Title
Approval of the 2024 Land Use and Environment Committee Work Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
The Land Use and Environment Committee recommends approving the proposed 2024 Committee Work Plan.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve the proposed 2024 Committee Work Plan.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve the proposed 2024 Committee Work Plan.
Staff Contact:
Leonard Bauer, Director, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8206
Presenter(s):
None - Consent Calendar Item
Background and Analysis:
The Land Use and Environment Committee (LUEC) annually recommends a program of work items to consider that year. The recommended 2024 LUEC work program is attached. It contains items carried over from LUEC's 2023 work program, and items included on the initial draft work programs for City staff and the Olympia Planning Commission.
Climate Analysis:
(Note: This is a high-level summary of all the agenda items on the 2024 LUEC Work Program. A more detailed analysis will be completed for each of the agenda items when they come before the LUEC.)
The majority of the agenda items in the proposed 2024 LUEC work program include actions intended to specifically support climate action strategies. Many of the items focus on the transportation and land use sector by seeking and promoting ways for the City to accommodate future growth in denser land use patterns. Such patterns increase opportunities for residents to live closer to jobs and services, promoting non-automobile travel modes such as walking, biking and transit. These patterns also reduce urban sprawl, preserving forest and agriculture outside the current city boundaries.
Other agenda items support the buildings, energy, and agriculture sectors. They do this through increased energy efficiency and electrification of buildings and supporting small urban agriculture. In addition, climate adaptation actions are supported through the sea level rise plan.
The agenda items are pol...
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