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City has plans to address extreme heat but lacks measurable targets and sustained funding, auditors say
Summary
An audit found Austin has multiple heat‑resilience plans and progress on some goals, but auditors recommended the city set measurable targets, assign responsibility and secure funding to implement the Heat Resilience Playbook.
Kendall Byers, presenting for the City Auditor’s Office, told the Audit and Finance Committee on March 26 that the city has a variety of goals, strategies and plans to address extreme heat but faces three main challenges: evaluating progress, coordination and funding.
The audit examined the 2024 Heat Resilience Playbook and other citywide and departmental climate plans. Auditors said the city is making measurable progress on some goals — for example, a recent city canopy assessment (2022) showed canopy coverage near 41% — and staff said the city is ‘‘nearing the 50% canopy goal by 2050.’’ But the…
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