Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jim Eggemeyer, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Agreement with Ecology and Environment, Inc. for Climate Collaboration, Climate Vulnerability, and Adaptation Guidance Project
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an agreement with Ecology and Environment, Inc. for consulting services to establish and facilitate a Countywide Climate Collaborative, provide community engagement on climate adaptation, conduct a climate vulnerability assessment, prepare sea level rise and climate change preparedness and adaptation guidance resources, and assist with resiliency planning for the term of October 2, 2018, to June 30, 2020, in an amount not to exceed $904,322.
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BACKGROUND:
Extreme heat, greater risk of wildfires, sea level rise, changing precipitation patterns, severe storm events, and degraded air quality are some of the climate change concerns for Bay Area communities, including San Mateo County. Climate change is expected to affect the people, property, economy, infrastructure, and ecosystems of San Mateo County in a variety of ways. The County launched Sea Change SMC in 2015 to bring together and provide resources to local governments and agencies in San Mateo County on the issue of sea level rise. The first two Sea Change SMC tasks included developing a Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment (Assessment) for the entire Bayshore and the North Coast (Half Moon Bay north) and initiating a stakeholder and community engagement process to build support for cross jurisdictional collaboration on preparations for climate change impacts. The final Assessment was released in March 2018.
With the completion of the Assessment, Sea Change SMC is moving toward implementation of the Climate Change Preparedness Action Plan (CCPAP), or "Phase Two." Phase Two involves continued partnerships with cities and community stakeholders ...
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