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Initial Study Final Initial Study – Negative Declaration 17 Action ID # Strategies and Respective Supporting Actions Anticipated GHG Emissions Reduction (MT of CO2e)1 Strategy MC-2: Enhance sustainable production and reduce consumption S5 Environmentally preferable purchasing policy: Adopt City environmentally preferable purchasing policy. Include alternatives for the most carbon-intensive materials that the City purchases, such as building materials (e.g., concrete, metals, etc.). Secondary S6 Embodied carbon reduction plan: Participate and support a regional Embodied Carbon Reduction Plan (i.e., considering the footprint of the material including resources needed to produce the materials) to reduce the carbon content of materials that include a variety of approaches, for example whole building lifecycle analysis for new construction. Secondary Natural Systems Strategy NS-1: Increase and optimize carbon sequestration and improve ecosystem resilience P13 Urban Forest Master Plan: Develop and implement an Urban Forest Master Plan increasing carbon sequestration through trees. The plan should aim to protect and increase tree canopy, include a planting program, require climate adapted plantings for certain projects, and create a community planting guide. 2030: 73,253 2045: 195,340 P14 Soil management carbon sequestration projects: Increase carbon sequestration on public lands by implementing carbon sequestration projects on City property (e.g., soil at parks) and reducing use of synthetic nitrogen fertilizer. Increase carbon sequestration on private lands by increasing the awareness of and subsidizing the cost of compost and encouraging the use of compost exceeding water efficient landscape ordinance (WELO) standards. 2030: 621 2045: 621 S7 Carbon sequestration research and tracking: Work with regional partners to develop methods to track carbon sequestration in the urban landscape. Stay apprised of methods to track carbon sequestration and technological advancements available that mechanically and naturally captures carbon and/or remove carbon. Secondary Water Resources Strategy WR-1: Improve water supply and increase conservation P15 Water efficiency and retrofits: Decrease community water use by expanding incentives for retrofitting inefficient water fixtures and further incentivize native and drought tolerant landscape retrofits. Negligible (not quantified) Strategy WR-2: Improve stormwater resilience S8 Green Stormwater Infrastructure Plan: Participate and support regional Green Stormwater Infrastructure Planning efforts that builds off and supports the City’s National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit to ensure a sustainable approach for managing stormwater runoff (e.g., incorporating green roofs, rainwater catchment, etc.). Secondary