2019-09-05 Citizens Climate Protection Committee MinCitizens Committee on U.S. Mayors Climate Protection Agreement
Mission:
1. Encourage citizens to be a part of the solution
2. Encourage City staff and citizens to conserve current resources
3. Work with the City Council to implement ideas
4. Effectively address the future impacts of climate change
DRAFT
Climate Protection Committee (CPC)
September 5, 2019 - Meeting Minutes
In Attendance: Cynthia Pruitt, Mark Johnson (ESA Consultant), Steve Fisher, Hank Landau, Janice Freeman, Lisa
Herb, T.C. Richmond, Lisa Conley, Shane Hope, Jenna Nand, Diane Buckshnis, Nancy Fleck
Opening: The regular meeting of the CPC was called to order at 8:45 am on September 5, 2019 in the Fourtner
Conference Room of City Hall by Steve Fisher.
Introductions & Minutes: Committee members signed in and attendees introduced themselves. A motion was
made and seconded to approve the August 1 meeting minutes with one change, under "Opening" the date of
June 1 was corrected to August 1. SHANE: Email is a terrific way to share articles of interest, but let's encourage
most discussions take place during our meetings so ideas can be captured in our minutes. Meeting minutes are
available on the City website.
OVERVIEW OF PRESENTATION TO CITY COUNCIL
Steve: The presentation to the City Council was well received. They agreed with our recommendation to work
toward the climate goal of 1.5 degree. The Youth Commission issued a statement supporting our
recommendations to the Council. The Interfaith Climate Action (ICA) also provided comments to the Council.
POSSIBLE CLIMATE ACTION ACTIVITIES TO PURSUE IN 2020 FROM BRAINSTORMING
Type Description Partners
Climate Action Plan • Review 2010 Action Plan (e.g. goals to ESA Consultants
continue/goals reached)
• Review documents, policies (e.g. previous
reports and inventories)
• Outreach
• Align with ten target areas
• Implementation
• Monitor & report on climate progress
• Track carbon emissions for targets*
CPC Meeting Speakers • Earth Day 202o-Interfaith Committee Interfaith Climate Action
• What to Do Until Good Batteries-PUD PUD
Type
Description
Partners
Art
• Write on the Sound: climate theme for their
Edmonds Parks & Rec
writing contest
Edmonds Arts Commission
• Arts Walk: feature art about climate and
Driftwood Theater
sustainability
Phoenix Theater
• Theater Shorts: competition for short plays
High School Theater Groups
on a climate theme
Media Outreach
• Letters to the Editor
myedmondsnews.com
• Article: Edmonds Climate Action Plan
The Beacon
• Article: Idle -Free Zones
Everett Herald
• Article: Carbon Footprints
Newsletters: Port of Edmonds
• Article: Individual Actions
• Article: Emission reduction goals*
• Interview: Online with Teresa Whippel
Youth Outreach
• School Presentations
Edmonds' Youth Commission
• Idle -Free Poster Contest: Create poster to
Edmonds Community College
turn off their engines when picking up
students (Win: Lunch w/Mayor)
Business Outreach
• Measure your Carbon Footprint
Port of Edmonds
• Reduce food waste by connecting citizens
Local Restaurants
with businesses
PCC/Land Trust
• Book Groups/Clubs
Whale Watch Groups
Kelnaro, Scratch Distillery
Special Events &
• Book Groups/Clubs
Edmonds Bookshop
Workshops
• Film Series
Edmonds Theater
• Fix -It -Cafe: broken items fixed for free by
Edmonds Senior Center
volunteer fixers
Sno-Isle Library
• Carbon Footprint Workshops
WSU Extension
• Climate Smart Travel
Europe through the Back Door
• Blue Carbon/Edmonds Marsh
Alaska Airlines
• Food Choices & Food Waste
EarthCorp & Edmonds Marsh
• Public Health Workshops (asthma, heat,
Verdant Health
vectors, mental health)
Edmonds Swedish
• Participate in iz,000 Rain Gardens
Parks & Rec Department
• Participate in Better Globe Forestry's plant 1
Snohomish Surface Water Mgmt
trillion tree campaign.
Snohomish Conservation District
Efficient Housing
• Low Carbon/Clean Energy Home Model in
Interfaith Climate Action
Edmonds for citizens to tour
PUD
• Designs of new homes that meet low
carbon/clean energy standards for citizens to
review*
• Ways to move away from natural gas/interim
measures to use
• Explore Montreal's experience with
prefabricated "Stacked Units"
Type
Description
Partners
Incentive Programs
• Encourage citizens to use electric vehicles,
Interfaith Climate Action
use solar panels, reduce carbon footprint
PUD
(similar to current Federal programs)*
Funding for Climate
• Local climate offset funds established
Diversity Commission
Projects
through targeted emission reduction plan.
PUD
• Grant from Diversity Commission
Connect with Others
• Solicit support of individuals and
Interfaith Climate Action
organizations to promote programs*
• Gather list of environmental organizations
within Edmonds
• Retirement Communities like Edmonds
Landing
• Surrounding communities: Woodway, MUK
Miscellaneous
• Establish ongoing City budget item to
Interfaith Climate Action
maintain accurate carbon emission data each
year.*
• Establish adequate annual budget amounts
to meet City's target emission reduction plan,
make these budgeted costs mandatory and
use for offset funds*
NEXT PLANNING STEPS
Mark: The next version of the Tool will input calculations to ensure that is easier to use. Steve: Not all ten
measures have a noticeable change on the results, but Tree cover was included as a community priority.
Cynthia: Will the Tool be available digitally for citizens to play with and explore? A picture is worth a thousand
words and I found working with the tool to be the same thing. Shane: I think we need to think about how to
streamline it for that use. Mark: It would great to make the dials intuitive so citizens could explore the metrics
and answer their own questions for example: What if we had twice the number of E-vehicles?
Hank: Will the goals for our ten categories get us to where we want to go? If the Council says I don't think we
can meet our goal, what do you suggest we change? How do we give the public a voice to say if the change is
better or worse? And if the public consensus is that we can't meet our goals —how do we propose alternatives?
Mark: We are still refining our plans. Some of what we do will be defined by the State e.g. the State's new clean
energy rules. It would be good to meet with PUD to find out their timeline for meeting State rules. This is a
dynamic environment and ideas are being reshaped all the time. T. C. The National Climate Assessment had a
dashboard display of climate indicators. Mark: That is the dashboard we will use as the basis for our dashboard.
Lisa H.: Will the dashboard make it easy for citizens to act? We need to know the areas of biggest impact —a
cheat sheet. Diane: The Taming Bigfoot group has such a list that could be tailored for our needs. Let's set up a
time to talk with them. Jenna: Instead of a spreadsheet on the City website, graphics would be easier for lay
people to use. Mark: We will be looking at graphics we can use in this next phase of the project.
Announcements & Public Comments: Hank: Local Real Estate professionals are selling Edmonds as a place
which will have limited impact from Climate Change.
Adjournment: Meeting was adjourned at lo:oo am by Steve Fisher. The next general meeting will be on
Thursday, October 3, 2019 beginning at 8:45 am in the Fourtner Conference Room at City Hall.