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New Brighton Climate Action Plan 8 -3 CAP ACTIONS Strategy Action Health and Safety HS 1: Assist the City’s extreme heat, air quality, flooding, power/infrastructure fail- ure, and food security-vulnerable population in preparing for and mitigating climate change impacts. HS 1- 1 Assist residents in signing up for state utility and heating bill assistance programs and home weatheri- zation programs. HS 1- 2 Draw on existing resources to establish a toolkit to assist people in assessing risks to their properties and identifying actions to take to address the risk. HS 1- 3 Develop and deploy early warning response and community alert plans and systems (e.g., MPCA Air Quality Monitoring, RAVE, Nixle) to notify residents and businesses - especially those most vulnera- ble - of poor air quality days, extreme weather events, extreme temperature events, potential energy and communication infrastructure failure, or other events which may pose health risks. Communica- tion plan to include pathways for when community power and communication systems are non- functional. HS 1- 4 Establish cooling centers and provide information to the community to ensure vulnerable residents are aware of these services, including direct messaging at community facilities and through health providers, translated to the City's top non-English languages. Cooling center locations should be lo- cated to maximize accessibility by vulnerable populations, particularly those with limited mobility ac- cess. HS 1- 5 Update the City emergency plans with speciflc climate change-related emergency materials. These could include press release templates, information on cooling/heating centers, speciflc plans for pop- ulations requiring mobility assistance, and steps to identify and help populations affected by extend- ed power outages, fiooding, etc. HS 1- 6 Create an Emergency Response Toolkit offering tips and suggestions for residents to increase their emergency preparedness, and make it widely available to City residents. HS 1- 7 Consider populations most vulnerable to weather-related emergencies in emergency response and recovery planning efforts, including evacuation routes, transportation, shelter in place locations, back -up power operations, extended access to fuel/power sources, and drinking water. This includes en- suring that there are speciflc plans for populations requiring mobility assistance, steps to identify and help populations disproportionately affected by extended power outages/fiooding/etc., and emer- gency communications/outreach materials available in multiple languages and platforms. HS 1- 8 Nurture community-lead initiatives for equitable climate action that reduce resident's carbon foot- print and increase climate resilience, such as transportation without cars (biking, walking, transit), tree planting, and climate friendly yards. HS 1- 9 Develop a City-based program to support individuals and families who cannot afford to purchase sup- plies for household emergency preparedness kits. HS 1- 10 Provide travel vouchers to vulnerable individuals to use during high heat emergencies since lack of transportation is highly correlated to heat vulnerability. HS 1- 11 Conduct a health impact assessment to identify areas with potential elevated health risks associated with climate impacts including unsafe levels of air pollution from vehicle trafflc and other sources. Prioritize use of the data to implement modifying zoning or other improvements. HS 1- 12 Incentivize the use of strategies that improve air quality by reducing commercial emissions, particu- late matter emissions, or other harmful pollutants. Within this incentive program, prioritize neighbor- hoods or census blocks with high percent of low income and minority populations. HS 1- 13 Develop resiliency hubs (i.e., community centers that can provide services during climate disasters and emergencies), starting with reviewing public facilities for adaptability.