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11 1 10 City Council Proceedings_Special Official CITY OF DUBUQUE, IOWA CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS OFFICIAL The Dubuque City Council met in special session at 5:00 p.m. on November 1, 2010 in the Historic Federal Building. Present: Mayor Buol, Council Members Braig, Connors, Jones, Lynch, Resnick, City Manager Van Milligen, City Attorney Lindahl Absent: Council Member Voetberg Mayor Buol read the call and stated this is a special session of the City Council to receive an update on the Greenhouse Gas Inventory. WORK SESSION Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Climate Action Plan Part I: Overview Sustainable Community Coordinator Cori Burbach provided an overview of the work session with a slide presentation, which included an update on:  Dubuque’s larger sustainable projects as related to the City Council’s goals and priorities  Eleven sustainability principles and their influence  Recent developments and updates  Sustainability’s impact on Dubuque  Support of local businesses’ sustainability efforts Smarter Sustainable Dubuque Coordinator David Lyons provided information on Sustainable Dubuque:  What is it?  Data relevance, interaction, and breadth of impact on water, electrical, natural gas, and vehicle miles traveled  Update on pilot study volunteer homes and portals Dubuque 2.0 representative Eric Dregne provided information on community partnerships and engagement opportunities from the Dubuque 2.0 perspective.  Practical facts and information sharing  Green asset map of local opportunities  Dubuque 2.0 Sustainability Challenge, January 2011  Non-Internet users tool kit, journaling and game board  Community Cafés discussion forums  Business partnerships, funding partners, and steering committee members  Educational signage and practical application examples Part II: Climate Acton Plan Ms. Burbach provided information on the International Collocation of Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI) five milestone process specifically milestones 2 and 3:  Adopt emissions reduction target plan  Develop local climate action plan  ICLEI Communities Sample Target Communities dates and base years Assistant City Manager Cindy Steinhauser described additional tools available to Dubuque:  Climate and Air Pollution Planning Assistant: helps communities explore, identify and analyze 125+ preliminary local government response options to climate issues explaining that each of the six main categories has six weighted criteria that estimates benefits and costs relative to the degree of implementation of each measure.  Star Community Index  International City Managers Association (ICMA) Sustainability Survey results, comparisons and best practices Ms. Burbach provided additional information on the creation of a Climate Action Plan:  Verifiable measurement of a green community  A smarter sustainable city with green jobs  Innovation and continuous improvement  Ahead of legislation and shovel-ready projects Why create a Climate Action Plan?  Economic prosperity  Environmental integrity  Social/cultural vibrancy What’s measured in a Climate Action Plan?  What Dubuque’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory includes  Review of the City of Dubuque’s first base-line year for data collection of 2003, interim year 2007, change in emissions 2003-2007, and projected future emissions Target Ranges: Resource Manager Paul Schultz provided information on the targets suggested for ICLEI Municipalities  State and national comparisons  2015, 2030, and 2050 target range considerations and suggestions for attaining goals  Commitment to 2006 Mayor’s Climate Protection Agreement  Dubuque’s leadership relative to methane capture and the Water Pollution Control Plant Ms. Burbach shared information on additional significant accomplishments including:  Conversion of traffic lights to LED  Right-sizing City fleet and fuel efficiencies  Conversion of public transit fleet to hybrid and/or clean diesel (in progress)  Smarter Sustainable Dubuque pilot households Next Steps:  Continue working toward ICLEI’s milestone process  Periodic data updates  Staff strategy for developing a Climate Action Plan and budget/policy implications  Recommended process for regular operations measurement and evaluation tools City Council discussion and questions included the cost of electricity for water delivery and the tracking of black carbon as it impacts both climate and air. There being no further business, the City Council adjourned at 6:22 p.m. /s/Jeanne F. Schneider, CMC City Clerk 1t 11/10