1、Presenters:Mayor Brad Cavanagh,City of Dubuque,IABrandt Thorington,The Mississippi River Cities and Town Initiative Natural Assets Transforming the Mississippi RiverFriday,May 2,2025107107 US Mayors AcrossTen StatesJerry KochGeorge Flaggs Melisa Logan Brad BarkMayor MayorMayorMayorCoon Rapids,MN Vic
2、ksburg,MS Blytheville,AR Muscatine,IAMRCTI Co-Chair MRCTI Co-Chair MRCTI Secretary MRCTI TreasurerMRCTI COP 27Mississippi River Cities&Towns InitiativeUnited Nations Climate Talks,Egypt 2022The Bee Branch Creek Flood Mitigation ProjectBased on citizen input,the City Council eventually adopted a cree
3、k corridor concept about 1 mile long.Creek Corridor ConceptBeforeAfterView to the East toward the Mississippi River.Restored Creek|Lower Bee BranchBeforeAfterView to the WestRestored Creek|Lower Bee BranchBeforeAfterScenic Overlook at the Bee Branch PondRestored Creek|Lower Bee BranchBeforeAfterUppe
4、r Bee Branch CreekBee Branch CreekDuring Rain EventState Flood Mitigation Sales Tax IncrementDisaster Resiliency$98,494,200 National Disaster Resiliency Competition CDBG Disaster Resiliency$23,100,000U.S.EPA Clean Water SRF Sponsorship ProgramEnvironmental$9,416,800 U.S.EPA Clean Water SRF Forgivabl
5、e LoanEnvironmental$5,900,000 U.S.DOT TIGER GrantTransportation$5,600,000 State I-Jobs II GrantDisaster Resiliency$3,965,500 U.S.EDADisaster Resiliency$2,500,000State RECAT GrantRecreation/Tourism$2,250,000 U.S.EDA Disaster Relief GrantDisaster Resiliency$1,227,100 U.S.DOT National Scenic Byways Gra
6、ntTransportation$1,000,000 Dubuque Metropolitan Area Transportation StudyTransportation$940,000 U.S.EPA Brownfields Cleanup GrantEnvironmental$400,000Iowa DNR Land and Water Conservation FundRecreation/Tourism$175,000State Recreational Trail GrantRecreation/Tourism$100,000 Total Grant Funding$155,06