DRAFT
Draft Fiscal Year 2025-2028
City Council Goals and Objectives
**Goals are note in ranked/priority order**
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Priority Area C - Sustainability and Resilience
Foster a resilient community through climate adaptation, sustainability, hazard mitigation, and emergency preparedness efforts.
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Required by law or Grants | New or ongoing | Year of plan | Lead | Support | |
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| C.1 | Reduce greenhouse gas emissions from both community and municipal sources. | SUS | ||||
| C.1.1 | Develop and begin implementing a plan to expand facility electric vehicle charging infrastructure and transition the City’s fleet to zero emission vehicles. | Yes | New | 1-3 | SUS | DPW |
| C.1.2 | Work with transportation partners to implement the Electric Vehicle Acceleration Strategy and reduce community vehicle miles traveled. | No | Ongoing | 2 | SUS | DPW |
| C.1.3 | Expand community composting, revise purchasing policies, and collaborate with Zero Waste Marin and Marin Sanitary Service to implement SB 1383, the Short-Lived Climate Pollutant Law. | Yes | Ongoing | 1 | SUS | CM |
| C.1.4 | Reduce community building energy use through incentive programs, community education, and engagement tools as outlined in the County Building Electrification Roadmap. | No | New | 2 | SUS | DS |
| C.2 | Strengthen community preparedness and resiliency for earthquakes, wildfires, flooding, and sea level rise through comprehensive hazard mitigation, risk mitigation, and climate adaptation efforts. | SUS/FD | ||||
| C.2.1 | Identify funding for Local Hazard Mitigation Plan projects and begin implementation of the highest priority projects. | Yes | Ongoing | 1-3 | FD | CM, DPW |
| C.2.2 | Continue implementing the Wildfire Action Plan and evaluate the need for revisions including placing an emphasis on zone zero (0-5 feet from homes and structures). | Yes | Ongoing | 1 | FD | CM |
| C.2.3 | Implement existing policy and program commitments in the General Plan 2040, and implement building code policies to support community resiliency, specifically to address the potential hazards listed in Goal C.2. | Yes | Ongoing | 1 | SUS/CE D/FD |
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| C.2.4 | Develop a Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan that complies with SB 272. | Yes | New | 2 | SUS | |
| C.2.5 | Explore governance models and a formal collaborative public-private-philanthropic partnership as a foundation for climate adaptation work. | No | Ongoing | 3 | SUS | CM |
| C.3 | Enhance the community's capacity to prepare for and respond to emergencies and natural disasters. | FD | ||||
| C.3.1 | Improve citywide readiness and resilience for disasters and evacuations through outreach and training. | No | Ongoing | 1-3 | FD | CM, DEPTS |
| C.3.2 | Coordinate and support Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT), Neighborhood Resources Groups (NRG), Firewise, and similar grassroot groups with training, drills, and resources. | No | Ongoing | 1-3 | FD | |
| C.4 | Enhance staff capacity to prepare for and respond to emergencies and natural disasters. | FD | ||||
| C.4.1 | Develop and implement a multi-year training and exercise plan for Disaster Service Workers and Emergency Operations Center staff in collaboration with other agencies in the County. | No | New | 2-3 | FD | |
| C.4.2 | Review, update and provide continued training for staff on the City’s Emergency Operations Plan. | Yes | Ongoing | 2-3 | FD | |
| C.4.3 | Develop and train employees on a Continuity of Government Plan. | Yes | New | 1-2 | FD | |
| C.4.4 | Research and invest in technology to support staff’s ability to respond to an emergency or natural disaster. | No | New | 2-3 | FD | DS |