20220330-2C JSC Backup_ACEP Implementation Update — original pdf

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Austin Climate Equity Plan Implementation Update March 30, 2022 1 Topics ● JSC Working Group / Ongoing Community Input ● Departmental Schedule & Questions 2 JSC Oversight implementation ● JSC will continue to function as a public v enue for B&C rev iew of departmental actions / ● JSC will continue to hav e the Implementation Working Group ● Working to increase the usefulness, functionality, and accountability driv en by the JSC – see departmental schedule & pre-defined questions ● Still need to define the Purpose / Scope of a new community input group 3 Implementation "Community Group" ● Stand-alone from the B&C System ● Similar in ways to the steering committee; made up of JSC members, citizens, and City Staff ● Allows for more flexibility and to pay community members for their time ● Must have a clearly defined purpose, not overlapping with other groups ● Hiring a consultant to facilitate 2 meetings and get the group to define audience, scope, purpose, strategy, etc. 4 Pending Questions ● Determining the role of this group ● Joint definitions of success between Staff and Community ● Who is the community? Who is the audience? What is the mechanism for action? ● Dev eloping strategies to engage different sectors of the community based on a Stakeholder Power Mapping Analysis ● Centering and adv ancing equity. This will be done through the Climate Ambassadors. ● Lev eraging support from large businesses and organizations. What is the best ● Ensuring the City implements the plan to its fullest extent is important, but how do we influence community action by businesses, organizations and indiv iduals beyond the Other means? mechanism for this? city’s purview? 6 Stakeholder Power Mapping 5 Departments, Schedule, and Questions ● We only have time for 2 briefings max per meeting ● 30 questions is not feasible– We recommend 5 as guidance / direction ● The JSC can only really ask for a presentation, not answers in writing, there's a line between gathering information to inform recommendations and creating work 7 Draft Schedule for Briefings Month Department April 2022 Economic Development / Austin Airport May 2022 Austin Resource Recovery / Innovation Office June 2022 Purchasing Office / Capital Contracting Office July 2022 Housing and Planning / Austin Public Health August 2022 Austin Water / Public-Private Partnerships (P3) Program Office September 2022 Equity Office / Small and Minority Business Resources October 2022 November 2022 Austin Energy / Development Services / Telecommunications & Regulatory Affairs Austin Transportation / CapMetro / Public Works / Corridor Program Office / Fleet Mobility Services January 2023 Watershed Development / Parks and Recreation February 2023 Intergovernmental Relations Office / Budget Office How does this align with the 5 sections of the Climate Equity Plan? 8 Questions for Departments (1) 1. Which goals from the Climate Equity Plan is your department primarily tasked with? 2. Are there additional goals within the Plan that affect your department, even if you aren’t primarily responsible? 3. What strategies are you currently undertaking to meet the goals in the Climate Equity Plan? 4. What activities are you planning in the next 3, 6, 9 and 12 months to meet the goals in the Climate Equity Plan? 5. What are your short-term goals within those 3, 6, 9 and 12 months? 6. What are your measurements of success? Please also provide this feedback in writing. 9 Questions for Departments (2) 7. What additional budget needs do you have for meeting goals in the Climate Equity Plan? Which of these are included in upcoming budget requests? 8. What are the barriers/challenges you are encountering in trying to meet these goals? 9. Are there external factors, expected or unexpected, that are counteracting your department’s efforts? 10. What are potential solutions, and what support or changes would you need to address these challenges? 11. How many staff do you have focused on community outreach? 12. Do you also have consultants or paid community partners assisting with outreach? If so, who are they? 10 Questions for Departments (3) 13. What organizations are you collaborating with in meeting the goals in the Climate Equity Plan? 14. What is the nature of those partnerships and what work is being done? 15. How does your community outreach budget compare to your marketing/advertising budget? 16. Have all employees in your department received equity training from the Equity Office? 17. Have all employees in your department participated in an Undoing Racism training? 18. Are you utilizing the Equity Screening Tool from the Austin Climate Equity Plan? If not, why not? 19. If so, how has it impacted your activities? How are you collaborating with and/or receiving guidance from the Equity Office on utilizing equity tools, analysis, and practicing equity in your work more generally? 11 Questions for Departments (4) 20. Do you have a sustainable purchasing policy? 21. How many of your department vehicles (on and off road) are electric and how many are not? 22. Are there other departments you need to collaborate with and/or get information from in order to more effectively meet our goals? 23. What is your department doing to conserve energy and water within your operations? 24. Does your department have recycling and composting receptacles co-located throughout your facilities? 25. What are some upcoming community events and/or initiatives that will highlight your strategies and community engagement? 12