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Implementation Getting It Done: Managing the Strategy Support will be needed to direct the implementation of the CAP measures. This section details how the City will organize itself to put this CAP into action. • Support an Environmental Initiatives Coordinator — The Environmental Initiatives Coordinator or similar position would have primary responsibility for implementation of this CAP. If insufficient city funds are available, an existing staff member can take on this role, and should spend at least 50 percent of his or her time on CAP -related business. • Maintain an Environmental Initiatives Subcommittee of the City Council — The Subcommittee or similar body can study and develop recommendations for CAP updates and environmental and sustainability issues that arise such as sea -level rise and adaptation planning. • Initiate a Climate Change Adaptation Policy — The City Council will consider a policy outlining procedural steps for conducting a vulnerability assessment and developing a multi-year SLR and adaptation implementation plan, which may be referenced in the Safety Element of the City's General Plan. Better Together Climate change is an issue that crosses geographic and sector boundaries. Redwood City recognizes the value of collaborating with other public agencies, businesses, and community-based organizations to accelerate climate action. Everyone has a part to play and Redwood City cannot do it alone. Redwood City plans to coordinate efforts with the sectors listed below. More potential partners are listed in Appendix E. Public Agencies Redwood City leverages existing climate protection programs funded by public agencies such as the State of California, Peninsula Clean Energy, City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County, Association of Bay Area Governments, County of San Mateo Office of Sustainability, South Bayside Waste Management Authority (RethinkWaste), and Bay Area Regional Energy Network (BayREN), among others. Collaboration with these organizations helps Redwood City increase the sustainability of our own operations, as well as supports community efforts to improve energy efficiency, install renewable energy technologies, facilitate transit/biking/walking initiatives, and take other actions. A more extensive list of public agencies can be found in Appendix E.1. Nonprofits Redwood City plans to work through existing networks of community-based and faith -based organizations that serve diverse cultural communities. Some organizations may not have the economic capacity to participate and may need to have their participation expenses defrayed. Many nonprofits already provide programming that is in alignment with the goals in this CAP; those efforts are listed in Chapter 6: Strategies and Actions, Strategies to Get Us There section. In addition, these collaborations will help Redwood City engage community members who ordinarily aren't aware of climate action efforts. (See next section.) Some community members may not be able to afford childcare or other expenses to participate and may not have a car to drive to meeting locations not accessible by public transportation. A list of local nonprofits is in Appendix E.2. City of Redwood City Climate Action Plan 65