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Agenda
Climate Action Committee (CAC)
Wednesday, August 22, 2012, 3:30 - 5:30 PM
City Hall Third Floor Conference Room
Port Townsend, WA
Homework: Please use the attached Worksheet to record ongoing efforts and promote new ideas to reduce community wide emissions. If you have more than one idea, fantastic!
Collage: If you have not previously done so, please bring a photograph, quote or poem for the CAC collage that symbolizes our mission – something that moves you to action!
GOALS: Review Results of SWOT Analysis; Begin to Frame the Action Campaign
AGENDA
3:30 p.m. Call to Order
3:35 Approval of Agenda & Minutes (July 18, 2012)
3:40 Results of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats SWOT Analysis (Judy Surber)
3:45 Guest Speakers: Al Cairns and Richard Talbot, Jefferson County Public Works Solid Waste Division
Al and Richard will give us a brief overview of the County’s waste stream and ongoing efforts to encourage citizens to reduce, reuse, recycle. He will also touch on the upcoming facility
master plan process and opportunities for input.
4:00 Public Comment
4:10 Framing the Campaign Strategy
Skagit County Campaign
http://www.skagitcounty.net/Common/Asp/Default.asp?d=Sustainability&c=General&p=help.htm
Recall Chapter V of the Action Plan provides the overarching objectives and actions– Last month staff distributed EXCEL SPREADSHEETS.
We will identify flesh out existing efforts with new ideas. Please use the Worksheets –and be prepared to Share your top two ideas –
5:00 BREAK
5:10 Round Table
World/Nation/State – update
Local news (please share climate change/sustainability news)
5:20 Next Steps & Agenda Planning -
Agenda items – objectives, election of officers, guest speakers?
(Ideas: Local 2020 – DIY Home Energy Assessments; Adapting to Climate Change @ Olympic National Forest/Park)
5:30 Adjourn
Next Meeting: November 28, 2012: The Climate Action Committee typically meets quarterly, on the fourth Wednesday of the month.
For More information, please see the Climate Action Committee’s web page on the County’s website at: http://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/commdevelopment/ClimateChange.htm