Drafter
Clerk 05/04/2015
Title
A MOTION requesting the executive consider specific climate action activities and policies for inclusion into the 2015 King County Strategic Climate Action Plan.
Body
WHEREAS, King County is engaged in many activities to reduce climate pollution and address its impacts, related to both county operations and the community as a whole, and
WHEREAS, long-term and significant reductions in climate pollution and effective preparation for the effects of climate change will only be achieved through a strategic approach involving clearly prioritizing actions, identifying specific performance measures for implementation and effectiveness, and measuring our progress against these performance measures, and
WHEREAS, as required by K.C.C. 18.25.010, the executive developed an initial strategic climate action plan and it was adopted by Motion 13777 on December 12, 2012, and
WHEREAS, the 2012 King County Strategic Climate Action Plan was one of the first county-level climate actions plans in the United States, and
WHEREAS, K.C.C. 18.25.010 requires the executive to transmit an update to the plan by June 29, 2015, for adoption by motion, and
WHEREAS, K.C.C. 18.25.010 requires the executive to review climate change-related plans developed by other municipalities and identify any activities that could be incorporated as part of the county's Strategic Climate Action Plan, and
WHEREAS, in 2014 the King County auditor completed an audit on the effectiveness of the 2012 Strategic Climate Action Plan in order to inform the scheduled update in June 2015, and
WHEREAS, the King County auditor identified fourteen other local governments' climate action plans it used to assess best practices for climate action planning, and
WHEREAS, because those plans are now available, the scheduled 2015 update presents an important opportunity to strengthen the Strategic Climate Action Plan and provide a more robust roadmap to define the county's ove...

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