Scope of Services for Cascadia Consulting Group to
Develop Decarbonization Goal Analysis and Climate
Vulnerability Assessment
Council Sustainability Committee: October 28, 2024
Rebecca Lucky, Sustainability Manager
Lauren Anderson, Sustainability Analyst II
4 • September Council Sustainability Committee(CSC) discussed awarding an agreement to Cascadia Consulting Group to develop a 2035 Climate Strategy • Concerns raised regarding the project timeline, community engagement necessary to complete the project, and prioritizing the project focus on decarbonization • Directed staff to return with a revised scope of work to focus on technical analysis and strategies for selected decarbonization target years and complete a climate vulnerability assessment
Background
Scope of Work Changes
5 Previous Scope Revised Scope
• Develop a 2035 Climate Strategy
that included decarbonization and
resiliency strategies
• Project completion by July 2026
• Robust community engagement
• Project cost: $433,328
• Task 1: Develop a decarbonization goal
analysis for 2035 and 2040
• Task 2: Complete a Climate
Vulnerability Assessment
• Project completion by end of 2025
• No community engagement at this
time
• Project cost: $223,005
Revised Scope of Work
6 Decarbonization Goal
Analysis for 2035 and 2040
Climate Vulnerability
Assessment
1 2
Decarbonization Goal Analysis
7 • Conduct wedge
analyses for 2035
and 2040
• Evaluate GHG
reduction potential
of current policies
and programs
• Develop 5-year
menu of actions for
each target year
Example wedge analysis for another jurisdiction
Climate Vulnerability Assessment
8 Increasing Storm
Frequency and Severity Extreme heat
Drought
Sea level rise &
flooding
Air quality
Social vulnerability
CSC and Council Engagement
9 • Feedback solicited from
CSC and Council
• Anticipated council
adoption by the end of
2025
Desired Project Outcomes
10 • Adopt a more progressive climate
target than the current 2045 target
• Determine which strategies to
undertake in the next 5 years to stay
on track to meet the new target
• Use the Climate Vulnerability
Assessment to inform and educate
the CSC and City Council on next
steps for enhancing resiliency
Next steps
11 • Committee could provide a recommendation to
the City Council to approve the revised scope of
work with Cascadia Consulting Group
• City Council approval of scope of work
(November)
• Execute an agreement with Cascadia
(December)
• Begin work January 2025
12 Thank You!