The City shall develop a program supported by partnerships with ABAG and BCDC focused on the design and implementation of green infrastructure and watershed management projects within the City. Facilitate these changes by communicating and providing public resources for decreasing flood risk and reducing the heat island effect through Low Impact Development (LID) practices, floodplain restoration, and other nature-based stormwater management options. [Source: New Program; City Staff] (CSO, JP, PI) 

The City shall convene interdepartmentally coordinated evacuation preparedness activities on an annual basis, including evacuation route maintenance, annual hazard-based evacuation scenario trainings, and measures to assist vulnerable populations and neighborhoods. [Source: New Program; City Staff] (CSO, IGC, MPSP) 

Goals Implemented: HAZ-5.9, HAZ-8.1, HAZ-8.2, HAZ-8.3, HAZ-8.4, HAZ-8.5, HAZ-8.5, HAZ-8.6, HAZ-8.7, HAZ-8.8, HAZ-8.9, HAZ-8.10, HAZ-8.11 

Host annual workshops and small meetings within identified neighborhoods in Hayward with elevated CalEnviroScreen scores in order to identify community priorities, issues and if needed interventions to address specific issues identified by the community or by the screening scores/maps. [Source: New Program, City Staff]

Goals Implemented: HAZ-4.1, HAZ-4.3, HAZ-4.7, HAZ-6.2, HAZ-6.12 

The City shall evaluate climate hazard risks associated with sea level rise, flooding, heat, air quality, and wildfire, for at-risk City facilities (as identified in its Climate Vulnerability Assessment). Develop adaptation plans for at-risk buildings, facilities, and spaces, and prioritize necessary retrofits or upgrades based on the age, vulnerability, and need of the City facility. Continually re-assess climate hazard exposure for facilities and open spaces as best available science changes. [Source: New Program; City Staff] (RDR, CSO)

The City shall make available and promote educational materials for defensible space standards, or vegetation “clear zones,” and vegetation compliance for all existing and new structures in areas that are proximal to designated California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection State Responsibility Areas or Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones. [Source: New Program; City Staff] (PI)

Goals Implemented: HAZ-5.2

The City shall develop programming and content to educate landowners and residents on how structures ignite, the role of embers, and which building materials, designs, and retrofits reduce wildfire risk. Continue to track new and ignition-resistant construction technologies and promote increasingly fire safe building standards through ordinance updates. Provide funding incentives to promote fire safe retrofits of existing structures that meet ignition-resistant building codes. [Source: New Program; City Staff] (PSR, PI, IGC)

The City shall collaborate with the Alameda County Public Health Department and local community organizations to establish extreme heat and air quality monitoring systems and develop accessible and language appropriate community education resources to prepare community members for increased extreme heat events and air pollution. Explore the feasibility of developing a program to assist the public in accessing cooling infrastructure for in-home use, such as ceiling fans, air exchangers, increased insulation and low-solar-gain exterior materials.

The City shall submit an annual report to the City Council that evaluates airport noise. If necessary, the City shall consider taking appropriate actions to comply with airport noise mitigation requirements. [Source: New Program; City Staff] (PSR)

Goals Implemented: HAZ-10.14

Responsible Department(s): Public Works & Utilities

The City shall prepare a comprehensive update to the Floodplain Management Ordinance. The ordinance shall be periodically reviewed and revised in order to incorporate climate change projections. [Source: New Program; City Staff] (RDR)

Goals Implemented: HAZ-3.2, HAZ-3.3, HAZ-3.4, HAZ-3.5, HAZ-4.4 

The City shall coordinate with the Hayward Area Recreation and Park District, the East Bay Regional Parks District, and Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District to develop and implement a tsunami warning system and evacuation plan for the Hayward shoreline. [Source: New Program; City Staff] (IGC) 

Goals Implemented: HAZ-2.8

Responsible Department(s): Fire