Scope Type Strategy CM-3. Expand community recycling and composting. CM-3-1. Improve recycling programs to make them easier to use and implement new education and outreach to increase recycling in all sectors; expand public space recycling.C Mi CM-3-2. Update the multi-family recycling ordinance to encourage more diversion. CMi Ad Strategy CM-4. Reduce food waste. CM-4-1. Support edible food donation. CMi Ad CM-4-2. Provide a kitchen best practices guide to help households and businesses reduce food waste and consumption. CMi Ad CM-4-3. Facilitate recycling of commercial food waste. CMi Ad Strategy CM-5. Improve sustainability of City operations and purchases. CM-5-1. Introduce environmentally preferable purchasing (EPP) guidelines for City procurement. M Mi CM-5-2. Assess the feasibility of co-digesting food waste and biosolids to generate electricity at the wastewater treatment facility.M Mi Natural Systems Strategy NS-1. Promote ecosystem resilience. NS-1-2. Expand use of green infrastructure such as bioswales, permeable pavement, other pervious surfaces to reduce flood risk and minimize sediment entry into creeks from trails and roads.C Ad NS-1-4. Map and protect areas that provide ecosystem services. C Ad Strategy NS-2. Manage and conserve community water resources. NS-2-1. Evaluate the value and potential for incentives for practices that reduce use of potable water for nonpotable purposes and recharge ground water.CMi Ad NS-2-3. Expand water conservation outreach and incentive programs for residents and businesses. CMi Ad Strategy NS-3. Conserve water use within City operations. NS-3-1. Evaluate the potential for installation of rainwater collection systems at City facilities for graywater uses, and investigate opportunities for graywater reuse at existing and new City facilities and properties.MMi Ad NS-3-2. Implement efficiency recommendations from the City facilities water audit. MMi Ad Public Health, Safety, and Well-being Strategy PHSW-1. Manage ecosystems and landscapes to minimize climate-related health impacts. PHSW-1-1. Promote the expansion of tree canopy in urban heat islands or areas that need air conditioning such as schools. C Ad Strategy PHSW-2. Promote a sustainable local economy that minimizes emissions and vulnerability. PHSW-2-2. Support organizations, such as SOU, in evaluating risks to local food sources under climate change. C Ad Strategy PHSW-3. Optimize City services to minimize public health impacts. PHSW-3-2. Identify and minimize potential urban heat impacts. C Ad PHSW-3-3. Develop or enhance heat-warning systems for employees and the public. C Ad Strategy PHSW-4. Optimize City services to minimize public safety impacts. PHSW-4-1. Update the City’s emergency response plan and ensure that preparation and updates recognize and address likely climate change impacts.C Ad 118ASHLAND CLIMATE & ENERGY ACTION PLANIMPLEMENTATION PLAN

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