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City begins Elevate review to align climate plans, track action progress and set priorities
Summary
The Sustainability Advisory Committee heard that the city will work with Elevate (25 Cities initiative) to compare the 2021 Climate Action Plan and climate adaptation plan against core city plans, track completion status of plan actions (target report by Earth Day) and prioritize unfinished actions for funding and feasibility.
Kendra, acting program director, told the committee the city has partnered with Elevate through the 25 Cities initiative to run a plan-alignment exercise. The work will compare the city’s climate action and resilience plans with foundational documents such as Nashville Next, the multi-hazard mitigation plan, a zero-waste master plan, the parks and recreation plan and the unified housing strategy.
"One of the areas that we discussed needing some support was a little bit of a plan alignment exercise and then helping us take stock of how we have performed with regards to implementation of our climate plans," Kendra said, outlining three deliverables: an alignment review, an action progress inventory and a prioritized list of incomplete actions.
Why it matters: Committee members said the exercise could clarify where Metro has implemented recommended actions, identify gaps and improve cross-departmental coordination. Kendra said the action-tracking deliverable is intended to be public-facing (targeted for Earth Day) while other alignment deliverables will be more directed at local government decision-makers.
Scope and method: Elevate will review primary actions identified in the mitigation plan and, resources permitting, examine the fuller action list as a second tier. Staff said Elevate will consider feasibility, funding availability and equity impacts when prioritizing outstanding actions.
Questions and follow-up: Council member Ewing and others asked whether private-sector and nonprofit actions would be included; Kendra answered that the mitigation plan already documents many partner roles and that Elevate is likely to flag where better leveraging of external partners would aid implementation. Committee members also asked that policy roadblocks be included in feasibility assessments.
Next steps: Staff will notify department heads whose plans are in scope, continue the review through spring and aim to report action progress publicly by Earth Day. Elevate’s final prioritized recommendations will inform funding and implementation strategies.
