The Climate Working Group will dig deeper into the climate adaptation measures that the General Plan should consider focusing on the climate adaptation side of the climate equation, specifically anything related to land use.

The team has drafted a memo (link here) to provide a draft list of possible Petaluma General Plan land use measures related to climate change impacts, particularly predicted changes in flooding from rainfall hydrology and sea level rise as well as excessive heat and fire. They also touch on drought measures and EV charging. Please see the draft memo (link here).

They do not want to duplicate efforts. Rather, they want to ensure the General Plan brings in the hard work that is already underway in Petaluma, complement that work, and ensure that the General Plan takes into account the massive impacts that climate change will have on Petaluma.

They invite you to their first one-hour brainstorming meeting to hear your thoughts, feedback and ideas as they work to ensure climate change adaptation measures are embedded into the General Plan.

Please contact Jessie Feller (jessiefeller@gmail.com) for details and to RSVP.