Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Carolyn Bloede, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Measure K Agreement with Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District
RECOMMENDATION:
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Measure K: Adopt a resolution authorizing the execution of a Measure K Grant Agreement with the Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (FSLRRD) to provide funding, for the term November 9, 2021 through June 30, 2023, in the amount of $1,000,000.
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BACKGROUND:
On March 9, 2021 and March 23, 2021, the Board of Supervisors held two study sessions at its regularly scheduled public meetings at which the County Manager's Office presented on anticipated Measure K revenues and Board priorities for Measure K allocations for the upcoming two-year FY 2021-23 budget cycle. At these meetings, the County Manager's Office stated that there was an estimated $13 million in Measure K funding available for each of the two fiscal years for the Board to prioritize for one-time expenditures. After these study sessions, the Board directed the County Manager's Office to take appropriate actions for the Board to allocate $1 million in the FY 2021-23 budget cycle to support the Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District (FSLRRD) for "bridge funding" to assist the district until it obtains long term, permanent funding.
DISCUSSION:
Sea level rise is one of the most serious consequences of climate change and it will have a significant effect on San Mateo County, which has more property and assets at risk from rising seas than any other county in the California. The County has taken steps to protect communities from the impacts of sea level rise including flooding, coastal erosion, and degraded water quality. In 2016, the County established a Flood Resilience Program under the San Mateo County Flood Control District (SMCFCD) to develop Memoranda of Understanding (MOU) with multiple jurisdictions for three ...
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