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04/22/2013 • Reduce risk of wildfires through fuels reduction in the urban- wild land interface Regional Drought • Increase capacity for community water storage • Promote local water conservation Risks to reliable water • Make water conservation a top priority for agriculture in the supply, and potential region • Do water reclamation and reuse projects conflicts between urban and agriculture users Increased Flooding and • Integrate local flood management plans with adaptation Severe Weather Events planning • Identify vulnerable communities and develop emergency Risks to public health, preparedness plans private property, public • Establish local land use policies that decrease flood risk; avoid building in high-risk areas infrastructure, and . Make modifications to storm water system routing and storage. ecosystems Develop storage areas for peak flows • Maximize use of bioswales and permeable surfaces in both greenscape and hardscape areas to improve aquifer recharge and miti ate floodin from storm water Air Quality and Other • Restrict use of fireplaces and open fires on high-risk days Public Health Concerns • Monitor potential threats to public health, including new diseases, and develop public awareness Threats to Species, • Design urban forest program to improve biodiversity, provide Ecosystems, and heat relief, and sequester carbon Ecosystem Services . Preserve wetlands, salt marshes, and other critical coastal habitats Risks to Local Agriculture . Promote conservation of local agricultural land and Food Supply . Promote the use of public and private land and rooftops for producing food • Promote the planting of fruit and nut trees • Support local farmers markets by providing incentives such as reduced costs for permits and support in attaining electronic benefit transfer(EBT) point-of-sale terminals • Provide incentives and remove regulatory obstacles to encourage animal husbandry and local food production and distribution • Provide and promote educational opportunities for residents at all levels of the educational system (preschool through college) to gain skills in organic gardening; fruit production; animal husbandry; food preservation and cooking; and affordable, healthy eating • Develop a city-run or city-supported food gleaning program that organizes volunteers or compensates workers to collect food from trees and shrubs on land owned by cities or within cities to distribute through food banks and other local distribution channels • Reduce food waste by implementing a local composting program where all food scraps, food-soiled paper, waxed cardboard, wood crates and landscape trimmings from markets, restaurants, homes, hotels, and schools, would be collected and made available for distribution to rural or urban ardeners 30 RESO.#15258 MUFF#205