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AGENCY TESTIMONY
Conclusion and recommendations on cooling centers and air quality
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The testimony concludes with key points about the purpose of cooling centers and recommendations for addressing air quality concerns.
- Cooling centers are specifically a response to extreme heat, not a one-size-fits-all solution
- Opening cooling centers during poor air quality events provides a cool space but not necessarily one with better air
- The council is urged to let scientific findings guide community programming
- The testimony emphasizes the importance of maintaining the effectiveness of extreme heat messaging
- The speaker recommends against conflating cooling centers with clean air centers due to the lack of scientific backing and potential dilution of heat emergency responses
Christina Farrell
0:16:07
Cooling centers are a response to extreme heat.
0:16:10
They are not a one size fits all solution.
0:16:13
Opening them during times of poor air quality provides a cool space, but not necessarily one with better air.
0:16:19
We urge the council to let scientific findings guide the programming that our communities require.
0:16:25
Thank you for this opportunity to testify.
0:16:28
I will now pass it along to my colleague from the health department.