MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Resolution Expressing a Collective Decision on Initiative No. 1631
Initiative Measure No. 1631
Initiative Measure No. 1631 concerns pollution. This measure would charge pollution fees on sources of greenhouse gas pollutants and use the revenue to reduce pollution, promote clean energy, and address climate impacts, under oversight of a public board.
Should this measure be enacted into law?
Yes
No
a. RESOLUTION NO. 1505: A Resolution Endorsing Initiative Measure No. 1631, Relating to Reducing Pollution by Investing in Clean Air, Clean Energy, Healthy Forests, and Healthy Communities by Imposing a Fee on Large Emitters Based on Their Pollution, and Adding a New Chapter to Title 70 RCW, to be Known as The Protect Washington Act, Scheduled for this November 6, 2018 General Election
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Hold a public hearing on Initiative 1631.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Erika Vandenbrande, Director, Planning, and Community Development, 425-556-2457
Cathy Beam, AICP, Principal Planner, 425-556-2429
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
At the September 18, 2018, City Council meeting under New Business, the Council agreed to hold a hearing on October 16, 2018, to hear public testimony regarding Initiative 1631.
Initiative 1631 was filed on March 13, 2018, and will appear on the November ballot. This initiative, called Protect Washington Act, but also known as the carbon fee initiative, attempts to put a price on carbon that will be invested to combat climate change. It is a legacy initiative in that the intent is to protect future generations and transition to cleaner air, cleaner energy, cleaner water, healthier forests, and healthier communities. The Initiative establishes a pollution fee to offset and alleviate impacts.
I-1631 sets up a Clean Up Pollution Fund through the state treasury. Monies in this fund are appropriated as follows: 70 percent of...
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