2025/01/18 Council Agenda Packet

Category 20 Sensitive information Policy CCR 4.5 Encourage landscape design and maintenance and agriculture that reduces water, pesticide, herbicide, and synthetic fertilizer use, including transitioning turf lawn areas to native ground covers, shrubs, and trees. Goal CCR-5 Actions taken to reduce greenhouse gas emissions produce co -benefits including improved local air quality, fewer traffic collisions, and overburdened communities benefit most. Policy CCR-5.1 Strengthen community partnerships and programs that reduce vulnerability, risk, and chronic diseases by supporting healthy places to live, work and play. Policy CCR-5.2 Support implementation of the Climate Action Plan using a reporting system for key metrics including environmental justice impacts. Policy CCR-5.3 Provide on -going public outreach to educate the community and build support for measures to reduce GHG emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. Policy CCR-5.4 Identify areas where urban heat island effects will be greatest and target these areas for additional tree planting. Also encourage the use of green roofs and green walls, cool roofs, cool pavement, and additional landscaping in these areas. Policy CCR-5 5 Promote local purchasing for businesses and residents to support local vendors, services, and stores and to reduce GHG emissions from commerce -related transportation and food production and distribution. Policy CCR-5.6 Encourage community gardens, community supported agriculture and farmers' markets. Policy CCR-5.7 Encourage the provision of community space, such as commercial kitchens, for use by community members and start-up agricultural businesses. Policy CCR-5.8 Support neighborhood events such as garage sales that extend the useful life of items, and clean-ups that result in recycling of appliances, metals, yard waste, etc. Policy CCR-5.9 Promote eco-industrial development, in which a waste stream from one firm becomes the raw material for another, to minimize use of new raw materials. Implementing Actions for Next Five Years Implementation Action Lead City Department Update the Climate Change and Resiliency Element consistent with 2023 State legislation and regional data and guidance. Create an electric vehicle charging station action plan. Complete electrification of fleet Work with regional energy partners to prepare and implement an Electrification Action Plan for all City facilities. ES] Planning Public Works Everett Transit Administration Parks and Facilities Category 2' For official use only / disclosure permissible by law.