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 1 Airport Community Ecology Fund (ACE Fund) Commission-directed $1 million fund Supports park improvements and environmental projects Focus communities: Burien, Des Moines, SeaTac 2 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 3 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 4 Green City Partnership Process in Burien, Des Moines and SeaTac 5 Land Cover Analysis 6 Canopy Cover Analysis- Burien 7 Canopy Cover Analysis- Burien 8 Canopy in Relation to Public Housing Canopy in Relation to Schools West Seattle Montessori Shorewood Salmon Creek Sie 101 f x Southern Elementary Arbor 7 Salmon Creek Heights Park Park Ld Heights Elementary Ske 101 Shorewood a Shorewood Park A ONew StartH.S. Woodridge Boulevard "\(aks IW [= Salmon Hilltop Lai Arbor ParkO Manor lg Arbor #- Park 4 Elementary ks fob Ravine "2.1%pr St. Bernadette / Park Hilltop Yardley xX School Hilltop Park Q Arms S ' Jite 103 5 " Site " | Ste103 102 CAE Seeant aud Site 104 Burien = ( Hazel Valley CedarhurstElementary Vet's House Seahurst Elementary Seahurst 4 4 (Ed Munro) John F. Kennedy W A 105 A(Ed Munro) Catholic H.S. Oo " hark / rl gb, The AAR : ~ Annex The AR \ Annex f Site 106 JF : | ff Site 106 JF oT SeahurstJDottie Eagle Landing Micon 8 DottieHarper Burien vi park Wl Mathison Elementary |} @hrk A Al o 2 Park Park _ 7 [ Munro Manor St. francis0 of Assis Highline H.S. gine Sunnydale School Oo Former Three Tree = Montessori id = Site Lakeview Park, GregoryHeights{0 \ Elementary M.S Forest Canopy Coverage Forest Canopy Coverage ig Within a Quarter-Mile of Within a Quarter-Mile of Ton School Sites in Burien Public Housing Projects 4 Sound | Puget ; B: 10-202 10-20% @ Skills Center | @ 20-30% @ 20-30% @ 1 D 30-40% Choice Big Picture Quarter-mile Distance Quarter-mile Distance from Schools from School Sites Public Housing Projects | Green Burien Partnership Green Burien Partnership Restoration Site Restoration Site 9 738 Acres of Forested Parklands 10 Forested Park Health Assessment 11 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 12 Accomplishing the Work: Kiddie City Park 13 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 14 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 15 ACE Funding Awards by Jurisdiction Grants per city Percent of $240,000 per city 9 8 7 Burien 6 22% 5 29% Des Moines 4 8 7 7 3 6 SeaTac 2 28% 21% 1 Two or more cities 0 BURIEN DES MOINES SEATAC TWO OR MORE CITIES 16 Small Matching Grants Program SeaTac 17 Small Matching Grants Program - Burien 18 Small Matching Grants Program Des Moines 19 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. 20 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. 21 Thank you! Questions? 22
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