Coordinated Cooling Centers

I THEREFORE MOVE that the Climate Emergency Mobilization Office, with the assistance of the Recreation and Parks Department, the Library Department, the Department of Aging, the Department on Disability, and the Emergency Management Department, be directed to report back with recommendations, including associated costs, for more effectively deploying and coordinating cooling facilities in the City, including the City’s cooling centers at public libraries, recreation centers and facilities, and senior and adult centers, to operate as cooling and resilience centers.

The report should include:

• Recommendations for coordinating the facilities to provide heat relief, especially in the areas of the City with the greatest heat risk.
• Recommendations for creating or improving partnerships with non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, and private businesses, including developing Memorandums of Understanding.
• Recommendations for additional amenities and spaces that should be offered at facilities in areas of greatest heat risk.
• Recommendations for increasing public use of available facilities, including outreach strategies and greater maintenance and infrastructure support.
• Potential grants that may be pursued to support the development and maintenance of the City’s cooling and resilience centers.