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Policy No. XXX
Moreland Urban Heat Island
Effect Action Plan
2016/2017 – 2025/2026
For a cooler, greener, more liveable city
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CONTENTS 1. TITLE .......................................................................................................................................... 3
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ............................................................................................................ 3
3. INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................................................ 5
Moreland can adapt to heat ......................................................................................................... 6
Benefits of taking action .............................................................................................................. 7
4. COUNCIL’S APPROACH ........................................................................................................... 8
Guiding principles for UHIE decision making ............................................................................... 8
5. CONTEXT ................................................................................................................................. 12
Moreland’s heat vulnerability and hot spots ............................................................................... 12
Moreland’s Priority Areas .......................................................................................................... 14
6. VISION, STRATEGIES, TARGETS AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS ...................... 17
Everyone plays a part ............................................................................................................... 17
Funding action .......................................................................................................................... 17
Vision ........................................................................................................................................ 18
7. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ....................................................................................................... 19
Strategy 1: Integration of UHIE reduction and responses into existing operations, policies and programs ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Target: ...................................................................................................................................... 20
Action Plan: ............................................................................................................................... 20
Strategy 2: Strengthen and build green infrastructure ................................................................... 24
Targets: ..................................................................................................................................... 24
Action Plan: ............................................................................................................................... 24
Strategy 3: Facilitate cool buildings ............................................................................................... 30
Targets: ..................................................................................................................................... 30
Action Plan: ............................................................................................................................... 30
Strategy 4: Create Cool Roads and paths .................................................................................... 33
Target: ...................................................................................................................................... 33
Strategy 5: Foster a heat aware community .................................................................................. 36
Target: ...................................................................................................................................... 36
Action Plan: ............................................................................................................................... 36
Key Advocacy Actions ............................................................................................................... 38
8. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REVIEW .......................................................................... 40
9. DEFINITIONS ........................................................................................................................... 42
10. ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS ................................................................................................. 43
11. REFERENCES ....................................................................................................................... 44
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1. TITLE Moreland Urban Heat Island Effect Action Plan
2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Reducing and responding to the Urban Heat Island (UHIE) – a phenomenon where the urban area is considerably warmer compared to surrounding rural areas – is a rapidly emerging priority for Moreland City Council. Moreland’s highly urbanised environment experiences a high UHIE due to its many dense, dark and solid surfaces that absorb heat, as well as concentrated human activity. It will take a long period of time to affect real change. This Action Plan is Council’s long term commitment to respond to the UHIE.
During heatwaves most parts of the City can be four to seven degrees warmer than surrounding rural areas. Detailed analysis of Moreland’s UHIE vulnerability has found that there is an overall high UHIE across the municipality and a high number of extremely hot places; with very few cool places. The analysis highlighted that Moreland has a community that is vulnerable to this heat. During long periods of hot weather the UHIE increases heat stress in the community. Most affected are the elderly, the very young and those with pre-existing medical conditions.
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Many parts of Council and external stakeholders have contributed to the development of this Action Plan. An analysis of the most vulnerable and high priority areas within the municipality has been undertaken to help determine where to target actions. A review of existing projects and upcoming capital works have identified opportunities to adjust the way we work to integrate a best practice approach. This approach will allow Council to implement many actions without the requirement for additional funding. Some actions identified are unfunded but funding and partnerships will be sought when opportunities arise.
Transforming Moreland into a green, cool, more livable city cannot be achieved by Council alone. It will require investment and commitment from residents, businesses, community groups and many others across the community. It will also require supportive State and Commonwealth policies and programs as well as partnerships with leaders at research institutions and in business. Council is committed to continuing to work with the Moreland community to improve local knowledge and capacity on how to act and respond. Working together we can make Moreland a more resilient and liveable city.
The vision for this action plan is as follows:
“Moreland in 2026 will be cooler and more liveable with improved protection from urban heat.”
The Plan contains goals, strategies, targets and actions to start Moreland on the path to achieving this vision. Moreland is committed to:
• Responding to the Urban Heat Island Effect by setting and reviewing actions and targets to meet UHIE strategies through an integrated whole of Council approach.
• Reducing the impact of extreme heat events in Moreland by creating a cooler, greener more liveable city. • Raising community awareness and encourage actions to create a cooler, greener and more liveable city.
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3. INTRODUCTION Climate Change is increasing the number of hot days and extreme heat events in Australia. The phenomenon known as the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE) means that hot days are hotter for longer in Moreland.
The UHIE is driven by a number of key factors:
• A high percentage of solid surfaces e.g. asphalt and concrete – these surfaces absorb, trap and re-radiate heat. They also prevent rainwater soaking in, reducing water available for plants, which in turn reduces evaporative cooling
• Limited vegetation - reduces shading and cooling through evaporation from plants through leaves • Urban development pressure – creates denser urban environments that trap heat and removal of
green areas reducing cooling • Construction materials which hold heat and have low reflectivity – e.g. terracotta tiles, bricks,
bitumen and concrete - these materials absorb, trap and re-radiate heat • Dense urban arrangements – absorbs and traps heat • Heat production from the activities of people – produced by vehicles, split system air conditioners etc • Air pollution – that creates a local ‘greenhouse’ effect trapping heat. Like cities around the world, UHIE is a key issue for Moreland because of its threat to liveability. Heat stress can lead to illness and mortality. Certain groups within the community such as the elderly, young, sick and socially disadvantaged are particularly vulnerable. A stark insight into the multiple risks of heat waves was revealed when more people died in Victoria from heat related illness during the 2009 heatwave than from the devastating bushfires during the same period.
Council assets are at risk too. For example, natural assets such as green space and trees are vulnerable due to reduced water and heat stress. Loss of these green spaces can further increase the UHIE. In addition, these assets are where the native animal population live. With no or limited irrigation in a water constrained future these assets and the animals that live in them, are at risk too.
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Moreland can adapt to heat A number of measures can be implemented to reduce the severity of the UHIE. These range from actions to reduce the UHIE (mitigation measures) such as implementing green infrastructure (trees and water sensitive urban design) and cool urban materials. Other responsive actions (adaptation measures) include community engagement, education programs and improving buildings so they are comfortable in summer.
Table 1 below summarises the key options for Moreland Council and Community to respond to heat (adapted from Coutts et al 2010).
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Benefits of taking action This Action Plan focuses on changing the physical environment to address the UHIE, which has significant and wide-ranging benefits. Table 2 below outlines numerous social, economic and environmental benefits that are realised when UHIE solutions are implemented across the municipality.
Table 2: Benefits of taking action
Adapted from Aecom for City of Melbourne, (2012), Economic Assessment of the Urban Heat Island Effect).
Economic Benefits
• Reduction in energy costs from reduced use of artificial cooling • Increase in property values • Possible avoidance in costs from damage to infrastructure and vehicle breakdowns • Reduction in public health costs • Positive branding for the City • Increased retail spending in commercial areas • Increased worker productivity • Reduction in energy costs from a reduction in and private fossil fuel powered transport
Social Benefits • Reduction in heat related illness and fatalities • Provision of a sense of place and creation of local identity • Improved sense of community • The encouragement of outdoor activity • Reconnecting children with nature • Reduction in human exposure to sun • Improvement in mental wellbeing • Buildings that are more comfortable in summer in a warming climate • Heat resilient housing for the socially vulnerable
Environmental Benefits • Provision of shade for cooling • Cleaner, healthier waterways • Reduction in air pollution and dust • Increase in carbon storage through tree planting • More resilient urban ecosystems which provide healthier, cooler habitat for animals • Improved neighbourhood character from increased tree coverage in public and private spaces • More water retained in the landscape in a water constrained climate • Improvement in open space through increased irrigated vegetation and canopy cover • Reduction in noise pollution from air conditioning
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4. COUNCIL’S APPROACH Moreland already has many existing policies and programs that contribute to addressing the UHIE. A key focus in the Action Plan is working within existing projects to achieve UHIE outcomes. Responsibility for developing and delivering actions to address UHIE sits with the whole of Council. However, the scale of action required to genuinely respond to this challenge cannot be achieved through Council actions alone. It will require significant collaboration from the community and will require partnerships and funding from external sources.
Working together we can make Moreland a more resilient and liveable city.
Guiding principles for UHIE decision making Council’s key guiding principles for decision making when developing and implementing actions to reduce and respond to the UHIE include:
Leveraging existing action: Moreland is already implementing a number of actions that contribute to mitigating and responding to the UHIE:
• A street tree planting program, which plants 5,000 new trees across the municipality each year • Water sensitive urban design projects in public spaces • Improving irrigation of open space • Working to encourage a shift away from fossil fuel powered vehicles • Building resilient Council buildings in line with the Moreland Sustainable Buildings Policy • Building community capacity to respond to heat waves through engagement and education • Improving the resilience of buildings and houses within the community through providing advice and
support for energy efficiency actions and planning policies for new developments. • We are committed to commence the development of an urban forest strategy late 2016 that will integrate
the findings of the UHIE Action Plan and the Street Tree Planting Plan as well as build upon the strong foundations of the Moreland Street Landscape Policy.
An integrated approach: Development of this Action Plan has been overseen by a cross Council working group to facilitate an integrated approach which includes:
• Existing strategies and programs have been incorporated into the Action Plan to highlight the many initiatives that Council is already undertaking to assist with UHIE mitigation and to leverage other existing projects to achieve UHIE outcomes
• Establishing an active cross-functional working group, which is critical to successful implementation • Each of the actions has been assigned a lead Unit(s) and supporting Unit(s) to ensure clarity around
roles and responsibilities.
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Figure 1 below outlines Council areas involved in implementing UHIE actions. Council areas involved in implementation of the urban heat responses.
Focus on priority areas: Council will focus on delivering or supporting action in its vulnerable areas. Projects that are driven by other priorities can integrate measures to reduce the UHIE. Through this approach measures can be implemented municipality wide as opportunities arise.
Priority areas have been identified using mapping to find the intersection of the following vulnerability indicators:
• Hotspots (locations with surface temperatures of 52 degrees or above on extreme heat days) • Social vulnerability (young children aged 0-4, older persons living alone, socio-economically
disadvantaged groups, those who aren’t fluent in English, those in social housing, census and Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA) data
• High human activity (principal pedestrian network, commercial and retail areas, neighbourhood activity centres, bike paths, schools, kindergartens and childcare facilities
• Future zoning and population growth changes.
Review and renew: Significant ongoing research into the causes, effects and solutions of the UHIE is happening both internationally and within Australia. This will remain a dynamic space and Council will regularly review and renew its approach to ensure the most efficient and effective best practice measures are being pursued.
Engage and partner: External engagement will be critical to the success of affecting genuine change within the community. Given the scale of activity that is required, Council will seek to partner with other public agencies, key community stakeholders and all levels of Government to drive real change. This will include agencies such as Melbourne Water, VicRoads, Moreland Energy Foundation Ltd (MEFL), developers and private land owners/managers. Council will also partner with research institutions to ensure current best practice solutions are being implemented in this evolving area.
Urban Heat
Response
Open Space
Strategic Transport
Strategic and
Statutory Planning
ESD and Urban Design
Economic Development
Social Development
Capital Works
Delivery
Governance (Risk)
Property
Communications
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Action at all levels: Council will play a vital role in responding to the urban heat island effect. Council has the opportunity to implement localised green infrastructure and work with local industry and community on solutions. However, a truly effective response to this enormous challenge will require strong action from a broad range of stakeholders supporting and/or taking action both in the public and private realms to protect what is already in place and to implement new mitigation and adaptation measures.
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Table 3 below provides a summary of how everyone can play their part.
Table 3: Stakeholders and roles in responding to the UHIE
Stakeholder
Role
Federal Government • Demonstrate leadership by setting national goals for climate mitigation and adaptation
• Incentivise the uptake of electric vehicles • Fund research and development including research into the business
case for green infrastructure • Support funding for public transport and green infrastructure • Incorporate UHI mitigation solutions into the National Urban Design
Protocol and the planning framework for the Department of Cities and Built Environment
State Government • Demonstrate leadership by setting clear progressive positions on climate mitigation and adaptation including green infrastructure, sustainable transport, climate resilient buildings and communities
• Support infrastructure development that incorporates active and public transport and water sensitive urban design
• Coordinate, support and fund green infrastructure • Undertake action to support vulnerable communities such as those in
social housing and schools
Research Institutions • Research and development into process and practical innovation for mitigating the urban heat island effect
• Partnering with organisations such as local government to develop and apply evidence based solutions are embedded appropriately
Melbourne Water and Yarra Valley Water, VicRoads, Yarra Trams, Creek Management Committee’s
• Develop partnerships to undertake green infrastructure actions • Lead actions on assets under their management • Advocacy for funding to support action
Moreland City Council • Implement localised green infrastructure • Improve resilience and performance of Council assets • Integration of green infrastructure and resilient buildings into local policies • Support community and local industry to take action • Collaborate regionally • Advocacy and reporting to build the case for future action
Moreland Community households and businesses
• Install localised green infrastructure • Improved resilience in business and residential buildings • Develop greater social resilience to heatwaves • Install heat sensitive domestic water management
Northern Alliance for Greenhouse Action Moreland Energy Foundation Ltd.
• Promote and drive regional plans and actions • Advocacy • Partner with Council to seek external funding for solution delivery • Support community and industry to take action • Community engagement and education
Council Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments
• Promote and drive regional sustainable building tools, policies, standards and actions
• Advocacy • Partner with Council to seek external funding for solution delivery
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5. CONTEXT
Moreland’s heat vulnerability and hot spots In 2014 Monash University researchers produced an UHIE vulnerability map for Melbourne (refer to Figure 2 below). Glenroy and Coburg are in the list of Melbourne suburbs (including Sunshine, St Albans, Preston, Reservoir, Clayton and Dandenong) most at risk due to a combination of extreme heat and social vulnerability. Risk factors in the study included lack of tree cover, housing types and age, health and socio-economic status of the population.
Figure 2: Mapping Heat Vulnerability 2014 - viewed 5 January 2016
Source: http://www.mappingvulnerabilityindex.com/home/melbournevi
In addition to the 2014 UHIE vulnerability map for Melbourne, further mapping work was undertaken for Moreland in 2015. This work included development of satellite thermal imaging and social vulnerability maps to help understand the Moreland context, determine priority areas and focus action. A more detailed background report is available which includes a report summarising this work titled “Urban Heat Island Priority Locations Moreland City Council, October 2015”.
The research demonstrates that in summer Moreland has very few cool places and a significant number of extremely hot places (hot spots). Moreland’s hotspots are indicated in Figure 2 on the following page with dark red shading. Hot spots are those areas of concentrated heat retention, which are emitting the highest Land Surface Temperature (LST) values. The hot spots are areas that registered 52 degrees Celsius or above. Specific hotspots include: City Link, the Ring Road, Sydney Road, industrial and commercial areas, business activity centres and recent residential subdivisions in Gowanbrae and Coburg Hill. By comparison irrigated vegetated areas such as City Oval in Bridges Reserve) were measuring 38 degrees Celsius which was the same as the ambient air temperature.
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Figure 3: Moreland Satellite Thermal Imaging
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The satellite thermal image shown in Figure 3 on the previous page was taken on 14 January 2014 at 10:30am. By the time the image was taken, the sun’s heat had already been penetrating the hard surfaces for around four hours. With the effects of summer well underway very little moisture was left in the landscape; there was no wind and very little moisture to cool. The ambient temperature was already around 35 degrees Celsius. The maximum temperature that day was 42 degrees and was the first day of a prolonged heatwave where Melbourne experienced five days over 40 degrees. The preceding days had not been unusually warm. Under these conditions the surface temperature rose quickly to above 50 degrees to touch in the hottest areas.
It is important to note factors that increase heat. During the mid-morning, brown grassed areas appeared hotter than some asphalt or concrete surfaces but would have cooled very quickly after sunset. Also worth noting is that residences directly south of industrial areas were hotter than other surrounding areas. Hot north winds are typical of extreme heat days in Melbourne. When they blow over the hotter industrial areas the winds carry excess heat into downwind residential areas. This demonstrates how the UHIE and heatwaves can impact Moreland and how quickly surface temperatures can heat up during summer.
Moreland’s Priority Areas Five priority areas have been identified and mapped in the study of Moreland’s urban heat island vulnerabilities and priorities. These areas are shown in Figure 4 on page 16. The five priority areas are:
Priority Area 1: The North Social vulnerability - Priority Area 1 includes the suburbs of Gowanbrae, Glenroy, Hadfield and Fawkner, including properties close to the Western Ring Road. Locations for public housing are also shown.
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Priority Area 2: Activity Centres - Priority Area 2 includes the three largest Activity Centres in the municipality i.e. Coburg, Brunswick and Glenroy Activity Centres.
Priority Area 3: Neighbourhood Centres - Priority Area 3 includes Neighbourhood / suburban shopping strips in hotspots.
Priority Area 4: Socially vulnerable (SV) streets in hotspots - Streets where people are less able to protect themselves from extreme heat events. Socially vulnerable areas have been identified based on their diversity and density of vulnerability. Young children, older persons living alone, those who aren’t fluent in English, public housing tenants and the socio-economically disadvantaged are considered socially vulnerable. Schools, childcare centres and kindergartens have also been included as potential areas of vulnerability. Priority Area 5: Major industrial areas - Priority 5 Area includes the major employment and industrial areas in Brunswick, North Coburg and Newlands.
The priority areas cover large geographical areas and a range of built form types within the municipality in both public and private space. The above information underpins Council’s approach in defining “vulnerable areas” which have been determined based on priority areas and hotspots. With appropriate interventions these areas can have significant heat reduction benefits. Measures to address the UHIE for these priority areas are detailed in Section 6. Addressing the priority areas requires a whole of Council and community response to achieve genuine long-term protection against the UHIE.
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Figure 4: Mapping Heat Vulnerability / Moreland’s priority areas for action
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6. VISION, STRATEGIES, TARGETS AND KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS
Everyone plays a part Everyone will play an important part in creating a cooler, greener, more liveable Moreland.
This UHIE Action Plan focuses on Council actions addressing infrastructure responses i.e. change in building materials, vegetation cover and water sensitive urban design (WSUD) to directly reduce the amount of heat absorbed into the landscape and to improve its cooling capacity.
This Action Plan also includes initiatives to engage with the community. By building awareness in the community the aim is to activate community-wide actions to reduce and respond to the UHIE. This combined with actions from all levels of government and partnering with key stakeholders can affect broad scale change across the municipality.
Funding action As outlined earlier, this Plan has been designed to ensure that all opportunities to integrate action into Council’s existing operations are leveraged as much as possible as well as direct new funding to deliver new actions. However, the scale of action required to genuinely respond to this challenge cannot be achieved through Council action alone; under a rate capping environment Council will be highly reliant upon external funding for project implementation. Section 7 outlines 37 key projects to be implemented over a 15 year period; 15 of these projects are already funded under existing project budgets or through staff time, however there are 22 unfunded projects that will rely on new and external funding in excess of $2.5 million over the first 10 years. Council will also require significant collaboration and various funding sources as shown in Figure 5 below.
Figure 5: Funding action approach
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Vision The vision for this Action Plan is:
Moreland in 2026 will be cooler and more liveable with improved protection from urban heat
Moreland is committed to the goals, strategies and targets designed to achieve this vision as detailed in Table 4 below. Detailed actions for each strategy are set out in the following pages under the Strategies and Actions section of this plan.
Table 4: Urban Heat Island Effect Action Plan – Goals, Strategies, Targets and Key Performance Indicators
Goal 1: Responding to the Urban Heat Island Effect by setting and reviewing actions and targets to meet UHIE strategies through an integrated whole of Council approach
Strategy
Targets
Key Performance Indicators
(priority areas)
Strategy 1: Integration of UHIE reduction and responses into existing operations, policies and programs
All relevant Council Policies and Strategies are to incorporate relevant urban heat island effect mitigation and adaptation solutions
• Relevant policies including UHIE reduction and response
• Relevant actions implemented
Goal 2: Reducing the impact of extreme heat events in Moreland and creating a cooler, greener more liveable city Strategy 2: Strengthen and build green infrastructure
Increase vegetation cover in Moreland’s most vulnerable areas by 35% by 2020 (from Zero Carbon Evolution –ZCE) Note: This target is subject to review and requires further study to factor in canopy cover and irrigated vegetation information since ZCE was endorsed (action item 2.2)
• Relevant actions implemented • Increased tree canopy cover • Irrigated vegetation
Stormwater harvesting infrastructure supplying 30ML/a of treated water for open space irrigation by 2020 (from WaterMap 2020)
• An increase in stormwater harvested for irrigation
Strategy 3: Facilitate cool buildings
Council will engage with all relevant stakeholders and community to encourage cool buildings and cool roofs
• Relevant actions implemented from this Action Plan
• More cool buildings • Cool roofs installed
Strategy 4: Create Cool Roads and paths
Moreland will research and investigate the trialling and installing of cool roads and paths infrastructure by 2020
• Cool roads and paths studies reviewed and reported
• Cool roads and path infrastructure integrated
Goal 3: Raising community awareness and encourage actions to create a cooler, greener and more liveable city Strategy 5: Foster a heat aware community
Increased community action to reduce and respond to the urban heat island effect by the community
• Relevant actions implemented • Take up of programs and actions
to facilitate reduction of the UHIE (e.g. Positive Charge, SDAPP, WaterSMART)
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7. IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Achieving a reduction in Urban Heat Island Effect by 2026 is an ambitious goal. The vision can only be achieved through collaborative effort, partnerships and commitment across the Moreland community and all levels of Government. The implementation plan has been prepared to focus on actions that Council can influence as well as actions that can have the biggest impact, such as:
• Changing surface types to reduce heat storage at night time; and • Providing thermal comfort for the community. We are most likely to see change over a ten year period, hence the Strategy has been drafted to take action from 2016/2017 to 2025/2026, with a built in review period midway in 2020/2021 to update the implementation plan (actions).
The full list of actions that follow includes further detail including the how, when and why for each. Each action will contribute towards Council ongoing leadership in responding to the Urban Heat Island Effect. The status of each action with regard to the adopted Strategic Resource Plan is indicated for reference. Funding for the actions are either within the adopted Strategic Resource Plan or they are subject to new funding, partnerships and/or external funding. The following pages detail actions to be delivered for each Strategy Area.
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od S
yste
m
Stra
tegy
(und
er d
evel
opm
ent)
• M
orel
and
Mun
icip
al P
ublic
H
ealth
and
Wel
lbei
ng
Plan
Stre
etsc
ape
Gui
delin
es
for A
ctiv
ity C
entre
s •
Mor
elan
d St
reet
Lan
dsca
pe
Stra
tegy
•
Mor
elan
d R
ight
of W
ay
Stra
tegy
Urb
an H
eat A
ctio
n Pl
an (U
HAP
) W
orki
ng G
roup
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D
Yes
Exis
ting
Base
Fu
ndin
g (s
taff
time)
an
d ex
istin
g or
new
bu
dget
s al
loca
ted
for
revi
ews
and
upda
tes
Ong
oing
Al
l rel
evan
t pla
ns
have
UH
IE M
itiga
tion
inte
grat
ed
Page
22
of 4
4
No.
Key
Act
ions
Le
ad U
nit(s
) Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/
Part
ners
W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
1.3
Inco
rpor
ate
stre
et tr
ee in
vent
ory
and
othe
r gre
en s
pace
s ho
tspo
t an
d so
cial
vul
nera
bilit
y m
appi
ng
into
Dek
ho (G
eogr
aphi
c In
form
atio
n S
yste
m) a
nd p
rovi
de
train
ing
for a
ll re
leva
nt u
sers
to
rais
e aw
aren
ess
GIS
Tea
m
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) O
pen
Spac
e D
esig
n an
d D
evel
opm
ent
Soci
al P
olic
y U
nit
Yes
Exis
ting
Base
Fu
ndin
g (s
taff
time)
2016
/17
Trai
ning
com
plet
e w
ith a
ll us
ers
1.4
Inco
rpor
ate
stre
et tr
ee in
vent
ory
mea
sure
s in
to C
ounc
il’s A
sset
M
anag
emen
t Sys
tem
to e
nabl
e m
onito
ring
of c
anop
y, tr
ee h
ealth
an
d ot
her r
elev
ant i
tem
s to
im
prov
e an
d co
olin
g ou
tcom
es
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Asse
t Man
agem
ent
and
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
Parti
al
Exis
ting
Base
Fu
ndin
g (s
taff
time)
Ex
istin
g O
pera
ting
Fund
ing
(A
sses
smen
t of
tree
s un
der
pow
erlin
es)
New
O
pera
ting
Fund
s an
d/or
gr
ant f
undi
ng
requ
ired
($
50,0
00 p
er
annu
m -
asse
ssm
ent
of a
ll ot
her
stre
et tr
ees
and
trees
in
publ
ic o
pen
spac
e)
2018
/19
Tree
s in
clud
ed in
as
set m
anag
emen
t sy
stem
with
m
easu
res
on c
anop
y an
d tre
e he
alth
Bu
sine
ss c
ase
deve
lope
d fo
r new
fu
ndin
g
1.5
Subj
ect t
o an
ana
lysi
s of
the
pros
an
d co
ns, p
repa
re a
new
La
ndsc
ape
Polic
y an
d as
soci
ated
gu
idel
ines
for i
nclu
sion
in th
e
Stra
tegy
Uni
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t, U
rban
Des
ign,
City
Yes
Exis
ting
Base
Fu
ndin
g (s
taff
time)
2016
/17
Anal
ysis
com
plet
e Su
bjec
t to
findi
ngs
of
anal
ysis
, Lan
dsca
pe
Polic
y an
d
Page
23
of 4
4
No.
Key
Act
ions
Le
ad U
nit(s
) Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/
Part
ners
W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
Mor
elan
d P
lann
ing
Sche
me
to
incr
ease
veg
etat
ion
cove
r on
priv
ate
land
Dev
elop
men
t
Gui
delin
es d
rafte
d
1.6
Subj
ect t
o ou
tcom
es o
f Act
ion
1.5
anal
ysis
, und
erta
ke a
n am
endm
ent t
o th
e M
orel
and
Plan
ning
Sch
eme
to in
clud
e th
e ne
w L
ands
cape
Pol
icy
and
asso
ciat
ed g
uide
lines
in th
e LP
PF
Stra
tegy
Uni
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t U
rban
Des
ign,
City
D
evel
opm
ent
No
New
O
pera
ting
Fund
s an
d/or
G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d
$50,
000
2018
/19
Amen
dmen
t ado
pted
by
Cou
ncil
1.7
Subj
ect t
o an
ana
lysi
s of
the
pros
an
d co
ns, p
repa
re a
nd im
plem
ent
a Lo
cal L
aw to
pro
tect
sig
nific
ant
trees
on
priv
ate
land
.
Loca
l Law
s Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t,
Stra
tegi
c Pl
anni
ng
Yes
Exis
ting
Ba
se
Fund
ing
(Sta
ff tim
e)
2017
/18
Anal
ysis
com
plet
e Su
bjec
t to
findi
ngs
of
anal
ysis
, Loc
al L
aw
adop
ted
by C
ounc
il an
d be
ing
impl
emen
ted
1.8
Subj
ect t
o th
e ou
tcom
es o
f the
St
ate
Gov
ernm
ent R
evie
w o
f the
ne
w re
side
ntia
l zon
es, u
nder
take
an
am
endm
ent t
o M
orel
and
Plan
ning
Sch
eme
to in
crea
se th
e si
ze o
f priv
ate
open
spa
ce
requ
ired
in th
e N
eigh
bour
hood
R
esid
entia
l Zon
e (N
RZ)
and
to
pote
ntia
lly in
crea
se th
e %
of
perm
eabl
e/irr
igat
ed s
urfa
ces,
in
asso
ciat
ion
with
any
futu
re
amen
dmen
t to
the
resi
dent
ial
zone
s
Stra
tegy
Uni
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
ESD
, City
D
evel
opm
ent
No
New
O
pera
ting
Fund
s an
d/or
G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d
$100
,000
2017
/18
(sub
ject
to
tim
ing
of S
tate
G
over
nmen
t re
view
)
Amen
dmen
t ado
pted
by
Cou
ncil
1.9
Inve
stig
ate
the
pote
ntia
l to
enco
urag
e th
e us
e of
ele
ctric
ve
hicl
es th
roug
h in
cent
ives
in th
e Pa
rkin
g M
anag
emen
t Pol
icy
i.e.
park
ing
char
ges
in p
ublic
car
pa
rks
or re
side
nts
park
ing
perm
its
Stra
tegi
c Tr
ansp
ort
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D
Part
ners
(s)
VicR
oads
, NAG
A,
MEF
L
Yes
Exis
ting
Base
Fu
ndin
g (s
taff
time)
2016
/17
Inve
stig
atio
n co
mpl
ete
and
incl
usio
n in
par
king
po
licy
if de
term
ined
ap
prop
riate
Page
24
of 4
4 St
rate
gy 2
: Str
engt
hen
and
build
gre
en in
fras
truc
ture
Targ
ets:
•
Incr
ease
veg
etat
ion
cove
r in
Mor
elan
d’s
mos
t vul
nera
ble
area
s by
35%
by
2020
(fro
m Z
ero
Car
bon
Evol
utio
n).
Not
e: th
is ta
rget
is s
ubje
ct to
revi
ew a
nd re
quire
s fu
rther
stu
dy to
fact
or in
add
ition
al c
anop
y co
ver a
nd ir
rigat
ed v
eget
atio
n in
form
atio
n si
nce
ZCE
was
en
dors
ed (a
ctio
n ite
m 2
.2)
• St
orm
wat
er h
arve
stin
g in
fras
truc
ture
sup
plyi
ng 3
0ML/
a of
trea
ted
wat
er fo
r ope
n sp
ace
irrig
atio
n by
202
0 (fr
om W
ater
Map
202
0)
• C
ounc
il w
ill e
ngag
e w
ith a
ll re
leva
nt s
take
hold
ers
to e
ncou
rage
coo
l bui
ldin
gs a
nd c
ool r
oofs
•
Mor
elan
d w
ill re
sear
ch a
nd in
vest
igat
e th
e tr
ialli
ng a
nd in
stal
ling
of c
ool r
oads
and
pat
hs in
fras
truc
ture
by
2020
Exis
ting
Cou
ncil
Stra
tegi
es, P
olic
ies
and
Act
ion
Plan
s ES
D L
ocal
Pla
nnin
g Po
licy
(cla
use
22.0
8 of
the
Mor
elan
d P
lann
ing
Sche
me)
M
erri
Cre
ek E
nviro
ns S
trate
gy 2
010
Moo
nee
Pond
s C
reek
Stra
tegi
c Pl
an 2
011
Mor
elan
d O
pen
Spa
ce S
trate
gy (M
OS
S) 2
012
– 20
22
Mor
elan
d S
usta
inab
le B
uild
ings
Pol
icy
2015
M
orel
and
Wat
erM
ap 2
020
Stre
et T
ree
Plan
ting
Plan
(und
er d
evel
opm
ent)
The
Mor
elan
d St
reet
Lan
dsca
pe S
trate
gy 2
012-
2022
(spe
cific
obj
ectiv
e to
m
itiga
tion
of U
HIE
, und
er re
view
201
5/16
) U
rban
For
est S
trate
gy (t
o be
dev
elop
ed, p
lann
ed c
omm
ence
men
t lat
e 20
16)
Zero
Car
bon
Evol
utio
n 20
14 -
2020
Ac
tion
Plan
:
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t (s)
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/P
artn
er(s
) W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
2.1
Esta
blis
h ba
selin
e da
ta fo
r co
mpa
rison
: can
opy
cove
r (bo
th
publ
ic a
nd p
rivat
e), v
eget
atio
n co
ver,
open
spa
ce c
over
, irr
igat
ed
open
spa
ce c
over
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
GIS
, Ope
n S
pace
M
aint
enan
ce
Yes
Exis
ting
Ope
ratin
g Fu
ndin
g
(fund
ed
unde
r the
St
reet
Tre
e Pl
antin
g
Plan
)
2015
/16
Del
iver
y of
exa
ct
base
line
data
Page
25
of 4
4
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t (s)
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/P
artn
er(s
) W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
2.2
Dev
elop
targ
et(s
) to
incr
ease
irr
igat
ed v
eget
atio
n an
d ca
nopy
co
ver c
onsi
derin
g pa
ram
eter
s su
ch a
s: b
asel
ine
data
(act
ion
2.1)
and
cos
ts e
.g. e
stab
lishi
ng
and
mai
ntai
ning
veg
etat
ion,
irr
igat
ion
requ
irem
ents
and
po
tent
ial i
n ac
cord
ance
with
the
MO
SS
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
, ESD
Pa
rtne
r(s)
St
ate
Gov
ernm
ent,
Uni
vers
ities
, Wat
er
auth
oriti
es
No
New
Ope
x Fu
ndin
g/
Gra
nt
Fund
ing
requ
ired
(TBC
)
2017
/18
Targ
et e
stab
lishe
d Bu
sine
ss c
ase
deve
lope
d
2.3
Incr
ease
stre
et tr
ee c
anop
y co
ver
acro
ss th
e M
unic
ipal
ity,
prio
ritis
ing
soci
ally
vul
nera
ble
stre
ets
in h
ot s
pots
, inc
ludi
ng
pede
stria
n an
d bi
cycl
e ne
twor
ks
in h
ot s
pots
and
act
ivity
cen
tres)
th
roug
h S
treet
Tre
e P
lant
ing
Pla
n
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t, O
pen
Spac
e M
aint
enan
ce –
Ar
boris
t Urb
an
Des
ign
(Act
ivity
C
entre
s)
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D, S
trate
gic
Tran
spor
t, En
gine
erin
g Se
rvic
es, C
omm
unity
D
evel
opm
ent a
nd
Soci
al P
olic
y
Yes
Exis
ting
Base
Fu
ndin
g
(cur
rent
Tre
e Pl
antin
g Bu
dget
5,0
00
trees
per
an
num
) Ad
ditio
nal
reso
urce
re
quire
men
ts
to in
crea
se
tree
cano
py
depe
nden
t on
out
com
e of
Stre
et
Tree
Pla
ntin
g Pl
an
Ong
oing
C
anop
y co
ver
map
ping
acr
oss
the
mun
icip
ality
incl
udin
g pr
iorit
y U
HIE
hot
sp
ots
2.4
Col
labo
rate
with
regi
onal
or
gani
satio
ns s
uch
as N
orth
ern
Allia
nce
for G
reen
hous
e Ac
tion
(NAG
A) in
exp
lorin
g re
gion
al
appr
oach
es a
nd g
rant
fund
ing
oppo
rtuni
ties
to in
crea
sing
gre
en
infra
stru
ctur
e an
d pr
otec
t bu
ildin
gs fr
om e
xtre
me
heat
ESD
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t, U
rban
Des
ign,
, En
gine
erin
g Se
rvic
es
Part
ner(
s)
NAG
A, M
EFL,
Cre
ek
Parti
al
Exis
ting
Base
Fu
ndin
g
(Sta
ff tim
e)
New
Gra
nt
Fund
ing
requ
ired
2016
/17
Col
labo
ratio
n w
here
op
portu
nitie
s ar
ise
Page
26
of 4
4
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t (s)
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/P
artn
er(s
) W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
com
mitt
ees,
Wat
er
Auth
oriti
es
for
oppo
rtuni
ties
(new
met
ro-
wid
e an
d re
gion
al
proj
ects
) 2.
5 In
corp
orat
e W
SUD
or p
assi
ve
wat
erin
g in
to C
ounc
il ro
ad
reco
nstru
ctio
n an
d dr
aina
ge
upgr
ade
proj
ects
whe
re fe
asib
le,
in a
lignm
ent w
ith T
arge
t 3 o
f C
ounc
il’s in
tegr
ated
wat
er
man
agem
ent s
trate
gy, W
ater
Map
20
20
Engi
neer
ing
Serv
ices
, Stra
tegi
c Tr
ansp
ort,
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D
Part
ner(
s)
VicR
oads
Yes
Exis
ting
R
oads
pr
ogra
m
Not
e: N
ew
fund
ing
requ
ired
for
mai
ntai
ning
ad
ditio
nal
WSU
D
asse
ts. R
efer
to
Act
ion
2.7
belo
w
Ong
oing
Ar
ea o
f roa
ds tr
eate
d by
rain
gard
ens
and
pass
ive
wat
erin
g
2.6
Impr
ove
cool
ing
capa
city
of
Cou
ncil
owne
d/m
anag
ed p
ublic
op
en s
pace
with
tree
sha
de,
larg
e-sc
ale
WSU
D a
nd ir
rigat
ion
prio
ritis
ing
thos
e in
soc
ially
vu
lner
able
hot
spot
s an
d pl
aygr
ound
s.
Expl
ore
oppo
rtuni
ties
for e
xter
nal
fund
ing
to e
xpan
d sc
ope
of, a
nd
num
ber o
f, cu
rren
t pla
nned
pr
ojec
ts to
enh
ance
impa
ct
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t, ES
D
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) O
pen
Spac
e M
aint
enan
ce (P
arks
, Sp
orts
field
s, A
rbor
ist)
Parti
al
Som
e Ex
istin
g C
apita
l Fu
ndin
g N
ew G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d to
ex
pand
Ong
oing
M
easu
red
incr
ease
in
sha
de/c
oolin
g ca
paci
ty p
ublic
ope
n sp
ace
in v
ulne
rabl
e lo
catio
ns
Num
ber o
f WSU
D
proj
ects
2.7
WSU
D a
nd s
torm
wat
er h
arve
stin
g in
frast
ruct
ure
mai
nten
ance
pr
ogra
m –
dev
elop
and
impl
emen
t on
goin
g m
aint
enan
ce p
rogr
am to
en
sure
all
WSU
D a
nd s
torm
wat
er
harv
estin
g as
sets
are
mai
ntai
ned
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
ESD
, Stre
et
Cle
ansi
ng, S
trate
gic
Tran
spor
t, En
gine
erin
g Se
rvic
es, S
ports
field
s,
Ope
n Sp
ace
Parti
al
Som
e Ex
istin
g O
pera
ting
Fund
ing
for
mai
nten
ance
Ong
oing
%
of r
aing
arde
ns
bein
g m
aint
aine
d qu
arte
rly u
nder
m
aint
enan
ce
prog
ram
St
orm
wat
er
Page
27
of 4
4
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t (s)
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/P
artn
er(s
) W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
in g
ood
oper
atio
nal c
ondi
tion
Mai
nten
ance
– P
arks
M
aint
enan
ce
of W
SUD
s
New
O
pera
ting
Fund
ing
and/
or G
rant
fu
ndin
g re
quire
d fo
r m
aint
enan
ce
prog
ram
. Ap
prox
$45
0 pe
r ann
um
per a
vera
ge
size
d ra
inga
rden
fo
r eco
logi
cal
mai
nten
ance
(in
itial
ly 1
20
rain
gard
ens)
. Ex
clud
es
elec
trica
l and
m
echa
nica
l m
aint
enan
ce
Har
vest
ing
Asse
ts
mai
ntai
ned
Busi
ness
Cas
e de
velo
ped
for
addi
tiona
l m
aint
enan
ce
2.8
Und
erta
ke re
vege
tatio
n w
orks
al
ong
Mer
ri, W
estb
reen
, Edg
ars,
M
erly
nsto
n an
d M
oone
e Po
nds
cree
k co
rrido
rs in
line
with
the
MO
SS, t
he M
erri
Cre
ek E
viro
ns
Stra
tegy
(201
0) a
nd M
oone
e Po
nds
Cre
ek S
trate
gic
Plan
(2
011)
, cre
atin
g co
ol s
pots
for
hum
ans,
flor
a an
d fa
una
thro
ugh
a gr
een
buffe
r zon
e an
d ve
geta
ted
linka
ges
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
– P
arks
M
aint
enan
ce, O
pen
Spac
e M
aint
enan
ce –
Ar
boris
t Pa
rtne
r(s)
M
elbo
urne
Wat
er,
Cre
ek M
anag
emen
t C
omm
ittee
s, F
riend
s G
roup
s
No
New
Cap
ital
Fund
ing/
G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d
$75,
000
per
annu
m fo
r tre
e pl
antin
g
alon
g pr
iorit
y w
ater
way
s
Ong
oing
M
easu
red
incr
ease
in
veg
etat
ion
alon
g w
ater
way
s
Busi
ness
Cas
e de
velo
ped
for
addi
tiona
l tre
e pl
antin
g
Page
28
of 4
4
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t (s)
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/P
artn
er(s
) W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
2.9
Mai
ntai
n w
ater
sec
urity
by
prov
idin
g irr
igat
ed p
ublic
ope
n sp
ace
with
alte
rnat
e w
ater
sou
rce
for i
rrig
atio
n th
roug
h st
orm
wat
er
harv
estin
g (S
WH
) inf
rast
ruct
ure
ESD
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
–
Spor
tsfie
lds,
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
–
Park
s M
aint
enan
ce,
Rec
reat
ion,
En
gine
erin
g Se
rvic
es
Parti
al
Exis
ting
Cap
ital
Fund
ing
(Wat
erM
AP
2020
) N
ew G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d fo
r op
portu
nitie
s to
exp
and
Ong
oing
M
easu
red
volu
me
of
stor
mw
ater
pro
vide
d fo
r irr
igat
ion
and
mea
sure
d co
olin
g ca
paci
ty o
f irr
igat
ed
open
spa
ce
2.10
In
line
with
the
Mor
elan
d O
pen
Spac
e St
rate
gy 2
012-
2022
de
velo
p a
polic
y on
the
appr
opria
te u
se o
f wat
er o
n op
en
spac
e co
nsid
erin
g th
e en
viro
nmen
tal a
nd s
ocia
l nee
ds
for k
eepi
ng a
ctiv
e/pa
ssiv
e sp
aces
gr
een,
and
sus
tain
able
land
scap
e va
lues
that
set
s ou
t cle
ar
para
met
ers.
Ope
n Sp
ace
(mai
nten
ance
re
crea
tion
rese
rves
), ES
D
Part
ner(
s)
Yarr
a Va
lley
Wat
er,
Mel
bour
ne W
ater
No
New
O
pera
ting
Fund
s an
d/or
G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d pr
ojec
t m
anag
emen
t an
d
$60,
000
for
cons
ultin
g
2017
/18
(sub
ject
to
fu
ndin
g)
Dev
elop
men
t of
wat
er u
se p
olic
y fo
r pu
blic
ope
n sp
ace
for
the
city
2.11
U
pdat
e C
anop
y C
over
Map
ping
ev
ery
five
year
s O
pen
Spac
e D
esig
n an
d D
evel
opm
ent
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) G
IS
No
New
O
pera
ting
Fund
s an
d/or
G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d
$15,
000
for
map
ping
15/1
6
and
20/2
1 M
appi
ng u
pdat
ed
Busi
ness
Cas
e de
velo
ped
2016
/17
Page
29
of 4
4
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t (s)
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/P
artn
er(s
) W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
2.12
D
evel
op li
st o
f pro
ject
s in
UH
IE
prio
rity
loca
tions
info
rmed
by
Stre
et T
ree
Plan
ting
Plan
to
incr
ease
the
cool
ing
capa
city
of
stre
ets,
car
par
king
and
act
ivity
ce
ntre
s Id
entif
ied
proj
ects
will
requ
ire
futu
re fu
ndin
g bi
ds o
r fun
ding
fro
m e
xter
nal s
ourc
es s
uch
as
gran
t fun
ding
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t, En
gine
erin
g Se
rvic
es, U
rban
D
esig
n
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D, S
trate
gic
Tran
spor
t, O
pen
Spac
e M
aint
enan
ce
(Arb
oris
ts),
Asse
t M
anag
emen
t Pa
rtne
r(s)
Vi
cRoa
ds
Parti
al
Som
e Ex
istin
g
Base
Bud
get
Fund
ing
(s
taff
time
for
deve
lopi
ng
list o
f pr
ojec
ts)
N
ew C
apita
l or
Gra
nt
Fund
ing
requ
ired
$1
00,0
00 p
er
annu
m fo
r w
orks
from
20
17/1
8
2016
/17
– on
war
ds
Proj
ects
iden
tifie
d (2
016/
17)
Mea
sure
d In
crea
se
in s
hade
tree
s an
d W
SUD
in c
ar p
arks
in
prio
rity
area
s
2.13
D
evel
op a
tree
spe
cies
cal
cula
tor
and
site
sel
ectio
n m
atrix
for
max
imis
ing
cano
py c
over
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
GIS
; ESD
; IT;
Pl
anni
ng; U
rban
D
esig
n, O
pen
Spa
ce
Mai
nten
ance
Pa
rtne
r(s)
M
AV
No
New
Gra
nt
Fund
ing
requ
ired
fo
r de
velo
pmen
t of
sof
twar
e ap
plic
atio
n an
d m
obile
in
terfa
ce w
ith
GIS
)
2018
/19
Cal
cula
tor d
evel
oped
2.14
Pr
epar
e bu
dget
bid
s to
ens
ure
that
new
veg
etat
ion,
reve
geta
tion
and
WSU
D p
roje
cts
are
adeq
uate
ly m
aint
aine
d
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
ESD
, Ope
n S
pace
D
esig
n an
d D
evel
opm
ent
No
New
Bas
e bu
dget
or
Ope
ratin
g bu
dget
TBD
Ong
oing
Bu
dget
Bid
/Bus
ines
s C
ase(
s)de
velo
ped
Page
30
of 4
4 St
rate
gy 3
: Fac
ilita
te c
ool b
uild
ings
Targ
ets:
•
35%
of t
he in
dust
rial h
otsp
ot ro
ofs
will
hav
e a
cool
roof
1 by
2030
1•
Cou
ncil
will
eng
age
with
all
rele
vant
sta
keho
lder
s an
d co
mm
unity
to e
ncou
rage
coo
l bui
ldin
gs
Ex
istin
g C
ounc
il St
rate
gies
, Pol
icie
s an
d A
ctio
n Pl
ans
Mor
elan
d C
orpo
rate
Car
bon
Red
uctio
n Pl
an 2
015
- 202
0 M
orel
and
Sus
tain
able
Bui
ldin
gs P
olic
y 20
15
Zero
Car
bon
Evol
utio
n 20
14 -
2020
Actio
n Pl
an:
N
o.
Key
Act
ions
Le
ad U
nit (
s)
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
)/Par
tner
(s)
With
in
Stra
tegi
c R
esou
rce
Plan
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
3.1
Impr
ove
UH
IE m
itiga
tion
perfo
rman
ce (n
on a
rtific
ial
cool
ing,
ver
tical
gar
dens
, coo
l ro
ofs
etc.
) in
new
bui
ldin
gs a
nd
retro
fits
thro
ugh
the
impl
emen
tatio
n of
SD
APP
and
ES
D L
ocal
Pla
nnin
g Po
licy
(cla
use
22.0
8 of
the
Mor
elan
d Pl
anni
ng S
chem
e)
Stat
utor
y P
lann
ing,
ES
D
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) St
rate
gic
Plan
ning
, St
rate
gic
Tran
spor
t, C
ity In
frast
ruct
ure
Part
ner(
s)
City
of M
elbo
urne
, C
ASB
E
Yes
Exis
ting
Ba
se B
udge
t Fu
ndin
g
(sta
ff tim
e)
Exis
ting
Base
/ O
pera
ting
Fund
ing
(C
ASBE
m
embe
rshi
ps)
Ong
oing
SD
AP
P pr
ogra
m
upda
ted
Impl
emen
tatio
n of
ES
D L
ocal
Pla
nnin
g Po
licy
1 A
coo
l roo
f is
one
that
has
bee
n de
sign
ed to
refle
ct m
ore
sunl
ight
and
abs
orb
less
hea
t tha
n a
stan
dard
roof
. Coo
l roo
fs c
an b
e m
ade
of a
hig
hly
refle
ctiv
e ty
pe o
f pai
nt, a
she
et
cove
ring,
or h
ighl
y re
flect
ive
tiles
or s
hing
les.
Page
31
of 4
4
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t (s)
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/P
artn
er(s
) W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
3.2
Enco
urag
e im
prov
ed th
erm
al
perfo
rman
ce o
f hou
sing
in
vuln
erab
le a
reas
, thr
ough
cur
rent
an
d fu
ture
ene
rgy
effic
ienc
y an
d re
new
able
ene
rgy
prog
ram
s (e
.g.
Posi
tive
Cha
rge)
bei
ng d
eliv
ered
fo
r Cou
ncil
thro
ugh
the
Mor
elan
d En
ergy
Fou
ndat
ion
(MEF
L)
MEF
L
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D, S
ocia
l D
evel
opm
ent
Parti
al
Exis
ting
Base
/ O
pera
ting
Fund
ing
(M
EFL
prog
ram
s)
New
O
pera
ting
Fund
s an
d/or
G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d to
in
crea
se
impl
emen
tati
on
Ong
oing
N
umbe
r of h
omes
re
trofit
ted
to im
prov
e th
erm
al p
erfo
rman
ce
Num
ber o
f hom
es in
ta
rget
ed v
ulne
rabl
e ar
eas
3.3
Tria
l met
hods
for i
mpr
ovin
g th
erm
al p
erfo
rman
ce o
f soc
ial
hous
ing
in v
ulne
rabl
e ar
eas
ESD
, Soc
ial
Dev
elop
men
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
MEF
L, N
AGA
Pa
rtne
r(s)
D
epar
tmen
t of H
uman
H
ealth
and
Ser
vice
s,
Com
mun
ity H
ousi
ng
Prov
ider
s
Yes
Exis
ting
Base
/ N
ew
Gra
nt
Fund
ing
secu
red
$80,
000
N
umbe
r of h
omes
re
trofit
ted
to im
prov
e th
erm
al p
erfo
rman
ce
Num
ber o
f hom
es in
ta
rget
ed v
ulne
rabl
e ar
eas
3.
4 Ad
voca
te to
ow
ner o
ccup
iers
in
New
land
s, B
runs
wic
k an
d C
obur
g N
orth
indu
stria
l zon
es to
en
cour
age
the
upta
ke o
f coo
l ro
ofs
thro
ugh
exis
ting
key
partn
ers
e.g.
MEF
L
MEF
L, E
cono
mic
D
evel
opm
ent
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D, G
IS T
eam
Pa
rtne
r(s)
O
wne
r occ
upie
r in
dust
rial p
rope
rties
, St
ate
Gov
ernm
ent
Par
tial
Exis
ting
Base
/ O
pera
ting
Fund
ing
(M
EFL
prog
ram
s)
New
Gra
nt
Fund
ing
requ
ired
2017
/18
- 20
/21
Num
ber o
f roo
fs
upgr
aded
Page
32
of 4
4
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t (s)
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/P
artn
er(s
) W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
3.5
Dev
elop
rese
arch
par
tner
ship
s to
im
prov
e un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e U
rban
Hea
t Isl
and
Effe
ct, e
.g.
dete
rmin
ing
max
imum
coo
ling
load
s fo
r the
rmal
com
fort
and
cost
/ben
efits
, the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
so
lar P
V as
coo
l roo
fs
UH
AP
Wor
king
G
roup
Pa
rtne
r(s)
C
ASB
E, M
EFL,
N
AGA,
Sta
te
Gov
ernm
ent,
Uni
vers
ities
No
New
Gra
nt
Fund
ing
requ
ired
an
d pa
rtner
ship
s re
quire
d
Ong
oing
R
esea
rch
findi
ngs
Page
33
of 4
4 St
rate
gy 4
: C
reat
e C
ool R
oads
and
pat
hs
Targ
et:
M
orel
and
will
rese
arch
and
inve
stig
ate
the
tria
lling
and
inst
allin
g of
coo
l roa
ds a
nd p
aths
infr
astr
uctu
re b
y 20
20.
Ex
istin
g C
ounc
il St
rate
gies
, Pol
icie
s an
d A
ctio
n Pl
ans
Brun
swic
k In
tegr
ated
Tra
nspo
rt S
trate
gy 2
013
Mor
elan
d C
ycle
Stra
tegy
201
1 - 2
021
Mor
elan
d In
tegr
ated
Tra
nspo
rt S
trate
gy 2
010
- 201
9 M
orel
and
Ped
estri
an S
trate
gy 2
010-
201
9 M
orel
and
Tech
nica
l Not
es
Stre
et T
ree
Plan
ting
Plan
(und
er d
evel
opm
ent)
The
Mor
elan
d St
reet
Lan
dsca
pe S
trate
gy 2
012-
2022
(spe
cific
obj
ectiv
e to
m
itiga
tion
of U
HIE
, und
er re
view
201
5/16
)
Actio
n Pl
an:
N
o.
Key
Act
ions
Le
ad U
nit(s
) Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
With
in
Stra
tegi
c R
esou
rce
Plan
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
4.1
Rev
iew
the
resu
lts fr
om th
e Ba
rrow
Stre
et p
assi
ve s
treet
tree
pi
lot p
roje
ct in
clud
ing
impa
cts
on
park
ing,
saf
ety
and
mai
nten
ance
an
d as
app
ropr
iate
inte
grat
e fin
ding
s in
to th
e M
orel
and
Tech
nica
l Not
es a
nd fu
ture
en
gine
erin
g pr
ojec
ts
ESD
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Urb
an D
esig
n, O
pen
Spac
e D
esig
n an
d D
evel
opm
ent,
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
(A
rbor
ists
), En
gine
erin
g Se
rvic
es
Part
ner(
s)
Mel
bour
ne U
nive
rsity
, C
ity o
f Mon
ash,
City
of
Mel
bour
ne
Yes
Ex
istin
g
Base
Bud
get
Fund
ing
(s
taff
time)
2016
/17
– 20
1718
R
evie
w c
ompl
ete
Mor
elan
d Te
chni
cal
Not
es u
pdat
ed (a
s re
leva
nt)
4.2
Rev
iew
out
com
es fr
om e
xist
ing
cool
road
pilo
ts s
uch
as C
ity o
f S
ydne
y pr
ojec
t to
dete
rmin
e w
heth
er it
is a
goo
d op
tion
befo
re
trial
ling
in M
orel
and
Engi
neer
ing
Serv
ices
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
ESD
, Ass
et
Man
agem
ent,
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
(A
rbor
ists
), R
oads
U
nit,
Urb
an D
esig
n
No
New
O
pera
ting
Fund
s an
d/or
G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d fo
r st
aff t
ime
2016
/17
– 20
17/1
8 R
evie
w c
ompl
ete
Page
34
of 4
4
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t(s)
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
Part
ner(
s)
Mon
ash,
RM
IT a
nd
Mel
bour
ne U
nive
rsiti
es
New
Gra
nt
Fund
ing
requ
ired
fo
r del
iver
y of
coo
l roa
d pi
lots
4.3
Dev
elop
Cou
ncil
Roa
d In
frast
ruct
ure
Des
ign
Proc
edur
e to
form
alis
e ro
les
and
resp
onsi
bilit
ies
and
proc
esse
s fo
r in
tegr
atio
n of
UH
IE m
itiga
tion
in
deliv
ery
of ro
ad d
esig
n an
d co
nstru
ctio
n, e
.g. i
nteg
ratio
n of
W
SUD
and
pas
sive
wat
erin
g of
st
reet
tree
s U
pdat
e M
orel
and
Tech
nica
l Not
es
as re
quire
d
Engi
neer
ing
Serv
ices
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Urb
an D
esig
n, O
pen
Spac
e D
esig
n an
d D
evel
opm
ent O
pen
Spac
e M
aint
enan
ce
(Arb
oris
ts),
Stra
tegi
c Tr
ansp
ort,
ESD
, Ass
et
Man
agem
ent,
Roa
ds
Uni
t Pa
rtne
r(s)
O
ther
Cou
ncils
,, Vi
cRoa
ds
Yes
Exis
ting
Ba
se B
udge
t Fu
ndin
g
(sta
ff tim
e)
2016
/17
– 20
17/1
8 Pr
oced
ure
adop
ted
by M
orel
and
Exec
utiv
e G
roup
4.4
Prio
ritis
e U
HIE
prio
rity
area
s in
im
plem
enta
tion
of 4
0km
/hr s
peed
lim
itatio
ns (s
igna
ge a
nd tr
affic
ca
lmin
g) in
acc
orda
nce
with
the
Mor
elan
d In
tegr
ated
Tra
nspo
rt St
rate
gy.
Inte
grat
e st
reet
tree
s, p
assi
ve
irrig
atio
n an
d ca
nopy
cov
er in
to
traffi
c ca
lmin
g m
easu
res
whe
re
poss
ible
.
Stra
tegi
c Tr
ansp
ort
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) O
pen
Spac
e D
esig
n an
d D
evel
opm
ent
Parti
al
Exis
ting
Cap
ital
Fund
ing
for
2016
/19
(traf
fic
man
agem
ent
). D
epen
dent
on
traf
fic
man
agem
ent
prog
ram
(u
nfun
ded
afte
r 201
9)
2017
/18
- 20
/25
40km
lim
itatio
n in
trodu
ced
Bu
sine
ss C
ase
deve
lope
d
4.5
Opt
imis
e st
reet
car
par
king
des
ign
to a
llow
mor
e sp
ace
for p
assi
ve
Urb
an D
esig
n Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
ESD
, Eng
inee
ring
No
New
O
pera
ting
2017
/18
O
ptim
al D
esig
ns fo
r ty
pica
l stre
et
Page
35
of 4
4
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t(s)
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
wat
erin
g of
tree
s an
d W
SUD
(e.g
. ra
in g
arde
ns o
r sto
rmw
ater
ca
ptur
e)
Inve
stig
ate
fund
ing
to im
plem
ent
pilo
ts.
Serv
ices
, Ope
n S
pace
(D
&D),
Stra
tegi
c Tr
ansp
ort
Fund
s an
d/or
G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d
$100
,000
for
stan
dard
car
pa
rkin
g de
sign
s
typo
logi
es d
evel
oped
an
d be
ing
impl
emen
ted
4.6
Dev
elop
a fe
asib
ility
stu
dy w
ith
optio
ns fo
r gre
enin
g of
Syd
ney
Roa
d
Urb
an D
esig
n Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Engi
neer
ing
Serv
ices
, St
rate
gic
Tran
spor
t, O
pen
Spac
e D
&D,
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
(A
rbor
ists
), St
reet
C
lean
sing
, Ass
et
Man
agem
ent.
Part
ner(
s)
VicR
oads
, Yar
ra
Tram
s
No
New
G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d
16/1
7 –
17/1
8 G
rant
fund
ing
secu
red
and
feas
ibilit
y co
mpl
ete
4.7
Impl
emen
t stre
etsc
ape
mas
terp
lans
for A
ctiv
ity C
entre
s in
clud
ing
oppo
rtuni
ties
for c
oolin
g an
d gr
eeni
ng
Urb
an D
esig
n Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Engi
neer
ing
Serv
ices
, St
rate
gic
Tran
spor
t, O
pen
Spac
e D
&D,
Ope
n Sp
ace
Mai
nten
ance
(A
rbor
ists
), St
reet
C
lean
sing
, Ass
et
Man
agem
ent.
Part
ner(
s)
VicR
oads
, Yar
ra
Tram
s
Parti
al
Som
e Ex
istin
g ca
pita
l bu
dget
N
ew G
rant
Fu
ndin
g re
quire
d fo
r co
olin
g/gr
een
ing
2016
/17
– 20
17/1
8 G
rant
fund
ing
secu
red
and
feas
ibilit
y co
mpl
ete
Page
36
of 4
4 St
rate
gy 5
: Fos
ter a
hea
t aw
are
com
mun
ity
Targ
et:
In
crea
sed
com
mun
ity a
ctio
n to
redu
ce a
nd re
spon
d to
the
urba
n he
at is
land
effe
ct b
y th
e co
mm
unity
Exis
ting
Cou
ncil
Stra
tegi
es, P
olic
ies
and
Act
ion
Plan
s Br
unsw
ick
Inte
grat
ed T
rans
port
Stra
tegy
201
3 M
orel
and
Cyc
le S
trate
gy 2
011
- 202
1 M
orel
and
Inte
grat
ed T
rans
port
Stra
tegy
201
0 - 2
019
Mor
elan
d M
unic
ipal
Pub
lic H
ealth
and
Wel
lbei
ng P
lan
Mor
elan
d P
edes
trian
Stra
tegy
201
0- 2
019
Zero
Car
bon
Evol
utio
n 20
14 -
2020
Ac
tion
Plan
:
No.
K
ey A
ctio
ns
Lead
Uni
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t W
ithin
St
rate
gic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y M
easu
res
5.1
Rev
iew
exi
stin
g co
mm
unity
en
gage
men
t pro
gram
s to
in
tegr
ate
and
supp
ort a
ctio
n ite
ms
unde
r the
UH
IE A
ctio
n Pl
an
Enga
ge th
e M
orel
and
com
mun
ity
on th
e U
HIE
thro
ugh
aven
ues
such
as
fact
shee
ts (e
.g. c
ool r
oofs
an
d gr
een
infra
stru
ctur
e) a
nd
onlin
e re
sour
ces,
fest
ival
s an
d ev
ents
with
a fo
cus
on o
ur m
ost
vuln
erab
le c
omm
uniti
es
Col
labo
rate
with
exi
stin
g co
mm
unity
faci
ng o
rgan
isat
ions
(e
.g.,
MEF
L an
d C
ER
ES)
to
prom
ote
UH
IE a
war
enes
s an
d ac
tions
UH
AP
Wor
king
G
roup
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Econ
omic
D
evel
opm
ent,
Com
mun
icat
ions
Pa
rtne
r(s)
St
ate
Gov
ernm
ent
Dep
artm
ents
, MEF
L
Parti
al
Exis
ting
Ba
se B
udge
t Fu
ndin
g
(sta
ff tim
e)
New
Bas
e Fu
nds
and/
or
Gra
nt
Fund
ing
requ
ired
$
5 ,0
00 /
year
(fac
t sh
eets
and
m
ater
ials
)
Ong
oing
N
umbe
r of e
vent
s he
ld
Page
37
of 4
4
5.
2 U
nder
take
rese
arch
act
ivity
to
bette
r und
erst
and
com
mun
ity
valu
es o
f stre
et tr
ees
and
stre
etsc
apes
; Bas
ed u
pon
findi
ngs,
are
as o
f com
mun
ity
oppo
sitio
n (r
esid
entia
l; co
mm
erci
al a
nd in
dust
rial)
to
stre
et tr
ees
to b
e ta
rget
ed fo
r ed
ucat
ion
and
com
mun
ity
enga
gem
ent a
ctiv
ities
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
UH
AP
Wor
king
Gro
up,
Cou
ncil
Plan
ning
and
Pe
rform
ance
, C
omm
unic
atio
ns
Part
ner(
s)
Stat
e G
over
nmen
t D
epar
tmen
ts,
Uni
vers
ities
Yes
New
Gra
nt
Fund
ing
secu
red
$320
,000
(A
ustra
lian
Res
earc
h C
ounc
il) in
pa
rtner
ship
w
ith
Uni
vers
ity o
f M
elbo
urne
, C
ity o
f M
elbo
urne
, an
d C
ity o
f Ba
llara
t
Ong
oing
Fu
ndin
g re
ceiv
ed
and
rese
arch
co
mpl
ete
5.3
Det
erm
ine
indi
cato
rs fo
r m
easu
ring
com
mun
ity a
ctio
n to
re
duce
and
resp
ond
to th
e U
HIE
, e.
g. th
roug
h H
ouse
hold
Sur
vey
ESD
Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)
Cou
ncil
Plan
ning
and
Pe
rform
ance
, UH
AP
Wor
king
Gro
up
Part
ner(
s)
Stat
e G
over
nmen
t D
epar
tmen
ts, M
EFL
Yes
Exis
ting
Ba
se B
udge
t Fu
ndin
g
(sta
ff tim
e)
2017
/18
Indi
cato
rs d
evel
oped
5.4
Base
d on
find
ings
from
Sta
ge 1
M
orel
and
Wat
erSm
art P
roje
ct
eval
uate
Cou
ncil’s
par
ticip
atio
n in
st
age
2.
ESD
Pa
rtne
r(s)
M
EFL,
Mel
bour
ne
Wat
er, N
eigh
bour
ing
Cou
ncils
No
New
Cou
ncil
Ope
ratin
g an
d ex
tern
al
gran
t fun
ding
re
quire
d
2015
/16
- 20
17/1
8 Ev
alua
tion
of S
tage
1
Wat
erSm
art p
rogr
am
Page
38
of 4
4 K
ey A
dvoc
acy
Act
ions
Th
e ta
ble
belo
w s
umm
aris
es th
e ke
y ad
voca
cy a
ctio
ns fo
r eac
h st
rate
gy a
s re
leva
nt, t
hese
act
ions
sho
uld
be in
clud
ed in
ann
ual a
dvoc
acy
plan
(s) a
s ap
prop
riate
.
Key
Adv
ocac
y Ite
ms
Lead
Uni
t Su
ppor
ting
Uni
t(s)/
Part
ner(
s)
With
in S
trat
egic
R
esou
rce
Plan
B
udge
t D
eliv
ery
Stra
tegy
1:
Advo
cate
to V
icR
oads
and
Dep
artm
ent o
f Tra
nspo
rt fo
r too
ls to
redu
ce tr
affic
alo
ng m
ain
thor
ough
fare
s e.
g. th
roug
h a
cong
estio
n/em
issi
ons
char
ge in
ass
ocia
tion
with
impr
oved
pub
lic
trans
port
and
mod
e sh
ift, w
hich
are
als
o be
ing
prom
oted
by
the
Mor
elan
d In
tegr
ated
Tra
nspo
rt S
trate
gy(M
ITS)
and
Bru
nsw
ick
Inte
grat
ed T
rans
port
Stra
tegy
(BIT
S).
Stra
tegi
c Tr
ansp
ort
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D
Part
ner(
s) V
icR
oads
, D
epar
tmen
t of
Tran
spor
t
Yes
Exis
ting
Bas
e Bu
dget
Fun
ding
(s
taff
time)
2016
/17
Stra
tegy
2:
Advo
cate
to th
e M
elbo
urne
Pla
nnin
g Au
thor
ity (M
PA)
to
pro
vide
sta
te le
vel s
trate
gic
supp
ort f
or U
HIE
miti
gatio
n m
easu
res
into
the
Met
ropo
litan
Ope
n Sp
ace
Stra
tegy
and
Bo
ulev
ard
Stra
tegy
.
Stra
tegi
c Pl
anni
ng
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D
Yes
Exis
ting
Bas
e Bu
dget
Fun
ding
(s
taff
time)
Ong
oing
Stra
tegy
2:
Advo
cate
to m
ajor
land
owne
rs e
.g. s
uper
mar
ket
chai
ns to
enc
oura
ge u
pdat
e of
infra
stru
ctur
e re
spon
ses
to m
itiga
te
UH
IE in
bui
ldin
gs a
nd c
arpa
rks
thro
ugh
key
partn
ers
e.g.
MEF
L.
Econ
omic
D
evel
opm
ent
, MEF
L
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D
Yes
Exis
ting
Bas
e Bu
dget
Fun
ding
(s
taff
time)
Ong
oing
Stra
tegy
2:
Advo
cate
to a
nd p
artn
ersh
ip w
ith k
ey o
wne
rs a
nd
man
ager
s of
non
Cou
ncil
gree
n op
en s
pace
to e
nhan
ce th
e co
olin
g ca
paci
ty in
soc
ially
vul
nera
ble
hots
pots
UH
AP
Wor
king
G
roup
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) Ec
onom
ic
Dev
elop
men
t, M
EFL,
So
cial
Dev
elop
men
t Pa
rtne
r(s)
Ex
tern
al s
take
hold
ers
incl
udin
g:
Dep
artm
ent o
f Ed
ucat
ion,
Hou
sing
an
d H
uman
Ser
vice
s,
MP
A; c
omm
unity
ho
usin
g; V
icTr
ack;
Vi
cRoa
ds; M
elbo
urne
W
ater
; oth
er p
rivat
e la
rge
land
hold
ers,
co
mm
unity
or
gani
satio
ns e
.g.
com
mun
ity g
arde
ns
Yes
Exis
ting
Bas
e Bu
dget
Fun
ding
(s
taff
time)
Ong
oing
Page
39
of 4
4 K
ey A
dvoc
acy
Item
s Le
ad U
nit
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
)/ Pa
rtne
r(s)
W
ithin
Str
ateg
ic
Res
ourc
e Pl
an
Bud
get
Del
iver
y
Stra
tegy
2:
Advo
cate
to th
e M
unic
ipal
Ass
ocia
tion
of
Vict
oria
(MAV
) to
wor
k w
ith D
istri
butio
n N
etw
ork
Serv
ice
Prov
ider
s (D
NSP
) to
inve
stig
ate
pote
ntia
l for
bun
dlin
g or
und
ergr
ound
ing
of
elec
tric
cabl
ing
with
con
side
ratio
n gi
ven
to li
mita
tions
(e.g
. un
derg
roun
d se
rvic
es, t
ree
root
zon
es e
tc)
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
elop
men
t
Supp
ortin
g U
nit(s
) ES
D
Part
ner(
s)
MA
V, C
ity P
ower
and
Je
men
a
Yes
EXIS
TIN
G
Base
Bud
get
(sta
ff tim
e)
Ong
oing
Stra
tegy
2: A
dvoc
ate
to re
leva
nt S
tate
Gov
ernm
ent a
genc
ies
and
cont
inue
to w
ork
with
par
tner
s to
nat
ural
ise
the
Moo
nee
Pond
s cr
eek
thro
ugh
loca
lised
and
ups
tream
wor
ks.
Ope
n Sp
ace
Des
ign
and
Dev
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8. MONITORING, EVALUATION AND REVIEW The development of this Plan has been driven by Council’s ESD Unit; who will be responsible for reporting on implementation via the Zero Carbon Evolution Project Board and annual Council reporting.
Responsibility for overall delivery lies across numerous areas of Council. Monitoring and evaluation will be undertaken through key mechanisms as outlined in table 5 below.
Importantly, this Plan represents the beginning of Moreland’s journey in responding to this most critical issue. The Plan will be implemented over a 10 year period from 2016/2017 – 2025/2026. The actions Council takes between now and 2025/2026 will move Moreland towards a cooler, greener, more liveable city. Achieving this vision is not something Council can do alone. It will take effort and investment from the community and all levels of Government and partners.
Effective policy and implementation responses to Urban Heat Island Effect is a rapidly emerging and highly dynamic area; for this reason it is proposed to build in a more detailed review and update of the Implementation Plan in 2020/2021.
Table 5 – Monitoring and Evaluation
Mechanism Description
Urban Heat Action Plan (UHAP) - Cross Functional Working Group
The cross-functional urban heat island action working group will be established to oversee the implementation of the plan. This group will fulfill a monitoring, evaluation and review function. They will meet quarterly and report on the progress of the Plan and any identified changes or updates that are considered necessary.
UHIE indicators and Measures Each action has an associated measure, which will be monitored and reported to the Zero Carbon Evolution Project Board.
Project Board
Council
The Zero Carbon Evolution Project Board will receive progress reports on this Action Plan.
This Action Plan will be reported to Council annually via the Zero Carbon Evolution report.
Existing or new relevant Council Strategies, Policies and Action Plans
Responding to the Urban Heat Island Effect is a new and rapidly evolving area of action, research and expertise. As such, the Council report each year will include updates recommended by the UHAP working group to this Plan to ensure it is responsive and relevant without compromising the long-term strategic intent and goals.
New Council Strategies, Policies and Action Plans will also incorporate UHIE mitigation and adaptation measures.
Mechanism Description
2020/2021 Midway Review Achieving a reduction in Urban Heat Island Effect by 2026 is an ambitious goal, particularly in the context of climate change. We are most likely to see change over a ten year period, hence the Strategy has been drafted to take action from 2016/17 to 2025/26, with a built in review period midway in 2020/21 to review and update the implementation plan (actions).
The methodology for how we measure our success in moving towards a cooler, greener and more liveable city may include the following approaches:
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Mechanism Description
• A review of delivery of actions in priority areas compared with elsewhere. Thermal imaging is unlikely to demonstrate much difference in heat retention in five years time and will not be undertaken. We would get better results with a night time flyover as this would indicate which areas are really problematic in storing heat. This unfortunately can only be done aerially at night at the moment which is expensive; and
• A review of baseline data and surface type changes: canopy cover, irrigated vegetation, pervious versus impervious, asphalt, concrete, roof area, irrigated open space versus un-irrigated open space. The measures associated with the actions will assist us in tracking these indicators.
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9. DEFINITIONS Term Definition
Urban Heat Island Effect
The effect where urban air and surface temperatures are higher than nearby rural areas due to more dark, dense and impervious surfaces that absorb and re-emit heat as well as concentration of human activities in cars etc. Many cities and suburbs have air temperatures that are 2 to 10°Fahrenheit (1 to 6°Celsius) warmer than the surrounding natural land cover.
Mitigation
Measures to reduce the drivers of the effect. In the case of the UHIE this could include reducing dark, dense impervious surfaces and planting shade trees.
Adaptation Measures to reduce the impact of the effect such as improving the thermal performance of a house, which provides greater protection for the occupants from the effect particularly during heat waves.
Cool roof A cool roof is one that has been designed to reflect more sunlight and absorb less heat than a standard roof. Cool roofs can be made of a highly reflective type of paint, a sheet covering, or highly reflective tiles or shingles. Photovoltaic panels and irrigated green roofs can also function as a cool roof.
Cool roads and paths
A cool road or path is one that has been designed to reflect more sunlight and absorb less heat than standard asphalt, is permeable to allow better absorption and evaporation of rainwater or integrates green infrastructure. Cool roods and paths can be made of light coloured asphalts, permeable paving, or incorporate water sensitive urban design to allow green infrastructure.
Green Infrastructure
Green infrastructure typically refers to an interconnected network of multifunctional green-spaces that are strategically planned and managed to provide a range of ecological, social, and economic benefits. Examples of green infrastructure include green roofs, permeable vegetated surfaces, green alleys and streets, urban forests, public parks, community gardens and urban wetlands. Research shows that green infrastructure can potentially improve residents’ health and wellbeing, provide food, lower wind speeds, reduce stormwater run-off, modulate ambient temperatures, reduce energy use and sequester carbon, among other ‘ecosystem service benefits’, although the extent of these benefits remains somewhat contested. Green infrastructure thus holds the potential to cushion cities against many expected climate change impacts.
(Matthews, Lo and Byrne, 2015)
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10. ASSOCIATED DOCUMENTS • Asset Management Plan • Brunswick Integrated Transport Strategy • Corporate Carbon Reduction Plan 2015 – 2020 • Environmentally Sustainable Design Policy • Glenroy, Brunswick and Coburg Streetscape Masterplans • Moreland Council Plan 2013 – 2017 • Moreland Integrated Transport Strategy • Moreland Sustainable Buildings Policy • Moreland Technical Notes • Street Tree Planting Plan (Under development) • The Moreland Open Space Strategy (MOSS) • The Moreland Street Landscape Strategy • The Moreland Water Map 2020 • The Zero Carbon Evolution
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