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South Pasadena 2020 Final Climate Action Plan This page intentionally left blank South Pasadena 2020 Final Climate Action Plan Adopted by City Council: December 16, 2020 This page intentionally left blank Acknowledgements This Climate Action Plan was a coordinated effort between: ✓ South Pasadena Community Members ✓ South Pasadena Natural Resource and Environmental Commission (NREC) ✓ South Pasadena City Staff ✓ Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG) ✓ Rincon Consultants, Inc., Iteris, Inc., and BAE Urban Economics Thank you for participating! We appreciate your feedback, insight, and passion – South Pasadena’s Climate Action Plan is better because of you! NREC Commissioners and Liaisons: Madeline C. Di Giorgi, Chair Rona Bortz, Vice Chair Amy Davis Jones, Commissioner William Kelly, Commissioner Stephen Leider, Commissioner Cynthia Liu, Commissioner Lauren Myles, Commissioner Marina Khubesrian, M.D., City Council Liaison Diana Mahmud, City Council Liaison City Staff Shahid Abbas, Public Works Director Julian Lee, Deputy Public Works Director Arpy Kasparian, Water Conservation & Sustainability Analyst 1 Message from City Council One of the greatest global crises that we face today is climate change. However small our City may be, it is imperative that we take actions immediately to reduce our global footprint. The effects of climate change can be felt right at home by the longer heat waves, higher temperatures, and more frequent extreme heat days. The Covid-19 pandemic has taught us that environmental protections and actions cannot be delayed any longer. It is a privilege to lead a community that is not only overwhelmingly supportive of a sustainable lifestyle, but is not afraid to step up, take action, and truly make a difference.
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