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The consultant‑supported process has yielded a proposed framework of five “big moves”: make existing buildings better; build resilient and efficient new buildings; provide safe and sustainable transportation; achieve zero waste of resources; and create a resilient community and environment. Liebeck said the update will include refreshed key performance indicators to better track progress.

Key near‑term milestones discussed at the meeting: the ESAP questionnaire is open through Aug. 1; staff will host a community feedback event (a picnic in Anderson Park) on Aug. 23 to review draft strategies and actions; council will receive a study session briefing on Sept. 23 and staff plan to bring a draft plan for direction at an October session with adoption targeted in December.

Councilmembers commented on priorities and requested clarifications. Council Member Stewart asked staff to be explicit about what substantive updates the refresh makes versus reorganization of existing priorities and to explain how the plan supports big targets such as municipal‑operations greenhouse‑gas goals by 2030. Council Member Fields praised the five‑page framework and urged speed in implementation. Council President Vanessa Kritzer asked about Solarize Eastside and other near‑term programs; Liebeck said Solarize closed to new enrollments on July 3 because contractor capacity was reached and noted federal tax credits require systems to be installed by Dec. 31 to qualify.

Liebeck said staff are working with three community‑based organizations as trusted messengers to broaden outreach beyond the usual participant base and that community workshops and focus groups have informed draft actions. No formal council actions occurred at the July 22 session; staff requested council feedback at the upcoming study sessions as they synthesize questionnaire and workshop results into a draft plan.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Redmond City Council, Committee of the Whole | July 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","City staff presented a proposed Environmental Sustainability Action Plan refresh centered on five priority pathways, outlined public engagement milestones and set council study sessions this fall, with adoption targeted for December.","taxTitle","Redmond, King County, Washington","taxId",2615,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6159453,"Redmond staff summarize teen services engagement; final report scheduled for Sept. 9",841,1768000,2609000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5454716-71c134e14db1c9ee5bc6e617347ef86d&start=1768&end=2609","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5454716-71c134e14db1c9ee5bc6e617347ef86d/thumbnail_1768000.jpg","/articles/6159453/Redmond/King-County/Washington/Redmond-staff-summarize-teen-services-engagement-final-report-scheduled-for-Sept-9","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6159453-3485e9342d29077e6897b4af3cd1a942/orig.mp4?Expires=1770642604&Signature=edrly4MJgBAekv3DkAfXpybElaP0MzFQznUx6IynduAV3A~tYdAYmm-sz8FCh6ixzGXnv3LD528pekEvnONDoz-EUX23MyqpbN4u9CBrZQ7ywZUsOKMRJ8oQdzIpmkaBC6L4xxqujeyFH2ChFYYTHvhy6Afd415oBZvQiqsWoPQtgwoztMt7akD6ys6Ky~0Q3ncnfMWAgH2FjmIptuldFiuTPV8XBipUWD64gNHVviVPKSGi5CjkWblnoZ4DH-aw0XI63Mg04E-h3QhK4R1C8BW5bwaVp-mwyevpkpYFwegfaxHobk4jeEe7f~qd~zOh9ENaPNccCH5irH7I1WwY3w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Zach Huebner, Redmond parks deputy director, briefed the Parks and Environmental Sustainability Committee of the Whole on July 22 on the city’s Redmond teen services engagement project and said the final report will be presented at a council study session on Sept. 9.

Huebner said engagement with teens, service providers and alumni produced consistent themes: teens want safe, dedicated spaces that allow autonomy, more music and creative arts programming, life‑skills and career exploration, mental‑health resources, and free or low‑cost access to reduce participation barriers. Teens and adults also emphasized a preference for downtown program locations and requested better transportation options to reach programming, including bus service or shuttles.

Huebner told council that the engagement effort differentiated several affinity groups — including drop‑in users, musicians and a teen advisory group at the King County Library System — and that those groups sometimes had divergent needs. He said the final compiled report will include appendices that break out responses by current teen participants, adults, service providers and alumni.

Several councilmembers asked for additional detail in the September presentation. Council Member Fields asked how the city will reconcile distinct user groups so programming can be broadly trusted; Council Vice President Forsyth requested age‑group breakdowns and asked that reflections from older alumni be included; Council President Vanessa Kritzer asked about adaptive programming and facilitator approach and requested lessons learned for future engagement.

Huebner said staff will bring council feedback into the Sept. 9 study session and that staff remain available for follow‑up before that date. No formal actions were taken at the July 22 meeting.","Parks deputy director Zach Huebner reported themes from city outreach on teen services — teens want safe, teen‑led spaces, music and life‑skills programming, low‑cost access and better transportation; the final report will be presented to council on Sept. 9.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6159458,"King County heat strategy urges regional push on heat pumps, cooling centers and tree canopy",1687,107000,1794000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5454716-71c134e14db1c9ee5bc6e617347ef86d&start=107&end=1794","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5454716-71c134e14db1c9ee5bc6e617347ef86d/thumbnail_107000.jpg","/articles/6159458/Redmond/King-County/Washington/King-County-heat-strategy-urges-regional-push-on-heat-pumps-cooling-centers-and-tree-canopy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6159458-9829732403916bd6f430ffb913d42994/orig.mp4?Expires=1770642604&Signature=ME68eFXlycpNu4D7Mf90xrkovPN31hV1XEX2ETqIGtgW0KAxRFSOO6jSYLer616fbOhMgqLV5pCO3wRe4D88iyHgapjR-eq6OUB3WZCZYBf54wc~c5CTwyA6~K9tXoaf9btqCjMX1zluX3Aw5-YFu2cr2w71so2DapvARWOrERNSQLK917B0qpDp5Myn5K0pu9JT0Ph2ehVmYEB4KgxV50yWrEv78FvkYqMCRInrFJc8NMq1k6rAJypE3Eg4gtAwrGyXy84yMMzVgeHiwPS0oEhCj~kllAM2Pt953yvMKTlvh3gfzx-epaPOL617n521KRuUC3wWQpcvOwFb4buggA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Dania Eyes, climate preparedness project manager at King County’s executive climate office, and Jenny Liebeck, Redmond sustainability manager, briefed the Parks and Environmental Sustainability Committee of the Whole on July 22 on a countywide extreme heat mitigation strategy intended to guide work from 2024 through 2029.

The strategy, developed with input from about 900 people across King County and provided to council as meeting material, lays out 20 actions organized from near‑term public health communications and cooling access to longer‑term changes such as urban tree canopy and building code updates. Dania Eyes said the plan is intended to be “a guidebook of heat action” and emphasized the regional approach and coordination through forums that include local jurisdictions.

Why it matters: King County and Redmond have seen higher temperatures and heat events that pose health risks to older adults, people with underlying conditions and households without air conditioning. Eyes cited the 2021 heat dome as a local example of the stakes the county is planning for.

Key elements presented include: scaling heat‑pump installations and programs such as Energy Smart Eastside to expand access to active cooling; establishing or supporting community‑led cooling locations and resilience hubs; increasing urban tree canopy and access to shaded green space; integrating extreme‑heat resilience into long‑range planning and building codes; and improving multilingual public‑health communications. The strategy’s implementers stressed a multi‑pronged approach combining immediate cooling options with measures that reduce exposure over time.

During questions, councilmembers raised the intersection of extreme heat and wildfire smoke. Eyes said that overlap has driven joint messaging with public health about indoor air filtration, HEPA filtration, and the advantages of heat pumps that include air filtration. She described community‑led cooling as a flexible category that might include faith‑based facilities, community‑based organization clinics that elders use, or formally designated resilience hubs such as those the City of Issaquah has established.

Eyes acknowledged that funding and staffing for community cooling locations remain unresolved and that the county will continue to coordinate with local partners through the King County Cities Climate Collaboration (K4C) and other workgroups to identify implementation pathways.

No formal council action was taken at the meeting. Staff and presenters said the strategy is now in implementation and coordination phases and will be advanced with local jurisdictions and community partners.","King County presented a countywide five‑year extreme heat mitigation strategy, highlighting 20 actions spanning immediate cooling resources to long‑term urban canopy and building‑code changes; Redmond councilmembers asked about smoke overlap, community‑led cooling and funding.","actionData","errors"]

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Redmond advances ESAP refresh with five ‘big moves,’ public workshops and autumn milestones

Redmond staff summarize teen services engagement; final report scheduled for Sept. 9

King County heat strategy urges regional push on heat pumps, cooling centers and tree canopy