Req. #12017
RESOLUTION No. 3 7 6 31
BY REQUEST OF MAYOR BAARSIVIA AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FEY,
LADENBURG, AND WALKER
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A RESOLUTION creating an Office of Sustainability and establishing the
3 Sustainable Tacoma Commission on Climate Change.
4 WHEREAS, in February 2007, the City Council appointed a Green
5 Ribbon Climate Action Task Force ("Task Force") to define carbon reduction
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goals and develop specific community and government action plans to achieve
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8 those goals, and
9 WHEREAS, on July 1, 2008, the Task Force presented a report titled
10 "Tacoma's Climate Action Plan" ("Plan") to the City Council, and
1 1 WHEREAS the Plan provides strategies for achieving carbon reduction
12 goals, generally divided into five categories: "City Leading by Example,"
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"Moving People and Goods More Efficiently," "Enhancing Compact/Livable
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Neighborhoods," "Energy Efficiency in Our Buildings, Homes, and Industries,"
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16 and "Reuse and Recycle ... from Buildings to Food Waste," and
17 WHEREAS the Task Force recommended establishment of a citizen's
18 oversight commission to bring citizen accountability, transparency, and
19 vigilance to the long-term implementation of the Plan, and
20 WHEREAS the City Council and the Tacoma Public Utility Board ("Utility
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Board") wish to establish central points of contact for implementation of the
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23 Plan in order to coordinate actions across departments through the creation of
24 an Office of Sustainability ("Office"), and
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WHEREAS the Office will be staffed from positions appointed by the City
Manager and the Director of Utilities, respectively; Now, Therefore,
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3 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TACOMA:
4 Section 1. That there is created an Office of Sustainability ("Office"),
5 which shall report to the City Manager and the duties of which shall include:
6 (1) Research and development of City policies and programs that foster
7 achievement of the City's sustainability goals and objectives; (2) Establishment
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of two 5- and 1 0-year sustainability goals for City government and the
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10 community and periodic updates and reports on the achievement of those
I I goals, including financial savings to the City; (3) Provide staff support to the
1 2 Sustainable Tacoma Commission on Climate Change and to any internal City
1 3 workgroups implementing or supporting the Plan; (4) Integrate sustainability
1 4 and environmental values into City plans, programs, and policies; (5) Make
5 recommendations to the City Council, the City Manager, and the Utility Board
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and Director of Utilities, as appropriate, to implement appropriate policies and
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18 practices; (6) Promote sustainable practices by citizens, businesses,
19 government agencies, and nonprofit organizations; (7) Represent, in
20 coordination with governmental relations staff, the City and TPU in forums and
21 meetings promoting sustainability and coordinate with state, regional, and
22 national climate action efforts; (8) Establish a partnership to analyze and
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reduce the carbon footprint in business and industry; and (9) Encourage and
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25 actively support sustainable activities of government agencies in Pierce County.
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Section 2. That, pursuant to and consistent with the Tacoma City
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2 Charter, Article IV, Section 4.17, the City Council authorizes Tacoma Public
3 Utilities ("TPLI"), through its Director and subordinates, to collaborate with the
4 Office to accomplish its public policy purposes; and authorizes TPU to create a
5 sustainability function to accomplish such collaboration with such authorization
6 subject to City Council review and reauthorization no later than October 1,
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2010.
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Section 3. That there is created the Sustainable Tacoma Commission
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10 on Climate Change ("Commission"), which Commission shall have the purpose
I I and be constituted substantially as outlined on Exhibit "A" hereto.
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13 Adopted OCT 2 1 2008
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Attest:
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2 PURPOSE
3 The purpose of the Commission is to bring citizen accountability, transparency,
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and vigilance to the long-term implementation of Tacoma's Climate Action Plan,
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6 as developed by the Green Ribbon Climate Action Task Force.
7 COMPOSITION AND TERM
8 A. The Commission shall consist of 1 1 members, who shall be a
9 balanced representation of various stakeholders in the Tacoma community,
10 such as environmental, small business, labor, housing, industrial and port,
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transportation, education, building industry, and residential consumers.
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4 3 Members shall be recommended by the City's Appointments Committee and
1 4 confirmed by the City Council. Commission members shall serve staggered
1 5 terms of three years. The initial terms shall be one year for the first, second,
1 6 and third members appointed; two years for the fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh
4 7 members appointed; and three years for the eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh
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members appointed. A member shall hold office until the member's successor
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is appointed; provided, that the term of the successor shall be deemed to have
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2 1 commenced upon the expiration of the term of the member holding over and
22 shall be considered a full term. In an effort to promote both stability within the
23 Commission and to encourage rotation of the membership, the City Council
24 sets a guideline of two full terms per member but, at its discretion, may
25 reappoint members to serve more than two terms.
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B. The Commission shall be subject to the provisions of Washington's
Open Public Meetings Act.
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3 C. The Commission shall adopt written rules governing its procedures
4 and providing for the holding of regular and special meetings. A copy of these
5 rules shall be filed with the City Clerk.
6 D. The Commission shall have the following duties: (1) Oversee
7 implementation of Tacoma's Climate Action Plan strategies; (2) Coordinate with
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the Office of Sustainability to obtain greenhouse gas emissions reduction
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reports; (3) Obtain updates from the Office of Sustainability on Climate Action
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Plan strategy implementation efforts and periodic result reports; (4) Provide
1 2 annual progress reports to the public; (5) Communicate barriers to and
1 3 incentives for implementation to the City Council; and (6) Create a forum for
1 4 regular public comment and community involvement.
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LEG 004 (11/89)
CITY CLERK USE ONLY
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177@._j REQUEST FOR RECEIVEDRequest It: 7
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1. DATE: 10/9/08 CITY CLERK'S
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2. SPONSORED BY: COUNCIL MEMBER(S) Jake Fey, Mayor Baarsma, Connie Ladenburg and Lauren Walker
3a. REQUESTING 4a. CONTACT (for questions): PHONE:5310
DEPARTMENT/DIVISION/PROGRAM Alisa O'Hanlon
Legislative/Mayor-Council 4b. Person Presenting: PHONE:5100
3b. Do PASS FROm Env/PW
M Yes Jake Fey
F-1 No 4c. ATTORNEY: PHONE:
F-1 Did not go before a Committee Elizabeth Pauli 591-5885
Department Director/Utility Division @i ret _/F
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5. REQUESTED EFFECTIVE DATE: October 21, 2008
(If a specific council meeting date is required, explain why; i.e., grant application deadline, contract
expiration date, required contract execution date, public notice or hearing required, etc.)
6. SUMMARY AGENDA TITLE: (A concise sentence, as it will appear on the Council agenda. )
To establish an Office of Sustainability and the Sustainable Tacoma Commission
7. BACKGROUND INFORMATION/GENERAL DiscussioN: (Why is this request necessary? Are there legal
requirements? What are the viable alternatives? Who has been involved in the process?)
The City Council appointed the Green Ribbon Climate Action Task Force in February 2007 to define
carbon reduction goals, and develop specific community and government action plans to achieve those
goals. The Task Force presented a report titled "Tacoma's Climate Action Plan" to the City Council on
July 1, 2008. The Plan provides strategies for achieving carbon reduction goals, generally divided into
five categories, "City Leading by Example," "Moving People and Goods More Efficiently," "Enhancing
Compact/Livable Neighborhoods," "Energy Efficiency in our Buildings, Homes, and Industries" and,
"Reuse and Recycle ... from Buildings to Food Waste". The Task Force also recommended
establishment of a citizen's oversight commission to bring citizen accountability, transparency and
vigilance to the long-term implementation of the Plan.
8. LISTALLMATERIALAVAILABLEASBACKUPINFORMATIONFORTHEREQUESTANDINDICATEW"EREFILED:
Source Documents/Backup Material Location of Document
9. FINANCIAL IMPACT: A. F-1 No IMPACT (NO FISCAL NOTE)
B. YES, OVER $1 00,000, Fiscal Note Attached
C. YES, UNDER $1 00,000, (NO FISCAL NOTE) Provide funding source
information below:
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FUNDING SOURCE: (Enter amount of funding from each source)
Fund Number & Name: State $ city $ Other $ Total Amount
95,000 $95,000
If an expenditure, is it budgeted? Yes M No Where? Cost Center: 161500
Acet #: 5110400
*The City Manager is finalizing recommendations for the 2009/1 0 budget. When those recommendations are
presented in budget session with the Council, an appropriation for the Office of Sustainability will be presented
that takes into consideration the amount that was appropriated for 2008.
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Resolution No. 37 6 31
OCT 2 1 2008
Adopted: --
Maker of Motion: nLk--
Seconded:
Voice Vote:
MEMBERS AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
Ms. Anderson
Mr. Fey
Ms. Ladenburg
Mr. Lonergan r-7<@
Mr. Manthou C;141
Ms. Strickland
Mr. Talbert
Ms. Walker 4-@
Mayor Baarsma
Roll Call Vote:
MEMBERS AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
Ms. Anderson
Mr. Fey
Ms. Ladenburg
Mr. Lonergan
Mr. Manthou
Ms. Strickland
Mr. Talbert
Ms. Walker
Mayor Baarsma
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