| |  Draft Environmental Management Element - Executive Summary
Draft Guiding Principles
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Manage the impacts of climate change
- Ensure natural resources are preserved, sustained and managed through environmental stewardship.
- Support community health and wellness through sound environmental practice.
- Empower the community to help protect the environment through public awareness and involvement.
- Ensure that there is a Climate Action Plan (CAP) in place at all times to address reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and manage the impacts of Climate change.
- Endeavor to be a model City of good conservation and resource management practices.
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| Draft Goals
Goal 1- Protect natural habitat and other biological resources.
Goal 2- Promote healthy streams and riparian corridors.
Goal 3- Enhance the urban forest.
Goal 4- Acquire preserve protect and restore open space and enhance the public's ability to enter and enjoy open space.
Goal 5- Assure a high level of domestic water quality and promote water conservation and reduce toxics in run-off including stormwater and the sanitary sewer system.
Goal 6- Support atmospheric systems that are clean, healthful, provides maximum visibility and meets air quality standards.
Goal 7- Develop a Greenhouse Gas Emission inventory and develop implement a Climate Action Plan address San Carlos contribution to Global climate change.
Goal 8- Prepare for potential impacts of Climate Change through adoption of adaptation and resiliency strategies.
Goal 9- Reduce energy consumed Citywide.
Goal 10- Promote local food production and distribution systems.
Goal 11- Promote and expand public and alternative modes of transportation.
Goal 12- Reduce solid waste disposal and increase recycling.
Goal 13- Increase public awareness of environmental issues and promote public participation in environmental policy- making and programs.
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