8a Equity Committee Charter
Item Number: 8a_attach_2 Meeting Date: February 11, 2020 1 RESOLUTION 3770 EXHIBIT B 2 PORT OF SEATTLE COMMISSION 3 ENERGY AND SUSTAINABILITY 4 STANDING COMMITTEE CHARTER 5 6 Proposed February 11, 2020 7 8 I. INTRODUCTION 9 10 The Energy and Sustainability Committee, herein referred to as "the committee," is a standing 11 committee created by the Port of Seattle Commission. The committee will provide information, 12 advice, and recommendations about programs and policies as described below. 13 14 The Port of Seattle's Century Agenda outlines a strategic objective to become the greenest and 15 most energy efficient port in North America and sets specific greenhouse gas reduction targets. 16 The Energy and Sustainability Committee shall provide information, advice, and 17 recommendations to inform commission policy development in pursuit of the port's Century 18 Agenda environmental and sustainability goals. The committee shall conduct its work in the 19 context of other Century Agenda goals, and continue the port's commitment to fiscal 20 responsibility, social equity, and environmental justice. 21 22 This charter defines the composition, authority, mission, scope, responsibility, and meeting 23 structure of this committee. 24 25 II. COMPOSITION 26 27 The committee will consist of two Port of Seattle commissioners appointed by the commission 28 president after consultation with the commission at the beginning of each calendar year in which 29 the committee is active. 30 31 III. SCOPE OF WORK 32 33 A. The work of the Energy and Sustainability Standing Committee primary responsibility is 34 to develop policy recommendations and monitor implementation of the Century Agenda's 35 environmental and sustainability goals including "be the greenest and most energy-efficient port 36 in North America" and "meet all increased energy needs through conservation and renewable 37 sources." The work of the committee will include the following: 38 39 B. Develop and provide recommendations to the commission on policies, programs and 40 strategies that advance the Port of Seattle's reduction and mitigation goals for port Century 41 Agenda greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. 42 Energy and Sustainability Standing Committee Charter Page 1 of 4 43 C. Monitor the implementation of the Sustainable Evaluation Framework Policy Directive 44 and review Sustainable Design Strategies as designated in the Sustainable Evaluation Framework 45 Policy Directive. 46 47 D. Monitor the development and implementation of the Sustainable Aviation Fuels strategy 48 and implementation, including the statewide implementation of a Clean Fuel Standard to support 49 regional market development for Sustainable Aviation Fuels. 50 51 E. Monitor the development and implementation of the Port of Seattle Waterfront Clean 52 Energy Strategic Plan. 53 54 F. Monitor the development and implementation of the cruise environmental principle as 55 passed in Motion 2019-02: 56 57 "Incorporateleading edge environmental stewardship and sustainability practices and 58 facilities that can exceed existing regulations. 59 60 a) Set aggressive goals to minimize greenhouse gas impacts in operation of ships and 61 terminals to support the Port's goals of reducing carbon by 50 percent by 2030 and 62 the carbon-neutral-by-2050 goal. 63 64 b) Lead the region and the industry to minimize air emissions, ensure water quality and 65 protect our ecosystems, focusing on minimizing air and water discharges at dock and 66 underway. 67 68 c) Engage with key local stakeholders in support of regional environmental priorities and 69 initiatives, including considering recommendations from the state's Orca Task Force. 70 71 d) Require use of shore power where feasible by equipped ships and include shore 72 power capabilities at the new berth." 73 74 G. Review and recommend to the Port of Seattle Commission pilot projects and research 75 opportunities to develop commission policy directives. 76 77 IV. AUTHORITY 78 79 In pursuit of its mission and scope, the committee is not legally authorized to act on behalf of the 80 Port of Seattle Commission, but is authorized to conduct the following activities: 81 82 A. Gather information, consider matters within the committee's scope of work, and provide 83 information, advice, and recommendations to the Port of Seattle Commission. 84 85 B. Communicate to the public the priorities of the Port of Seattle Commission. Energy and Sustainability Standing Committee Charter Page 2 of 4 86 87 C. Engage in outreach efforts and activities to gather information to provide to the Port of 88 Seattle Commission. 89 90 D. If the committee determines that to meet its responsibilities it needs the independent 91 services of an outside advisor or consultant with expertise in areas relevant to the responsibilities 92 of the committee, it may propose the retention of such advisor or consultant to the commission 93 for approval. 94 95 V. DURATION 96 97 The Energy and Sustainability Committee is standing committee with broad purview over matters 98 related to environmental and sustainability issues and will continue indefinitely until the 99 commission repeals its charter. 100 101 VI. RESPONSIBILITY 102 103 A. The role of the committee chair(s) shall be to: 104 105 1. Preside at meetings and serve as committee sponsor(s); 106 107 2. Ensure that the committee addresses the purposes described in this charter; and 108 109 3. Set committee meeting agendas. 110 111 B. The Commission Policy Manager is the committee liaison, and commission specialists will 112 support the work of the committee as assigned. The role of the committee liaison shall be to: 113 114 1. Regularly update the commission on the work of the committee in memos, individual 115 briefings, and public session; 116 117 2. Support the work of the committee; 118 119 3. Help develop, manage, and distribute meeting materials; 120 121 4. Provide logistical support including procuring meeting rooms, scheduling, creating 122 meeting records, and providing technical assistance; and 123 124 5. Coordinate with the primary executive staff contact to keep the Executive Director 125 informed about committee progress. 126 127 C. The Port of Seattle Senior Director, Engineering, Environment and Sustainability will 128 support the committee as the primary executive staff contact. The role of the executive staff 129 contact shall be to: Energy and Sustainability Standing Committee Charter Page 3 of 4 130 131 1. Inform the Executive Director about committee progress; 132 133 2. Support the committee with timely and responsive information; 134 135 3. Coordinate with other executive staff in support of the committee's work; and 136 137 4. Serve as a resource for committee deliberation. 138 139 VII. MEETINGS 140 141 A. The committee will meet at least quarterly and will report to the commission in public 142 session to provide transparency as to progress made in executing its charter. 143 144 B. Workgroups composed of non-commissioner advisors and subject matter experts may be 145 formed by the committee to provide in-depth analysis of issues for the committee and are 146 expected to meet as frequently as needed. Workgroup meetings are not considered official 147 committee meetings for purposes of establishing a quorum or management of records by the 148 commission clerk. 149 150 C. A quorum of the committee is required to conduct official committee business. A quorum 151 is defined as the presence of both commissioners assigned to the committee. 152 153 D. Meetings of the Energy and Sustainability Committee shall be open to the public when 154 required by applicable law or the bylaws of the Port of Seattle Commission. 155 156 E. Agendas will be prepared and made available to committee members in advance of 157 meetings. 158 159 F. Agendas for updates to the commission to be presented in public session will be published 160 as part of regular or special commission meeting notices. 161 162 G. Minutes will be prepared and retained for all meetings of the committee. 163 164 H. Records of committee meetings, including any meeting minutes, shall be provided to the 165 commission clerk for appropriate retention in accordance with applicable law and best practices. Energy and Sustainability Standing Committee Charter Page 4 of 4
Limitations of Translatable Documents
PDF files are created with text and images are placed at an exact position on a page of a fixed size.
Web pages are fluid in nature, and the exact positioning of PDF text creates presentation problems.
PDFs that are full page graphics, or scanned pages are generally unable to be made accessible, In these cases, viewing whatever plain text could be extracted is the only alternative.