State & Local Energy & Climate Coordination (SLECC) Presents
REACH Inland Empire
December 5, 2024 • 9:00am – 5:00pm • Morongo Conference Center
Thanks to our state and regional partners, we are launching the first convening in a new series being developed for California regions!
Representatives from Inland southern California local and regional governments, tribal governments, community-based organizations, philanthropy, and institutions of higher education are invited to a workshop alongside key State agencies to coordinate on the region’s energy, land use, and climate barriers and solutions, including a focus on funding access.
This first meeting aims to establish an ongoing Regional Energy and Climate Hub (REACH), an extension of the State and Local Energy and Climate Coordination (SLECC) effort led by CCEC and the Strategic Growth Council. REACH Inland Empire will offer a streamlined communication and ideation hub for key state and regional stakeholders to work together more closely to elevate and catalyze place-based energy, land use, and climate progress.
Register
Registration for this event is free for local and regional governments, tribal governments, community-based organizations, philanthropy and institutions of higher education. Private entities can pay $50 to attend or contact kwolfcloud@civicwell.org if they are interested in sponsorship opportunities.
Why Attend?
We believe more streamlined and sustained coordination among governments, CBOs, philanthropy, higher education, and other assistance providers can help regions better leverage available capacity and resources to accelerate place-based energy, climate, and land use goals. We know CA communities and agencies want to ensure the right investments are made in the right places and projects, but are stretched thin and are overwhelmed by so many siloed engagement and assistance opportunities, making it especially challenging for those most in need to participate.
By participating in REACH IE, you will:
- Help identify, document, and map a comprehensive and cumulative understanding of the region’s priorities, needs, challenges, and landscape of stakeholders and assistance providers that can be used guide effective State and regional efforts (through discussions and activities)
- More easily access and inform specific, active State input opportunities on relevant policy, programs and projects, ensuring more inclusive, actionable and participatory decision-making (through State-led breakouts)
- Exchange knowledge, best practices, and successes about community-driven efforts through Region-led breakouts
- Gain awareness of and access to available State and regional funding, incentive, or technical opportunities – or suitable participants for your programs and services (through our assistance lounge and guide)
- Help develop a bold statewide solution that addresses challenges communities face in accessing sustained funding and assistance for priority projects with less capacity extracted away from action (through discussions and activities)
- Build or deepen collaborative relationships among State and community-serving organizations that can innovate, replicate, or scale up the region’s promising efforts (through networking and ongoing communication opportunities)
Draft Agenda
9:00 am – Registration, coffee, and networking
9:15 am – Welcome and introduction
9:30 am – Panel Discussion & Activity: Characterizing energy, land use, and climate landscape in the Inland region
10:25 am – State-led Knowledge Exchange Breakouts: efficiently help inform the following State policies, plans or programs
- Breakout 1: Housing & Climate Nexus: Overcoming the Barriers to Infill
- Speakers: Strategic Growth Council; Department of Housing & Community Development; Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency
- Breakout 2: State Climate Assessment and Resilience Resources
- Speakers: Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation; OEHHA; Strategic Growth Council
- Breakout 3: Climate Action Planning at the State and Local Level
- Speakers: Air Resources Board; Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
- Breakout 4: Regional Challenges to Renewable Energy Deployment
- Speakers: GO-Biz; Public Utilities Commission, Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation
12:00 pm – Region-led Knowledge Exchange Breakouts: regional stakeholders share solutions on key topics
- Breakout 1: Clean Transportation
- Breakout 2: The Real Drivers of the Energy Affordability Crisis
- Breakout 3: Decarbonizing Homes and Buildings
- Breakout 4: Community and Energy Resilience
12:45 pm – Lunch (provided)
1:45 pm – Key Discussion: Streamlining and Improving Engagement, Technical Assistance and Funding to Communities
3:45 pm – Assistance Lounge Introduction
4:00 pm – Assistance Lounge and Networking Reception
5:00 pm – Close
Speakers and topics to be added soon.
Are you interested in partnering with us on this or future events?
Contact us at eecoordinator@civicwell.org.
Conference Center, Morongo Casino Resort & Spa
49500 Seminole Dr.
Cabazon, California 92230
The reservation must be made by calling the hotel at 888-MOR-ONGO – ask for room block for the “REACH IE/WRCOG event on December 5” and give them the code : 1204WRC.
Presented by:
With support or sponsorship from several State agencies as well as:
Special thanks to our other planning partners, including from the Coachella Valley Association of Governments and the Southern California Association of Governments.