPECT TO SEE THAT HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR IN 2025. I MENTIONED CPED, EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING, WORK
FORCE. DE DEB AND HER TEAM PROVIDE PATHWAYS FOR BIPOC COMMUNITIES IN CLIMATE SECTORS AND SUPPORT SUSTAINABILITY AND WORK FORCE RESILIENCE. MINNEAPOLIS EMPLOYMENT TRAINING, OTHERWISE REFERRED TO AS M.E.T.
TRAINING. THEY HAD 40 FOLKS PLACED IN PREAPPRENTICESHIP PROGRAMS. IT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE A L, BUT IT'S AN IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF WORK FORCE. GETTING PEOPLENTO JOBS. PEOPLE THAT WERE UNDER EMPLOYED OR UNEMPLOYED AND GETTING THEM INTO
JOBS. THEY HAD A GOAOF 200 PEOPLE TRAINED AND HAD 400. AN THE CONVERSION RATE IS 80% OF THE PEOPLE WENT INTO THE PROGRAM AND STAYED IN THE PROGRAM. AND 0 100% RETENTION. THEY HAVE
ROLLING OUT DIFFERENT PROGRAMMING. ONE WITH GEORGE MODULAR SOLUTIONS. IF ANYONE IS WATCHING THE NEWS, THERE'S A BIG UPTICK IN THE NEED FOR MODULAR HOMES. SO THAT'S A COLLABORATION THEYAVE. CPED HAS WITH GEORGE MODULAR
SOLUTIONS TO GET HANDS ON EXPERIENCE FOR FOLKS IN APPRENTICE PGRAMS. THEY HAVE APPRENTICESHIP OUTREACH OFFICE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. IT'S THE FIRST APPRENTICESHIP OFFICE OF ITS KIND. A CAREER FORCE LOCATION. NORTH MINNEAPOLIS 800
PLUS BROADWAY. IT'S GROUND-BREAKING AND GETTING A LOT OF OUTREACH FROM ACROSS THE STATE. AND PEOPLE WANTING TO REPLICATE THE PROGRAMMING THEY'RE DOING. AND THEY HAVE A APPRENTICESHIP OUTREACH NAVIGATOR IN COLLABORATION WITH THE TRADES AND WITH UNIONS. TO HAVE AN OUTREACH NAVIGATOR THAT
CAN CONNECT PEOPLE TO THE DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. WITH INTENTIONAOUTREACH IN THE COMMUNITY. THEY'RE RUNNING GREAT PROGRAMS. THEY HAVE A GOAL OF 40% PLACEMENTS. THEY BELIEVE THEY'LL HIT THE GOAL. URBAN FORESTRY, TREES, PLANTING
MORE TREES. W HAVE OUR LOW-COST RESIDENTIAL TREE SALE, LOCOST TREE PROGRAM FOR BUSINESSES. IF ANY OF YOU KNOW SMALL BUSINESSES ORGANIZATIONS IN YOUR KNOWNTY -- COMMUNITIES, WE'RE LOOKING FOR PLACES TO PLANT F TREES
FREE TREES FOR GREEN ZONE IS A ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE EQUITY STRATEGY. AND TREE OUTREACH ENGAGEMENT WITH THE HOST OF DIFFERENT PARTNERS IN THEPROGRAS FROM THE PROGRAM. UP AROUND 3,000 TREES PLANTED. AROUND 250
WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AND ORGANIZATIONS. THREE NEW STAFF HIRED. WE BELIEVE THEY'RE GOING TO BE KEY, THEM ALONG WITH THE COMMUNITY PARTNERS, IN ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE. IS THAT I THINK WE LIKE TO -- WHEN WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IN ADDRESSING EQUITY
OR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ISSUES, WE'LL TELL YOU ABOUT IT. WE'LL TELL YOU WHEN WE'RE NOT DOING WELL. THING IS AN AREA WHERE WE TRIED TO CREATE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE STRATEGIES AND THEY'RE NOT LANDING AS WELL. AND SO IN THIS NEXT YEAR, THIS MAP IS SHOWING WHERE TREES WERE
PLANTED. DEFINITELY PLANTING MORE TREES. AND AN APPROACH WE'VE TAKEN IS TO MAYBE NOT FOCUS ON SCALING THE VOLUME OF TREES, BUT REALLY LOOKING AT AREAS WHERE WE NEED TO PLANT TREES. SO NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AFTER THE TORNADO WENT THROUGH. THAT NEIGHBORHOOD STILL HASN'T
RECOVERED IN PLANTED TREES. RECOVERED FROM THE TORNADO. SO LOOKING AT WAYS WE CAN GE MORE TREES PLANTED IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND SOUTH MINNEAPOLIS. THIS IS ACTUALLY ANPPOSITE VIEW OF A LOT OF PROGRAMMING THAT WE HAVE IN SOME OUR OTHER AREAS. WAYS WE'RE LOOKING AT DOING THAT. WE HAVE
THE CITY TREE PROGRAM. IT'S FREE FOR GREEN ZONE MEMBERS. WE HAVE NORTH SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE OUTREACH WITH SERVICES. WE HAVE AN $8 MILLION GRANT. WE ARE LOOKING AT AREAS WHERE ASH TREES ARE CONG DOWN. A LOT OF FUNDING IS GOING INTO NORTH MINNEAPOLIS AND SOUTH
MINNEAPOLIS. AND SO HOW DO WE GET TREE REPLACEMENT AS WE DO THE TAKING DOWN THE TREES? WE HAVE AN EVENT I NORTH MINNEAPOLIS A TREE CARE FESTIVAL COMING UP MAY 31st. WE'RE DOING MORE, LIKE I SAID, IN THE MARKETING. IT IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE WITH OUR TREE PROGRAM. HAVI MORE LANGUAGE-SPECIFIC PROGRAMMING THAT WE HAVE. AND WE HAVE OUR SPRING TREE DISTRIBUTION ON MAY 30th. THROUGH JE 1st. AND WE'LL HAVE A FALL EVENT THAT WILL BE COMING UP, ASELL. WE CAN
ALWAYS USE MORE HELP GETTING THE WORD OUT ABOUT TREES AND PLANTI MORE TREES! NEXT STEP IS BIOCHAR CARBON SEQUESTRATION. THAT IS FOR THOSE LISTENING TO THIS FOR THE FIRST TIME. I'LL TRY TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS I CAN.
IT'S TAKING WOOD WASTE AND TURNING IT INTO A SOIL AMENDMENT THROUGH PIE PIORALISP IMPROVES URBAN SOILS FOR NUTRIENTS, AND CREATES RESILIENCE IN SOILS TO DROUGHT AND KEEP NUTRIENTS IN THE SOILS
FOR THE PLANTS. IT SEQUESTERS CARBON FOR OVER A THOUSAND YEARS. AND THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT PARTNERS WE'VE HAD IN DOING SCUFFLE PROJECTS ACROSS THE CITY. I WON'T READ THROUGH ALL OF THOSE. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SCESS IN THIS PROGRAM. AND
THE PROJECT PATH FOR THIS IS TO HAVE A PRODUCTION SITE THAT DRAW AND YOU SEE ON THE UPPER RIGHT-HAND SIDE IS THE SCHEMATIC OF THEACILITY WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BE PRODUCING BIOCHAR. THE PYROLYSIS IS AWAITING SITE
DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU TO CPED AND PROPERTY SERVICES FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE LAST YEAR. WE HAD TO GO BACK TO THE DRAWING BOARD IN GETTING THE PROJECT PUT TOGETHER. WE'RE LOOKING AT CONSTRUCTION COMPLETION IN THE SUMMER OF 2025. AND PRODUCTION IN THE FALL OF 2025. A WE'LL HAVE CREDITS. THOSE ARE CARBON
CREDITS. THIS IS THE FIRST PROGRAM IN MINNEAPOLIS THAT IS CARB NEGATIVE. SO IN HITTING OUR GOALS IT GIVES US THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CARBON-NEGATIVE. THE GROUND BREAKING IS NEXT WEEK. APRIL 30th. WE'LL BE PRODUCING 3,000 TONS OF WOOD
WASTE CONVERTED INTO BIOCHAR ANNUALLY. AND THAT'S EQUIVALENT TO 1500 TONS OF CO2 REDUCED. AND THEN GETTINGIOCHAR DISTRIBUTED THROUGHOUT THE CITY OF MINNEAPOLIS. AND PROBABLY HAVING SOME FREE PROGRAMS FOR COMMUNITY AND URBAN GARDENERS.
HOME GROWN MINNEAPOLIS. THIS IS REALLY THE FRONTIER OF IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT CLIMATE WORK. THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT PARTNS THEY WORKED WITH. IN TERMS OF IF YOU LOOK AT ANYONE FROM URBAN FARMING GROUPS TO CARGILL. HOW
DO WE DO CARBON ACCOUNTING AND ASSOCIATE THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL USES TO CARBON INTENSITY OF THOSE USES. SO THESE ARE THE FOCUS AREAS. SEASON EXTENSION, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, WASTE PREVENTION, WOOD WASTE PREVENTED, AND THEN,
AGAIN, PRIORITIZING RACIAL EQUITY. THIS IS THE NUMBERS FROM THE -- THIS IS THE PATROL JEKS FOR THE 2025 HOME GROWN MINNEAPOLIS. 100% OF THE FUNDING GOING TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES. $180,000 IN CONTRACTSES TO IS DI
-- 14 DIFFERENT GROUPS. WE HAVE REDUCED FINANCIAL CAPACITY BUT LOOKING AT HOW DO THEY CONTINUE ONHE GREAT RESULTS THEY GOT FROM LAST YEAR. AND WE'RE LOOKING AT ABOUT 2,000 METRI TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS, LIKE I SAID, WE'RE LOOKING AT WAYS AND THE GROUP IS FOCUSING ON WAYS THEY CAN DO THAT CARBON
ACCOUNTING. THAT'S THE AREA WHERE THE ENTIRE FIELD IS LOOKING NOW. EV CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE. JOHN HAS RUN AN AMAZING PROGRAM. ASOU PROBABLY HAVE GOTTEN UPDATES HERE IN EV CHARGING. EV SPOT
NETWORK, 32 CHARGING HUBS, 130 PORTS, SIX FAST CHARGERS, WHICH. THESE ARE DIFFERENT LOCATIONS SERVED HERE IN MINNEAPOLIS. THEIR OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN PHENOMENAL. THEY HAVE CURB SIDE EV READINESS COMPLETED IN
FEBRUARY. THEYROCURED 48 DUAL CHARGERS FOR MUNICIPAL RAMPS. THEY COMPLETED THE BUILD UP OF 32 MINNEAPOLIS ON-STREET CHARGING HUBS. CRAFTED A RAPID PAINT FLENS PLAN TO EXPEDITE Q1
CHARGING. THEY COMPLETED EXPANSION IN WORKING WITH EXCEL TO GET MORE CHARGERS AT THERE. LOOKING AT FLEET ON CITY CHARGING VEHICLES. WORKED ON AN JOINT-ADRTISING CAMPAIGN TO GET MORE PEOPLE INTO CHAIRING
THOSE VEHICLES. 890 -- IT'S E EQUIVALENT OF 890 HOMES BEING NET ZERO. 43,000EV
CHARGING HOURS. THEY DO AN AMAZING JOB OF TRACKING EVERLAST BIT OF THE PROGRAM. SO PEOPLE CAN FEEL COMFORTABLE THEY'RE BECOME GOOD STEWARDS OF THEIR DOLLARS WITH THE PROGRAMS. ALMOST $14 MILLION -- ALMOST $15 MILLION IN ESTIMATED SAVINGS IN TRANSPORTATION COSTS FOR
PEOPLE. THE GREEN COST SHARE PROGRAM IS THE LAST ONE I'LL GO THROUGH. THE GREEN COST SHARE PROGRAM IS INCENTIVES. IT'S THE BIGGEST AMOUNT OF DOLLARS THAT ARE GOING OUT INTO THE COMMUNITY FOR SOLAR, ENERGY EFFICIENCY, AIR POLLUTION REDUCTION, AND PROJECTS WITH BUSESSES,
PROPERTY OWNERS, AND BENEFITING RENTERS, AS WELL. THERE'S A ZERO PERCENT EFFICIENCY WIDE. WE HAVE CITY WIDE BONUS REBATE PROGRAM. IT INCLUDES WINDOWS. ONE OF THE ONLY PLACES I KNOW OF IN THE COUNTRY WHERE WE DO
TRIPLE PANE WINDOWS. LOW-INCOME RENTERS ARE SERVED THROUGH FRONTIER ENERGY. WHICH IS REALLY SUCCESSFUL AND WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF UPTAKE IN THAT PROGRAM. WE HAVE LARGE GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION FUNDS. AND AS PART OF THE LARGE
REDUCTION IS LOOKING A NETWORK GEOTHERMAL. GET PEOPLE OFF USING GAS AND BLOCK-BY-BLOCK ROLLOUT. THOSE ARE DIFFERENT PARTNERS ON THE RHT INVOLVED WITH THE PROGRAM. THIS IS MY FAVORITE TWO SLIDES.THIS IS BEFORE THE CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE. THIS IS THE RESULTS
WE WERE GETTING. WE WER GETTING CALLS FROM PEOPLE ACROSS THE COUNTRY WANTING TO KNOW ABOUT THE INCENTIVE PROGRAMS. WE WON AWARDS AT THAT TIME FOR OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICEAPPROAF SUCCESS WITH THE PROGRAM. I THINK IT'S A REASON WE HAD A LOT OF INVTMENT IN THE PROGRAM. THIS IS WITH THE CLIMATE LEGACY
INITIATIVE. THOSE ARE THE RESULTS TH WE GOT THIS PAST YEAR. IN FACT, I WAS TOLD BEFORE COMING IN HERE, WE WERE ACTUALLY UP OVER 1100 PROJECTS THAT CAME IN. SO WHEN I SAY WE'RE DOING MORE. WE DID MORE THIS YEAR THAN WE PROBABLY HAVE
THAT'S JUST IN THIS PROGRAM! IT'S BEEN GOING FOR AWHILE. AND NOT INCLUDING ALL THE OTHER RESULTS WE'VE GOTTEN WITH THE OTHER PROGRAMS. JUST A LOT OF WORK GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WE'RE TRYING TO FIND THE BEST WAY TO TELL THE STORY OF THE SUCCESS. ANOTHER THING I WANT TO POINT OUT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CHART, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE
OF JUST ONE OF THOSE NUMBERS. AND THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE HOMES THAT WE GO INTO. THIS IS AN OWNER-OCCUPIED HOME AND 30% LESS AMI IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS. CLED FOR A NO-HEAT SITUATION. WE HAD MULTIPLE HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUES GOING ON. SO REPLACING
AN OCTOPUS BOILER WITHS A ASBESTOS ON IT. VENTILATION ISSUES, REPAIRED T OBVIOUS PLUMBING ISSUE GOING ON. THAT LEADS TO MOLD AND ASTHMA TRIGGERS FOR KIDS IN THE HOME. INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT, AND LEAD PAINT REMEDIATION. THIS IS ONE OF THOSE NUMBERS ON THAT CHART. AND I WANT TO POINT IT
OUT, AS AN EXAMPLE OF A HOME. ONE OF THE PROJECTS THAT WE WORK ON. THIS IS A SCORE THAT HOME HAD. THEY'RE NOW SAVING UP OVER $600 A MONTH. I'M SORRY, A YEAR IN ENERGY SAVINGS. AND THAT'S A BIG DEAL FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE LIVING AT BELOW 30% AMI. THESE
ARE WHERE THE NBERS -- I SHOWED YOU THAT TREE PROGRAM. WE'RE FOCUSING ON EJ EFFORTS. THIS IS AN AREA I THINK WE'RE DOING WELL WITH OUR PARTNERS THAT ARE COMMUNITY PARTNERS IN THESE COMMUNITIES. AND INCENTIVE STRUCTURE THAT WE HAVE THAT GETS PEOPLE INCENTIVIZED TO
DO THIS WORK. AS YOU CAN SEE IN NORTH MINNEAPOLIS, AND THIS IS PROBABLY CONSISTENT ACROSS THE 10 YEARS THAT WARD 5 IS MOST HEILY INVESTED IN AREA. SO
$56 MILLION IN ENERGY SAVINGS. IT'S A LOT OF DOLLARS SAVED. 886 SMALL RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS. A GOAL OF 500. 58% OF THE
FUNDING WENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROJECTS. WE HAVE CRITERIA FOR THAT. THEY'RE IN THE GREEN ZONES. GREAT STREETS ELIGIBILITY PRIORITY AREAS, WHICH HAVE INCOME AND RACIAL
COMPONENTS TO THOSE. AND SO I MENTIONED, I SHOWED YOU THAT CHT OF HOW MUCH WORK WE DID THIS LAST YEAR. THIS IS THETHIE
WE'RE AT IN 2024. THE SAMEIME LAST YEAR. THIS IS THE AM OF REQUEST WE GOT IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THIS YEAR. WE'RE SEEING ACCELERATED RESULTS FROM LA YEAR TO THIS YEAR. OUR CONTRACTS ARE IN PLACE. WE HAVE THE MARKETING CAMPAIGNS OUT. AND WORD OF MOUTH IS SPREADING
WITH THE DIFFERENT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH AND PEOPLE THAT RECEIVE SERVICES. DON'T THINK THAT WAS THE END. THERE'S THE LAST ONE. SO IN CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE IN 2025, WE OVERCAME A NUMBER OF
CHALLENGES. AND I WON'T GO INTO PART OF WHICH WAS ONE OF OUR PARTNERS RAN OUT OF FINANCING FUNDING. WE HAD SOME SETBACKS AND BLOCK BY BLOCK. I THINK WE'RE BACK ON TRACK WITH THAT. WE HAD DIRECTOR OFLIMATE EQUITY ACTION, MEGAN OHIO WAS HIRED. WE CAN HAVE A CITY-WIDE
INTEGRATED APPROACH. PROJECT MANAGER JEFF STONE, WE'RE LOOKING AT DIFFERENT AREAS FROM EV CHARGING, CITY BUILDINGS, WEATHERIZATION, AND HAVING FOCUS AREAS WITH INTEGRATED PARTNERS ACROSS THE CITY AND FURTHER FOCUS IN THESE AREAS. AND THEN WE HAVE ONE DATA POSITION. IT'S
PAYTON JOHNSON, I GUESS I CAN ADD HER NAME. TOP BUILD OUT A DASH BOARD FRAMEWORK. I'M HOPING AS WE GO FORWARD, WE CANP TO SHOW YOU SOME OF THE RESULTS AND MATCHES THE CONTINUOUS UPDATES WE'LL COME BACK TO COUNCIL WITH. WE HAVE OUR
ZERO-WASTE STRATEGIES WE'LL HEAR UPDECORATES FROM THAT IN THE FALL. AS THOSE PROGRAMS KICKOFF. AND THEN ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS ARE UP AND RUNNING AND ACCELERATING. WE HAVE AN IGR STAFF BEING HIRED. THAT'S GOING TO FOCUS ON CLIMATE ISSUES THAT'LL WORK WITH OUR IGR SFF
AND HAVE AN ENTERPRISE APPROACH TO THAT. AND WE HAVE NETWORK GEOTHERMAL FOCUS FOR THE NEXT YEAR. THOSE ARE THE LAST OF MY SLIDES. AND I CAN STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK
U FOR PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND GIVING THOROUGH REPORTS EVERY SIX MONTHS TO THE COMMITTEE. THERE'S A LOT HAPPENI REALLY FAST. AND WE'RE GETTING REQUESTS THAT ARE AT LEAST -- AT LEAST I AM FROM PEOPLE AROUND THE COUNTRY FOR INFORMATION AND UPDATES ON WHAT MINNEAPOLIS IS DOING. BECAUSE WE'RE CERTAINLY AN INSPIRATION FOR MANY OTHER CITIES. SO IT'S GREAT TO HAVE
THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SHOW OUR PROGRESS. GREAT WORK! I WANT TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. THE FIRST ONE WAS ABOUT THE IGR POSITION. THEIR ROLE AND WHAT THEY'RE WORKING ON. I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF MOVEMENAT THE
STATE LEGISLATURE IN THIS SESSION, IN PARTICULAR WITH THE 2040 CLEAN ENERGY GOAL ROLLING BACK -- BUT CREATE LOOPHOLES AND BARRIERS. WHERE IS THE HIRING PROCESS RIGHT NOW? WL WE BE IN TIME TO WEIGH IN ON SOME OF THAT?
>> SURE. CHAIR, THEY'RE IN INTERVIEWING RIGHT NOW FOR THE POSITION. AND HAVE INTERVIEWS GOING FORWARD RIGHT NOW. YES, THEY'LL BE INVOLVED WITH PUBLIC UTILITY ISSUES, STATE ISSUES, FEDERAL ISSUES, WHICH ARE FAST
AND RIOUS THESE DAYS. SO, '. YES. LOOKING AT THOSE ISSUES. WE HAVE STAFF NOW WITH MEGAN HOY AND ALICE AND HER TEAM. AND THEY'RE LOOKING AT ISSUES. E CAN PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON ISSUES. BUT THIS PERSON WILL BE FOCUSED
IN THAT AREA SIMILAR TO STACY MILLER WHEN SHE WAS WITH SUSTAINABILITY. >> OKAY. THANKOU SO MUCH. MY SECOND QUESTION WAS ABOUT MAKIN GREEN COST SHARE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN RENTAL BUILDINGS. YOU DID TOUCH O THAT. >> YES. >> QUITE A BIT. BUT, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE SEE THESEREEN
COST-SHARE IT PAYMENTS COME THROUGH FROM THE CITY COUNCIL SIDE, WE NORMALLY SEE T LARGE ONES. IS THAT BECAUSE IT'S ABOVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT? AND THAT'S WHY W GET THE REQUEST THAT CAME IN THIS WEEK, FOR EXAMPLE, FOR A MENLO EQUITIES BUILDING, AN OFFICE BUILDING
DOWNTOWN, AND METALMATIC, LLC. IS IT BECAUSE IT'S OVER A CERTAIN AMOUNT AND THE COUNCIL IS NOT SEEG THE PAYOUTS GO OUT. >> C CHAIR CASHMAN. A LOT OF WORK BEING DONE WITH RENTAL PROPERTIES OR PEOPLE IN RENTAL SITUATIONS IS THROUGH PARTNERS.
AS MUCH AS WE CAN, WE TRY TO WORK WITH A CENTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, FRONTIER ENERGY, ANOTHER PARTNER TO STREAMLINE THE SERVICE SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO COME DIRECTLY TO US T FILL OUT AN APPLICATION. WE ASK FOR THE FRACKING
INFORMATION BASED ON INCE OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION. SO FRONTIER ENERGY IS THE PARTNER THAT IS DOING AT LOT OF LOW-INCOME PROGRAMS AND COMBINING UTILITY PROGRAMS THAT ALREADY CUT THE INCENTIVES DOWN TO ABOUT 50% MATCH AND THE CITY STACKS ON TOP OF THAT TO MAKE THE PROJECT HAPPEN. >> I SEE. THAT MAKES MORE
SENSE. SO FOR RENTERS WHO WANT TO ENCOURAGE THEIR BUILDING OWNERS AND PROPERTY MANAGERS TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS TO LOWER THEIR ENERGY COSTS. HOW SHOULD THEY APPROACH -- SHOULD THEY APPROACH FRONTIER ENERGY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO TAP INTO THE RESOURCE?
>> THEY SHOULD BE ABLE TO GO DIRECTLY TO OUR WEB PAG AND OUR PAGES WILL LEAD THEM EITHER TO CENTER FOR ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT, OR TO FRONTIER ENERGY. OR THEY CA ALSO CONTACT THEIR UTILITIES FOR ANY PROGRAMSHAT ARE AVAILABLE.
AND IT WILL DIRECT THEM -- THEY'LL ALL DIRECT THEM TO GET OUR FUNDING. >> OKAY. THAT'S REALLY HELPFUL! I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE TREES STAFF. WHO ARE DOING AN AMAZING JOB. AND SERVING ON THE MINNEAPOLI TREE ADVISORY COMMISSION, I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE THEM IN ACTION WORKINGITH
COMMUNITY. AND I APPRECIATE THIS YEAR THEY'RE WORKING WITH SCHOOLS. TO PLANT TREES ON OUR MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS! IT'S JUST A PERFECT CONNECTION! AND GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO GREEN SOME OF THE, YOU KNOW, VAST SURFACE-LEVEL PARKING AREAS IN
OUR CITY THAT HE URBAN ISLAND EFFECT AND, YOU KNOW, CAN IMPROVE THE AIR QUALITY FOR THE STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOLS. SO REALLY APPRECIATE THAT! >> THANK YOU >> AND MY LAST QUESTION IS ABOUT WHEN WE PASS THIS IN 2023, W HAVE GOALS BY 2030. IT LOOKS
LIKE YOU'RE DOING LOT OF DATA COLLECTION. BUT SOME OF THE GOALS ARE PRETTY HARD TO TRACK. AND I'M WONDERING IF YOU COULD PROVIDE -- IN THE SOME WAY THAT THE TRANSPORTATION ACTION PLAN IS GIVING TWOEAR UPDATES ON OUR MODE SHIFT GOAL. WHICH WE
JUST HEARD. I'M WONDERING IF IS IS AN APPROPRIATE YEAR, IF YOU WOULD BE PREPARED BY THE END OF THE YEAR, TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE BIG LOFTY GOALS WE HAVE IN THE PLAN. ONE OF WHICH BEING REDUCE FOSSIL GAS EMISSIONS CITY WIDE BY 35%. BY
2030. THE OTHER O BEING ENSURING ALL HOUSEHOLDS HAVE AN ENERGY BURDEN BELOW 6% BY 2030. WE HAVE A FEW OTHERS. YOU KNOW, TRAINING SUPPORT 1,000 MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENTS TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GREEN ECONOMY. THAT ONE FEELS LIKE YOU COULD PROBABLY BE TRACKING
PRETTY EASILY. BUT THOSE TWO OTHER GOALS, HOW EASY TO GIVE AN UPDATE ON THOSE GOALS THIS YEAR? >> CHAIR CASHMAN., THE DATA POSITION I HAVE HIGHLIGHTED IN THE SLIDE. WE'RE WORKING WITH -- WE HAVE AN RFP OUT WITH CONTRACTS RIGHT NOW TO DEVELOP
A DASH BOARD. THAT IS EXACTLY AT INTENT. TO LOOK AT THE CLIMATE EQUITY PLAN. THAT'S THE MAJORITY OF MEGAN'S ROLE HERE IS THE DIRECTOR OF CLIMATE EQUITY ACTION IS TO LOOK AT THE DIFFERENT AREAS. AND SEE HOW WE'RE DOING AGAINST GOALS. SO
IT'S NOT ONLY THE CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE BUT WHAT ARE WE DINING AS A CITY, CITY WIDE, AND HOW ARE WE MOVIN TOWARDS THESE GOALS? AND WHAT ARE THE GAPS. >> WHEN YOU COME BACK TO THE COMMITTEE AT THE END OF THE YEAR FOR YOUR, YOU KNOW, EVERY-SIX-MONTHS PRESENTATION,
WILL YOU BE PREPARED TO PRESENT ON THOSE LOFTY GOALS? AND HOW >> UMM, YES, CHAIR CASHMAN. WE'LL SEE WHERE WE'RE AT WITH THE -- THE GOAL TO HAVE THE DASHBOARDS SET UP BY THE END OF URM IS. >> OKAY. >> THAT'S THE PLAN NOW. TO BE
READY FOR IT. AND THEN HAVE THOSE DIFFERENT DASHBOARDS AND THOSE DIFFERENT AREAS IN PLACE >> OKAY. SOUNDS GREAT. I APPRECIATE IT ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY.
>> THANK YOU, CHAIR CASHMAN. THANK YOU SO MUCH, DEPUTY COMMISSIONER HANLON FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.AND JUST FOR START OFF BY SAYING THANKS TO THE AMAZING STAFF THAT HAVE PUT IN SO MUCH EFFORT OVER THE LAST YEAR. AND THIS FIRST QUARTER TO IMPLEMENT THE CLIMATE LEGACY
INITIATIVE. UMM, MY FIRST KIND OF QUESTION IS REGARDING NETWORK AG GEOTHERMAL. I KNOW THAT'S SOMETHING THATE'RE HEADED INTO. AS A NEXT STEP FOR WORK. COULD YOU DETAIL OUT, LIKE, WHAT'S THE -- WHAT ARE THE NEXT STEPS? AND WHAT ARE KIND OF
SOME OF THE GOALS FOR THIS YEAR IN THAT SPACE? >> SURE. >> THANK YOU. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. WE'RE LOOKING AT WHAT THE -- THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SITES BEING CONSIDERED. BEING LOOKED AT BY FOLKS THAT
ARE INTERESTED IN NETWORK AGREE YO GEOTHERMAL. WE'RE MEETING WITH -- AND I SHOULD SAY, MEGAN IS DOING AOT OF MEETING WITH A LOT OF NETWORK GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPERS. AND EXAMINATION WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE W, WITH THE BARRIERS THEM
AS DEVELOPERS AND PEOPLE DEVELOPING SITES. WHETHER THEY BE FANCIAL OR MAYBE EVEN AN UNDERSTANDING OF THE BENEFITS OF HAVING NETWORK GEOTHERMAL. AND IF THERE'S ANY POLICY BARRIERS THAT ARE IN THE WAY, AS WL. SO KIND OF GETTING A FEEL FOR IF
WE'RE TO EXPAND NETWORK GEOTHERMAL. WHAT ARE THE BARRIERS IN PLACE? WHAT CAN WE DO AS AITY TO ADDRESS IT? WE'RE MEETING WITH THE UTILITY PARTNERS WHO HAVE CENTER POINT ENERGY IS DOING AT LOT OF FOCUSING AROUND PROVIDING HEAT AS A SERVICE. AND SO THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM PROVIDING NATURAL
GAS. SO THEY'RE LOOKING A HOW DO WE PROVIDE HEAT FOR PEOPLE. WHEN YOU LOOK AT PROVIDING HEAT FOR PEOPLE, THAT CAN INCLUDE NETWORK AG GEOTHERMAL AS PART OF THEIR SERVICE. THEY'RE LOOKING AT TT. WE'RE TRYING TO GET A LAY OF THE LAND NOW. THERE ARE SOME PROJECTS MOVIN FORWARD, WE'RE A LONG WAY FROM
CITY-WIDE ADOPTION OF THAT TYPE OF APPROACH. AND SO WHAT WAS THE TAKE FOR US TO NOT ONLY GET THE PROJECTS IN PLACE BUT SCALE FROM THERE. >> THANK YOU. YEAH. THAT'S SO CLARIFYING. WITH CENTER POINT ENERGY, IS THAT WORK RELATED TO KIND OF MEETING SOME OF THE
GOALS AND COMMITMENTS THEY'VE MADE WITH THE FRANCHISE AGREEMENT AND THEN ALSO THE CLEAN ENERGY PARTNERSHIP? >> CHAIR CASHMAN, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. YES. THAT'S PART OF WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO TO HIT THEIR GOALS. >> OKAY. JUSTANTED TO CLARIFY
THAT. THE NEXT QUESTION I HAVE IS, THIS IS REALLY, REALLY GAVE US A GREAT PTURE OF ALL THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING SUPER, SUPER WELL. AND THAT'S JUST A GREATEST, AGAIN, TO YOUR WORK AND OUR STAFF'S WORK. BUT I WOULD LOVE TO KIND OF HEAR WHAT ARE KIND OF THE NEEDS THAT YOU
HAVE FROM OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS? THAT YOU'VE BEEN SEEING, OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S, LIKE, A LARGE SEOF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, BUT, LIKE, WHAT ADDITIONAL PARTNERSHIP IS NEEDED? WHAT'S NEEDED FROM THE AVERAGE MINNEAPOLIS RESIDENT AND NEIGHBOROD ASSOCIATION?
>> I THINK GETTING MORE AWARENESS OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE THAT THESE RESOURCES ARE OUTTHET MORE PEOPLE THAT CAN USE THESE SERVICES. AND AREN'T ARE THEY'RE OUT THERE. SO ANY HELP THAT THE COUNCIL CAN PROVIDE IN THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE SPENDING A LOT OF EFFORT AROUND GETTING THOSE MESSAGES OUT TO
PEOPLE. AND I THINK WE'RE, RIGHT NOW, WE SEE A BIG CELERATION IN THE NEED FOR ALL OF THESE PROGRAMS, WE'RE ALSO IN THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS PROBABLY WITH THE PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC SECTOR, ERYONE, THE TARIFFS HAVE THROWN A LITTLE
STICK IN THE SPOKE OF THE WHE. AND SO WE HAVE THE FEEDBACK. WEEE IT IN THE APPLICATIONS IN THE LAST MONTH. PEOPLE ARE, UMM, AREN'T CERTAIN HOW THEY WANT TO INVEST THEIR MONEY FROM BUSINESSES AND EVEN HOMEOWNERS. IT'S JUST, I THINK THERE'S A
LITTLE PAUSE WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON IN THE ECONOMY AND TARIFFS RIGHT NOW. >> THAT'S A GREAT SEGUE TO MY LAST QUESTION. JUST KIND OF LOOKING AT THE PICTURE AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL. HOW ARE YOU NAGATING THIS WITH OUR
DEPARTMENTS? ESPECIALLY ON THIS EFFORT NATIONALLY TO KIND OF GO AGAINST REDUCINGREENHOUSE GASES. INCREASING OUR FOSSIL FUEL DEPENDENCY. AND MAYBE
BRINGING IT TO THE LOCAL LEVEL. WHAT ARE SOME CHALLENGES YOU'RE EXPERIENCING IMPLEMENTING THE CLIMATE LEGACY INITIATIVE. >> CHAIR CASHMAN, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY, I MEAN, I HAVEN'T LOOKED AT THE NEWS IN A COUPLE OF HOURS. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE -- WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL RIGHTOW.
[ LAUGHTER ] BUT I WOULD SAY THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO DO THE WORK. I MEAN, WE'RE FORTUNATE YOU ALL PASSED THE FUNDING YOU DID. THAT THE MAYOR PASSED THE FUNDING HE DID. BECAUSE IT ALLOWS US TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE. I MEA WE'RE GETTING NOTICES OF RIA FUNDING GETTING
PULLED BACK. WE CAN CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN THIS SPACE AND FOLKS IN MINNEAPOLIS CAN REAP THE BENEFITS. I POINTED OUT, IT'S NOT ONLY ABOUT GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. PEOPLE ARE SAL SALVE -- SAVING A LOT OF MONEY. IT'S OVER $200 MILLION IN SAVINGS, IF WE TOTAL THE GREEN COST SHARES. PEOPLE IN THE CITY
ARE BECOMING FINANCIALLY RESILIENT. AND NOT ONLY MORE RESILIENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE, AND FINANCIALLY MOR RESILIENT. THAT HELPS IN ECONOMIC TIMES LIKE WE HAVE, AS WELL. SOL, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE'RE HOPING TO CONTINUE ON A LOT OF THAT IRA FUNDING. IT WOULD HAVHELPED
IF SOME OF OUR PARTNERS AND OUR BLOCK-BY-BLOCK APPROACH. WE'RE RUNNING INTO CHALLENGES THERE WITH SOME FUNDING COMING FROM THE FEDERAL LEVEL. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A DIFFERENT FUNDING PARTNER. WE'RE HOPING THAT SOME OF OUR FOUNDATION PARTNERS WILL STEP INTO THAT SPACE. THE WAY THEY DID DURING THE FIRST
ADMINISTRATION. LIKE WITH BLOOMBERG. SO WE'RE -- WE HAVE OUR EYES WIDE OPEN IN TERMS OF WHAT THE OPPORTUNITIES ARE. THAT CAN HELP US ACCELERATE SOME OF THIS WORK. AND THEN, YOU KNOW, PYING DEFENSE WHERE WE HAVE TO ON PROGRAMS.
>> GREAT. THANK YOU SOUCH. APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU. >>KAY. SO THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER CHOWDHURY. SEEING KN SEEING -- NOBODY ELSE IN QUEUE. CLERK, RECEIVE AND FILE THE REPORT. THANK YOU
TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS HOLDING US ACCOUNTABLE, PUSHING FOR MORE, GETTING THE WORD INTO COMMUNITY, YES. YOU ARE THE REASON FOR ALL OF THIS! THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WITHOUT ANY -- UMM, OPPOSITION TODJOURNING THE MEETING, WE HAVE CONCLUDED ALL BUSINESS AND STAND ADJOURNED.
THANK YOU.