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Council briefed on $280,000 state grant to continue city climate planning work
Summary
City staff told council the Department of Commerce awarded remaining legislative funds from the Climate Commitment Act for Spokane's phase 2 climate planning, and the city will establish a budget to accept about $280,000 aligned to the 2025-2027 state biennium.
City staff briefed Spokane City Council on July 21 about a Department of Commerce grant to continue the city's climate planning work tied to the comprehensive plan. Mara Murphy said the grant acceptance ordinance (SBO C36725) would establish a budget and accept approximately $280,000 in remaining funding allocated by the state legislature from the Climate Commitment Act. She said the award aligns with the state biennium that began July 1, 2025, and continues work begun over the prior year. Murphy said the item creates the authority to accept the grant and that a related consent item for formal grant acceptance appears on the consent calendar. Councilors had no substantive questions during the briefing. Why it matters: the grant funds continuation of local climate planning work that will feed into the comprehensive plan process and help the city meet state program timelines and reporting. Next steps: the council later moved to defer the consent item to July 28 for final consideration; staff said accepting the grant will establish a budget to continue climate planning activities.
