SUBSEQUENT PLANS Housing Element 2010, update in process Southside - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

BERKELEY’S GENERAL PLAN 2002 Req equired ired El Elements ements Op Opti tional onal El Elements ements  Land Use • Urban Design & Preservation  Transportation (Circulation) • Citizen Participation  Environmental Management • Economic Development & (Conservation and Noise) Employment  Housing  Open Space & Recreation  Disaster Preparedness & Safety

BERKELEY CLIMATE ACTION PLAN 2009 MEASURE G 2006  Sustainable Transportation & Land Use  Building Energy Use  Waste Reduction & Recycling  Adapting to a Changing Climate  Community Outreach & Empowerment  Implementation, Monitoring and Reporting

SUBSEQUENT PLANS Housing Element 2010, update in process Southside Plan 2011 Downtown Area Project 2012  2014 National Planning Achievement Award for Best Practice, American Planning Association Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 2014 Plan Bay Area 2013  Priority Development Areas

TURNING PLANS INTO ACTIONS Interdepartmental “roundtables” Use Permit Conditions of Approval On-going efforts  Standardize sustainable elements in staff reports for DRC, ZAB, and Planning Commission  Education/training

OTHER IMPLEMENTATION EXAMPLES Solar permitting (Green Corridor) Electric Vehicle infrastructure permitting

INTEGRATION THROUGHOUT THE CITY Berkeley Sustainable Working Group  Environmental Sustainability section in every City Council report  Citywide Work Plan with integrated environmental sustainability practices  Environmental Achievement Awards City Manager’s 2013 Annual Report

MONITORING Annual GHG inventory and progress evaluation  City Council workshops  Website, www.cityofberkeley.info/climateprogress Spurs Additional Implementation  Streetlight retrofits  RECO/CECO  Recycling program enhancements  Berkeley Climate Action Coalition

QUESTIONS Sarah Moore, City of Berkeley Office of Energy and Sustainable Development (510) 981-7494 smoore@cityofberkeley.info