October 25, 2021
2021-10-25T15:00:00
Remote until further notice
Climate Action Steering Committee
Monday, October 25, 2021
AGENDA
Thurston Climate Mitigation Steering Committee
Monday, October 25, 2021 - 3:00-5:00* pm
In order to comply with the Governor’s guidance to “Stay Home and Stay Healthy” and in keeping with the Proclamation by the Governor Amending Proclamation 20-05 Open Public Meetings Act and Public Records Act issued on March 24th 2020, participation in this meeting will be through remote access only.
View the meeting recording: https://youtu.be/djf7apzZFco
| 3:00pm | 1. |
| OPENING |
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| 1a. | Call to Order | |
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| Introductions | |
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| 1c. | Approval of Agenda | |
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| 1d. | Approval of Previous Meeting Summary (attachment 1)
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| | | 1e. | OPPURTUNITY FOR PUBLIC COMMENT
During this portion of the meeting, members of the public may address the Committee regarding the Committee’s business. Public comment for this meeting will be accepted in written and oral format.
- Written comments: The deadline for submitting written public comments is noon (12 pm PST) the Friday preceding the meeting, October 22, 2021. For written comments, please include your name and address, your comment, and email them to climate@trpc.org. Written comments received by the deadline will be provided to the Committee prior to the meeting.
- Oral comments: Please indicate that you wish to provide public comment when registering for the meeting. The Chair may limit oral public comments to two (2) minutes or less, depending on the meeting agenda and number of people wishing to comment. The Chair may allow for additional public comment to be taken at the end of the agenda for those who signed up at the beginning of the meeting and did not get an opportunity to speak during the allotted time.
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| 3:20pm | 2. |
| PRESENTATIONS | INFORMATION |
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| 2a. | Capitol Campus Teleworking Study and Commute Trip Reduction Program (presentation) – Veronica Jarvis and Karen Parkhurst, TRPC
Increasing opportunities for teleworking and flexible work options is an action identified in the TCMP (T2.17, T5.13). TRPC staff will present on a recently completed study on teleworking, and other regional resources for reducing emissions from commute trips. |
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| 2b. | 2019 Regional Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory (attachment 2 | presentation) – Tom Crawford and Dave Bradley, TRPC
TCAT will present the results of the most recent annual Greenhouse Gas Emissions Inventory for the region. |
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| 3:50pm | 3. |
| COMMITTEE BUSINESS |
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| | | 3a. | Long Term Governance Agreement, 2022 Work Program (attachment 3 | presentation) – All
CASC members will continue to discuss the long-term governance agreement, with a focus on regional priorities for 2022.
| DISCUSSION |
| | | 3b. | Building Electrification Cost Assessment Proposal (attachment 4) – Pamela Braff, City of Olympia
City of Olympia is requesting a decision from the CASC on their request to jointly fund a cost assessment of building electrification. | ACTION |
| 4:40pm | 4. |
| STANDING AGENDA ITEMS | INFORMATION / DISCUSSION |
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| 4a. | Legislative Agenda - All
Members will discuss priorities for the upcoming legislative session. |
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| 4b. | Jurisdictional Information Sharing - All
Members share progress on implementation of the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan or other relevant topics. |
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| 5:00pm | 5. |
| Adjourn | |
| | *The times listed above are estimates. Items may not take the time allotted, and the meeting may adjourn early if all business has been completed. |
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| | Note on Public Comment via Online Meeting:
The following is not acceptable as either written or oral public comment and is considered disruptive behavior:
- Promoting or advertising commercial services, entities or products.
- Supporting or opposing political candidates or ballot propositions.
- Distributing obscene content.
- Engaging in illegal activity or encouragement of illegal activity.
- Promoting, fostering or perpetuating discrimination on the basis of creed, color, age, religion, gender, gender identification, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, national origin, physical or mental disability or sexual orientation information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems.
- Threatening or intimidating language, including cyber bullying.
- Otherwise engaging in disruptive behavior.
Members of the public engaging in disruptive behavior may have their emails blocked (for written comments) or be removed from the meeting (for oral comments). |