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Recommendation to Authorizing the City Manager, or Designee, to Execute All Necessary Documents to Accept $1,140,000 Grant Funding from the Ocean Protection Council for Oakland-Alameda Adaptation Planning;
Adoption of Resolution Approving the Application for and/or Execution of Grant Funds from the Ocean Protection Council Under the Safe Drinking Water, Water Quality and Supply, Flood Control, River and Costal Protection Bond Act of 2006 (Proposition 84), Proposition 68, Environmental License Plate Funds, Once Through Cooling, Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, or General Funds; and
Adoption of Resolution Increasing the Fiscal Year 2025-26 Revenue and Expenditure Budgets of the Construction Improvement Fund (C71400) by $1,140,000.
This project is exempt from the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) under CEQA Guidelines section 15262 - Feasibility and Planning Studies and CEQA Guidelines 15308 (Protection of Environment). (Planning Building and Transportation 10062032)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
To prepare for sea level rise, the City of Alameda (City) has been working on two high-priority projects - the Estuary Adaptation Project (Estuary Project) and the Bay Farm Island Adaptation Project (BFI Project) and leading development of a Shoreline Adaptation Plan (Adaptation Plan). The purpose of this agenda item is to request City Council adoption of a resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute all necessary documents with the Ocean Protection Council to Accept $1,140,000 in Grant Funding for Oakland-Alameda Adaptation Planning. This effort will result in a Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) approved Shoreline Adaptation Plan meeting the requirements of Senate Bill 272 (Laird) (SB272 (Laird)).
BACKGROUND
Led by the City, the Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee (OAAC) has spearheaded a multi-jurisdictional sea level rise adaptation planning proc...
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