Tumwater committee advances updated Thurston Climate Mitigation Collaborative interlocal agreement

The City of Tumwater Public Works Committee voted Oct. 23 to place a replacement interlocal agreement (ILA) for the Thurston Climate Mitigation Collaborative on the Nov. 3 City Council consideration calendar with a recommendation to approve and authorize the mayor to sign.

The ILA update is intended to streamline administration for the four-jurisdiction collaborative — Tumwater, Lacey, Olympia and Thurston County — by consolidating regional initiatives into a biennial work plan, permitting the executive committee to approve minor administrative updates, and adjusting greenhouse‑gas inventory and progress‑reporting schedules. “This is a replacement because we’re adapting to some changes, that and that will hopefully help us cut down on some of the administrative work so we can spend more time implementing,” City staff member Alyssa Jones Woods said during the committee presentation.

Why it matters: the Thurston Climate Mitigation Plan was developed between 2018 and 2020 and accepted by participating jurisdictions in 2020. Since then, jurisdiction staff positions for implementation were…