2015 ICE - King County, WA - climate collaboration
1. Taking on climate change locally through
King County-Cities Climate Collaboration
Local governments to leverage resources,
collaborate
on local sustainability efforts
2015 International Congress for
the Environment – Xi’an, China
2. Steering Committee
Matt Kuharic, King County
• Nicole Sanders, Snoqualmie
• Cathy Beam, Redmond
Rika Cecil, Shoreline
Mike Grady, Mercer Island
Brandon Miles, Tukwila
Sheida Sahandy, Bellevue
Kris Sorensen, Renton
David Barnes, Kirkland
3. •Recognize that many cities
are taking sustainability and
climate action seriously,
including the 19 (~half) of
King County cities that have
signed on to the U.S.
Conference of Mayors
Climate Protection
Agreement
4. The Pledge and MOU provide for a
partnership to collaborate on climate
issues via the following:
• Outreach
• Coordination
• Solutions
• Funding and resources
This will help us to refine our messaging,
standardize our climate goals & strategies,
share local successes & data, and
collaborate to secure grant funding.
What is the Pledge about?
5. Pledge Detail
•Provide an overview of the King County-Cities
Climate Pledge. Highlight key focus areas:
Outreach: Developing and refining messaging
and framing for climate change outreach for
decision makers, city staff, and the general
public.
Coordination: Collaborating on adopting
consistent standards, benchmarks, strategies, and
overall goals related to responding to climate
change.
Solutions: Sharing local success stories and
challenges as well as cost/benefit analyses to
support and enhance climate mitigation efforts by
all partners.
Funding and resources: Collaborating on
securing grant funding and other shared resource
opportunities to support implementation of
climate related projects and programs.
6. This is the only climate
collaboration whose efforts are
focused solely on King County-
based efforts.
• Specific to our community
• It is being led by the cities
• Focused on supporting city
projects, programs and
sharing resources
• Action-oriented
Distinct from Other Efforts
8. There are other key existing efforts this
work will move to support, such as:
• ICLEI – Local Governments for
Sustainability - 5 milestone program
• U.S. Conference of Mayor’s
Climate Protection Agreement
• Washington State Climate Targets
Staff support and networking will tell us
who has done what & why, help us stay
informed on our neighbors’efforts, and
move forward on coordinated action.
Supports Existing Efforts
9. We have established sustainable Cities
Roundtables to networking on climate
issues among City Staff, elected and
public.
Currently, we encourage joining the
program, joining in the effort of getting
other King County Cities onboard, and
participating in the Roundtables.
We are working to integrate with a carbon
measuring software so “apples to apples”
are being tracked measured among
member agencies.
10. Initial Plans
Moving forward, we will:
• Create a local directory of solutions,
resources, technical experts and
consultants with climate expertise.
• Document and share best practices and
lessons learned from local projects
• Help define county-wide climate goals
and track local progress
• Support the commitments and the
pledges signed by Mayors of the member
cities
11. • To join the Collaboration, a Mayor or City Manager
signs the Pledge & MOU.
• The Agreement becomes effective when at least
eight King County Cities pledge staff time and a
combined minimum of $9,000.
• A supermajority vote of 75% of the City and County
Representatives must approve the annual Scope of
Work; all Cities and the County will participate if this
75% vote is achieved.
• Fiscal pledge is paid yearly; automatically renews
after a window period.
• Cities may opt in at any time, and opt out preceding
the annual renewal date.
Logistics of Joining
18. City pledge amounts are set by population tiers.
Population Pledge
• Under 5,000 $500
• 5,000 – 19,999 $700
• 20,000 – 39,999 $1,200
• 40,000 – 64,999 $2,000
• Over 65,000 $2,500
• Over 250,000 $5,000
• King County $10,000
Pledge Tiers
19. Questions ?
For more information, please contact:
Matt Kuharic, Senior Climate Change Specialist
King County Dept of Natural Resources and
Parks Director's Office
(206) 296-8738 (office)
matt.kuharic@kingcounty.gov
Web: http://www.kingcounty.gov/climate
Nicole Sanders, Associate Planner
City of Snoqualmie Planning Department
(425) 888-5337 x.1143
NSanders@ci.snoqualmie.wa.us
Notes de l'éditeur
Why this collaboration is different from other efforts; how it supports related commitments:
Specific to our community – will support lasting, constructive local partnerships
It’s being led by the cities themselves – as you’ll hear from the Mayors and City staff today
Focused on sharing scarce resources – in a time when we have more to do with less funds, we need to be smart about partnerships like these. Many climate solutions also reduce energy and resource costs or create new revenue streams.
The effort is action-oriented – on key focus areas that have been identified as gaps/needs
