WHAT HEAT PUMP REBATES DO I QUALIFY FOR?

The following heat pump rebates apply to Mitsubishi Full performance Heat Pump that meet or exceed an HSPF2 of 8.1 and SEER2 rating of 13.4.

You qualify for an instant $2,000 rebate if you meet all the following criteria:

• Own a home in the City of Kenmore
• The home is an existing single-family residence (1-4 units) or townhome
• The current primary heating source for the home is gas, oil, wood, or electric baseboard/wall heating and system is in working order.

You qualify for a bonus $4,000 instant rebate if your total household income is below the following income limits. You can use your 2025 federal adjusted gross income (AGI). Total household income includes income from everyone living in the household in 2025.

*Income thresholds are 150% the 2025 King County Median Income calculated from the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Income Limits.  https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/haf-il.html

View UFMP here

Kenmore Working to Preserve Local Canopy - Urban Forestry Management Plan Published

The City of Kenmore has just wrapped up the development of an Urban Forestry Management Plan (UFMP). This plan provides a long-term strategy and framework for the care, protection, and growth of our local canopy. Plan development began in 2024 and was led by the project consultant Facet.

The elements of the UFMP project included an assessment of current practices, procedures, and policies to inform a gap analysis. For this, staff were interviewed to provide a baseline of in-house operations. In addition to staff input, a community workshop was hosted to allow the public an opportunity to voice their opinions and help shape the goals and recommendations of the plan. Thank you to the community for engaging and providing ample feedback during this process!

As part of the plan, a modified canopy and land cover assessment was conducted using existing canopy assessment data and overlaying that with additional equity and heat data. This provided geographic locations where urban heat is greater within the city, where less trees are present, and where lower-income residents might be facing greater impacts accordingly. The resulting information provides a refined map of priority areas for planting that staff will be able to utilize in the near future for plan implementation.

The UFMP also provides recommendations for other changes that will benefit the canopy. They include items like adopting a canopy cover goal, updating street tree requirements, reviewing staffing levels and responsibilities for tree care, and building and maintaining local partnerships for increased success. The plan also categorizes the recommendations based on timeline and cost to assist staff in determining realistic next steps.

Throughout this process, a street tree inventory was also completed. Conducted by Kenmore interns last summer, the data collected included diameter at breast height (dbh), a general health assessment, species, location, and photos. The street tree inventory was conducted to gain a better understanding of the species makeup and health of the city’s right-of-way trees. Once inventory data was fully collected by the interns, Facet performed a quality check and species verification on the dataset. The resulting tree inventory will assist staff in future tree maintenance and asset management. It will also provide helpful statistics to evaluate the current state of our right-of-way trees.

The tree data can be found as a layer in the City of Kenmore’s GIS Viewer. The UFMP can be found here.

For questions about this project please reach out to CAP@kenmorewa.gov.

Funds for the Kenmore Urban Forestry Management Plan were provided by the State of Washington Department of Natural Resources Urban and Community Forestry Program.

*NEW* Kenmore Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Plan

The Kenmore City Council recently approved the creation of a Climate Action Advisory Committee. See the charter here. The committee helps advise the City Manager on climate-related issues and bring community perspective to the table.

Committee members:

Chris Eastland 

Nancy Hansen

Katherine Hollis

Jack Jensen

Mariana Lassalle

Dave Stokes

Pooja Suresh

Maddie Dineen

The City of Kenmore has updated our Comprehensive Plan to guide how we grow and develop our city, thinking about where we want to be in 20 years. The Climate Action Element (CAE) builds on commitments made in the City’s Climate Action Plan and provides a consistent, clear, and actionable framework to guide mitigation and resilience actions and serve as the foundation for an ongoing community dialogue around climate action.

SEPA review was completed in July 2023 and a Determination of Nonsignificance (DNS) was provided. Read the DNS letter here and SEPA checklist here.

Notification to the Washington State Department of Commerce was provided, as required by RCW 36.70A.106. 

The Element was adopted by City Council on November 27, 2023. View the adopted Climate Action Element here.