Environmental Quality Committee to refresh environmental academy and continue climate initiatives
Summary
The Environmental Quality Committee presented priorities for continued implementation of the climate action and resiliency plan, GreenStep Cities initiatives, MS4 stormwater program, solid‑waste and energy planning; the committee will pay special attention to updating the city's environmental academy.
Aaron Tingam, chair of the Environmental Quality Committee, updated the council on the committee's 2026 priorities.
Tingam said the EQC will continue reviewing and supporting city strategic environmental programs including GreenStep Cities benchmarks, the climate action and resiliency plan, the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) program, the solid‑waste program and the Energy Action Plan. He noted the committee intends to revisit and potentially refresh the environmental academy to strengthen programming and resident outreach.
"We will be also giving special attention this year to revisiting and potentially refreshing the city's environmental academy," Tingam said, describing an emphasis on programming and marketing to engage residents and partners.
Tingam closed by thanking the council for continued support and said the EQC looks forward to collaborating with staff on implementation.
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