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HomeMy WebLinkAbout01082019 PACAB Laydown - Climate Action Email P A '3 Jessica Stallard L a V d From: Brenda Ballou Sent: Tuesday,January 07, 2020 2:57 PM To: bballou@cityofseward.net ('bballou@cityofseward.net') ('bballou@cityofseward.net') Cc: Jessica Stallard Subject: FW: Save the Date - Local Government Climate Action Workshop Attachments: Ak_Climate_Action_Plan_brochure_final_web (1).pdf; 2019.11.22_Concept proposal for Alaskan climate planning cohort(1).pdf TO: Port&Commerce Advisory Board CC: City Council City Manager Harbormaster PACAB, Regarding PACAB's Climate Action Plan Committee, below is an invitation to attend an all-day workshop in Anchorage on February 7, 2020 (Friday) as a follow up to the November meeting. The organizers are looking for an RSVP from each community involved in the effort, and are hoping to get at least 20 attendees. Please consider if you would like to send one or more members of the Climate Action Plan Committee to attend this event. The city manager may also choose to attend. The clerk's office will be happy to make travel arrangements for anyone attending (hotel on Thursday, February 6; return to Seward at end of day February 7). Remember that PACAB now has a small travel budget© Thanks, Brenda BRENDA J. BALLOU, MMC CITY CLERK NOTARY PUBLIC CITY OF SEWARD PO Box 1 67 SEWARD, AK 99664 PHONE (907) 224-4045 FAX(907) 224-4038 From: Louie Flora [mailto:louie@akcenter.org] Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2020 2:37 PM To: Brenda Ballou Subject: Fwd: Save the Date - Local Government Climate Action Workshop 1 External Email: This email originated from outside of the organization. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Forwarded message From: Louie Flora <louie(u,akcenter.org> Date: Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 3:50 PM Subject: Save the Date- Local Government Climate Action Workshop To: •'•.hAlaska ..Center OUR MOMS.OUR FUTURE Local Government Climate Action Workshop February 7th, 2020 Anchorage, AK - Location TBD Contact Louie Flora for more information: (907) 717-9602 louieakcenter.orq In spite of our state government's inaction on climate change, local elected and appointed leaders across Alaska are taking action. From Fairbanks to Juneau local government leaders are working on various policy initiatives to tackle energy efficiency, clean transportation, and renewable energy on municipal buildings. Creating opportunities for dialogue and building stronger connections will allow these leaders to learn from each other and take advantage of efficiencies and coordination in their efforts. Action Item 1.1 in the attached Climate Action Leadership Team final recommendations to the Governor in 2018 calls for the State of Alaska to "Encourage and facilitate a strong network of municipal governments, Alaska Native Tribes, tribal consortia, and Alaska Native Regional and Village Corporations to leverage resources, share knowledge, and maximize efficiencies and purchasing power." The Alaska Center seeks to encourage a coalition of municipal, tribal, and corporate governments that have begun or wish to begin climate action planning and policy work. To this end, we wish to cordially invite you to attend a facilitated a day-long workshop on Friday, February 7th, 2020. The workshop is intended for community leaders to share ongoing efforts related to forming climate change mitigation and adaptation and disaster resilience actions. This meeting will be hosted by The Alaska Center and will include staff from the University of Alaska and the Municipality of Anchorage, a discussion on a Climate Cohort proposal (see attached document) and the draft Climate Action Toolkit to be housed at the Municipality of Anchorage website. This will be the first in a series of meetings, with the ultimate goal of creating statewide coordination for local governments to build capacity for climate adaptation and planning. This meeting will be tailored toward local government officials along the railbelt because of their similar and shared challenges and opportunities in local climate action and hazard mitigation planning. Our aim is for this initial meeting to be a launching point for a broader conversation between other governments - including those not located on the road system - in Alaska and envision additional meetings to 2 incorporate Tribes, Alaska Native Corporations, Utilities, and other stakeholders in climate action planning. Specifics: This will be a daylong facilitated workshop, held in Anchorage, hosted by The Alaska Center. A catered lunch will be provided, and an optional post-meeting social event hosted by The Alaska Center will occur in the evening. We aim to have 20-40 local decision-makers in attendance. Goals: 1 . Share best practices for climate policy (e.g. best ways to reduce climate impacts) at the local level 2. Provide a space for local leaders to build relationships and share information Through this event, we hope to build the will and agency of local leaders to advance climate policy reducing emissions and increasing investments and growth in clean energy development. Agenda Time Topic Speaker/Facilitator 7:00am- Coffee 8:30am 8:30am- Introductions The Alaska Center 9:00am 9:00am - The Benefit of Collective Climate Action; An Alaska Climate UAA 10:30am Cohort; the Alaska Climate Action Toolkit Municipality of Anchorage 10:30 - Break 10:45 10:45 - noon Status of Climate Action Plans and sustainability efforts in Full Group discussion - Alaska. Successes and challenges in implementation. Facilitated 11:30-12:30 Lunch + Facilitated Breakout Group Discussions 12:30 - 1:30 The Role of Utilities in Achieving Climate Action Plan goals TBD pm 1:30- Planning Ahead - Sea Level Rise, Water Shortage, TBD 2:30pm Extreme Weather Events - and more 2:30pm- Break 3:00pm 3 3:00-5:00pm Breakout Group Discussions: Addressing barriers to Climate Action Plan implementation 5:00pm- Closing and Follow-Up 5:30pm Post Workshop Happy Hour 6 — 7:30 p.m. location TBD Please RSVP by January 7 to louie(a akcenter.orq Thanks, Louie Flora Government Affairs Director, The Alaska Center (907) 717-9602 Spam • Phish/Fraud Not spam Forget previous vote 4