The City of Redmond made two major announcements this week, one concerning climate change and the other the leasing of an interim community center.

According to a press release sent from the city, on June 6, it signed a two-year lease to occupy the Lake Washington Institute of Technology Redmond Campus on 176th Avenue Northeast beginning on Dec. 1 2017. The location will serve as an interim community center.

The building was constructed in 2005 and has 20,000 square feet containing seven classrooms, a tiered classroom with stadium seating, a cafe, art and media capabilities and parking.

The current location for the community center is at the Old Redmond School House Community Center, a 40,000-square-foot facility on Northeast 80th Street. Redmond has a long-term partnership with the Lake Washington School District who owns the facility, which will be remodeled beginning in June 2018.

Because the new interim location is smaller, the press release said some programs would be moved to the Redmond Senior Center, the Teen Center and schools in the district.

Winter programming could start at these new locations by Jan. 1, 2018, the release said.

“The campus facility gives us a variety of flexible meeting spaces and ensures we can continue programming, with no gaps in services,” Redmond Mayor John Marchione said in the release.

In another press release, the city announced that it will be upholding its commitment to meeting goals outlined int he Paris Climate Agreement.

In doing so, Marchione signed an initiative called the Mayors’ National Climate Action Agenda (MNCAA).

The Paris Climate Agreement was signed by all but two of the countries in the world and set goalposts for reducing CO2 emissions to combat global warming.

President Trump pulled out of the agreement earlier this month, but governors and cities across America have reaffirmed their commitment to meeting the goals anyway.

“The city will continue its efforts to address climate change,” Marchione said in the release. “Signing the MNCAA initiative further emphasizes the city’s priority to create a sustainable community for all to live and work in the years to come. The impact of Redmond’s commitment to fight global warming reaches far beyond our immediate city limits and impacts future generations.”

The MNCAA was dated on June 1 and calls for all signing mayors to adopt and honor their commitments to the agreement.

These include taking measures to decrease greenhouse gas emissions, creating a clean energy economy and standing for environmental justice, the press release said.