County Heat Action Plan

In summer 2024, CSO launched a multi-layered engagement process to develop a County Heat Action Plan (CHAP). The CHAP will serve as an all-of-government policy agenda for ensuring our communities and ecosystems can thrive in the face of rising temperatures. CSO will use the CHAP to drive regionwide action, investment, and collaboration for heat resilience.

The engagement process started with two workshops to gather input from community organizations and regional partners on potential heat resilience strategies, and will include a series of follow-up expert convenings to identify implementation opportunities and resources for the identified strategies. In early 2025, CSO will support community organizations and cities with engaging residents in heat-vulnerable areas to identify local heat resilience priorities and potential capital projects. By fall of 2025, we will synthesize all of the information and ideas generated through the engagement process into a draft plan that we will make available for public comment.