June 7, 2012 For more information NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference See www.resilientregion.org Presentation Preview Presentation Preview Central Minnesota Central Minnesota Sustainable Development Sustainable Development � The Issue Partnership � Who Are We Partnership � What We Did � Accomplishments … thus far A New Model for Creating � Lessons Learned Sustainable Communities � Replication -- Resilient Region Toolkit Grassroots & Groundwork Conference June 7, 2012 Take Home Message The Issue Take Home Message The Issue By the end of this session you should discover Region 5 is the how building a Resilient Region provides only region in the opportunities and can provide a pathway to state of reduce poverty. Minnesota where all 5 counties are classified as economically distressed. creating a The Central Minnesota Resilient Region Sustainable Development Plan
June 7, 2012 For more information NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference See www.resilientregion.org Issue - Regional Sustainability Issue - Regional Sustainability Critical Issues Critical Issues � Population growth and out-migration. � Family farms disappearing. � Pressure on natural resources. � Economically distressed area. What We Did What We Did Who Are We Who Are We We began to identify the housing, land use, economic development, and transportation needs and issues for our region. creating a The Central Minnesota Resilient Region Sustainable Development Plan
June 7, 2012 For more information NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference See www.resilientregion.org What We Did Indicators of Success What We Did Indicators of Success We identified potential scenarios. What � Housing Growth Patterns evolved was: A) abundance, B) bootstrap, C) � Redevelopment - Infill/reuse current trends, and D) doomsday. � Connectivity � Energy Conservation � Water Quality � Explosure to Environmental Hazards � Transportation - VMTs � Diversification of Economic Engines Indicators of Success Indicators of Success Now we are Now we are … … � Refining Recommendations � Access to Food � Determining Success Indicators � Maintain Agricultural Lands & Open Space � Identifying Champions � PCPs and NP per 1,000 � Access to Open Space � Affordable Housing And we will be … And we will be … � Combined Housing and Transportation Costs � Presenting the Final Plan � Celebrating Our Success so far creating a The Central Minnesota Resilient Region Sustainable Development Plan
June 7, 2012 For more information NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference See www.resilientregion.org Population Targets Population Targets Accomplishments … Accomplishments … thus far thus far 90 80 � Housing 70 � Transportation 60 � Land-use 50 40 � Economic Development 30 20 10 0 Students Low Income Struggling Business Communities of Color 10 27 6 Target 86 56 8 19 Actual County Targets County Targets Sector Profile Sector Profile 200 SBDC 0.4% 180 Utility Regional Economic 2% Business 160 Student Development 17% 17% Faith Based Commissions 0.4% 2% 140 City Employee 3% 120 Quasi- Governmental 100 Nonprofit 11% 80 Community Member Philanthropy 19% 1% 60 Cooperative Federal 0% Employee Education 40 Township Employee County 6% 1% Elected Employee Official 20 State Employee 3% 0 Cass County Crow Wing County Morrison County Todd County Wadena County 36 72 42 32 18 Target 65 183 53 35 20 Actual creating a The Central Minnesota Resilient Region Sustainable Development Plan
June 7, 2012 For more information NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference See www.resilientregion.org Lessons Learned … … Replication -- Resilient Lessons Learned Replication -- Resilient Region Toolkit Region Toolkit 1. Civic Engagement 2. Maintaining momentum 3. Developing common Use available resources: goals www.resilientregion.org 4. Managing the process 5. Addressing political Start the conversations now: opposition www.incommons.org www.mpr.org Summary -- q&a Summary -- q&a How does building a Resilient Region have the potential to reduce poverty? H.U.G. SPARC Home creating a The Central Minnesota Resilient Region Sustainable Development Plan
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