Meetings

2022 Meetings

November 8, 2022

• Sustainable Cities Network Electric Vehicle Workgroup Meeting: EV Fleets – Best Practices with a Local Fleet Manager. Presenters: Tonya Glass, Fleet Vehicle Specialist, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community (SRPMIC). Moderated by Anne Reichman, Director, ASU’s Sustainable Cities Network. View video presentation on YouTube. View the presentation slides and the SRP EV Program.

Regional Infrastructure Exchange Series

June 28, 2022

• Climate Resilient Maricopa: Regional Infrastructure Exchange Workshop 5 – Guiding Principles for Partnerships. Presenters: Missy Stults, City of Ann Arbor, Project BRYANT; Lisa McNeilly, City of Scottsdale, Baltimore Community Hubs; MasaviPerea, ChispaArizona; Emma Viera, Unlimited Potential. Moderated by Brianne Fisher, City of Tempe. View video presentation on YouTube.

May 17, 2022

• Climate Resilient Maricopa: Regional Infrastructure Exchange Workshop 4 – Community-Based Partnerships. Presenters: Shallini Vajjhala, San Diego Regional Policy & Innovation Center; Barbra Coffee, Southern AZ Coalition for Climate Adaption and Resilience; Braden Kay, Community-City-University Partnership – Cool Kids, Cool Places, Cool Futures. Moderated by Brianne Fisher, City of Tempe. View video presentation on YouTube.

May 3, 2022

• Climate Resilient Maricopa: Regional Infrastructure Exchange Workshop 3 – Data for Grant Writing and Equity. Presenters: Stacy Grant, Justice 40; Patricia Solis & Melissa Guardaro, ASU Knowledge Exchange for Resilience (KER); David Hondula, City of Phoenix Office of Heat Mitigation and Adaptation. Moderated by Brianne Fisher, City of Tempe. View video presentation on YouTube.

March 29, 2022

• Climate Resilient Maricopa: Regional Infrastructure Exchange Workshop 2 – IIJA Funding Programs – EV, Streets, and Ecosystem Restoration. Presenters: Rio Reimagined – Melissa McCann, ASU University-City Exchange; Electric Vehicles – Karen Apple, City of Phoenix; Danae Presler, City of Avondale; and Phil McNeely, Maricopa County Air Quality Department. Moderated by Brianne Fisher, City of Tempe. View video presentation on YouTube.

March 1, 2022

• Climate Resilient Maricopa: Regional Infrastructure Exchange Workshop 1 – Federal Overview & Regional Project Priorities. Presenters: Patrick Stone, Maricopa Association of Governments (MAG); Katherine Gajewski, City Scale; and Michael Armstrong, City Scale. Moderated by Brianne Fisher, City of Tempe. View video presentation on YouTube.

SCN Special Topic Meetings

February 8, 2022

• Dream Play Build: Hands-On Community Engagement for Enduring Spaces and Places by James Rojas, Place It!, and John Kamp, Prairie Farms. View video presentation on YouTube.

January 21, 2022

• The Great Shift: People Centered Emergency Management to Improve Community Resilience by Dan Neely, Manager of Community Resilience and Group Recovery Manager Wellington Region Emergency Management, New Zealand; Tye Waggoner, Youth Council Coordinator, City of Tempe Office of Sustainability & Resilience; and Marcus Donaldson, Community Resilience Coordinator, City of Tempe Office of Sustainability and Resilience. View video presentation on YouTube.

Climate and Resilience Workgroup

June 27, 2022

• Glendale Drought Management Plan by Joanne Toms, Environmental Programs Manager, City of Glendale

April 4, 2022

• LEED for Cities: A Catalyst for Change by Hilari Varnadore, Vice President for Cities, U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). View video presentation on YouTube.

January 31, 2022

• Focusing on Co-Benefits to Advance Climate Action by Danae Presler, Sustainability Officer, City of Avondale. View video presentation on YouTube.

Green Infrastructure Workgroup

April 5, 2022

• Green Infrastructure Progress in the Tucson Metro/Pima County Region by Mead Mier-Welborn, Sustainability Coordinator, Pima Association of Governments (PAG). View video presentation on YouTube.

Solar and Energy Efficiency Workgroup

April 12, 2022

• City of Tucson EV Roadmap and Building Codes by Michael Catanzaro, Energy Manager, City of Tucson and Daniel Bursuck, Principal Land Use Planner, City of Tucson. View video presentation on YouTube.

March 8, 2022

• Sustainable Building Code Developments in Arizona: International Green Construction Code (IgCC) & AZ Build Green Coalition by Anitra Pickett, MBA, MLS & LEED Green Associate; Anthony Floyd, Green Building Program Manager and Energy Code Specialist, City of Scottsdale; and Braden Kay, Sustainability Director, City of Tempe. View video on YouTube.

February 8, 2022

• City of Sedona Green Fleet Policy Overview by Gabe Desmond, Sustainability Coordinator, City of Sedona
• City of Mesa EV Fleet Assessment Overview by Lena Spiric, Energy/Water Conservation Coordinator, City of Mesa. View video presentation on YouTube.

January 25, 2022

• Pending Energy Bills Before the Arizona Legislature by Autumn Johnson, CEO, Tierra Strategy

2021 Meetings

SCN Special Topic Meetings

October 13, 2021

• Regional Resilience Coordination in Maricopa County by Katherine Gajeski. View video presentation on YouTube.

August 25, 2021

• Arizona Cities Race to Zero Webinar by Laura Jay, Joshua Radoff and Lila Asher. View video presentation on YouTube.

AZ Heat Resilience Workgroup

• Maricopa County Public Health – Weekly Heat Mortality/Morbidity Reports

July 15, 2021

• Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) by Shelley Morgan, LIHEAP Coordinator, Arizona Department of Economic Security. View video presentation on YouTube

July 1, 2021

• APS Assistance and Heat Related Programs by Jim Holbrook

June 17, 2021

• Strengthening Resiliency in Communities of Color in Arizona and Nevada by Alison Cook-Davis, Chrissie Bausch, and Kristi Eustice of ASU’s Morrison Institute of Public Policy

Climate & Resilience Workgroup

December 13, 2021

• Engaging Youth in Sustainability by Darice Ellis, Sustainability Specialist, City of Phoenix and Emma Collins, AmeriCorps VISTA member & Student Engagement Coordinator, City of Phoenix. View video presentation on YouTube.

October 25, 2021

• Peoria’s Sustainability Journey by Victoria Caster, Sustainability and Water Conservation Coordinator, City of Peoria. View video presentation on YouTube.

July 19, 2021

• Equitable Climate Action in Sedona by McKenzie Jones, Sustainability Manager for the City of Sedona. View video presentation on YouTube.

June 21, 2021

• Healthy Urban Environment Initiative (HUE) and New Opportunities by Melissa Guardaro, Ph.D., at ASU’s HUE and Knowledge Exchange for Resilience (KER) Programs. View video presentation on YouTube

April 19, 2021

• Maricopa County Mitigation Plan by Rudy Perez, Senior Emergency Services Planner, Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management. View video presentation on YouTube.

• Maricopa County Hazard Mitigation Plan 2021: The Elements of Surprise by Tracy Montgomery, Emergency Manager, City of Surprise

• City of Tempe Emergency Management by Michelle Seitz, Emergency Manager, City of Tempe

March 15, 2021

• City of Phoenix Climate Action Planning & Process by Matthew Potzler, Ph.D., Environmental Air Quality and Climate Scientist, City of Phoenix. View video presentation on YouTube.

February 16, 2021

• Flagstaff Climate Action Planning and Implementation by Jenny Niemann, Climate & Energy Specialist with the City of Flagstaff. View video presentation on YouTube.

Green Infrastructure Workgroup

March 4, 2021

• Assessment of LID Handbook Integration into Valley Projects and the Impacts of GI/LID in the Arid Phoenix Metro Region by Jillian Garman, ASU MPA. View video presentation on YouTube.

February 4, 2021

• An Update on Modern Tree Inventories, Heat Mitigation, & Educational Efficacy by Nik Smilovsky, Bad Elf, LLC & ASU Design School. View video presentation on YouTube.

Solar & Energy Efficiency Workgroup

December 14, 2021

• EV Fleet Electrification Tools and Opportunities with ICF and the Electrification Coalition by:
  • Bill Vaughn, ICF Program Manager (Avondale)
  • Andrew Varney, ICF
  • Cher Griffith Taylor, Electrification Coalition
  • Jared Walker, Electrification Coalition
• SRP Electrification Electric Vehicle “EV” and Fleet Assessment Program
• Electrification Coalition – Climate Mayors and DRVE Fleet Analysis. View video presentation on YouTube.

November 16, 2021

• NREL’s System Advisor Model (SAM): Local Use Case Study by the City of Mesa by Scott Unger, City of Mesa Water & Energy Conservation Coordinator. View video presentation on YouTube.

October 12, 2021

• Electric Vehicle (EV) Adoption Tips and Tools with Karen Apple, Electric Vehicle Program Manager, City of Phoenix and Danae Presler, Sustainability Officer, City of Avondale. View video presentation on YouTube

September 21, 2021

• Solar Co-ops: Helping Arizona Households Go Solar Together by Bret Fanshaw, Arizona Program Director, Solar United Neighbors (SUN). View video presentation on YouTube.

August 10, 2021

• Electric Vehicle (EV) Update by Kathy Knoop, Energy Innovation Designer, Arizona Public Service, View video presentation on YouTube.
• EV Subgroup Launch Meeting and Priorities Survey Results

June 15, 2021

• Hydrogen (H₂) in Decarbonization and Economic Development by Ellen Stechel of ASU Lightworks® and School of Molecular Sciences View video presentation on YouTube.

April 13, 2021

• City of Phoenix: Electric Vehicle Program by Karen Apple, City of Phoenix EV Program Manager. View video presentation on YouTube.

2020 Meetings

Maricopa County Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory

October 14, 2020

• 2018 Community Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory Overview by Joshua Uebelherr, Maricopa County Air Quality Department. View video presentation on YouTube.

Climate & Resilience Workgroup

August 26, 2020

• Panel Introduction and Presentations by Braden Kay, City of Tempe, and Fatima Luna, City of Tucson
• City of Flagstaff Climate and Adaptation Plan by Nicole Antonopoulos, City of Flagstaff
• City of Phoenix Climate Action Planning by Rosanne Albright, City of Phoenix
• View video presentation on YouTube.

July 22, 2020

• All Together Now: Opportunities for Arizona Cities in County All Hazard Mitigation Planning by Rudy Perez, Senior Emergency Service Planner for Maricopa County Department of Emergency Management and Melanie Gall, Co-Director for ASU Center for Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
• 7/22/2020 Event Flyer

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Green Infrastructure Workgroup

October 15, 2020

• Green Infrastructure lessons learned from over a decade of blood, sweat, and tears in the desert by Kieran Sikdar, WEST Consultants, Inc.

June 25, 2020

• FEMA & EPA Workshop & Report Recap: Recommendations for Integrating Green Infrastructure into Hazard Mitigation Plans by Harry Cooper, Flood Control District of Maricopa County and Tricia Balluff, City of Phoenix
• FEMA/EPA Summary Report Recommendations for Integrating Green Infrastructure into the Maricopa County Multi-jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan – March 23, 2020

April 9, 2020

• Urban Forestry Planting & Maintaining Trees: Growing Communities Sustaining Lifestyles by Richard Adkins, City of Tempe Urban Forester

March 5, 2020

• Glendale Desert Food Forest Presentation by Anne Stahley, Water Conservation Specialist, City of Glendale Water Services Department

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AZ Heat Resilience Workgroup

July 23, 2020

• Economic Valuation of Health Impacts from Extreme Heat Exposure by Dr. Shubhayu Saha, National Center for Environmental Health, US Centers for Disease Control and Prevetion

June 11, 2020

• Evaluation of Cooling Center Effectiveness for Protecting Public Health in Yuma, AZ by Matt Roach, Arizona Department of Health Services
• 2019 Evaluation of the Pinal County Heat Relief Network by Dametreea Carr McCuin, Pinal County Public Health Services

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Solar & Energy Efficiency Workgroup

September 15, 2020

• Community Choice Energy in Arizona: How CCE Gives Local Government Control Over Energy Choice & Fosters a Clean Energy Economy in AZ by Shelly Gordon – Founder, Arizonans for Community Choice & Shawn Marshall – Executive Director, LEAN Energy US

August 18, 2020

• Climate Mayors EV Purchasing Collaborative: Helping Public Fleets Electrify by Cher Griffith Taylor, Electrification Coalition. View video presentation on YouTube.

July 8, 2020

• Cities’ Role in Moving Arizona to 100% Clean Energy: Opportunities for Engagement at the Arizona Corporation Commission by Autumn Johnson, Western Resource Advocates

June 9, 2020

• SRP Business Solutions: SRP Updates and Summer Service by Brian Bednar and Dimitrios Laloudakis, SRP Business Solutions

May 12, 2020

• Rent.Solar and the FootPrint Project: Mobile Solar Solutions for Resilience and Disaster Response by Ken Clark and Lee Feliciano

March 10, 2020

• An Update on Clean Energy Policy in Arizona by Kris Mayes, Co-Director of ASU Energy Policy Innovation Council (EPIC)

February 18, 2020

• Electrifying Arizona’s Transportation Sector: Synopsis for Cities

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2019 Meetings

Green Infrastructure Workgroup

November 7, 2019

• Water Resource Planning Presentation by Deborah Tosline, Hydrogeologist Program Manager, for the Bureau of Reclamation

Solar & Energy Efficiency (SEE)

August 14, 2019

• City of Mesa Food-to-Energy Research Project Presentation & HHM Facility Tour
• City of Mesa Video – Covering Mesa: Turning food waste into fuel

May 21, 2019

• APS Electric Vehicle Charging Pilots by C. J. Berg, APS

Climate and Resilience Workgroup

March 18, 2019

• Panel Discussion Policy Brief The Whole Community Approach: Hazard Mitigation & Disaster Recovery
• Disaster Recovery & Mitigation by Allison Boyd

February 27, 2019

• Enhancing Community Resilience to Emergencies by Dan Neely

Panel Discussion Policy Brief

• Whole Community: Emergency Preparedness and Response

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2018 Meetings

Solar & Energy Efficiency Workgroup

November 6, 2018

• ASU Energy Innovations Presentation by Robert Vandling

Green Infrastructure Workgroup

October 11, 2018

• Green Infrastructure Update Presentation by Chingwen Cheng

Solar & Energy Efficiency Workgroup

September 11, 2018

• EnergyCAP Presentation by Ted Garlin and Scott Bair

Green Infrastructure Workgroup

June 21, 2018

• Parks Rx Presentation by John Richardson

Solar & Energy Efficiency Workgroup

March 22, 2018

• Arizona Energy Modernization by Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin
• Written proposal for the Arizona Energy Modernization Plan by Arizona Corporation commissioner Andy Tobin

Green Infrastructure Workgroup

March 8, 2018

• Trees Matter Presentation by Aimee Williamson, Danielle Coral, Ariel Stone & Jesse Westad

Solar & Energy Efficiency Workgroup

February 13, 2018

• Energy Innovations – Research to Commercialization by Dr. Nathan Johnson

Solar & Energy Efficiency Workgroup

January 23, 2018

• Sustainable Cities Network Panel Discussion with APS – Anne Reichman, SCN, Mark Hartman, City of Phoenix, Lisa Estrada, City of Peoria, Braden Kay, City of Tempe, and Grace Kelly, City of Tempe
• APS Sustainability and Changing Grid Conditions by Charlene Saltz and Kent Walter, APS

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