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AGENDA
PLANNING COMMISSION
Held Virtually:https://www.cityofpa.us/984/Live-Virtual-Meetings
May 11, 2022
6:00p.m.
I.CALL TO ORDER
II.ROLL CALL
III.PUBLIC COMMENT
IV.APPROVAL OF MINUTES.
April 13, 2022, and April 27, 2022
V.DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL ACTION
1.Climate Resiliency Plan Public Hearing.
2.Staff Presentation on Commissioner Luxton’s Draft Letter and Continued
Discussion.
VI.STAFF UPDATES
VII.REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
VIII.ADJOURNMENT
MINUTES
PLANNING COMMISSION
Held Virtually
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
April13, 2022, 6:00p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
Chair Stanleyopened the regular meeting at 6:03p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present:Ben Stanley(Chair),Steve Luxton,Richie Ahuja,Marolee
Smith, and Tammy Dziadek.
City Staff Present:Emma Bolin(Interim Director of CED)
Nathan Docherty (Assistant Planner)
Chris Cowgill (Assistant City Attorney)
Public Present:
Brian M.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
Brian M. spokeon the climate resiliency planpresented by Cascadia in the previous Special
Meeting. Brian urges the city not to adopt the languageas “ManagedRetreat,”as this language can
lead to eminentdomainissues.
ChairStanley closedpublic commentat6:08pm.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
March 9and March 16, 2022.
ACTION ITEM
1. Training on the Open Public Meetings Act, Public Records, Ethics, and the Roles and
Responsibilities of Commissioners.
STAFF UPDATES
Interim Director Bolin discussedthere will be sign and façade grants for review in the near future.
In May there will be a focus on the Climate Change Resiliency Plan and once the dates are
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determined they will be added tothe agenda. On May 17there will be a one-hour work session
before the City Council meeting on the climate plan. Cascadia is preparing a reportto presenton
our greenhouse gas emissions, strategies,actions, and multi-criteria analysis. Staff is working on
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preparing bylawsrecommendations for the commission at the next meeting on April 27. On April
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22the City is hoping to have a booth at the Pier to promote the Climate Resiliency Plan and there
will also be stormwater engineers to talk about stormwater issues in the city. A short-term rental
work session on short-term rentals will be held at City Council on Tuesday, April 26, there will be
no option for public comment at this meeting. Discussed the possibility of commissioners receiving
text message notification reminders about upcoming meetings.
Assistant City Attorney Chris Cowgill gave a presentation on Washington’s Open Public Records
Act, Open Public Meetings Act, and on Ethics and Conflicts of Interests.
REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
Commissioner Luxton Discussed the meeting with Thomas Hunter the Director of Public Works
on the possibilities of reforming the City’s sewer and water development fees. Commissioner
Luxton reached out to the Department of Health in the region to discuss potential regulations of
having one water meter per house. The correspondence has determined the Department of Health
would see no issues with having one water meter per house in an ADU. Commissioner Luxton is
drafting a letter pertaining to sewer water and development fees to present to the City Council.
Commissioner Ahuja encouraged commissioners to read the updated report from the
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) as we prepare for our Climate Resiliency Plan.
Commissioner Smith spoke on ADUs regarding sewer lateral connections. Discussed our tree
canopy declining in the last 20 years and the importance of having a City Tree Ordinance drafted.
Commissioner Smith discussed the importance of having regulations drafted to present to the
Council pertaining to poultry and poultry farming.
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 7:14 p.m.
Nathan Docherty, Secretary Ben Stanley, Chair
PREPARED BY: Nathan Docherty, Secretary
MINUTES
PLANNING COMMISSION
Held Virtually
Port Angeles, Washington 98362
April27, 2022, 6:00p.m.
REGULAR MEETING
Chair Stanley opened the regular meeting at 6:03 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Commissioners Present:Ben Stanley (Chair), Steve Luxton, Colin Young, Richie Ahuja,
Andrew Schwab, Marolee Smith, and Tammy Dziadek
City Staff Present:Emma Bolin(Interim Director of CED)
Ben Braudrick (Associate Planner)
Nathan Docherty (Assistant Planner)
Chris Cowgill (Assistant City Attorney)
Public Present:
Brian M.
John Ralston
PUBLIC COMMENT:
John RalstonRequested a copy of the tools on slide 6 from Nathan’s slideshow. John is looking
forward to public workshop opportunitiesthat discussfees that Port Angeles is charging for new
construction. Supports the recommendations letter to the council drafted by Commissioner Luxton.
Chair Stanley closed public comment at6:08 pm.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
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The April 13, 2022,minutes were approved; however, due to an error in the recording that missed
the motion approval, the minutes will be presented again for approval on May 11, 2022.
ACTION ITEM
1.Action Item: Planning Commission Bylaws Amendments.
Review and approve staff suggested bylaws amendments. The Commission made
changes to staff suggested bylaws in Article III Section 1. Chair Stanley made a
motion to accept the current edits to bylaws as shown and the entirestaff suggested
bylaw amendments. The motion was seconded, and a vote was taken. The motion to
approve the bylaw amendments was approved with a vote of 7 for and 0 against.
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2. Action: Façade Grant 22-01
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Mighty Pine Brewing, 540 East 8Street
The façade grant was unanimously approved.
3. Discussion: Commissioner Luxton Draft letter to Council
Affordable housing actions for Council consideration
Commissioner Luxton gave a report on his draft letter to Council. Discussion followed.
Vice Chair Schwab made a motion to table discussion three, Commissioner’s Luxton Draft
Letter to City Council. The motion to table discussion three was approved.
STAFF UPDATES
Interim Director Bolin discussed that May is climate change month for the Planning Commission.
Scheduling a public hearing at the first meeting in May with deliberations at the second meeting.
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On May 17 there will be a Council work session on our draft resiliency plan. There was a great
short-term rental discussion with Council the previous night. There are two vacancies in the
Planning department. We are recruiting for a Community Development Technician and Assistant
Planner Nathan Docherty will be leaving his position as Assistant Planner in the next few weeks.
Associate Planner Braudrick restated the open positions within the Planning Department and
gave details on the Community Development technician position. Ben spoke on the Climate
Resiliency Plan, and he turned in the 60-day notice to commerce the past Friday.
REPORTS OF COMMISSION MEMBERS
Commissioner Ahuja will be at the next meeting for the discussion.
Commissioner Schwab missed the previous meeting due to attending the Port Angeles Safety
Advisory Board meeting where he had legal training. He emphasized one of the bylaws that were
passed tonight to include Article 4 Section 5 “we will prepare for the meeting by reading the agenda
packet”.
Commissioner Young will be gone for the first meeting in May.
Commissioner Smith requested to have staff send out an updated Planning Commission contact
list to Commission members.
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April 27, 2022
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ADJOURNMENT
The meeting adjourned at 8:29 p.m.
Nathan Docherty, Secretary Ben Stanley, Chair
PREPARED BY: Nathan Docherty, Secretary
TO:Planning Commission
FROM:Ben Braudrick, AssociatePlanner
MEETINGDATE:May 11, 2022
RE:2022Comprehensive Plan Amendment Application No. 22-35
APPLICANT:City of Port Angeles Department of Community and Economic Development
LOCATION:Citywide
REQUEST:Annual amendment process to the City of Port Angeles Comprehensive Plan
to meet the requirements of the Washington State Growth Management Act.
EXECUTIVESUMMARYANDBACKGROUND
The City of Port Angeles performs an annual amendment cycle for the Comprehensive Plan. All
proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan are considered concurrently on an annual basis
from July 1st through June 30th and canbe adopted no more than once during thisperiod, except
those amendmentsconforming to the GMA may also be adopted whenever an emergency exists.
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Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals mustbe submitted no later than March 31. The City
didnot receive any amendment proposals from the public.
In Fall of 2018, City Council finalized a two-year strategic plan outlining priority projects for the
next two years. A priority during that process was based on equity of distribution of workflow
among departments. Numerous projects were identified for the Community and Economic
Development Department, buthousing related items became the primary focus of the 2019/2020
work effort. As a result, the Climate Action Plan was assigned to the Fire Department for
completion in 2019. In November the Fire Department in conjunction with the ad hoc Climate
Action Planning Group(CAPG)put a series of recommendations to City Council that resulted in the
follow up work being assigned to the Planning Commission.
The Planning Commission formed a subcommittee which regularly met for one hour twice per
month prior to the regular planning commission meeting. Between December 2019 and February
2020 the city facilitated four open public subcommittee meetings. With staff facilitation, the
subcommittee recommended a workplan for Planning Commissionconsideration, drafted a list of
suggested volunteer tasks and objectives, and collected a list of potential volunteers.
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Due to administrative issues that arose related to capacity to manage Public Records and Open
Public Meetings Acts requirementsduring the Planning Commission subcommittee led
greenhouse gas inventory and climate action plan work utilizing volunteers for data collection and
management, planning staff requested that City Council allocate funding in order to produce a
request for proposal and contract with a private consultant to assist in producing a greenhouse
gas study and Climate Resiliency Plan.
In February of 2020 City Council directed staff to pursue a professional services agreement with a
consultant to complete the City’s climate resiliency planning effort and in November of 2020 City
Council approved the selection of Cascadia Consulting to complete four tasks: (1) Kick-Off Meeting
& Project Management, (2) Public Outreach & Participation Plan, (3) Community & Municipal
Greenhouse Gas Inventory, and (4) Climate Resiliency Plan. As part of this process, Council also
formed a Council Climate Action subcommittee.
A project kick-off meeting (See Appendix C) took place in January of 2021 with City Staff, City
Council Climate Action Subcommittee members, some of the Planning Commission CAPG
members, a volunteer member of the CAPG, and the Clallam County Internal Climate Taskforce
Leader.
A Greenhouse Gas Inventory (See Appendix B) and Public Outreach Plan (See Appendix D) were
adopted in coordination with city staff, Planning Commission, the Council Climate Action
Subcommittee, and CAPG volunteer input. Staff also led the Planning Commission in a Climate
Action SWOT analysis of each Comprehensive Plan element (See Appendix E). These initial
planning efforts helped to guide the creation of the Climate Resiliency Plan and may further guide
implementation and future Periodic Updates to the Comprehensive Plan.
Two virtual community workshops took place at integral steps in the plan’s development. The first
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November 17workshop focused on the goals and priorities of the plan (See Appendix F). The
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second workshop, held on March 16 focused on the Plan’s strategies, actions, and multicriteria
analysis (See Appendix G) to help prioritize top actions for analysis. The staff and consultant team
developed each draft deliverable forreview and input by the CAPG volunteers, Planning
Commission, and Council Climate Action Subcommittee. Continuous engagement with these
groups throughout the process helped to inform the City staff and consultant team next steps and
engagement opportunities. Cascadia Consultants facilitated four meetings with the CAPG from
March 2021 to March 2022 to provide guidance for the group’s engagement activities and request
input on the plan’s deliverables. The collective result of all aforementioned individual efforts is the
Draft Climate Resiliency Plan provided as Appendix A of this staff report.
PROPOSED PLAN ELEMENTS
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The plan is built to mirror the planning and public engagement process that was detailed in the
executive summary. It introduces the purpose and background of the plan, details the process and
results of the greenhouse gas inventory, describes the goals strategies and actions, and outlines
the planned next steps for an implementation process that is scheduled to begin in June 2022.
Greenhouse Gas Study
The greenhouse gas study is broken into both municipal government and community-wide
inventories and categorizes emissions into several sectors, including:
Municipal Government Emissions
Buildings & Facilities
Streetlights & Traffic Signals
Vehicle Fleet
Solid Waste Facilities
Water & Wastewater Treatment Facilities
Community Emissions
Commercial Energy
Industrial Energy
Process & Fugitive Emissions
Residential Energy
Solid Waste
Transportation
Upstream Impacts of Activities
Water & Wastewater
Climate Resiliency Plan
The Resiliency Plan itself is broken down into five sectors. The sectors include:
Community Health and Wellbeing;
Ecosystem Health;
Transportation;
Buildings and Energy; and
Consumption and Waste
Each sector includes goals that focus on the broad interest of the sector, city progress, and
community-wide progress. The first public workshop served to direct what goals should be
included and what goals didn’t fit Port Angeles’ unique circumstances. Two strategies defining the
success of the plan are included in each sector and actions are provided that define how that
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success will be achieved. In all, 70 actions are included in the plan, 40 of which went through a
multicriteria analysis (MCA) to evaluate the action’s relative performance based upon impact,
equity, affordability, feasibility, community support, and co-benefits.
The MCA process is new to the City’s comprehensive planning efforts. The process is designed to
assess a representative set of priority actions as well as actions that may be controversial or need
additional refinement. It is very important to note that this means that some of the most promising
actions were intentionally excluded from the MCA, due to a high confidence each would be
included in the Plan. Conversely, less promising actions (e.g., less impactful, more controversial)
were included in the MCA, to gather more data on whether they were appropriate for Port Angeles
to pursue. Whether or not the project team evaluated an action through the MCA is not an
indicator of whether the action will or will not be taken by the City—all actions in the Plan are
recommended for Planning Commission and City Council to consider including in the final plan,
some to be considered for integration into the next Comprehensive Plan update. The MCA data
information will help guide the process of timing and prioritization during the following
implementation planning phase.
Finally, the plan includes indicators to assess implementation of the strategies and actions. The
indicators provide a metric for the relative success of the Plan’s strategies and actions that serve
to improve each sector and, as an outcome, quality of life in the City of Port Angeles.
PROCEDURE:
On April 22, 2022 the Planning Division submitted its 60-day notice of intent to amend the City’s
Comprehensive Plan to the Washington State Department of Commerce (WSDOC). In accordance
Port Angeles Municipal Code Chapter 18.04.040 states that Planning Commission will conduct a
public hearing on the Amendment prior to or during May and City Council public hearings will be
conducted prior to or during June. City Council’s decision shall be rendered no later than June 30.
This meets the requirements of the Washington State Department of Commerce. Notice of the
application was provided on the following dates and in the following manner:
1. 4/22/22: Notice to WSDOC of Intent to Amend the Comprehensive Plan
2. 5/5/22: City of Port Angeles Website
3. 5/6/22: City Hall, Notice Board
4. 5/7/22: Peninsula Daily News, Circulation
COMMENTS:
The public comment period is 14 days, closing on May 21, 2022. No public comment has yet been
submitted associated with this public comment period. The Director requested that Planning
Commission review and provide feedback and suggested changes to Draft Climate Resiliency Plan.
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FINDINGS OF FACT & STAFF ANALYSIS
Analysis and findings of fact from Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED)
Staff are based on the entirety of the application materials, Port Angeles Municipal Code (PAMC),
standards, plans, public comment, and all other materials available during the review period.
Collectively the information contained in the staff report is the record of the review. The findings
and analysis section this report are a summary of the DCED Staff completed review.
Port Angeles Municipal Code
Section 18.04.040 - Annual amendment cycle.
All proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan shall be considered concurrently on an
annual basis from July 1st through June 30th and shall be adopted no more than once during said
period, except that amendments conforming to the GMA may also be adopted whenever an
emergency exists. Amendment proposals should be submitted, public hearings will be conducted,
and action shall be taken, in accordance with the following schedule:
A. Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals shall be submitted no later than March 31st;
Staff Analysis: The Comprehensive Plan amendment proposal was submitted as a part of the
2022 City of Port Angeles work plan.
B. The Washington State Department of Community, Trade and Economic Development
(CTED) shall be notified of Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals no later than May
1st;
Staff Analysis: Planning staff provided notice to the Washington State Department of
Commerce on April 22, 2022.
C. Planning Commission hearings will be conducted prior to or during May;
Staff Analysis: A Planning Commission public hearing is scheduled for May 11, 2022.
D. City Council hearings will be conducted prior to or during June;
Staff Analysis: A City Council public hearing is scheduled for June 7, 2022
E. The City Council's decision shall be rendered no later than June 30th and shall be
transmitted to CTED within ten days after final adoption. The proposed amendments meet
the requirements of the Washington State Department of Commerce for periodic updating
of the Comprehensive Plan. The requirements of the Washington State Department of
Ecology to modify the City's approach to stormwater management have been incorporated
into the Comprehensive Plan.
Staff Analysis: A City Council Decision is scheduled for June 21, 2022.
Section 18.04.060 - Comprehensive Plan amendment elements.
Comprehensive Plan amendments shall address the following elements:
A. Demonstration of why existing Comprehensive Plan provision(s) should not continue in
effect;
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Staff Analysis: The proposed amendment is adding a Climate Resiliency Plan to the
Comprehensive Plan as an associated document. The proposal is integrating new policy that
does not directly replace or conflict with existing goals and policies.
B. Demonstration of how the amendment complies with the Growth Management Act's goals
and specific requirements;
Staff Analysis: Proposed changes are not in conflict with the Plan’s current compliance with the
Growth Management Act, as they are meant to make the current Plan reflect current issues
facing the City of Port Angeles over the next 20 years.
C. Demonstration of how the amendment complies with the County-wide planning policies;
Staff Analysis: Proposed changes are not in conflict with the Plan’s current compliance with the
ClallamCounty-Wide Planning Policies as they are proposing municipal and citywide practices
that are more sustainable, reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste, and promote regional
economic and environmental resilience.
D. Demonstration of how the amendment is consistent with the Capital Facilities Plan and the
comprehensive services and facilities plans;
Staff Analysis: Proposed changes may instigate the revision of some of the Capital Facilities
Plan projects. The Climate Resiliency Plan is not directive on specific changes to these projects;
however, itincludes goals to reduce the city’s carbon footprint using greenhouse gas emissions
as a metric. The Plan’s policies include draft indicators that will assist in measuring the success
of the Plan’s implementation. The Plan poses no conflict. It does propose changes to city
operations and capital projects to be more sustainable, cost effective, consider long range
effects, reduce environmental impacts, reduce waste, and promote regional and environmental
resilience.
E.Demonstration of how the amendment is in the public interest and is consistent with the
public health, safety and welfare;
Staff Analysis: Proposed changes continue support of the public interest and seek to improve
public health, safety, and welfare by providing policy guidance to reduce cost of City services
promote sustainability, consider long range planning and economic decision-making, reduce
environmental impacts, reduce waste, and promote regional and environmental resilience.
F. Consideration of the cumulative effect of all proposed Comprehensive Plan amendments.
Staff Analysis: The cumulative effect of the proposed amendment is a Plan that better prioritizes
sustainable City development and better directs the City Council in its efforts to improve the
City of Port Angeles for the benefit of all its residents and the environment.
18.04.080 - Comprehensive Plan amendment public hearings and notice.
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A. Public hearings on Comprehensive Plan amendments shall be conducted by the Planning
Commission and the City Council in accordance with the schedule set forth in PAMC
18.04.040.
Staff Analysis: Public Hearings will be held on May 11, 2022 with the Planning Commission and
June 7, 2022 with the City Council.
B. Notice of public hearings on Comprehensive Plan amendments shall be provided in the
same manner as set forth in PAMC 17.96.140 for public hearings required pursuant to the
Zoning Code.
Staff Analysis:Notice has been provided via the City Website on May 5, 2022, City Notice board
on May 6, 2022, and Peninsula Daily News legal advertisement on May 7, 2022.
18.04.090 - Comprehensive Plan amendment decisions.
A. The Planning Commission shall make a recommendation to the City Council on all
Comprehensive Plan amendments.
Staff Analysis: Staff has incorporated suggested edits from the Planning Commission and has
recommended that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the 2022 Comprehensive
Plan Amendments on either May 11, 2022 or May 25, 2022 with a continued public hearing.
B. The City Council shall make the final decision on all Comprehensive Plan amendments. The
Council's decision shall be supported by written findings and conclusions, which shall
address the elements set forth in PAMC 18.04.060.
Staff Analysis: City Council will make a final decision on the 2022 Comprehensive Plan
Amendment on June 21, 2022.
Environmental Review
The City has issued a Determination of Non-Significance (No. 1448) for this proposed action on
May 7, 2022, per WAC 197-11-340.
Consistency
In preparation and submission of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment application, City Staff has
demonstrated that all standards will be met in accordance with the Port Angeles Municipal Code
and RCW 36.70a.
Recommendation
The Planning Division proposes the Planning Commission recommend adoption of the Climate
Resiliency Plan and approval of the 2022 Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Application
No. 22-35) citing 3 conclusions in support of that action.
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DECISION, CONCLUSIONS, & CONDITIONS
Having reviewed and considered the staff report, application materials, public comment, and all
the information presented, the Planning Division is providing the following three alternative
recommendations to the Planning Commission:
1. Continue the public hearing to the regular May 25, 2022 Planning Commission meeting to
incorporate suggested changes and allow additional public comment on the 2022 Annual
Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Application No. 22-35);
2. Provide any final suggested changes to the Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Application
No. 22-35) to be included in the recommendation to City Council with any minor changes
based upon continued public comment and staff input; or
3. Recommend approval of the 2022Annual Comprehensive Plan Amendment (Application
No. 22-35) to City Council with any minor changes based upon continued public comment
and staff input, citing the Appendix A – Climate Resiliency Plan, Appendix B – Greenhouse
Gas Inventory Council Memo, Appendix C – Climate Resiliency Plan Kickoff Notes, Appendix
D – Climate Resiliency Plan Public Outreach Plan,Appendix E – Comprehensive Plan SWOT
Analysis, Appendix F & G – Public Workshop synopses, and the following 3 conclusions in
support of that action:
1. The proposed amendments to the Comprehensive Plan are in compliance with the
State’s requirements for updating the Comprehensive Plan under the Growth
Management Act and with Section 18.04.040 of the Port Angeles Municipal Code.
2. The Comprehensive Plan amendments are not in conflict with the City’s
development regulations or Capital Facilities Plan and will not reduce the level of
service required by the Comprehensive Plan for those urban services necessary to
serve development projects.
3. The Comprehensive Plan was last thoroughly reviewed and amended in 2019. This
2022 amendment is a part of a City recognized annual amendment cycle.
APPENDICES
A – Draft Climate Resiliency Plan
B – Greenhouse Gas Inventory Council Memo
C – Kick Off Meeting Notes
D – Public Outreach Plan
E – Planning Commission Comprehensive Plan SWOT Analysis
F – November 19 Workshop Results
G – March 16 Workshop Results
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Appendix B
Date: October 19, 2021
To: City Council
From: Allyson Brekke, Community and Economic Development Director
Subject: Climate Action Plan Greenhouse Gas Inventory Results
Summary: The City’s Climate Action Plan is part of the City Council 2020-22 Strategic Plan and 2021
Workplan. This plan includes several tasks including the completion of a greenhouse gas inventory
measuring both government and community-wide emissions. Working interdepartmentally with
consultant Cascadia Consulting, Inc. and the Climate Action Volunteer group, City staff was able to
complete the inventory using 2019 as a baseline year. This memo details initial findings. A full report is
forthcoming and will also be presented to the City Council as an “information only” item.
Funding: n/a
Recommendation: Information only
Background / Analysis:
Background
On November 17, 2020 City Council directed staff to enter into a contract with Cascadia Consulting to
complete four tasks:
Task 1 – Kick-Off Meeting & Project Management
Task 2 – Public Outreach & Participation Plan
Task 3 – Community & Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Task 4 – Climate Resiliency Plan
Task 3 involves the essentialstep in completing the Climate Action Plan process. The task completes a
greenhouse gas(GHG)emissionsand demographic data collection and organizationfor use in the Climate
Action Plan as a means to understand the unique GHG emissions of Port Angeles. The inventory that was
performed is based on 2019 data and includes an analysis of the City’s electric, solid waste, water, and
wastewater utilities; transportation statistics, fugitive emissions from sources such as refrigerants and
wood stoves; and propane use.
The City of Port Angeles performed the analysis using ICLEI’s ClearPath tool that was purchased in
2019. Major sources of data were derived from:
City of Port Angeles Public Works & Utilities (Energy, Solid Waste, Water & Wastewater);
Port of Port Angeles & Black Ball Ferry;
Clallam Transit;
Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT); and
U.S. Energy Information Administration
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Appendix B
Inventory Findings
Along with the coordination of City staff from several Departments and Divisions, consultant Cascadia
Consulting, Inc and the Climate Action Plan Group (CAPG) of volunteers were instrumental in
successfully collecting, interpreting, collating, and submitting essential data for the inventory. It can’t be
understated how much coordination is required for an inventory and analysis of this size, especially one
that has never been performed by the City before with data that was collected without GHG emissions in
mind. Attachment A provides a short slide deck in order to better visually understand the emissions mix,
but the percentage mixes are provided below:
COMMUNITY EMISSIONS
Emission Type Sum of CO2e (MT) Percentage of Total Emissions
Commercial Energy 1,580 1.2%
Industrial Energy 155 0.1%
Process & Fugitive Emissions 18,958 14.3%
Residential Energy 2,090 1.6%
Solid Waste 19,939 15.0%
Transportation 89,299 67.3%
Upstream Impacts of Activities 173 0.1%
Water & Wastewater 403 0.3%
Grand Total 13,2597 100.0%
MUNICIPAL (GOVERNMENT) EMISSIONS
Emission Type Sum of CO2e (MT) Percentage of Total Emissions
Buildings & Facilities 143 9%
Streetlights & Traffic Signals 10 1%
Vehicle Fleet 895 57%
Solid Waste Facilities 131 8%
Water & Wastewater
Treatment Facilities 402 25%
Total1,581 100%
Its important to note that when looking at total emissions from both inventories, the emissions from City
of Port Angeles 2019 operations equates to around 1 percent of the total emissions within Port Angeles.
This inventory is the first of many that will be performed in the future in order to assess the progress of
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priorities and direction provided by the Climate Action Plan. On October 7 several members of City
staff and a representative of Cascadia Consultant met for a debrief and offboarding discussion related to
the inventory and City data availability. In order to perform the inventory more efficiently, effectively,
and in a more coordinated manner, staff discussed the successes and failures of the process from their
unique data-gathering perspective. An effort will be made by staff to find solutions to issues and ensure
that institutional knowledge would not be the basis for the process by documenting each individual’s
process. The group also discussed gaps in the data and how those gaps can be addressed and filled in
future inventory efforts. In November the Cascadia will meet with staff and the CAPG to provide training
and hand off work with ClearPath for future inventory efforts.
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Appendix B
Next Steps
Cascadia Consulting is currently creating a 2-5 page GHG emissions inventory report that summarizes the
methodology and key findings of the community and municipal inventories that will be included in the
final Climate Resiliency Plan.
With the inventory complete, the Climate Action Plan process is entering into a larger Participation and
Outreach process. With the assistance of Staff and Cascadia Consultants, the CAPG will begin outreach
across the community in pop-up events. Cascadia met with the CAPG at the end of September to discuss
the GHG inventory and strategies for outreach. The first of two workshops is scheduled for November 17
with the Planning Commission.
Funding Overview:
N/A
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2019 Community Snapshot
Inventory Results:
Detailed Community Findings
Inventory Results:
Government Operations
Inventory Results:
Appendix C
Port Angeles Climate Resiliency Plan
Kick-off Meeting Agenda | January 26, 2021 | 9-11 AM
Agenda
Introductions, Project Goals & Objectives
Background Information & Context Setting
Brainstorming/Questions for Engagement, GHG Inventory, and Plan Development
Project Logistics (optional)
Next Steps
Indicates key discussion items
Kick-off Meeting Objectives
Generate a shared understanding of what success looks like for this project, and clear
roles for all team members.
The City team provides further direction on the scope and objectives of project
deliverables.
Understand key project risks and identify suitable mitigations and actions for each.
Kickstart development of the community engagement strategy and data collection for
the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories.
Introductions, Project Goals & Objectives (P.J.)
PROJECT TEAM
City Team Members Role on Project(to be verified at kick-off)
Ben Braudrick, PlanningProject Manager
Emma Bolin, Community & Economic Development Project Director
Micah Rose, Finance Utility Data Analyst
Angel Torres, Public Works City Power Systems Utility Representative
Ben Stanley, Planning Commission City Planning Commission Representative
Richie Ahuja, Planning Commission City Planning Commission Representative
Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin, City Council City Council Representative
LaTrisha Ollom-Suggs, City Council City Council Representative
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Rich Meier, Clallam CountyClallam County Representative
Jonathan Boehme, City EngineerCity Public Works Engineering Representative
Chris Cowgill, LegalCity Legal Representative
Bob Vreeland, City residentVolunteerWork Group Member
Allyson Brekke, Community Economic ?
Development
Clea Rome, Washington State University ExtensionClallam County Internal Climate Taskforce
Leader
Cascadia Team MembersRole on Project
P.J. Tillmann Project Manager & Strategy Selection Lead
Mike Chang Engagement & Writing Lead
Tristan Smit Analysis Lead
Aaron Tam Project Support
Andrea MacLennan (Herrera)Resiliency & Engagement Advisor
Andrea Martin Strategic Advisor
OVERARCHING PROJECT OBJECTIVES
Gain an understanding of Port Angelescommunity’s GHG emissions impact by:
o Conducting communitywide and municipal GHG inventories
o Preparing a GHG inventory reporthandoutthat summarizes key findings and
methodology.
o Preparing hand-off materials to enable the City to competently complete future
inventory updates.
Perform a robust, equitable, and (virtual) public outreach process on climate change
issues and impacts that builds on the work completed to dateand capturescommunity
priorities and concerns for use in development of the Climate Resiliency Plan.
Guided bycommunity engagement results, develop a targeted, accessible, and
technically defensible Climate Resiliency Planthat reflects and brings together City and
community priorities, carbon reduction and resilience strategies, and implementation
considerations.
WHAT WILL SUCCESS LOOK LIKE?
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A GHG Inventorythat is:
Technically sound
Includes the City and community’s major emissions sources.
Follows protocols and best practices for GHG emissions inventorying and forecasting.
Use county level data where appropriate, to be able to compare to neighboring counties.
Replicable
Builds City staff capacity, both in GHG inventorying and implementing actions.
Provides a benchmarking opportunity to understand trends and compare to peer cities.
Insightful
Provides insights as to what the Resiliency Plan should include.
A robust, equitable, and seamless engagement process that supports aplan thatis:
Realistic & Attainable.
Provides clear and well-defined goals and strategies; shows where gaps exist and how
progress is being made.
Is built on understanding and integrating the public’s priorities and concerns.
Provides a framework for monitoring and evaluating progress along the way and
integrating into the City’s decision-making and planning processes.
Is consistent with other regional, state, and local initiatives.
Public-ready
Inspires people and welcomes them in.
Maximizes community co-benefits.
Does not have significant opposition due to strong community engagement.
Builds broader community engagement around climate and sustainability initiatives.
Translates scientific literature to all audiences; avoids scientific jargon.
People-centeredusing anequity and resiliencylens.
Builds on existing local science, such as the North Olympic Climate Collaborative.
WHAT ARE THE SOCIAL EQUITY CONSIDERATIONS? HOW DO WE CENTER
THEM?
Equitable energy efficiency standards through subsidization or other policy
mechanismswill help center equity.
Social equity should refer to both equity inengagement and equity in outcome.
Orient the plans and co-benefits around city priorities like housing, mobility, and
local job creation.
o Policies need to encourage and invite investments in local jobs.
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o Port Angeles has not pursuedhigh-density housing, so there is a ring of high-
density developments on the exterior of the city.
o Folks in rural communities are more car-dependent.Transit access is neededto
these areas. Many tribal members live in rural areas.
Emergency resilience like the floodplain ordinance.
Cast wide net in public engagement and be mindful of the times that meetings are
scheduled so that peoplecan easily engage.
Look at the goals and solutions of local indigenous groups, for example around
reducing Salish Sea pollution and addressing sea level rise,and how we co-exist with our
environment. With sea level rise solutions, there is the option of armoring, but that is
detrimental to spawning habitat for fish. If we are going to value social equity, we need
think carefully about how we interact with the shoreline.
Wood smoke is used as an affordable energy source, but it also generates pollution.
This is something to consider in terms of equity.
Consideration of carbon pricing.
Broadband internet access for all.
Background Information and Context Setting(P.J.)
What does Cascadia need to know about the key plans and resources below
to best support you?
Relevant plans
PlanNotes
General Plan/Comp Plan
Hazard Mitigation Plan
Economic Development Plan
Transportation Plan
Capital Facilities Plan
Council 2-year Strategic Plan
Shoreline Master Program
2019 Planning Report Led by Fire Dept.
See Nov 6 Council mtg, where this plan was approved.
Linked here.
2014 North Olympic Development Cost estimates of policies and cost abatement.
Council (NODC) Resilience Plan Build on, don’t replicate.
Solid Waste Plan (underway)Focus on composting.
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Kim Williams is the contact for planning.
Climate Planning.
Lindsey was the previous point of contact.
2009 Sustainable Design Assessment Urban design features partially incorporated into Comp Plan.
Team Report
Clallam County Planning Process Guides planning between Clallam County and cities.
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Standards for new development especially around the
unincorporated areas around Port Angeles.
Relevant standards, ordinances, programs, and policy
PolicyNotes
VMT thresholds
Water-Efficient Landscape Standards
Water & sewer service Urban Service Standards & Guidelines provide entry-level
standards for new infrastructure
Tree Ordinance
EnvironmentallyPreferable Purchasing
Policy
Traffic Calming Program
Floodplain Ordinance
Zoning Code
Green Building Ordinance
Street Lighting
Micro-mobility Clallam Transit is currently doing an operational analysis.
First mile/last mile issues with rural transit.
City council resolutions Several passed on climate. City to provide.
2010 Wildfire Risk Study by Dwight Clea Rome to provide.
Barry
Land Trust’s newest climate study Will be finalized this Spring.
Clea Rome to provide.
EDF State-led Climate Action Report
SetsWA state GHG reduction goals:
E2SHB 2311 and RCW70A.45.020
By 2030, reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 45 percent
below 1990 levels, or 50 million metric tons.
By 2040, reduce overall emissions of greenhouse gases in
the state to 70 percent below 1990 levels, or 27 million
metric tons.
By 2050, reduce overall emissions of greenhouse gases in
the state to 95 percent below 1990 levels, or 5 million
metric tons, and achieve net-zero greenhouse gas
emissions.
Source?The City has talked about transfer of development rights
like the hundreds of acres at MorseCreek.
Climate Commitment Act (SB 5126) Carbon pricing to fund transportation budget.
HEAL Act in 2021 legislative session Review for ideas to include in Resiliency Plan.
2019 Housing Action Plan
Active Projects
DocumentNotes
CAPG list of strategies/actions
ADA Transition Plan
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Brainstorming/Questions
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT(MIKE)
What do youhope to achieve through publicinvolvement?How do you see the
City’s role in this process?
Help people understandwhat this process is trying to achieve.
o Destigmatizing biases.
o Open, public process.
o Build trust in this process, recognizing high distrust in governmentamong some
residents.
Actively educate about sustainability practices.
o Community-level.
o Helppeople understand the basics.
th
o Integrate climate education into classrooms: 6grade is common for science courses
for helping understand climate mitigation decision-making process of Cities.
We have an opportunity to help people understand the direct impact of
climate change (e.g., Parks & Recs manages stormwater near a school).
Cohesive, self-sustaining community group ready to move forward on plan objectives and
future planning efforts.
o Potential website.
o A potential board that actively engages with this plan and gives City Council
recommendations on spending priorities.
Inspire communitybuy-in to the shape of the development to come by explaining how
thisopens new opportunities, improves their quality of life, and how much money they can
save.
o Understand how the Resiliency Plan benefits the individual, economically and
otherwise.
Ensure compliance withthe Open Public Meetings Act.
Keep the community engaged, recognizing the wealth of information that is being shared
virtually now and looking ahead to the end of the pandemic.
Engage communities that are traditionally less involved.
o Make this topic real and tangible, not an abstraction.
o Make engagement feasible in the time people have available.
o Meetings should be easily accessible (e.g., in-person meetings should be within
walking distance).
Recognize unique time to act in our country right now.
City role: GHG reporting and accountability.
Provide a historical timeline/narrative of community sustainability/resource
availability/quality of life for residents from 150 years ago to now. The historical narrative
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may help outline how population growth has impacted the environment (e.g., memories of
when "logging was king and fishing was queen"and “Timber Wars”OPBpodcast).
Who are the key stakeholders and community groups in Port Angeles? Who is
typically left out? Who are the strongest proponents andcritics?
City Council is very supportive of climate action. 4 members of the City Council have
school age children at home, so we have input from working families.
Find different champions for climate messaging(e.g., different effect of having National
Guard talk about safety concerns with climate change).
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Stakeholder GroupSpecific OrganizationsNotes
Local businesses Port Angeles Business
ChambersAssociation
Business associationsPort Angeles Regional
Workforce developmentChamber of Commerce
Economic Development
Council (EDC)
Major employers City of Port AngelesPort of Port Angeles controls
Clallam Countyseaport and airport
Olympic Medical CenterClallam PUD provides utility
US Coast Guardservice to rural areas.
McKinley Papermill
North Olympic Healthcare
Network
Peninsula College
Olympic National Park
Westport Yachts
Port of Port Angeles
Clallam PUD
Housing North Olympic Builders
HomeownersAssociation
Homeowner associations
Housing assistance providers
Building owners &property managers
Services
Food banks
Food recovery and donation
Hospitals and clinics
Libraries
Environmentalists Olympic Discovery Trail
(cyclist group)
Transit/transportation advocates Clallam Transit
Historically marginalized groups Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Tribal Nations
Communities of color
Limited/Non-English speaking
communities
Immigrant/refugee communities
Households with low income
People experiencing homelessness
Faith-based communities
Developers
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Stakeholder GroupSpecific OrganizationsNotes
Education Peninsula CollegeOpportunities for engaging
Port Angeles School Districtchildren and their parents
Nature Bridgethrough tours of city
Tribal schoolsinfrastructure (e.g., landfills
and mills).
Meet people where they are –
reach parents through their
kids.
Virtual meetings can be more
accessible.
After school programs.
Engaging with Native
American students through
afterschoolor HeadStart
programs(e.g., Native
American clubat high school;
Headstart at Lower Elwha
Klallam Tribe school).
Local media
Other community groups Volunteer CAPG
Engage with schools.
Young families (who don’t
have time to engage)
For those already engaged, what level of engagement has occurred? Any initial
thoughts on the level of engagement for newstakeholders?
This question was not discussed.
Table 1. Level of engagement, adapted from the Movement Strategy Center. Note that it is really difficult to
go “back” in level of engagement.
1234
InformConsultInvolveCollaborate
Educate members of the Gather information and Work directly and Create a partnership to
group about the rationale ask for feedback from consistently with group to work along with groups
for the project or decision; group to better inform the ensure their concerns are and give them meaningful
how it fits with City goals City’s work on the project.understood and ownershipdeveloping and
and policies; issues being consideredin the City’s implementing the
considered, areas of planning process.planning process or
choice or where input is project.
needed.
Activities
Social MediaOnline surveys/pollsInteractive workshopsCitizen advisory
Emails/NewslettersPublic commentthat engage volunteerscommittees
Open housesFocus groupsCommunity forumsMOUs with community-
Presentationsbased organizations
Factsheets
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Thinking about those who like to be involved throughout planning processes,
what engagement and communications approaches have worked well in the
past? What has not worked well? Any new ideas based on lessons learned?
Virtual Workshops for active feedbackCity website
PresentationsSurveys online
Mailers with utility billsSchool classes – target online classes and
Social media: Facebook, Instagram, virtual engagement.
Twitter, Next Door, etc. Installations – info displays at popular
City newsletters and e-newslettersdestinations (e.g., parks, trails, libraries)
Worked WellDidn’t Work WellNew Ideas
Short meetingsMake it fun, positive, focused on
Planning Commission
Easily accessible meetingssolving multiple problems at once.
Subcommittee special
Briefings/1:1sNextdoor App
meetingswithout prior
Clallam County has a robust
planning – staff workload
emergency resiliency outreach
effort e.g. Undersheriff Ron
capacity issues (records and
Cameron, Health Officer Dr.
notification)
Allison Berry, Anne Chastain
with Emergency Management
Thinking about those who prefer to be involved only at key decision points in a
process, what engagement and communications approaches have worked well in
the past? What has not worked well? Any new ideas based on lessons learned?
This question was not discussed.
Worked WellDidn’t Work WellNew Ideas
Who is/should be involved from the City government? Do you plan to engage
City Council, Boards, and Commissions and if so, at what points in the process?
This question was not discussed.
Ideally contacts will have some combination of the following:
Familiarity with department operations
Knowledge of budget procedures
Authority to implement strategies
Based on everything discussed, does the project approach still feel right?
This question was not discussed.
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GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) INVENTORY(TRISTAN)
Which year would you like to assess as part of the inventory?
Most jurisdictions choose the latest available calendar year (not a fiscal year), in this case 2020,
because data is typically reported using the standard calendar year and is easier to use.
However,given the inconsistencies within 2020, we recommendconsideringthe following
factors in making a decision:
Years that will be used for climate action goals (e.g., to be able to compare to other
jurisdictions)
“Typical” year for the locality (e.g., no unusual weather or economic conditions).In this case,
2019 may be a more accurate representation of trends and conditions.
o Confirmed2019for community and municipal inventories but check with County
planning timeline.
Allyce Miller from Lower Elwha Klallam tribe reports that they are performing a
carbon inventory for 2013 and 2019 under ICLEI software, with the possibility of
doing 2020 as well.
Years that correspond to City planning intervals/dates.2024 is the next GMA periodic review
update, which may include a limited shoreline master program amendment concurrently.
Which emissions sources to include?
Cascadia will include, at a minimum, emission sources required by the U.S. Community Protocol
and Local Government Operations Protocol (see table and graphics below).
2007 Peninsula College inventory found forestry and transportation were large emitters
on North Olympic Peninsula.
o Volunteer group has focused on transportationbecause most electricity comes
from hydropower.
Wastewater and landfill—landfill is capped and has flare that burns small amounts of
methane.
Interest in locally generated energy.
Don’t have natural gas—only have propane.Have 2-3 distributors.
Angelcan get list of diesel and propane generators.
o Elwha public facilities have back-up generators that are diesel/propane.
Could use building permits for wood stove estimates.
Outsidescope of a normal carbon inventory, but emissions from large ships idling or
moving in the harbor are a huge source of emissions.
o Port does have shore power available when docked (using municipal electricity),
so we will be measuring ships when docked anyway.
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Considerthe indirect cost of energysources to other resources(e.g., people refer to
hydro as clean energy, but dams significantly impact salmon populations).
For municipal inventory:
Facilities probably has refrigerants data.
There is an employeecommute trip reductiontool forPort Angeles.
o CED Dept: Lastcommute reduction survey was performed in 2010.
Community inventory emissions sources and scope categories
Emissions TypeRequired?Scope 1Scope 2Scope 3Notes
Residential Energy
Electricity
Natural Gas
Commercial Energy
Electricity
Natural Gas
Industrial Energy
Electricity
Natural Gas
Transportation
On-Road Passenger Vehicles
On-Road Freight Vehicles
On-Road Transit Vehicles
Off-Road Vehicles and Equipment
Air Travel
Solid Waste, Potable Water, and Wastewater
Solid Waste
Potable Water Use Energy*
Wastewater Treatment
Refrigerant Leakage
Agriculture
* Potable water use energy—energy associated with treating and distributing potable water systems in Port
Angeles(e.g., from pumping stations)—would beincluded in the non-residential energy consumption sector. Energy
used for pumping individual wells would beincluded in the residential energy consumption sector.
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Municipal inventory emissions sources and scope categories
Notes
Emissions TypeRequired?Scope 1Scope 2Scope 3
Buildings and Facility Energy
Electricity
Natural Gas
Streetlights and Traffic Signals
Transportation
On-Road Fleet Vehicles
Off-Road Vehicles
Employee Commute
Business Travel
Solid Waste, Potable Water, and Wastewater
Solid Waste
Potable Water Use Energy
Wastewater Treatment
Refrigerant Leakage
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PLAN DEVELOPMENT(ANDREAMACLENNAN)
How do you intend to use the Climate Resiliency Plandocument (e.g.,
communications, implementation, public-facing)?
Plan for enhancing Critical Areas andShoreline Master Program updates expected prior
to 2024. GMA requires the City toalign with best available sciences and best
practices.
Cost/cost abatement and financing. Interest in carbon market/pricing mechanisms.
Prioritize infrastructure development and means to reduce emissions.
Help meet GHG reduction goals on a civic-level.
Using the document to engage community on bigger picture issues like climate,
zoning, and transportation.
Tool for City Council—single comprehensive, cohesive plan—to use to make
decisions and prioritize investments.
o Merge the final product with the ComprehensivePlan to convince City Council
members to make major investments.
o A way to integrate a lot of the other items the City does and plans they have.
o Coordinate with stormwater basin planning and stormwater/sewer inventory.
A guide for climate refugees and being ready to receive themwithout sacrificing
sustainability.
Educational tool—talking points that can be used to help the community to understand
recommendations for changes in daily life of a family.
What does “climate resiliency” for Port Angeles mean?
Tied to ability to function on the Peninsula, given larger global issues that will affect
ability to function and access community.
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A healthy watershed and natural resources, which support high quality of life.
Self-sufficiency.
Adaptation to sea level rise, drought, and wildfire while contributing to worldwide
effort to mitigate carbon.
Walkable neighborhoods.
Development patterns that support resilience (e.g., not having sprawl which increases
wildfire risk).
Triple bottom line: prosperous, inclusive, proactive.
Looking back: reflections from past planning efforts. What went well? What
didn’t?
Successes
Give community enough time to react and respond; don’t force timing.
Challenges
Limited staff capacity.
Generating an actionable result.
Actively engaging the community in a positive or actionable wayto build plans,
codes, etc.
Hope that this plan can help re-write the comprehensive plan.
What is the balance of actions envisioned for this plan(e.g., community-
municipal, resilience-carbon reduction)?
For example, a 60:40 split between community and municipal actions would be a
community-focused plan.
Assist evaluation of capital facilities plan and how those projects are developed.
Recommend developing balance as part of public process.
Whatever we do, base it in reality.
What are your general concerns or questions about climate change or climate
action?
This question was not discussed.
Are there particularclimate risks you are worried about?Particular assets or
vulnerabilities to pay attention to?
Access to US 101.
Summer drought and sea level riseare existential threats.
o The Elwha River has low summer flow andprovides the City’s water supply.
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o Adaptation International’swork on sea level risesuggests Port Angeleshousing
stocks may be less vulnerable.
This work uses a bathtub model that does not consider shoreline change,
armoring, etc. so it may be an incomplete picture.
o Working on groundwater wells in the summer.
Stormwater system in light of increased precipitation.
o Rain and snow eventshave already overwhelmed the new stormwater system.
Catastrophic wildfires(see Barry study).
o May destroy power lines.
Housing availability for current residents and future climate refugees—maybe from
CA andareas where air conditioning is a must.
Shoreline impacts from rising sea levels.
o Region may be okay according to Richie.
o Will need to consider the impacts of existing structures built on the shoreline.
Sluicing due to increased extreme precipitation.
RISKS(ANDREAMARTIN)
These items were not discussed in the kick-off, but represent the risks discussed during preceding
agenda topics.Participants will send input over email.
RiskMitigation/Action
Inventory data collection Start data collection early.
challenges/delay for GHG inventoryProvide clear data collection checklist with
guidance on sources/contacts.
If needed, use default factors as indicated by
protocol, with ability to update when
information is available.
Political risk(e.g., Is Council ready to None. This was not noted as a major risk during
own and commit to the strategies in the kick-off meeting.
the plan?)
Communitysupport& capacityEngageaudiences who are not traditionally
involved.
Distrust in governmentMeet peoplewhere they are.
Make it real, not an abstraction.
Engage early and have one-on-one
conversations to allay concerns.
Make sure tradeoffs and co-benefits are clear.
Transparent and honest communicationsand
engagement.
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RiskMitigation/Action
Other issues seem more important Highlight economic benefits.
or dilute/divert the attention away Incorporate equity considerations within every
from climate change (i.e. COVID,conversation.
equity,affordable housing, Discuss with the public what priorities are,
transportation)emphasizethe plan is a “living” document.
Call-out connection between key issues and
We are overwhelmed virtually climate change.
Transparent and honest communicationsand
engagement.
Staff capacity Good plan for how to keep stakeholders and
community members
informed/involved/responsive.
Realistic deliverable dates
Plan sits on a shelf Engage community/City through process.
Make it relevant and “real.”
Ready to respond/inform eachannual CFP
prioritization process.
Project Logistics(optional; P.J.)
Key Dates & Deliverables were discussed. All other topics in this section were not discussed.
OVERARCHING ROLES
These roles are intended to be consistent with—not replace—the roles outlined in the contract.
CascadiaCity of Port Angeles
Provide community and municipal Lead community and municipal inventory
inventory data collection instructions data collection based on Cascadia guidance
and guidance.and instructions.
Analyze emissions using ClearPath Leadpublic engagement implementation,
software and file folder organization.with Cascadia’s support and guidance.
Coordinatewith City Counciland the
Planning Commission.
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CascadiaCity of Port Angeles
Lead public engagement strategy Coordinate with internal City staff to
development, resiliency plan strategy supportcommunity engagement and plan
development, andreport writing.development(liaise w/departments,
support strategy development, set up city
Support and lead some aspects public
staff interviews).
engagement implementation, such as
managing the volunteer group. Reviews draft deliverables.
Facilitate and support planning Participates in check-in meetingsand staff
process. trainings.
Draft and finalize plan.
Train staff on GHG inventory
methodology.
Facilitate team meetings.
Invoicing and budget management.
KEY DATES & DELIVERABLES
Project Timeline20212022
With Tasks and Deliverables ()
Task 1. Kick-off Meeting& Project Management
Kick-off meeting, project work plan + schedule
Task 2. Public Outreach & Participation Plan
Draft Outreach & Participation Plan
Final Outreach & Participation Plan
Public input to refine draft strategies and actions
Task 3. Community & Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Data collection checklist
GHG Report for Community & Municipal Inventories
Staff trainings
Task4. Climate Resiliency Plan
Draft for City Review
Draft for Public Review
Draft for incorporation into the Comprehensive Plan cycle
Final Submission to the WSDOC
OTHER KEY DATES OR DEADLINES TO KEEP IN MIND?
City Council meets Tuesday evenings
strd
o 1and 3Tuesdays: Meeting
th
Tuesday: Work session
o 4
ndth
and 4Wednesdays in the evenings
Planning Commission meets 2
Council breaks? Planning Commission breaks?
Other Boards/Commissions to engage?If so, how many times?
Other outreach activities to leverage (e.g., summer festivals, farmers market)?
Any periods of time that are difficult for engagement? (e.g., fall break, holidays, etc.)
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TECHNOLOGIES/COMMUNICATIONS
SharePointor Google Drive? – file folders for data collection and analysis
Project timeline – options for tracking project timeline
o Smartsheet – detailed live tracking service but requires additional hours to set-up
o Excel – simplified live tracking service w/ minimal set-up
Workbook can still change dates and track progress.
o Word – simple workplan but is more static since it does not include a live tracking
element like Smartsheet and Excel
o Other?
ClearPath – for housing GHG inventory
o Cascadia to use ICLEI permission for our own log-in.
Teams/Zoom/Skype – check-in and conference calls
o Preference?
o Allow for longer lead time to plan alltasks given communications challenges of
COVID.
Website – will the City have a website for the planning process?
Style Guide/Graphics:
o Does the City of Port Angeleshave a style guide that they would like the final
reportand associated materials to follow?
TEAM COMMUNICATIONS
P.J. included on all project management communication (budget, invoices, timelines,
final deliverables)
P.J., Mike, and Tristan included on all project content communication.
Biweekly phone check-in meetings with P.J.; other Cascadia team members will be
included when needed (P.J. will facilitate).
Do we need to cc: anyone on the City end?
NEXT STEPS
Port Angeles
Send materials to Cascadia.
o City logos (eps and jpeg/png).
o City style guide.
o City templates, eg for reports, presentations, etc.
o Documents and resources “checked” in the Background section, as you wish.
Clea Rome to share 2010 Wildfire Risk study (Dwight Barry) and once available, Land
Trust climate study.
Review kick-off meeting notes. Add to Risks.
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Cascadia
Pull together akick-off meeting notessummary and send it out for review.
Begin developing Public Engagement Plan.
Begin data collection process forGHG emissions inventories, including:
o Provide list of diesel and propane generators.
o Provide list of building permits for wood stove estimates.
o Emissions/power used from large ships idling or moving in the harbor.
o Employee commute reduction survey.
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COMMUNITY
OUTREACHFOR
CLIMATE RESILIENCY
PORT ANGELES, WA
AUGUST 2021
CASCADIA CONSULTING GROUP, INC.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents_____________________________________________________________________ 2
Community Outreach for Climate Resiliency________________________________________________ 3
Background ____________________________________________________________________________ 3
Project team_________________________________________________________________________ 4
Goals and Objectives_____________________________________________________________________ 5
Key Engagement Strategies________________________________________________________________ 6
Roles_______________________________________________________________________________ 6
Approach Overview___________________________________________________________________ 8
Detailed Methods____________________________________________________________________10
Anticipated Concerns _________________________________________________________________ 15
Timeline and Budget____________________________________________________________________17
Budget _____________________________________________________________________________17
Timeline___________________________________________________________________________20
Appendix A. Key Messages to Support Engagement_________________________________________22
Appendix B. Community Demographics and Key Audiences___________________________________24
Port Angeles Community Context__________________________________________________________24
Language needs_____________________________________________________________________25
Health Disparities Map________________________________________________________________26
Key Audiences_________________________________________________________________________26
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Community Outreach for Climate Resiliency
BACKGROUND
The Cityand communityof Port Angeles is developing a Climate Resiliency Plan to inventory and reduce its
community and municipal greenhouse gas(GHG) emissionswhile building resilience to climate change
impacts and related stressors. The City wants to achieve carbon neutrality by 2030, which exceeds WA State
GHG Emissions reduction goals, established in E2SHB 2311 and RCW 70A.45.020.
ThePort Angeles Climate Resiliency Plan will build on current and prior work and identify new opportunities
for ambitious, feasible, and equitable climate actionthat reduces Port Angeles’ GHG emissions and builds
readiness for climate impacts like sea level rise and increased flooding. This current and previous work
includes, but is not limited to:
2019 Resiliency Plan: Recommendations Shoreline Master Plan
Addressing Climate Change for City of Port Angeles
2009 Sustainable Design Assessment Team
2015 Climate Change Preparedness Plan for the Report Economic Development Plan
North Olympic Peninsula
Transportation Plan
Clallam Transit’s Comprehensive Operational
Capital Facilities Plan
Analysis
Hazard Mitigation Plan
EPA Decision Integration for Strong Communities
Previous Engagement Work conducted by the
(DISC) Application
Climate Action Planning Group
2019 Planning Report
Other relevant standards, ordinances, & policies
Public outreach and participation areessential tothis process, and the City is committed to centering equity
and respect for all community members. This will lead to a Climate Resiliency Planthat reflects the
communities’ priorities and values, builds capacity and interest insustainable behavioral change from
residents, and increases the community buy-in that is important for successful long-term implementation of
the Resiliency Plan. This Community Outreach for Climate Resiliency(Plan) has been developed to:
Create astrategic framework for an inclusive and robust public engagement process for the
development of the Climate Resiliency Plan.
Delineate key roles for the City, the CAPG, and CascadiaConsulting Group (the consultant hired
to support development of the Resiliency Plan)in the public engagement process.This includes a
detailed workplan that operationalizes the roles described herein.
Provide clear and consistent key messaging about the Climate Resiliency Plan, with the
understanding that additional messages may need to be developed as the process progresses.
This Plan includes:
Outreach & participation goals, objectives, strategies and roles
Budget and timeline
Appendices with supporting details
o A. Key messagesto support engagement
o B. Community demographicsand key audiences
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Project team
Project Managers: Ben Braudrick (City of Port Angeles), P.J. Tillmann (Cascadia)
City Staff: Emma Bolin
Planning Committee: Ben Stanley, Richie Ahuja
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Community Volunteers:Climate Action Planning Group
CascadiaOutreach Support: Andrea Martin, Mike Chang, Tristan Smit, Aaron Tam
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Members of the Climate Action Planning Group (CAPG) are listed in Appendix B.
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GOALS AND OBJECTIVES
Vision:Develop and implement a people-centered Community Outreach Strategy for
Climate Resiliencythat foments sustainable behavioral change from residents, builds public
support for climate resiliency actions, and ensures the long-term success of the Climate
Resiliency Plan.
Communicate and empower residents in the climate resiliency planning process by educating and
energizing Port Angeles’ residents about climate change and the process.
Objective 1:
Equip residents with a baseline level of knowledge of climate resiliency and
sustainability concepts and practices, including the urgency of the climate crisis,and
convey how the climate resiliency planning process relates to and supports the
interests and values of all audiences within the community.
Objective 2:
Educate residents, businesses, and leaders about the co-benefits of climate resiliency
planning thatleads to long-term behavioral and systemic change for community-wide
resiliency for climate change.
Objective 3:
Increase understanding of the urgency of the climate crisis in a way that helps
motivate and inspire sustainable and climate-smart behavior change for Port Angeles
residents and households.
Build and inspire communitywide support for the Climate Resiliency Plan through a transparent,
inclusive, and accessibleprocess that is responsive to community concerns.
Objective 1:
Reduce barriers to participation for all audiences, ensuring that the community
knows when, how, and why they can participate in the Climate Resiliency Plan
process.
Objective 2:
Center the perspectives, needs, and priorities of the Port Angeles community—with a
focus onfrontlinecommunities such as non-English speaking households, elders,
youth, and people of color—by using relevant, in-language methods for different
audiences across ages, industries, cultures, and locations.
Objective 3:
Have an open and public process that builds trust between the City and its
communities by providing multiple engagement opportunities and ensuring
transparency in how community input shapes the final Climate Resiliency Plan.
Objective 4:
Integrate community feedback at multiple touchpointsand ensure that the Climate
Resiliency Plan is reflective of the communities’ priorities, values, and goals.
Support thecohesive and self-sustaining CAPGready to move forward with plan objectives and
future planning efforts.
Objective 1:
Work collaboratively with the CAPG to further define clear roles, responsibilities, and
decision-making processes for Resiliency Plan implementation.
Objective 2:
Provide resources to support the CAPGas ambassadors for community resiliency to
climate change.
Objective 3:
Ensure that the CAPGis equipped with toolsand methodsfor long-term community
engagement and implementation after the conclusion of the planning processthat is
likely to be successful and consistent with other initiatives.
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KEY ENGAGEMENT STRATEGIES
Successful engagement requires tailored approaches to meet the assorted needs and priorities of key
audiences and partners. We acknowledge that individuals and organizations within thekey audiencegroups
will vary in their understanding of climate change and climate impacts and their level of support for climate
action. To that end, we will use several core engagement strategies to connect withaudiences around their
priorities and concerns—meetingaudiences where they are at. Our approach is designed to engagea
representation ofthe public across these spectraby reaching outtothe following groupswho are critical to
implementing Climate Resiliency Planstrategies, will be most affected by Climate Resiliency Plan
actions,and/or are typically harder-to-reach populations.
This engagement plan will be implemented by the following groups:
Port Angeles City Staff (City).The City will be in charge of leading public engagement at pop-up
events and through social media and onlinepresence. They will also be leading engagement with
City boards, commissions, and City Council.
Climate Action Planning Group (CAPG). The CAPGwill be leading public engagement at pop-up
events and at three (3) community meetings, where they can broadly engage with community
members and key stakeholder groups. These meetings are in addition to the meetings and
workshops that Cascadia will be leading. CAPG members will also lead disseminating information
online (e.g., via social media, email, etc.), act as a key advisor in strategy and action
development, and act as an accountability mechanism for the City and Cascadia.
Cascadia Consulting Group(Cascadia). Cascadia will be leading the development of
communications collateral, two (2) public workshops, one (1) public survey, and support
facilitation of the CAPG. Cascadia will also support the CAPG and City with their public and
stakeholder engagement events, as needed and budget allows.
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Detailed Methods
In the following sections, we detail our key methods for the following engagement strategies:
Communications collateral
Public workshops
Public survey
Community meetings
Pop-up events
Stakeholder engagement meetings
Facilitation of the CAPG
Briefings at public meetings
City website updates, newsletters, social media, and other communication channels
COMMUNICATIONSCOLLATERAL
In order to support the wide variety of engagement strategies and key audiences, Cascadia will develop six (6)
different keycommunications and outreach collateral with project messaging, visually rich and catchy
graphics and images, and recommendations to inspire individual and community-wide climate action. Key
engagement materials could include:
Visually rich factsheets that could provide an overview of the Climate Resiliency process, GHG
emissions, sustainability practices,the need for urgent action from individual community
members, client resiliency, and key reduction opportunities, and how to get involved.
Postcards that can be handed out community events (i.e., farmers markets) that raise awareness
about the Climate Resiliency Plan process, and drive participants to sign up for updates and
workshops.
Messaging templates to be used for media, social media, and other communications by the City
and CAPG.
Informational presentation to be used by outreach partners and volunteersat various
community events.
Content for information displays at popular destinations.
As budget allows and as necessary, outreach collateral can be translated into Spanish and additional materials
can be developed. The following materials will be provided to anyone conducting outreach and all available
online.
In addition to the six communication materials that Cascadia will develop,the CAPG and the City will also
lead development of their own outreach materialsas needed and relevant(e.g., the City may want to have an
article they want to draft for a local ad or newsletter; the CAPG may want to have tailored collateral for a K-12
audience). These efforts will be mutually exclusive.In these instances, Cascadia will help support them both
in communications development.
Key deliverables include:
•Six (6) communication materials led by Cascadia.
•Additional communication materials led by the City and the CAPG, with support from Cascadia,
as needed.
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VIRTUAL OR IN-PERSONPUBLICWORKSHOPS
Interactive workshops areproductive ways to get specific and actionable feedback from key stakeholders,
concerned residents, and other interested community members. For the Climate Resiliency Planning process,
Cascadia will host and facilitate twopublicengagement workshops. These workshops will be held at key
points of the Climate Resiliency Planning process, listed below.
•Workshop #1 will focus on action development to be included in the Climate Resiliency Plan.
•Workshop #2 will focus on reviewing the draft of the Climate Resiliency Plan.
While we will adhere to COVID-19 protocols, we have outlined
Each workshop will be 1.5-hours.
some of the pros and cons of virtual and in-person workshops.
Virtual or in-person workshops will be
based on the City’s most recent
ProsCons
COVID-19 protocols. Cascadia will
Can lower barriers of Technological barriers for
work with the City and CAPG on
participation for individuals people who don’t have
– especially those who computers, reliable internet
promoting these workshops to the
have typically not engaged bandwidth, orunfamiliar
broader public, key organizations,
(e.g., working parents, non-with virtual workshop
community leaders, and community
English speakers). technology platforms.
members—with an emphasis on
Can facilitate more If participants have cameras
recruiting historically underserved
feedback via chat functions off, it can be harder to
community groups—through a variety
or other virtual facilitation connect with other
of channels, which could include:
platforms. workshop participants.
Can be recorded for future Potential for “Zoom
•Updates on the City website
reference.bombing”.
•Email listserv updates
Easier for people to access Travel to a physical location
who don’t have technology can be a barrier of
•Social media posts
access at home. participation – especially
•City-wide newsletters
those unable to drive or
Can facilitate more group
•Posters at key community
travel, working parents, or
collaboration because of
places—such as stores,
youth.
in-person nature of events.
community centers, schools,
Typically more expensive,
and libraries
because of venue, printing,
•Radio announcements food, and travel costs.
Key deliverables for each workshop—which will be led by Cascadia—are anticipated to include:
•Workshop agendas
o Provide copy for upcoming events in the form of event descriptions for the project webpage,
blog posts, social media posts, and newsletter content.
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•Workshop materials such as discussion guides, presentations, etc.
o Provided translated materials, if necessary.
•Brief summaries of each workshop, with a focus on key input to the Climate Resiliency Plan
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For virtual workshops, physical materials can be mailed to community members or groups without reliant access to
broadband, if requested.
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PUBLIC SURVEYS
Public surveys can be used to gather feedback from the broader community. It allows for the flexibility for
community members to provide feedback on their own timeline, which can be a benefit for those that might
have conflicts with workshop dates or times. Cascadia will lead the developmentand analysis of one (1)
public survey, hosted on a survey platform such as SurveyMonkey, focusing on gathering feedback and review
of the draft Climate Resiliency Plan. However, because there is only one survey, Cascadia can repurpose the
survey objective if needed.
The City and the CAPG willprovide revisions to the survey andhelp supportdistributing surveys via the
following methods:
•Updates on the City website
•Email listserv updates
•Social media posts
•City-wide newsletters
•Posters at key community places—such as stores, community centers, schools, and libraries
•Radio announcements
The public survey will be open for approximately one (1) month. Key deliverables will include:
•One 15 to 20 question public survey
•Distribution of survey via communication channels
•3-5 page memo detailing public survey results
COMMUNITY MEETINGS
Having community-run meetings can be a powerful to engage the broader community by meeting them
where they are at—such as schools, community centers, or businesses. The CAPG, with support from
Cascadia, will lead up to three (3) community meetings. The CAPG will focus on facilitating these meetings,
with meeting objectives to be determined between CAPG and Cascadia. Likely objectives include:
Educating the community on climate change impacts, climate adaptation, climate mitigation, and
the urgency ofthe climate crisis
Informing the community on the Climate Resiliency Plan
Informing the community about additionalengagement opportunities
Gathering feedback from the community about what they want to see in the Climate Resiliency
Plan, especially on individual actions—or actions that community members are willing to do
(e.g., transition to electric vehicles, install energy efficient appliances)
Educating the community on what they can do to reduce their GHG footprint and help progress
climate action
Considerations to run successful meetings includebut are not limited to:
Recruit local experts, such as Ian Miller from Washington Sea Grant, to present at these
meetings.
Determineclear roles, responsibilities, and timing for those who are planning and staff
meetings.This includes identifying facilitators, notetakers, marketing and event promotion,
people to staff welcome tables, and any other meeting roles.To support note-taking, which can
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help ensure transparency in the Climate Resilieny Plan’s process and ensure that the community
sees their feedback integrated into the final Climate Resiliency Plan. Cascadia will develop a
meeting summary template.
Provide CAPG members with resources to discuss climate change with community members. In
particular, resources for those who may be opposed to climate action will be helpful. Additional
information is provided below.
Set expectations for participants, which includes setting community guidelines and agreements
to create a welcoming and inclusive space for all.
Additionally, Cascadia can help support the CAPG in providing mechanisms to address community participants
that may be opposed to climate action. While there are multiple resources to leverage (see: Climate Reality
Project’s “Starting the Conversation – Five Tips on How to Talk to Climate Deniers in Your Family”; Yale Climate
Communication’s “An expert’s advice on talking to the climate skeptic in your life”; California Governor’s
Office of Planning and Research’s “Who are the Deniers?”; and the New York Times’ “So You Want to
Convince a Climate Change Skeptic: Here are some strategies for a hard conversation”.), some potential ways
to respond to climate action opponents include:
Center values, not facts.Many climate skeptics may dispute the credibility of scientific facts.
Research has shown that arguing on the credibility of climate science can alienate climate
skeptics even further. Focusing on values—such as economic resilience, patriotism, religion &
faith, defending the purity of nature, or community well-being—can be effective ways to find
3
common ground.
o However, come prepared with some evidence, but know when to back off.Most
people are open to hearingcontrasting opinions. If someone is skepticalof climate
change, ask them: 1) what might convince you to believe in climate change or the need
for climate action?; 2) Where are the areas you feel uncertain or skeptical about? While
some people are hardline climate deniers, they are a small percentageof people in the
U.S. (approximately 13%).
Listen and ask questions. Like stated before, many people are climate skeptics because of values.
Active listening and asking open questions, especially without prejudice,can make people feel
like they are being heard. Asking questions invites people to ask themselves how they came to
believe what they do and why they still do, while keeping the door open for changing their own
mind themselves.
o If people are being disruptive during a public community meeting, listening to them,
asking questions, and acknowledging you are recording their comments is a powerful
tool to de-escalate disruption. Oftentimes, people just want to be heard. As a meeting
host, you can make sure that their opinion matters—even if it is counter to the group
majority.
Share personal stories. People may not believe the credibility of climate science, but if you are a
trusted person, sharing your stories can make the issue of climate change real and tangible for
them.
Be flexible and acknowledge the work will continue to happen. For some people, being
skeptical of climate change has been a learnedopinion. A single conversation often will not be
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Wolskoet al. (2016). Red, White, and Blue Enough to be Green: Effects of Moral Framing on Climate Change Attitudes and
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sufficient to change someone’s mind, but continuous empathetic conversations can gradually
bring them into the conversationfor urgent climate action.
Cascadia will support the CAPG in developing meeting materials. This can include:
Meeting agendas
PowerPoint presentations
Handouts
Meeting summary templates
POP-UP EVENTS
Pop-up events at community events can be an ad-hoc way to promote upcoming engagement events and
increase public awareness of the Climate Resiliency Planto a broad range of community members. Typically,
pop-up events can happen at farmers markets, open houses, festivals, or fairs.
The CAPG and the City will lead pop-up events. Communication collateral, which will be developed by
Cascadia, should beused at these pop-up events.
ENGAGEMENT MEETINGSWITH KEY IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS
Engaging key implementation partnerswill be important to do, especially as we develop strategies, actions,
and implementation plans for the Climate Resiliency Plan. There will likely be a set of actions that will require
partnerships between the City and these other external groups.
The City will lead all meetings with key implementation partners, including:
Port of Port Angeles
National Park Service, including Olympic National Park and Olympic National Forest
U.S. Coast Guard
Clallam County
Port Angeles Regional Chamber of Commerce
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Cascadia and the CAPG will supportthe Cityin identifying meeting objectives, desired meeting outcomes,
and attend on as-needed basis.
FACILITATE THE CLIMATE ACTION PLANNING GROUP (CAPG)
The City of Port Angeles already has an active community volunteer group—the CAPG—that has developed a
list of climate action strategies, engaged with the broader Port Angeles community pre-COVID, and continued
to stay politically involved in the process to develop the Climate Resiliency Plan. Cascadia will support the
CAPG by attending and facilitating up to three (3) meetings, in addition to the kick-off meeting. These
meetings include:
A Meet and Greet between Cascadia and the CAPG and identify goals for the Climate Resiliency
Plan and the engagement approach.
A meeting to:
o Foundation setting: Share initial results of the GHG analysis, approve the engagement
plan, and develop vision, goals and priorities.
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o Initial action development: Identify and narrow potential actions from an initial list
Cascadiaprepares based on the 2019 action list developed by the CAPG. Use this
meeting to identify and refine initial actions and prioritize action evaluation criteria.
o Draft plan review: Evaluateand vetthe draft priority list of actions for the draft Climate
Resiliency Plan.
o Finalize plan:Confirm the feedback received and approve the final plan prior for public
release.
In addition to these meetings, Cascadia will communicate updates on the Climate Resiliency Plan’s progress to
the CAPG.
Key deliverables—led by Cascadia—include:
Meeting agendas
Meeting summaries
BRIEFINGS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS
The City willlead meetings with key City staff and leaders, such as City Council and the Planning Commission.
These meetings can: 1) ensure that key governmental partners are continuously informed about the Climate
Resiliency Plan and its status and 2) ensure that the process is open, transparent, and compliant with the
Open Public Meetings Act. Cascadia can help prepare or attend these meetings, as budget allows.
Key deliverables—led by the City with support from Cascadia as capacity allows—include:
•Development of presentations and other materials tailored to the public meetings.
•Presentation of Climate Resiliency Plan updates at key milestones.
CITY WEBSITE UPDATES, NEWSLETTERS, SOCIAL MEDIA, AND OTHER COMMUNICATION
CHANNELS
The City currently has a website for the Climate Resiliency Plan (https://www.cityofpa.us/1010/Climate-
Resiliency-Plan). The City will lead all updates to the website.
Additionally, the City will lead social media and newsletter coordination. The City will lead the development
of any communication collateral not already developed by Cascadia.
While not expected, the CAPG can also lead the development of social media posts to promote engagement
events and opportunities, write articles about the Climate Resiliency Plan, and conduct additional
communications (e.g., radio interviews) thatthey are comfortable with.
Anticipated Concerns
Understanding guiding principles and potential concerns can inform our engagement approach and how
strategies can be successful in achieving our goals. Below, we outline our anticipated concerns for community
engagement and ways we will addressthese concerns. The list of options to address concerns is not
exhaustive and is intended to be a starting point for conversations with CAPG and the City.
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Anticipated ConcernsOptions and Approachesto Address Concerns
•Unexpected challenges relating to data •Cascadia will ensure an accurate and
collection, which will affect the GHG timely GHG emissions inventory by
Emissions Inventory timeline.proactively communicating with key CAPG
members and City staff to identify GHG
inventory data and adhering to current
best practices and best available science,
as outlined by ICLEI GHG Inventorying
protocol. Cascadia, City staff, and CAPG
may discuss the use of default factors as
indicated by the protocol, with the ability
to update when information is available. In
the original project timeline, there was a
3-month buffer that we can utilize if
needed. Furthermore, Cascadia can work
with CAPG and the City to condense other
parts of the process to meet the final
deadline for the Climate Resiliency Plan in
summer 2022.
•Distrust in government by the •Cascadia will ensure that there will be
communities that we are trying to reach. detailed summaries and notes of each
engagement event (e.g., workshops,
meetings, surveys) to ensure transparency
and build trust in the process.
•Community support and capacity •At every opportunity, the City, CAPG, and
dependent on other top-level Cascadia will ensure that the Climate
community priorities and concerns, such Resiliency Plan will integrate
as COVID-19, equity, affordable housing, considerations of other topics. We will also
transportation, etc.take advantage of other ongoing public
processes to cross-pollinate climate
change with other topics.
•Both staff and the public are •The City, CAPG, and the Community will
overwhelmed by amount of time spent use a combination of engagement
in virtual spaces. approaches – including in-person events
and paper/online surveys – to reduce
overwhelm of being in remote and virtual
meetings.
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Anticipated ConcernsOptions and Approachesto Address Concerns
•Long term use and importance of the •The City, CAPG, and Cascadia will build in a
Plan – want to build a Plan that is robust and actionable implementation
relevant, real and evolves to meet the plan, which can include key implementers,
needs of the community as time partners, estimated cost to implement,
progresses.and timeline of implementation.
•Community leaders are concerned about •In working collaboratively, the City, CAPG,
City staff capacity to fulfill their and Cascadia can act as checks and
commitments. The CAPG will need to balances on each other to ensure that
hold them accountable for this Climate each groups fulfills their role in this
Resiliency Plan.Community Outreach Strategy for Climate
Resiliency.
•There may be some hesitancy from •In addition to building a transparent
some community members to not process, we will ensure that some of our
implement individual climate action.engagement efforts—such as developing
communication collateral, leading public
workshops, or leading community
meetings—will include opportunities for
Port Angeles residents to take initiative
and leadership on climate action.
TIMELINE AND BUDGET
Budget
The table below describes how the community engagement budget will be spent and key assumptions about
the responsibilities of City staff and the Cascadia team.
Engagement ApproachFrequencyConsultant Budgetor Level
of Capacity
Communications Collateral6+
Cascadia will lead the development of 6
$4,410
communication materials. The City and CAPG
will develop any additional tailored materials,
with Cascadia support, as needed.
Virtual or In-person Public 2
Workshops
$17,369
Cascadia will lead the development and
facilitation of two (2) 1.5-hour workshops. This
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Engagement ApproachFrequencyConsultant Budgetor Level
of Capacity
budget includes materials development,
summary, consultant attendance, marketing
and logistics
1
Public Surveys
Cascadia will lead the development, analysis,
$6,238
and summary of one (1) 15-20 question public
survey.
3
Community Meetings
The CAPG will lead up to three (3) community
CAPG capacity to host and
meetings with the support of Cascadia.
facilitate meetings
Cascadia will support development of meeting
agendas, presentations, and materials. The
$1,200
CAPG will host and facilitate these community
meetings.
As many as capacity allows
Pop-up Events
City staff and CAPG capacity
The City and CAPG will lead communication of
to lead attendance at
the Climate Resiliency Plan at pop-up events,
pop-up events
such as fairs or farmers markets. Will use the
communications collateral developed by
Cascadia.
Ongoing
Engagements Meetings
City staff capacity to lead
with Key Implementation
The City will lead all meetings with key
CAPG capacity
Partners
implementation partners and stakeholders.
Cascadia and CAPG will help support the City
$1,000
by identifying objectives, desired outcomes,
and attend on an as-needed basis.
Up to 3 meetings
CAPG capacity to attend
Facilitate the CAPG
meetings
Cascadia will lead and facilitate up to three (3)
meetings with the CAPG. Cascadia will be in
$6,710
charge of meeting agendas and summaries.
Ongoing
Briefings at Public
City staff capacity to lead
Meetings
The City will lead the briefings at public
meetings with key City staff and leaders (e.g.,
Cascadia will support as
City Council and Planning Commission).
budget allows
Cascadia will support as budget allows.
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Engagement ApproachFrequencyConsultant Budgetor Level
of Capacity
Ongoing
City staff capacity to lead
City Website Updates,
Newsletters, Social Media,
The City will lead and coordinate
CAPG to support as capacity
and Other Communication
communication updates via the website,
allows
newsletters, social media, and other
communication channels. The CAPG will also
Cascadia willsupport as
help support communications development
budget allows
and dissemination as capacity allows.
Total$36,927
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Appendix A. Key Messages to Support
Engagement
Why should I participate in this process?
The City of Port Angeles is building on prior work conducted by the Climate Action Planning Group (CAPG)
and the North Olympic Resource Conservation and Development Council to integrate an ambitious
Climate Resiliency Plan in its Comprehensive Plan update. Because of this, this is an important opportunity
to shape the vision and direction of the City’s resiliency planning efforts andcomes at a crucial juncture
in our city’s and broader society’s history. Your input will influence the solutions selected to do our part in
global climate action and also influence broader City decisions around housing, land use, transportation,
parks and green space, and more.
This is an ongoing opportunity to tell us your priorities and concerns when it comes to resilient City and
community practices and policies enacted to help addressclimate change. By participating, you have an
opportunity to help guide the development of the City’s climate resiliency strategies.
This is an opportunity to learn what you can do to help create a vibrant and sustainable Port Angelesfor
years to come.
The City Port Angeles’ Climate Resiliency Planis not just a guidance document, it will be integrated into
the City’s Comprehensive Plan to support the City and community in creating climate solutions through
public investments, individual actions for change, and sustainable business strategies and opportunities.
We are also in a time where we are addressing multiple global issues such as climate change, racial
justice, and COVID-19recovery. Given the City’slimited resources and many competing demands, your
input helps us be as responsive as possible to the community’s shared priorities and needs, and to
generate win-win strategies. A Climate Resiliency Plancan help bring about community benefits in the
form of financial benefits through reduced utility costs and business incentives, improved health, housing
security and anti-displacement efforts, food security, and education.
How will my feedback be used?
Public input will be an essential part of this resiliency planning process. All public input will be heard and
considered along with input from City staff, City leaders, a volunteer community group(the CAPG), and
other partners throughout the planning process.
All communications will be documented and shared out publicly.
The feedback receivedfrom our community engagement—in complement with prior work from the
CAPG—will inform the vision, goals, strategies, actions, and implementation of Port Angeles’ Climate
Resiliency Plan. Actions or issues that cannot be addressed through this planning process will be listed as
suggested actions suitable or complementary to other projects, programs, or services as deemed
appropriate.
What is a climate resiliency plan?
Greenhouse gas emissions from transportation, energy use, land use change, and other sources are
changing our climate in ways that already put the community at risk. Projected changes in temperature,
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snowpack, severe storms, sea-level rise, and wildfire risk could threaten City infrastructure, natural
resources, and public health.
A climate resiliency plan is a plan to reduce a City’s greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the
impacts of climate change that are unavoidable. By taking action to reduce the City’s emissions and
prepare for climate risks, the City will position itself to be ahead of the curve and protect the health and
well-being of our residents and economy.
In addition, this climate resiliency plan will help support and ensurethe resiliency and self-sufficiency of
Port Angeles’ residents in extreme circumstancesand events—such as loss of transportation routesdue
to earthquakes or tsunamis—allowingthe communityto continue to respond and sustain itself.
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Appendix B. Community Demographics and
Key Audiences
PORT ANGELES COMMUNITY CONTEXT
The City of Port Angeles is vibrant and prospering, nurturing a balance of innovation and tradition to create
an environmentally, economically, and fiscally sustainable community, accepting and cherishing its social
diversity, small-towncharacter and natural setting. Specifically, the goal is participation across diverse socio-
economic, geographic, occupational, racial, and ethnic backgrounds to foster understanding of the climate
resiliency planning process, education about sustainability practices, and inspire community buy-in.According
to the U.S. Census Bureau, the City of Port Angeles has an estimated population of approximately 19,832
persons in 2019.This demographic information can help inform public engagement, such as tailoring key
messages, identifying priority audiences, and support an inclusive engagement process (e.g., translating
materials to different languages). For example:
Since almost 20% of Port Angeles’ households do not have reliable internet access, ensuring that
there are in-person opportunities to engage is important.
Additionally, knowing that about half of Port Angeles’ population owns their home, tailoring
actions and strategies for homeowners may lead to higher impact.
Since almost three-quarters of the populations drives alone, tailoring actions that reduce single-
occupancy vehicle trips can also lead to a higher impact.
Other recent demographics are summarized as follows, based on the 2019 American Community Survey:
Race
White alone 86.9%
American Indian and Alaska 2.8%
Native
Asian alone 2.5%
Black or African American 1.5%
alone
Native Hawaiian and Other 0%
Pacific Islander
Other race alone 1.1%
Two or more races 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino of any race 6.6%
Age
Under 5 years 6.4%
5-19 years 17.1%
20-44 years 32.2%
45-64 years 23.1%
65 and over 21.3%
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Residents’ Place of Birth
U.S.96.3%
Born outside the U.S.*3.8%
*Regardless of citizenship status
Educational Attainment
High school or equivalent 26.1%
Some college, no degree 27.5%
Associates degree 10.5%
Bachelor’s degree 15.0%
Graduate or professional degree 11.1%
Languages
English only 94.9%
Language spoken at home other 5.1%
than English
Spanish
2.2%
Other Indo-European
0.9%
languages
Asian and Pacific
1.8%
Island languages
Other languages
0.2%
Housing Types
Own 53.1%
Rent 46.9%
Computer and Internet Use
4
Households with a computer 86.6%
Households with broadband 81.7%
5
internet connection
Means of Transportation
Drive alone 73.6%
Carpool 11.9%
Public Transportation 2%
Walk 4.3%
Bike 0.5%
Mean travel time to work 19.8 minutes
Language needs
It is recommended that all project materials be translated into any languages spoken by more than 5% of a
population. As Port Angeles’ population does not meet the 5% threshold for any language, we would
4
This statistic is not inclusive of smart phone ownership.
5
This is below the countyaverage. In Clallam County, 87.3% of households have broadband internet connection.
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recommend translations into Spanishor other Asian languages. Materials in otherlanguagescanbemade
available uponrequest.
Health Disparities Map
Below is a map from the Washington State Department of Healthshowing environmental health disparities
based on the census tracts of Port Angeles.Environmental health disparities are measured by the cumulation
of environmental exposures (diesel emissions, toxic releases from facilities, populations near heavy traffic
roadways), environmental effects (lead risk from housing, proximity to hazardous waste treatment, storage
and disposal facilities, wastewater discharge), socioeconomic factors (limited English proficiency, education,
race and ethnicity, unaffordable housing, unemployment) and sensitive populations (death from
cardiovascular disease, low birth weight). Darker blue colors indicate less pronounced health disparities.
KEY AUDIENCES
The following list includes key audiences to engage regarding the Climate Resiliency Plan’s development
process. This is not an exhaustive list and will serve as a guide during outreach. The levels of engagement are
a helpful tool to strategize who, how, and when partners can actively be brought into the climate resiliency
planning process. It is easier to gear up for additional levels of engagement with stakeholders; scaling back in
levels of engagement can reduce trust in the processand is not recommended.
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LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT
1234
InformConsultInvolveCollaborate
Educate members of the Gather information and Work directly and Create a partnership to
group about the rationale ask for feedback from consistently with group to work along with groups
group to better inform the ensure their concerns are and give them meaningful
for the project or decision;
how it fits with City goals City’s work on the project.understood and ownershipdeveloping and
and policies; issues being considered in the City’s implementing the
considered, areas of planning process.planning process or
choice or where input is project.
needed.
Example Activities
Social MediaOnline surveys/pollsInteractive workshopsResident advisory
Emails/NewslettersPublic commentCommunity forumscommittees
Focus groupsMOUs with community-
Open houses
Presentationsbased organizations
Factsheets
Internal Audiences
Audience & DescriptionGroupsEngagement Goal
City Council
Decision-makersConsult and update for
Clallam County
decision-making.
City and County leaders who make
decisions that drive investment and
policy
Department heads and staff, specifically:
Implementation LeadsConsult to gather feedback
o Planning
on potential strategies,
City staff who are responsible for
o Community & Economic Development
align with priorities and
directing resiliency plan
o Finance
processes, and garner
implementation in departments
o Public Works
support.
o Legal
o Fire
Planning Commission
Guides and AnalystsInvolve, as appropriate, to
Climate Action Planning Group (CAPG)
gather feedback on
City commission/committee
Washington State University Extension
engagement opportunities
members whose support and
and CAP strategies.
direction are important for
community engagement, resiliency
plandevelopment, and
implementation
Members of the CAPG include:
Aaron LeeDavid LargeJesse WaknitzMindy Gelder
Allyce MillerDavid ClarkJustin PlavetNina Sarmiento
Ann SouleDavid MatternJustin Vendettuoli Noah Glaude
Barb MaynesDuane MorrisKaren WeaverPamela Hastings
Benji AstrachanEd ChaddKenton HotskoPam Wilder
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Bill AtkinsonElliot BaysKristina Holtrop Pat Milliren
Bill BaccusErin ShieldMarilyn EashPat Nachreiner
Bob VreelandEvelyn SimpsonMark Ozias IIRich Meier
Brian PhillipsGeorge StrattonMel MessineoRobert Knapp
Bruce PapeIan MillerMelissa WilliamsRyan Qualls
Christeal MilburnIan NickelMichael ClemensSharah Truett
Christy CoxJanet AtkinsonMiguel ReaboldSissi Bruch
Cindy JJanet MarxMike DohertyTera Dummitt
External Audiences
Audience & DescriptionGroupsEngagement Goal
AdvocatesEnvironmental community-based organizationsInvolve with to spread the
Olympic Discovery Trailword about the climate
Very supportive of climate action and
North Olympic Development Council strategy; Involve in strategy
willing to put in effort to support the
(NODC)development
climate resiliency planningprocess.
North Olympic Peninsula Environment
Group
North Olympic Land Trust
North Olympic Group – Sierra Club
Clallam Conservation District
Community Groups and Critical Education Consult through tailored
Perspectives Peninsula Collegeoutreach to create
Port Angeles School Districtaccessible opportunities to
Community groups in Port Angelesthat
Nature Bridgeparticipate in climate
should be reached during public
Tribal Schoolsstrategy planning process
processes. Some of these groups have
Queen of Angels Catholic Schoolsand build/strengthen
historically been hard to reach and are
Children’s Montessori Schoolrelationships with
critical to equitable outcomes from
College Success Foundationcommunity groups or
climate strategy implementation
individuals for long-term
Historically marginalized groups
engagement around
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
sustainability and climate
The Answer for Youth
issues
Northwest Justice Project Port Angeles
Office
Center for Inclusive Entrepreneurship
Faith-based communities
First Baptist Church
Calvary Chapel Port Angeles
First Presbyterian Church of Port Angeles
Independent Bible Church
Lighthouse Christian Center
St. Matthew Lutheran Church
First United Methodist Church
Port Angeles Seventh – day Adventist
Church
Clallam County Interfaith Earthcare
Coalition
St. Andrew’s EpiscopalChurch
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Queen of Angels Catholic Church
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Audience & DescriptionGroupsEngagement Goal
Housing
Habitat for Humanity of Clallam County
Serenity House of Clallam County
Peninsula Housing Authority
Other
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Olympic Peninsula
Olympic Peninsula YMCA
United Way of Clallam County
Port Angeles Future Riders
Interfaith Community Clallam County
Clallam County Compassion
Implementation PartnersUtilities Inform about overall
Clallam County PUD
process; consult with to
Conduct operations that affect the
gather feedback
Transit Agencies
success of climate strategy
Clallam Transit
implementation.
Contracted Services
Waste Connections Inc.
Other public entities
Port of Port Angeles
U.S. Coast Guard
Other service providers
Olympic Medical Center
North Olympic Healthcare Network
Peninsula Behavioral Health – Horizon
Center
Port Angeles Food Bank
Healthy Families of Clallam County
First Step Family Support Center
Olympic Community Action Programs
Sea Mar
Catholic Community Services
Soroptimist Club
Rotary Club
Business community
Port Angeles Business Association
Port Angeles Regional Chamber of
Commerce
Economic Development Council (EDC)
McKinley Papermill
Olympic National Park Westport Yachts
Port Angeles Downtown Association
Port Angeles Small Business Development
Center
Port Angeles Association of Realtors
Developers
North Olympic Builders Association
North Peninsula Building Association
Washington Multifamily Housing
Association
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Audience & DescriptionGroupsEngagement Goal
Young families
General PublicInform throughout the
Various groups and communities, e.g.,
process and consult on
Climate strategies and implementation
those representing major employers,
strategies and the draft CAP
affect day-to-day lives.
schools, and social/gathering places
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Appendix E
Date: July 28, 2021
To: Planning Commission
From: Ben Braudrick, Associate Planner
Subject: Synthesis of Planning Commission Performed Climate Resiliency SWOT Analysis of the
2019 Comprehensive Plan
Background:
On November 17, 2020 City Council directed staff to enter into a contract with Cascadia Consulting with
a Scope of Work including four tasks:
Task 1 – Kick-Off Meeting & Project Management
Task 2 – Public Outreach & Participation Plan
Task 3 – Community & Municipal Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Task 4 – Climate Resiliency Plan
In preparation for the completion of the Task 4 - Climate Resiliency Planobjectives, City Staff has
worked with Cascadia and the Port Angeles Planning Commission to evaluate the City’s most recent
adopted Comprehensive Plan using a Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats (SWOT) Analysis.
A SWOT analysis identifies internal and external factors that could influence a goal or project. It can be
used in planning processes, as a risk assessment tool, or an evaluation method. Typically, the “SW”
applies to internal or current strategies and policies whereas the “OT” applies to external or future
potential. The four evaluative methods asked the following questions of Planning Commissioners:
Strengths Assets and Resources: Where are areas in the Comp Plan that highlight actions that can
support Port Angeles' Climate Resiliency Plan?
Weaknesses, Limitations, Restrictions, and Challenges: What are the ways that climate change
and resiliency are missing in the Comp Plan?
Opportunities: What are some opportunities to leverage and increase climate resiliency
considerations in the Comp Plan?
Threats: What could negatively impact the ability to integrate and make climate-informed
decisions in the Comp Plan?
Using the above questions as a baseline, on February 10, 2021 the Planning Commission began their
discussion of how to approach the SWOT analysis. Through consensus it was decided each Planning
Commissionerwould beassignedwith 1-3 individual elements of the plan (splitting up the Land Use
Element into its fourdistinct land use types) to evaluate. Commissioners would submit their SWOT to
staffto be placed in the Planning Commission Packet and present their findings to the Planning
Commission at the Public Meeting for feedback. The Plan Elements were split up and presented in the
following way:
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ElementReviewing CommissionerDate Presented
Growth Management ................. Richie Ahuja 05/12/21
Land Use – Residential .............. Ben Stanley 04/28/21
Land Use – Commercial ............ Ben Stanley 04/28/21
Land Use – Industrial ................. Steve Luxton Steven Switzer 07/14/21
Land Use – Open Space ............. Steve Luxton Steven Switzer 07/14/21
Transportation ............................ Colin Young 04/14/21
Utilities and Public Services ...... Richie Ahuja 05/12/21
Housing ...................................... Marolee Smith 03/24/21
Conservation .............................. Ben Stanley 02/24/21
Capital Facilities ........................ Andrew Schwab 05/12/21
Economic Development ............. Andrew Schwab 05/12/21
Parks and Recreation .................. Colin Young 04/14/21
Overall Planning Commission SWOT Consensus:
As Planning Commissioners presented each Element’s SWOT analysis thematic similarities emerged
throughout the Comprehensive Plan. By highlighting these themes, a more strategic update and review of
the Comprehensive Plan can be performed using the guidance of the Climate Resiliency Plan. The
following themes are in no specific order:
Strengths:
Concurrent Development Practices: Concurrent development protects loss of open space and the
costs involved in constructing and maintaining City infrastructure. A reduction in the need to
maintain “leapfrog” infrastructure (where new development is disjointed from the existing)
allows more funding towards resiliency-centric upgrades to already existing facilities.
Walkability and Transportation Equity: The Plan promotes urban design and development
encouraging walkability and equity in the community. The more diverse a transportation system
is, the more resilient it is. Some features include grid patterned streets, neighborhood-centric
development, and higher density.
Affordable Housing: Housing affordability and accessibility areessential to community
resiliency. Many of the Plan’s elements focus on integrating housing equity through affordability
and accessibility, but do not provide requirements to ensure its creation and maintenance.
Environmental Stewardship: The Plan places an emphasis throughout on the importance of
environmental stewardship, but it may not provide enough standards or direction related to
resiliency.
Infill Development: Infill development protects open space, allows for resiliency-centric upgrades
to existing facilities, fills in critical gaps to facilities, and if done correctly, creates neighborhood
vibrancy.
Preservation of Open Space: Open space is a critical element of climate resiliency. Due to the
City’s location between the Strait of Juan de Fuca and the Olympic Mountain Range, open space
is an endangered land use within the City. The Plan consistently supports its protection and
integration into development.
Green Infrastructure: The plan actively promotes green infrastructure, which is essential to a
modern resilient community.
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Weaknesses:
No Mention of Climate Resiliency: Many of the Plan’s Elementsdo not directly reference climate
resiliency in either their goals or policies. Another method of climate resiliency recognition could
be creation of a new “Climate Resiliency” Element in the Plan.
Vague Policiesand Unclear Direction: Many of the policies throughout the Plan use active
terminology such as “encourage”, “consider”, and “promote”. These terms do not provide
minimum standards and bright lines related to resiliency. Using terminology such as “shall”,
“require", “reduce”, and “do not” or “no” can enforce minimum development standards that
support resiliency. Providing examples of specific aspects of a goal’s climate resiliency creates
clearer direction. Specific examples can be drawn from existing situations in Port Angeles, the
North Olympic Peninsula, or Washington State and beyond. These examples will direct proper
climate resilient efforts.
No Connection or Only Indirect Reference to Municipal Code: Relating goals and policies back
to the Port Angeles Municipal Code it directly influences or directs will strengthen a goal’s
relationship to the enforcement of climate resiliency.
Confusing Language: For the Plan to be successful goals and policies must be succinct,
approachable, and operational. Every goal and policy must direct action, and that action should
relate in some way to furthering resiliency.
Does Not Discourage Bad Design: Although the Plan encourages proper resilient design, it does
not actively discourage or prohibit design that threatens resiliency.
Does Not Recognize Risk: More emphasis must be made to demonstrate the consequence of our
community failing to become more resilient.
Opportunities
Prioritize Climate Resilience: The current vision for Port Angeles revolves around our
community becoming more resilient. More can be done in each element to reinforce the
importance of resiliency by realizing our 20-year vision.
Focus on Density and Mixed Uses: As Port Angeles continues to grow, more emphasis on density
and the mixing of uses and facilities will help continue to build resiliency.
Mention Changes Already Made: Reevaluationmust occur to celebrate what has already been
done to achieve Port Angeles’ vision of resiliency.
Connecting Transportation to Land Use: Transportation and land use are strongly connected
through a relationship of location and access. More can be done to reinforce their relationship
and the importance of this relationship for climate resiliency.
Partnerships: As a community with limited resources, the creation and maintenance of
partnerships with other public agencies, not-for-profits, and local organizations will build vision,
strength, and greater resiliency. As an isolated area, the North Olympic Peninsula also needs to
partner together to protect our environmental, economic, and recreational assets regionally.
Greater Land Use Specificity: More emphasis could be placed on certain aspects of the City’s
land uses in order to better understand their relationship to building resiliency.
Raising Environmental Protection Standards: Although the plan mentions the importance of
environmental protection, more can be done to actively enforce and require protection.
Upgrading Existing Facilities: Focus on upgrading our existing facilities to become more efficient
and inclusive is the most effective path forward in Port Angeles’ climate resiliency efforts.
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Diversity: Diversity is resiliency. Each element requires a goal directing and supporting diversity
and inclusion both culturally, and through land use and community development.
Direct Connection Linking Regulation to Planning: In an effort to educate the community about
climate resiliency, direct connections could be made to local, county, and state regulations that
enforce or reinforce its importance. Relationships can be drawn between those regulations and
our Plan’s goals and policies.
Connecting Environmental Standards and Climate Resiliency: Continuing to connect the dots
between our community’s relationship to environmental degradation and current efforts towards
reconciliation and mitigation will help educate the community about the importance climate
resiliency.
Threats
Continued Single Occupancy Vehicle-Centric Development: Promoting transportation equity and
diversity is not the same as discouraging or continuing harmful land use patterns that contribute
to the proliferation and necessity of the single-occupancy-vehicle. More must be done to diminish
the focus on single occupancy vehicles and the immense land use they require to operate.
Clarity: Without a more defined climate resiliency-related vision, goals, and objectives, the Plan
will fail to achieve its efforts towards improvements and efficiencies.
Weak Direction: The plan must define an active strategic baseline for future community
development.
Lack of Vision and Scenarios: The plan lacks the understanding that the future is full of
uncertainty due to climate change. As climate change drives increasing event severity and
outcome uncertainty, more must be done to prepare. Designing select scenarios will help
community leaders better understand the mitigation efforts required to change critical decision
paths moving forward.
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explicitly take cognizance of climate resilience
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Chapter does not and climate risks. This can have repercussions on how the guidance in the plan is written and interpreted by the various stakeholders that rely on the document.Absence
of specific guidance around climate risk and resilience could lead to conof new policies and investments detrimental to long term social, economic, and environmental stability of the
city and the region.
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sets minimum standards for services (eg energy, transport, waste management, storm water management, etc (P– Requires demonstration of financial capability for continuous operations
for any new facilitySeeks to integrate and maintain consistency of services between City, PAUGA, County.limits annexation of land outside the PAUGAland use within PAUGA (PRequires that
standards be maintained for for services such as waste, storm water management, energy delivery, etc in case there is additional land annexed from within the PAUGA
Add management of climate risks while meeting the state compliance requirements under GMA. This could be added as Goal 2B.
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Emphasis on shape of lots is restrictive of alternative
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Goal 3B needs to define “environment” more explicitly to
reference climate change and sustainability (and needs to insert comma after environment)travel demand from larger str
P-relevant; reference to Capital Facilities element is unnecessaryP-vague.residential uses and the flexibility required to address sustainable housing. Plan should explicitly allow irregular
shaped and smaller lot developmentP-general acceptance and promotion of higher densitiesP-with goals of promoting walkable urban environments. Compromise is necessary between suburban
width roads previously seendesign goals promoting density (which aids climate change efforts by concentrating building in middle of existing urban area)P-should be actively discouraged,
not supportedP-density housing, under notion of traffic management, should be eliminated housing does not need to be paired with auto infrastructure. Apartment housing should be equally
or predominantly paired with pedestrian infrastructure. Also the connection between larger streets and less traffic has been proven false (induced
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P-congruent with urban environmentsP-climate change resiliency and could be expanded uponGoal 3C, emphasizing neighborhoodcongruent with sustainable urban development best practicesP-CBD
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due to the embedded language throughout this section.
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There is a larger opportunity in this section to completely disconnect desired housing types and densities from automobile and street considerations and replace them with a connection
between housing and pedestrian/bike/transit connectionsThere is an opportunity to build minto this section, in conjunction with zoning code changes. For example, explicit allowance
of micro lot platting and development; allowance of incremental housing and modular housing; etc.The city’s full approval of duplex conditional review should be inserted into this section
to show the larger priority behind that code changeThere is an opportunity to insert language encouraging the City to take steps to encourage higher density housing development (screating
a fund for subsidizing new housing construction; etc.)There is an opportunity to explicitly support “green” housing development features such as renewable energy, energy
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Goal 3F, emphasizing traditional downtown environment, is congruent with sustainable urban development expanded with specifics Explicit mention of bicycle infrastructure, such as bikecould
be paired with commercial development to improve multimodal accessMuch more specific mention of how higher density, diverse, multito climate change resiliency (decreased transport/buemissions,
decreased development of undeveloped natural areas,
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G-and no standards on evaluating cleanup options on sitesG-reuse of vacant sites. Overall no delineation between Industrial Land UsagesAnthropogenic land use presents rivalling challenges
to biodiversity than climate change alone Market realities threaten the availability of usable industrial land
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environment and effective use of the community’s natural resources nonno longer in operationCollaborate with Voluntary Cleanup Program (VCP) to facilitate industrial site cleanupsindustries
P-as noise, air, water, odor, pollutionP-P-activity or expansion before any approvalG-Define subgroups of Industrial uses (IndustrialHeavy, and IndustrialPrioritize the public availability
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G-landscape can propublic use and health under the guise of a green landscape Stewardship of areas can decline without lasting partnerships and continued public education Planning for
climate change (more heat, stronger storms, droughts, etc.) will increase and threaten parks Burden property owners/ city on maintaining upkeep of open spaces
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naturally back into the groundof urban nature areas
P-marine shorelines, bluffs, ravines, streams, wetlands, wildlife habitat and other environmentally sensitive areasP-P-Activating and beautifying underutilized alleys (particularly downtown)
to increase usable public space Support/ Promote urban orchards in conjunction Ppublic access to fresh fruits and promote stewardship Extend free wifi to applicable oincentive to promote
the value and prevent the underutilization
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change and resiliency willbe overlooked in the implementation of the Comp Plan.
Policy Pbecause it describes requiring off street parking. This encourages driving by ensuring excess parking infrastructure increases vehicle useparking.
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and downtown.
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relevant or adjacent vocabulary that suggests that
P-P-P-P-Connect pedestrian and bike paths from west side of town to east side of townCreate paths away from traffic over Valley Creek and Tumwater Creek to connect Lincoln Park to waterfront.
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and more pleasurable through routes that users want to take.
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support could then be contingent upon also including climate considerations in the feasibility studies and investment plans.Use stronger language for including climate considerations
in decision makingtransport, etc) use strong language in the document to prioritize
weak language (eg. G5Dfriendly interventionsExplicit language and guidance to account for climate risk and resilience opens the door to reorienting current and future investmWhere no
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Goals may be interpreted to include climate mitigation and adaptation.5D. development of “Climate Smart” infrastructure. (example amend P5D.09 to reflect “climate smart” infrastructure;
02 city’s financial support could then be contingent upon also including climate considerations in the feasibility studies and investment plans.use stronger language for including climate
considerations in decision makingtransport, etc) use strong language in the document to prioritize
Goals and policies support DEIJ considerations (eg P5ATransportation, energy, and energy efficiency are three areas where significant opportunities exist for climate mitigation while
delivering economic (reduced energy and transport costs) and other environmental benefits (eg reduction in other criteria pollutants) to the citizens . All three are promoted under
Goal Gexplicit language and guidance to account for climate risk and resilience opens investments and support for various programs Where no regrets actions are clear (eg. energy efficiency,
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f industrial was not maintained. This needs clarification.
.03 Encourage retention and development of safe and
6A.01 Weakness in Definition: what is a “housing opportunity”.
6A6A.05 “promote accept6A.07 “consider the effect of impact fees” Fees are the greatest 6A.12 ‘green building’ while
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Tents and RVs are opportunities if one is underhoused or unhoused and there are no other choices. So, does housing opportunity include temporary, makeshift, lowLanguage is not clear.
Pzones “in situations where a limited work/live environment is found to be compatible” does not address the Port’s use of a warehouse for highconsidered?
P-attractive mobile home parks. Weakness: the size requirements (several acres) of the existing mobile home requirements leaves very little space in city where a new park can occur.P-instance,
was not subordinate to the industrial use element, and intent oP-impact on development. City must find ways to partner with developers, not gouge them for fees. P-Just as the Geffective
manner” is vague and prohibitive. Whose viewpoint is
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e canopy cover tied to individual city lots
I am looking at the comprehensive plan Housing with the goals and policies supporting climate.
6A.03 The
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City has a housing fund that could be used for grants to pay for developer fees for desirable projects. homes and “tiny homes” (stick built, not on trailers) to allow for regular
city lots to accommodate such a development (with adequate parking, and not overload sewer/water/power). A city lot could have severadecisions regarding housing stock and needs.
The comprehensive plan should address the city’s dedicated “affordable housing finances” even though there is money set aside for these purposes. Treand landscape requirements, to encourage
(and/or reward) more trees in our community. Trees are necessary because of their ecological benefits, and the quality of life and desirability of a cP-trailers to create a minilandscape
requirements.“target household limits” could address definitions for: low, medium, or high income and tie to AMI area median income.City could address Elder housing, as that will be
the largest growing segment of our city population
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d in the PDN that the tree board was disbanded.
453 surface acres of open water, mostly in the harbor, the assessment
T MORE canopy... besides our city cutting trees (Peabody, the big Sequoia dubbed "hope", the trees at
oals that were recommended to the City of Port Angeles a decade ago. These goals,still desirable today, were:
service ordinance that is mostly for electric service street tree pruning.
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things like the tree fund at Lincoln Park, all funds were diverted to Civic Field (loudspeaker system) and, I do not know whe
One thing I would like to point out that is in May 2011 there was a tree canopy assessment done for the city by Davey ResourcAt the time, they found that we had 27.3% canopy cover our
city, but mostly in private (not public) areas, and oddly enough the RS7 had only 17.8% canopy, which was lower than RHD at 18.9%. High density housing had better tree canopy, than
our most common residential lots.Since 2011 we have lost a LOLincoln Park, 2016 removing all 38 downtown trees, etc) we have lost a great number of trees from private city lots, and
withdevelopment projects that never had any standards on what kind of canopy cover should exist. We even lost the famous Madrona because of sidewalk and road changes which disrupted
the root systems. I don't even know if current redesign goals for arterials include trees. (But I know that from improper pruning we have had great tree loss on the greenbelts). In
2018, we developed a "tree board' to try and get an Arbor Day classification for TreeCityUSA, somhave heard nothing about over the last four years. In 2019, it was reporteWe have a
lipOur tree ordinance, is MOSTLY about city owned trees, however I have NOT seen the reality of "13.010(2) When street tree(s) are removed, trees greater than six inches in diameter
at breast height whall be replaced at a ratio of two new trees per removedtrees less than six inches in diameter shall be replaced at a ratio of one new tree per removed tree."And,
forthe "Community Forester Fund" exists. Our ordinance also makes note of a "community forrester" to be appointed by city managedoes this exist? We have lost too many trees... At 2011
levels our canopy cover is comparable to current Seattle (28%) canopy but THEY have a goal of increasing their canopyby 2037. We have no such goal anywhere in the Comprehensive Plan.Through
the natural process of photosynthesis, trees absorb CO2 and other pollutant particulates, then store the carbon and eoxygen. It is a simple concept that could go far to not only make
our community more attractive, but, also, fight climate change. Trees also increase a neighborhood's "desirability" but offer other tangible benefits. The 2011 Davey Resource Group
conclusion recommended increasing our tree canopy to 47.9%. Taking into consideration that the City of Port Angeles includes 2,found an overall average tree canopy cover of 27.3% over
land areas. Rough estimatesof potential planting areassuggest that PAngeles may be able to support an overall tree canopy cover of 47.9%.Establishing policies now that conserveand increase
the overall net canopy and thebenefit stream from this important resource will ensure that it is preserved for current residentsand wildlfor future generations.They identified g
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ment_Canopy2010/References/Port%20Angeles%20accuracy%20assessmen
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and the general recommendation for communities in the Pacific Northwest is 40% (American Forests), preserving the
Promote trees and tree canopy as an efficient solution to stormwater management. Integrate current and evolving dEncourage and facilitate partnerships and collaborations. Work with developers
and homeowner associations to identify and pre
Preserve and expand overall net canopy. Considering that Port Angeles' current overall canopy cover is 27.3% (excluding areaProtect existing trees where possible, maximize the stocking
level for street trees, and incAugment tree canopy cover to maximize the capture and reuse of stormwater management areas, thereby reducing runoff and Promote community outreach. Develop
materials, presentations, and press releases that promote the importance and value of trConsider providing an annual report to detail the state of the urban forest, including canopy
loss and/or gain. Identify areaIncrease new tree planting to replace canopy lost to development or redesign.
surface water) current overall net canopy cover is important. canopy goals. Canopy goals can be broad based, or specific to land use. When determining canopy goals, consider the importanctrees
and forests to meeting the environmental and quality of life goals of the commas a component of the Urban Forest Master Plan along with the City's Comprehensive Plan. that reduce stormwater
runoff and support urban tree growth, including pervious pavement, suspended pavement, linear tree pitforested bioswales. pollution into surface waters and the Strait. and canopy to
the community, especially for reducing wind velocity and stormwater management. planting. Identify locations where forestlands compliment community design and scenic views. conservation
areas and potential forest tracts. Promote clustered developments, preservation of existing trees and tree plathat compliment views, while reducing wind velocity and providing opportunities
for passive recreation. Collaborate with volugroups to assist with Tree planting projects.Tree ordinances are just starting to show up across the country.a wide range of issues regarding
trees. They should be developed and implemented as part of a broader effort to identify and community’s treefull Davey repoData/Community_Forestry/Alan_Halter/H/Accuracy_Assesst.pdfUSFS
report about importance of tree canopy: Guidelines for developing tree ordinances: There are also resources on how to develop a community tree inventory.
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Vague statements are hard to implement w
measures (7A.04 Too many goals/policies, including many which are redundant, threaten to confuse policymakers and citizens when trying to apply the planconservation.
Policies that have already been implemented should be removed or revised to reflect future goals (7A.05 standards; 7A.06)The overall number of policies should be reduced through combination
or elimination to make future goals and policies more clear and simple for policymakers redundancies (ex Reference to regulations impacting policies should include links to exact sections7B.07
has been enacted through stormwater investments should be linked so that progress in area is known; 7D link to Shoreline Master Plan and should avoid redundancy)References to climatabout
the distinct causes and effects of climate change (ex 7B.06)Unclear definitions of key terms, and vague reference to “climate change”, threatens a lack of coordination among community
members in addressing issuesMore explicit mention of development goals than climate change goals could lead to prioritization of development over
chapter.
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There is an opportunity to streamline the number of goals and
Placeimportant for resilience policies to make the entire document most easily understandable without sacrificing the content of policies suggested
Reference to climate change in numerous plan elements (7A.10, etc.)Focus on conservation of wetlands, riparian areas, and other natural areas, along with explicit support for tree cover,
is in line with climate change mitigationRefeExplicit focus on community education surrounding environmental resources is a direct endorsement of community organizing for climate change
mitigation (7C)Explicit mention of both climate change adaptation and climate change mitigimportance of different policies (such as policies suggesting riparian conservation and policies
suggesting shoreline conservation) in a larger climate framework
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Lack ofrise, drought and water scarcity, climate migration amid housing shortage
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een the plan’s
nt information
There is an opportunity to make the linkages betwgoals/policies and the underlying laws/legal standards that impact them (municipal code, state law, federal law, etc.) much more clear
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component, but it's not mentioneSeveral goals and with other agencies (School district, the State, the County, and others). However, the other agencies may have different or nonexistent
climate change and resiliency plans making it more difficult to cooperate.focuses.
Goal Gof one policy referencing stormwater runto climate resiliency.No matter how inclusive or thorough climate resiliency objectives are integrated into the Comp Plan, it's up to the
City Council to implement them. Different Council members have different
chapter.
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8A.11 Adopt a Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Plan consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the Growth Management Act as
Multiple Policies directly and indirectly relate to climate resiliency. and Low Impact Development PAdd a reference to climate resiliency where applicable to current goals andExample:
PLow Impact Development (LID), and similar technologies to maintain and enhance environmental quality resiliency
The chapter references several other Plans, Programs, Documents, Policies, and Acts that directly and indirectly relate to climate resiliency. (CountyManagement Act, Capital Facilities
Plan, Parks and Recreation Plan, Urban Forestry Program)The chapter directly states a goal of "consider\[ing\] projected climate change impacts and adaptation strategies to determine
whether adequate services can be provto approving any development." PThe chapter directly references developing Green Infrastructure
P-Element of the Comprehensive Plan.
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p and implement an Urban Forestry Program.
8D To reduce the amount of impervious surface created by new developments and thereby reduce stormwater management costs and
8A.12 Require should use permeable materials where feasible.8A.13 Develo8A.15 Consider climatic change impacts and adaptation strategies in planning and designing capital facilities.8A.17
Deny any development that will not be served at or greater than a citywide level of service 8B.09 Develop a Capital Facilities Plan list, with public input, for prioritizing pedestrian
walkway needs.8D.02 The City should invest in Green Infrastructure, Low Impact Development (LID), and similar technologies to maintain and
P-P-P-P-population within six years from the time of development.P-G-environmental impacts to the City and its natural resources, reduce development costs to private property owners,
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rates climate change and resiliency. Identify additional
There is no explicit wording related to climate change in this chapter.Parks and Recreation is concerned with the interaction of individuals with the outdoor environment. Climate change
directly impacts this.
No examples of resiliencyIf “climate change” or other similar vocabulary isn’t explicitly included, there is the risk that climate change and resiliency will be overlooked in the implementation
of the Comp Plan.
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Promoting walking and biking has potential to reduce vehicle use.P-Increase sheltering like overhangs and trees if precipitation increases.Increase sheltering like overhangs and precipitation
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Parks and Recreation promotes outdoor engagement. More outdoor use heightens people’s sensitivity to climate change.There are opportunities to increase park use and enjoyment as climate
changes: advantage. Parks are not typically in useanyway. Bring in more birds to parks. Small depressions on edges of parks can provide morevegetation.
One policy reflects climate change goalsAllow rain gardens where appropriate land exists. Streets create huge amounts of run off. City
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Public Workshop 1Summary
November 17th| 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Recording available here
Table of Contents
Table of Contents.................................................................................................................................................. 1
Objectives............................................................................................................................................................. 1
Agenda.................................................................................................................................................................. 1
Demographics Poll..............................................................................................................................................19
Presentation Slides.............................................................................................................................................21
Objectives
Provide an overview of the Climate Resiliency Plan process to date, including information on the
City’s greenhouse gas emissions.
Develop a community vision that guides and grounds this plan.
Gather public input to guide the development of the Climate Resiliency’s Plan draft strategies and
actions. Identify and connect how climate resilience also leads to other co-benefits.
Agenda
TimeAgenda
6:00–6:05Welcome
6:05 –6:30Climate ResiliencyPlan Overview Presentation
6:05 –6:20 Climate Resiliency Plan Overview
6:20 –6:30 Q&A Discussion
6:30 –6:55Community Vision Discussion–Vision for a Climate Resiliency Plan
6:55 –7:55Climate Resiliency Priority Discussion
6:55 –7:07 Sector #1 Transportation
7:07 –7:19 Sector #2 Buildings & Energy
7:19 –7:31 Sector #3 Ecosystem Health
7:31 –7:43 Sector #4 Consumption & Waste
7:43 –7:55 Sector #5 Community Resilience & Wellbeing
7:55 –8:00Workshop Conclusion
Next Steps
Overview of how input will be used and next steps in the process
Concluding demographics poll
Thank you and contact information
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Welcome
Ben Stanley and Mike Chang kicked off the meeting. Ben Stanley gave a brief description ofthe City’s
two-year long Climate Action Planning process, introducing this workshop as an initial step ofthe public
engagement effort within that larger process.
Mike introduced opportunitiesto participate in thepublic surveyand goes over Zoom house-keeping
rules.
Climate Resiliency Plan Overview Presentation
Introductions
Mike introduced the Poll Everywhere platformthat will be used throughout the workshop to capture
participant feedback. He also reminds participants to submit feedback through the Zoom chat if they
have issues with Poll Everywhere.
Mike promptedthe 27 public participants in attendance to introduce themselves using the Poll
Everywhere platform or Zoom chat. Responses are provided in the table below.
Table 1. Introduce yourself: name, organization/affiliation.
Responses
Susannah Spock resident and Futurewise
Nathan West -City of Port Angeles
Ben Braudrick, City of Port Angeles Associate Planner and Project Manager
Pat Nachreiner, retired resident interested in Climate resiliency
Hi. Tony Billera. Recently moved here from Whidbey. Volunteer w CAPG
Carole, PA resident
Caroline Walls, West Port Angeles Resident. Habitat Biologist for a local Tribe.
Helen Amerongen and Dave Piper, Port Angeles residents
Emeritus from the Exploratorium in San Francisco-living in PA
Melanie Greer, WSU Extension, on Clallam Co Climate Advisory Committee
Betsy, clallam Democrats
Angi Klahn -Clallam County -Climate Advisory Committee
Ian Nickel, resident of Port Angeles, volunteer with Climate Action Planning Group.
Emma Bolin, Community Development Manager with City of Port Angeles
Karen Hanan, Director, ArtsWA (WAState Arts Commission) but also a PA resident when not working in Olympia
Ben Stanley, Vice Chair, City of PA Planning Commission
Don Zanon, retired
Bob Vreeland, P.A. resident, CAP member
Nathan, new Port Angeles resident
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Next, Mike prompted participants to share what groups they believe are notrepresented at this
workshop.
Table 2. What groups (organizations, students, etc.) not represented today? Who’s not in the room?
Responses
probably everyone whose homes were flooded this week...
Fishing folks
Chamber of commerce
County
people without internet
People working in service industries like retail and food service. Small business owners
Schools? Industry? Logging?
Representative from Port of Port Angeles
school admin,
National Park Service, Clallam Emergency Operations Center representative, Port, Clallam Transit
BIPOC community members
non-environmentalists
Tribal members
Peninsula community college students, youth
Tribal members
Representative from Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Plan Overview
Ben Braudrick provides a detailed overview of the resiliency Planprocess, including foundational
elements that have shaped the development of the Plan and its intended outcomes (slide 8). He goes
ontohighlight key dates and milestones in the history of the City’sclimate action planning process (slide
9)and wraps up with a few important next steps(slide 10):
2022 Coordination:Resiliency Plan will be incorporated by reference into the Comprehensive
Plan after adoption
2025 Coordination:Comprehensive Plan update will include direct references to
recommendations and guidance from the Plan
Emma Bolin walks through examples of climate impactsexperiencedin Port Angelestoday, including
atmospheric riverconditions and extremeflooding, heat domeevents, and wildfire smoke(slide 12).
Concluding the Plan overview section of the presentation, Mike covers multiple slides detailing City
climate action progress to dateand where the Plan isheaded(slides13to 18).
Q&A
The presenterskickedoff a brief Q&A segment byreadingquestions from the Zoom chatand providing
answersin real-time.
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QuestionResponse
How does the PA emission rate compare Half national average, but twice the international average.
to other like sized cities?
If international rates are lower, what can
Goods and service transit
we learn?The way we build our structures
The waste we create
How much of the climate resilience does
GHG represents strong impact on resilience
GHG emissions represent? Changing our transportation: local food supplies
The more you reduce your carbon footprint, the more you see
resilience improve
How many people lost power?
Extreme events cause stress on aging systems
Internet and electricity loss
Lowering emissions raise resilience of system
Impact of controlled greenwaste burns?
Learn what to next time, where to focus efforts, and obtain
information
How do we get information locally?
Legality questionable in city
Survey can help us understand how to do controlled burns
Used in carbon output potentially
Where do fireplaces burning wood fit in?
Difficult to quantify, we don’t know how many people have
fireplaces; a survey would be beneficial
Indoor air quality tied to health resilience
Things will intersect with other sectors (health, transit, etc.)
Community Vision Discussion – Vision for a Climate Resiliency Plan
Using threePoll Everywherequestions, Mike promptedthe 30 public participants in attendanceto think
about what a climate resilient future means tothem.
Question 1: How has climate change affected you personally or people in your community?
Participant responses includedthe following topics (see Table 3for complete responses)
Climate refugees
Climate grief
Accessibility
Smoke, heat, flooding, wildfire
Children’s future
Despair
Less Rainfall
Loss of Species
Job loss
Disaster victims
Table 3. How has climate change affected you personally or people in your community?
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Responses
I need air conditioning now
Wildfiresmoke traps us inside in the summer... But none of our homes have A/C! Had to start sleeping in the
basement in the summer
Less stream flow for salmon
Concern for people who cannot recover after loss from climate disasters.
Job loss
Loss of species
We are climate migrants-moved here fromPortland due to air pollution, health issues. Now worried about
drought, heat, traffic, health of forest
Increased temperatures rqd AC system, less rainfall read more water in garden at cost
Wildfire smoke has impacted not just summer outdoor recreational activities for everyone, but especially
impactedpeople with respiratory problems
Climate Grief-despair looking at the damage to the trees after the heat dome
Anyone with kids knows that their future is imperiled, which pains us all on their behalf
Flooding streets and wildfire smoke
Flooding, smoke, excessive heat
Accessibility issues
Gray hair and wrinkles from heightened emergency operations
Climate grief-fear of the future
I am a climate change refugee
Question 2: What do you love about Port Angeles?
Participant responses includedthe following topics (see Table 4for complete responses)
Increase walkability; Sidewalks and bike lanes
Great vibrant community downtown
Revitalization
Shelter for homeless
Beauty and natural landscape
National Park
Protection of environment
Arts and Culture
Microgrids
Scale of town
Better public transit schedules
People who commute
Better managed tourism
Combating fake news
Facilitate public action
Table 4. What do you love about Port Angeles?
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Responses
Combat fake news that tells people that climate change is not real
Improvement to better manage tourism, such as bus service to hurricane ridge from downtown
Better public transportation schedule! Shuttle to La Push doesn't match up with Bus from Forks. There are tons
of Coast Guard and Tribal employees that live in Port Angeles, but the bus system schedule doesn't allow us to
uspublic transport. So we all drive separately
Save our beautiful trees.
I love the scale of town, and walking and biking in town, but agree that making that easier would be ideal
Love natural beauty, access to nature (forests, oceans) need to conserve water in summer, reduce traffic, have
solar micro grid for emergencies, help with insulation, more trees in city
Trees, mountains & the strait -what's not to love. Increase walkability and mass trans.
Use the arts to tell the story more powerfully
More housing diversity, including apartments and walkable neighborhoods
The surrounding national park environment is amazing and so beautiful. To honor that, we need to do
everything we can to protect what we love about this place through bold action
I love that left or right, everyone appreciates and loves the landscape here. I would like to see us capture water
through slowing down the flood zones on public land through swales on public lands between Lincoln Parkand
Shane Park
The natural environment. I would like to see invasive species removed from our water ways, and more rain
gardens to help clean pollution out of our storm water systems
More shelters for people who are homeless and cannot escape the bad weather.
Love the natural beauty, thetown, the people; would like to see broader recycling options
The natural environment. Reduce impervious pavement and improve walkability
Vibrant community. Great downtown, shops and restaurants, waterfront. Access to water. Bike trails. I 'd like to
see more bike lanes and safer cross town biking so i could bike to work
Increase walkability -right now it's almost impossible to live here without a car.
Port Angeles is great for experiencing the outdoors in everyday life, but more sidewalks and bike lanes would
help
Increased density, better systems for car free living
More low impact development, green building, innovation with stormwater management
Question 3: Now, complete this thought/sentence: In 2030, I want Port Angeles to be_________.
Participant responses includedthe following topics (see Table 5for complete responses)
United Climate resilience
Carbon neutral
Electric busses for school
Net-zero energy
Known for health environment
Resilient to outages
Adaptable to city move
Walkable
Inclusive
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More localized food production
Family opportunity and sense of community
Affordable and good looking
Table 5. Now, complete this thought/sentence: In 2030, I want Port Angeles to be:
Responses
A forward thinking community that is doing all it can to inform it's citizens about the possible consequences of
climate change and the many preparations it is making to prepare.
A thriving community that provides families with opportunity and a sense of community and safety, that is
affordable and forward-looking
Moving away from the logging industry
More walkable
More local food
I want Port Angeles to be more inclusive, less paved, more walkableandaccessible for non-drivers
Fully walkable with sidewalks everywhere that are a softer material than concrete. A electric train that runs
parallel to 101
Laser focused on preserving its natural environment to the benefit of current and future residents both human
and animal
The greenest city on the peninsula, vibrant, revitalized, supporting local farms and jobs, shuttles to parks
More salmon!
More prepared to handle the influx of urban weekenders the flee the hot city in the summer
Energy independent and resilient to power outages
Known for its healthy environment
Net zero energy
A vibrant and healthy place to live. Exponentially grow my pedometer steps!
Using electric buses for transit and schools.
Carbon neutral
United for climate resiliency
Climate Resiliency Priority Discussion
Theclimate resilience priority portion of the workshopis broken out into smaller discussions by climate
action sector:
Community Resilience & Wellbeing
Ecosystem Health
Transportation
Buildings & Energy
Consumption & Waste
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Presentersaskedparticipants to share reactions to high-level strategy areasfor each focus areaand
respond to and brainstorm specific actions that can help implement strategiesby answering the
following questions:
Do these strategies align with your vision? What might be missing or how would you change it?
What are your initialreactions to these actions? What would you add or change? What do you
support?
Community Resilience & Wellbeing
Mike opens this focus area discussion bypresenting two main strategiesand corresponding actions, as
shown in the table below.
StrategiesExample Actions
Prepare PA for future
Update municipal codes to account for enhanced fire risk in the wildland-
extreme events
urban interface.
Create community resiliency hubs to support residents during extreme
events, such as wildfire smokedays or heat waves, by providing shelter, air
conditioning, clean indoor air, and other supplies.
Increasecommunity capacity
Conduct a sea level rise vulnerability assessment to evaluate vulnerability
to address climate change
of City assets, including roads,sewage treatment, buildings, water
infrastructure, and ports.
Develop a city-wide carbon pricing program and invest revenue into energy
efficiency and clean energy projects.
Using the Zoom chat and Poll Everywhere platform,participants provided feedback on how these
strategies aligned with their vision and what might be missing or needing change. Some reactions to
these strategies include(see Table 6for complete responses):
Mental health careand climate trauma
Economic growth and opportunity
Food security
Resilient housing and Jobs
Homeowner water collection
Table 6. Community Resilience & Wellbeing: Do these strategies align with your vision? What might be
missing or how would you change it?
Responses
Allow water collection by homeowners, for use in times of drought
Allow water collection on homeowner prop
Provide incentives for solar power installation
We need to avoid getting mired in the current politica l polarization that gets in the way of honest action
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Responses
I feel like more is missing than is here.... Clarify the problems, communicate them well..... And specifically.
Create incentives.. Free composting toilets for folx in the hills. Better cleaner fuel for wood stoves... Free rain
barrels, and housing density incentives
Yes. We should aim to make our climate preparation an opportunity to advance the economic and social health
of the community too (like resilient housing)
Focus on reducing our contributions to the problem
Food security
Mental health care to help people with climate trauma.
Good strategies but concerned about Cost of our electricity-due to climate change Bonneville power costs will
rise, so more emphasis on developing local renewable energy
Need to connect housing, jobs, and the economy
Yes. Centering a strategy around Net Ecological Gain
Participantsoffered initial reactions to actions andsuggestions foradditional actions, changes, or areas
of prioritization.Some high-level themes from the responses are below (see Table 7for complete
responses)
General support for these strategies and actions, but do they go far enough?
Need programs to support weatherization/insulation for homes; prioritize vulnerable groups
Improve stormwater and septic systems
More emphasis on urban flooding, as opposed to wildfire risk
Table 7. Community resilience & Wellbeing: What are your initial reactions to these actions? What would
you add or change? What do you support?
Responses
New construction plans must take into account Climate change.
Start monitoring and regulating well water use
Update sewage system so that it doesnt flood the harbor
Energy efficiency auditing for homes needs to be available
Solar micro grid system so not reliant on grid in emergency
Restore more river floodplains. When a river has access to its whole floodplain, it reduces winter floods and
increase groundwater
Contractor support and subsidies. Insulation is impossible for many folx with old wiring and no one available in
the area
Begin to replace electrical infrastructure to eventually support a local micro grid with electric vehicle to grid
power sharing
Reduce other stressors on the natural environment
Get ecology and Rayonnier to complete the FULL cleanupof the old mill site
Explore using street lighting pole power for slow speed EV charging
Emphasize jobs created to capture rain, get homes more insulated, make PA greener-more trees-fir summer
shade and beauty
Upgrade culverts!
I support, would add that positive rewards, reinforcements fir "doing the right thing"
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Responses
Program to make updating windows and insulation affordable
Create a locally tailored response Even a micro-locally tailored response
Support but maybe they should include hubs or resources for non-emergency climate events.
Overall I am in support. I think that things like vulnerability assessments are useful to prioritize our effort within
the city's existing planning programs -
Would a carbon price be used to help the person who is charge reduce their emissions?
Good Start. Update infrastructure to better handle the climate changes
I support strategy 1 actions. Strategy 2 actions both might be a little too involved for a city our size. For
example, our community might not have the financial strength to implement carbon pricing at this time
Support those actions. Would add exploring deploying solar energy on public buildings and park structures.
More emphasis on urban flooding with more intense storms. Less emphasis on wildfirerisk. Outfallsare more at
risk with sea level rise.
Add improving stormwater system, and fixing septic systems to keep fish happy in Salish Sea
Develop a city-wide carbon pricing program and invest revenue into energy efficiency and clean energy projects.
Develop program to help residents capture winter rain for summer use!
Conduct a sea level rise vulnerability assessment to evaluate vulnerability of City assets, including roads, sewage
treatment, buildings, water infrastructure, and ports.
I support them but do they go far enough?
Using various funds from organizations to help the most vulnerable citizens
Ecosystem Health
Mike opens this focus area discussion by presenting two main strategies and corresponding actions, as
shown in the table below:
StrategiesExample Actions
Restore and protect
Protect urban tree canopy
shoreline, aquatic, and
Incorporate climate change and sea level rise explicitly into the Shoreline
forest habitat.
Master Program.
Increase opportunities
Encourage timber companies to extend timber harvest rotation times, as
for carbon sequestration
longer aged trees can sequester more carbon.
and storage.
Partner with organizations (e.g., National Park Services, National Marine
Sanctuary) to preserve forest and marine habitats.
Using the Zoom chat and Poll Everywhere platform,participants provided feedback on how these
strategies aligned with their vision and what might be missing or needing change. Some reactions to
these strategies include(see Table 8for complete responses).
General alignmentwith participants’ vision
Strategy 1 needs to align with the port economic developmentplan, which impacts salmon
streams
Strategy 2 needs to scale globally to be effectiveand we don't have control over that
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Logging industry needs to be more sustainable
Ecosystem and habitat protection and restoration efforts should be coordinated with Clallam
County.
Table 8. Ecosystem Health: Do these strategies align with your vision? What might be missing or how
would you change it?
Responses
City wide composting
Increase native vegetation. Less grass.
All ecosystem actions must be coordinated with Clallam County since ecosystems don't respect city boundaries
You've got to dig a lot deeper. There's a ton missing here. We need to build soil, control erosion, and slow water
flow.
Acceleration of the existing process to mitigate superfund pollution in PA harbor
Incentives for development with more green space and trees. Less concrete!
Reducing food waste
Strategy 1 is good but needs to aligned with Port economic development plans that impact salmon streams
Yes they align -need greenspace plan, support for farms using regenerative farming
Sewer upgrades so doesn't dump into water. Daylight peabody creek,increase rain gardens
I tend to like strategy 1, oriented towards local adaptation and with multiple benefits. Strategy 2 is one of those
things that we could put a lot of effort into locally, but its something that needs to scale globally to be
effective...and we don't have control over that
We have to address the huge gap between what is necessary in terms of the spend in investing in net-zero
resilience and what is currently happening
Should emphasize that ecosystem health will need to be balanced with logging concerns in this community.
How do we make logging more sustainable?
Improve recycling / upcycling opportunities
There's a lot of focus on habitat -would be good to think about salmon and other wildlife
Participants offered initial reactions to actions and suggestions for additional actions, changes, or areas
of prioritization (see Table 9for complete responses).
Emphasis on floodplain and riparian habitat restoration
Improved invasive species control efforts
Increased urban tree canopy and naturalvegetation (lawn removal)
Table 9. Ecosystem Health: What are your initial reactions to these actions? What would you add or
change? What do you support?
Responses
Invasive weed efforts! Need huge crews out there to deal with the problems. Invasive weeds like scotch broom
and reed canary grass prevent native riparian growth and suck up our water
Free compost!!
Enforce compliance of whatever measures are decided upon
Rows of trees between car lanes and bike and walk lanes
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Responses
I am in support. Specifically: I would like more legislation regarding both the cutting of trees, having street trees,
and using native plants in City infrastructure. I would also like to see more focus on the climate's impact on City
infrastructure.
Support. Large scale invasive species removal program (hire several Washington Conservation Corps. Crews?)
Incentivize homeowners to transitions grass lawns to ecologically diverse habitats. Remove pollution from
streams by installing rain gardens across the city
I feel that the marginal benefits from things like sequestration through, for example, increasing rotation timing
pales with the ecosystem benefits we gain from making space along the coast, which will reduce risk and
enhance habitat functions andprocesses
We lost five trees on my block this summer. It's a city with a view that comes at a cost
Existing in-town tree canopy is weak -it is more about encouraging tree planting, such as in planting strips
around town. This could also help absorb flood water, absorb pollution, decrease energy use, and even increase
food production
Restore floodplains
Work with Tribes to allow cultural and traditional forest burning practices for healthier forests
Reduce logging on State lands, daylighting and restoration of urban streams, incentives to maintain native
vegetation
Floodplain and riparian habitat restoration
Many blocks in PA don't have trees-so need to plant more
Transportation
Mike opens this focus area discussion by presenting two main strategiesand corresponding actions, as
shown in the table below.
StrategiesExample Actions
Enhance transportation
Ensure that all residents have access to multiple transportation options,
resilience by promoting
especially walking, biking, andpublic transit.
public transit and active
Ensure that the City’s transportation systems and investments can
transportation.
withstand future climate impacts.
Reduce transportation
Expand public transit infrastructure and services to decrease need for
related GHG emissions.
single-occupancy cars.
Expand electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure and incentivize people to
purchase EVs.
Using the Zoom chat and Poll Everywhere platform,participants provided feedback on how these
strategies aligned with their vision and what might be missing or needing change. Some reactions to
these strategies include(see Table 10for complete responses).
Improve, promote, and incentivize public transit and multi-modal transit
Connect publictransit to 1-5 corridor, city centers, andpark trailheads
Increase electrical vehicle charging stations
Improve WIFI connectivity to enable less work commutes
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Table 10. Transportation: Do these strategies align with your vision? What might be missing or how
would you change it?
Responses
Supporting more dense housing downtown would improve transportation resilience (less needed) while also
helping our housing crisis and improving the economy
Include EV charging access for new multiunit housing
Rewards for those using public transportation, electric cars, and bicycles.
Bike repair stations throughout town
Overall I like this -given that most of our emissions are transportation oriented. However perhaps there should
be consideration for strategies focused on things like business development, internet development such that
people don't need to travel as farto reach the services they need
Good but they need to include strategies to improve walkability and accessibility. Design the system with non-
drivers in mind
The city needs to really embrace multi-modal transportation, including significantly better public transit (more
frequent and more stops), free usage, and better pedestrian and bike infrastructure,
Need to focus on 10-minute communities -public transportation and walking/biking can't be done without
updating housing codes
Pedestrian only zones, ev stations
Sorry $1.50 from PA to Forks
Let's emphasize that decreasing transportation emissions (unlike buildings) also involves decreasing toxic
emissions released alongside carbon. And involves energy and cost savings
Public transit to national park trail heads
Ferry to Seattle
Clallam has a great, cheap system. 1.50 to F
Hooray! But need to account for summer tourism & traffic jams up to Hurricane ridge-love our tourist but they
bring pollution
More charging stations for electric vehicles.
Electric tram lines through town. Makes roads less hospitable to cars
Add language that includes connection to public health
Don't just promote public transit, IMPROVE it. Make it work for the residents
Develop the possibility for rail travelhooked into the I-5 corridor coming rail lines
Participants offered initial reactions to actions and suggestions for additional actions, changes, or areas
of prioritization (see Table 11for complete responses).
Improve walkability of the city, including more sidewalkconnectivityandbetter design for
mobility-impaired persons
Updatepublic transitschedule that fits commuter needs
Improve bikability, including safer bike lanes, more bike racks and locks, and free repair stations
Table 11. Transportation: What are your initial reactions to these actions? What would you add or
change? What do you support?
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Responses
Provide more aesthetically pleasing walking experience
More sidewalks
Electric vehicle stations, community cycling program, pedestrian only downtown, ban trucks from downtown
Have the city pay for more sidewalks and curb cuts for our less mobile citizens and visitors
Safer feeling for pedestrians/bikes, feeling of equity
Challenge engineers, mechanic, and students to find ways to replace gas engines with electric engines in RV's,
trucks, and commercial vehicles.
More fully separated, two way bike lanes
Need shuttles for the summer tourists
Make the public transit schedule work for commuters! The La Push shuttle schedule does not match up with the
Forks bus schedule. Commuters have to sit at the forks transit center for an hour or more between the two. So
we just drive instead. This is also a social justice issue because the Tribe has trouble retaining high quality
employees that commute.
Support. Would like to see a more walkable downtown (less vehicles), and safer bike lanes. For bikes, more bike
locks downtown, and bike lockers as well. Specifically bike locks that fit the tires of E-bikes.
Install EV charging stations that would eventually support bi-directional charging -allowing vehicles to be a
backup power source for community
Update bike racks on busses for bikes with varying wheel sizes (e-bikes usually have larger tires)
Good but should be designing with non-drivers in mind not only trying build around electric vehicle use.
Improve accessibility, pedestrian safety, and sidewalk condition and connectivity
Should work with ferries on decreasing their emissions
Supporting more dense housing downtown would improve transportation resilience (less needed) while also
helping our housing crisis and improving the economy
Love it! It would be great to make golf carts street legal. Love the light pole idea.
Free bike repair stations
Prime the City for ridesharing
Electric mass transit system.
Need to deal with tourism traffic in the summer.
Incentives for businesses to use evs too
Every light pole could provide 120v power for EV charging
Public transport options good enough to attract car free tourists. Ecotourism
Buildings & Energy
Mike opens this focus area discussion by presenting two main strategies and corresponding action, as
shown int eh table below:
StrategiesExample Actions
Support energy resilience
Invest in projects that develop community energy projects to ensure there
by investing in renewable
is energy supply redundancy, especially when the City (or various
neighborhoods) lose power.
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StrategiesExample Actions
energy and community-scale
Realign and protect infrastructure along bluff crests against sea level rise.
energy projects.
Reduce building-related
Incentivize propane use reduction.
GHG emissions.
Support or mandate energy efficient retrofits, such as building
weatherization and energy efficient appliances.
Using the Zoom chat and Poll Everywhere platform,participants provided feedback on how these
strategies aligned with their vision and what might be missing or needing change. Some reactions to
these strategies include(see Table 12for complete responses).
Should focus money on transportationemissions (highest source)
Need incentivesand grants forincreasing energy efficiency ofexisting buildings/homes and
making new buildings/homes GHG neutral.
Emphasis on working with large industrial and commercial businesses(e.g., Westport) to reduce
emissions.
Increase availability and affordability of alternative energy sources like wind and solar.
Table 12. Buildings & Energy: Do these strategies align with your vision? What might be missing or how
would you change it?
Responses
Building Efficiency = Transportation efficiency
Let's focus the money we have on transportation, that pie chart
Support. Encourage buildings owned by the City to reduce GHG emissions/install solar. But also work with EDC
and/or Chamber to help businesses in the community to reduce their emissions. Work with places like Westport
and the marine industries to employ strategies to reduce their impacts on our environment.
Passive thermo-adaptive textiles and other materials.. Advancedheat pump technology... Grants and
subsidies!!!!
Incentives for making existing buildings/homes more energy efficient & new buildings/home be GHG neutral.
Make solar and wind energy more available in our community. Work on reducing costs of solar and wind
energy.
These are pretty well aligned, though i think the problem associated with trying to figure this out well also
maintaining affordability is a challenging needle to thread
Support retrofitting of homes for greater energy efficiency
Help people pay for retrofitting
Agreed!
Thinking about self-reliance, especially with energy and power outages
Yes! Emphasize job creation to retrofit buildings
Both of these strategies align wellfor our community
Participants offered initial reactions to actions and suggestions for additional actions, changes, or areas
of prioritization(see Table 13for complete responses).
Ban propone hookups
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Subsidize energy audits for homeowners
Improvecommunity education about energy use and negative impacts of wood burning
Regulateand/or prevent newinfrastructure constriction nearshorelinesand bluffs
Table 13. Buildings & Energy: What are your initial reactions to these actions? What would you add or
change? What do you support?
Responses
More information about issues with burning wet wood or garbage should be distributed
Please move the landfill inland
Better communication to residents regarding existing and new programs regarding energy efficiency and areas
in the City impacted by climate change.
Minimizing wood stove use should be incentivized
Move more infrastructure AWAY from shoreline. Armoring the shoreline to protect buildings can really impact
the habitat for forage fish
Impervious surface sidewalks and parking areas
Building along bluffs is not climate change resilient, it should be regulated, not subsidized
I would like to see project with a net ecological gain. We should identify ways to mitigate impacts on our
important geological features, like our bluffs.
I don't know that, here, we should focus our energy on community energy projects, given our power supply. I
like action #2 focused on trying to re-align infrastructure on the shoreline but, boy, that is a tough nut to crack
here
For strategy #2, need to work with developers
Private homes need to be weatherized to reduce the wood burned in the winter, but most residents cannot
afford it. We need programs to help pay for it
Ban new propane hookups, ban new gas stations. Only metal roofs. Increase density-morecondos and
apartments close to businesses
The city should subsidize or offer energy efficiency audits so homeowners can easily identify sources of wasted
energy/money
Consumption & Waste
Mike opens this focus area discussion by presenting two main strategies and corresponding actions, as
shown in the table below.
StrategiesExample Actions
Promote sustainable
Work towards banning or limiting single-use plastics.
consumption.
Implement a sustainable purchasing policy for City departments and
encourage other businesses to do so.
Reduce waste-related
Reduce organic food waste through food donation programs, greenwaste
GHG emissions from
bins, and composting programs.
landfills.
Evaluate and reduce facility-related emissions with Port Angeles’
wastewater treatment facility
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Using the Zoom chat and Poll Everywhere platform,participants provided feedback on how these
strategies aligned with their vision and what might be missing or needing change. Some reactions to
these strategies include(see Table 14for complete responses).
Need to make composting accessible – provide free curbside collection programs
More opportunities to reuse and repurpose
May not be a critical focus area, as it is the smallest source of emissions
Table 14.Consumption & Waste: Do these strategies align with your vision? What might be missing or
how would you change it?
Responses
Recycle, reuse, repurpose
Stop charging for yard waste bins. City sponsorship, support, and advertising of existing programs through WSU
for gleaning garden waste for our excellent Food Bank.
Compost and green waste programs are key.
Zero waste PA
Need to think about circular economy -how do we ensure that we just don't throw away old electronics and
things like that
I don't know that I see these strategies as being as critical to focus on relative to some of the others. The ROI is
small I think, thinking of the pie chart
City wide food waste pick up
Storm water management, especially related to wastewater releases, needs to be included here
Our lawns turned into rain gardens with indigenous plantings
Ban styrofoam
Participants offered initial reactions to actions and suggestions for additional actions, changes, or areas
of prioritization (see Table 15for complete responses):
Overall, need more community education on this focus area
Provide residents with tools and resources for how to properly dispose of special waste or hard
to recycle items
Incentivize and promote localizedfood production
Ban plastic bags
Table 15. Consumption & Waste: What are your initial reactions to these actions? What would you add
or change? What do you support?
Responses
Improve existing plastic bag ban to prevent Safeway from skirting the law
Side dumping is happening along our creeks and in our parks. Attention to this issue would be great. Look at
Tumwater and Verne Samuelson parks
Need to focus on local foods -even if not in PA but in the County or on the peninsula.
Incentives or subsidies for home gardens. We have great weather to grow our own food
Promote buying local, or ordering things in a geographically responsible way, ban multiple use plastic bags
Tool library
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Responses
Communitygardens with activities that promote education
Support limiting single use plastics and Styrofoam. Recycling containers should always be in city facilities,
including local parks and areas wherever there are public trash cans.
Encourage the existing DIY culture on the peninsula
Encourage people to bring their own bags to shop. And maybe ban plastic bags.
I feel that largely we should focus on actions that reduce our vulnerability to some of the major climate drivers,
and largely I think these consumption actions don't do that. They DO, though, have some benefit, especially by
reducing our transportation footprint.
We need to make special recycling types more easily understandable to local people (how to recycle electronics,
shoes, plastic bags, etc)
Incentivize reduced fertilizer and pesticide use
Incentivize safeway to stock more local food
Municipal compost, only compostable take-outcontainers. Better recycling
Education
More compost bins for residents
School age students need to tour waste facilities
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Demographics Poll
Mike closed out the workshop by walking through next steps and opportunities for continued public
engagement with the Plan(slide 44).
Visit the weekly Farmers Market
Take the survey
Visit the website
Follow the interactive Climate Group calendar
As a final step, Mike promptedparticipantsto takean optional demographics Zoom poll. Of the 26
remaining public participants, 17 responded to the demographics poll.
Which of the following best represents your race/ethnicity? (Check all that apply)
Of the 17 participantswho responded, 16 identifiedas White/Caucasianand I identified as Native
American, American Indian, or Alaska Native.
Race/Ethnicity
1
White or Caucasian
Native American, American
Indian, or Alaska Native
16
What is your age?
Of the 17 participants who responded, five(5)were 45-54 years old and four(4)were 75 years old or
older.
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Age
45-54
75 or older
35-44
25-34
55-64
65-74
0123456
What is your gender identity?
Of the 17 participantswho responded, 10 identified as a woman and seven (7) identified as a man.
Gender Identiy
12
10
8
6
4
2
0
ManWoman
How did you hear about this workshop?
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Of the 17 participantswho responded, four(4)said they said about this workshopthrough word of
mouth, three(3)heard about it through social media, and another three (3) heard about it through the
City of Port Angeles Website.
Word of mouth
Social media
None of the above
Flyers/Mailers
Email
Community organization
City of Port Angeles website;Email
City of Port Angeles website
012345
Presentation Slides
PowerPoint slides of the presentation are available on the following pages.
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Public Workshop 2 Summary
March 16th| 6:00 - 8:00 PM
Recording available here
TableofContents
Welcome ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
Updates on Climate Resiliency Plan Presentation................................................................................................ 2
Transition to Breakout Rooms.............................................................................................................................. 3
Review and Refine Actions................................................................................................................................... 5
Demographics Poll..............................................................................................................................................38
Presentation Slides................................................................................................Error! Bookmark not defined.
Objectives
1.Provide an overview of progress since Workshop 1.
2.Review and refine list of prioritized actions.
Agenda
TimeAgenda
LetParticipantsIn
5:55 –6:00
6:00 –6:05Welcome
Record meeting
6:00 – 6:05
Orient on how to use/navigate Zoom Meeting
Updates on Climate Resiliency Plan Presentation
6:05 – 6:30
Climate Resiliency Plan Overview
6:05 – 6:20
Q&A Discussion
6:20 – 6:30
Review and Refine Actions
6:30 – 7:55
Overview of Breakout Rooms
6:30 – 6:40
Breakout Group Discussions
6:40 – 7:55
7:55 –8:00Workshop Conclusion
Next Steps
Overview of the next steps to finalize the Climate Resiliency Plan
Concluding demographics poll
Thank you and contact information
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WELCOME
Mike Chang kicked off the meetingwith a welcome andseveralhouse-keeping items.
UPDATES ON CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLAN PRESENTATION
CLIMATE RESILIENCY PLAN OVERVIEW
Ben Stanley gave a brief overview of the Climate Resiliency Plan:
How it was shaped:
o 2016 Comprehensive Plan response
o Based on best available science
o Uses GHG emissions as metrics
What are the goals:
o Identify gaps, inefficacies, strengths, and opportunities for development
o Roadmap for immediate actions
o Provide long range policy and strategy guidance
Where we are in the planning process:
o Refining strategies and actionsfor inclusion in Plan
ST
OUTCOMES FROM OUR 1PUBLICWORKSHOP
Mike shared the participant visions for the future of Port Angelesduring workshop 1:
Carbon neutral
City known for its healthy environment
Resilient and able to handle power outages
Walkable
More local food production
Affordable
Sense of community and opportunity for all
Mike shared how the project team responded to workshop 1 participant feedback:
Inclusion of ambitious actions that pushes the City to carbon neutrality by 2030.
Highlight and elevate climate resilience with other priorities, such as healthcare, economic
development, and affordable housing.
Focus on resilience and adaptation opportunities, especially for frontline groups such as elders,
low-income families, people of color, youth.
Identify synergieswith other key partners – such as the Port and the National Park.
Need to invest in multiple transportation strategies that allows for collective flexibility in
transitioning away from fossil fuels.
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PLAN STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT
Mike walkedthrough each focus area of the Plan and highlights the overarching goals, rationale for
inclusion, and some example actions foreach. He then provides an overview of the strategy
development and prioritization process:
124 initial actions,identified from existing City plans, comparable plans from other jurisdictions,
previous work from the Climate Action Planning Group, and emerging best practices on climate
action.
Initial consultant review to combine similar actions, getting us to approximately 70 actions.
Working with the Climate Action Planning Group and the City to prioritize 40 actions for a multi-
criteria analysis (MCA).
Just because an action is not included in the MCA does not mean we will exclude it from the
final Climate Resiliency Plan.
Mike explained how the multi-criteria analysis (MCA) was used to prioritize the Plan’s resilience actions
based on community values and other key criteria: impact, cost, feasibility, community support, equity,
and co-benefits.He walked theparticipants through the Climate Action Planning Group’s (CAPG)
rationale aroundactions that have already been approved and those which have been excluded.
Finally, heteed up the goal of the breakout room activity planned for the workshop, which wasto
narrow down the current list of70 actions toa more streamlined and manageable list of50 actions for
Plan inclusion.
Q&A:
Tony: Will actions that were already excluded be identified?
Mike:Yes, these actions and the rationale for exclusion will appear in the materials we have
prepared for the breakout room activity.
Bob:Canthe Plan have an appendix of all actions that were considered and excludedso they are not
lost? So that they may be considered if more funding or interest arises in the future?
Ben:That can be option.We are doing that for the list of actions that have been completed as
well. These are important and made the listoriginallyfor a reason, so they can appear in as an
appendix.
Emma:Caninclude the justification for including as appendix andbring to councilfor a decision.
TRANSITION TO BREAKOUT ROOMS
Mike provided an overview of the breakout room objectives and structure:
Almost 1.5 hours to discuss strategies and actions.
Randomly assigned breakout rooms.
Breakout room facilitators will each start on a different focus area and then cycle through each
focus area. This allows for equal treatment of all focus areas.
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Facilitators will review the current status and then go through actions without a decision.
Facilitators will take notes in the “Notes” column.
Desired outcome: Identify which actions need to include or exclude from the Climate Resiliency
Plan, with an intent to get down to no more than 50 actions.
Mikewent over thecurrent landscape of the actions before participants brokeout for discussion:
25 actions alreadyapproved
4 actions to exclude
45 actions to still consider
Facilitators will prioritize actions that have not had CAPG review or decisions that the breakout
group disagrees with
There were three (3) breakout groups facilitated by Mike and Megan, Mary Ann, and Ben and Emma.
Each group had approximately 6-8 people.
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Friday April 8th, 2022
Planning Commission, City of Port Angeles
City Council
City of Port Angeles
Washington State
Councilors,
The affordability of housing within our community is declining rapidly for both home
buyers and renters. The problem has worsened considerably since the beginning of the COVID
pandemic. According to the 2019 housing needs assessment 23% of Port Angeles’ residents
live in poverty, that number is almost certainly higher now with the housing cost increases we
have seen in the ensuing years. Lower income people in our community are increasingly
housing insecure as more and more of their income goes to pay for shelter. As more money
goes to shelter, less goes to healthcare, nutrition, education, and savings. We are watching the
creation of a class of people that can’t save, can’t afford to take care of their health and can’t
afford to change their circumstances. The outcome of this type of inequality is well known; more
sickness, shorter lives, more drug abuse, more crime, more homelessness and more
hopelessness.
The unaffordability of housing in Port Angeles constitutes an emergency. Lack of access
to housing is the number one issue facing the City of Port Angeles. It is time for the city council
and staff to take bold action to promote housing. The Planning Commission has compiled the
following three recommendations for immediate action by the City Council.
1. Reform of sewer and water development charges to incentivize ADU, duplex and
multifamily. Including the choice of a single owner's water meter for multiple units
under a single ownership.
2. Suspension of building permit fees for all ADU, multifamily and duplex projects.
3. Allow up to four units per parcel in the entire R7 zoning.
These changes must happen in conjunction with renewed investment in supportive and low
income subsidized housing. These are the steps that are needed to build an equitable and
healthy community. Everything seems impossible until it's done.
Thank You,
Planning Commission, City of Port Angeles