20210324-2D: Budget Recommendation — original pdf

Recommendation

COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION Joint Sustainability Committee Recommendation 20210324-2D –Joint Sustainability Committee Budget Recommendation The Joint Sustainability Committee recommends funding for the following items: • • • • • • Procuring emergency management equipment for winter storms, including plows and deicing equipment Workforce development with an equity focus Advance community resilience work, through the Resilient Austin plan Pursuing a comprehensive energy poverty mitigation strategy, as written in the draft Austin Climate Equity Plan Sustainable Buildings section (goal 1, strategy 1) Implementation of resilience hubs, distributed in neighborhoods across Austin Expand Climate Ambassadors Program to include more ambassadors and be year-round Record of the vote: Motion to approve by Commissioner White, second by Commissioner Coyne. Motion passes 8 approve, 0 opposed, 0 abstained. Date of approval: March 24, 2021 Attest: __________________________________ Zach Baumer, Liaison