Action 3.1 Increase education to the public on how to reduce their personal risk of basement flooding

• Hire a coordinator to conduct public education and outreach to highlight responsibilities of the property owner and promote lot level storm water controls. These include but are not limited to rainbarrels, rain gardens and down spout disconnections;

• Develop outreach programs to teach residents what they can do to reduce snowmelt flooding on their property;

• Provide education to private market and social housing landlords and business owners outlining precautions, insurance options and responsibilities for tenants and landlords;

• Provide education on cleaning and fixing damaged property after a flooding event to prevent mould growth.

Develop a media notification system to prepare residents for large storm events

• Provide information on what to do before, during and after extreme rain events in real time.

Action 3.3 Continue and enhance the Basement Flooding Subsidy Program and incentivize other methods of protecting property

• Include a subsidy for sewer lateral video surveillance and subsequent repair or replacement as part of the Basement Flooding Subsidy Program;

• Continue to subsidize rainbarrels.

Action 3.4 Continue and enhance tree pruning programs to develop proper tree health and limit future damage

• Enhance tree pruning and maintenance programs on City of Windsor trees using the City's updated Tree Inventory;
• Implement an outreach program for private tree care and maintenance.

Action 3.5 Review and improve policies and procedures to prepare for overland flooding

• Identify vulnerable roads and areas prone to overland flooding and have appropriate plans in place to address them;
  
  
• Continue to provide sandbags to vulnerable properties when required;
  
  
• Continue to sandbag critical infrastructure when required;
  
  
• Install high water detection equipment at critical infrastructure to monitor surface water levels.

Action 3.6 Promote public and private building standards and maintenance practices which protect buildings and HVAC units from damage due to increased cooling demand

• Consider new design and replacement standards for building Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) units;
  
  
• Enhance preventative maintenance for building HVAC units;