Agenda Item Name:
Title
Adopt resolution creating a citizen climate advisory committee
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Presenter:
Stephen Hofstetter, EPD
Description:
Adopt resolution creating a 9-member citizen climate advisory committee. The committee members would be selected by the Joint Water and Climate Policy Board
Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approve Resolution 20-xx creating a citizen Climate Change Advisory Committee
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Prior Board Motions:
February 4, 2020, the BOCC approved a 5-point Motion: (1) Staff prepare with the City of Gainesville the necessary Resolutions, Interlocal Agreements, and organizing documents to create the Joint City County Water and Climate Policy Committee. (2) Direct staff to develop a nine-member citizen at large advisory committee with experience in climate change, resiliency, climate adaption or mitigation with three year appointments with 2 year and 1 year appointments initially to allow for annual appointments and authorize the Joint Committee to appoint these members that will then be ratified by both the City and County Commissions. If the City does not approve this then this item is to be brought back to the next Joint Meeting with nominations. (3) Direct County Staff to staff to the Climate Change Plan and the Climate Change Advisory Committee. The lead departments are resiliency, EPD, and Growth Management Departments. (4) Authorize staff to initiate and develop the Climate Change Plan. (5) Direct staff to bring back the Joint City County Water and Climate Policy Committee resolutions to update the County Green Purchasing Policy. (4-0)
At the November 5, 2019 Special Board meeting, the BOCC approved a 5-point motion: (1) direct staff to develop for the Board's consideration a Local Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Plan to include with it a 2-phase presentation from staff a tentative frame work that will be introduced along with the proposed budget by the beginning of the summer (June) with the goal of final adoption...
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