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HomeMy WebLinkAbout18- City Grant #2018-03 - NLC Leadership in Community Resilience Program BOZ E MAIM MT City of Bozeman Grant Routing Cover Sheet This form is used in conjunction with Administrative Order 2014-01, adopting the Grant Application and Reception Policy. When a Department Director signs grant documents under this provision, they are certifying that they understand and will carry out the provisions of the grant and its impact on city operations and finances. All the required boxes must be initialed by the appropriate departments. Use a separate routing sheet for each phase of the grant process. Utilize assigned grant number for each phase for tracking purposes. NLC Leadership in Community Resilience Program Grant Document Title: Grant#(issued by City Clerk): col -U3 CFDA#(applies to Federal grants) Grant Total:$10,000 Grant Match:0 Department: City Administration Grant Project Manager:Natalie Meyer Phase of Process: ❑� Notice of Intent Application ❑Award/Contract Date Document Signed:12/29/17 For all grants under$20,000 in Department Finance Office City Manager Original Signed value. Director Grant Documents to City Clerk Does not require approval on Commission meeting agenda 1(� Q/ ]?—L( , COMPLETED For all grants over$20,000 in Department Finance Office City Manager Original Signed value. Director Grant Documents *Department Director initials to City Clerk verify notification to City Commission and City Manager within 30 days of grant application. REQUIRES City Commission Approval DATE of COMMISSION MEETING: Presented by: 1-1 Consent1-1 Action Revised 10/27/2014 Staff Instructions for Use and Expectation of Review Department Director - Fully understands the grant and its impact on city operations and finances and intends to carry out the grant provisions if awarded - Written notification to City Commission and City Manager if grant is over$20,000 - Coordinates with legal staff or applicable departments for all sub-recipient or related contractual documents associated with the grant Finance Office - Receives copies of grant documents and/or accounts for potential impact on city finances City Manager - Authorizing signature City Clerk - Issues grant routing number - Retains copy of original signed documents - Tracks grant documents by number Revised 10/27/2014 National League of Cities Leadership in Community Resilience Program Submitted as Fillable Form: City: Bozeman State: Montana Contact: Natalie Meyer Phone:406-582-2317 Email: nmever@bozeman.net Statement of Interest: Resilience Challenge: Bozeman, Montana is located in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and is the fastest growing micropolitan area in the nation (2016 Census)with 20% population growth since 2012. In addition to the mounting pressures of growth, Bozeman can expect continued warming with precipitation becoming less reliable. In the future, more moisture is expected to arrive as rain instead of snow. Bozeman depends on snowpack for 80%of its water supply; and outdoor winter recreation is a pillar of our thriving tourism and outdoor economies.With the current pace of growth, Bozeman could face a water shortage within 20 years. Warmer temperatures will lead to earlier spring runoff events and more summer droughts—conditions that increase the likelihood of extreme wildfire--which further threatens our municipal watershed, results in extended poor air quality days, and will likely lead to an economic loss of recreation and tourism. Managing for growth with limited water while adapting to more wildfires and less predictable snowfall are Bozeman's primary resiliency challenges. Other challenges may include: more frequent hot days, significant run-off events, river sedimentation, more freeze-thaw cycles, natural and human-induced disasters that would disrupt continuity of service, loss of economic activity and quality of life from tourism and recreation, and receiving displaced coastal populations. Resilience Implementation Project: In a rapidly growing community that has not yet faced an acute resiliency challenge, it is difficult to focus the conversation on resiliency and anticipatory governance.To help address this, we propose a multi- phase process to 1) build a common language and understanding around resiliency within our organization, 2) bring the concept of resiliency planning to the larger community, and 3) develop a community Resiliency Action Plan. The first phase will focus on City of Bozeman leadership. In February 2018, Bozeman's City leadership team will hold a Future Shocks and City Resiliency workshop with the University of Arizona.This workshop will bring together city leaders to build a baseline understanding of resiliency issues in Bozeman, review our strategic goals and identify our organizational assets. We would then introduce potential shocks and discuss management through the lens of our strategic goals and assets.These conversations will be analyzed by staff and ultimately contribute to our first Climate Vulnerability Assessment and our 2018 Hazard Mitigation Plan. To further our second goal of bringing the resiliency conversation to the entire community,we propose a mayor-led Resiliency Summit in partnership with the NLC's Leadership in Community Resilience Program. We will engage with neighboring jurisdictions,federal and state agencies, the utility, businesses impacted by the changes identified above, education and health care institutions, as well as non-profits focused on water, energy, and growth. We would potentially re-create the Future Shocks and City Resilience workshop with these stakeholders during the Resiliency Summit. We would also invite experts to share their experiences, such as specialists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology and leaders from other cities. A subsequent facilitated group exercise will draw on the expertise in the room to prioritize issues and actions.The call to action will be to form a collaborative community resiliency planning team. In the third phase,to start in 2018, we would develop a Resilience Action Plan with the planning team. We would consider employing strategies from the NIST Community Resilience Planning Guide and facilitate the effort using the proven Strategic Doing process.The Strategic Doing process would help us narrow down priority areas, identify community and individual assets, establish metrics, and specify pathfinder projects and actions. Each participant links and leverages their assets to make meaningful contributions to the common goal of building capacity and making resiliency gains in our community. Resiliency Planning Agenda: Our City has authorized funding for the Future Shocks and City Resiliency workshop for February 2018. We have also budgeted for a Climate Vulnerability Assessment to be completed in 2018. Our draft Bozeman Strategic Plan identifies climate adaptation planning and updating our Climate Action Plan as 2019 priorities. Working with the NLC's leadership program in 2018 will help us lay a solid foundation to develop a Resilience Action Plan in 2019.As an indication of the organizational leadership on this topic, in January 2017, Mayor Cyndy Andrus signed the Resilient Infrastructure Statement of Principles to prioritize smart, durable infrastructure. Finally, Bozeman has experience partnering with the Montana Manufacturing Extension Center to facilitate Strategic Doing workshops on community issues. Success will be measured by: 1) Participation in the Resiliency Summit, 2) Development of consensus around key resiliency issues and actions at the Resiliency Summit, 3) Formation of a Resiliency Planning Team to develop a Resiliency Action Plan, and 4) Development of a Resiliency Action Plan, Bozeman's Mayor, Sustainability Division, and Economic Development Division are committed to moving this process forward. We hope you will consider including a small mountain town in your program.