The Climate Action Steering Committee (CASC) helps to establish a public engagement process for the adoption of the Community Climate Action Plan (C-CAP), develop the C-CAP, and recommend the C-CAP to City Council.

The recommendations provided by the CASC will guide the City and the community in pursuit of the goals to reduce fossil fuel use by 40% by 2030 and by 70% by 2050 as established in Resolution 3044.

The CASC will have thirteen members to reflect diverse views of the community: three business representatives (one BEDAB seat, two at-large business), two environmental community representatives, two local government or institutional representatives, two at-large individuals, two subject matter experts, and two youth members (under 18 at initial appointment).

CLIMATE ACTION STEERING COMMITTEE MEMBERS

• Jamie Klopp (BEDAB rep business seat)
• Serena Dietrich (business seat)
• Mike O’Neil (business seat)
• Lindsey Hardy (environmental community)
• Russ Donnelly (environmental community)
• Sasha Sulia (local government or institution seat)
• Casey Bergh (local government or institution seat)
• Marina Heppenstall (at-large seat)
• Eric Duea (at-large seat)
• Ryan LaPoma (expert seat)
• Al Spector (expert seat)
• Andrew Skidmore (youth seat)
• Rebecca McCann (youth seat)

 WORKING GROUP MEETINGS

This fall, the CASC is convening topic specific working groups to support the development of the Bend Community Climate Action Plan. The topics include energy supply, energy in buildings, waste & materials management, and transportation. The working groups play a vital role of helping brainstorm and develop potential actions we can take as a community to meet our fossil fuel use reduction goals.

Interested individuals are invited to participate in these working group meetings. Your interest and knowledge will be extremely important in helping us identify climate actions in this sector and in understanding the barriers to achieving our goals. Each working group meets twice, and we encourage participants can make both meetings. The first meeting will focus on understanding objectives and barriers for the sector, and the second meeting will focus on identifying climate actions.

Meeting dates for each sector:

Energy Supply:

Meeting #1: Tuesday, October 23, 3-5 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.

Meeting #2: Tuesday, November 6, 3-5 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.

 Energy Efficiency in Buildings:

Meeting #1: Thursday, October 25, 3-5 PM, Brooks Room, Deschutes Public Library Downtown Bend, 507 NW Wall St.

Meeting #2: Thursday, November 8, 3-5 PM, Bend Parks and Recreation District Office Community Room, 799 SW Columbia St.

Transportation:

Meeting #1: Wednesday, October 10, 3-5 PM, Rosie Bareis Community Campus, 1010 NW 14th St.

Meeting #2: Thursday, November 15, 4-6 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.

Waste & Materials Management:

Meeting #1: Tuesday, October 9, 3-5 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.

Meeting #2: Tuesday, November 13, 4-6 PM, Council Chambers, City Hall, 710 NW Wall St.

IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS