CLIMATE ACTION PLAN - City of Urbana

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A PHASED APPROACH
The phased strategy of the Climate Action Plan reflects the understanding that community-wide climate action goals
can be reached only through the broad and active participation of the public. Phased implementation creates the
opportunities to gather feedback from members of the public to assess current actions, correct trajectories and reach
informed decisions. Accordingly, the Climate Action Plan will be a living document which will undergo revisions as
improvements in data availability and modeling analysis occur. The City will review the progress of Phase 1 activities
annually including an appendix containing public comment results. During Phase I, the City will implement the Phase
I strategies outlined in this document. Simultaneously, the City will engage the public on Phase I strategies and the
direction for Phase II strategies as part of an ongoing process of public dialogue. The anticipated time frame for
implementation of Phase I strategies is two years from the City Council’s adoption of Phase I.
2012
Phase 1 Urbana
Climate Action
Plan adopted
2013-2015
Phase I implementation and public engagement
period
2015
Phase 2 Urbana
Climate Action
Plan adopted
Over the next two years,
1. Phase I strategies will be assessed by asking the public:
• How well are Phase I strategies working
• What are the reasons for participating or not participating in Phase I strategies
• What are the barriers that limit the public’s participation in Phase I strategies
2. Public input will be gathered through a combination of the following public engagement methods:
• Conversations with Urbana’s neighborhood associations and community organizations;
• Task forces to address specific sectors;
• Targeted interviews with key stakeholders;
• Mail and online surveys;
• An online portal;
• Public input sessions.
3. Public input will help develop Phase II through:
• The contribution of ideas for effective strategies by the public;
• Assessing the participation of residents in Phase I strategies;
• Identifying strategies to reduce specific barriers to participation.
Based on data gathered over the next two years, a Phase II document will be written which will define additional
strategies to take the City the rest of the way to its greenhouse gas emissions reduction goal.
Over the implementation period of Phase I, the SAC and the City of Urbana will continue to coordinate with other climate
planning efforts within Champaign County and seek opportunities to shape this plan toward an integrated regional
approach.
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