CSC Cohort Program: Community Climate Action Plan
Group 1 – Tuesdays @ 10am
Bethel, Town
Bronxville, Village
Dobbs Ferry, Village
Gardiner, Town
Marlborough, Town
North Salem, Town
Piermont, Village
Group 2 – Thursdays @ 12pm
Cold Spring, Village
Dutchess County
Hurley, Town
North East/Millerton
Poughkeepsie, Town
Rhinebeck, Village
Saugerties, Town
Shandaken, Town
Woodstock, Town
*This page will be updated with meeting recordings and slides.
Meeting #1: Community CAP Kick-Off
Date: Tuesday February 13th at 10am / Thursday February 15th at 12pm
This kick-off meeting will provide an overview of this cohort, what is required to create a community climate action plan and what focus areas should be included.
Homework for next meeting:
- Look at your community GHG inventory and the emissions in each sector. What is your highest emitting sector/s? Create a list of big actors who can help influence emissions in each sector.
- Create a list of actions that have been done or are ongoing in your community. (This work to be completed in the planning tab of your initiatives spreadsheet).
Resources:
Meeting #2: Focus Areas and Initiatives Spreadsheet
Date: Tuesday March 12th at 10am / Thursday March 14th at 12pm
Recording of Meeting #2: Tuesday meeting; Thursday meeting
Overview of each focus area and how to use the initiatives spreadsheet.
Homework for next meeting:
Using the list you created of existing programs, highlight initiatives from the spreadsheet to be included in your CAP. This list is not exhaustive, if you have additional ideas for initiatives include them now. (This work to be completed in your initiatives spreadsheet).
Resources:
- Dutchess County Walking & Biking Resources
- Truck Voucher Incentive Program
- School Bus Incentive Program
- DMV Dataset – find electric vehicle registration by municipality
Meeting #3: Prioritizing CAP Initiatives
Date: Tuesday April 9th at 10 am / Thursday April 11th at 12pm
Recording of Meeting #3: Tuesday meeting; Thursday meeting
We will split into small groups to do a high impact action prioritization exercise using Google jamboards. Factors to consider when prioritizing actions include cost and securing funding, emissions reduction potential, job creation, existing partnerships, and more.
Homework for next meeting:
Use the jamboard (completed in today’s meeting) to start finalizing initiatives to be included in your draft CAP. Come to office hours with at least one focus area complete. Bring questions about the CAP Template.
Resources:
- Community CAP Report Template
- CCAP Implementation Plan
- Example Gas to Electric Equipment Campaign
- Cohort Group 1 Jamboards:
- Cohort Group 2 Jamboards:
Meeting #4: Office Hours
Date: Tuesday May 7th at 10am / Thursday May 9th at 12pm
Recording of Meeting #4: Tuesday meeting; Thursday meeting
Discussion of setting a community wide GHG reduction goal and overview of CAP Report Template. Bring draft CAP to office hours to be workshopped.
Homework for next meeting:
Now that you have a more complete list of prioritized actions, make sure all have associated partners or groups that you would like to work with to implement each action. You should be working to make a draft ready for the public engagement process.
Resources:
Meeting #5: Community and Stakeholder Engagement
Date: Tuesday June 4th at 10am / Thursday June 6th at 12pm
Recording of Meeting #5: Tuesday meeting; Thursday meeting
This meeting will cover strategies and best practices when engaging your community about your CAP. Guest speakers from the Village of Nyack will discuss the outreach and engagement strategy used for their recently adopted CAP.
Homework:
Complete your public outreach and engagement plan.
Resources:
- Public Engagement and Outreach Guide
- Example Outreach Survey
- CSC Inclusive Community Engagement Primer
- Spectrum of Community Engagement
- Best Practices for Meaningful Community Engagement
- Engaging Youth in Climate Action
HVRC's Community CAP Cohort is made possible with funding from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Climate Smart Communities Coordinator Program. .
