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A Resolution Of The City Commission Of The City Of Hollywood, Florida, Endorsing The Southeast Florida Climate Action Pledge; Agreeing To Jointly Advance Strategic Climate Adaptation And Mitigation Planning, Programs, Policies And Projects, And Advancing The Implementation Of The Regional Climate Action Plan 3.0.
Strategic Plan Focus
Resilience & Sustainability
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Staff Recommends: Approval of the attached Resolution.
Explanation:
Established in 2010, the Southeast Florida Regional Climate Change Compact (“Compact”) is a partnership between Broward, Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach Counties to work collaboratively to reduce regional greenhouse gas emissions, implement adaptation strategies, and build climate resilience across the Southeast Florida region.
The Compact emerged through the leadership of local county government officials in Southeast Florida, who came together to discuss the climate change threats facing over six million residents in the region. Recognizing the shared challenge, but also the significant opportunity to position Southeast Florida as an early leader, their call to action solidified a coordinated, regional response in the form of the Compact, which aims to ensure that the region continues to thrive in the face of shared climate change challenges.
The City has been an active participant in the Compact since its inception, participating in summits, meetings, working groups, and adopting Compact documents. In 2012, the City pledged to support the Compact’s first Regional Climate Action Plan. The City has improved both its sustainability and resiliency through these collaborative efforts created within the Compact and by referencing the Compact’s Regional Climate Action Plan (“RCAP”), which is a planning document to help guide local governments in their climate response efforts.
The third update of the RCAP was completed in 2022 and the Compact has requested that local governments take the Climate Action Pledge (“Pledge”) to indicate their commitment to jointly advance the climate adaptation and mitigation efforts described in the RCAP. Hollywood’s Sustainability Action Plan (“SAP”) is in line with the recommendations of the RCAP. A total of 72 of the 99 actions in the SAP have corresponding policies or strategies recommended by the RCAP. Therefore, staff recommends that the City Commission adopt a resolution expressing support for the Pledge, aligning City efforts to address climate change with those of the entire region as described in RCAP 3.0.
Fiscal Impact:
Approval of this resolution will not fiscally impact the City as this is a proposal to endorse the Pledge and indicate the City’s commitment to jointly advance the climate adaptation and mitigation efforts described in the RCAP 3.0.
Recommended for inclusion on the agenda by:
Elaine Franklin, Environmental Sustainability Coordinator
Jose Cortes, Director of Design and Construction Management
Gus Zambrano, Assistant City Manager for Sustainable Development