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Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Compact Policy and Compact Policy and Legislative CoordinationLegislative Coordination
Jason LiechtyEnvironmental Projects Coordinator
Natural Resources Planning and Management DivisionBroward County
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Core Function: PolicyCore Function: Policy
• Policy coordination and legislative advocacy are at the core of the Compact
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Policy CoordinationPolicy Coordination
• Federal legislative advocacy• State legislative advocacy• Collaborative efforts• Information sharing and replication of
initiatives
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Policy CoordinationPolicy Coordination
• Policy Coordinator• Policy Team• Staff Steering Committee
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Annual Legislative ProgramsAnnual Legislative Programs• Process
o Review of existing program (federal or state)o Solicitation of ideas/revisions from Policy Team and Staff Steering
Committeeo Policy Coordinator revises programo Policy Team and Staff Steering Committee reviewo Approval by Staff Steering Committeeo Individual counties move program forward
• Incorporation into County legislative programs• As separate item
o Sticking points are ironed out if and when they occur
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Federal AdvocacyFederal Advocacy• Deepwater Horizon oil
spill press conference – June 2010
• Joint letter to Bicameral Task Force on Climate Change – April 2013
• Joint Capitol Hill visits• 2014 legislative program
under development
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
State AdvocacyState Advocacy• Most significant achievement to
date: Adaptation Action Areas – 2011 session
• Tri-County Legislative Delegation Meeting on Sea Level Rise – Feb. 2013
• 2014 packageo Approved by Staff Steering Committeeo Awaiting adoption by County Commissions
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Adaptation Action AreasAdaptation Action Areas• Added to Florida Community
Planning Act in 2011 session• Optional comprehensive plan
designation for areas that:o Experience coastal flooding o Are vulnerable to the related impacts
of rising sea levels
• Purpose: prioritizing funding for infrastructure and adaptation planning
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
AAA Pilot ProgramAAA Pilot Program• Funded by grant from State of Florida (DEO)
– Project of Special Merit• Partnership among City of Fort Lauderdale,
Broward County, and the South Florida Regional Planning Council
• Fort Lauderdale will incorporate in its Comprehensive Plan and identify AAA(s)
• Guidance documents will be developed for statewide dissemination
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Collaborative EffortsCollaborative Efforts
• Funding opportunities• Regional Climate Action Plan (RCAP)
implementation workshops• Summits• Mayors’ Climate Action Pledge
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Funding OpportunitiesFunding Opportunities• Compact partners favor mutual support of
best-positioned entity rather than cutthroat competition
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Funding OpportunitiesFunding Opportunities• RE.invest Initiative – Miami Beach• Federal Highway Administration – Climate
Change Vulnerability Assessment Pilot Granto Broward MPO lead agency – supported by other MPOs, Regional
Planning Councils, Compact Counties, and South Florida Regional Transportation
• Rockefeller Foundation 100 Resilient Cities Challenge
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RCAP Implementation WorkshopsRCAP Implementation Workshops
• Part of three-year, $975,000 grant from Kresge Foundation to Institute for Sustainable Communities to support RCAP implementation
• 9 to 12 workshops over three years
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2013 Workshops2013 Workshops#1 Guidance documents for
planners: Incorporating SLR projections and RCAP into land use, hazard mitigation, and transportation
September 26-27
#2 Commercial energy efficiency and financial incentives
October 23
#3 Insurance and risk December 12-13
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Climate Leadership SummitsClimate Leadership Summits• Annual summits to review
progress and plan future action
• Deliverables• 2013 Summit
o November 7-8 in Fort Lauderdaleo White House keynote (?)o Coastal Communities Congressional
Town Hall
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Mayors’ Climate Action PledgeMayors’ Climate Action Pledge• Affirms support for Compact• Agrees to consider
integrating the Regional Climate Action Plan framework into future plans
• Urges other municipalities to adopt the Pledge themselves
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Mayors’ Climate Action PledgeMayors’ Climate Action Pledge
• Broward Countyo 16 municipalities have adopted the Pledgeo Representing nearly 1 million residents – almost 62% of
population
• Miami-Dade League of Cities resolution• Monroe County resolution• Other cities in region
o Key West, Boynton Beach, Miami Beach, Pinecrest
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Information Sharing and Information Sharing and Replication of Initiatives Replication of Initiatives
• Mayors’ Roundtable on Climate Changeo Broward County – Monday, September 16o Miami-Dade County
• Energy efficiency finance• Electric vehicle infrastructure• Climate change comprehensive plan
element
Compact Policy and Legislative Coordination
Thank you!
Jason LiechtyEnvironmental Projects Coordinator
Natural Resources Planning and Management DivisionBroward County
