SE Florida Regional Climate Change Compact: Update Presented to the Broward County Climate Change Task Force February 21, 2013 Overview • Status of the Mayor’s Action Pledge • Multi-County Delegation Meeting • 2013 Implementation • Next Steps Mayors Climate Action Pledge • Recognizes importance of municipal partners in planning for resilience and need to broaden Compact collaborations • With adoption: • Affirms support for Compact • Provides intent to integrate appropriate RCAP recommendations into comprehensive planning documents, sustainability plans, and climate action plans • Encourages other cities to do endorse the Pledge as well • Broward Commission formally endorsed the Pledge (Jan 2013) • Joint letter of invite issued to municipal mayors from Mayor Jacobs, Broward County and Mayor Seiler, City of Fort Lauderdale (Jan 2013) Mayor’s Climate Action Pledge 2/21/2013 Multi-County Delegation Meeting 02/13/2013 • Invitation from Rep. Mark Pafford, Palm Beach Chair • Request to Focus on Sea Level Rise and regional implications • Societal • Public Health and Safely • Infrastructure • Economic • Environmental • Tri-County Policy Development and Advocacy • Request for bi-partisan meeting in Tallahassee Delegation Participants Senators: Representatives: Oscar Braynon II (Miami-Dade) Lori Berman (Palm Beach) Dwight Bullard (Miami- Gwyndolen Clarke-Reed (Broward) Dade/Monroe) Bill Hager (Palm Beach) Jeff Clemens (Palm Beach) George Moraitis (Broward) Rene Garcia (Miami-Dade) Mark Pafford (Palm Beach) Maria Sachs (Palm Beach) Bobby Powell Jr. (Palm Beach) Eleanor Sobel, Chair (Broward) Sharon Pritchett (Miami-Dade) Kevin Rader (Palm Beach) Hazelle Rogers (Broward) Richard Stark (Broward) Barbara Watson (Miami-Dade) Media Coverage • Sun Sentinel Raise our Voice on Climate Change By Sun Sentinel Editorial Board • New Times – Broward/Palm Beach Keys Hospitals Submerged by Climate Change, Legislators Told By Fire Ant • Palm Beach Post Rising sea levels more than just South Florida’s costly problem, officials say By John Kennedy • The Florida Current South Florida delegations urged to recognize reality of sea level rise By Bruce Ritchie Priority Policies • Support local planning for Sea Level Rise • Provide funding for Alternative Water Supplies (Water Protection and Sustainability Program) • Restore Beach Funding to $30 M annually • Establish Renewable Energy Portfolio • Provide Incentives for Renewable and Alternative Energy • Prioritize funding for resilient infrastructure • Support funding for Everglades and Florida Forever RCA P Implementation • February 12, 2013 – Broward Adoption of Climate Element and Map Amendment to Land Use Plan • Adaptation Action Area project with City of Fort Lauderdale and SFRPC • Advancement of Regional C51 Reservoir Planning • Go Solar • Launching of Energy Efficiency Finance Program • Transportation Vulnerability Assessment • Complete streets program focus • Hydrologic modeling • Surface/groundwater • Saltwater • Storm surge RCAP Implementation • Kresge Grant Activities • Project Manager recruitment underway • Year 1 Academies • Planning for Sea Level Rise – Industry and Leadership • Community Energy Strategic Planning • Integrating Climate and SLR into planning processes • Year 2 Academies - TBD • Transportation • Water Resources • Others • Others Next Steps • Coalition Building • March 2 Climate Workshop – Working with Community partners to strategize RCAP implementation and advocacy. • April 2013 - Coordination with New York and New Jersey officials to discuss coastal resilience and adaptation planning. • Seven 50 Workshop and RCAP expansion • Advocacy • Call for creation of National Climate Council to establish planning guidelines and provide leadership • Stress immediate need for climate adaptation funding and participation of federal government Questions? .