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Glendale council adopts Climate Action and Adaptation Plan after amending language on implementation
Summary
The Glendale City Council voted to adopt a Climate Action and Adaptation Plan that lays out greenhouse gas reduction and resilience goals, after amending motion language to clarify the plan's recommendations and asking staff to add a front-page disclaimer that actions would require separate council approval.
The Glendale City Council on Aug. 12 adopted the city's Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CAAP), a document that sets local greenhouse-gas reduction targets and adaptation measures, after amending the motion to clarify that the plan's policies, measures and actions are to be considered by council rather than automatically implemented.
The council voted 4-1 to adopt the plan after a months-long public outreach process and a final presentation from staff and consultants. Sustainability officer David Jones and consultant Hannah Mize of Rincon Associates described the plan as a combined mitigation-and-adaptation strategy that identifies systems-based measures, community-prioritized actions and a funding assessment.
The council's amendment changed the motion…
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