Title 04 Administrative Agencies and Procedures
Chapter 04.41 Climate Resilience and Sustainability Board
Section 04.41.060 Duties and Responsibilities
The Climate Resilience and Sustainability Board shall provide advice and recommendations to the Mayor, City Council, and community on the actions necessary to achieve the community’s sustainability and climate goals consistent with the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Sustainability Action Plan, environmental stewardship policies of the City as adopted by the City Council, and within the requirements and parameters set forth in state law. Specifically, the Board shall have the following duties and responsibilities:
- Serve as the Climate Policy Advisory Team for the state-required Climate Element addition to the Comprehensive Plan, reviewing climate information gathered through engagement processes and providing recommendations on areas of focus and ensuring that climate goals and strategies are addressed in the housing, land use, transportation, public facilities, and other Comprehensive Plan elements;
- Consult with all City divisions and departments and relevant boards, committees, and commissions to recommend to the Mayor and Council funding opportunities and policy changes that advance resiliency, sustainability, and the policies that make up the Climate Element of the Comprehensive Plan;
- Identify opportunities for the City to collaborate with tribal, regional and statewide partners to advance the goals, principles, and strategies of the Sustainability Action Plan and Climate Element of the Comprehensive Plan;
- Provide recommendations and guidance for incorporating environmental and climate justice into City operations to limit the impacts of climate change in vulnerable and overburdened communities and reduce the cost-burden to low-income citizens as a result of implementing the Climate Element of the Comprehensive Plan;
- Consider research and best practices to make recommendations on climate and sustainability policies, programs, and projects as determined by the Board’s annual work plan and upon request by City Council, City staff, and community members; and
- Establish an annual work plan in consultation with the appropriate City staff designated by the Mayor which shall be adopted by the City Council.
Date Passed: Monday, August 19, 2024
Effective Date: Wednesday, September 25, 2024
ORD C36557 Section 2
