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June 7, 2012 NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference For more information See www.resilientregion.org

The Central Minnesota Sustainable Development Plan

creating a

Resilient Region Central Minnesota Central Minnesota Sustainable Development Sustainable Development Partnership Partnership

A New Model for Creating Sustainable Communities

Grassroots & Groundwork Conference June 7, 2012

The Issue Who Are We What We Did Accomplishments … thus far Lessons Learned Replication -- Resilient Region Toolkit

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By the end of this session you should discover how building a Resilient Region provides

• pportunities and can provide a pathway to

reduce poverty.

Take Home Message Take Home Message The Issue The Issue

Region 5 is the

• nly region in the

state of Minnesota where all 5 counties are classified as economically distressed.

June 7, 2012 NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference For more information See www.resilientregion.org

The Central Minnesota Sustainable Development Plan

creating a

Resilient Region

Population growth and out-migration. Family farms disappearing. Pressure on natural resources. Economically distressed area.

Critical Issues Critical Issues Issue - Regional Sustainability Issue - Regional Sustainability Who Are We Who Are We What We Did What We Did

We began to identify the housing, land use, economic development, and transportation needs and issues for our region.

June 7, 2012 NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference For more information See www.resilientregion.org

The Central Minnesota Sustainable Development Plan

creating a

Resilient Region

What We Did What We Did

We identified potential scenarios. What evolved was: A) abundance, B) bootstrap, C) current trends, and D) doomsday.

Indicators of Success Indicators of Success

Housing Growth Patterns Redevelopment - Infill/reuse Connectivity Energy Conservation Water Quality Explosure to Environmental Hazards Transportation - VMTs Diversification of Economic Engines

Indicators of Success Indicators of Success

Access to Food Maintain Agricultural Lands & Open Space PCPs and NP per 1,000 Access to Open Space Affordable Housing Combined Housing and Transportation Costs

Now we are Now we are … …

Refining Recommendations Determining Success Indicators Identifying Champions

And we will be And we will be … …

Presenting the Final Plan Celebrating Our Success so far

June 7, 2012 NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference For more information See www.resilientregion.org

The Central Minnesota Sustainable Development Plan

creating a

Resilient Region

Housing Transportation Land-use Economic Development

Accomplishments Accomplishments … … thus far thus far Population Targets Population Targets

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 Target 10 27 6 Actual 86 56 8 19 Students Low Income Struggling Business Communities of Color

County Targets County Targets

20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 Target 36 72 42 32 18 Actual 65 183 53 35 20 Cass County Crow Wing County Morrison County Todd County Wadena County

Sector Profile Sector Profile

Business 17% Community Member 19% Education 6% Student 17% Utility 2% Nonprofit 11% Quasi- Governmental Philanthropy 1% State Employee 3% Township Employee 1% Federal Employee Elected Official SBDC 0.4% Regional Economic Development Commissions 2% Cooperative 0% County Employee Faith Based 0.4% City Employee 3%

June 7, 2012 NWAF: Grassroots & Groundwork Conference For more information See www.resilientregion.org

The Central Minnesota Sustainable Development Plan

creating a

Resilient Region

• 1. Civic Engagement
• 2. Maintaining momentum
• 3. Developing common

goals

• 4. Managing the process
• 5. Addressing political
• pposition

Lessons Learned Lessons Learned … …

Use available resources: www.resilientregion.org Start the conversations now: www.incommons.org www.mpr.org

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How does building a Resilient Region have the potential to reduce poverty?

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