STC Meeting Information / Strategy Updates
Sustainable Tacoma Commission: The new Sustainable Tacoma Commission on Climate Change was appointed by the Tacoma City Council April 7, 2009, to oversee the implementation of Tacoma's Climate Action Plan. This plan, developed by the Green Ribbon Climate Action Task Force, contains a series of strategies to guide the City and community in reducing greenhouse gas emissions and curbing global warming.
The commission will work with the City's new Office of Sustainability, which will be responsible for implementing the strategies in the Climate Action Plan and measuring Tacoma's progress as it reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The commission is intended to bring citizen accountability, transparency and vigiliance to the long-term implementation of the Climate Action Plan. (See a list of duties below.)
Commission membership: The 11-member commission is intended to have a balanced representation of various stakeholders, including the environmental community, small business, labor, housing, industry and port, transportation, education, the building industry and residents.
Meeting schedule: 2nd Tuesdays of each month, TMB Room 248, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 pm. Agendas & Meeting Notes/Minutes are posted on a separate Web page.
Terms: Commission members will serve staggered three-year terms. For the initial appointees, three members will receive one-year appointments, four will be appointed for two-year terms, and four will be appointed for three-year terms.
Commission members, appointed beginning April 7, 2009:
Appointed to one-year terms, expiring April 6, 2010:
Bill Anderson
Joanne Buselmeier
Tony Warfield
Appointed to two-year terms, expiring April 6, 2011:
Bliss Moore
Dr. Jane Moore
Elaine Ott
Ken Schmidt
Appointed to three-year terms, expiring April 6, 2012:
Dale Anderson
Louise Bray
Philip Coughlan
James Gawel
Duties of the Sustainable Tacoma Commission on Climate Change include:
- Oversee implementation of climate action plan strategies.
- Coordinate with the Office of Sustainability to obtain greenhouse gas emissions reduction reports.
- Obtain updates from the Office of Sustainability on climate action plan strategy implementation efforts and periodic result reports.
- Provide annual progress reports to the public.
- Communicate barriers to and incentives for implementation to the City Council.
- Create a forum for regular public comment and community involvement.
Resolution: The Sustainable Tacoma Commission on Climate Change and the Office of Sustainability were created by Resolution 37631, adopted by the Tacoma City Council on October 31, 2008.
Tacoma's Climate Action Plan: The Climate Action Plan developed by the Green Ribbon Climate Action Task Force and other documents pertaining to the task force are posted on the task force section of the City's Web site.
Staff Liaison:
Kristi Lynett
Sustainability Manager
Office of Sustainability
kristin.lynett@cityoftacoma.org
(253) 591-5571