Denise Savageau, GC3 EJ Working Group, CT Council on Soil and Water Conservation

Maebel Haynes (She/Her), Sunrise Movement CT, Litchfield Sustainability committee liaison to Litchfield High School Environmental Club, Student

Mary Buchanan, CIRCA Community Resilience Planner

Melissa Kops, CT Green Building Council, Building Sector Working Group

All working group members feel free to introduce yourself in the chat.

Cathy Fletcher, planner for the City of Bridgeport

Allison Pilcher (she/her), Policy Director with the Connecticut Roundtable on Climate and Jobs

Kathy Fay, NHS of New Haven, Building Sector Mitigation Working Group/EEJ Working Group

Thanks to other members of the team at the Office of Climate Planning and Alanis Allen and Ashley Benitez Ou for helping run the meeting tonight and presenting.

Alex is summarizing the materials that can be found here: https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/DEEP/climatechange/GC3/GC3-2022-agendas-and-minutes/EEJ-Public-Guidance-Excerpt.pdf

Questions to presenters will follow after the next presentation. Feel free to post your questions on the chat as well.

Thank you Alex!

alexrodriguez@savethesound.org

https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Environmental-Justice/Environmental-Justice-Communities

https://ctdeep.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=d04ec429d0a4477b9526689dc7809ffe

Affecting Facilities: https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Environmental-Justice/Demographics-and-Affecting-Facilities-Web-Map

We can take questions for all speakers

Thank you so much, Edith.

NH is example of need to account for gentrification in this process.

Francis, please feel free to put your question in the chat if the audio doesn't resolve.

I was going to say that the distressed municipality formula is somewhat problematic for a couple reasons: 1. it disadvantages communities that are economically diverse, where the effects of poverty may be the greatest (low income households with high rent) and

2. it does not align with federal definitions used in major funding programs such as under IIJA and IRA. Aligning definitions will make for more competitive grant applications and leveraging of state funds to access federal.

Doing a little acronym translation: DAS - Department of Administration Services

IgCC - International green construction code

CEPA - Connecticut Environmental Policy Act

Thank you, David!

https://portal.ct.gov/DEEP/Climate-Change/GC3/Working-Group-Meetings-2022Find related slides to CES under Mitigation Strategies meetings.

Here is a press release from the US EPA on their engagement efforts around the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund: https://www.epa.gov/newsreleases/biden-harris-administration-seeks-public-input-inflation-reduction-acts-greenhouse-gas

Thank you, Becca!

Wow it makes a big difference to have the federal government at the table now.

You can learn more about the federal Justice40 initiative here: https://www.whitehouse.gov/environmentaljustice/justice40/

After Rob's presentation we will continue a working group discussion. If you want to provide public comment, send a message to Ashley Benitez

Feel free to come on camera everybod

everybody

Follow the ground rules for respectful discussion attached to the agenda and keep this list in your mind.Focused, no-fault problem-solving.Step forward, step back.Open, honest, safe space.Listen with open minds, believe in everyone’s best intentions.Action-oriented. Decide what we want, when we want it, and plan for its happening.Collaboration!Start, proceed, and end on time, honor the agenda.

Please use raise hand

Discussion questions for today’s working group meeting:-What successful applications of the equity and environmental justice lens did you hear in the presentation today?Looking at the diverse number of programs the Mitigation Strategies have discussed:- How could the plans and programs summarized in this working group presentation better improve the use of the EEJ lens and consider the input of diverse stakeholders? What approaches do you recommend, especially for the Comprehensive Energy Strategy?

If anyone knows more about the CHFA rating system for getting awarded tax credits, go ahead

CHFA has robust energy efficiency requirements, but everything can always go further.

thank you Melissa

I can address housing questions

These costs are really financeable... they save the resident money. Part of that can be spent on the higher mortgage payment.

I would actually make a comment when the time comes.

@robert could you provide your affiliation, if applicable?

Thank you

For the record my comment was not on behalf of the EEB.

Thank you Kathy.

Thursday, November 17, 6:00-7:00 p.m.: “Energy Assistance Programs: Current and Future,” with DEEP’s Ashley Marshall, and possibly others.Join Zoom Meetinghttps://ctdeep.zoom.us/j/81096587546

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Thank you for your comment Maisa!

Thank you!

Thanks everyone!