Submitted By
Ahmad M. Zayyad, Deputy Village Manager
Reviewed By
KJ
Agenda Item Title
Title
Presentation of the Final Draft of the 2022 Comprehensive Sustainability, Climate Action, and Resiliency Plan for the Village of Oak Park titled "Climate Ready Oak Park"
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Overview
Overview
This presentation provides the final draft of the 2022 Comprehensive Sustainability, Climate Action, and Resiliency Plan for the Village of Oak Park titled "Climate Ready Oak Park", developed with support from the Village's consultant team GRAEF, and ERG. The final draft presents new plan sections and incorporates revisions drawn from community input and the review of the Environment and Energy Commission provided in May and June 2022.
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Recommendation
Recommendation
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Fiscal Impact
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Background
In November 2021, the Climate Plan team, including consultants GRAEF and ERG, launched a seven-month community engagement and technical planning process. The Climate Plan team is pleased to present the results of this science-based and community-centered planning process: Climate Ready Oak Park.
The Climate Ready Oak Park Commitments
Climate Ready Oak Park seeks to:
1. Decrease community-wide greenhouse emissions by 60% by 2030, relative to 2019 emission levels.
2. Achieve community-wide net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
3. Establish 30 percent of Oak Park's land as green infrastructure or enhanced park management for native plants, wildlife, and people.
4. Direct 40 percent of public dollars earmarked for climate and sustainability initiatives to the most vulnerable and impacted community members.
5. Partner with frontline organizations and the most impacted community members to co-design and implement climate and sustainability policies and programs.
Climate Ready Oak Park has been prepared with several guiding principles:
* This is a long-range and ambitious plan, developed in response to the climate crisis. Climate Ready Oak Park considers what is po...
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