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Seek funding to increase rural community resilience - King County will seek grant funding to enhance community resilience in rural areas to climate-related events such as extreme weather, wildfire, wildfire smoke, and other emergencies. Work on this actio Advance stormwater parks through a countywide roadmap - Stormwater parks provide an opportunity to build significant co-benefits into stormwater management facilities, including adding neighborhood green spaces, reducing urban heat, increasing community a Advance workforce and economic development in the clean energy economy through regional collaboration - King County recognizes that achieving its ambitious goals requires collaboration with the region and private sector. To advance workforce development i Establish cross-sector partnerships to expand climate- informed green career pathways - King County will create a dedicated “Green Jobs” category on its public- facing job board to highlight and promote established green career pathway positions. Addition Expand and scale youth and middle-skills worker campaigns - King County has various programs and campaigns aimed at introducing youth to the green economy; however, there is a need for better coordination and promotion across these programs to increase an Implement the King County Climate and Workforce Strategy - Comprehensive strategies are essential for advancing workforce development related to climate action. The King County Climate and Workforce Strategy provides a framework to engage key partners to King County will create a resource guide and sample contract language library to help Capital project managers access and use available tools, including small contractor and suppliers utilization and job training, internships, and employment opportunities King County will partner with frontline community-based and youth-serving organizations, cultural groups, collectives, and faith-based organizations to co-design and implement culturally relevant communications and education outreach strategies. Strategie Evidence shows that school environments influence the physical health, cognitive function, mental well-being, and academic performance of students. Harmful impacts are often unfairly distributed across racial/ethnic groups and socioeconomic status. To imp King County will partner with youth-serving organizations within frontline communities to build youth’s climate change and climate literacy and civic education. Young people are likely to experience climate change more intensely and for a larger proportio Provide training for county employees and volunteers - county staff cannot anticipate all the barriers frontline communities face in community engagement processes and benefit from learning what communities need to mitigate these barriers. King County wil Support community-led initiatives through Community Climate Resilience grants - King County will establish a community climate resilience grant program awarding multi-year grants. The program will lower barriers to access through grantmaking, pr Develop leadership pathways for frontline communities - Frontline communities most impacted by climate change are also significantly underrepresented in formal planning and decision-making roles related to climate. To counter this, King County will partne Install infrastructure to support a transition to zero- emission fleets - King County Fleet Services implement recommendations including: collaborating with facility owners in developing comprehensive budget proposals for installing charging infrastructur Accelerate installations of solar electricity systems at County facilities - King County will complete solar installations to ensure the county government shall have 3.0 MW or more of solar energy installed at its facilities by the end of 2030. County age King County can reduce, reuse, and more effectively manage waste from County operations. The County will reduce and manage operational waste by maximizing repurposing, recycling, and composting of materials. The County will also seek to develop repair and The 2023 Green Jobs Strategy established a green skills development fund to support employee certifications in energy conservation and sustainability. In 2025, King County will offer Envision Sustainability Professional and LEED Accredited Professional ce Support waste management accountability at King County transfer stations - King County will assign additional staff to support city contracts with Waste Management Service Providers, shifting enforcement responsibilities to these providers while King Coun Empower partners and communities to reduce waste with grants and capacity building resources - King County has provided waste reduction and prevention grants since the 1990s that have led to the distribution of over $30 million to its cities. These grants Pursue and expand extended producer responsibility legislation - The growing climate impact and financial cost of waste from products and packaging requires a new approach that shifts the burden of recycling and disposal from residents and local governmen