Highline Forum 190925 ACE Fund presentation

Small Matching Grants Program Green Cities Partnership Program • $550,000 • Administered directly by Port • Small-scale, community-based projects • Bi-annual disbursements • Port and city representatives serve on grant application review panel to select projects • $450,000 • Contract with Forterra • Urban Forest Management through Green City Partnerships • Large-scale projects • Des Moines Memorial Drive historic Elm tree planting Green City Partnerships • 15 Green Cities/ 1 Green County • Commitment to restore 13,000 acres • 1.2 million trees and shrubs planted • 284 forest stewards trained • Over 1M volunteer hours since 2005 Green City Partnership Process in Burien, Des Moines and SeaTac Land Cover Analysis Canopy Cover Analysis- Burien Canopy Cover Analysis- Burien 738 Acres of Forested Parklands Forested Park Health Assessment Implementation Green City Days • Angle Lake Park September 21, 9am-noon • Burien Community Center October 12, 9am-noon • Des Moines Kiddie/City Park October 19, 9am-noon Accomplishing the Work: Kiddie City Park Next Steps for Green City Partnerships • Finalize 20-Year Plans • Conduct planting and tree distribution events • Elm tree planting on Des Moines Memorial Drive • Continued event support through 2021 Small Matching Grants Program • $240,000 distributed • 20 organizations • 28 unique projects – Urban forest restoration – Healthy food access – Parks improvements – Environmental education – Waste reduction and recycling ACE Funding Awards by Jurisdiction BURIEN DES MOINES SEATAC TWO OR MORE CITIES Grants per city 29% 21% 28% 22% Percent of $240,000 per city Burien…

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Call to order – Roll Call – Quorum Established – Land Acknowledgement We would like to acknowledge that our Agency operates in four present-day counties, which are the traditional lands of the Coast Salish people, past and present. This acknowledgement does not take the place of authentic relationships with indigenous communities in our jurisdiction and [...]