Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Jim Eggemeyer, Director, Office of Sustainability
Subject: Amendment to Agreement with Ecology and Environment, Inc. for the Climate Collaboration, Climate Vulnerability, and Adaptation Guidance Project
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing an amendment to the agreement with Ecology and Environment, Inc. for consulting services related to the Climate Ready SMC Collaborative, increasing the amount by $350,743 for a new not to exceed amount of $1,255,065.
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BACKGROUND:
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. Under this Initiative, a final Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment (Assessment) for the entire Bayshore and the North Coast (Half Moon Bay north) was released in March 2018. With the completion of the Assessment, the County through the Office of Sustainability (OOS) moved towards implementation of the Climate Change Preparedness Action Plan (CCPAP), or "Phase Two." The County was also successful in attaining an SB-1 Adaptation Planning Grant award from the California Department of Transportation for $649,500 to fund part of the Phase Two efforts.
In 2018, the OOS contracted with Ecology and Environment, Inc. (E&E) to provide services for the implementation of the CCPAP and (1) establish and facilitate a Countywide Climate Collaborative, (2) provide community engagement on climate adaptation, (3) conduct a climate vulnerability assessment for heat, wildfire, and precipitation in San Mateo County, (4) prepare sea level rise and climate change adaptation guidance resources to mainstream adaptation measures into local plans, policies, operations, and projects, and (5) assist with community adaptation planning pilots and transportation resilience planning. In February 2019, the OOS amended ...
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