6b motion
Item no. 6b Motion Meeting Date: October 24, 2017 1 2 MOTION 3 OF THE 4 PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 5 IMPLEMENTING RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE ENERGY AND 6 SUSTAINABILITY COMMITTEE 7 AND 8 SETTING STRATEGIC GREENHOUSE GAS REDUCTION PRIORITIES 9 10 PROPOSED 11 OCTOBER 24, 2017 12 13 PREAMBLE 14 15 This motion furthers the recommendation of the Port's Energy and Sustainability 16 Committee, unanimously chartered by motion on January 26, 2016. 17 18 First, staff is instructed to develop an evaluation framework, the Sustainability 19 Project Evaluation Framework, (Framework) which will inform Commission 20 decision-making to advance of the Port's energy and sustainability initiatives by 21 transparently documenting environmental and societal considerations associated 22 with Commission actions. 23 24 Second, staff will select up to four pilot projects for approval by the Commission, 25 to be used to identify the key environmental and societal components that will 26 constitute the Framework. 27 28 Third, staff is instructed to explore a method of valuing and internalizing the 29 external costs of carbon. 30 31 Fourth, Scope 2 carbon reduction goals are added to the Century Agenda, 32 supplementing the previous addition of Scope 1 and Scope 3 goals, passed 33 unanimously on April 11, 2017. 34 35 Fifth, to implement the above mentioned actions and more broadly advance the 36 Port's energy and sustainability goals, three full-time employees (FTEs) will be 37 added to the Port's Environment and Sustainability Center of Expertise (COE). 38 The new FTEs will expand the Maritime program's focus from primarily regulatory COMMISSION AGENDA Briefing Item No. 7e Page 2 of 5 Meeting Date: October 24, 2017 39 compliance to include environmental sustainability. It will also increase resources 40 in Aviation Facilities and Infrastructure to meet the new Century Agenda goals. 41 42 Sixth, Port staff will coordinate with the Northwest Seaport Alliance, as 43 appropriate. 44 45 TEXT OF THE MOTION 46 47 Moved, that the Port of Seattle shall take the following actions: 48 1. Develop a Port Sustainability Evaluation Framework to assist the Port 49 in meeting its greenhouse gas reduction and sustainability goals. 50 51 2. Select up to four pilot projects, divided between the airport and maritime, 52 beginning with a solar project on Pier 69, to identify how to incorporate the 53 following environmental and societal components into a Framework to be 54 used to more fully inform the Commission of project proposals including: 55 i. Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 56 ii. Increase energy resilience 57 iii. Protect public health and the environment 58 iv. Support local economic development 59 v. Advance racial and social equity 60 vi. Leverage partnerships 61 vii. Advance innovation 62 63 2. Evaluate and recommend methods for valuing and internalizing the 64 external costs of carbon port-wide. 65 66 3. Dedicate sufficient staff resources; currently estimated to be three 67 Full Time Equivalent employees (FTEs) to focus on sustainability efforts 68 to meet the recently approved Century Agenda greenhouse gas 69 emission goals and to implement the Committee recommendations. 70 71 4. Amend the Century Agenda to add Scope 2 goals. With the amendment, the 72 greenhouse gas emission reduction goals will be as follows (changes in red): COMMISSION AGENDA Briefing Item No. 7e Page 3 of 5 Meeting Date: October 24, 2017 73 74 Scope 1 and 2 Port Controlled and Port Indirect Emissions 75 15% below 2005 levels by 2020 76 50% below 2005 levels by 2030 77 Carbon Neutral by 2050 OR Carbon Negative by 2050 78 79 Scope 3 Port Influenced Emissions 80 50% below 2007 by 2030 81 80% below 2007 by 2050 82 83 5. Work with the Northwest Seaport Alliance through the Port of Seattle's 84 Environment and Sustainability Center of Expertise to advance mutually 85 shared goals, whenever practicable. 86 87 6. The COE is directed to present the four proposed pilot projects to the 88 Commission within 90 days of passage of the 2018 Budget, to include a 89 proposed timeline for completion of the pilot projects. 90 91 7. The COE will meet with key stakeholders across the Port including Project 92 Management Group (PMG), Engineering, Finance and Investment, lease 93 teams and other teams as necessary to implement and review the pilot 94 projects. The pilot project results will be presented to Commission, with a 95 recommended Policy Directive. 96 97 8. The COE will report progress twice yearly on the Century Agenda greenhouse 98 gas emission reduction goals and will maintain a public facing environmental 99 scorecard reflecting that progress. 100 101 STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF THE MOTION 102 103 The Port of Seattle Commission unanimously chartered the Energy and 104 Sustainability Committee by motion on January 26, 2016. The charter tasked the 105 Committee to develop and propose Policy Directives to help guide the COMMISSION AGENDA Briefing Item No. 7e Page 4 of 5 Meeting Date: October 24, 2017 106 development of policies to support the Port of Seattle's greenhouse gas (GHG) 107 emissions reductions effort, with a focus on energy efficiency and alternative 108 energy generation. Commissioners Felleman and Gregoire were named as Co- 109 Chairs of the Committee. 110 111 The Committee established four subcommittees comprised of a broad range 112 stakeholders to assist in developing the recommendations included in this 113 Motion, and embedded in the descriptions of the new FTE's in attachment B. The 114 first recommendation of the Committee was unanimously passed by the 115 Commission in a motion on April 11, 2017, amending the Century Agenda to 116 reflect the Commissions increased commitment to reducing greenhouse gas 117 emissions. The 2017 budget also created a one-million dollar fund to support the 118 recommendations of the Committee, including further greenhouse gas 119 reductions, leveraging matching funds and collaborating with neighboring 120 jurisdictions. 121 122 Sustainability Evaluation Framework 123 124 The Committee has reviewed and recommends a pilot program based on 125 Attachment A - the Port Sustainability Evaluation Framework, to assist the Port of 126 Seattle in achieving two primary goals. The goal of the Framework is to advance 127 energy and sustainability initiatives that will reduce GHG emissions and increase 128 the resilience of its energy systems. The Framework will include any current 129 evaluation criteria, for example, return on investment or total cost of ownership. 130 131 A clear Sustainability Project Evaluation Framework will increase transparency of 132 the Commission decision-making process. The Committee also recognizes that the 133 Port's existing decision-making processes include consideration of environmental 134 and social criteria, but the framework is intended to increase transparency both 135 within Port decision-making processes and with the community. In the past, the 136 factors considered and the final decision to pursue or reject a potential project 137 may not always be elevated to the Port Commission. With this motion, these 138 factors will be evaluated and presented to Commission. 139 140 Valuing and internalizing the external costs of carbon 141 142 This item instructs staff to explore a method of creating internal financial COMMISSION AGENDA Briefing Item No. 7e Page 5 of 5 Meeting Date: October 24, 2017 143 incentives for carbon reduction, such as determining or calculating an internal 144 cost of carbon, for Port programs and departments. This could be a tool to 145 reduce port scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions. 146 Port-wide Sustainability Effort 147 148 Currently, the Port has a skilled environmental team focused on compliance with 149 some dedicated sustainability expertise at the airport. The new FTE sustainability 150 responsibilities are based on the recommendations of the Committee and a 151 description of the responsibilities are included in Attachment B Allocation of FTE 152 and Consulting Resources. 153 154 The three FTEs supported by the Committee will focus exclusively on 155 sustainability efforts: 156 1. Aviation Facilities & Infrastructure expert in energy conservation and 157 production 158 2. Maritime Environmental expert in Maritime Air Emissions and Greenhouse 159 Gas tracking and reduction (Climate Protection Program Manager) 160 3. Maritime Environmental expert in Sustainability, with an emphasis on 161 Sustainable Design principles (Sustainable Development Specialist) 162 163 Scope 2 Goals 164 165 The addition of Scope 2 emissions was recommended by advisors to the Energy 166 and Sustainability Committee and is a category of emissions that the Port has 167 been working hard to reduce, including through green power purchases from 168 Puget Sound Energy's Green Direct. Consistent with the Greenhouse Gas 169 Protocols developed by the World Resources Institute and the World Business 170 Council on Sustainable Development, Scope 2 goals are referred to as Energy 171 Indirect GHG, and are defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol as 'emissions from 172 the consumption of purchased electricity, steam, or other sources of energy 173 generated upstream from the organization.' 174 175 176 177
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