CLIMATE ACTION PLAN - City of Urbana

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3.2 GOAL 5: PURSUE COORDINATION AND OUTREACH Associated Advantages 1. Annual energy cost savings 2. Enhanced cooperation among diverse stakeholders 3. Sharing infrastructure and resources in the community Coordination Action 1: Coordinate city plans and policies with climate action goals. In order to assist the City in reaching its greenhouse gas reduction goal, the Sustainability Advisory Commission will review and make recommendations on city plans. legislation, policies and projects, including: 1. Comprehensive Plan updates 2. Capital Improvement Plan 3. Downtown Strategic Plan updates 4. Ordinances related to building energy use, such as building codes 5. Transportation projects 6. Major land-use and development issues 7. City and regional transportation plans including the Long Range Transportation Plan 8. Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan 9. Greenways and Trails Plan 10. Subdivision and Land Development Code 11. Other policies, plans and ordinances whose content relates to greenhouse gas emissions, including but not limited to transportation, economic development and land use. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS 1. Establish a communication protocol for SAC coordination of City plans and policies. 2. Form an Inter-Departmental City Green team to coordinate sustainability and climate action activities in an integrated and efficient manner. • City of Urbana • City of Urbana Information and Outreach Action 2: Encourage energy efficient behavior and individual actions. In addition to Goals 1,2, 3 which have the potential to produce significant greenhouse gas reductions, there are numerous steps that we can all take to reduce emissions. These actions largely relate to energy efficiency and consumer choices. They cover a wide range of options such as thermostat settings, local purchases, water conservation and lighting choices. Collectively such activity will be an important part of achieving the overall goals. Educational and other assistance on such options should be made available to building owners and occupants. Action 3: Encourage energy efficiency in new developments. When planning and constructing new developments, construction methods, technologies and materials allow for the integration of a high degree of energy efficiency in the building structure. Ensuring that such methods and technologies are employed will help mitigate negative impacts of growth. Planning processes should focus on these critical opportunities. Action 4: Encourage participation in existing sustainability programs. The City of Urbana and the wider community is currently invested in several sustainability focused programs and activities. It is a climate action priority to encourage greater participation in these programs. City of Urbana 62
3.2 GOAL 5: PURSUE COORDINATION AND OUTREACH IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS 1. Partner with Neighborhood Associations and stakeholders in the construction, business and industrial sectors to identify specific barriers to participation in climate action activities and areas for integration of economic development goals in climate action goals. 2. Seek opportunities to collaborate on climate action events and programs with Urbana School District 116. 3. Publicize and encourage participation in existing programs. • City of Urbana, United Citizens and Neighbors (UCAN), Downtown Neighborhood Association (DNA), North Broadway Neighbors (NBN), West Urbana Neighborhood Association (WUNA), Historic East Urbana Neighborhood Association (HEUNA), Lierman Neighborhood Action Committee (LNAC), Southeast Urbana Neighborhood Association (SUNA), AmVets II Neighborhood Association, Urbana Community Alternative Policing (UCAP), UBA, IGBA • City of Urbana, Urbana School District 116 • City of Urbana Monitor Progress Action 5: Monitor progress towards climate action goals. Monitoring progress on various activities and gathering information on the effectiveness of various strategies is the critical component to achieving the 25 percent greenhouse gas emissions reduction target. IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES IMPLEMENTATION PARTNERS 1. Define indicators to measure progress towards climate action goals. 2. Monitor progress by conducting an emissions inventory at two year intervals. 3. Review briefs on aspects of emissions accounting associated with municipal electric aggregation. • City of Urbana • City of Urbana • City of Urbana ADDITIONAL RECOMMENDATIONS: 1. Create a unified online public forum for the Climate Action Plan to facilitate access to information regarding incentives, best practices, existing programs and climate action events for residents and business owners. 2. Develop an online public engagement platform, to sustain community-wide conversation regarding climate action in Urbana. 3. Design and implement an energy efficiency challenge to motivate residents to save energy. 4. Coordinate emissions inventories with regional land-use and transportation planning processes. 5. Advocate required reporting of solid waste and energy consumption data in Illinois. City of Urbana 63
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CLIMATE ACTION PLAN PHASE 1: INITIA
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A MESSAGE FROM THE MAYOR August 31,
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5 GOALS : 15 ACTIONS THE URBANA CLI
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to reach long-term emissions reduct
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1.1 INTRODUCTION Never in the past
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