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Climate Adaptation Joint Sustainability Committee Update March 2021 Climate Adaptation Activities Timeline CAMPO Extreme Weather vulnerability assessment of regional transportation Resolution 20131121-060 passed by Council, directs staff to identify climate change impacts. Austin Community Climate Plan adopted by Council Global Covenant of Mayors signed by Mayor Adler City Council Policy Workshop on Resilience Rockefeller Foundation holds Climate Adaptation Workshop Climate Resilience Action Plan for City assets and operations Resolution 20190509-019 passed by Council, directs staff for climate resilience recommendations Climate Resilience -1 Response to council resolution 20190509-019 Community Climate Navigators Initiate the program with GAVA w/ GTOP grant + UT Smoke Map Prototype Worked with USDN, Alameda County CA & CTM to create a real-time smoke map pilot 2014 2016 2018 2020 2013 2015 2017 2019 Austin-specific climate projections by Dr. Katharine Hayhoe Toward a Climate-Resilient Austin response to Council Resolution Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire review of city codes for wildfire Utility Vulnerability Worked with Austin Energy and Austin Water to assess their larger assets Red= council interaction Open Government Partnership Community Climate Resilience Pilot with GAVA USDN Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion Fellow Celine Rendon joined the team to help with Dove Springs Wildfire & Vulnerable Populations Map grass fire & asthma in Eastern Crescent NSF Grant - Resilience Navigators Work with community in 78744 on flooding Climate Resilience - 2 Response to council resolution 20190509-019 Heat Mapping Grant funding to measure heat in Eastern Crescent JHU Food Resilience Resolution 20200507-022 passed by Council, directs staff to create Resilient Austin: A Comprehensive Community Resilience Plan Pilot Draft community engagement framework in increase food resilience Climate Resilience Action Plan - City Assets & Operations 01 02 03 04 Emergency Response Emergency Procedures Safe Emergency & Evacuation Routes Disaster Response Resources Staff Safety Field Staff & Workplace Safety Hazard Training Existing Facilities & Infrastructure Critical Infrastructure Building Efficiency & Redundancy Telecommunications New Facilities & Infrastructure Design for Adaptation Plan for Resilient Infrastructure ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Resolution No. 20190509-019 Resilience Planning ● ● ● equitable…” “perform a literature review of climate resilience plans of peer cities…” “explore available, potential partnerships (such as the 100 Resilient Cities model)…” “recommendations for creating a comprehensive, community-wide climate resilience plan that is fair, just, and Chief Resilience Officer Recommendations should include funding options, such as grants or other revenue sources, to … 1) fund a position for a Chief Resilience Officer and staff necessary to produce a resilience plan; or 2) hire a consultant to draft or assist city staff with drafting a comprehensive resilience plan; or 3) other recommendations for achieving this objective. 2019 Resolution Response - Efforts Currently Underway Effort Status Department Create digital atlas mapping locations and populations most impacted by climate change Completed OoS + AFD, APH, HSEM, WPD, etc. Create an integrated Green Infrastructure Plan. Implement Water Forward, Austin's 100-Year Water Plan. Started OoS + AW, DSD, PARD, HPD, WPD, etc. Ongoing AW + HPD, WPD, AE, ARR, DSD, Innovation, OoS, PARD, etc. Reduce wildfire risk with fuel (vegetation) mitigation strategies, Ongoing AFD + ARR, AW, AE, etc Creek flooding mitigation planning. Ongoing WPD + HPD, AW, etc. Investigate impact of heat at 3 Elementary Schools. (Barrington, Cook, and Odom) Completed PARD Implement recommendations from October 2018 Flood Event Engineering Review. Started AW + APH, DSD, HSEM, etc. Continue implementing Climate Resilience Action Plan for City Assets and Operations Ongoing AE, AW, APH, DSD, HSEM, PARD, WPD + OoS Air Quality Assessment Pilot Started OoS + ATD, PARD, APH, Equity, etc. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2019 Resolution Response - New Options Option Status Departments Hire a Climate Resilience Officer Completed: Alba Sereno selected. Reports to Deputy City Manager. CMO 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Place Community Emergency Response Teams in three pilot neighborhoods. Started: Residents, GAVA, launched the Community Resilience Navigator program in Dove Springs w/ UT & COA HSEM + AFD, APH, OoS, Equity, etc. Help small businesses prepare for and recover from climate-related disasters. Ongoing: COA providing resources, grants and loans to help businesses recover from COVID-19 Conduct a City-wide Emergency Preparedness campaign. Not started ED HSEM Assess critical community facilities for energy and water needs per the Colorado River Flooding After-Action Report. Ongoing: Staff making progress on strategies - focused on AW operations. HSEM + AEGB, APH, OoS, PARD, AW, etc. Perform wildfire evacuation assessment Started - In 2019, Travis County conducted a Fire Evacuation Simulation with City departments AFD + APD, ATD, EMS, CAMPO, etc. Evaluate Austin’s resilience to food shortages. Started - OoS worked w/ communities on COVID/Extreme weather food availability ED & OoS Install neighborhood Resilience Kiosks Not started - Existing Kiosk in select areas but no new kiosks Conduct Resilience Hub Assessment and prepare an Action Plan. Started - Some internal efforts but no community outreach OoS + PARD, APH, APL, AEGB, HSEM, etc. OoS + PARD, APH, APL, AEGB, HSEM, etc. What are Resilience Hubs & why do we need them? Climate change Intense and frequent events (heat waves, droughts, floods, wildfires) Health impacts Uncertainty Cascading impacts Recent events highlighted need for Accessible community spaces Distribution centers (water, food, medicine, etc.) Back-up power & water Sheltering during events Community information ● ● ● ● ● Resilience Hubs are Physical & programmatic Community informed Community facilities Tools for empowerment ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● 7 What makes a Resilience Hub? Minimum functions: Intermediate functions, minimum plus: Advanced functions, intermediate plus: ○ ○ ○ Engaged community Accessible physical location Outreach & programs on disaster preparedness ○ ○ Backup power, water, and communication systems Stores of food, drinking water, medicine and medical supplies ○ Can function as a shelter 8 Recent Activities related to Resilience Hubs Year Topic 2018 Climate Resilience Action Plan for City Assets & Operations OoS, AE, APH, APL, PARD, AEGB, AW, HSEM, AFD University of Texas School of Architecture Graduate Vertical Studio - Resilience Hub Austin Convention Center Warehouse and Marshalling Yard Workshop OoS, APH, PARD, AEGB, AW, HSEM Dept OoS PARD Austin Parks & Recreation Department EDF Climate Corps fellow - Resilience Hubs 2019 AEGB Climate Resilience Innovation Credit OoS, APH, AFD, PARD, AEGB, AWU, HSEM, AISD, EMS 2020 Response to Climate Resilience Resolution 20190509-019 (includes Resilience Hub strategy recommendation) OoS, APH, APL, PARD, AEGB, AW, HSEM, AFD 9 Draft Council Resolution Agenda - Item 64: https://www.austintexas.gov/department/city-council/2021/20210325-reg.htm#064 Draft Council Resilience Hubs: https://www.austintexas.gov/edims/document.cfm?id=356517 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF AUSTIN CITY COUNCIL: “...engage...relevant departments as well as the Austin Independent School District and Travis County, to work with communities to conduct a resilience hub assessment to identify potential locations throughout the City to serve as resilience hubs…” “...explore options for ‘passive survivability’... independently and reliably, capable of sustaining operations during an extended power outage.” “...facilities in meeting existing departmental and community goals” “...return to Council no later than June 2021 with budget recommendations and funding strategies sufficient to design and equip hubs for disasters, “...ensure that each potential resilience hub be located within a 15-minute walkshed of each neighborhood within Austin or within a 15-minute walkshed of an activity center, activity corridor, or the transit priority network.” Questions?