Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Award RecommendationCity of Dubuque
City Council Meeting
Consent Items # 011.
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October 17, 2022
ITEM TITLE: Sustainable Dubuque Community GrantAward Recommendation
SUMMARY: City Manager recommending approval of the Resilient Community
Advisory Commission recommendations for five projects for funding
from the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Program Round 26 at a
total funding amount of $12,150.00.
SUGGESTED
DISPOSITION:
ATTACHMENTS:
Description
RESOLUTION Awarding Sustainable Dubuque Grant to the Dubuque
Colleges Sustainability Coalition
RESOLUTION Awarding Sustainable Dubuque Grant to Dubuque
Rescue Mission Garden
RESOLUTION Awarding Sustainable Dubuque Grant to the First
Presbyterian Church
RESOLUTION Awarding Sustainable Dubuque Grant to the No Mow
May Dubuque
RESOLUTION Awarding Sustainable Dubuque Grant to the Washington
Neighborhood Community Garden
Suggested Disposition: Receive and File; Adopt Resolution(s)
Sustainable Dubuque Grants-MVM Memo
Staff Memo
Resolution_Dbq Colleges Sustainability Coalition
Resolution_Dbq Rescue Mission
Resolution —First Presbyterian Church
Resolution —No Mow May
Resolution —Washington NHood Garden
Type
City Manager Memo
Staff Memo
Resolutions
Resolutions
Resolutions
Resolutions
Resolutions
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
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SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Award Recommendation
DATE: October 11, 2022
Sustainable Community Coordinator Gina Bell is recommending City Council approval
of the Resilient Community Advisory Commission recommendations for the following
projects for funding from the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Program Round
26 at a total funding amount of $12,150.00.
The following applications are recommended for funding:
ORGANIZATION
PROJECT
AWARD
Dubuque Rescue Mission
West Lawn Conversion
$2,500.00
Dubuque Colleges Sustainability Coalition
Pocket Prairies
$2,500.00
First Presbyterian Church
Sustainable Community
Project
$2,350.00
Ken Bichell/No Moy May Dubuque
No Mow May
$2,500.00
Washington Neighborhood Garden
Chickens in Garden
$2,300.00*
I concur with the recommendation and respectfully request Mayor and City Council
approval.
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Mic ael C. Van Milligen
MCVM:sv
Attachment
cc: Crenna Brumwell, City Attorney
Cori Burbach, Assistant City Manager
Gina Bell, Sustainable Community Coordinator
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TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gina Bell, Sustainable Community Coordinator
SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant Award Recommendation
DATE: September 30, 2022
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INTRODUCTION
The purpose of this memo is to present the recommendations of the Resilient
Community Advisory Commission (RCAC) who reviewed Round 26 of the Sustainable
Dubuque Community Grant applications.
In 2013, the City Council approved the Sustainable Dubuque Community Grant program
to catalyze community leaders in the Sustainable Dubuque initiative. The grants are
available to any residents, non -profits or businesses who propose a project that
addresses at least one of the twelve sustainability principles and includes an element of
community engagement or education in their project.
$25,000 was allocated for grant disbursement in FY23. Five (5) applications were
received the first round (October 2022) totaling $12,350.00 in requested funding. All
commissioners were invited to submit their individuals scores and comments and voted
to fund the following:
DISCUSSION
The following applications are recommended for funding:
ORGANIZATION
PROJECT
AWARD
Dubuque Rescue Mission
West Lawn Conversion
$2,500.00
Dubuque Colleges Sustainability Coalition
Pocket Prairies
$2,500.00
First Presbyterian Church
Sustainable Community Project
$2 350.00
Ken Bichell/No Moy May Dubuque
No Mow May
$2,500.00
Washington Neighborhood Garden
Chickens in Garden
$2,300.00*
Total recommended funding for this round is $12,150.00. *Recommended funding is
less than initial proposal and restricts purchases to only equipment, no live animals.
In accordance with new guidance from the State Auditor, each grant includes a
resolution to state public purpose.
REQUESTED ACTION
I respectfully recommend City Council approve the recommendations of the Resilient
Community Advisory Commission regarding the Round 26 funding of the Sustainable
Dubuque Community Grant program.
Attachments
Resolution
—Dubuque Rescue Mission
Resolution
—Dubuque Colleges Sustainability Coalition
Resolution
—First Presbyterian Church
Resolution
—Ken Bichell/No Moy May Dubuque
Resolution
—Washington Neighborhood Garden
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Prepared by Crenna Brumwell, Esq., 300 Main St., Ste. 330, Dubuque IA 52001-6944, (563) 583.4113
Return to Gina Bell, 50 W. 1311 St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4120
RESOLUTION NO. 326-22
AWARDING SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE GRANT TO THE DUBUQUE COLLEGES
SUSTAINABILITY COALITION
WHEREAS, the City Council adopts goals on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, sustainability first appeared as a City Council goal in 2006; and
WHEREAS, in 2010 the City Council adopted the Dubuque Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Inventory, the first step in developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for Dubuque; and
WHEREAS, the inventory measured gases emitted by City operations for the
baseline year 2003, and again for 2007, and predicted future emissions if business as
usual occurred, and provided the City a tool to set emission reduction targets to improve
and maintain healthy air quality; and
WHEREAS, a 2014 update to the GHG inventory revealed that the community had
reduced their GHG emissions 11 % since 2003, and
WHEREAS, the 2019 update to the GHG inventory reported a 27% reduction in
GHG emissions since 2003; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted "The 50% by 2030 Plan" in 2013, and updated
the plan in 2020, as a non -binding, voluntary effort to identify opportunities to reduce
Dubuque's community greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, The 50% by 2030 Plan is used in the following ways:
o Informing officials during goal -setting and budget decisions,
o Informing businesses and individuals about potential emission and cost -
saving options,
o Showcasing success stories,
o Providing a roadmap that can be added to or adjusted, and
o Exposing from where Dubuque's GHG emissions really come; and
WHEREAS, sustainability has remained a goal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, "Sustainable Environment: Preserving and Enhancing Natural
Resources'; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability
through partnerships by adopting the specific goal, "Partnership for a Better Dubuque:
Building Our Community that is Viable, Livable, and Equitable'; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, Livable Neighborhoods and Housing: Great Place to Live'; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program is the intersection of the City's
goals related to sustainability, equity, viability, partnerships, and the creation of housing,
which is livable, affordable, and sustainable; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program meets the needs of the
Dubuque community's vision for sustainability; and
WHEREAS, efforts which address a Sustainable Dubuque principle and offer a
community engagement activity or community education activity benefit the entirety of the
community and the specifically adopted goals of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the grant recipients shall develop native prairie landscapes on 5
Dubuque -area campuses in conjunction with the Mowing to Monarchs program and offer
education on roles of prairies; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City of Dubuque
to further sustainability efforts in the community for the benefit of all residents and visitors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. The City Council hereby awards a Sustainable Dubuque Grant to the
DUBUQUE COLLEGES SUSTAINABILITY COALITION.
Section 2. The City Manager or his designee shall enter into a grant agreement
with the DUBUQUE COLLEGES SUSTAINABILITY COALITION and shall ensure
compliance with the grant agreement pursuant to Iowa Code and the grant award
requirements.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 17t' day of October 2022.
Brad M. CpTnagh, Mayor
Attest: �J
,Ain_yn,2, ///
Adrienne N. Breiffelder, City Clerk
Prepared by Crenna Brumwell, Esq., 300 Main St., Ste. 330, Dubuque IA 52001-6944, (563) 583-4113
Return to Gina Bell, 50 W. 131, St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4120
RESOLUTION NO. 327-22
AWARDING SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE GRANT TO DUBUQUE RESCUE MISSION
GARDEN
WHEREAS, the City Council adopts goals on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, sustainability first appeared as a City Council goal in 2006; and
WHEREAS, in 2010 the City Council adopted the Dubuque Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Inventory, the first step in developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for Dubuque;
and
WHEREAS, the inventory measured gases emitted by City operations for the
baseline year 2003, and again for 2007, and predicted future emissions if business as
usual occurred, and provided the City a tool to set emission reduction targets to improve
and maintain healthy air quality; and
WHEREAS, a 2014 update to the GHG inventory revealed that the community
had reduced their GHG emissions 11 % since 2003, and
WHEREAS, the 2019 update to the GHG inventory reported a 27% reduction in
GHG emissions since 2003; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted "The 50% by 2030 Plan" in 2013, and
updated the plan in 2020, as a non -binding, voluntary effort to
reduce Dubuque's community greenhouse gas emissions; and
identify opportunities to
WHEREAS, The 50% by 2030 Plan is used in the following ways:
o Informing officials during goal -setting and budget decisions,
o Informing businesses and individuals about potential emission and
cost -saving options,
o Showcasing success stories,
o Providing a roadmap that can be added to or adjusted, and
o Exposing from where Dubuque's GHG emissions really come; and
WHEREAS, sustainability has remained a goal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, "Sustainable Environment: Preserving and Enhancing Natural
Resources'; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability
through partnerships by adopting the specific goal, "Partnership for a Better Dubuque:
Building Our Community that is Viable, Livable, and Equitable'; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, Livable Neighborhoods and Housing: Great Place to Live';
and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program is the intersection of the
City's goals related to sustainability, equity, viability, partnerships, and the creation of
housing, which is livable, affordable, and sustainable; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program meets the needs of the
Dubuque community's vision for sustainability; and
WHEREAS, efforts which address a Sustainable Dubuque principle and offer a
community engagement activity or community education activity benefit the entirety of the
community and the specifically adopted goals of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the grant recipients shall repurpose west lawn of Dubuque Rescue
Mission by removing a chicken coop and planting fruit bearing trees, a raised garden for
public harvesting, and a bike rack for visitors; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City of Dubuque
to further sustainability efforts in the community for the benefit of all residents and visitors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. The City Council hereby awards a Sustainable Dubuque Grant to the
DUBUQUE RESCUE MISSION GARDEN.
Section 2. The City Manager or his designee shall enter into a grant agreement
with the DUBUQUE RESCUE MISSION GARDEN and shall ensure compliance with the
grant agreement pursuant to Iowa Code and the grant award requirements.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 17th day of October 2022.
Attest:
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Adrienne N. Breitfelder, Ci y Clerk
Brad . Ca nagh, Mayor
Prepared by Crenna Brumwell, Esq., 300 Main St., Ste. 330, Dubuque IA 52001-6944, (563) 583.4113
Return to Gina Bell, 50 W. 13" St., Dubuque, IA 520013 (563) 589-4120
RESOLUTION NO.328-22
AWARDING SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE GRANT TO THE FIRST PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
WHEREAS, the City Council adopts goals on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, sustainability first appeared as a City Council goal in 2006; and
WHEREAS, in 2010 the City Council adopted the Dubuque Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Inventory, the first step in developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for Dubuque; and
WHEREAS, the inventory measured gases emitted by City operations for the
baseline year 2003, and again for 2007, and predicted future emissions if business as
usual occurred, and provided the City a tool to set emission reduction targets to improve
and maintain healthy air quality; and
WHEREAS, a 2014 update to the GHG inventory revealed that the community had
reduced their GHG emissions 11 % since 2003, and
WHEREAS, the 2019 update to the GHG inventory reported a 27% reduction in
GHG emissions since 2003; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted "The 50% by 2030 Plan" in 2013, and updated
the plan in 2020, as a non -binding, voluntary effort to identify opportunities to reduce
Dubuque's community greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, The 50% by 2030 Plan is used in the following ways:
o Informing officials during goal -setting and budget decisions,
o Informing businesses and individuals about potential emission and cost -
saving options,
o Showcasing success stories,
o Providing a roadmap that can be added to or adjusted, and
o Exposing from where Dubuque's GHG emissions really come; and
WHEREAS, sustainability has remained a goal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, "Sustainable Environment: Preserving and Enhancing Natural
Resources'; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability
through partnerships by adopting the specific goal, "Partnership for a Better Dubuque:
Building Our Community that is Viable, Livable, and Equitable'; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, Livable Neighborhoods and Housing: Great Place to Live'; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program is the intersection of the City's
goals related to sustainability, equity, viability, partnerships, and the creation of housing,
which is livable, affordable, and sustainable; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program meets the needs of the
Dubuque community's vision for sustainability; and
WHEREAS, efforts which address a Sustainable Dubuque principle and offer a
community engagement activity or community education activity benefit the entirety of the
community and the specifically adopted goals of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the grant recipients shall provide recycling stations inside building and
convert landscape and lawn around church to edible landscapes and native plants that
include educational signage, a rain garden, art, and rain barrel; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City of Dubuque
to further sustainability efforts in the community for the benefit of all residents and visitors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. The City Council hereby awards a Sustainable Dubuque Grant to the
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
Section 2. The City Manager or his designee shall enter into a grant agreement
with the FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH and shall ensure compliance with the grant
agreement pursuant to Iowa Code and the grant award requirements.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 17'h day of October 2022.
ra� anagh, Mayor
Attest:
(�°�d'Lt.Prr ne y�
Adrienne N. Breiffelder, City Clerk
Prepared by Crenna Brumwell, Esq., 300 Main St., Ste. 330, Dubuque IA 52001-6944, (563) 5834113
Return to Gina Bell, 50 W. 13'" St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4120
RESOLUTION NO. 329-22
AWARDING SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE GRANT TO THE NO MOW MAY DUBUQUE
WHEREAS, the City Council adopts goals on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, sustainability first appeared as a City Council goal in 2006; and
WHEREAS, in 2010 the City Council adopted the Dubuque Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
Inventory, the first step in developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for Dubuque; and
WHEREAS, the inventory measured gases emitted by City operations for the
baseline year 2003, and again for 2007, and predicted future emissions if business as
usual occurred, and provided the City a tool to set emission reduction targets to improve
and maintain healthy air quality; and
WHEREAS, a 2014 update to the GHG inventory revealed that the community had
reduced their GHG emissions 11 % since 2003, and
WHEREAS, the 2019 update to the GHG inventory reported a 27% reduction in
GHG emissions since 2003; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted "The 50% by 2030 Plan" in 2013, and updated
the plan in 2020, as a non -binding, voluntary effort to identify opportunities to reduce
Dubuque's community greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, The 50% by 2030 Plan is used in the following ways:
o Informing officials during goal -setting and budget decisions,
o Informing businesses and individuals about potential emission and cost -
saving options,
o Showcasing success stories,
o Providing a roadmap that can be added to or adjusted, and
o Exposing from where Dubuque's GHG emissions really come; and
WHEREAS, sustainability has remained a goal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, "Sustainable Environment: Preserving and Enhancing Natural
Resources": and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability
through partnerships by adopting the specific goal, "Partnership for a Better Dubuque:
Building Our Community that is Viable, Livable, and Equitable'; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, Livable Neighborhoods and Housing: Great Place to Live"; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program is the intersection of the City's
goals related to sustainability, equity, viability, partnerships, and the creation of housing,
which is livable, affordable, and sustainable; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program meets the needs of the
Dubuque community's vision for sustainability; and
WHEREAS, efforts which address a Sustainable Dubuque principle and offer a
community engagement activity or community education activity benefit the entirety of the
community and the specifically adopted goals of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the grant recipients shall provide yard signage for Dubuque residents
interested in creating an environment conducive to supporting native pollinators; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City of Dubuque
to further sustainability efforts in the community for the benefit of all residents and visitors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. The City Council hereby awards a Sustainable Dubuque Grant to No Mow
May Dubuque.
Section 2. The City Manager or his designee shall enter into a grant agreement
with the NO MOW MAYDUBUQUE and shall ensure compliance with the grant agreement
pursuant to Iowa Code and the grant award requirements.
Passed, approved and adopted this 17t' day of October 2022.
i�
-'.:". agh, Mayor
Attest:
(.rLr/Gc nitp. P "
Adrienne N. Breitfelder, City Jerk
Prepared by Crenna Brumwell, Esq., 300 Main St., Ste. 330, Dubuque IA 52001-6944, (563) 5834113
Return to Gina Bell, 50 W. 131^ St., Dubuque, IA 52001, (563) 589-4120
RESOLUTION NO. 330-22
AWARDING SUSTAINABLE DUBUQUE GRANT TO THE WASHINGTON
NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY GARDEN
WHEREAS, the City Council adopts goals on an annual basis; and
WHEREAS, sustainability first appeared as a City Council goal in 2006; and
WHEREAS, in 2010 the City Council adopted the Dubuque Greenhouse Gas
(GHG) Inventory, the first step in developing a Climate Action Plan (CAP) for Dubuque;
and
WHEREAS, the inventory measured gases emitted by City operations for the
baseline year 2003, and again for 2007, and predicted future emissions if business as
usual occurred, and provided the City a tool to set emission reduction targets to improve
and maintain healthy air quality; and
WHEREAS, a 2014 update to the GHG inventory revealed that the community
had reduced their GHG emissions 11 % since 2003, and
WHEREAS, the 2019 update to the GHG inventory reported a 27% reduction in
GHG emissions since 2003; and
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted "The 50% by 2030 Plan" in 2013, and
updated the plan in 2020, as a non -binding, voluntary effort to identify opportunities to
reduce Dubuque's community greenhouse gas emissions; and
WHEREAS, The 50% by 2030 Plan is used in the following ways:
o Informing officials during goal -setting and budget decisions,
o Informing businesses and individuals about potential emission and
cost -saving options,
o Showcasing success stories,
o Providing a roadmap that can be added to or adjusted, and
o Exposing from where Dubuque's GHG emissions really come; and
WHEREAS, sustainability has remained a goal; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, "Sustainable Environment: Preserving and Enhancing Natural
Resources'; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability
through partnerships by adopting the specific goal, 'Partnership for a Better Dubuque:
Building Our Community that is Viable, Livable, and Equitable'; and
WHEREAS, the City Council in 2021 reaffirmed its commitment to sustainability by
adopting the specific goal, Livable Neighborhoods and Housing: Great Place to Live";
and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program is the intersection of the
City's goals related to sustainability, equity, viability, partnerships, and the creation of
housing, which is livable, affordable, and sustainable; and
WHEREAS, the Sustainable Dubuque Grant program meets the needs of the
Dubuque community's vision for sustainability; and
WHEREAS, efforts which address a Sustainable Dubuque principle and offer a
community engagement activity or community education activity benefit the entirety of the
community and the specifically adopted goals of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the grant recipients shall prepare for raising chickens to add additional
food source to community garden to help feed the neighborhood as well as an additional
educational component by building a suitable enclosure; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes it is in the best interest of the City of Dubuque
to further sustainability efforts in the community for the benefit of all residents and visitors.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DUBUQUE, IOWA:
Section 1. The City Council hereby awards a Sustainable Dubuque Grant to the
WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY GARDEN.
Section 2. The City Manager or his designee shall enter into a grant agreement
with the WASHINGTON NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY GARDEN and shall ensure
compliance with the grant agreement pursuant to Iowa Code and the grant award
requirements.
Passed, approved, and adopted this 17th day of October 2022.
rated anagh, Mayor
Attest:
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Adrienne N. Breiffelder, City Clerk