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19 19  Team (such as CERT) or program that certifies that structures  Requirements for large apartment complexes to provide air conditioning or cooling centers  Provide financial resources for low income families who are impacted by disasters Participants also specifically mentioned the need to develop and replace farmworker housing to withstand hazards, to provide help to seniors for hazard related property improvements, and the need to make improvements in apartment buildings. Infrastructure Improvements Countywide suggestions for infrastructure improvement include:  Low impact development or green infrastructure for all new residential and commercial construction  Change regulations to allow building higher, which would allow buildings to be raised out of the level of potential flooding (this comment came from the South Coast)  Invest in improving PG&E infrastructure to prevent PSPS events  More shelters, cooling / clean air centers, pools for cooling  Take better care of nature to reduce the threat of wildfires, as right now there is a lack of maintenance of public lands and open space Participants from the South Coast had several suggestions infrastructure improvements, including:  Underground utilities so that power lines are not impacted by strong winds and falling trees  Dredge creeks and maintain drainage ditches to reduce flooding  Creek bank restoration, and specifically to continue the Butano Creek bank restoration  Build more water reservoirs and water storage capacity, both for use during droughts and for fighting wildfires  Capture stormwater runoff for later irrigation or fire fighting  Provide batteries or back up power for communication infrastructure (internet, cell phone, ham radio networks, and radio) and for water treatment plants (water supply can be impacted during power shutoffs)  Invest in local broadcast media capacity and equipment that can be used during an emergency, especially when the phone and internet services fail  Invest in microgrids and solar power; use large parking lots (like at schools) as locations for generating solar power  Run the power lines from the Pescadero high school to town when doing the water extension  More evacuation routes from the Coast Suggestions from participants in the East Palo Alto, Menlo Park and Redwood City areas for infrastructure improvements included:  Raise parking lots and driveways to address flooding issues  Build a bigger wall to hold back flooding  Install effective rain gutters in roads to keep them safe during a flood  Increase ways in and out of communities with limited egress and which can be cut off by flooding or other hazard  Community members also wanted to see improved road conditions, including repair of potholes and upgrades or designs to reduce or eliminate flooding