INTRODUCTION Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan: Baseline Public Input Summary Page | 3 Introduction Development of the City of Ashland ’s Climate and Energy Action Plan includes an open and inclusive public involvement process with ample opportunities to inform and involve the community . This public input summary document provides a high -level overview of notable trends, opinions, and priorities as revealed through pu blic engagement activities to date, including Climate Week, an online su rvey, and in -person comments and station exercises at the initial open house. The initial open house for the Ashland Climate and Energy Action Plan (CEAP) , held on May 24, 2016, was intended to capture the community’s ideas and priorities for climate miti gation and adaptation action in Ashland. Specifically, objectives of the open house were to provide the public with an opportunity to do the following:  Learn about the outcomes from the greenhouse gas inventory and climate trends summary  Learn about the CEAP project ’s purpose and benefits, including how it builds on past efforts  Understand points for public input through the process and how the input will be used  Provide input on the following aspects of the CEAP: - What was surprising from the inventory and what was not - Sectors or strategies of highest priority - What Ashland is already doing well and what could be improved - Ideas for actions to address energy and climate issues The input compiled from this open house will be used —along with input from City staf f and the Climate and Energy Action Plan’s ad-hoc committee —to help identify recommendations for priority actions in the plan. As part of this process, p otential actions will also be careful ly evaluate d with regard to agreed -upon metrics such as cost, effe ctiveness, and feasibility . Specifically, the input will be analyzed and considered in devising the CEAP’s overarching goals, vision, and targets; sectors of focus; and i mplementation strategies and actions.