Recommend, not require masking and/or distancing only to those who were at risk.
Keep schools open, but offer hybrid for those who needed/wanted it.
Recommend, not require vaccinations
Allow businesses to remain open and incentivize certain behaviors if applicable.
Not penalize and threaten certain types of businesses (stings and loss of liquor licenses)
Allow the virus to run through the population at levels that allowed hospitals to service patients, but didn't prolong and extend the pandemic, causing additional virus strains.
Keep parks and other outdoor spaces available.
Promote healthy behaviors and exercise as a key preventative measure.
Conduct a thorough after action study to identify what measures worked the best, and what decisions were mistakes, to better inform decision making in the next pandemic.
...among other things.