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Climate Change Mitigation through the Growth Management Act

CTED is the lead state agency charged with enhancing and promoting sustainable community and economic vitality in Washington.

Land Use and Climate Change Advisory Committee - Final report released 

Senate Bill 6580 addresses mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions through land use and transportation planning processes under the Growth Management Act (GMA).

The legislature recognized that implications of climate change will affect the people, institutions, and economies of Washington; that it is in the public interest to reduce the state’s dependence upon foreign oil; and finds that the state, including cities, counties, and residents, must engage in activities that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and dependence on foreign oil.

The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development (CTED) will prepare a report by Dec. 1, 2008 for the Governor and Legislature that:

• Describes current actions being taken by local governments to address climate change
• Recommends amendments to GMA and other statutes (if needed) to help state and local governments address climate change issues through land use and transportation planning processes
• Describes computer models and other analytic and assessment tools that could help local governments address climate change issues
• Assesses state and local resources needed to put report’s recommendations into practice and recommend funding
• Considers positive and negative impacts to affordable housing, employment, transportation costs, and economic development that result from addressing the impacts of climate change at the local level

CTED is facilitating an advisory committee to complete this work. The legislation identified which types of organizations would be represented and whether or not they would be voting members of the committee. (Committee Members, Designated Alternates, and Technical Team Roster, see the list.)

For more information about CTED’s Growth Management Services go to www.cted.wa.gov/growth

For information about climate change and CTED’s Growth Management Services contact Joyce Phillips, AICP at joycep@cted.wa.gov or (360) 725-3045.

Land Use & Climate Change Advisory Committee

Meetings and Agendas
(all documents are in PDF format)

Past Meetings

• October 17, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
  SeaTac, Red Lion Hotel
  Meeting Summary
  Documents:
  • Agenda
  • Policy Recommendation Statements for Final Vote
  • Funding Recommendation Statements for Final Vote
  • Background Papers on Recommendations:
    • Add a New or Amended Goal to the Growth Management Act
    • Amend County-Wide Planning Policies
    • Amend RCW 36.70A.100, Comprehensive Plans – Must be Coordinated
    • Streamline State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA)
    • Require or Encourage Multimodal Transportation Concurrency
    • Provide Technical Guidance on Transportation Concurrency
    • Background Information and Research on Transportation Concurrency
    • Developer Incentives That May Require Statutory Amendments
    • Provide Technical Guidance for Developer Incentives
    • Existing Infrastructure Funding
    • Prioritization of New Funding Investment
    • Transfer Development Rights (TDR)
    • Positive and Negative Impacts of Local Government Involvement

• September 12, 9:00 am - 2:00 pm
  SeaTac, Red Lion Hotel
  Meeting Summary
  Documents:
  • Agenda
  • Concept Papers:
    • GMA Goal
    • Countywide Planning Policies
    • State Environmental Policy Act
    • Developer Incentives
    • Transportation Concurrency
    • Infrastructure Funding
    • Transfer of Development Rights
  • Technical Team Background Information:
    • GMA Goal
    • Countywide Planning Policies
    • State Environmental Policy Act
    • Developer Incentives
    • Transportation Concurrency
    • Infrastructure Funding

• Wednesday, August 6, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
  Meeting Summary
  Documents:
  • Agenda
  • Compilation of Homework #2
  • Homework #2 - Responses

• Friday, July 11, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  Meeting Summary
  Documents:
  • Agenda
  • Presentation
  • Exercise Summary
  • Approach to Assignments

• Friday, June 6, 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
  Documents:
  • Agenda
  • Charter
  • Ground rules
  • Work plan
  • Areas of focus

Additional Documents

• Ruckelshaus Center Overview
• Ruckelshaus Center Update
• Ruckelshaus Center CAO Committee Roster
• WSDOT Land Use Planning and the GMA to reduce VMT

Members

Voting Committee Members

• Representative Doug Ericksen
• Representative Sharon Nelson
• Senator Chris Marr
• Senator Linda Evans Parlette
• Commissioner Josh Brown, Kitsap County
• Commissioner Merrill Ott, Stevens County
• Commissioner Mike Doherty, Clallam County
• Councilman Jake Fey, City of Tacoma
• Councilwoman Jeanne Harris, City of Vancouver
• Mayor Rich Munson, City of Spokane Valley
• Councilman Paul Roberts, City of Everett
• Councilwoman Karen Rogers, City of Port Angeles
• Daryl Williams, Tulalip Tribes of Washington

• Bill LaBorde, Environment Washington
• Glenn Amster, National Association of Industrial and Office Properties
• Rod Brown, Washington Environmental Council
• Andy Cook, Building Industry Association of Washington
• Kate Diamond, American Institute of Architects, Washington Chapter
• Roberta Lewandowski, Futurewise
• Keith Phillips, Office of the Governor
• Bill Riley, Washington Realtors
• Joe Tovar, American Planning Association, Washington Chapter
• Tayloe Washburn, Association of Washington Business
• Josh Weiss, Washington Forestry Protection Association
• Dan Wood, Farm Bureau