BCDC Commission MeetingOctober 21, 2021

Jessica Fain, Planning DirectorDana Brechwald, Adapting to Rising Tides

Program Manager

Bay Area SLR Milestones

2011Climate Change Policies added to

SF Bay Plan

2012ART Program

launches

2016Policies for a Rising Bay

report

2016 - 17BCDC

Commissioner SLR Workshops

2018Shoreline

Flood Explorer goes live

2019Environmental

Justice & Fill for Habitat Bay Plan

Amendments

2020ART Bay Area

Report

2021Bay Adapt:

Regional Strategy for a Rising Bay

OTHERS2016

Measure AA passes

2017Raising the Bar

on Regional Resilience (BARC)

2017 - 18Resilient by Design Bay Area Challenge

2018CA Sea Level Rise Guidance

2019Adaptation Atlas

2021Horizon/ Plan Bay

Area 2050

Estuary Blueprint

Bayland Habitat Goals

Update

BCDC

It’s past time for us to get ready.It’s Past Time to Get Ready

So where do we start?Where do we start?

What is Bay Adapt?

A regional, consensus-drivenstrategy that lays out the actions

necessary to adapt the Bay Area to rising sea level to protect people

and the natural and builtenvironment

Bay Adapt Leadership Advisory Group Ana Alvarez, East Bay Regional ParksTessa Beach, Ph.D., US Army Corps of EngineersDavid Behar, San Francisco Public Utilities CommissionAllison Brooks, Bay Area Regional CollaborativeAmanda Brown Stevens, Greenbelt AlliancePaul Campos, Building Industry AssociationWarner Chabot, San Francisco Estuary InstituteJohn Coleman, Bay Planning CoalitionDina El Tawansy, CaltransTian Feng, Bay Area Regional Transit (BART)Julio Garcia, EJ AdvisorMs. Margaret Gordon, West Oakland Enviro Indicators ProjectTerrie Green, Shore Up Marin CityAmy Hutzel, State Coastal ConservancyAlicia John-Baptiste, SPUR Melissa Jones, Bay Area Reg. Health Inequities Initiative (BARHII)

David Lewis, Save the BayMark Lubell, Ph.D., UC DavisTherese McMillan, MTC / ABAGMike Mielke, Silicon Valley Leadership GroupMichael Montgomery, SF Regional Water Quality Control BoardBarry Nelson, BCDCSheridan Noelani Enomoto, NorCal Resilience NetworkSup. David Pine, San Mateo County/ SF Bay Restoration AuthorityJohn Bourgeois, Coastal Hazards Adaptation Resiliency Group (CHARG)Bruce Riordan, Bay Area Climate Adaptation Network (BayCAN)Caitlin Sweeney, San Francisco Estuary PartnershipLaura Tam Resources Legacy FundWill Travis, Independent ConsultantJim Wunderman, Bay Area CouncilZack Wasserman, BCDC

BARC Board Resolution

BCDC Commission Adoption

• Reduced flood risk

• Protection of natural areas

• Equitable support for low-income communities

• Community-focused local plans

• Technical assistance

• More funding

What will this mean for Bay Area communities?

• Accelerated permitting & project construction

Faster, better and more equitable adaptation to sea level rise

“We know we need action, but we’re not ready and we don’t know what to do. We need to get to solutions.”

- East Palo Alto focus group participant

Working with & listening to community and stakeholders

Working with and listening to the region

Public Feedback: Quick Facts

• Public Forum with SPUR on August 25• 30-day public feedback period• 130 People identified actions they are excited

about through the Public Forum and Surveys• 132 Written Comments received

Feedback on action priorities

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What actions are you excited about?

130 respondentsTrack & report progress to guide future actions

Base plans & projects on the best science, data, and knowledge

Elevate communities to lead

Broaden understanding of climate change science and

impacts

Refine & accelerate regulatory approvals processes

Fund & facilitate faster adaptation projects

Collaborate on a One Bay vision to adapt to rising sea levels

Align local & regional plans into a unified adaptation approach

Figure out how to fund adaptation

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Written feedback themes

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5 Categories9 Actions21 Tasks1 Bay Strategy

Task 1.1 Create a long-term regional vision rooted on communities, bay habitats, and the economy.

Task 1.2 Lay the foundation for a proactive regional legislative agenda.

Task 2.1 Improve how communities and public agencies learn from each other and work together.

Task 2.2 Fund the participation and leadership of community-based organizations (CBOs) and frontline communities in adaptation planning.

Task 3.1 Tell local and regional stories about people and places adapting to climate change.

Task 3.2 Weave climate literacy into school programs.

Task 4.1 Align research and monitoring with information gaps.

Task 4.2 Make scientific data, information, and guidance easier to use.

Task 4.3 Increase access to technical consultants for local adaptation partners.

Task 5.1 Provide incentives for robust, coordinated adaptation plans.

Task 5.2 Align state-mandated planning processes around adaptation.

Task 6.1 Expand understanding of the financial costs and revenues associated with regional adaptation.

Task 6.2 Establish a framework for funding plans and projects.

Task 6.3 Help cities and counties expand ways to fund adaptation planning and projects.

Task 7.1 Accelerate permitting for equitable, multi-benefit projects.

Task 7.2 Assess environmental regulations and policies that slow down progress on projects.

Task 8.1 Incentivize projects that meet regional guidelines.

Task 8.2 Encourage collaboration among people doing projects in the same places.

Task 8.3 Facilitate faster construction of nature-based projects.

Task 9.1 Measure regional progress using metrics and share results.

Task 9.2 Monitor and learn from pilot projects.

Regional Alignment

Implementation is a collective effort –everyone has a role.How do we

get there?Many agencies, organizations, and leaders

will lead and support various tasks.

Communities, cities, and community-based organizations will be doing the on-the-

ground work that the Joint Platform supports.

UPDATE

BCDC’s Proposed Role• Serve as “Backbone Agency”: LAG, Tracking Accomplishments, Program Management• Lead/Co-Lead:

• Task 1.1: Create a long-term regional vision rooted in community, bay habitats, and the economy

• Task 4.2: Make scientific data, information, and guidance easier to use.• Task 6.1/6.2: Expand understanding of the financial costs and revenues and

establish a funding framework • Task 7.1: Accelerate permitting for equitable, multi-benefit projects• Task 7.2: Assess environmental regulations and policies that slow down progress

on projects.• Task 9.1: Measure regional progress using metrics and share results.

• Participate or advise on nearly every other task

• Working with State partners to ensure continued BCDC leadership

• BARC Resolution (September 17, 2021)• BCDC Commission adoption (today)• Integration into regional plans• Numerous other endorsements planned• League of Cities Event & Model Resolution

How can your city, county or organization endorse Bay Adapt?

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Formalizing Commitments

Stay involved www.bayadapt.org

Staff Recommendation

Adopt the following resolution:

1. The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission adopts, supports, and champions the Bay Adapt Joint Platform, a regional strategy for a rising Bay, including the guiding principles, actions, and tasks contained within; and

2. The Commission will lead and support the implementation of Bay Adapt by serving as the “backbone” agency responsible for leading and managing the overall program, acting as the Lead or Co-Lead for key tasks, and participating in and advising numerous other tasks.