Climate actions - short-term

Conduct a tree inventory or canopy study for public and private trees.

Conserve/protect drinking/groundwater resources by creating a water-wise landscaping ordinance/guidance, WaterSense purchasing program, or guidance on rainwater harvesting and home water softener use.

Implement IT efforts and city employee engagement to reduce plug loads, building energy use and workflow efficiency.

Promote financing and incentive programs, such as PACE, for clean energy:

Promote resident/business purchases and/or generation of clean energy by:

Report installed private sector-owned renewable energy/energy efficient generation capacity with at least one of the following attributes:

Adopt infrastructure design standards that protect the economic and ecologic functions of the highway corridor through clustering of development, native plantings and incorporating access management standards.

Implement traffic calming policy/measures, including lane conversions (road diets), roundabouts, low-speed streets, shared space and depaving, in at least one street redevelopment project.

Create or participate in a marketing/outreach/incentive program to promote/achieve residential energy/water use reduction and energy efficiency.

Strengthen value-added businesses utilizing local "waste" material.