City office must run a climate fairness program

(a) The office shall establish and manage a climate resilience and equity program to coordinate actions and policies of city departments and agencies to advance procedural, distributional, structural, intergenerational, and cultural equity related to: (1) Disparate outcomes of climate change impacts; (2) Programmatic and policy responses to climate change impacts; and (3) Underlying projects, policies, and programs that have created and contributed to unequal resilience and vulnerability to climate change impacts. (b) As set forth in subsection (a), the office shall develop or coordinate actions with city departments and agencies to implement the following: (1) Inclusive, community-centered engagement practices and decision-making processes related to increasing community access, participation, and representation in resilience programs and policies; (2) The prioritization of frontline communities and environmental justice by being an accessible resource for two-way communication for climate change information and decision-making; (3) The standardization and utilization of tools to advance equity in research, policy formulation and implementation, trainings, and operational processes; (4) The provision of technical assistance to city departments and agencies, and other partners in the development of programs, projects, external partnerships, and federal, state, and private funding proposals to attract resources to the city related to achieving climate resilience and equity; and (5) Advancement of short- and long-term reduction and ultimate elimination of disparity, harm, and disparate impact in programs, projects, and policy and planning processes while increasing social and government process inclusion.