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Tualatin council directs staff to pursue blended funding for Climate Action Plan implementation
Summary
After staff presentation on funding options, the council gave direction to pursue a combined approach — a 5% building permit surcharge, a 99¢ opt-out utility round-up, and a 0.3% increase to the electric franchise fee — to fund a Climate Action Plan program coordinator and related implementation work.
City staff presented updated options for funding climate action plan implementation and recommended creating a program coordinator position and associated implementation funding. The presentation compared revenue estimates from three potential funding levers: a building-permit surcharge, an opt-out “share the pennies” round-up program, and modest increases to utility franchise/right-of-way fees.
Assistant City Manager/Finance Director Lehi explained that most ARPA funds and other one-time resources are already committed to specific capital…
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