File #: 2012-0435    Version:
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
File created: 10/29/2012 In control: Transportation, Economy, and Environment Committee
On agenda: Final action: 2/19/2013
Enactment date: Enactment #: 17529
Title: AN ORDINANCE relating to the green community program under the Internal Revenue Code; establishing a green community initiative in King County, authorizing the King County executive to sign an interagency cooperation agreement to implement the initiative in King County in partnership with the Washington state Housing Finance Commission and requiring a report on the initiative.
Sponsors: Larry Phillips, Bob Ferguson
Indexes: Agreement, Finance, Washington, State of
Attachments: 1. Ordinance 17529.pdf, 2. A. Interagency Cooperation Agreement, 3. 2012-0435 Fiscal Note.xls, 4. 2012-0435 transmittal letter.doc, 5. 2012-0435 Staff Report - green cmtys.doc, 6. 2012-0435 Attach A to Amend 1 (revised).doc, 7. 2012-0435 - Attach 3 (Amend 1).doc, 8. 2012-0435 - Attach 4 (T1).doc, 9. A. Interagency Cooperation Agreement (revised February 5, 2013), 10. 2012-0435 - Green Community Initiative (2-5-13).pptx, 11. 2012-0435 handout - Issue Crosswalk.pdf, 12. 2012-0435 Revised Staff Report - green cmtys.doc, 13. A. Interagency Cooperation Agreement (revised February 19, 2013), 14. 2012-0435 Amendment 1.pdf
Staff: Giambattista, Jenny
Drafter
Clerk 02/11/2013
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AN ORDINANCE relating to the green community program under the Internal Revenue Code; establishing a green community initiative in King County, authorizing the King County executive to sign an interagency cooperation agreement to implement the initiative in King County in partnership with the Washington state Housing Finance Commission and requiring a report on the initiative.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. King County government supports environmentally responsible and sustainable development within the county through its policies and practices.
2. The King County Comprehensive Plan directs the county to advance green building and sustainable development in a number of ways, including pursuing Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design ("LEED") Gold construction of capital projects, and requiring the county to work with its cities and partners to encourage energy and water conservation, and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
3. The King County Strategic Plan articulates environmental sustainability goals and an ambitious environmental agenda for safeguarding and enhancing King County's natural resources and environment, including strategies to reduce climate pollution and energy consumption.
4. King County's 2010 Energy Plan provides a roadmap for the county, through its operations, to expand its energy efficiency and renewable energy efforts.
5. King County's Strategic Climate Action Plan encourages county government to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and work with the community to address climate change.
6. King County's Green Building Ordinance, Ordinance 16044, dictates that the county will, through its capital projects, make investments that reduce resource use and encourage sustainable construction, as well as share information about sustainable development practices countywide.
7. The Washington state Housing Finance Commission ("the commission") was established in 1983 pursuant to RCW 43.180.010 to "act as a fin...

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