Staff launches multi-year environmental-review program; stormwater RFP released to ease infill constraints
City staff released an RFP to update stormwater-management regulations, kicked off urban‑forest engagement, and tied these projects to the city's climate-adaptation work (Resilient Together); commissioners pressed for earlier actions on known developer constraints and emphasized aligning stormwater, transportation and housing goals.
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Long-range planner Tori Kennelopoulos delivered a wide-ranging briefing on the city’s environmental regulations and policy-review project and how it maps to the Climate Action Plan and Resilient Together adaptation work. The presentation covered several workstreams staff plans to transition into standalone projects: stormwater-management regulations, urban-forest management, flood-management program updates, water-protection/stream-buffer evaluation, and private-sector resources for high-performance buildings and electric-vehicle charging.
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