Spokane Municipal Code

Title 04 Administrative Agencies and Procedures

Chapter 04.36 Sustainability Action Committee

Section 04.36.010 Duties and Functions

1. The Sustainability Action Committee (“Committee”) shall have the following duties and functions:

1. 1. update the Sustainability Action Plan (“Plan”) and its subsequent action plans at least every five years.

1. 2. develop, as part of the Plan, an action plan to achieve the City’s strategic goal of 100% renewable energy for the city of Spokane’s community electricity supply by no later than 2030, while identifying any economic, regulatory or technological challenges involved in attaining that objective.

1. 3. develop, as part of the Plan, a climate action plan to meet or exceed the City and Washington State mandated greenhouse gas emission reduction targets and secure climate stability (mitigation) and plan for climate resilience (adaptation).

1. 4. consult with all City divisions and departments to recommend to the Mayor and Council code or policy changes for Council consideration that advance the policies set forth in the Plan.

1. 5. identify ways in which the City can assist energy utilities to help advance the City’s renewable energy goals.

1. 6. identify ways the City can expand green infrastructure strategies to reduce energy demand.

1. 7. identify strategies to prevent and reduce the risk of wildfires.

1. 8. identify opportunities and advocate for the development of community-based renewable energy infrastructure to achieve a goal of meeting at least 10 percent of overall community-wide energy needs (including transportation, heating, and electricity) via such infrastructure by 2035.

1. 9. recommend to the Mayor and Council ways in which the City can assist local colleges, labor groups and workforce development agencies in the creation and development of training and retraining programs to assist workers displaced by implementation of the Plan.

1. 10. identify strategies to assist community organizations looking to maximize energy efficiency.

1. 11. identify strategies to limit the impacts of climate change in vulnerable communities and recommend to the Mayor and Council policies to reduce the cost-burden to low-income citizens as a result of implementing the Sustainability Action Plan.

1. 12. work with City elected officials to advocate and submit appropriate written comments to appropriate bodies in support of the City’s sustainability goals, including the Washington State Legislature, Federal agencies, and the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.

Date Passed: Monday, August 20, 2018

Effective Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018

ORD C35668 Section 1