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Recommendation to Authorize the City Manager to Execute All Necessary Documents with the San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) to Accept $300,000 and with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) to Accept $540,000 in Grant Funding to Complete the Long-term Adaptation Plan; and an Agreement with Greenbelt Alliance for $254,000 as Community Partners to Lead the Stakeholder Engagement Process for City-led Adaptation Projects.
These actions are statutorily exempt from environmental review under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to CEQA Guidelines Sections 15061(b)(3), the general rule that CEQA only applies to actions that have the potential to cause a significant impact on the environment, 15308 (actions by regulatory agencies for protection of the environment) and 15183 (projects consistent with a community plan, general plan or zoning). (Public Works 31041520)
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To: Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
From: Jennifer Ott, City Manager
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The City of Alameda (City), on behalf of the San Leandro Bay-Oakland Alameda Estuary Adaptation Working Group (Working Group), is pursuing a sub-regional approach to adaptation in partnership with key stakeholders such as the Port of Oakland, the City of Oakland, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) and community-based organizations (Community Partners) to address sea level rise as an issue encompassing a larger area than the City of Alameda (City). A sub-regional approach will help achieve expedited and consensus-driven sub-regional solutions that are more competitive for grant funding for the next project phases of environmental clearance, permitting, design and construction.
The purpose of this agenda item is two-fold:
* To request that City Council authorize the City Manager to execute all necessary documents with the San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) to accept $300,000 and with the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (N...
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