City of Olympia - File #: 18-1024

• File #: 18-1024
• Version: 1
• Type: discussion
• Status: Filed
• File created: 10/22/2018
• In control: Utility Advisory Committee
• Agenda date: 11/1/2018
• Final action: 11/1/2018
• Title: Regional Climate Mitigation Plan and Energy Use Update

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
11/1/2018	1	Utility Advisory Committee	completed

Title
Regional Climate Mitigation Plan and Energy Use Update

Recommended Action
None. Briefing only.

Report
Issue/UAC Deliverable:
None. Briefing only.

Staff Contact:
Danelle MacEwen, Performance Management Specialist, Administrative Services Department, 360.753.8211

Presenter:
Danelle MacEwen

Background and Analysis:
The City of Olympia is working together with Thurston County and the cities of Lacey and Tumwater on a regional Climate Mitigation Plan. The planning process is coordinated and managed by Thurston Regional Planning Council ("TRPC").

The project is in two phases. The first phase, which is complete, included recommending and adopting a common baseline and revised emissions reduction targets for all participating jurisdictions. Common targets put all participating jurisdictions on the same reduction path.

TRPC analyzed each jurisdiction's existing emissions targets, targets recommended by international climate scientists at the time, and targets adopted by state and local governments. City Council approved the adoption of these targets. The new targets are:

* 45% below 2015 levels by 2030
* 85% below 2015 levels by 2050

Phase 1 work also included an inventory of each jurisdictions current policies and actions taken thus far to mitigation climate change. It also included scoping the second phase of the planning effort.

City Council also approved an Interlocal Agreement and Scope of Work for Phase 2 of the project. TRPC will continue to lead the Phase 2 effort that will focus on analysis of mitigation actions, review of current emissions inventories, community engagement, jurisdictional specific implementation strategies, and a plan for tracking and reporting towards the reduction targets. The timeframe for this work is approximately eighteen to twenty-four months at an estimated cost of $175,000. The four participating jurisdictions will share the cost equally, not to exceed $43,750 each. TRPC anticipates hiring a consultant t...