Primary Department: County Administration
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Diana Ramirez, County Administrator
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Type of Request: Policy
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Request for discussion and appropriate action of the Harris County Climate Justice Plan.
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Background and Discussion:
On October 29, 2024, Commissioners Court adopted the County’s first strategic plan, which included the implementation of a Harris County Climate Justice Plan (Goal 5, Objective S, Initiative S4). Aligned to this Strategic Plan initiative, the Office of County Administration (OCA) Sustainability staff have collaborated with a community partner, the Coalition for Environment, Equity, and Resilience (CEER), to co-lead the development of the Climate Justice Plan. The plan showcases the community’s goals, visions, and actions, representing the culmination and synthesis of input from internal and external stakeholders.
Beginning with pre-planning meetings in 2023, which set the foundation of the community’s vision and values for the planning process, the 2024 planning year continued with robust public engagement. Those who shaped the plan include the Advisory Collaborative, a 15-member body of community liaisons; Commissioners Court offices; County departments; and residents and community leaders during the public planning meetings. This plan reflects what was heard and includes actions that Harris County can carry out as well as actions that are not within the power of county government to implement. This is a visionary, values-based, community plan.
This plan will require an implementation phase of internal and external collaborators. The next steps entail additional analyses to quantify benefits and outcomes and an implementation roadmap that will include priority setting, an internal and external implementation partners map, and a Strategic Plan alignment analysis.
Expected Impact:
This plan demonstrates progress on the County’s Strategic Plan Initiative S4 under Goal Area 5. Across the five themes in the plan - ecology, infrastructure, economy, community, and culture - there are also cross-cutting actions that align with Goals 2, 3, 4, and 6 in the Strategic Plan.
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To not accept or approve the plan.
County Strategic Plan Goal: 5. Minimize the impact of climate change and disasters.
County Strategic Plan Objective: S: Equitably reduce the health, economic, and other impacts of climate change and disasters.
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Climate/Resilience Initiative (Goal 5): S4: Reduce the disparate social, economic, environmental, and health impacts of climate change through the implementation of a Harris County Climate Justice Plan.
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Additional notes related to the Strategic Plan: There is also potential alignment with objectives under Goal Areas 2, 3, 4, and 6.
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Transmittal by the Office of County Administration of updates on the Harris County Climate Justice Plan development |
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Anticipated Court Date: 4/10/2025
Anticipated Implementation Date (if different from Court date): 4/10/2025
Emergency/Disaster Recovery Note: Not an emergency, disaster, or COVID-19 related item
Contact(s) name, title, department: Lisa Lin, Director of Sustainability, Office of County Administration; Jesse Dickerman, Managing Director - Energy Transition, Office of County Administration
Attachments (if applicable): Climate Justice Plan