2019 NH COASTAL CLIMATE SUMMIT
Tips, Tools, and Perspectives: Paying for Climate Adaptation and Resilience
December 4, 2019, 8:30am-3:30pm
Hugh Gregg Coastal Conservation Center, Greenland, NH
- Learn about options to fund climate adaptation and resilience in your community
- Hear from communities who have successfully accessed grant funding or implemented programs to generate funding to prepare for future climate impacts
- Explore new ideas for creating mechanisms to generate secure, adequate, flexible, and equitable funding for adaptation and resilience
PRIMARY AUDIENCE: Town Administrators/Managers, Select Board members, City Councilors, Economic Development Directors, Planners, Planning Board members, and financial managers
Registration deadline is 5pm on 11/22, but SPACE IS LIMITED so please register early!
The registration fee of $25 helps cover lunch and other refreshments. A limited number of scholarships are available.
DRAFT AGENDA
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8:30 WELCOME – Steve Miller, Great Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (GBNERR)
8:45 SETTING THE STAGE – Cameron Wake, University of New Hampshire
9:00 HOW IT REALLY FEELS | MUNICIPAL PERSPECTIVE – Todd Selig, Town of Durham
9:15 TAKING ADVANTAGE OF EXISTING PROGRAMS – Cory Riley, GBNERR
- NH Homeland Security and Emergency Management (HSEM) funds
- Overview of the Funding Source – Whitney Welch, HSEM
- Use of HSEM Funds for Adaptation – Whitney Welch, HSEM
- State Revolving Loan Funds
- Clean Water State Revolving Fund Loan Program – Beth Malcolm, NH Department of Environmental Services (NHDES)
- Durham project – Kyle Pimental, Strafford Regional Planning Commission
- Aquatic Resource Mitigation Funding
- Overview of funding source – Lori Sommer, NHDES
- Lubberland Creek, Newmarket – Steve Fournier, Town of Newmarket
- Questions and Facilitated Discussion – Cory Riley, GBNERR
10:45 BREAK
11:00 EXPLORING THE BENEFITS OF STORMWATER UTILITIES – Sherry Godlewski, NHDES
- Introduction to Stormwater Utilities | Co-Benefits – Deb Loiselle, NHDES
- Success Story: Portland, ME – Ed Suslovic, City of Portland
- Dual Purpose: Northampton, MA – Ben Sweeney, NHDES
- Feasibility Study and Lesson Learned: Dover, NH – Chris Parker, City of Dover
- Questions and Facilitated Discussion – Sherry Godlewski, NHDES
12:30 CAW CLIMATE CHAMPION AWARD PRESENTATION
12:45 LUNCH
1:45 CREATIVE APPLICATIONS OF EXISTING TOOLS – Julie LaBranche, Rockingham Planning Commission (RPC)
- Nuts and Bolts – Steve Buckley, NH Municipal Association
- Dover: Transfer of Development Rights and Tax Increment Financing – Chris Parker, City of Dover
- Exeter: Tax Incentives/Credits in RSA 79-E Community Revitalization Tax Relief Incentive – Darren Winham, Town of Exeter
- Portsmouth: Innovating the Day to Day – Peter Britz, City of Portsmouth
- Questions and Facilitated Discussion – Julie LaBranche, RPC
3:00 WRAP UP AND NETWORKING WITH HOLIDAY COOKIES
Questions about the event? Contact Steve Miller or Sherry Godlewski.
Questions about your registration? Contact Molly Shanahan and Cc: Amanda Stone.
Directions: https://www.greatbay.org/visit/index.htm
Carpooling: https://www.groupcarpool.com/t/xruh0j