MOA with King County for The Coalition for
Climate Careers
Tiffany Sevilla
Workforce Development
Item No. 10a_supp
Meeting Date: October 24, 2023
Background
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June 2020
September
2021
September
2022
December
2022
January
2023
April 2023
Port of Seattle Commission
declared green careers to be
a Port-related industry
sector
Commission approves an
MOA with King County to
share the costs of a FUSE
Executive Fellow to
coordinate a steering
committee that would set the
framework for a regional
green jobs coalition
Port of Seattle and Seattle Jobs
Initiative publish a Maritime
and Green Careers Pathways
Report
King County publishes their Green
Jobs Strategy with goals for 2023-
2024
Staff from King County, City of
Seattle, and Port of Seattle
begin monthly meetings to
discuss green jobs workforce
development priorities
Steering committee to form a
regional green jobs coalition
begins meeting
Steering Committee
• A 16-member Steering Committee
comprising government, industry, labor
unions, and academia was formed to
establish governance, financial
framework, and initial focus areas
• Staff-level representatives from each
government agency (Tiffany Sevilla from
Workforce Development represented the
Port)
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The Coalition for Climate Careers (C3)
Mission Statement: A strategic collaboration
among public and private organizations and
frontline communities, dedicated to establishing
an inclusive and prosperous green workforce in
King County.
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Goals
• Secure public and private funding for C3.
• Engage frontline communities in the development of the
green economy and change the narrative about green
careers.
• Expand access to green careers for frontline communities to
green career opportunities.
• Build a broader coalition encompassing surrounding
counties, i.e., Pierce County, Snohomish County and Kitsap
County.
• Foster relationships with employers to attract green
businesses to the region.
• Lead nationally in climate mitigation and green workforce
development.
• Conduct research on the green economy and forecast
workforce development demands.
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Coalition Members
• The Coalition shall be open to the
general public (The Community) and
organizations who are residents of or
located in King County.
• Types of Organizations considered
are:
– Workforce development,
– Labor unions,
– Community-based organizations,
– Educational institutions,
– Employers and
– Local government
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Students craft bee houses at the ANEW demo station at the Green Jobs Green Futures
Summit. Image credit: ANEW
Governance and Financial Framework
• Led by an executive steering committee
that will set funding priorities, oversee
project implementation, and meet
quarterly for decision-making and
planning.
• The committee will also direct a
contracted coordinator(s) to execute
coalition priorities and expand the
membership network
• A fiscal sponsor, a 501(c)3 organization
that will be responsible for managing
contributions and ensuring compliance
with regulations.
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Executive
Steering
Committee
Coordinator
(contracted
consultant)
Coalition
Fiscal
Sponsor
Justification
• “Foster partnership with community-based organizations,
educational institutions, labor, industry stakeholders, and
government agencies to maximize the workforce development
impact of the Port of Seattle.” – Port of Seattle Workforce
Development Resolution no. 3776
• Increase competitiveness for emerging green jobs funding
opportunities
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"If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want
to go far, go together."
Financial Implications
• $100,000.00 paid by the Port (funding already identified in Workforce Development
Budget) to King County as part of the shared cost of a contracted facilitator to
coordinate Coalition efforts
• C3's strategy:
– securing one-time seed funding from three government agencies in 2023 and 2024, formalizing
partnerships through MOAs.
– A fiscal sponsor will manage funds and host C3 as one of its programs, primarily focusing on
grant-making and private funding.
– A balanced public and private funding strategy will be developed to fund C3's future, with a
particular emphasis on expanding access to clean energy projects.
• In 2024, C3 plans to pursue federal, state, and local funding to grow the green
economy across King County, and to subgrant funds to coalition members for on-
the-ground work.
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C3 Coordinator Scope of Work (abbreviated)
The C3 Coordinator will support the Climate Careers Coalition (C3) for a period of no longer than two
years after the start of the contract. Under the direction of the Executive Steering Committee, the C3
Coordinator will:
• Develop and guide the strategic planning process to identify the coalition's initial strategic priorities
and work plan
• Plan and convene Coalition and Executive Council meetings
• Conduct outreach to recruit new coalition and executive steering committee members.
• Track coalition membership (including record keeping)
• Manage the logistics and processes for securing public and private funding associated with the
coalition's strategic priorities.
• Highlight the work of the Coalition
• Make budgetary recommendations for coalition spending
• Provide technical assistance to coalition members
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