Item 26 - Updated Hazard Mitigation Plan

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Hazard Mitigation Plan | 2022 Mitigation Strategies - 121 - Climate Change Mitigation Action Items CC-1 Investigate, fund, and install solar panels and battery back-ups for all City- owned buildings. Public Works 1-5 years X X Y B, CIP, HMGP, BRIC, EMPG M M M CC-2 Review and update the City’s Climate Action Plan Public Works 2025 X X Y B, CIP, HMGP, BRIC, EMPG H M H CC-3 Update Citywide Design Guidelines to incorporate energy conservation principles, including passive heating and cooling, siting, shading, and material choices. Provide examples of site plans that illustrate energy conservation principles. (Reference: GP Conservation Element) Planning and Building 2022 X X Y B, CIP, HMGP, BRIC, EMPG H M H CC-4 Support and encourage retrofitting existing buildings to achieve energy optimization. Partner with Southern California Edison and other stakeholders to provide incentives, rebates, and expedited permitting for energy retrofit projects and to make residents, property owners, and businesses aware of such programs. (Reference: GP Conservation Element) Planning and Building, Public Works Ongoing X X Y B, CIP, HMGP, BRIC, EMPG H M H CC-5 Reduce the amount of carbon dioxide that would otherwise be released into the atmosphere through the continued maintenance and expansion of the city’s urban forest and development of other green infrastructure. Explore options to include green infrastructure requirements in new public realm plans. (Reference: GP Conservation Element) Public Works Ongoing X X Y B, CIP, HMGP, BRIC, EMPG H M H CC-6 Establish and maintain a clearinghouse of information on available funding alternatives for renewable energy projects, rates of return, and other information to Public Works, Community Development 2022 X X Y B, CIP, HMGP, BRIC, EMPG H M H