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• Improve habitats and ecosystems I Actions that minimize heat impacts, store carbon, and increase tree cover can enhance ecosystem resilience, improve habitats, generate cleaner water, and have other positive impacts on natural systems. Oftentimes these actions also beautify natural and public spaces and offer other aesthetic and public health benefits. • Improve public health I Actions that reduce heat impacts, reduce air pollution, or improve water quality can have direct public health benefits. Climate actions can also indirectly support public health, such as by increasing and equitably distributing access to parks and other resources that support healthy lifestyles and recreational opportunities for residents and visitors. • Increase resiliency I Actions to increase energy efficiency, conserve water, improve infrastructure, and minimize heat impacts can increase resiliency of systems and the community to climate change impacts and risks, such as water scarcity and power shutoffs. In addition, actions that engage community members and invest resources in community services can also boost connections and social cohesion within communities, which in turn supports resilience. • Advance equity I Actions can be implemented in ways that increase equity by fairly distributing social, environmental, and economic benefits and costs across the community. • Job creation I Actions such as local green job training and subsidy programs for energy efficiency upgrades can generate new jobs in Pleasanton. • Cost-savings I Actions to increase energy and water efficiency, reduce waste, and increase resiliency of infrastructure may result in considerable cost savings. • Improve mobility and transportation safety I Actions that reduce GHG emissions from vehicles can also improve public transit reliability and equitable access, as well as expand and enhance walking and biking infrastructure to help residents and shipments move around more easily and safely. Action Selection Criteria Lastly, the Committee recommended the final action list be narrowed further based on the following criteria that would be used to weight/score the actions against each other: • Effectiveness: Action effectiveness including emissions-reduction and/or resilience-building potential • Cost: Action cost to implement including affordability and expenditure timeframe for both the City and community • Co-Benefits: Action realization of co-benefits including improved public health and job creation • Equity: Action equity in the distribution of benefits and consideration of disadvantaged populations Page 9 of 10