CITY OF SEATTLE
RESOLUTION __________________
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A RESOLUTION reaffirming Seattle's commitment to the Climate Action Plan and setting expectations for increasing commercial building energy efficiency through the year 2035.
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WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council reaffirms its commitment to achieve the goals set forth in the Climate Action Plan ("Plan") passed by the City Council in 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council recognizes that the City is not on track to achieve energy efficiency goals in commercial buildings set forth in the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council recognizes that the energy efficiency path and achievement will become even more challenging in the future as the City gets closer to the goals set forth in the Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council recognizes that building efficiency improvements that coincide with regular building maintenance and equipment replacements are cost-effective and can have a positive return on investment for the building owner; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle City Council recognizes that energy and water efficiency improvements have significant benefits to the community, bringing the advantages of the "Clean Energy Economy": reduced carbon emissions, reduced pollution with improved health, job creation, money kept in the City, increased competitiveness, and others; and
WHEREAS, Emerald Cities Seattle espouses the following examples of support structures and incentive programs that could result in substantial building energy efficiency improvements: on-bill-repayment, energy bonds, green bank, and/or other finance mechanisms; "Efficiency Support Centers" for commercial/multi-family buildings to provide coordination for incentive programs and project development assistance; access to revolving lines of credit to secure funds to support project development; and incentives to support the conversion from carbon-based fuels to zero- or low-carbon fuels; and
WHEREAS, the Seattle Energy Code for new buildings a...
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