Blaine Hill, the City Manager of Morris, MN, discusses the city’s efforts to make Morris climate-smart, as well as their expanding partnership with the city of Saerbeck, Germany.

1. City of Morris, Minnesota
Blaine Hill, City Manager - City of Morris
Climate Smart
Municipality

2. City of Morris
• Our Future – German Present
• Climate Change
• Energy Efficiencies
• Renewable Energy Resources
• Community Resiliency
• Cultural Change
• Public Information – Buy In
• Partnerships

3. Our Future – German Present
• Are We Alike
• Expensive Electricity
• Expensive Gas
• Expensive Natural Gas
• No More Resources Available
• Public Transit
• Driving
• Walking
• Riding Bikes
• Don’t Bury Garbage
• No Nuclear Energy Production
• Wind
• Solar
• Biomass and District Heating

4. Climate Change
• How’s the weather today?
• Quiz - How was the weather last Wednesday?
• High Winds.
• Unusually Heavy Rains.
• Rain in December.
• Ice for Fishing?
• Tornadoes in Winter.

5. Energy Efficiencies
• Quiz - Cheapest kW
• Measuring
• Monitoring
• Adjusting Use
• Technology
• Goals

6. Renewable Energy Resources
• Solar
• Wind
• Biomass

7. Community Resiliency
• What
• Impact
• Preparation
• Examples
• Fixing Roads
• Healthy Canopy of Trees
• Stormwater Ponds

8. Cultural Change
• What We Have
• What We Need
• How We Use
• Awareness
• Informed
• Best Practices

9. Public Information – Buy In
• Who
• What Information
• How to Communicate
• Radio
• Newspaper
• Social Media
• Meetings
• Information Fairs
• Demonstration Projects
• Lead by Example

10. Partnerships
• Saerbeck
• German Government
• UMM
• WCROC
• Center for Small Towns
• School
• County
• State
• CERTS
• Jefferson Center
• U of M Institute on the Environment
• Power Providers
• MORRIS MODEL!

12. Current Projects
• LED implementation on Main Street
and around Morris.
• Public Library retrofit
• Newer, more efficient compressors
and systems.
• Help make they systems work as
originally intended.
• Potential Solar
• City Hall.
• Community Center.
• Liquor Store.
• Water Plant.
• Wastewater Plant.
• Internships
• German Student – Building Management
• UMM Student – Communications Plan

13. Questions