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Steering committee hears climate and resiliency CPP update; March public hearing planned
Summary
County planning staff updated the steering committee on the draft climate and resiliency countywide planning policies and said the draft will return for a public hearing and possible adoption on March 19 after additional revisions.
Spokane County planning staff presented an update on the draft climate and resiliency countywide planning policies and said the draft incorporates recent comments from the tribe, Spokane County Public Works and the PTAC climate subcommittee.
Grama Zitkafoos, county planning staff, led the climate update and explained that the committee previously reviewed the item in November and that the draft will be revised based on steering‑committee feedback before being returned on March 19 for a public hearing and possible adoption. "The next steps for the climate and resiliency countywide planning policies... will just be to revise based on any feedback that the steering committee has today. And then we will, again, bring this before the steering committee, in on the March 19 meeting for public hearing and potential adoption," Zitkafoos said.
Committee members asked about advisory committees and roles. Commissioner Waldriff and others asked about subcommittee membership; staff said the climate subcommittee includes seven or eight PTAC members and that a separate Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) is advising the county's climate element for the comprehensive plan. Heather Troutman, representing the City of Airway Heights and a PTAC participant, explained that agencies and cities are using their own advisory committees to develop climate elements that align with county goals and that SRTC (the regional transportation planning organization) will supply vehicle-mile travel targets as a related technical input.
Why it matters: the climate and resiliency CPPs will inform how jurisdictions incorporate climate targets and resiliency strategies into their comprehensive-plan elements. Staff said SRTC has a grant to establish vehicle‑miles‑traveled targets that will be recommended to agencies in 2025 and noted not every jurisdiction is legally required to meet greenhouse‑gas requirements under the state act; the draft intends to be scaled to the varying obligations of Spokane County jurisdictions.
Ending: Staff will revise the draft based on steering‑committee feedback and return it to the March 19 steering committee meeting for public hearing and potential adoption.
