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Community Climate Action Plan
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Board of Alderman to accept the Community Climate Action Plan.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Patricia McGuire, 919 918-7327; Randy Dodd 919 918-7326; Christina Moon 919 918-7325
INFORMATION: At the June 21, 2016 meeting, the Board of Aldermen directed staff to finalize the draft Community Climate Action Plan incorporating Board comments, plant-based diet information submitted as part of public input, and all other edits received during the public input process. The Board also directed staff to meet with the Task Force to review these final edits; this meeting took place on November 7, 2016.
An agenda item was prepared for the Board to receive the Community Climate Action Plan at its November 15, 2016 meeting, which identified the edits made to the plan and included a memorandum outlining the benefits of the plan and timing considerations for its implementation. Due to the full agenda on the November 15th meeting and the interest of some Board members to have additional time to review some of the edits, the Board requested that the item be brought back to a meeting in January 2017 for final consideration. The attached Community Climate Action Plan document incorporates all of the requested edits to date, including Transportation Recommendation #6: Improve Bicycle and Pedestrian Infrastructure.
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: There are no costs associated with accepting the plan. There will be a fiscal and staff impact with plan implementation. The extent of the impact will depend on prioritization of the recommendations outlined in plan and implementation details yet to be determined. Additional study will be needed to consider potential funding sources and determine potential impacts on the tax rate.
RECOMMENDATION:r A resolution has been provided (Attachment A) for the Board of Aldermen to accept the plan.