City of Northampton Climate Resiliency Regeneration Plan WHAT

City of Northampton Climate Resiliency & Regeneration Plan

WHAT IS THE CLIMATE RESILIENCY & REGENERATION PLAN?

WHAT DO RESILIENCY & REGENERATION MEAN? Resiliency (noun) A resilient Northampton is prepared for climate challenges and addresses chronic stressors in ways that make our community better able to anticipate, adapt, and thrive despite the impacts of a changing climate. Regeneration (noun) A regenerative Northampton leads our community on a path focused on growing the health of people, the economy, and ecosystems, while working to reduce the effects of climate change and our community’s contribution to it.

WHAT DO RESILIENCY & REGENERATION MEAN? Adapted from Bill Reed’s Trajectory of Ecological Design

Climate & Energy Economy & Jobs Built To create a Resilient & Regenerative Northampton, we are working to develop climate action strategies in the following areas: Environment 7 STAR Focus Areas Natural Systems Health & Safety Education, Art & Community Equity & Empowerment

5 GUIDING PRINCIPLES RESILIENCE ECONOMIC & CULTURAL VITALITY REGENERATION EQUITY REGIONAL COLLABORATION

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT Phase I MVP Mar –June 2018 • Preparation for and hosting of MVP workshops • Identify and engage community stakeholders for MVP workshops • Host listening session for the public Phase II Planning & Coordination Jun–Aug 2018 Phase III Implementation Sept 2018–Feb 2019 Phase IV Evaluation Oct 2018 –Mar 2019 • Online engagement for CRRP launches • Ongoing online engagement • Re-engage community stakeholders • Greenhouse gas emissions strategy Stakeholder Group and public workshops • Monthly evaluation of previous month’s engagement activities ensuring metrics are met • Identification, initial engagement, and training of partner organizations • Development of key messages • CRRP framework Stakeholder Group and public workshops • Delivery of content to partner organizations

WHY ARE WE HERE TODAY?

POTENTIAL ACTIONS BUILDINGS & ENERGY BE 1 REGENERATION Launch a Community Choice Energy Plus Program for community electric aggregation BE 2 REGENERATION Develop and implement a Building Energy Disclosure and Benchmarking Ordinance BE 3 RESILIENCE REGENERATION Apply a Resilience and Regeneration Quotient System in site plan review process BE 4 RESILIENCE Provide education and incentives for resilient and regenerative home improvements BE 5 REGENERATION Increase incentives to convert from oil and natural gas heat to heat pumps BE 6 REGENERATION RESILIENCE Require that all new buildings be built to net zero energy standards BE 7 RESILIENCE Set minimum freeboard requirements for buildings in flood zones

POTENTIAL ACTIONS LAND USE & TRANSPORTATION LUT 1 REGENERATION Promote city-wide electric vehicle (EV) adoption LUT 2 RESILIENCE REGENERATION Promote denser development patterns that use land more efficiently, encourage public and non-motorized transit, and that create more resilience communities that have easier access to neighbors and services LUT 3 RESILIENCE REGENERATION Advance equitable access to transportation initiative LUT 4 REGENERATION Expand the current bike share program to more locations and promote its use through an annual “car-free” day with bike share demonstrations

POTENTIAL ACTIONS STORMWATER, WASTEWATER, & WASTE SWW 1 RESILIENCE Adjust design standards for stormwater infrastructure to account for climate change SWW 2 REGENERATION Maintain and expand composting programs at public schools and other large institutional facilities SWW 3 REGENERATION Work with local restaurants to encourage the application of the Green Restaurant Association’s Certification Standards

POTENTIAL ACTIONS NATURAL SYSTEMS, FARMING, & FOOD SYSTEMS NFF 1 RESILIENCE REGENERATION Invest in green infrastructure NFF 2 RESILIENCE REGENERATION Conduct a tree and forest vulnerability adaptation assessment NFF 3 RESILIENCE REGENERATION Develop a food systems and farming resilience plan NFF 4 RESILIENCE REGENERATION Support job training or career development programs in nature-based resilience solutions NFF 5 RESILIENCE REGENERATION Develop an invasive species, pests, and vector-borne disease management plan

POTENTIAL ACTIONS COMMUNITY, SAFETY, & HEALTH CSH 1 RESILIENCE Create a Resilience Partner Network to focus on more inclusive planning CSH 2 RESILIENCE REGENERATION Launch a Strong and Healthy Neighborhoods Program CSH 3 RESILIENCE Develop an Emergency Shelter Assessment and Operations Plan

5 GUIDING PRINCIPLES

RESILIENCE

REGENERATION

ECONOMIC & CULTURAL VITALITY

EQUITY © 2014, Saskatoon Health Region

REGIONAL COLLABORATION

TEAM WORK 1. Discuss the actions listed and select 1 resilience and 1 regeneration action from the list to focus on. Many actions are labeled as both resilience and regeneration– those could count for either. 2. Work with your facilitator to go through the framework for each action. Focus on whether the action currently fulfills the criteria. If it does not, could it be crafted in a way that does? Could it be implemented in a way that does? 3. Identify any questions you have about the actions or the framework. Also identify any potential partners for implementation of these actions. 4. 3: 45 pm- Report out

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