City Council

(5) 23-1380 ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE REPORT relative to deploying and coordinating cooling facilities in the City, including the City's cooling centers at public libraries, recreation centers and facilities, and senior and adult centers, to operate as cooling and resilience centers, and related matters. Recommendation for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Krekorian - Yaroslavsky): DIRECT the Climate Emergency Management Office (CEMO), with the assistance of the Department of Recreation and Parks, Library Department, Department of Aging, Department on Disability, Emergency Management Department, Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), and the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), to report to the Council with recommendations, including associated costs, for more effectively deploying and coordinating cooling facilities in the City, including the City's cooling centers at public libraries, recreation centers and facilities, and senior and adult centers, to operate as cooling and resilience centers. The report should include: Recommendations for coordinating facilities in the City to provide heat relief, especially in the areas of the City with the greatest heat risk. Recommendations for creating or improving partnerships with non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, and private businesses, including developing Memorandums of Understanding. Recommendations for additional amenities and spaces that should be offered at facilities in areas of greatest heat risk. Recommendations for increasing public use of available facilities, including outreach strategies and greater maintenance and infrastructure support. Potential grants that may be pursued to support the development and maintenance of the City's cooling and resilience centers. Fiscal Impact Statement: Neither the CAO nor the CLA has completed a financial analysis of this report.