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gClimate/Community Resiliency Plan
Develop and implement a bold community resiliency plan. Outcome: Reduced carbon footprint in the City
Strategies:
3.1 Develop&implement a community resiliency plan 3.3 Communicate our resiliency efforts to the community
that is specific to the needs of the Tigard community to encourage individuals and businesses to adopt
and organization. new practices that support climate goals.
3.2 Implement resiliency practices that help us achieve 3.4 Develop regional partnerships to help reduce carbon
carbon neutrality by the year 2035. throughout the Portland metro area.
Project Description:
City Council set four goals during the spring of 2021,with Goal 3("Develop and implement a bold community resiliency plan")
being one of them. Since that time, City subject matter experts and leads have worked closely with community members, utilities,
neighboring jurisdictions, and partner agencies to identify climate mitigation and adaptation solutions. SSG consultants were
engaged to model Tigard's current and forecasted emissions levels,and identify several low carbon actions to reduce those
levels ;their recommendations established a pathway to carbon neutrality,a council-directed outcome of this goal. Climate
adaptation, and natural hazard mitigation in particular,continues as part of an existing regional effort to update the Natural
Hazard Mitigation Plan for FEMA. Climate adaptation recommendations are to be included in a regional report,expected to be
presented to City Council in early 2023.
Background:
Tigard's carbon emissions in 2019 were about 571,000 tons ► Oregon Governor's Executive Order 20-04(signed in 2020)
of CO2;modeling these emissions into the future,continuing —directed agencies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
existing practices(`business as usual')has Tigard emitting about while centering the needs of vulnerable communities.
656,000 tons of CO2 in 2050. Rather than continue down Goals included:45%reduction in carbon emissions from
this high-emitting path,Tigard City Council decided to pursue 1990 levels by 2035, and 80%reduction by 2050.
carbon neutrality,bringing emissions down to 0, by 2035.
► Oregon House Bills 2165, 2475,3141 (signed in 2021)—part
When City Council set the goal of achieving carbon neutrality of a clean energy package to reduce emissions,expand
by 2035,words like"bold"and "moonshot"spoke to an clean energy access,extend EV rebates to low income and
ambition for meaningful action to address our planet's rural communities,enhance energy efficiency programs,
climate crisis.The pursuit of carbon neutrality is well-timed, and create clean technology jobs
as state and federal policies and resources for climate action
have become increasingly available. Recent legislation and ► Oregon House Bill 2021 (signed in 2021)set the most
programs in support of climate mitigation at the state and aggressive timeline in the country for moving to 100%
clean electricity sources by 2040
national level include:
► Climate-Friendly and Equitable Community(CFEC)rules
(adopted by DLCD in 2022)—requires City action to
address climate pollution in transportation sector with
consideration for land use and housing
Climate/Community Resiliency Plan CITY OF TIGARD
► Climate Pact, updating the Pacific Coast Collaborative Links
agreement between West Coast states in the US and Web pages to learn more
British Columbia(signed Oct 2022)with the intention of
reducing greenhouse gas emissions while growing the Community Resiliency Plan web page
clean energy economy https://www.tigard-or.gov/community-support/
community-resiliency-plan
► At the Federal level, President Biden signed the Inflation
Reduction Act in August 2022,committing $3698,an Climate Hub- For information on rebates and ways for
historic amount,to energy and climate programs.Among community members to save through energy efficiency
the goals of the IRA is to cut national greenhouse gas https://www.tigard-or.gov/community-support/
emissions by roughly 40%of 2003 levels by 2030 community-resiliency-plan/climate-hub
Climate Action Plan Engage Tigard web page
Benefits: https://www.engage.tigard-or.gov/cap
► Respond to the climate crisis Late Night in Tigard: Mayor Snider talks to
Tigard's Climate Champions
► Lift up historically underserved groups by providing grants, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goJ4lfZ]Qpo
incentives,technical assistance, and other resources in
the transition to energy efficiency through cost-saving Climate Action Speaker Series presentations
programs such as building retrofits that reduce energy bills
• The Coming Climate:Advancing regional plans for
► Reduced dependence on fossil fuels citywide municipal adaptations to a warming planet,with
scholar and PSU professor Dr.Vivek Shandas:
0,. Increased community health,connection, and access Tigard Speaker Series:Community Resiliency Plan
through active mobility investments
with Dr. Vivek Shandas- YouTube
► Cost savings for residents, business owners,and the City, https://bit.IV/3ft7TPt
particularly around energy costs
• PGE: Climate Action and Green Partner Programs,
► Increased biodiversity and ecosystem health through eco- renewable energy and vehicle electrification
friendly vegetation management solutions programs with PGE's Local Government Affairs
No. Reduced air pollution increasing human health Manager, Troy Gagliano: Climate Action Speaker
Series with Speaker: Troy Gagliano-YouTube
https://bit.IV/3Dz2dLF
Actions: Building Livable and Sustainable Communities
► Council adopted Council Goal 3—April 2021 through Transit, climate actions, service expansion,
and transit solutions from TriMet,with Fiona Lyon
No. Update on Natural Hazard Mitigation Planning— and Alan Lehto: recording link will be posted on the
Winter 2023 CRP website once available:
• Council briefing to follow County-led plan https://www.tigard-or.gov/community-support/
implementation workshop in October 2022. community-resiliency-plan
• Briefing to include mitigation action information,to be
adopted by Washington County Innovated Emergency
Management
► Implementation planning kick off with Council in Spring 2023
► Request for Council action on policy,advocacy and
investment in Fall 2023