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Home My WebLink AboutCouncil Packet - 1/21/2020Council Work Session January 21, 2020 Time indicated below Harold E. Getty Council Chambers Roll Call. Approval of Agenda, as proposed or amended. 3:45 p.m. Discussion of designs for the University Avenue project. Submitted By: Jamie Knutson, PE, City Engineer Approx. Discussion of a resolution declaring a climate crisis and requesting 4:15 p.m. immediate and accelerated action to address the climate crisis and keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Submitted By: Council member Jonathan Grieder, Ward 2 ADJOURNMENT Kelley Felchle City Clerk CITY OF WATERLOO Council C o mmunic atio n Discussion of designs for the University Avenue project. City Council Meeting: 1/21/2020 Prepared: 1/15/2020 REVIEWERS: Department Reviewer Action Date Engineering Felchle, Kelley Approved 1/15/2020 - 9:47 AM SUBJECT: Submitted by: Recommended Action: Summary Statement: Expenditure Required: Source of Funds: Policy Issue: Alternative: Background Information: Discussion of designs for the University Avenue project. Submitted By: Jamie Knutson, PE, City Engineer CITY OF WATERLOO Council C o mmunic atio n Discussion of a resolution declaring a climate crisis and requesting immediate and accelerated action to address the climate crisis and keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. City Council Meeting: 1/21/2020 Prepared: 1/15/2020 REVIEWERS: Department Reviewer Action Clerk Office Felchle, Kelley Approved ATTACHMENTS: Description Type D Presentation Backup Material D Resolution as proposed Backup Material SUBJECT: Submitted by: Recommended Action: Summary Statement: Expenditure Required: Source of Funds: Policy Issue: Alternative: Background Information: Date 1/15/2020 - 10:09 AM Discussion of a resolution declaring a climate crisis and requesting immediate and accelerated action to address the climate crisis and keep global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Submitted By: Council member Jonathan Grieder, Ward 2 Climate Change and Waterloo 2008 Flood 2008 Floods Projected Temperature Changes by 2050 WATERLOO, IA SUMMER HIGH WINTER LOW 11.1c +5.5 BB . O a 2000 39 year avg 120°F 110° 100° 90° 00° 76° 60° 5H° 40° 30° 20° 10° 0° 2050 r 30 year av Shifts in Winter Temperatures PRO3EETEEI Plymouth. Moorhead, PIPJ 4-7-1m1 MU +L1°F MN +7.101 Coon Rapid5, MN +7.1c1 Blaine, MN +7.2°1 Brooklyn..., Fargo, NU -'ia°I St. LBUi5..., MN +7.0°1 -0.5' +5.3' 11111111111111111111111+5.1c +5.9° Imm111111111111111111146-5° +5.6' +5.5° +5.3' 45.5° 12E13 Cities where winters will warm the Most by 2050 How your city compares Shift in Summer Temperatures PRIDEETEO MO St. Charles, MO St. Peters, MO +5_1°1 O'Fallori, MO Hill5bDru, BR Jeffersul..., MO Eau Claire, WI Florts5ant, MO MT = gm Cities where summers will warm the most by 2050 row your city compares Projected Temperatures Changes by Month JAH FEB RAR APR RAY ]UN JUL AUG. 5EP Projected Precipitation Changes by Month Today vs. 2050: your city's year -Long precipitation WATERLOO, IA Gil 13 .0 :IAN FEB MAR APR MAY ]UN 1LIL AUG SEP NT NOV BEE Required Target • The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) in 2018 stated unequivocally that we all must do more to combat climate change. • The Paris Climate Accords and the IPCC stated that a target of 1.5°C or 2.75°F increase in global temperatures is vital to minimize the impact of climate change. • That reaching that target will not stop all the impacts of climate change, it will merely ensure less disastrous outcomes that a higher temperature increase. Suggested Action • The IPCC lays out action items that policy makers should consider to meet our goal: — Increased utilization of renewable energy sources. — Elimination of energy usage from coal and other non renewable sources. — Implementation of broad efficiency programs for buildings and facilities. — Creation of transportation opportunities that rely less upon single occupant vehicles and more on public tranportation. — Creation and implementation of an urban planning program that responds to the challenges of climate change. Sources • Irian, Umair, et al. "America Is Warming Fast. See How Your City's Weather Will Be Different by 2050." Vox.com, Vox, 19 July 2019, www.vox.com/a/weather-climate-change-us-cities-global- warming. • IPCC, 2018: Summary for Policymakers. In: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre -industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson-Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Partner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Pean, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. In Press. • Rogelj, J., D. Shindell, K. Jiang, S. Fifita, P. Forster, V. Ginzburg, C. Handa, H. Kheshgi, S. Kobayashi, E. Kriegler, L. Mundaca, R. Seferian, and M.V. Vilarino, 2018: Mitigation Pathways Compatible with 1.5°C in the Context of Sustainable Development. In: Global Warming of 1.5°C. An IPCC Special Report on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industriallevels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways, in the context of strengthening the global response to the threat of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to eradicate poverty [Masson- Delmotte, V., P. Zhai, H.-O. Portner, D. Roberts, J. Skea, P.R. Shukla, A. Pirani, W. Moufouma-Okia, C. Pean, R. Pidcock, S. Connors, J.B.R. Matthews, Y. Chen, X. Zhou, M.I. Gomis, E. Lonnoy, T. Maycock, M. Tignor, and T. Waterfield (eds.)]. In Press. Resolution as proposed by Council member Jonathan Grieder, Ward 2, January 21, 2020 Work Session. RESOLUTION NO. 2020-XXX RESOLUTION DECLARING A CLIMATE CRISIS AND REQUESTING IMMEDIATE AND ACCELERATED ACTION TO ADDRESS THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND KEEP GLOBAL WARMING TO 1.5 DEGREES CELSIUS. WHEREAS, climate change is an urgent, unfolding crisis that presents a serious threat to global stability and human existence; and WHEREAS, in October 2018 the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the Special Report: Global Warming at 1.5 °C, stating the need to take accelerated and dedicated action to keep global temperatures from rising, on average no more than 1.5 °C; and WHEREAS, to stay within the 1.5 °C, the IPCC report indicates that global net human caused emissions would need to fall 45% from 2010 levels by 2030 and reach "net zero", offsetting carbon emissions with carbon removal by 2050; and WHEREAS, failure to stay within the 1.5 °C increase will result, according to the composite of United Nations climate studies, by the end of the century in the destruction of 50% of species on Earth, the inability to live on large segments of the Earth due to heat, flooding and desertification resulting in over 1 billion climate refugees, the collapse of farming, food and clean water systems, and large scale frequent and overlapping climate disasters making rebuilding and relocation efforts difficult if not impossible; and WHEREAS, failure to take decisive action by 2030 will trigger a lethal heat feedback loops with unstoppable moment; and WHEREAS, we have already seen the devastating consequences of unmitigated climate change including wild fires, flooding, extreme temperatures, and catastrophic loss of human life and property; and WHEREAS, Waterloo and Iowa at large have already experienced the following climate impacted events including but not limited to flooding, excessive temperature extremes, and volatile weather patterns leading to the loss of private and public property and threatening the safety and well-being of our constituents; and WHEREAS, climate change will continue to impact the basic affordability of necessary goods including food, housing, healthcare, energy, and transportation, adding additional pressures on person and families already living in poverty and challenges the possibility of a bright and stable future for all of Waterloo. ATr\ T 1T TLTE'T) EL,nT) r TT T) 0!lT T TETl DNT TLTE C.,TP T ! (-NT TXTC+TT C\L, TTTL, C+TTNT llL, Resolution No. 2020-XXX Page 2 energy utilities, educational institutions, as well as other local, regional, state, and national governments to accelerate action to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels, such as gasoline, diesel, and natural gas, refrigerants, and other sources. 4. That City Council asks the Mayor to appoint a Committee on Climate Resilience of appropriate city, private, and other stakeholders to devise a Climate Action plan for the City of Waterloo to meet the IPCC targets. 5. That this Climate Action plan shall be presented to the Waterloo City Council and the public for comment and adoption no later than 180 days after the adoption of this resolution. 6. That the City Council will work with the Mayor to develop necessary budgetary considerations that enables urgent climate action in the near term, while ensuring a climate resilient future for Waterloo in the long term. PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 2020. Quentin Hart, Mayor ATTEST: Kelley Felchle City Clerk