Sustainable Dubuque Quarterly Work SessionCity of Dubuque
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May 17, 2021
ITEM TITLE: 5:30 PM - Sustainable Dubuque Quarterly Work Session
SUMMARY: City partners will provide updates on their work as it relates to energy
efficiency and environmental education.
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Sustainable Dubuque Quarterly Work Session Agenda- City Manager Memo
MVM Memo
Staff Memo Staff Memo
Green Iowa AmeriCorps Presentation Supporting Documentation
Dbq Co Energy District Presentation Supporting Documentation
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TO: The Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: Michael C. Van Milligen, City Manager
SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Quarterly Work Session Agenda
DATE: May 12, 2021
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Sustainable Community Coordinator Gina Bell is transmitting the agenda for the
Quarterly Sustainable Dubuque Work Session. City partners will provide updates on
their work as it relates to energy efficiency and environmental education.
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TO: Michael Van Milligen, City Manager
FROM: Gina Bell, Sustainable Community Coordinator
SUBJECT: Sustainable Dubuque Quarterly Work Session Agenda
DATE: May 11, 2021
The purpose of this memo is to set the agenda for the quarterly Sustainable Dubuque
Work Session scheduled for Monday, May 17, 2021 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council
Chambers or virtually depending on COVID-19 safety protocol. Staff has invited
partners to update City Council on their work as it relates to energy efficiency and
environmental education.
A presentation will be made by the following partners:
1. Dubuque County Energy District
2. Green Iowa AmeriCorps Energy & Community Team
Thank you.
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• Team consists of 5 members
• 2 Audit Coordinator
• 1 Outreach Coordinator
• 1 Logistics Coordinator
• 1 Education Coordinator
• 11-month term beginning in
September and ending in
August
• Overall Goal: Work as a team
to provide energy audits to
community members, plan
education events and
coordinator community
outreach projects.
• COVID-19 Impacts to Service
Free Home Energy Audits
First step in assessing how much energy a home consumes
and evaluating what measures can be taken to make the
home more efficient.
Audits focus on the three C's
• Cost
• Comfort
• Conservation
2 parts — walk through and the blower door test
Weatherization
• Windows: Permanent solutions such as caulking and
sealing around the window frame, installing sash locks.
Seasonal (temporary) solutions include rope caulking and
window kits.
• Doors: Installing weather stripping, door sweeps, caulking.
• Attic Access: Insulating attic access door, seal perimeter
with oam tape, ensure a tight seal with a latch lock or
weight.
• Outlets: Insulating outlets and light switches with foam
gaskets.
• Rim Joints: Sealing the area where the foundation meets
the house frame with friction -fit rigid foam and caulk.
• Ducts: Sealing duct joints with HVAC tape and/or mastic
• Water Pipes: Insulating hot and cold -water pipes with foam
sleeves to reduce conductive heat loss.
• Efficiency Improvements: Installing Light -Emitting Diodes
LEDs and low -flow sinF& shower aerators
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Energy Saver Kits (ESKs)
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Education Events
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Grab-n-Go Activities for Dubuque Community Schools
Sustainability Presentations at Clarke, Loras, and UD
College Climate Action Plan Lessons
Creation of Columbkille's Outdoor Learning Center
Hosted a Fix -It Lab
Assisted with National Drive Electric event
Partnerships include:
• Carnegie Stout Library
• St Columbkille's
• Girls Scout
• St Mark's Youth Enrichment
Coo
• Multicultural Family Center
Community Outreach
• GIA Hosted Events
• Sustainability Jeopardy
• 8 Dimensions of Wellness
• Nutrition Outreach
• Trash Cleanups
• Swiss Valley
• DMASWA
• Catfish Creek
• Heritage Trail
• Donate Don't Dump donation drives
• Clarke University
• Loras College
• University of Dubuque
• Created delivery service for Convivium Casseroles
• Assisted with Convivi u m casserole baking
• Volunteered with Habitat for Humanity
• Helped with Teen Resiliency Corps
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Impact —
Community
Services
• 550 pounds of trash picked up
• 3575 items diverted from landfill during local college move out
• 1,100+ Families Fed through assistance programs
• 750 square feet of garden tended to
• 15 dedicated community partners
• 4 Green Drinks Meetings
• 3 Eco-Movie Nights Hosted
• 75 seed balls created
Community
Impact --
Energy
Services
• 100 ESKs created to the community
• 510 LED light bulbs provided
• 20 Dubuque homes weatherized
• Low-income households assisted: 63
• Populations in need assisted: 82 (Veterans, LIHEAP recipients,
People with Disabilities, LMI and elderly households)
• ESK Breakdown: 30% Renters 1 70% homeowners
• Weatherization Breakdown = 40% homeowners 1 60% Renters
Habitat for Humanity
Dubuque County Energy District
Multicultural Family Center
Swiss Valley Nature Center
Juliet Event Center
��i , . Dubuque Metro Area Solid Waste Agency (DMASWA)
Schools & Universities
Convivium Urban Farmstead
St Louis Lights Out for Heartland/Dubuque Audubon Society
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• Working with summer AmeriCorps members
on projects
• Continuing our monthly outreach events
(Bike COOP Movies and Green Drinks)
• KCCC Waste Minimization Workshop
• Pushing Summer Energy Audits (Focusing on
low-income households)
• Sustainability Fair in conjunction with
Pollinator Week (June 21-27)
• Donate Don't Dump
• Maintaining community partnerships and
creating leave behind documents to ensure
smooth transition to 2021-2022 GIA team
• DMASWA collaborations + trash pick-ups
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Jackson County
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Polk County
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We envision one hundred percent sustainable, efficient, and/or
renewable energy by 2050 contributing to a vibrant economy,
resilient community, and stable climate for generations to come.
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Our mission is to implement the vision through education, energy
planning, market transformation, investment, advocacy, and
partnership in Dubuque County, and also to catalyze and support
an energy district movement in Iowa and beyond.
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Educate the public about the economic, social, and environmental
benefits of sustainable, local energy.
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energy connections and resources.
Work with small businesses & nonprofits to improve their access to
sustainable, local energy and energy efficiency.
mprove access to energy resources and services for farms and rural
residents.
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locally sourced eggs and keynote speakers
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• Increase awareness and advocacy of local,
state and federal legislation
• Expand partnerships with local food
distributors to complete LED Bulb Swaps
• Collaborate with installers and at -risk and
low-income households to decrease energy
burdens
• Increase not-for-profit access to solar
generation
• Generate a plan to increase electric vehicle
charging stations throughout the county
• Work to build rural access to energy
resources
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DATES & LOCATIONS
Boys & Girls Club Meal Sites Additional
-Mon., June 7: Flora Park & Allison -May 28: S
Henderson
-Tues., June 8e, Murphy Park
-Wed., June 9: Boys & Girls Club
-Thurs., June 10: Orange Park
-Fri., June 11: Jackson Park, Bee
Branch
alvation Army's Garden
Party (11a=2p)
-June 10: Millwork Night Market
-June 20: Urban Bicycle Food
Mission @ Jackson Park
JOIN OUR MOVEMENT & GET FREE ENERGY SAVING PRODUCTS!
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"Tony and his crew
made my home safe for
me to live in. I also saw
a reduction of my
energy expenses,
making it easier to stay
in my home. Especially
since COVID hit, I am
thankful I have my own
home to live in."
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LILA REITER, DYERSVILLE
Overall Air Leakage Reduction: 35.67%
ENERGY DISTRICT
Contact: michaela@energydistrict.org
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