June 7, 2012

NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference

For more information

See www.resilientregion.org

The Central Minnesota

Sustainable Development Plan

creating a

Resilient Region

Central MinnesotaCentral Minnesota

Sustainable DevelopmentSustainable Development

PartnershipPartnership

A New Model for Creating

Sustainable Communities

Grassroots & Groundwork Conference

June 7, 2012

! The Issue

! Who Are We

! What We Did

! Accomplishments … thus far

! Lessons Learned

! Replication -- Resilient Region Toolkit

Presentation PreviewPresentation Preview

By the end of this session you should discover

how building a Resilient Region provides

opportunities and can provide a pathway to

reduce poverty.

Take Home MessageTake Home Message The IssueThe Issue

Region 5 is the

only region in the

state of

Minnesota where

all 5 counties are

classified as

economically

distressed.

June 7, 2012

NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference

For more information

See www.resilientregion.org

The Central Minnesota

Sustainable Development Plan

creating a

Resilient Region

! Population growth and out-migration.

! Family farms disappearing.

! Pressure on natural resources.

! Economically distressed area.

Critical IssuesCritical Issues Issue - Regional SustainabilityIssue - Regional Sustainability

Who Are WeWho Are We What We DidWhat We Did

We began to

identify the

housing, land

use, economic

development, and

transportation

needs and issues

for our region.

June 7, 2012

NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference

For more information

See www.resilientregion.org

The Central Minnesota

Sustainable Development Plan

creating a

Resilient Region

What We DidWhat We Did

We identified potential scenarios. What

evolved was: A) abundance, B) bootstrap, C)

current trends, and D) doomsday.

Indicators of SuccessIndicators of Success

! Housing Growth Patterns

! Redevelopment - Infill/reuse

! Connectivity

! Energy Conservation

! Water Quality

! Explosure to Environmental Hazards

! Transportation - VMTs

! Diversification of Economic Engines

Indicators of SuccessIndicators of Success

! Access to Food

! Maintain Agricultural Lands & Open Space

! PCPs and NP per 1,000

! Access to Open Space

! Affordable Housing

! Combined Housing and Transportation Costs

Now we are Now we are ……

! Refining Recommendations

! Determining Success Indicators

! Identifying Champions

And we will be And we will be ……

! Presenting the Final Plan

! Celebrating Our Success so far

June 7, 2012

NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference

For more information

See www.resilientregion.org

The Central Minnesota

Sustainable Development Plan

creating a

Resilient Region

! Housing

! Transportation

! Land-use

! Economic Development

Accomplishments Accomplishments …… thus far thus far Population TargetsPopulation Targets

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

Target 10 27 6

Actual 86 56 8 19

Students Low Income Struggling Business Communities of Color

County TargetsCounty Targets

0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

160

180

200

Target 36 72 42 32 18

Actual 65 183 53 35 20

Cass County Crow Wing County Morrison County Todd County Wadena County

Sector ProfileSector Profile

Business

17%

Community Member

19%

Education

6%

Student

17%

Utility

2%

Nonprofit

11%

Quasi-

Governmental

Philanthropy

1%

State Employee

3%

Township Employee

1%

Federal

Employee

Elected

Official

SBDC

0.4%

Regional Economic

Development

Commissions

2%

Cooperative

0%

County

Employee

Faith Based

0.4%

City Employee

3%

June 7, 2012

NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference

For more information

See www.resilientregion.org

The Central Minnesota

Sustainable Development Plan

creating a

Resilient Region

1. Civic Engagement

2. Maintaining momentum

3. Developing common

goals

4. Managing the process

5. Addressing political

opposition

Lessons Learned Lessons Learned ……

Use available resources:

www.resilientregion.org

Start the conversations now:

www.incommons.org

www.mpr.org

Replication -- ResilientReplication -- Resilient

Region ToolkitRegion Toolkit

How does building a

Resilient Region

have the

potential to reduce

poverty?

H.U.G. SPARC Home

Summary -- q&aSummary -- q&a