Backup Documents 06/25/2019 Item # 5A PP - Compact Presentation to BCC 062519Development of a Southwest Florida Regional Resiliency Compact:
A Collaboration to Better Prepare for the Effects of Climate Change
Presentation to the BCC, June 25, 2019
Thaddeus Cohen & Michael Savarese
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What Are Regional Climate Compacts?
Improve resilience for sea-level rise, storminess, increased precipitation, and rising temperatures.
A regional network united by common problems best solved through local leadership and shared resources.
Efficient means for adjoining local governments to collaboratively “extend beyond” their respective boundaries by working together to:
share best practices, resources, and information
align their respective initiatives and efforts
co-produce assessments, public policy interventions, and other materials beyond the scope of any one single partner
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Compact Objectives
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Coordinate action across jurisdictions
Build and share regional tools and knowledge
Increase public support and political will for climate action
From Institute for Sustainable Communities
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Advocacy for Compacts in Florida
Common nationwide, particularly in coastal states.
Governor DeSantis, Secretary Noah Valenstein (DEP), and CSO Thomas Frazer have all shown interest in the concept.
The pending Office of Resilience and its CRO are being briefed on the value of Compacts.
3 collaboratives are now in existence in FL; the Southeast Florida Regional Compact for Climate Change has been in operation for 10 years.
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Southwest Florida’s Compact would unite:
Collier, Lee, and Charlotte Counties
Their 10 cities: Everglades City, Marco Island, Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Ft Myers, Ft Myers Beach, Cape Coral, Sanibel, Punta Gorda
Emergent Florida Collaboratives
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How Do they Operate?
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Study Conducted by the Institute for Sustainable Communities
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Progress to Date
Representatives from the 3 county and 10 municipal governments are communicating via email and have convened twice (50 individuals).
The 13 jurisdictions have agreed on a purpose and set of objectives.
The group has composed an MOU, which is currently being reviewed by those 50 participants.
The MOU explicitly states that participation does not require financial investment.
The MOU will be ”workshopped” for consideration within each jurisdiction this fall.
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