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CITY OF ANN ARBOR FINANCING CLIMATE ADAPTATION IN CITIES
UM CLIMATE ADAPTATION 2014
Matthew Naud Environmental Coordinator
June 2014
1980s 1990s
Energy Plan
Energy Office Energy Steering Committee
Hydro Study
Energy Plan Update
Landfill Gas
Energy Fund $1.4M Energy Bond
Mayor’s Energy Advisory Board
Energy Commission
2000s 2010s
Green Fleets
UM SNRE Emission Reduction Strategy
LED Pedestrian Signals 1000 LED Globes
Michigan Pace
1st Pace Bond
Climate Plan
Energy Challenge
FINANCE PEOPLE
PEOPLE – with stable funding
! Energy Commission ! Energy Programs Manager/Analyst
! Funded by energy users
! Environmental Commission ! Environmental Coordinator
! Funded across environmental utilities and millages and General Fund
PEOPLE FIND PARTNERS
PARTNERS
! Internal ! DDA – Funding LED capital projects ! Water utilities - ! Emergency Management – Exploring climate in Hazard Mitigation planning
! NGO ! Ecology Center – Community Climate Partnership ! Huron River Watershed Council – Climate Resilient Communities ! Clean Energy Coalition – PACE – Bike Share - HEAL
! University of Michigan ! GLISA – Best Available Climate Science ! GLAAC – Climate Adaptation Network - Grants ! Student Projects – First Climate Inventory ! Student Interns
! DTE – Solar – HEAL pilot – Rental Housing Sweeps
NETWORK PARNERS
NETWORKS
! International Council of Local Environmental Initiatives
! International City Manager Association ! Urban Sustainability Directors Network ! Michigan Green Communities
FUNDING PEOPLE AND PROJECTS
Staff and Plan Funding - Internal Sources
! Utilities ! Stormwater ! Water ! Wastewater
! Millage ! Solid Waste/Recycling/Compost ! AAATA
! General Fund ! Streetlights
Plans
! Integrate climate adaptation into existing planning processes ! Solid Waste Plan ! Urban and Community Forest Management Plan ! Stormwater Model ! Sanitary Wet Weather Project ! Sustainability Framework (Grant) ! Climate Action Plan (Grant)
ALLOCATING COSTS
Ann Arbor Stormwater Utility Revenue
! 2007 = $4,041,938.44
! 2008 = $4,777,706.89
! 2009 = $5,190,173.61
! 2010 = $5,298,685.15
! 2011 = $5,396,396.30
! 2012 = $6,062,364.00
! 2013 = $6,059,170.00
BENEFITS OF THE URBAN & COMMUNITY FOREST 15 Ann
Arbor Urban and
Com
mun
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Ann Arbor’s city-‐managed trees provide over $4.6 million in benefits each year!
City of Ann Arbor i-‐Tree Streets Analysis (2009)
STORMWATER – City-‐managed trees intercept 65 million
gallons of rainwater per year reducing the quanEty of stormwater entering local rivers & streams.
ENERGY – Conserve energy use and reduce costs by
shading buildings during the summer months
AIR QUALITY – Filter parEculates and other pollutants
out of the air helping to miEgate the health effects of air polluEon.
QUALITY OF LIFE/AESTHETICS – Shopping areas with trees have higher
retail expenditures than those without.
Scale of Public Street Issue
! City of Ann Arbor Public right-of-way contains 2.9 square miles of impervious area
! =10.5% of the total City area
or ! = 25.9% of the total
impervious area within the City of Ann Arbor
Green Streets Policy February 2014