Shoreline Speakers Series: Sustainability - Wednesday Oct 24

Speakers: Jay Manning and Hilary Franz 

Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2012, 6 - 8pm 

Shoreline City Hall - Council Chambers

17500 Midvale Ave N, Shoreline 98133

The Comprehensive Plan Update is nearing completion, but the City is expanding the Speaker's Series to focus on topics related to Sustainability.  At this initial event, Hilary Franz will provide an introduction to the relationship between land use and broader environmental issues, and Jay Manning will share the results of the newly published report from the Governor's Panel on Ocean Acidification.  The intention of this forum and future events is to provide timely and relevant presentations about topics of interest to residents, foster discussions about local sustainability initiatives, and work collaboratively with Shoreline's environmental organizations.

Jay Manning rejoined Cascadia Law Group in 2011 after more than six years in the public sector, including two years as Governor Gregoire's Chief of Staff.  Before being appointed Chief of Staff, Jay served as Director of the Department of Ecology, Washington state's primary environmental agency, from 2005-2009.  From 1998 to 2005, Jay was a partner with Brown, Reavis and Manning (now Cascadia Law Group), a leading Pacific Northwest environmental law firm, serving as managing partner for the last two years.  From 2000-2004, Jay served as the chair of the board of directors for Washington Environmental Council, one of Washington's leading environmental organizations.  From 1983-1998, Jay was part of the Ecology Division of the Attorney General's Office, serving as the head of the 30 person legal office. Jay recently co-chaired the Governor's Blue Ribbon Panel on Ocean Acidification, which was comprised of 25 scientists, shellfish growers, and political leaders. 

Hilary Franz serves as Executive Director of Futurewise, a state-wide organization ensuring wise land use policy and planning throughout Washington State to create livable communities, protect farmlands, forests, and waterways, and promote a better quality of life for all.  She brings over 15 years of experience working on environmental, social justice, community development, local government and public policy issues.

Franz currently sits on the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council, the City of Seattle's Climate Action Plan Green Ribbon Commission, and the University of Washington Urban Design and Planning Council. She was appointed by the Governor to Washington State's Climate Action Team IWG on the State Environmental Policy Act and she served for two years on the Puget Sound Regional Council Growth Management Board and the Economic Development Board.

For more information about the City's sustainability efforts, visit the Forevergreen webpage.