Village of Hastings-on-Hudson Alerts
Climate Smart Task Force Agenda - Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 6PM Via ZOOM
VILLAGE OF HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON
CLIMATE SMART COMMUNITIES TASK FORCE
MEETING AGENDA
VIA ZOOM
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024 AT 6PM
climatesmart@hohny.gov
MEETING ZOOM LINK
1. Approval of October 2024 Minutes
2. Discussion of 2024/2025 Plan
● Youth Climate Action Fund Projects – 1) Mentors for 2025 or 2) Suggest other projects
● Maintaining our Community’s CSC Ranking – 1) Updating and 2) Work
● Volunteers for the following priority actions:
a. PE6 Action: Green Parking Lot Policies
b. PE7 Action: Freeboard Policies
c. PE7 Action: Watershed-based Flood Mitigation Plan (need someone to work out if our 2023 flood study counts)
d. PE8 Action: Rooftop Solarize Campaign
e. Performance: Reduce GHGs from Government Facilities
f. Performance: Reduce GHGs from Government Vehicles
g. HoH Saw Mill River Advisory Board. A few years ago we said we would: Review existing ordinances and pass a Watershed Protection ordinance based on the Saw Mill River Coalition’s Watershed Protection recommendations and other watershed protection plans. If there is interest we could pursue this.
3. Update Review the sustainability chapter of the Comprehensive Plan. An extremely useful contribution would be to have someone assess alignment with the CAP and to check if “Smart Growth Principles” have been adequately incorporated
4. Other business