TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: David Morrison, Director of Planning, Building, and Environmental Services
REPORT BY: David Morrison, Director of Planning, Building, and Environmental Services
SUBJECT: Endorsement of Bay Adapt: Regional Strategy for a Rising Bay
RECOMMENDATION
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Director of Planning, Building, and Environmental Services seeks direction on possible endorsement of the Bay Adapt Joint Platform.
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The County Legislative Sub-Committee considered the Bay Adapt Joint Platform at its January 10, 2022 meeting. The Sub-Committee recommended that the question of endorsing the Platform be referred to the Board of Supervisors as an issue of regional concern.
PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comment
3. Motion, second, discussion and vote on item.
FISCAL & STRATEGIC PLAN IMPACT
Is there a Fiscal Impact?
No
County Strategic Plan pillar addressed:
Vibrant and Sustainable Environment
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT
ENVIRONMENTAL DETERMINATION: The proposed action is not a project as defined by 14 California Code of Regulations 15378 (State CEQA Guidelines) and therefore CEQA is not applicable.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION
In 2010, Adapt to Rising Tides (ART) was formed, created by a consortium of the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC), National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), and other federal, state, regional, and local agencies, as well as non-profit organizations. According to ART, under the highest risk and least likely scenario, the Bay Area could see up to 48 inches of additional sea level rise by 2060. (Under the likely or low risk scenario, the increase in sea level would not occur until 2120.) Under this scenario, the Bay Area could see coastal flooding affect up to 83,000 homes, 189,000 jobs, over 5 million highway and rail commuters, and 20,000 acres of wetland habitat.
For Napa County, a 48-inch increase in sea level could affect portions of the City of American Ca...
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