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Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination

Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination. Jason Liechty Environmental Projects Coordinator Natural Resources Planning and Management Division Broward County. Core Function: Policy. Policy coordination and legislative advocacy are at the core of the Compact. Policy Coordination.

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Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination

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  1. Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination Jason Liechty Environmental Projects Coordinator Natural Resources Planning and Management Division Broward County

  2. Core Function: Policy • Policy coordination and legislative advocacy are at the core of the Compact

  3. Policy Coordination • Federal legislative advocacy • State legislative advocacy • Collaborative efforts • Information sharing and replication of initiatives

  4. Policy Coordination • Policy Coordinator • Policy Team • Staff Steering Committee

  5. Annual Legislative Programs • Process • Review of existing program (federal or state) • Solicitation of ideas/revisions from Policy Team and Staff Steering Committee • Policy Coordinator revises program • Policy Team and Staff Steering Committee review • Approval by Staff Steering Committee • Individual counties move program forward • Incorporation into County legislative programs • As separate item • Sticking points are ironed out if and when they occur

  6. Federal Advocacy • Deepwater Horizon oil spill press conference – June 2010 • Joint letter to Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change – April 2013 • Joint Capitol Hill visits • 2014 legislative program under development

  7. State Advocacy • Most significant achievement to date: Adaptation Action Areas – 2011 session • Tri-County Legislative Delegation Meeting on Sea Level Rise – Feb. 2013 • 2014 package • Approved by Staff Steering Committee • Awaiting adoption by County Commissions

  8. Adaptation Action Areas • Added to Florida Community Planning Act in 2011 session • Optional comprehensive plan designation for areas that: • Experience coastal flooding • Are vulnerable to the related impacts of rising sea levels • Purpose: prioritizing funding for infrastructure and adaptation planning

  9. AAA Pilot Program • Funded by grant from State of Florida (DEO) – Project of Special Merit • Partnership among City of Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, and the South Florida Regional Planning Council • Fort Lauderdale will incorporate in its Comprehensive Plan and identify AAA(s) • Guidance documents will be developed for statewide dissemination

  10. Collaborative Efforts • Funding opportunities • Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP) implementation workshops • Summits • Mayors’ Climate Action Pledge

  11. Funding Opportunities • Compact partners favor mutual support of best-positioned entity rather than cutthroat competition

  12. Funding Opportunities • RE.invest Initiative – Miami Beach • Federal Highway Administration – Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Pilot Grant • Broward MPO lead agency – supported by other MPOs, Regional Planning Councils, Compact Counties, and South Florida Regional Transportation • Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities Challenge

  13. RCAP Implementation Workshops • Part of three-year, $975,000 grant from Kresge Foundation to Institute for Sustainable Communities to support RCAP implementation • 9 to 12 workshops over three years

  14. 2013 Workshops

  15. Climate Leadership Summits • Annual summits to review progress and plan future action • Deliverables • 2013 Summit • November 7-8 in Fort Lauderdale • White House keynote (?) • Coastal Communities CongressionalTown Hall

  16. Mayors’ Climate Action Pledge • Affirms support for Compact • Agrees to consider integrating the Regional Climate Action Plan framework into future plans • Urges other municipalities to adopt the Pledge themselves

  17. Mayors’ Climate Action Pledge • Broward County • 16 municipalities have adopted the Pledge • Representing nearly 1 million residents – almost 62% of population • Miami-Dade League of Cities resolution • Monroe County resolution • Other cities in region • Key West, Boynton Beach, Miami Beach, Pinecrest

  18. Information Sharing and Replication of Initiatives • Mayors’ Roundtable on Climate Change • Broward County – Monday, September 16 • Miami-Dade County • Energy efficiency finance • Electric vehicle infrastructure • Climate change comprehensive plan element

  19. Thank you!Jason LiechtyEnvironmental Projects CoordinatorNatural Resources Planning and Management DivisionBroward County954-519-0310jliechty@broward.org

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