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Transition 2050: Low Carbon Social Mobilization Collaborative Bootcamp June, 2019

1. Welcome, meeting purpose and introductions

Meeting Objectives 1. Share TRCA lessons learned on “what works” for neighbourhood and business zone transitions engagement 2. Learn more from each municipal partner on how this project connects with strategic interests/priorities 3. Seek input on and prioritize project objectives / outputs Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 3

Roundtable introductions

Agenda 1. Introduction and Purpose 2. TRCA’s T2050 Project Rationale, vision and outcomes 3. Municipality’s T2050 interests in the context of their climate program initiatives 4. TRCA lessons learned from 10-years of neighbourhood/business zone practice: key success factors 5. World café session to seek input on key success factors / project objectives 6. Dotmocracy session: prioritize key success factors, and related outputs for delivery through this project 7. Action items and next steps Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 5

2. TRCA’s Project Rationale, Vision and Desired Outcomes

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The Need: Social Mobilization “Recognizing that .... the Paris Agreement will require global emissions to approach zero by the second half of the century …. Canadians should be mobilized in order to face this challenge…” Vancouver Declaration on Clean Growth & Climate Change, Canada’s First Ministers, March 3rd 2016 Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 8

Why is engaging the public so important? Concern • Public support & voluntary action Urgency • Policy change rarely comes without public support Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 9

Local Real Key Role for “Carbon Visual Engagement & Citizens Consciousness” Fun Empowerment and Business How can we build public support in reaching targets? Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 10

Effective Engagement Multiple Channels with trusted representatives Reinforced by: Employing Peer Pressure • Policy e.g. friendly competitions, citizen science • Financial incentives Collective Action (neighbourhood/multi-unit building) Emphasis: working together on practical solutions • Standards • Public Visual Media to make stories that can be widely shared infrastructure investment Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 11

TRCA’s Transition 2050 Project Workflow Mobilizing Stakeholders in the Low Carbon Transition through Neighbourhood/Business Zone Action Planning and Implementation Neighbourhood/business zone Collaborative implementation action planning Collaborative Collaborative Final Programs: Cluster Peer Learning Peer Learning Report & • Home energy retrofits Formation • Neighbourhood selection “Capstone “Boot Camp” Resources • Tower energy retrofits and co-benefits screening Community energy Workshop” • ICI water/energy efficiency • Baseline characterization mapping and Lessons for & waste diversion Neighbourhood • Action Planning mainstreaming Stakeholder impact: model • neighbourhood Implementation design • GHG emission reductions model & scaling • Evaluation plan • Engagement • April/19 June 2019 Other urban retrofits Jan 2021 Oct 2020 Peer Learning Peer Learning Lessons from Lessons from implementation neighbourhood action planning Dec 2019 to Oct 2020 June to Dec 2019 Project Goal: To apply, learn from and develop recommendations for the refinement, mainstreaming and scaling of the neighbourhood model as a municipal policy/practice for implementing climate action plans, and achieving other municipal objectives. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 12

3. Municipal Roundtable

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4. TRCA lessons learned from 10-years of neighbourhood/business zone practice: key success factors

4. Neighbourhood/Business Zone Model Success Factors and Project Objectives For T2050 Bootcamp Workshop Discussion June 27, 2019

TRCA Neighbourhood/business zone model – Critical elements Collaborative – Pilots, demonstrations multi-stakeholder Innovative – Integrated – overcoming challenges multi-objective & barriers Cross sectoral – Bottom-up public & private sector & top down Implementation & Partnership Broker – Solutions focused facilitator’s critical role Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 17

Success Factor Potential Project Objective 1. Effective neighbourhood/ business 1. Recommend opportunities for zone planning and implementation strengthening the models and for models their future application. • Test a rapid SNAP planning approach • Test strategies for accelerating capacity building for leadership • Apply/refine and develop implementation models Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 18

Success Factor Potential Project Objective 2. Supportive municipal sector policy 2. Develop communications and context business cases for climate action and • Recognize need for climate action the neighbourhood/ business zone • Recognize benefits of approach for Council and community neighbourhood approach audiences. • Rationalize differential program delivery in diff. geographic areas 3. Identify municipal neighbourhood/ business zone program models (precedents, criteria for success). • Observe Brampton’s Nurturing Neighbourhoods program • Learn from Hamilton’s Neighbourhood Action Strategy Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 19

Success Factor Potential Project Objective 3. Program funding for: 4. Identify potential municipal funding a) partnership-brokering and integrated models to support integrated planning role planning and partnership-brokering • Supports core staff time roles for neighbourhood/ business • Should include seed budget for zone action and implementation project expenses program delivery • Creates capacity to develop • Test the neighbourhood screening fundable project proposals and process and resulting integrated matching funds to leverage project projects as a basis for rationalizing dollars inter-departmental cost sharing. • Evaluate alternative models b) Implementation funding Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 20

Success Factor Potential Project Objective 4. Interdepartmental and interagency 5. Identify policies and practices to collaboration enable collaboration and non- • Shared vision traditional partnerships that support • Clear mandate for integrated climate action implementation. • Test collective impact and other approaches • Internal integration facilitator collaborative strategies. • Flexibility in workplans • Ability to work with non- traditional partners See also #5 below Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 21

Success Factor Potential Project Objective 5. Deep stakeholder and partner 6. Recommend effective strategies engagement and mobilization (who, when, why, how) for different • Ability to build and maintain stakeholder types and targeted working relationships actions. • Staff and partner stability (i.e. • Test new strategies (e.g. youth and limited turnover) school engagement, new media, • Effective audience-specific new incentives etc.) • Test strategies for accelerating engagement tactics • Ability to build capacity in local capacity building for leadership • Develop tactics for collaboration partner groups to amplify action with difficult groups. Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 22

Success Factor Potential Project Objective 6. Future thinking, integrated planning, 7. Identify tools and practices for future problem solving and design thinking, integrated planning, • Challenges and opportunities of problem solving and design. • Test new approaches the future • Visioning and inspirational abilities Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 23

Success Factor Potential Project Objective 7. Impactful implementation 8. Identify successful tactics that • Deep engagement demonstrate achievement of • Ability to overcome barriers implementation targets and • Evidence of greater impact outcomes as specified in municipal- attributable to the neighbourhood specific case studies (e.g. home approach retrofits, MUR, ICI – engagement) • Measurable outcomes • Output indicators (e.g. participants engaged, actions completed etc.) • Outcome indicators (GHG emissions reduced, water conserved, other co-benefits, etc.). Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 24

Success Factor Potential Project Objective 8. Efficient and effective monitoring, 9. Recommend practical approaches to evaluation and reporting make the business case and • Nested evaluation frameworks communicate impact, including co- that integrate across scales benefit impact, to the following (organizational, program, project) audiences: • • Co-benefit indicators and impacts Council • • Data sharing among partners Community in general • Home owners • Businesses Toronto and Region Conservation Authority 25