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Redmond 2050 Themes: Equity & Inclusion, Sustainability, Resiliency
Main Themes
Several themes have been identified for Redmond 2050 update, and will be woven into plan and policy updates for the Redmond Comprehensive Plan, functional plan, and regulatory updates.
Equity & Inclusion | Sustainability | Resiliency |
How we define these terms and what they will mean for our community has been and will continue to be a part of the community discussion. These themes are being implemented in multiple areas of work, including functional plans, policies, and implementing regulations.
Learn more about this work below (click on the tabs to flip through the different themes) and refer to key resources at the right.
Key Resources
- Themes Feedback - April 2021 (pdf)
- Themes 2.0 Report - July 2021 (pdf)
- Themes Flyers:
Equity Policies
- Draft 1.0 policies related to improving equity and inclusion for disabled community members (Housing, Transportation, Urban Centers / Overlake)
- Equity Policy Questionnaire
- Equity in Our Built Environment Workshop Series (2021)
Working Definitions:
Equity: The City provides all community members with equal and effective city services, resources, opportunities, and influence, so that all people achieve their full potential and thrive. Equity is a purposeful and eager journey toward well-being as defined by those most negatively affected.
Inclusion: The City treats all people respectfully; values all people for their distinctive skills, experiences, and perspectives; engages all people to contribute to the community’s success; and leverages resources and city services where needed.
Intent:
- To ensure that all people are meaningfully engaged to shape city policies and processes.
- To include, accommodate, and empower groups of people who have historically been excluded because of their gender, race and/or ethnicity, LGBTQIA+, age, religion, disabilities, or their socioeconomic, immigration, or veteran status, or as a member of any historically marginalized group.
- To apply an equity process in all facets of planning to eliminate socioeconomic disparities.
- To identify and remediate inequitable policies, processes, or regulations and remove barriers to equity and inclusion.
- To create equitable intergenerational, geographic, and process outcomes.
Toolkit for Reviewing Comprehensive Plan Elements and Policies
Staff will review each chapter and policy in the Comprehensive Plan and all new proposed policies to ensure that we are supporting the implementation of this theme. The review will focus on:
- Will this positively serve historically marginalized communities?
- Will this positively address the priorities of affected communities?
- Will this policy allow the project team to advance pro-equity opportunities?
- Will this reduce known disparities?
- Will this have a positive impact on addressing community priorities and concerns?
- Will this policy allow the implementation process to stay connected with communities?
- Will this policy allow project course corrections to be handled if unintended consequences are identified?
Additional information can be found in the Themes 2.0 Report - July 2021 (pdf)
Working Definition
Sustainability: Meeting the needs of current and future generations and advancing environmental conservation, economic prosperity, and a high quality of life for all.
Intent:
- Enhancing green space, tree canopy, habitat and water quality, biological condition of streams, and natural drainage systems.
- Increasing waste diversion and promoting more sustainable consumption practices.
- Reducing greenhouse gas emissions, creating a climate resilient community, and leading by example.
- Building economic prosperity.
- Equitably distributing the benefits of sustainability and addressing historical impacts to create conditions for all people to achieve their full potential.
- Harnessing the power of information and communications technology in service to sustainability objectives.
Toolkit for Reviewing Comprehensive Plan Elements and Policies
Staff will review each chapter and policy in the Comprehensive Plan and all new proposed policies to ensure that we are supporting the implementation of this theme. The review will focus on:
- Does this policy support a reduce pollutants and promote responsible resource consumption?
- Does this policy enhance Redmond's biodiversity or natural habitats?
- Will this policy provide ecosystem services or mitigate impacts to the environment?
- Does this policy support an equitable and healthy community?
- Does this policy engage historically marginalized communities?
- Does the policy support the City of Redmond's economic vitality goals?
Additional information can be found in the Themes 2.0 Report - July 2021 (pdf)
Working Definition
Resiliency: Ensuring that the community, as a whole, is prepared for, able to adapt to, and can recover effectively from disruptive conditions.
Intent:
- City processes and procedures have the flexibility to pivot and respond quickly to the unpredictable and react/act when needed, including preparing, educating, mitigating, adapting, and managing risk.
- Identifying essential services and vulnerable systems and populations prior to and during emergencies.
- Having multiple paths and backup systems to achieve community goals, with outcomes and vision more important than how that is accomplished.
- Designing and building our community for longevity and flexibility from the start.
- Harnessing information and communications technology in service of the above objectives.
Toolkit for Reviewing Comprehensive Plan Elements and Policies
Staff will review each chapter and policy in the Comprehensive Plan and all new proposed policies to ensure that we are supporting the implementation of this theme. The review will focus on:
- Is the element/policy focused on the communities desired outcomes and vision instead of specific techniques or tools (support a diversity of tools or approaches)?
- Are essential services that are needed to respond to and recover from disruptive conditions clearly identified in the element?
- Does the policy identify and is it responsive to the needs of vulnerable populations during and after disruptive conditions?
- Does this policy support adaptability, diversity, and/or redundancy (in infrastructure, the economy, etc.)?
Additional information can be found in the Themes 2.0 Report - July 2021 (pdf)
INCLUSION SERVICES
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Jeff Churchill
Planning ManagerPhone: 425-556-2492
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Beckye Frey
Principal PlannerPhone: 425-556-2750
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Ian Lefcourte
Senior Planner, Long Range PlanningPhone: 425-556-2438