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New Brighton Climate Action Plan 5 -4 CAP ACTIONS Strategy Action Water and Wastewater W 3: Mitigate the projected increased flood hazards and impacts due to climate change. W 3- 1 When the City's Stormwater Master Plan is updated, ensure it incorporates projected increases in precipitation and extreme weather events and address any development/redevelopment of proper- ties currently exempted from stormwater management requirements. W 3- 2 Continue to work with FEMA to update fiood zone maps. Update watershed management plans with current understanding of climate change related weather patterns to identify properties vulnerable to fiooding and help prepare property owners to implement adaptation actions. W 3- 3 Target speciflc types of infrastructure to implement green infrastructure including: parking lots, al- leys, parks, vacant lots, parkways, and grading near sidewalks. In addition, identify properties owned by other public entities that have a high potential for improved ecological management to improve stormwater management functions (school districts, county, Metro Transit, and watershed districts). W 3- 4 Educate people on alternative products to road salt for ice reduction which are less-damaging to the environment W 3- 5 Seek funding for the construction of Lake Jones and Hansen Park Phase II Flood Infrastructure Pro- ject, and complete preliminary concepts, prioritize and schedule mitigation projects for next major W 3- 6 Prepare a fiash fiood risk map to identify areas within the City that are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of fiooding, including details such as tree canopy, impervious surface, heat islands, critical community infrastructure (water wells, wastewater treatment and pump houses, emergency re- sponse, power generation, fresh water supply, hospitals, etc.), and vulnerable populations. Based on risk mapping and assessments, create and implement a risk reduction and response plan. Share and promote the information developed by the fiash fiood risk map, particularly among vulnerable popu- lations and neighborhoods. W 3- 7 Prioritize managing stormwater before it enters the sewer system through a combination of overland fiow, detention, and inflltration strategies (for example, permeable surfaces). W 3- 8 Provide an opportunity and support for residents to volunteer to have rain gardens on their property and have a plan given to them by the city. W 3- 9 Reduce or offset impervious surfaces where possible, and encourage use of lighter colored pave- ments and building materials to lessen the impact of urban heat island effect.