BOOST Participant–City of Ventura
About Ventura:
- Population: 106,433 (2010)
- Location: Ventura County
- Area: 32.25 square miles
- Disadvantaged community:Westside Ventura
- Poverty rate: 11.2%
- Median household income: $72,859
- Language other than English spoken at home: 27.4%
BOOST Activities:
- Provide education and consultation to inform the city’s public engagement approach for upcoming planning efforts, which may include General Plan Update, Local Coastal Plan and/or Climate Action and Resilience Plan
- Provide grant application support to identify and craft competitive grants for the city’s local planning efforts indirect potable water use project, housing and other climate and resilience projects.
- Conduct research to better understand air quality issues and identify best practices and opportunities to address any disparities.
- Promote the city’s efforts to become more energy efficient, climate-ready and resilient community.