Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN and identifying the actions the City plans to take to reduce GHG emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change. The Plan should include benchmarks and metrics for use in monitoring implementation and results. Policy 10.3 The City should inventory community -wide GHG emissions, and develop an Everett Climate Action Plan that includes goals and recommended actions for community -wide GHG reductions, measures to adapt to the impacts of climate change, responsibility for implementation of the measures, and benchmarks and metrics for monitoring implementation of the plan. Policy 10.4 The Climate Action Plans should address cost effective mitigation actions that are focused on reducing GHG emissions and adaptation actions that are focused on policy and operational responses to the effects of climate change, such as sea level rise. Policy 10.5 Strategies for adapting to the impacts of climate change should consider both the cost of implementing actions and cost (risk and risk probability) of inaction. B. Public Involvement Policy 10.6 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 10.7 Participate with media and community groups that educate residents and businesses on the science of climate change, the risks associated with it, the benefits of climate action strategies (such as lower energy bills, lower commuting costs, less traffic congestion, cleaner air, etc.), the potential impacts that behavior changes by individuals and business can have, and the cost of delaying actions. Policy 10.8 Strengthen community partnerships that reduce vulnerability and risk. C. Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions 1. Land Use and Transportation Policy 10.9 Promote and implement land use and transportation strategies that will reduce GHG emissions by encouraging people to take more trips by transit, walking and bicycling. Policy 10.10 Expand planning efforts to encourage higher density transit -oriented mixed-use, mixed -income neighborhoods that are attractive, well designed, enable people to move without reliance on automobiles, and contain a variety of recreation, commercial and service opportunities. See the Land Use Element for areas prioritized for more detailed planning / subarea plans. 2 The City's Hazard Mitigation Plan recommends that the emissions reductions targets set out by the U.S, Conference of Mayors, to which Everett is a signatory city, should be adopted as regulations. CLIMATE CHANGE AND SUSTAINABILITY ELEMENT