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Discuss the Draft Concept Designs for the Estuary Adaptation Project and the Bay Farm Island Adaptation Project and a Status Update of the Subregional Adaptation Plan (Discussion)
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To: Honorable Chair and Members of the Transportation Commission
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Consistent with City Council direction, the City of Alameda (City) has been leading the Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee (OAAC) to plan for sea level rise adaptation in the Oakland-Alameda subregion since 2021. OAAC has been working on two high-priority projects - the Estuary Adaptation Project and the Bay Farm Island (BFI) Adaptation Project - and the Oakland-Alameda Subregional Adaptation Plan (Subregional Plan). These planning efforts include analyses of conditions and recommendations for consideration by OAAC and the City the concept designs, funding, phasing and governance. The purpose of this agenda item is to discuss the draft concept designs for the two projects and to provide a status update of the Subregional Plan. The grant funding for this early phase of sea level rise planning and preliminary design expires in 2025 and more funding will be required to fully design and construct the two projects and implement the Subregional Plan.
BACKGROUND
This adaptation agenda item is a culmination of several City Council actions over the years with key direction as follows and details provided in the below webpage links:
In 2019, City Council adopted the Climate Action and Resiliency Plan (CARP), which outlines an interagency collaborative approach to prepare for sea level rise and address priority flooding locations, such as flooding on BFI that is hydraulically connected to the State Route 61 (SR-61)/Doolittle Drive Oakland Airport area and parts of the City of Oakland (Oakland).
In 2022, City Council adopted the Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan, and through a series of budget actions and grant authorizations, enabled funding to support OAAC's work on the earl...
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