Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing an Agreement with Washington State Department of Commerce Growth Management Services for a 2023-2025 Climate Planning Grant
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing an interagency agreement between the City of Olympia and Washington State Department of Growth Management Services for a 2023-2025 Climate Planning Grant.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution authorizing an interagency agreement between the City of Olympia and Washington State Department of Growth Management Services for a 2023-2025 Climate Planning Grant.
Staff Contact:
Pamela Braff, PhD, Director of Climate Programs, Office of Community Vitality, 360.753.8249
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item
Background and Analysis:
Climate Planning Requirements
The Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) (RCW 36.70A) guides and directs local government planning in the state. It requires most cities and counties, including Olympia, to adopt and periodically update a comprehensive plan to accommodate the succeeding 20 years of growth and establish the primary goals and policies to guide all City actions. The GMA mandates consistency between all elements of the comprehensive plan, and between the plan and all City regulations and actions intended to implement the comprehensive plan.
Planning for climate change and resiliency was added as the 14th goal to the GMA in 2023, by adoption of House Bill 1181 (Chapter 228, Laws of 2023). The GMA now requires local comprehensive plans to have sub-elements with climate resilience and greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
* The Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Emission sub-element - with goals and policies to reduce GHG emissions and vehicle miles traveled - is mandatory for the state's 11 largest counties (of which Thurston County is one) and for cities located within those counties that have a population size gre...
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