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File #: 22-11491    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Ordinances and Action Items Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 9/9/2022 In control: City Council
On agenda: 10/4/2022 Final action: 10/4/2022
Title: Subject: Progress update on the Climate Victory Gardens pilot program
Sponsors: Kirsten Squarcia
Attachments: 1. Staff Report, 2. A - Customer Testimonials

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Subject:  Progress update on the Climate Victory Gardens pilot program

 

Recommended Action

 Receive an update on the Climate Victory Gardens pilot and direct staff to: 

1. Continue to share these findings with neighboring jurisdictions, Valley Water, and to develop further partnerships with landscape supply companies, designers, and installers through the life of the pilot program, and

2. Focus on large and institutional sites based on the evidence provided by the cost effectiveness table (Table 3), and

3. Explore partnerships for training and workforce development to ensure that the customer, the City, and contractor can move projects forward in a timely manner, and

4. Bring back a permanent program for City Council’s consideration before the pilot program expires in 2023.

Presenter: Andre Duurvoort , Sustainability Manager