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Recommendation to Accept a Status Report and Hold a Work Session on the City of Alameda's Sub-Regional Adaptation Planning, including Consideration of the City of Alameda, Acting as Lead Agency, to Apply for a Federal Emergency Management Agency Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities Grant of $55 Million for Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning and Implementation on Behalf of the Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee. (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
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 three adaptation planning efforts benefiting the Cities of Alameda and Oakland (Sub-regional Adaptation Plans). These planning efforts are currently studying and developing recommendations for consideration by the OAAC and City on important design and implementation issues, such as a specific scope of improvements, cost estimates, near- and long-term funding, phasing and staffing plans, and a governance structure for long-term management of these projects.
The grant funding for this early phase of sea level rise planning and design expires in 2025 and significant funding will be required to continue the subsequent steps of completing the adaptation design and advancing the Sub-regional Adaptation Plans to construction in 2025 and beyond. As a result, OAAC is seeking grants now to ensure funding availability in 2025 and beyond. Currently, the City, on behalf of OAAC, is preparing an application for the current Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) grant funding cycle with a deadline of February 27, 2024. City staff, along with OAAC, are recommending that the City, acting as l...
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