2023 Meetings
Solar and Energy Efficiency (SEE) Workgroup
August 1, 2023
- Emerging Local Trend in AZ: Anti-Solar Ordinances What Your Community Needs to Know to Stay Open to Solar by Autumn Johnson, Executive Director, Arizona Solar Energy Industries Association (AriSEIA). View presentation handouts.
Rural, Indigenous and Small Communities (RISC) Workgroup
September 19, 2023
- Recap of 16th annual Arizona Rural Policy Forum by Jenna Rowell, Director of Rural Development, Local First Arizona. View presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
April 20, 2023
- Rural, Indigenous and Small Communities (RISC) Workgroup Information Session by Sustainable Cities Network. View video presentation on Youtube. View presentation slides.
Federal Infrastructure Workgroup
August 2, 2023
- Academia and the Federal Infrastructure Funding by Ann Marie Hess, Assistant Director, Office of Research Strategy and Development, Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
- Grants Coordination: The Mesa Way by Sharon Skinner, Grants Coordinator, City of Mesa. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
- Covering All Bases – Best Practice for Federal Grant Applications by Jon Luther, Grant Writer, Professional Fundraiser, Development Specialist, Good Creations, LLC // Local First Arizona. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
June 7, 2023
- An Introduction to the Governor’s Office of Resiliency by Blaise Caudill, Policy Analyst, Office of Resiliency. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
May 3, 2023
- An Introduction to the Arizona Economic Recovery Center and Local First Arizona by Jason Lowry, Director of Sustainability Initiatives, Local First Arizona and Nick Shivka, Senior Manager of Sustainability Initiatives, Local First Arizona. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
April 5, 2023
- Arizona Department of Transportation Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Funding by Steven Olmsted, Environmental Planner, Arizona Department of Transportation. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
March 1, 2023
- City of Phoenix Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) and Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Application Process by Larry Smallwood, Federal Infrastructure Implementation Manager, City of Phoenix. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
February 15, 2023
- Introduction to Federal Infrastructure Workgroup by Braden Kay, Sustainability and Resilience Director, City of Tempe and Anne Reichman, Director, Sustainable Cities Network and Project Cities. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
Climate and Resilience Workgroup
October 23, 2023
- Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management Funding Opportunities by Cori Dolan, Specialized Program Administrator, Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
- C2C: Clean Energy to Communities Program Overview by Catherine Carroll, Research Analyst, World Resources Institute. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
September 18, 2023
- Maricopa and Pinal County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Updates by Milly Chandler, Senior Planner, Maricopa County Air Quality Department. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
August 21, 2023
- The Urban Climate Research Center at ASU: Fundamental Science Advancing Opportunities for Engagement by Matei Georgescu, Director, ASU Urban Climate Research Center. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
May 15, 2023
- Local Climate Action- Seize the Day! by Angie Fyfe, Executive Director, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability USA. View video presentation on Youtube. View presentation slides.
February 27, 2023
- National Service as a Resource for Climate Action by Kif Scheuer, National Service Director, Farallon Strategies. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
Electric Vehicle Workgroup
September 14, 2023
- In the News: Electric Vehicle Trends and Updates for Arizona Municipalities by Karen Apple, Electric Vehicle Program Manager, City of Phoenix and Danae Presler, Sustainability Officer, City of Avondale. View video presentation on YouTube.
June 13, 2023
- MAG Regional Electrification Plan by Cara Nassar, Transportation Planner, Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG). View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
- Pathway to Electric Vehicles & EVSE by Larz Garcia, Grant Program Administrator, Maricopa County Air Quality. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
May 9, 2023
- ADOT Electric Vehicle Charging Program: Planning and Implementation by Dianne Kresich, Electric Vehicle Project Manager, Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). View video presentation on Youtube. View presentation slides.
- Strategies for Leveraging Federal Funding to Deploy EV Charging Stations in Arizona Strategy Session by Caryn Potter, Arizona Representative, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) and Alexia Melendez Martineau, Policy Manager, Plug in America, with support from Karen Apple, Electric Vehicle Program Manager, City of Phoenix and Danae Presler, Sustainability Officer, City of Avondale. View video presentation on Youtube.
April 11, 2023
- Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Grant Program 101 by Rebecca Sereboff, Senior EV Infrastructure Associate, Electrification Coalition. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
February 14, 2023
- Municipal electric fleets: Save taxpayers money; protect air quality and public health by Diane Brown, Executive Director, Arizona PIRG Education Fund and Tony Dutzik, Associate Director and Senior Policy Analyst, Frontier Group. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
January 10, 2023
- Opportunities to Electrify Public Transit: The Case for Microtransit by Matt Dudley, Transit Manager, City of Avondale. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
Green Infrastructure Workgroup
October 17, 2023
- Green Stormwater Infrastructure in the City of Prescott by Matthew Killeen, Environmental Coordinator, City of Prescott. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
September 26, 2023
- Rain to Roots Master Plan by Maddie Mercer, Neighborhood Resilience Coordinator, City of Tempe. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
August 15, 2023
- Stormwater and Other Integrated Water Solutions by Nicholas Balik, Water Resources and Conservation Planner, Flood Control District of Maricopa County. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
June 20, 2023
- Rainwater or stormwater? It’s all onewater! by Irene Ogata, PLA, ISA, CPM, ASLA, AzAPA, Urban Landscape Manager, City of Tucson. View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
May 16, 2023
- Central Arizona Conservation Alliance’s Urban Initiatives by Challie Facemire, CAZCA Program Director, Central Arizona Conservation Alliance & Desert Botanical Garden and Marisol Ortiz, CAZCA Engagement Coordinator, Central Arizona Conservation Alliance & Desert Botanical Garden. View video presentation on Youtube. View presentation slides.
- Water Conservation Grant Fund by Chelsea McGuire, Assistant Director-External Affairs, Water Infrastructure Finance Authority. View video presentation on Youtube. View presentation slides.
February 21, 2023
- Trees for People – Cultivating Human Habitat by Lyssa Hall, Founder, Cloud Hall Creative Solutions LLC. . View video presentation on YouTube. View presentation slides.
January 17, 2023
- Durango Campus Parking Lot, Landscape, and Water Conservation Retrofit Project by Harry Cooper, Landscape Architecture and Water Conservation Branch Manager, Flood Control District of Maricopa County. . View video presentation on YouTube. View the presentation slides.