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Commissioner reports: City Council adopted Climate Action Plan and lowered residential speed limits
Summary
During reports the commission learned the City Council adopted the Climate Action Plan by resolution and approved lowering neighborhood speed limits to 20 mph; staff said the commission’s urban forestry work will tie into climate implementation next year.
During the meeting’s reports section commissioners and staff relayed two citywide actions taken by the City Council. A staff representative said the council adopted the Climate Action Plan by resolution the night before, reaffirming the city’s continued commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and noting that Planning Commission work on the urban forest plan will feed into implementation next year.
Commissioner Gustafson reported that City Council also approved lowering the speed limit to 20 miles per hour across residential areas and encouraged broader community outreach to explain the change and help with public acceptance.
Staff said they would pass along requests to include neighborhood groups and schools in outreach about the speed‑limit change and that the Climate Action Plan adoption will be linked to future implementation and reporting returned to the commission.
