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From YouTube: April 2021 Chapter Monthly Meeting
Description
In the April Chapter meeting, we will have two speakers.
We'll first hear about the Dallas CECAP (Comprehensive Environmental and Climate Action Plan) update and its implementation from Pharr Andrews, the CECAP Implementation Manager and Katy Evans, Climate Coordinator for the City of Dallas. The second part is an introduction of Green Careers Dallas by Tracy Wallace. Our chapter has raised more than $1100 within a week in March to support Green Careers Dallas, and Tracy will provide an overview of its work and community Green Careers Dallas is serving, and how we can get involved!
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B
A
D
It's
been,
this
is
a
very
busy
time
of
month
or
time
of
year,
rather
for
for
the
environmental
field
with
earth
day,
we
get
a
lot
of
speaking
requests.
A
A
B
A
C
D
I
think
across
all
of
the
platforms,
so
we
had
it
on
webex
and
then
we
also
had
it
on
the
city's
cable
access
channel
and
live
streaming
on
youtube,
and
I
want
to
say
we
had
about
300
people,
but
I
need
to
find
out
what
the
exact
number
is.
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E
B
It
was,
it
was
good,
it
was
small
but
important,
and
the
guy
leading
it
had
a
very
good
message
to
deliver.
He
said
that
the
city
of
dallas,
their
retirement
fund,
is
invested
with
black
rock,
so
you
know
not
a
good
situation.
No.
F
The
expression
of
the
year
you're,
muted
you're,
on
mute,
yes
gosh.
How
often
do
we
all
hear
that
I
was
saying
hi
to
tracy
and
welcome
aboard
delighted
to
hear
from
you
again
and
and
have
you
fill
in
the
rest
of
our
chapter?
I
really
hope
to
hear
something
about
opportunities
for
people
to
get
involved
at
some
point.
F
And
I
I
see
both
katie
and
fahr
have
have
signed
on
I'm
I'm
gonna
shut
up
and
get
out
of
your
way.
Richard
welcome
far
welcome
katie
hi.
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F
A
B
F
Richard
my
nag
is
going
to
take
about
three
minutes
and
30
seconds.
I've
been
practicing,
so
in
my
slot,
that's
all
the
time
I'm
gonna
take
okay.
Just
to
keep
you
keep
you
informed.
I.
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G
H
Kevin
hello,
how's
everyone
doing.
B
G
Busy
kevin,
I
have
a
few
questions
for
you,
which
I'll
email
you
later
on.
H
Sure
you
can
ask
it
now.
If
you
want.
G
H
A
H
Attending
quick
question
before
we
get
started
how
many
people
were
able
to
tune
into
the
climate
symposium
yesterday.
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A
A
Was
the
climate
symposium
recorded?
Yes,
so
will
those
of
us
who
intend
to
get
it?
We
could
send
the
link
out
to
the
membership.
F
A
Good
good,
okay!
Well,
I
haven't
looked
at
discord
today.
I
don't
know
if
james's
audio
is
working
but
let's
go
ahead
and
get
started.
Karen
dyer
is
going
to
start
us
off
and
then
I'll
show
you.
We've
got
a
pretty
ambitious
agenda
today.
B
A
Okay,
karen
give
me
a
thumbs
up.
If
you
can
see
the
agenda,
I
think
oh
good,
okay.
So,
as
I
said,
we
have
a
pretty
full
agenda.
A
We're
going
to
start
off
with
a
video
that
was
recommended
by
the
creative
spaces.
Working
group,
leah
and
brittany
are
going
to
talk
a
little
about
an
art
project
that
some
of
us
donated
to
roger's,
going
to
talk
about
the
importance
of
some
of
the
legislative
action.
That's
happening
now.
It's
critical
I'll,
introduce
the
speakers
we'll
have
our
c-cap
update
from
katie
evans
and
far
andrews
and
kevin
might
pipe
in
as
well.
A
Jayashree
has
a
brief
treasurer's
report,
we'll
do
a
self-care
for
activists
and
then
we'll
be
done
so
I'll.
Try
and
keep
everybody
everybody
moving
along.
I
think
our
the
c-cap
update
is
probably
about
30
minutes,
and
the
green
couriers
presentation
is
about
10
minutes
with
some
q
a
so
we
should
be
able
to
get
through
it
all
and
let
me
go
to
the
I'm
not
sure
I
shared
correctly.
So
I'm
going
to
share
again
share
computer
sound.
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B
J
J
Blessing
for
the
light,
I
thank
you
light
again
for
helping
me
to
find
the
outline
of
my
daughter's
face.
I
thank
you
light
for
the
subtle
way
your
merest
touch
gives
shape
to
such
things.
I
could
only
learn
to
love
through
your
delicate
instruction,
and
I
thank
you
this
morning,
waking
again
most
intimately
and
secretly
for
your
visible
invisibility.
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I
Yeah
thanks
richard
I'll
give
an
update
on
that.
So,
first
of
all,
we
just
wanted
to
thank
everyone
that
had
donated
to
the
fundraiser.
So
I
think
last
we
checked
we'd
raised
over
500
500
for
the
project
which,
more
than
covered
the
supplies
and
everything
so
thanks
to
all
those
that
donated.
I
So
yes,
as
richard
mentioned,
we're
going
to
be
having
an
event
tomorrow
around
installing
the
mural.
So
today
the
artists
are
just
putting
the
finishing
touches
on
the
mural
and
getting
a
protective
coat
put
on
so,
and
they
aren't
able
to
join
us,
obviously,
because
they're
trying
to
get
the
the
work
wrapped
up
around
the
mural,
but
we
will
be
having
the
event
tomorrow
so
at
blackbird
lofts,
where
we're
gonna
be
installing
the
the
mural
so
I'll
put
the
address
in
the
chat
here.
But
just
everyone
is
invited.
I
It's
you
know
a
chapter
event
and
it's
going
to
be
outdoors
around
the
mural.
We
do
ask
that
you
wear
your
masks,
so
it's
going
to
start
at
10
30,
so
you
can
feel
free
to
join
and
I
think
leo
is
going
to
put
yep.
I
She
put
the
rsvp
in
the
chat,
so
if
you
want
to,
you
know,
participate
in
the
event,
come
come
downtown
and
join
us
as
we
install
it
make
sure
to
rsvp
with
that
link
and
then
we're
also
going
to
potentially
have
a
group
go
out
to
eat
afterwards
outdoors.
So
if
you're
comfortable
with
that,
you
can
definitely
join
the
group
and
one
other
thing
I
was
just
going
to
note
is
that
parking
can
be
a
little
challenging.
I
So
just
just
so
you're
aware,
maybe
arrive
a
little
early
to
try
and
find
some
parking
spots
so
but
we'd
love
everyone
to
come
join
us
as
we
install
it,
get
some
cool
photos
in
front
of
the
mural
it.
You
know
when
I
saw
it
last
week
and
it
wasn't
didn't
even
have
any
details
or
anything
on
it.
It
was
already
looking
awesome.
So
I
can't
wait
to
see
the
final
product
so
hope
we
can
see
you
all
there.
A
I
Oh-
and
I
was
sorry
just
one
other
quick
thing-
I
wanted
to
give
a
shout
out
to
maureen,
isrita
and
megan,
because
they're
really
the
driving
force
behind
the
whole
project
and
also
lisa,
of
course,
for
offering
up
her
space.
So
thanks
to
all
of
those
folks
for
making
this
possible.
F
Yes,
very
briefly,
I
want
to
say
a
quick
welcome
as
chair
of
the
chapter
to
everyone,
but
especially
if
you're,
if
you're
at
a
chapter
meeting
for
the
first
time,
delighted
to
have
you
on
board
at
the
minute.
I
see
36
people
it's
a
saturday
afternoon.
I
know
we
are
all
zoomed
out
completely
after
a
year
of
nothing
but
zoom.
It's
so
great
that
we're
going
to
be
meeting
in
person
going
to
meet
some
people
in
person
that
we
haven't
met
since
they
trained
last
summer
for
the
first
time
tomorrow
morning.
F
So
I
hope
you'll
come
out
and
I
see
some
long
time,
members
on
the
on
the
call
who
we
haven't
seen
in
a
meeting
in
a
while.
So
welcome
back
to
all
of
you,
I'm
on
the
I'm
on
the
in
the
agenda
today,
not
in
my
usual
role
as
a
chapter
scold.
Well,
maybe
I
am
or
grumpy
old
man
or,
however,
you've
come
to
think
about
me.
I'm
not
gonna
nag
you
about
acts
of
leadership,
recording
we're
killing
it.
F
We
did
1300
acts
of
leadership
last
year
on
the
hub,
we're
ahead
of
that
pace
for
this
year.
So
y'all
are
my
nagging:
has
sunk
in
and
y'all
are
doing
a
great
job,
but
we
have
another
issue,
as
richard
said,
when
he
read
the
agenda
right
now,
we
are
making
a
major
push
for
everybody
in
the
chapter
to
be
on
the
phone
and
email
to
your
state
representatives
and
your
state
senators
on
an
almost
daily
basis.
F
If
you
don't
know,
the
texas
legislature
only
meets
every
other
year,
they
meet
for
a
very
short
period
of
time.
This
session
will
be
over
by
memorial
day
the
end
of
may.
There
are
some
very,
very
alarming
bills.
Moving
through
this
session
of
the
legislature
that
bear
directly
on
environment
and
climate
related
issues,
we
are
doing
our
best
to
keep
the
chapter
as
informed
as
we
can
keep
you
about
bills
that
need
your
voice.
F
Your
action
going
to
your
reps
quickly
we're
working
very
closely
with
rita
beving
over
at
public
citizen
she's,
doing
a
weekly
update
on
the
most
important
bills,
moving
through
the
legislature,
she's
a
paid
lobbyist
for
public
citizen
and
really
on
top
of
of
what's
going
on
in
austin
here's
the
issue.
We've
got
a
mailing
list
now
of
more
than
200
members
of
this
chapter
we
put
out
an
email
on
mailchimp
and
and
leah
looks.
F
There
are
talking
points
where
to
call
how
to
email-
it's
very
straightforward,
but
we
really
have
to
move
on
this.
If
we're
going
to
say
anything
at
all
and
and
that's
about
as
important
a
kind
of
climate
activism,
as
we
can
do,
take
action
in
the
political
process
directly,
we
may
not
be
able
to
prevent
some
of
these
bad
bills
from
being
passed,
but
we
have
to
speak
out
on
it.
So
please
look
at
the
emails.
F
A
Our
our
first
set
of
speakers
are
next
talking
about
a
ccap
update,
we're
very
eager
to
hear
this
since
ccap
has
been
such
a
big
issue
for
us
and
the
city
for
the
last
few
years.
Our
first
speaker,
I
think
our
primary
speaker
today
is
katie
evans.
Some
of
you
saw
her
yesterday
at
the
dallas
climate
symposium
she's,
the
climate
coordinator
for
the
city
of
dallas,
where
she
works
on
implementing
the
city's,
comprehensive
environmental
and
climate
action
plan
or
ccaf.
A
Well,
we
have
kevin
overton,
also
who's
a
member
of
our
climate
reality
project,
but
the
other
person
who
will
be
talking
a
bit
is
far
andrews.
Welcome
far.
A
She
currently
serves
as
the
senior
climate
coordinator
for
the
city
of
dallas,
where
her
primary
function
is
to
coordinate
the
development
and
implementation
of
the
city's
first
comprehensive
and
climate
action
plan
or
ccaf
previous
work.
Experience
includes
environmental
outreach
manager
for
the
city
of
richardson
and
air
quality
manager
for
the
city
of
austin,
while
in
austin
she
chaired
the
region's
clean
air
coalition
advisory
committee
and
helped
develop
and
implement
three
regional
air
quality
improvement
plans
prior
to
serving
at
the
city
of
austin.
She
worked
for
the
texas
commission
on
environmental
quality
on
environmental
policy
issues.
A
D
D
Okay,
thanks
kevin
hi,
kevin
happy
saturday,
so
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us.
My
name
is
katie
evans,
I'm
a
climate
coordinator
with
the
city
of
dallas,
as
as
richard
mentioned
in
the
office
of
environmental
quality
and
sustainability,
and
I'm
excited
to
be
here
today
to
share
with
you
our
update
on
the
city's
comprehensive
environmental
and
climate
action
plan
or
ccap,
and
so
my
presentation
has
a
lot
of
slides,
mostly
because
I
want
to
make
sure
that
I
have
as
much
information
as
you
all
are
looking
for.
D
I'm
going
to
gloss
over
some,
because
this
is
a
group
that
is
already
very
familiar
with
climate
change
and
the
risks
it
poses
to
our
region.
You
guys
understand
why
this
is
important
and
why
we
need
to
take
action,
and
so
I
left
I
I
have
a
lot
of
those
slides
in
there,
but
I
will
gloss
over
them
pretty
quickly
and
focus
more
on
what
we're
doing
this
year
to
advance
the
climate
plan.
D
Sometimes
I
get
depressed
that
it's
such
an
overwhelming
task,
but
I
like
to
think
of
it
big
picture
and
zoom
in
a
little
bit
more
to
our
solar
system
and
our
planets
the
planet
that
we
want
to
be
around
for
a
very
long
time
in
a
livable
way
and
in
our
country.
You
know
we
now
have
an
administration,
that's
much
more
supportive
of
climate
action.
D
Part
of
the
reason
the
climate
plan
exists
as
it
is,
is
because
we
know
that
it
is
important
for
us
to
take
action
at
the
local
level
where
it
is
much
easier
and
more
manageable
for
us
to
take
action.
So
we
zoom
into
texas
and
the
dfw
region,
which
I
will
speak
more
about
our
efforts
at
the
regional
level
towards
the
end
of
the
presentation
we
go
into
dallas,
which
is
kind
of
shaped
like
the
pokemon
charmander
right.
It's
this
weird
little
oblong
kind
of
shape.
D
We've
got
dallas
here
and
then
we
zoom
in
a
little
bit
further
to
this
guy
who's
eating
his
lunch.
It
could
be
any
one
of
us
right
and
he's
learning
about
the
city
of
dallas.
First,
ever
comprehensive
environmental
and
climate
action
plan
or
c-cap,
which
was
adopted
on
may
27th
of
last
year,
so
we
are
coming
up
on
the
one-year
anniversary
of
the
city's
climate
plan.
D
I
started
with
the
city
of
dallas
the
day
after
this
plan
was
adopted
so
the
day
before
I
I
started,
I
was
watching
eagerly
to
make
sure
I
would
have
a
job
the
next
day
that
it
would
be
adopted
and
thankfully,
due
to
the
hard
work
of
the
staff
like
farr
and
kevin
and
you
all
and
all
of
our
stakeholders,
it
was
unanimously
adopted
by
our
city
council,
and
so
I'm
going
to
talk
today
about
the
climate
plan
as
it
stands
and
what
we
are
doing
right
now
and
I
know
we're
tight
on
time,
and
so
I'm
going
to
talk
fast.
D
So
this
is
our
mayor,
eric
johnson
and
we
were
tasked
with
creating
a
plan
that
was
actionable
and
something
that
wasn't
just
going
to
sit
on
the
shelf
and
look
pretty
something
that
would
actually
make
real
impact.
In
the
city
of
dallas,
and
so
at
the
core
of
that
plan
is
equity
and
inclusion
right.
D
So
we
know-
and
you
all
know,
that
in
the
next
30
years,
action
is
crucial.
We're
going
to
see
annual
temperature
increase
by
5
degrees,
we're
going
to
see
air
quality
exacerbated
by
the
increasing
heat
and
we're
going
to
see
more
flooding
and
drought.
Not
on
this
list
is
the
extreme
winter
weather
that,
like
we
saw
in
february
right
so
you'll,
hear
me
reference
that
a
few
times
in
the
presentation,
because
that
was
something
that
had
not
happened
during
in
a
long
time
during
the
development
of
the
c-cap.
D
So
in
the
creation
of
the
the
c-cap
a
there
was
a
greenhouse
gas
emissions
inventory
and
this
really
laid
to
the
groundwork
for
the
development
of
the
plan
and
its
eight
sectors,
which
I'm
sure
you
all
are
at
least
somewhat
familiar
with
already.
We
know
that
in
the
city
of
dallas,
almost
two-thirds
of
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions
come
from
buildings
and
energy
about
a
third
comes
from
transportation,
with
the
remainder
coming
from
industrial
processes
and
solid
waste
and
wastewater
treatment.
D
We
also
wanted
this
and
I'll
I'll
revisit
those
sectors
in
a
moment,
but
we
also
wanted
this
ccap
to
haven't
that
equitable
approach
that
I
mentioned.
We
know
that
climate
change
is
going
to
affect
everybody,
but
it's
not
going
to
affect
everybody
equally
and
those
who
are
on
the
front
line.
Communities
who
have
the
least
means
to
adapt
will
be
hit
the
hardest,
and
so,
throughout
the
development.
D
There
was
extensive
community
engagement
in
order
to
reach
as
many
neighborhoods
and
communities
as
possible,
and
we
are
continuing
that
effort
of
outreach
and
engagement
throughout
the
implementation
process
of
the
ccap
we're
also
working
towards
environmental
justice.
So
the
ccap
focuses
on
mitigation,
adaptation
and
environmental
quality
and
the
overlap
of
these
different
areas
at
the
center
of
it
of
all
of
this
is
environmental
justice,
so
we're
not
just
reducing
emissions.
We
are
also
working
to
adapt
to
what's
already
coming.
D
So
what
is
the
plan?
The
plan
is
very
big.
It's
like
200
something
pages
right,
250
pages
or
so,
and
it's
got
a
lot
of
parts
to
it.
It's
got
97
actions
across
these
mitigation
adaptation
and
environmental
quality
and
justice
sectors,
and
it's
divided
up
by
eight
different
goals,
and
I'm
not
going
to
read
all
of
this
right
now,
because
I'm
going
to
talk
briefly
about
each
one
individually,
but
going
into
this
year's
implementation.
We're
looking
at
48
actions
being
started
this
year
this
year
being
the
year
that
started
this
fiscal
year
back
in
october.
D
So
in
dallas
we
use
the
our
fiscal
year
is
october
through
september,
and
so
this
fiscal
year,
2021
work
plan
starts
with
the
employer,
includes
the
start
of
at
least
48
actions
within
the
ccap
of
the
97.
So
about
half.
So
it's
a
we,
we
bit
off
a
lot
and
we're
trying
to
chew
it
right
now
right,
and
so
we
took
those
48
actions
and
we
divided
them
up
into
136
milestones,
so
some
actions
might
have
six
milestones.
D
Some
might
have
three,
and
we
have
worked
with
at
19
of
our
city
departments,
on
implementation
of
those
milestones
and
I'll
talk
about
how
far
we've
gotten
so
far.
We
are.
We
just
had
two
core.
The
second
quarter
end
at
the
end
of
march
and
I'll
I'll
talk
a
little
bit
about
where
we
are
in
terms
of
that
implementation
plan
towards
the
end
of
this
presentation.
D
But
I
wanted
to
let
you
guys
know
how
we've
broken
this
plan
up
a
30-year
plan
into
more
bite-sized
pieces
and,
as
I
go
through
each
of
the
sectors,
I'm
going
to
talk
about
what
what's
in
the
plan
for
that
sector,
so
our
first
goal
or
sector
in
the
ccap
is
dallas.
Buildings
are
energy
efficient
and
climate
resilient.
D
As
you
saw
on
that
greenhouse
gas
emissions
slide,
I
we
did
that.
I'm
sorry,
I'm
getting
tongue
tied
because
I
just
realized.
I
didn't
look
at
what
time
it
was
when
I
started
so
someone
could
give
me
like
a
wave
when
I'm
getting
close
to
the
end
of
my
my
time.
Please
please,
let
me
know
so.
Dallas
buildings
are
energy
efficient
and
climate
resilient.
D
So
I
won't
read
all
of
this,
but
some
of
the
things
that
we
are
looking
at
this
year
or
in
the
ccap
rather
is
ensuring
that
we
are
doing
carbon
neutral
constructions
that
we're
changing
our
building
codes
to
be
more
in
line
with
with
some
of
these
net
zero
goals.
D
Because,
as
I
mentioned,
we
are
looking
at
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
making
up
six
or
buildings
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
making
up
64
percent
of
the
city
of
dallas
total
right
33
of
this
comes
from
commercial
buildings,
20
from
residential
homes
and
8
percent
from
the
industrial
sector,
and
so
by
really
targeting
our
approach,
we're
able
to
make
a
significant
impact
in
our
emissions
in
the
city
of
dallas.
So
more
importantly,
what
are
we
doing
right
now?
D
We
have
six
different
milestones
in
this
particular
sector,
and
this
is
a
big
table
with
a
lot
of
words
on
it,
but
it
has
it
it'll
tell
you
what
we're
working
on
right
now.
This
is
also
all
available
on
our
website
dallasclimateaction.com.
D
So
as
I
go
through,
it
relatively
quickly
feel
free
to
jump
on
that
website
and
follow
along
with
me
or
go
back
to
something
you
may
have
missed,
and
so
we're
looking
at
benchmarking,
energy
benchmarking
for
city
facilities
this
year.
Looking
at
ways
we
can
retrofit
our
facilities
and
increase
energy
efficiency.
D
We've
been
working
with
our
airports
to
maintain
airport
carbon
accreditation,
dfw
airport
actually
has
level
four
which
goes
beyond
what
we've
got
in
this
particular
milestone.
So
you
can
see
that
on
just
so.
You
know,
as
I
go
through
these,
the
action
on
the
left
is
what's
in
the
ccap
and
then
on
the
right.
That
column
is
how
we've
broken
those
actions
down
for
this
year.
D
D
So,
additionally,
under
the
building
sector
we're
looking
at
expanding
our
pace
program,
we
are
increasing
working
towards
increasing
the
participation
and
scope
of
the
dallas
green
business
certification
program.
If
you
happen
to
know
of
a
business
in
dallas,
that
is
doing
wonderful,
things
is
very
green
and
they
are
not
in
our
program
which
at
this
time
is
relatively
small.
Please
let
them
know
that
they
need
to
get
on
our
sanitations
website
zero
waste
website
and
sign
up
for
an
evaluation
and
see
if
they
might
qualify
for
one
of
our
levels.
We
have
bronze.
D
We
have
gold,
I
think
it's
gold,
silver
and
platinum
levels
within
the
dallas
green
business
certification
program,
we're
also
working
at
the
regional
level.
With
the
building
code
updates.
The
north
central
texas
council
of
governments
is
going
through
a
regional
code
update
process
using
the
2021
international
code,
and
so
we
have
representatives
from
our
buildings
department
involved
in
that
process,
and
we
anticipate
that
the
dallas
codes
building
codes
will
be
updated
towards
the
end
of
2022.
D
D
You
can't
invite
people
to
come
stay
warm
at
a
facility
that
could
lose
power,
and
so
one
of
the
things
we're
looking
at
this
year
and
next
year
is
the
possibility
of
developing
some
of
those
resilience
hubs
where
people
can
go
during
and
after
natural
disasters
or
particularly
hot
stretches
of
days
during
the
summer
or,
unfortunately,
those
snowpocalypse
events
that
we
hope
won't
be
too
common,
but
very
well
could
be
so
goal
two
dallas
generates
and
uses
renewable,
reliable
and
affordable
energy.
You
all
have
seen
this
image
on
the
news.
D
D
In
general,
we
want
to
see
more
renewables
generated
on
site,
increasing
solar
power,
increasing
the
number
of
solar
panels
that
are
in
our
city
and
ensuring
that
dallas
residents
have
access
to
affordable,
renewable
energy
as
well,
because
we
know
that
in
texas
we
have
22
percent
of
our
energy
is
renewables,
and
yet
we
can
see
that
you
know.
48
still
comes
from
natural
gas,
and
it's
unfortunate
that
we
have
this
wonderful
potential
in
texas,
and
yet
we
are
still
relying
so
much
on
fossil
fuels.
D
D
So
what
are
we
doing
this
year?
We
want
to
continue
our
outreach
and
education
programs
with
our
partners,
so
we
want
to
increase
the
number
of
people
that
have
access
to
renewable
energy.
We
want
to
continue
to
have
strategic
partnerships
to
increase
affordability
and
accessibility
and
continue
to
work
with
partners
and
to
invest
in
renewable
energy.
We
are
still
kind
of
figuring
out
what
all
of
this
looks
like,
but
these
are
kind
of
our
targets
for
this
year
and
we've
got
one
more
slide,
so
we
want
to
continue
to
develop
renewable
energy
on
city
facilities.
D
I
mentioned
that
there
is
a
potential
community
solar
project
in
the
works.
We
did
receive
a
technical
assistance
grant
from
the
u.s
department
of
energy
for
a
community
solar
project
and
they
did
a
wonderful
job,
helping
us
kind
of
figure
out
what
those
next
steps
would
be.
We
will
be
initiating
that
community
solar
pilot
program
we're
continuing
to
implement
the
city's
green
energy
policy
which
has
existed.
D
Our
third
goal
is
dallas.
Communities
have
access
to
sustainable,
affordable
transportation
options.
This
is
a
picture
of
my
bike.
On
the
dart
train,
I
love
taking
darts
and
I
love
biking,
I'm
not
a
big
fan
of
driving,
so
this
particular
sector
is
near
and
dear
to
my
heart,
but
over
the
next
30
years
we
want
to
increase
the
amount
of
available
ev
charging
stations.
D
76
of
dallas
residents
still
drive
to
work
alone.
This
might
be
a
little
outdated.
Now,
as
we
are
all
working
at
home.
You
know
a
lot
of
us
are
still
working
at
home,
but
it's
still
it's
still
a
problem
right
because
our
even
though
we
have
a
very
long
light
rail
system,
dart
has
the
most
linear
miles
of
any
light
rail
system.
D
It's
not
not
the
most
usable,
it's
not
the
most
user-friendly
people
don't
live
where
the
dart
is,
and
I
totally
understand
why
someone
would
rather
jump
in
their
car
for
10
minutes
and
take
a
bus
to
a
train
to
another
bus
and
spend
over
an
hour
commuting.
So
what
are
we
doing
this
year?
We're
working
on
fleet
electrification,
both
for
the
city
of
dallas
and
dart,
and
we're
working
with
our
independence
or
dallas
independent
school
district
as
well?
We
are
increasing
our
ev
charging
network.
D
The
city
also
has
an
update
coming
to
its
comprehensive
land
use
strategy
or
comp
plan
called
forward
dallas,
and
so
we
are
continuing
to
work
with
our
partners
and
the
planning
department
to
make
sure
that
their
goals
align
with
the
ccap
goals,
we're
also
looking
at
parking
reform.
We're
working
with
sustainable
development
and
our
zoac
and
cpc
committees
to
look
at
what
are
how
is
parking
looking
in
dallas
and
what
can
we
do
to
better
utilize
those
spaces
and
encourage
multimodal
transportation?
D
So
a
lot
of
moving
parts
pun
intended
when
it
comes
to
transportation
and,
last
but
not
least,
converting
lights?
To
leds
right,
just
simple
thing:
we
can
do
to
decrease
our
energy
requirements
goal.
4
is
our
zero
waste
goal?
Dallas
zero
waste
community,
looking
at
going
beyond
recycling
diverting
waste
from
the
landfill
operating
a
more
efficient
system,
because
we,
even
though
municipal
solid
waste,
is
a
very
small
percentage
of
our
total
greenhouse
gas
emissions.
We
know
that
extreme
weather
events
can
cause
a
lot
of
problems
and
hiccups
in
our
solid
waste
system
right.
D
A
lot
of
us
didn't
see
our
trash
picked
up
for
a
couple
of
weeks.
After
we
had
the
winter
storms,
because
roads
were
impassable
and
volume
was
up,
and
we
also
know
that
it's
a
quality
of
life
issue
right.
When
you
see
more
trash,
it
can
end
up
in
creeks
and
streams
it
becomes
litter
and
floatables,
and
so
really
just
getting
to
a
more
zero
waste
lifestyle
in
the
city
of
dallas.
We're
doing
this
by
continuing
to
promote
source
reduction.
D
Recycling
composting
we're
working
on
a
more
comprehensive
green
procurement
plan
with
our
our
procurement
department,
as
well
as
our
convention
and
event
services
department,
and
we
are
looking
at
streamlining
or
modifying
our
routes
for
efficiency,
because
you
want
to
make
sure
that
you're
making
the
best
use
of
the
gasoline
diesel
that
you're
burning
right
with
your
collection
vehicles.
D
We
will
see
the
local,
solid
waste
management
plan
updated
in
august.
That
is
in
process
right
now
as
well.
They
just
briefed
our
environment
sustainability
task
force
yesterday
and
there
will
be
video
of
that
briefing
available
to
the
public
within
the
next
week
or
two
and
then
looking
at
it,
expanding
our
gas
collection
system
at
the
landfill
as
needed.
Right
now
we
have
you,
may
many
of
you
may
already
know
as
organic
materials
break
down
in
the
landfill.
D
D
Well,
five
dallas
protects
its
water
resources
and
its
communities
from
flooding
and
drought.
So
we
have
the
wonderful
dallas
water
utilities,
dallas
owns
its
own
water
utility
and
they
do
wonderful
outreach
and
education
when
it
comes
to
water
conservation
and
protection.
So
we
are
continuing
a
lot
of
their
efforts
already
because,
even
though
water
treatment
and
the
water
processes
in
dallas
contribute
to
less
than
a
percent
of
our
greenhouse
gas
emissions,
water
is
a
public
health
and
quality
of
life
issue
and
we
know
as
dallas
grows,
and
so
too
will
our
our
water
reserves
decline.
D
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that
we
are
using
our
water
in
a
sustainable
way.
That's
going
to
last
us
a
very
very
long
time.
Additionally,
we
have
some
low-income
areas
that
are
very
susceptible
to
flooding
and
so
we're
looking
at
we're
working
with
the
nature
conservancy
to
look
at
how
green
infrastructure
can
actually
mitigate
some
of
this.
These
flooding
risks
in
the
city
of
dallas,
so
we
have
some
studies
that
are
coming
forward
in
the
near
to
mid
future.
D
That
will
help
us
identify
where
we
can
use
green
infrastructure
to
reduce
permeable
cover
and
reduce
the
flood
risk.
So
again,
there's
a
lot
of
continue.
This
particular
sector
of
the
plan
has
a
lot
of
stuff
happening
this
year,
but
it's
a
lot
of
continuation
of
existing
awareness
and
public
education
campaigns
that
have
to
do
with
water
conservation
and
protection.
D
So
we've
got
I'll
just
pick
a
couple:
encouraging:
drought,
tolerant
and
native
vegetation
to
decrease
the
amount
of
irrigation,
that's
required
using
our
fema
rating
system
to
help
educate
communities.
D
Let's
see
what
else
have
we
got
here
so
much
again,
that
comprehensive
storm
drainage
assessment
and
utilizing
that
green
infrastructure
and
updating
our
drought
contingency
plan
as
necessary?
So
we
know
when
we
have
to
ask
people
to
not
water
their
lawns
and
how
frequently
people
can
irrigate
their
lawns
and
working
to
make
sure
our
sewer
collection
system
doesn't
have
a
lot
of
infiltration
in
it
right
rehabilitating
sewer
systems
when
it's
needed.
So
if
you
have
a
storm
drain
system
or
a
storm
or
a
sanitary
sewer
system,
you
don't
want
water
leaking
into
that.
D
That
isn't
there
from
sewers
right
because
now
you're
treating
storm
water
as
waste
water
and
that's
a
waste
of
energy
and
it's
a
waste
of
water,
so
goal
six
dallas
protects
and
enhances
its
community,
its
ecosystems,
trees
and
green
spaces
that
in
turn
improve
public
health.
This
is
the
trinity
river
audubon
center,
I'm
sure
most
of
you
have
been
there
before.
It's
a
beautiful
facility
suffered
some
damage
from
the
winter
storm,
but
I
believe
their
trails
reopened
either
last
weekend
or
are
reopening
this
weekend.
D
So
we
know
that
people
when
they
see
trees,
they
are
happier
overall,
we
are
looking
at
increasing
our
tree.
Canopy
coverage
city
wide,
reducing
our
urban
heat
island
effect
by
increasing
that
tree.
Canopy
coverage,
increasing
parks
and
trail
access
and
using
these
nature-based
solutions
as
public
health
strategy.
D
D
Only
60
percent
of
dallas
residents
have
access
to
a
park
within
a
half
mile
walk
of
their
homes,
and
so
we
want
to
expand
that
and
we're
already
seeing
some
wonderful
new
parks
in
places
like
downtown
and
we're
seeing
preservation
and
restoration
of
green
spaces,
not
just
through
the
city
of
dallas,
but
through
a
lot
of
wonderful
non-profits
and
community
organizations.
D
Again.
Ecosystem
health
protects
public
health,
so
we're
continuing.
As
I
mentioned,
the
green
infrastructure
program,
the
urban
forest
master
plan
is
underway.
It
should
be
going
to
council
soon
for
approval,
and
the
urban
forest
master
plan
will
have
a
lot
of
elements
of
this
in
it
and
provide
a
roadmap
to
treat
canopy
coverage
and
expansion
continuing
to
work
with
community
organizations
on
stewardship,
working
with
our
parks,
organizations
on
sustainable
practices
and
those
nature-based
solutions
that
I
mentioned,
I'm
almost
done,
I'm
getting
close
to
the
end.
D
I
know
I
might
be
going
a
little
bit
over
on
my
time.
I
apologize,
but
it's
also
important
so
goal.
Seven.
All
dallas
communities
have
access
to
healthy
local
food.
Again
we're
looking
at
improving
food
access
in
food
deserts.
We
know
that
food
transportation
food
has
to
travel
a
long
way
to
get
to
your
plate.
When
you
buy
strawberries
from
california,
you
know
you
buy
avocados
from
mexico
that
food
has
traveled
a
long
way
to
get
there.
That
is
a
lot
of
greenhouse
gas
emissions
and
very
susceptible
to
supply
chain
interruption.
D
When
we
have
extreme
weather
events
so
encouraging
local
food
production
is
really
important
for
food
security.
We
know
that
30
36
percent
of
our
residents
live
in
food
deserts.
They
do
not
have
close
access
to
healthy
foods,
and
so
we
want
part
of
our
year.
One
implementation
is
developing
an
urban
agriculture
and
food
security
plan,
so
we
anticipate
getting
a
request
for
proposals
or
rfp
out
for
that
plan.
I
know
a
lot
of
plans.
D
So
that
will
include
a
lot
of
the
things
that
are
in
this
particular
goal
in
the
ccap
and
we
want
to
practice
what
we
preach
right.
So
part
of
this
is
the
city
itself,
having
a
local
preference
policy
supporting
local
growers
and
local
restaurants,
and
things
like
that
in
order
to
emphasize
healthy
local
food
at
city
events
and
then
decreasing
the
amount
of
food
waste
so
having
a
draft
ordinance
that
allows
for
multiple
waste
management
options.
D
So
looking
at
composting
and
donating
surplus
food
to
organizations
and
last
but
not
least,
all
dallas
communities
breathe
clean
air.
So
this
particular
section
about
air
quality
encompasses
parts
of
every
other
section
in
the
sea.
Cap,
improving
and
decreasing
greenhouse
gas
emissions
will
contribute
to
improved
air
quality
in
the
city
of
dallas
and
so
looking
at
some
cross-cutting
approaches
to
reduce
or
to
improve
air
quality.
D
Unfortunately,
right
now
the
dfw
metroplex
is
in
non-attainment
for
ozone,
which
means
we
are
not
meeting
the
national
ambient
air
quality
standards
for
ozone,
and
we
have
not
been
in
attainment
for
quite
some
time,
so
we
are
and
we're
about
to
move
into
severe,
not
attainment.
So
a
lot
of
this
is
a
regional
issue,
but
we
are
working
to
lead
the
way
on
moving
from
non-attainment
into
attainment,
so
decreasing
our
ground
level.
D
Ozone,
and
a
lot
of
this
comes
from
the
efforts
that
I
mentioned
in
the
transportation
sector
in
the
buildings
and
energy
sector.
Reducing
those
greenhouse
gas
emissions
to
improve
air
quality-
and
I
know
kevin
overton-
is
probably
on
the
line
saying
like
katie,
don't
say
all
that
or
you're
getting
it
wrong,
which
is
entirely
possible,
so
I
will
allow
him
to
chime
in
if
he
wants
to
kevin.
Is
there
anything
you
wanted
to
say
about
ozone,
I'm
putting
you
on
the
spot.
H
I
can
say
plenty
about
ozone,
but
you're
entirely
correct.
Okay.
Basically,
everything
that
we
do
to
improve
climate
also
has
makes
improvements
in
in
air
quality.
So
I'm
I'll
just
shut
up
and
you
can
keep
going
on,
but
you
you
have
it
absolutely
right.
D
Thank
you.
I
get
nervous
when
there's
an
expert
on
the
line.
To
fact
check
me,
so
thank
you
kevin.
So
the
other
thing
about
air
quality.
Is
it
it's
a
comorbidity
it
causes
it
can
increase
the
cases
of
asthma.
We
know
that
poor
air
quality
also
caused
can
cause
increased
impact
from
covet
people
who
had
poor
air
quality
suffered
more
severe
cases
of
cobit.
Again,
this
is
a
correlation
right
now.
There
aren't
a
whole
lot
of
scientific
studies
about
covin,
but
we
know
that
poor
air
quality
exacerbates
other
conditions
as
well.
D
So
the
outcome
of
this
we're
reducing
emissions,
addressing
risks
and
improving
quality
of
life
overall,
and
where
are
we
now?
That's
where
what
we
all
want
to
know
right
as
of
q1,
and
we
have
the
q2
figures,
but
I'm
doing
some
quality
checking
and
making
sure
everything
is
right
before
we
make
it
public
next
week,
but
q1
15
of
our
milestones
are
complete.
We
check
those
boxes,
they
are
done.
56
in
progress
and
29
have
not
been
started.
There
are
more
in
progress
now.
D
There
are
fewer,
not
started
now,
but
this
is
what's
published
on
our
website
at
the
moment
which
you
can
visit
dallasclimateaction.com,
and
you
can
see
our
wonderful
dashboard
put
together
by
brittany
wells,
who,
I
believe
is
a
member
of
climate
reality.
She
has
done
a
wonderful
job,
building
our
public
facing
dashboard-
and
I
know
I'm
about
out
of
time,
so
I'm
just
going
to
say
we're
going
to
get
at
least
92
percent
of
these
milestones
done.
According
to
the
city
manager's
office,
that's
part
of
our
transparency
and
accountability.
D
We
project
that
we'll
have
95
percent
done
of
what
we
set
out
to
do
so.
95
of
136
milestones
will
be
done
by
the
end
of
this
fiscal
year,
setting
us
on
a
wonderful
track
to
continue
to
do
good
climate
work
and
implement
our
ccap.
D
D
I'm
gonna,
I
had
a
whole
feel
about
these
guys,
but
the
environment
and
sustainability
committee
is
our
council
representatives
who
are
working
to
advise
on
environment
and
sustainability
issues
and
they
meet
the
first
monday
of
the
month.
It's
a
public
meeting.
You
are
welcome
to
view
and
attend,
and
they
advise
us
on
ccap
implementation,
and
you
know
some
of
the
other
environmental
things
that
you've
seen
come
up.
We
also
have
our
environment
sustainability
task
force.
D
That's
ms
rita
beving,
who
is
mentioned
at
the
beginning
of
your
meeting
and
tracy
wallace
who's
speaking
next.
If
I
give
her
any
time,
we'll
also
be,
is
also
on
that
committee
and
they're
helping
us
develop
our
permanent
environmental
commission,
which
will
go
to
the
city
council
on
april
28th,
and
we
have
our
regional
organization.
Through
the
north
side,
council
of
north
central
texas,
council
of
governments
called
rise.
We
work
with
other
cities
to
advance
these
sustainability
and
environmental
initiatives,
and
with
that
I
will
take
questions,
I'm
so
sorry.
A
D
A
You
very
much
go
back
and
revisit.
We
do
have
a
number
of
questions
already
in
the
q
a
so
let's
hit
those
first
and
if
you
we
have
maybe
10
minutes
for
questions.
If
you
have
another
question,
either
put
it
in
a
q
a
or
raise
your
hand
we'll
try
and
get
to
as
many
as
possible,
but
we
may
not
be
able
to
get
to
all
of
them,
so
the
first
one
was
from
roger.
A
D
Yes,
so
the
that's
a
great
question:
the
details
are
skimpy
because
they
are
skimpy
right
now,
so
we
are
working
through
some
feasibility,
internal
feasibility
studies
on
where
we
could
site
a
solar
farm.
D
So
the
idea
behind
this
is,
we
were
tasked
with
creating
community
solar
to
address
energy
poverty
in
the
city
of
dallas,
and
so
we
have
found
a
site
that
we
think
will
work,
but
we
are
doing
some
internal
legwork
to
determine
if,
if
it's
appropriate,
to
put
because
there's
so
much
right,
we're
in
a
deregulated
market,
it
has
to
tie
into
a
distribution
line.
You
have
to
have
an
off
taker.
The
city
isn't
direct,
isn't
a
retail
electricity
provider,
it's
very
complicated,
and
so
we
are
still
working
through
a
lot
of
those
details.
D
But
we
are
hoping
to
put
community
solar
on
a
former
landfill
site
in
south
dallas,
so
we're
working
through
that
when
there
are
details
they
will
absolutely
be
more
available,
but
unfortunately
we're
still
kind
of
figuring
it
out.
On
our
end
before
we
share
that
more
publicly.
F
So
katie
you,
you
talk
so
fast.
I
can't
quite
imagine
how
your
throat
survives.
Can
you
and-
and
I
I
understand
that
this
is
much
more
complicated
than
than
those
of
us
who
just
want
to
say,
oh
put
up
some
solar
panels?
It's
not
it's
not
that
easy,
but
if,
if
you
were,
if
you
were
going
to
take
your
best
guess
about
about
when
this
might
actually
happen
in
in
dallas
texas,
before
2030.
D
Yes,
before
2030,
so
my
hope
is
that
we
can
get
if,
if
indeed
we,
the
site
that
we
are
looking
at,
is
feasible
for
panels
and
I'll
try
not
to
talk
so
fast.
I'm
sorry
is
if
it
is
feasible
for
panels.
We
hope
that
we
can
get
something
out
there
within
the
next
couple
of
years.
That's
our
hope.
Yeah
we're
not
looking
long-term
and
and
far
is
on
the
line.
D
I'm
hoping
she's
not
like
kicking
me
under
the
table,
saying
don't
over
promise,
but
our
hope
is
that
we
can
get
a
project
on
the
ground
within
the
next
couple
of
years.
A
D
Sure
so
you,
if
you've
ever
had
to
sign
up
for
an
energy
plan
in
texas.
You
know
how
complicated
it
could
be
to
choose
a
retail
electricity
provider
or
an
rep.
D
There
are,
I
think,
almost
200,
at
least
in
dfw,
and
so
part
of
our
efforts
this
year
is
to
make
that
process
a
little
bit
more
tenable
to
make
it
more
accessible
for
people
to
understand
this
is
renewable.
This
is
not
you
know.
A
lot
of
that
is
going
to
come
from
our
outreach
and
engagement
efforts,
and
I
know
far
andrews.
D
So
we
want
to
make
sure
that,
as
we
are
asking
people
to
sign
up
for
these,
sometimes
more
expensive
renewable
energy
plans
that
they,
their
homes
are
also
energy
efficient
right,
because
you
want
people
to
get
the
best
bang
for
their
buck
so
to
speak
far,
did
you
want
to
say
anything
else
about
the
smu
project,
you're
working
on.
B
Sure
so,
I'm
actually
partnering
with
smu
and
to
advance
some
of
our
currency
cap
actions
related
to
weatherization
our
actual
goals
center
around
addressing
or
reducing
energy
burdens
for
a
homeowners
in
in
the
dallas
area.
So
we're
going
to
be
looking
at
how
we
can
fill
the
gap
between
you
know:
there's
money
out
there
for
weatherization
and
to
help
low
and
moderate
income
families
reduce
their
energy
bills,
but
a
lot
of
it
stays
on
the
table.
B
We
need
to
figure
out
where's
the
disconnect
and
how
to
ensure
that
this
money
is
appropriately
used
and
we
get
the
the
benefits
to
people
who
so
desperately
need
it.
Now.
A
A
D
So
that's
that's
a
good
question
and
a
complicated
one
like
like
all
everything
is
right.
So
I
mentioned
that
the
city
has
representatives
working
at
the
regional
level
with
the
north
central
texas
council
of
government,
to
as
they
update
their
regional
code,
recommendations
and
code
amendments,
and
so
we
can't
require
developers
to
do
anything.
That's
not
in
the
code
we
can
ask
them
to,
but
unfortunately
we
can't
require
them
to
do
anything.
That's
not
in
the
code
and
so
part
of
our
long
term.
D
Process
with
ccap
is
updating
the
city's
code
to
be
in
line
with
our
goals
in
the
ccap.
As
I
mentioned
the
cities
process
for
the
2021
codes,
these
codes
come
out
every
three
years
and
the
2021
codes.
We
expect
to
be
adopted
with
city
amendments
towards
the
end
of
2022,
which
sounds
like
a
long
way
away,
but
the
city
does
have
ample
opportunity
for
public
input
during
that
process.
So,
as
it
goes
through
the
review
process
with
various
council
committees
and
resident
advisory
boards,
there
will
be
opportunity
for
public
comment.
D
Additionally,
the
environmental
commission
that
we
expect
to
be
formalized
maybe
not
stood
up
in
that.
It's
got
all
of
its
members,
but
will
be
voted
on
by
city
council
on
april.
28Th
is
likely
to
include
a
subcommittee
of
people
rec
doing
this
exactly
this.
The
building
code,
recommendations
subcommittee
of
that
group,
so
I
see
a
kiddo
on
the
line,
hello,
and
so
it's
it's
a
lot
and
it's
a
complicated
process
as
most
legal
things
are,
but
hopefully
you
know
we
can.
D
We
can
see
some
of
these
developers
making
changes
without
the
codes,
but
again
all
we
can
do
is
ask
them
to.
In
the
meantime,
we
are
trying
to
get
the
word
out
through
our
outreach
and
education
about
ccap
we're
doing
some
engagement
with
the
apartment
association
of
greater
dallas
about
our
the
volkswagen
electric
vehicle
infrastructure
grant
or
the
volkswagen
mitigation
grant
for
electric
vehicle
infrastructure.
D
So
many
so
many
long
words,
and
so
we
are
working
with
the
apartment
association,
association
of
greater
dallas
to
get
the
word
out
about
that,
to
encourage
more
multi-family
developments,
to
install
this
infrastructure
and
to
take
advantage
of
that
funding,
that's
available.
So
there's
a
few
things
kind
of
going
on
when
it
comes
to
getting
the
word
out
and
increasing
the
amount
of
electric
vehicle
infrastructure
in
the
city.
A
Wonderful,
I
think,
we're
about
out
of
time,
but
there's
one
more
comment
in
the
q.
A
the
chat
that
I
wanted
to
share.
Katie's
presentation
makes
me
so
hopeful,
so
thank
you,
katie.
Thank
you
for
thank
you,
kevin
for
working
on
ccap
and
doing
what
you
do.
We
appreciate
it.
You're
certainly
welcome
to
stay
for
the
rest
of
the
meeting.
If
you
wish,
we
really
do
appreciate
your
time
and
the
information
and
we'll
look
at
dallasclimateaction.com
to
to
get
some
of
the
further
details.
A
D
You
thank
you
so
much
for
having
us
and
yes
absolutely
check
out
our
website
in
the
next
couple
of
weeks
to
see
our
quarter
two
progress.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
for
the
opportunity,
great.
A
A
A
A
C
Thank
you,
and
it
is
so
great
to
be
with
a
bunch
of
kindred
spirits
this
afternoon
and
I
could
not
have
hoped
to
go
behind
a
better
presentation.
So
this
is
super
exciting.
For
me,
this
lot
that
you're
seeing
is
in
seven
five,
two
one
six
and
three
non-profits
are
working
to.
Oh
sorry,
let
me
get
to.
C
C
See
what
I
did
wrong
here:
okay,
three
non-profits
are
working
on
this
corner
to
build
resilience
and
joy
bottom
line.
We
do
solar
installation
training
is
pathway
to
living
wage
work.
As
you
mentioned,
oakland
veggie
project
has
installed
edgemont
community
garden
here,
where
they're,
fourth
of
seven
gardens
and
more
than
a
roof
works
with
returning
citizens
and
local
neighbors.
C
This
zip
code
has
the
dubious
honor
of
having
the
highest
rate
of
incarceration.
It's
a
very
under-resourced.
Neighborhood
sits
in
a
food
desert.
Employment
desert,
meaning
that
living
wage
employment
is
a
long
way
away,
not
not
nearby
like
it
is
for
some
of
the
rest
of
us
there's
an
elevated
dropout
rate,
and
so
we're
super
excited
to
be
here.
As
you
can
see,
this
is
a
bird's
eye
view
of
our
property.
C
This
is
the
church
on
the
first
lot:
here's
a
little
house
on
the
second
lot,
and
this
lot
is
the
lot
where
we
have
placed
our
40-foot
storage
container
and
we'll
have
our
solar
work
yard
here,
and
I'm
super
excited
that
this
slide
hadn't
been
updated
since
friday
afternoon,
but
we
now
have
a
physical
sponsor
and
we'll
be
asking
the
green
mountain
energy
sun
club
for
these
four
standalone,
solar
solar-powered
rainwater,
harvesting
systems
with
drip
irrigation
for
the
in-ground
and
the
in-ground
gardens
and
the
raised
beds.
C
We
will
also
be
asking
some
club
for
a
20-foot
hydroponic
container
to
grow
food,
which
will
sit
right
here
behind
the
little
house
right
behind
that
tree.
That
will
be
solar
powered.
The
little
house
will
eventually
have
solar
power
when
its
foundation
has
been
repaired.
C
We
were
so
grateful
to
excel
geothermal,
who
came
in
here,
cleaned
out
this
broken
fence
and
tree
line.
It
was
a
day's
work
they
donated.
C
We
got
donated
solar
panels
from
a
homeowner
whose
panels
received
micro
fractures
during
the
tornado,
but
they're
in
otherwise
they're
physically
in
great
shape,
and
we
just
need
them
to
practice
with
we're
grateful
to
rise
power
who
has
donated
a
teaching
module
which
is
interesting
to
see
and
to
quantum
solar
who's
donating
the
shingles
for
our
our
mock
rooftop,
we
would
be
lost
without
lamarcus
howard,
regional
black
contractors
connected
us
with
him
about
a
month
ago,
and
he
has
really
moved
us
along.
C
We
had
a
pro
bono,
architect
drop
the
plans,
but
finding
a
builder
who
would
take
this
on
was
a
challenge,
so
we're
super
grateful
to
him
and
to
greg
bender,
who
is
a
custom
home
builder
and
our
board
member
who
is
with
climate
reality.
Also
michael
martin
connected
us
with
greg
bender.
So
it's
great
to
have
some
expertise
on
hand.
C
Here
are
some
photos
with
oakwood
veggie
project.
The
in-ground
beds
were
installed
on
march
7th
and
restorative
farms
donated
10
of
the
48
by
36
raised
beds.
They
look
similar
to
the
raised
beds.
You
see
on
the
right,
although
that's
double
height,
we
have
single
height
right
now
and
we'll
be
adding
to
that.
If
you
ever
want
to
come
out
and
participate
in
a
garden
work
day,
which
always
includes
a
fresh
produce
distribution,
our
garden
is
slated
on
the
first
sunday
of
every
month
from
10
a.m,
to
2
p.m.
C
It's
a
lot
of
fun
and
thank
you.
I
we
were
blown
away
that
climate
reality
project
raised
1050
in
a
single
day
and
that's
after
I
I
got
to
pitch
to
your
executive
committee,
so
we're
super
grateful
that
was
fully
one-fifth
of
what
we
needed
for
our
fences
and
fence
ain't
sexy,
but
it
is
necessary
and
we
are
super
grateful
to
y'all.
Thank
you.
So
much
sierra
club
and
you'll
see
from
our.
We
have
a
rendering
again
bird's
eye
view,
rendering
and
I'll
show
you
where
these
will
go.
C
They've
donated
250
dollars
for
one
of
these
two
by
four
horse
troughs
that
I've
purchased
the
pollinators.
I
just
got
to
get
it
out
there,
and
this
is
where
these
little
ovals
that
you
see
those
will
all
be
horse,
troughs
full
of
some
sort
of
native
plants,
pollinators
both
host
and
nectar
and
food,
and
that
helps
create
when
you
get
out
on
the
lot.
It's
just
a
bunch
of
asphalt
and
that's
why
we
did
raised
beds
here.
That's
what
number
10
is
is
the
raised
beds.
C
11
and
11
are
the
in-ground
gardens
that
are
there,
and
this
drive
that
we're
creating.
I
mean
it's,
not
a
nice
clean
drive
like
that.
This
is
a
nice
parking
lot
over
here,
but
we
have
an
entrance
skate
off
of
stella
here
where
people
drive
through
for
the
fresh
produce,
distribution
and
then
exit
here
on
dentale
drive,
we're
also
coordinating
with
city
code
department
to
offer
some
trash
off
opportunities
in
this
neighborhood
as
well
and
that'll.
C
Be
that's
why
we
needed
to
delineate
and
really
define
a
drive
area,
and
then
it
helps
create
this
little
seating
area
here
under
the
shade
of
this
big
cedar
tree,
and
here
is
where
our
solar
work
yard
is.
This
is
the
security
fence
we
needed
to
complete.
The
church
was
just
so
generous
in
giving
us
our
lease
for
a
dollar
a
year.
C
Releasing
this
space
for
our
work
yard
and
our
deal
with
them
was
that
we
would
complete
the
perimeter
and
then,
when
oakley
veggie
project
partnered
with
us,
we
little
ones
will
come
out
with
parents
to
the
work
days.
So
we
wanted
a
security
fence
so
that
kids
don't
get
hurt.
Climbing
up.
My
kids
would
have
been
the
first
ones
on
the
mock
rooftop
to
climb
up
and
jump
off
of
there
and
the
the
landscape
designer
emily
drake
did
not
know
that
our
rooftops
had
to
be
a
certain
size.
C
So
we've
we
only
have
enough
money
to
build
one.
But
it'll
go
right
here,
a
20
by
20
rooftop,
here's,
our
40
foot
container,
that's
already
there
and
then
she's
created
this
beautiful
outdoor
classroom
space.
For
us
we
received
five
thousand
dollars
from
united
way
and
five
thousand
dollars
from
communities
foundation
of
texas
to
purchase
the
40-foot
container.
You
see
in
the
background
back
here
and
to
build
a
very
similar
rooftop
to
the
one
you
see
on
the
right.
C
Ours
will
be
composite,
not
metal
roofing
like
this
one,
but
very
similar
size
and
pitch,
and-
and
this
is
just
a
photo
on
the
bottom
of
one
of
our
past
trainings-
that
was
held
at
an
indoor
solar
lab
out
at
eastfield-
that's
no
longer
in
use,
so
our
remaining
needs
are
to
complete
the
perimeter
we
have
set,
I'm
in
complete
perimeter
and
security,
fencing.
We
have
seventeen
hundred
dollars
to
go.
C
C
We
want
our
folks
to
know
how
to
use
the
safety
equipment
when
they
go
onto
the
job
and
how
to
manage
the
rope
grab.
Things
like
that.
So
that's
why
we're
purchasing
the
safety
equipment
that
they
will
use
when
they
get
on
a
solar
site?
C
And
I
just
thank
you
for
this
time
and-
and
you
know
just
ask
if
we
don't
have
like
big
volunteer
days
like
a
cliff
veggie
project,
where
people
come
out
and
do
one
thing:
our
construction
got
rained
out
this
weekend
and
we'll
do
next
weekend,
but
in
that
case
we're
hiring
laborers
through
social
wise,
which
some
of
you
may
have
heard
of
it's
a
project
to
help
people
who
are
struggling
with
housing
or
have
criminal
backgrounds
that
need
work
in
order
to
secure
housing.
C
I
mean
it's,
it's
a
circular,
you
know
cycle,
so
we
don't
really
need
volunteers
to
help
with
construction
that
day,
but
during
our
first
training
we
need
volunteers
to
help
schlep
the
food
from
wherever
we're
buying
it
to
the
site,
and
we
really
we
need
a
treasurer.
We
need
people
to
sit
on
our
marketing
and
finance
and
employer
relations
committees,
because
without
jobs,
what's
the
point
of
training
so
and
then
always
happy
to
take
your
money
for
all
of
these
things.
C
C
So
with
that,
are
there
any
questions.
F
I
would
tracy
thanks
so
much.
I
just
wanted
to
let
everybody
on
the
on
the
call
know
that
I
had
a
chance
to
hear
tracy
talk
about
this
project
earlier
this
year
at
a
meeting
of
nt
reg
things
hadn't
progressed
quite
as
much,
but
it
was
clear
to
me
that
that
this
was
something
that
would
be
of
great
interest
to
people
in
this
chapter.
It.
It
ticks
all
the
boxes
for
the
things
that
we
say.
We
want
to
work
on
and
support
in
this
community.
F
So
I
immediately
invited
her
over
to
speak
to
our
executive
committee
and-
and
we
talked
about
launching
a
fundraiser
to
the
price
for
the
fence-
has
has
increased
a
little
since
we
talked
to
tracy,
so
she
gave
us
a
number
and
we
said
we're
going
to
try
to
raise
half
of
it
and
we'll
challenge
nt
reg
to
raise
the
other
half
and
as
as
richard
said
to
to
my
amazement-
and
I
I
just
have
to
thank
everybody
in
the
chapter
who
the
few
of
you
who
got
an
initial
request
for
me.
F
We
raised
the
money
in
a
single
day
and
and
got
the
check
to
tracy
quickly.
I
did
talk
to
rosa
ornstein
over
at
nt
reg
and
let
them
know
that
in
a
friendly
way
we
were
challenging
them.
I
don't
know
if
they've
made
a
decision
about
joining
it,
but
I
do
hope
that
people
in
the
chapter
will
will
take
advantage
of
the
opportunity
to
get
down
maybe
on
the
gardening
days
and
put
in
some
volunteer
time.
F
Tracy's
mentioned
some
other
ways
that
that
she
needs
help
and
ways
you
could
get
involved
in
this
project.
I
think
this
is
a
very,
very
exciting
thing
to
see
happening
in
dallas
and
I'm
so
tracy.
I'm
glad
we
could
make
a
small
contribution.
F
I'm
delighted
to
see
your
your
list
of
donors
and
and
partners
is
growing
and
we
very
much
want
to
stay
in
touch
and
stay
involved.
C
Thank
you,
and,
and
one
thing
I
love
from
I've
already
emailed
far.
One
thing
I
love
is
that
we
are
working
with
some
of
the
returning
citizens
to
create
a
team
to
do
energy
efficiency
upgrades
and
a
member
of
the
nt
reg
and
he's
you
know,
set
on
the
eas
task
force
and
and
stakeholder
group.
Paul
westbrook
has
helped
us
create
a
checklist
for
energy
efficiency.
C
We're
going
to
do
a
video
that
is
a
walk
through
of
an
older
home
in
south
dallas
to
show
where
the
common
areas
are
that
people
lose
their
energy
to
the
you
know
that
they've
generated
for
heat
and
cooling
on
the
inside
escapes
outside
we're
going
to
do
small
things
like,
which
could
be
a
big
thing
to
a
low-income
homeowner
who
really
falls
into
that
category
of
energy
poverty.
C
We'll
have
a
day
where
we
teach
people
how
to
talk.
I
mean
different
types
of
a
very
basic
but
very
grassroots
right
in
the
neighborhood
training
and
for
people
who
can't
that
aren't
capable
of
have
doing
a
diy
kind
of
thing.
Then
this
team
will
help
do
the
upgrades,
and
so
anyhow
that's.
It
was
really
exciting
to
me
to
follow
the
ccap
review
because
of
that
very
thing
where
everything
we're
doing
here:
removing
the
lawn
eventually
going
with
xeriscaping
and
and
food,
you
know
and
pollinators.
C
Well,
I
don't
see
why
not,
if
you
I
mean,
I
don't
see
why,
if
you
can
find
the
crazy
people
who
will
back
it
up
and
and
be
involved,
that's
really
what
it
takes
is
you
know
we're
all.
I
feel
like
we're
all
probably
crazy
people
on
this
call.
We
have
a
lot
of
passion
and
you
know
anyway
so
yeah.
I
think
it
could
absolutely
be
done.
A
A
So
jaya
shree,
I
think,
you're
up
with
the
treasures
report.
G
All
right,
thank
you,
tracy.
It
was
really
inspiring
and
I'll
find
time
to
see
if
I
can
come
and
help
in
any
way.
Richard
I'd
like
to
share
my
screen,
if
possible,.
A
G
So
I'll
go
fast
because
we
have
really
have
time.
I
wanted
to
make
this
presentation
because
of
our
chapter
members
and
how
kind
and
happy
they
are
to
donate
when
something
comes
up,
and
so
last
year
you
can
see
from
the
date
we
started
collecting
from
7
11
and
by
end
of
the
year
we
had
collected
13,
60
and
I'll.
Tell
you
what
we
expended
on
this
year.
G
G
These
are
the
expenses
for
both
the
years
I
put
shortly
here.
Can
you
all
see
I'm
trying
to
get
my
so
you
can
see.
Last
year
we
did
two
major
expensive
zoom
pro
we
subscribed
and
then
wix
the
wonderful
website
that
you
see
we
had
to
pay
for
the
annual.
So
that
is
a
renewable
one.
G
This
year,
I'm
sorry
tracy.
I
apologize
instead
of
writing
green
couriers
dollars.
I
said
dallas
green
couriers:
we
we
send
them
a
check
for
10.50,
and
then
we
have
sent
remember
karen,
very
great
karen
mcgrugo,
who
was
in
charge
of
her
membership.
G
She
has
left
so
as
a
token
of
appreciation
we
presented
as
a
chapter
a
book
which
leah
bought.
What's
the
name
of
the
book
leah,
can
you
put
it
in
the
chat
that
was
a
pretty
little
dollar
and
the
great
mural
that
we
are
going
to
see
tomorrow?
I'm
still
waiting
for
them
to
send
me
the
expenses
that
incurred
through
the
form
so
that
we
can
pay
them.
So
we
have
about
1555
dollars
in
our
coffers.
G
So
think
of
things
that
you
want
to
spend
on
and
remember
I'm
the
treasurer.
So
I
need
to
know
and
you,
whatever
money
you
need,
you
need
to
send
me
a
form.
A
google
form
I'll,
send
you
so
that
I
can
get
that
money
to
you
so
make
sure
you
do
that
this
year
we
need
these
expensive.
So
we
have
to
keep
this
about.
500,
say
600
to
pay
for
these
recurring
expenses
and
whatever
we
might
need
after
that.
G
A
A
Okay,
thank
you
good
appreciate
the
report
jayashree.
Well,
we
are
just
about
finished
today.
Thank
you.
All
for
hanging
on
we've
had
a
wonderfully
full
agenda
today
to
close
us
out,
leah
is
going
to
close
us
out
with
self-care.
Of
course,
if
we
don't
take
care
of
ourselves,
we
can't
take
care
of
the
planet,
so
leah's
gonna.
He
is
gonna
talk
to
us
for
a
few
minutes
to
to
close
us
out.
Thank
you.
Leah.
E
Thank
you,
richard
hello,
everybody.
So
today
I
prepare
a
very
short
like
five
to
seven
minute
meditation.
If
you
guys
don't
know,
I'm
a
yoga
teacher
and
I
practice
I
started
practice
meditation
since
I
was
very
young
and
I
find
it
extremely
nurturing
and
rewarding,
especially
in
our
activism
work.
So
if
you
want
to
turn
off
your
camera,
I
wouldn't
mind
at
all:
you
can
keep
it
on
and
find
a
comfortable
seat.
If
you
want
to
lie
down
somewhere
around
your
room,
you
can
do
that
as
well.
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
E
A
Good
good,
we
are
returned
unless
anybody
has
the
last
word,
which
is
a
dangerous
thing
to
ask,
but
I
believe
I
believe
we
are
we're
adjourned.
We've
got
plenty
going
on.
Look
at
the
website,
you'll
be
receiving
emails
and
lots
going
on
this
month.
Thank
you
for
attending
today
have
a
wonderful
weekend.