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Implement building codes that support construction and retrofits more resilient to SLR.

Implement commercial cooling tower system upgrade program in other processes. Encourage commercial and industrial adoption of such processes.

Implement an education campaign related to climate change and ecosystem/vegetation adjustments and resulting impacts in natural areas.

Implement flood detection devices, alerts, warnings and reporting systems.

Implement green infrastructure projects on public housing properties that have been damaged by past floods.

Implement green infrastructure strategies recommended for City owned roads.

Implement green infrastructure strategies on properties owned by the local government. Green infrastructure helps manage stormwater on site and it offers cooling benefits during hot weather.

Implement mobility plan and create networks to use transportation system and reduce number of cars on roads

Implement monitoring mechanisms or procedures (e.g., visual inspection, electronic monitoring systems) in landslide hazard areas.

Implement natural fuel reduction activities fire-prone areas, such as grubbing out or conducting controlled burns underneath mature forests.

Implement a no new development restriction in the floodplain for industrial, commercial and residential properties.

Implement new maintenance initiatives to improve performance of existing stormwater systems.

Implement an overlay zone for coastal resilience. The zone could accommodate marsh migration, include coastal setbacks and protect against future storm surge on private property.

Implement plan to retrofit liquid fuels and storage tanks which includes: 1) educational outreach for city-owned, residential, commercial, and industrial buildings about proper storage; 2) require hazardous materials stored in city-owned, residential, commercial, and industrial buildings within the floodplain to be elevated a minimum of three feet above the freeboard

Implement proactive regional community planning and identify critical customers (i.e.scenario training, emergency mutual aid, continuity planning).

Implement program conditions that promote wildfire management of open space and wildland-urban interface (WUI) boundary zones to separate developed areas from high-hazard areas. The WUI is the zone of transition between unoccupied land and human development.

Implement shoreline protection strategies, natural or otherwise, to protect public infrastructure and manage erosion.

Implement shoreline protection, natural or otherwise, to protect public infrastructure and manage erosion.

Implement stormwater projects that reduce pollution and capture local water supply.

Implement a stream monitoring system that alerts staff and emergency management about rising water levels. Such a system would prompt regular checks and calls for evacuation, when needed.