7b Airport Community Ecology Fund Presentation
Airport Community Ecology (ACE) Fund
Commission Briefing
Andy Gregory Ali Yeates Lakehart
Program Manager Senior Project Manager-
Environmental Engagement Green Cities
Forterra
Item No. 7b
Meeting Date: September 24, 2019
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Airport Community Ecology Fund (ACE Fund)
Commission-directed
$1 million fund
Supports park improvements
and environmental projects
Focus communities: Burien,
Des Moines, SeaTac
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Two-pronged approach
Small Matching Grants Program Green Cities Partnership Program
$550,000 $450,000
Administered directly by Port Contract with Forterra
Small-scale, community-based Urban Forest Management
projects through Green City Partnerships
Bi-annual disbursements Large-scale projects
Port and city representatives Des Moines Memorial Drive
serve on grant application historic Elm tree planting
review panel to select projects
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Green City Partnerships
15 Green Cities/ 1 Green County
Commitment to restore 13,000
acres
1.2 million trees and shrubs
planted
284 forest stewards trained
Over 1M volunteer hours since
2005
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Green City Partnership Process in
Burien, Des Moines and SeaTac
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Land Cover Analysis
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Canopy Cover Analysis- Burien
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Canopy Cover Analysis- Burien
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738 Acres of Forested Parklands
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Forested Park Health Assessment
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Implementation
Green City Days
Angle Lake Park
September 21, 9am-noon
Burien Community Center
October 12, 9am-noon
Des Moines Kiddie/City Park
October 19, 9am-noon
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Accomplishing the Work: Kiddie City Park
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Next Steps for Green City Partnerships
Finalize 20-Year Plans
Conduct planting and
tree distribution events
Elm tree planting on Des
Moines Memorial Drive
Continued event support
through 2021
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Small Matching Grants Program
$240,000 distributed
20 organizations
28 unique projects
Urban forest restoration
Healthy food access
Parks improvements
Environmental education
Waste reduction and recycling
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ACE Funding Awards by Jurisdiction
Grants per city Percent of $240,000 per city
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Small Matching Grants Program SeaTac
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Small Matching Grants Program - Burien
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Small Matching Grants Program Des Moines
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Challenges
3:1 match favors organizations with larger budgets and staff
Port processes for application, selection, and reporting were
not co-created with the community, and are difficult for
small, diverse organizations to manage.
"Ecological" messaging of the grant excludes groups that
experience the environment differently.
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Recommended Solutions
Government Relations working reduce or remove required
3:1 match through 2020 state Legislative agenda.
Collaborate with Office of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion to
conduct equity evaluation and restructure program to serve
historically under-represented communities.
Utilize results of equity evaluation to co-create culturally
relevant messaging to connect with community sense of
place.
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Thank you! Questions?
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