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Community Resilience & Wellbeing | 59Pleasanton Climate Action Plan 2.0 <br />Strategy CRW-1. Improve community resilience <br />and reduce vulnerability to climate change <br />Existing Ongoing Actions <br />E18. School climate action planning <br />Emissions reduction Not quantified City Cost N/A <br />Co-benefits Not assessed Community Cost N/A <br />The City will continue to partner with schools (e.g., provide funding and <br />staff capacity) and support the activities of the climate action groups at <br />schools, including connecting them to resources from GoGreen Initiative, <br />StopWaste, and California Youth Energy Services. <br />E19. Access to green spaces <br />Emissions reduction Not quantified City Cost N/A <br />Co-benefits Not assessed Community Cost N/A <br />The City will continue to partner with local organizations to increase <br />awareness of and access to green spaces and outdoor recreation for all <br />residents. <br />E20. Community cooling centers <br />Emissions reduction Not quantified City Cost N/A <br />Co-benefits Not assessed Community Cost N/A <br />To address one of Pleasanton’s major climate vulnerabilities—extreme <br />heat—the City will continue to maintain adequate and accessible cooling <br />centers and work with Alameda County to ensure sufficient notification <br />systems are in place to notify residents of extreme heat events and <br />available transportation routes to cooling centers. Potential locations <br />include schools, city buildings, other public buildings, and multi- <br />purpose rooms. These buildings should be considered high priority to <br />address electrification, solar, and battery storage back-up in Action P2. <br />E21. Community gardens <br />Emissions reduction Not quantified City Cost N/A <br />Co-benefits Not assessed Community Cost N/A <br />The City will continue to partner with nonprofits, school districts, <br />low-income communities, and underrepresented communities to <br />expand urban agriculture opportunities (e.g., Bernal Community Farm) <br />in community gardens, schools, parks, and on rooftops. The City will <br />prioritize and promote programs that teach residents how to garden. <br />Primary Actions <br />P16. Comprehensive climate awareness, education, and outreach <br />Emissions reduction 24,000 City Cost $120k <br />Co-benefits Community Cost $0 <br />The City will implement comprehensive public and private climate <br />awareness, education, and outreach. In doing so, the City will <br />consider all potential climate campaigns associated with CAP 2.0 <br />implementation and phase campaigns over time accounting for <br />staffing, resources, and balancing other community messaging to <br />ensure feasibility. Outreach materials should be translated to Spanish, <br />Chinese, and other commonly spoken languages in the community as <br />identified by the Public Information Officer.