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Draft climate element goals, open‑house planned as Lake Forest Park readies policy language
Summary
Project staff presented draft goal categories for the climate element — resilience, greenhouse‑gas reduction and equitable access — laid out a tight schedule for internal review and public engagement, and announced a May 1 open house plus a May 14 CPAT meeting to review draft policies.
City project staff and consultants on April 15 told the Climate Policy Advisory Team they had converted earlier policy audit findings into draft goals and policy language and planned a short public review cycle over May and June.
What staff presented
- Draft goal structure: Consultants shared draft policy goal categories for the climate element, grouped under resilience (drought and flood management, emergency response, equitable access to nature and tree canopy), greenhouse‑gas emissions reduction (building energy efficiency and electrification, EV charging and education, reducing driving and supporting alternative transportation, land‑use planning), and waste reduction (reducing landfill and organic waste).
- Process and timeline: Staff said draft policies would be shared with city staff for a workshop the week after the meeting, incorporated into open‑house materials, and presented at a public open house on May 1 and the CPAT meeting on May 14. A full draft climate element is planned for the June CPAT meeting and a Commerce review copy is due June 13.
- Engagement and outreach: The team reported 505 survey responses (survey closed April 10), two youth group interviews completed, and mixed response from targeted interviews (no business or senior‑center interviews completed before the meeting). Staff said the open house will include Spanish interpretation, kid‑friendly activities and a raffle to encourage participation, and asked CPAT members to help promote and staff the event.
Why it matters: the draft goals and policies will form the climate element that the city submits for state review; early public feedback and staff input will shape the final language and implementation steps.
Requests and next steps
Staff asked CPAT members to submit remaining technical feedback (GHG memo, VMT comments, vulnerability inputs) by the end of the week, to share the open‑house flyer and, where possible, to attend or help staff the May 1 open house and the May 14 CPAT meeting. Staff also flagged follow‑up tasks: confirm landslide data sources, incorporate CPAT‑supplied localized flood/erosion locations, and finalize draft policy language for the staff workshop.
Ending
The CPAT scheduled two more meetings (May 14 and June 2) to review draft policies and the full climate element before the Commerce submittal.
