Benita reported on a meeting with Resilient Neighborhoods’ leadership and said the program’s directors were interested in partnering with Corte Madera to increase local participation. Resilient Neighborhoods runs a multi-session program that helps households calculate and reduce their carbon footprints and emphasizes behavior-change through cohort workshops.

The committee discussed potential outreach channels—town newsletter, social media, school newsletters (Neil Cummins and Redwood High School), women’s clubs, Rotary, and youth clubs—and possible formats, including tacking Resilient Neighborhoods onto existing events, hosting program ambassadors to speak to local groups, and offering shorter standalone modules on topics like food waste (which would require additional funding to develop). Committee members noted Resilient Neighborhoods is offered quarterly and that spring cohorts were starting; staff has been promoting upcoming sessions through town channels.

Members stressed the program’s social and behavior-change approach as valuable for residents who may find detailed footprint accounting daunting. Committee members asked Benita and staff to return next month with specifics on how the committee could partner (ambassador presentations, school outreach, and promotional support). No formal action was taken.