10b Presentation South King County Fund Environmental Grants
Item No. 10b Meeting Date: February 9, 2021 South King County Fund Environmental Grants Program Pearse Edwards, Senior Director, External Relations Andy Gregory, Senior Program Manager, External Relations Alison Beason, Senior Policy Analyst, Office of EDI Ilays Aden, Program Coordinator, External Relations Providence Kamana, Community Liaison Anahi Sanchez-Sandoval, Community Advisor Action Requested Request Commission authorization for the Executive Director to execute up to fourteen (14) contracts through the South King County Fund Environmental Grants Program, for a combined total not to exceed $217,585. 2 Airport Community Ecology Fund Small Matching Grants Program Launched in 2016 and available to community groups in Burien, Des Moines and SeaTac Port has funded 42 projects for a total of $364,092 ACE Small Matching Grants Program sunset in 2020 The balance of $185,908 will remain available to Burien, Des Moines and SeaTac through the new SKCF Environmental Grants Program 3 South King County Fund Created in 2018 to address airport noise, environmental health and sustainability Eight Guiding Principles passed in June 2019 In 2020, due to impacts of Covid-19, economic development was added The 2020 programs are: Small Business Development - $250,000 Economic Recovery Grants Program - $1 Million Environmental Grants Program - $250,000 4 SKCF Environmental Grants Program Authority comes from RCW 35.21.278 Allows for park or habitat improvement, neighborhood stewardship project, or installation of public art or equipment. Requires 3:1 match Contract cap $20,000 Eligible cities: Burien, Des Moines, Federal Way, Normandy Park, SeaTac, Tukwila 5 South King County Fund Eight Principles The Fund will: Be used to fund projects in near-airport communities, with other locations considered on a case-by-case basis Prioritize community input to inform Port decision making Support Port equity policies and practices Provide added benefit to current Port programs Prioritize projects that are ready to proceed Build on established programs and commitments to fulfill current obligations Promote innovation and encourage matching funds where possible 6 Community Engagement After three years of conducting outreach and receiving community feedback regarding the ACE program, several common barriers emerged: Three to one match from RCW 35.21.278. Application process technical challenges Language accessibility 7 Community Liaison Model AV Consulting built an equity-based outreach plan to increase the diversity of applicants Ten liaisons pre-COVID, and eight continued Representing Latinx, African- American, Somali, Congolese, Korean, Bhutanese, Filipino, and Pacific Islander communities 8 Community Engagement The community liaisons: Engaged 10 BIPOC communities Conducted 57 project brainstorm interviews Identified 35 potential project locations Provided cultural and language-specific recommendations to make info session content more accessible Helped drive 32 participants to grant informational sessions (5x increase) Supported six applications from diverse communities 9 Community Providence Kamana, Congolese Integration Liaison Network Application Process Written Application Process Led by the Service Agreements team in the Central Procurement Office (CPO) Mirrored what was developed for the Economic Recovery grant process Included sample applications, translated materials, technical assistance support, and a list of fiscal sponsor agencies Applicant Interviews Interviewed 15 of 16 applicants Committee consisted of three Port reviewers and two community advisors 11 Community Anahi Sanchez-Sandoval Advisor Recommended (Liaison-Generated Projects) Organization Name Project Name Cities Served Requested Amount Federal Way Korean Federal Way Korean Garden Federal Way $20,000 American Association Multicultural Self- Community Garden Federal Way $9,000 Sufficiency Movement Bridging Cultural Gaps Raising an Environmentally Tukwila $20,000 Conscious Generation Bhutanese Community Engaging and empowering Tukwila $14,000 Resource Center Bhutanese community to local public spaces Congolese Basketball Park Improvement and Tukwila $20,000 Immigrant Inclusion Project 13 Recommended (Previous Port Partners) Organization Name Project Name Cities Served Requested Amount New Start Community Art for New Start Community Burien $15,000 Garden Garden Fence Partner in Employment Youth-Led Park Restoration & SeaTac and Tukwila $20,000 Community Clean-Up EarthCorps Hill Top Park Restoration & Burien $15,000 Community Engagement Highline Botanical Seike Japanese Garden SeaTac $20,000 Garden Foundation Expansion Environmental Science Beach Heroes: Fostering Burien $10,000 Center Stewardship for Nearshore Habitat 14 Recommended (New Organizational Partners) Organization Name Project Name Cities Served Requested Amount Friends of Normandy Marine View Park Forest Normandy Park $8,683 Park Foundation Restoration Summer Search Expanding Environmental Tukwila $20,000 Justice Education and Service Learning Puget Soundkeeper South KC Community Tukwila, Burien, Des $10,902 Alliance Stewardship Project Moines, and Federal Way Tilth Alliance Soil and Water Stewardship Federal Way, Burien $15,000 Training and Tukwila Total $217,585 15 Green City Partnership Coordination ACE investment in Forterra for GCP program startup in Burien, Des Moines and SeaTac Tukwila part of the Green City network Several projects are actively implementing stewardship goals Direct coordination between community and cities 16 Next Steps Contracting and project kickoffs in February and March External Communications City Council presentations to the Highline Forum cities Video and Blog series to capture the projects and impact Internal Communications IDT presentations to further equity-based partnerships with Port staff Present policy recommendations for the second round of SKCF in an April Commission meeting Continuation of community liaison outreach model through fall of 2021 Technical Assistance workshops in English, Spanish and Somali Next round of funding Fall 2021 17 Questions? 18
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