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RCP Information Session December 12
In conjunction with the recently issued request for proposals to become our community partner for 2013-2014, RCP is conducting an information session for interested communities on Wednesday, December 12, from 1:30–3 PM, in the Minnehaha Room, Minnetonka Community Center, 14600 Minnetonka Blvd., Minnetonka, MN 55345. The session will provide an overview of the RCP program, discuss the elements of a competitive proposal, and provide an opportunity to ask questions of RCP staff.
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Law Students and Minnetonka Tackle Stormwater Code
By Alexandria Carraher
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RCP Issues Request for Proposals for 2013-2014
The Resilient Communities Project (RCP) is now accepting proposals from cities and counties to be the community partner for 2013–2014. The partner community must support the effort through dedicated staff time and a local funding contribution. The selection process is competitive. The deadline for applications is 4:30 pm on February 15, 2013. A community partner for the 2013–2014 partnership year will be selected no later than March 15, 2013.
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RCP Rethinks Urban Water Cycle
By Katie Thompson
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Humphrey School News: University Enters into New Partnership for Community Sustainability
From Humphrey School News, October/November 2012
The City of Minnetonka and the University of Minnesota will partner on the Resilient Communities Project (RCP), an initiative that will bring the expertise of hundreds of graduate students and faculty members to tackle sustainability-related projects identified by this community partner.
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Minnesota Daily: U Partners with Minnetonka
By Hailey Colwell, Minnesota Daily, September 27, 2012
In an effort to make connections outside of the University of Minnesota campus, the Sustainability Education Network launched the Resilient Communities Project this semester in Minnetonka, its first partner city. Hundreds of students and faculty members from a variety of disciplines like architecture and social policy will work with the city to complete eight sustainability projects this fall, said Mike Greco, program director for the project.
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RCP Engages Broad Range of Projects in One Community
By Barrett Colombo and Dominique Boczek
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Lakeshore Weekly News: City Partners with U for Sustainability Projects
By Barbara Campion, Lakeshore Weekly News, September 24, 2012
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Minnetonka Patch: U of M, Minnetonka partner to enhance city
As part of the Resilient Communities Project, University of Minnesota students and staff will conduct studies in Minnetonka on things such as stormwater management, housing options and enhancing neighborhood identities.
By Becky Glander
The city of Minnetonka and the University of Minnesota have become partners.
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Star Tribune: U offering cities a new partnership to solve problems
By Kelly Smith
It's a dilemma that cities grapple with statewide and nationwide: an aging population and other significant demographic changes, but also tighter budgets and smaller staffs to tackle "to do" lists.
Cue the next generation.
This year, dozens of graduate students at the University of Minnesota are trading classrooms for City Hall, working alongside the city staff in Minnetonka to dig up new solutions to issues -- from conserving water to attracting more mid-priced housing for younger families.
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RCP–Minnetonka Kickoff Event!
September 14, 11:30 am-1 pm, Minnetonka Community Center.
The City of Minnetonka will host the kickoff for the 2012-2013 Resilient Communities Project. City of Minnetonka public officials and city staff; community leaders; and University of Minnesota faculty will celebrate the launch of an ambitious new effort in Minnesota to shape resilient communities for the future.
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Resilient Communities Project Launches
By Mike Greco