UNDER TELECONFERENCE RULES ESTABLISHED BY THE BAGLEY-KEENE OPEN MEETING ACT.
COMMISSIONERS ARE LOCATED BOTH AT METRO CENTER AND AT PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE
VENUES THROUGHOUT THE BAY AREA AS SPECIFIED ON THE MEETING NOTICE.
COMMISSIONERS WHO PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY WILL KEEP THEIR CAMERAS ON THROUGHOUT
THE MEETING SO THEY WILL BE VISIBLE TO THE PUBLIC FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
ATTENDING VIRTUALLY, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER DURING THE PUBLIC
COMMENT PERIOD, WHICH IS ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA OR DURING A PERIOD RESERVED
FOR PUBLIC COMMENT DURING ANOTHER AGENDA ITEM YOU WILL NEED TO DO SO IN
ONE OF TWO WAYS. FIRST IF YOU ARE ATTENDING VIRTUALLY ON ZOOM, PLEASE
RAISE YOUR HAND IN ZOOM. TO DO SO CLICK THE PARTICIPANTS ICON
AT THE BOTTOM OF YOUR SCREEN, FIND YOUR NAME AND THE SMALL HAND TO THE LEFT
AND CLICK ON THAT HAND. IF YOU ARE JOINING OUR MEETING VIA PHONE, YOU
MUST PRESS STAR SIX ON YOUR KEY PAD TO UNMUTE YOUR PHONE TO MAKE A COMMENT.
INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE RAISED THEIR HANDS WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THEY HAVE
BEEN RAISED AND THEY WILL BE UNMUTED. ATTENDING THIS MEETING IN-PERSON
EITHER AT METRO CENTER OR AT A PUBLICLY NOTICED TELECONFERENCE LOCATION WHO
WANT TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION SHOULD FOLLOW THE PROTOCOL AT YOUR LOCATION.
THOSE ATTENDING THE MEETING AT THE
METRO CENTER WILL USE THE PODIUM ON THEIR RIGHT.
WHEREVER YOU CHOOSE TO ATTEND FROM PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME TO PROVIDE YOUR
COMMENTS. ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO
ADDRESS THE COMMISSION AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR.
COMMENTS MUST BE RESPECTFUL AND FOCUSED EACH INDIVIDUAL HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY
TO ACT IN A CIVIL MANNER WITHOUT USING HATE SPEECH DIRECTOR, INDIRECT
THREATS, AND/OR ABUSIVE LANGUAGE. BCDC HAS ALSO ESTABLISHED AN E-MAIL ADDRESS
TO COMPILE PUBLIC COMMENTS ITS ADDRESS PUBLIC COMMENT AT BCDC@CA.GOV.
E-MAILS RECEIVED BEFORE TEN THIS MORNING HAVE BEEN SHARED WITH THE
COMMISSIONERS AND ANY RECEIVED SINCE THEN WILL ALSO BE SHARED WITH THE
COMMISSIONERS AND THE PUBLIC. WELCOME TO THIS MEETING OF THE SAN FRANCISCO
BAY CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: GOOD AFTERNOON, ALL. AND WELCOME TO
OUR HYBRID BCDC COMMISSION MEETING. MY NAME IS ZACK WASSERMAN, AND I AM THE
CHAIR OF BCDC. BEFORE WE START, I DO WANT TO LET EVERYBODY KNOW THAT WE
WILL POSTPONE OUR DISCUSSION OF THE STATE’S NEW RISING SEA LEVEL GUIDANCE
BECAUSE THE OCCASION PROTECTION COUNCIL HAS NOT YET PUBLISHED ITS DRAFT OF
THAT POLICY. WE HOPE TO LEARN ABOUT THAT FORECAST AND HOW BCDC MAY
IMPLEMENT IT BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR.
OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS AS ALWAYS IS TO CALL THE ROLL.
COMMISSIONERS IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING VIRTUALLY, PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF WHEN
YOU ARE CALLED THEN UNMUTE YOURSELF AFTER RESPONDING. REYLINA, WELCOME
BACK. IT’S GOOD TO HAVE YOU. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT ANUP DID A SPLENDID
JOB IN YOUR ABSENCE. PLEASE CALLING THE ROLL
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: CHAIR >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: CHAIR
WASSERMAN? >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN:
HERE. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: VICE CHAIR
EISEN? >>V. CHAIR, REBECCA EISEN:
HERE. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER ADDIEGO? >>MARK ADDIEGO: HERE.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: COMMISSIONER AHN?
>>EDDIE AHN: HERE. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER AMBUEHL? >>DAVID AMBUEHL: HERE.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: COMMISSIONER BEACH?
>>SPEAKER: PRESENT. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER ECKERLY? >>JENN ECKERLE: HERE.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: COMMISSIONER GORIN?
>>SUSAN GORIN: HERE. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER HASZ? >>V. CHAIR, KARL HASZ: HERE.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: COMMISSIONER JOHN-BAPTISTE?
>>SPEAKER: HERE. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER PESKIN? >>AARON PESKIN: HERE.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: RAMOS? >>BELIA RAMOS: HERE, 95 THIRD STREET.
>>CLERK OF THE BOARD:
COMMISSIONER VAZQUEZ? >>JOHN VASQUEZ: HERE.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: DID I FORGET ANYONE? BAR.
>>LARRY GOLDZBAND: >>SPEAKER: COMMISSIONER NELSON IS HERE.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A QUORUM.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: NEXT ITEM IS THREE PUBLIC COMMENT IF
ANYONE WISHES TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION ON A MATTER THAT IS NOT ON OUR AGENDA
OR ON WHICH WE HAVE NOT YET HELD A PUBLIC HEARING, YOU WILL HAVE THREE
MINUTES TO DO SO. PRIOR TO STARTING PUBLIC COMMENT I WANT TO REEMPHASIZE
ONE OF THE COMMENTS IN THE VIDEO INTRODUCTION. AND WANT TO MAKE SURE
THAT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE INCREASE IN A PHENOMENON THAT UNFORTUNATELY NOW
HAS ITS OWN NAME, ZOOM BOMBING, IT IS MAKING RACIST OR HATE COMMENTS BY ZOOM
AT PUBLIC AND LOCAL AND REGIONAL MEETINGS.
AS STATED IN THAT VIDEO, WE WILL NOT TOLERATE ANY FORM OF HATE SPEECH OR
THREATS AGAINST ANY GROUP OR ANY INDIVIDUALS. AND AS CHAIR, I WANT TO
LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I WILL ENFORCE THAT RIGIDLY.
I HOPE NOT TO HAVE TO DO SO. I AM GOING TO START WITH MEMBERS OF
THE PUBLIC WHO ARE HERE. REYLINA, DO WE HAVE ANY CARDS FROM
PEOPLE IN THE ROOM? >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: NO CARDS.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: NO PUBLIC CARDS.
AND ANY HANDS FROM PEOPLE ON ZOOM WHO WISH TO ADDRESS US FOR PUBLIC COMMENT?
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: ALLISON
MADDEN. LET ME GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE YOURSELF.
>>SPEAKER: OKAY THANK YOU. CAN YOU HEAR ME?
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: YES.
>>SPEAKER: THANK YOU. I’M REALLY SAD ABOUT THE ZOOM BOMBING TOO. I WANTED
TO BE THERE IN-PERSON TODAY BECAUSE I WANTED TO THANK YOU, AND I WANTED TO
SHOW THAT EXTRA EFFORT TO BE THERE IN-PERSON. NOT ONLY BECAUSE I’M
INTERESTED IN ALL OF THE CONTENT OF YOUR MEETINGS, BUT DUE TO HOW
COMPASSIONATE YOUR DISCUSSION WAS ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, AGENDA ITEM 11 NOT JUST
ON LIVEABOARD POLICIES BUT ON OYSTER COVE SITUATION IN GENERAL ALSO THE
DISCUSSION THAT HAPPENED AFTER THE PRESENTATION WAS REALLY SOPHISTICATED
POLICY ANALYSIS THAT SHOWS THE LEVEL OF UNDERSTANDING YOU ALL HAVE OF THE
PUBLIC TRUST AS POLICY MAKERS BOTH ELECTED AND APPOINTED, AND OF THE
NUANCES, NOT JUST OF THE PUBLIC TRUST, BUT THE BCDC UNDERLYING POLICIES.
AND, SO, WERE REALLY ENCOURAGED BY THAT. DURING THIS YEAR, WHICH IS
BOOKENDED BY SEPTEMBER 15TH OF 2022 WHEN WE STARTED LOOKING AT OYSTER COVE
AND TALKING ABOUT THE LIVEABOARD POLICIES IN SEPTEMBER 7TH OF THIS
YEAR, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TRIED TO SHOP AND SPEAK, NOT TOO MUCH, AND NOT TOO
LITTLE BUT TO ASK FOR THAT PUBLIC PROCESS BUT BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THE
INFORMATION THAT IT SEEMS LIKE COMMISSIONERS WERE ASKING ABOUT THE
DATA WOULD REALLY COME FORTH IN A PUBLIC PROCESS THAT INCLUDES THE
PUBLIC ACCIDENT UPLANDOWNERS, LIVEABOARDS, HASH BORE AND MARINA
OWNERS AND OPERATORS AT HARBOR MASTERS ET CETERA, AND THOSE OF US WHO HAVE
BEEN SPEAKING WERE AN UNINCORPORATED ASSOCIATION OF DOZENS OF LIVEABOARDS
WE HAVE BEEN MEETING FOR OVER A YEAR AND SOME OF US WORKING ON THIS FOR
EVEN OVER A DECADE AND REALLY WANTED TO PARSE OUT IN THAT PUBLIC PROCESS HOW
MUCH LIVEABOARD COMMUNITIES SERVE THE PUBLIC TRUST WHICH IS WHY I’M KIND OF
SAD HOW PRIMARILY IT’S TIED TO THE RECREATION POLICY.
BECAUSE A LOT OF LIVEABOARDS HAVE A SEPARATE RECREATIONAL BOAT THAT THEY
TAKE OUT. SO THERE, IS SO MUCH INFORMATION TO CONVEY. BUT ONE OF THE
THINGS I WANT TO SAY IS, ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA DID,
THE LAST BILLS HE SIGNED BEFORE HE LEFT OFFICE WAS A FUNDING BILL FOR THE
COAST GUARD AND THE ARMY CORP OF ENGINEER THAT PRESERVED 1500
HOUSEBOATS ON THE TVA PROPERTIES ON THE 13 SOUTHEASTERN STATES IN THE UNITED
STATES, AND AT FIRST IT WAS THE REPUBLICS THAT CAME TO THE AID OF THE
PEOPLE THAT WERE GOING TO BE DISPOSSESSED, AND THEN THE DEMOCRATS
DID IT TOO, BIPARTISAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS UNANIMOUSLY OVERWHELMINGLY
THEY GRAND FATHERED TO PRESERVE ALL OF THAT WHICH AVOIDED THE KIND OF CARNAGE
THAT HAS HAPPENED WITH OUR LOSS OF MARINAS SO WE’RE OFFERING TO BE A
CONDUIT OF THE INFORMATION WE HAVE BEEN COLLECTING ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT
THE MARINAS AND LIVEABOARDS OVER THE LAST YEAR SO WE WOULD APPRECIATE
CONTINUING THE DISCUSSION YOU HAD LAST TIME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: ANY OTHERS?
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC COMMENT
PERIOD. YOU, CERTAINLY, WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE COMMENTS ON SPECIFIC
ITEMS ON THE AGENDA AS THEY COME UP. ITEM FOUR IS THE APPROVAL OF THE
MINUTES OF OUR SEPTEMBER 7TH MEETING. WE HAVE ALL BEEN FURNISHED DRAFT
MINUTES OF THAT MEETING. I WOULD APPRECIATE A MOTION AND SECOND TO
APPROVE THE MINUTES. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE THE
MOTION. >>SPEAKER: SO MOVED.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: COMMISSIONER PESKIN MOVES. AND?
>>SPEAKER: [INDISCERNIBLE]. >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN:
[LAUGHTER] COMMISSIONER ADDIEGO SECONDS.
DO I HEAR ANY OBJECTIONS TO APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES OR ABSTENTIONS?
>>SPEAKER: CAN I ABSTAIN? CHAIR, [INDISCERNIBLE] HAS ABSTAINED.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN:
THAT BRINGS US TO — >>SPEAKER: THIS IS THE COURT
REPORTER, WHO WAS THE FIRST ABSTENTION?
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: COMMISSIONER ZEPEDA, THE NEW
COMMISSIONER AND COMMISSIONER ECKERLE.
>>SPEAKER: THANK YOU. >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: MY FIRST
ITEM IS TO RECOGNIZE TWO NEW COMMISSIONERS. COMMISSIONER JESSE
ARREQUIN WILL NO LONGER BE REPRESENTING THE EAST BAY ON BEHALF OF ABAG, AND
ABAG HAS APPOINTED RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER SEIZURE CESAR ZEPEDA AS
THE REPLACEMENT, NO STRANGER TO BCDC HE IS A MEMBER OF OUR LOCAL ELECTED TASK
FORCE THAT HAS BEEN HELPING OUR BCDC PREPARE OUR REGIONAL SHORELINE
ADAPTATION PLAN STARTING WITH OUR GUIDELINES I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT HIS
ALTERNATE IS RICHMOND CITY COUNCIL MEMBER HELIA BANA, AND WE WILL BE
HEARING MORE ABOUT THE REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN LATERED IN
THE MEETING. CESAR IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS?
>>CESAR ZEPEDA: I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH EVERYONE.
RICHMOND DOES HAVE 32 MILES OF SHORELINE THE MOST OUT OF ANY OTHER
BAY AREA CITY. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING TOGETHER.
THANK YOU. >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN:
THANK YOU. THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE HAS
APPOINTED STEVEN BEN SENAS ITS NEW COMMISSIONER, THE DEPARTMENT’S NEW
PRINCIPAL PROGRAM BUDGET ANALYST FOR THE SECTION THAT INCLUDES BCDC. WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING CLOSELY WITH HIM AND HIS STAFF.
>>SPEAKER: HE TOLD ME BEFORE THE MEETING HE CANNOT ATTEND THIS MEETING.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: HE CANNOT
ATTEND THIS MEETING BUT I AM SURE HE WILL ATTEND FUTURE ONES.
I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SOME SADNESS, BUT NOT TOTALLY SAD, TO SAY A
FEW WORDS ABOUT DIANNE FEINSTEINFEINSTEIN. WITH HER PASSING,
WE HAVE LOST A TRUE PUBLIC SERVANT. ONE OF HER MANY CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE
BAY AND ITS PEOPLE WAS HER INVOLVEMENT IN MEASURE AA. TO THE FRUSTRATION OF
SOME OF ITS SUPPORTERS. SHE PUSHED TO MAKE IT BETTER. AND SHE DID MAKE IT
BETTER AND SHE HELPED SUPPORT IT AND TO PASS IT AND IT’S A VERY IMPORTANT PART
OF OUR EFFORTS TO BOTH PRESERVE THE BAY AND TO PROTECT IT.
I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE SOME LESS RECOGNIZED CONTRIBUTIONS THAT SHE MADE
OVER THE YEARS TO A NUMBER OF BLACK ORGANIZATIONS.
SHE HOSTED THE FIRST ANNUAL RETREAT FOR BLACK WOMEN ORGANIZED FOR POLITICAL
ACTION. ONE OF THE — A STRONG LOCAL AND LONG
INVOLVED ORGANIZATIONS. AND SHE, WHICH HAS BEEN A STRONG VOICE
FOR BLACK WOMEN THROUGH THE OUR COMMUNITIES AND SHE WAS ONE OF THE
ORIGINAL SUPPORTERS OF BLACK AMERICAN POLITICAL ASSOCIATION OF CALIFORNIA
FOUNDATIONED BY PERCY PINKNEY WHO WORKED ON HER STAFF. BUT MOST OF ALL,
I WANT TO RECOGNIZE HER STEADY, COMMITTED, AND DEDICATED LEADERSHIP,
AS SAN FRANCISCO’S MAYOR AND AS OUR UNITED STATES SENATOR. TO SOME SHE
WAS NOT AS AGGRESSIVE OR PROGRESSIVE AS THEY WOULD LIKE YET SHE WAS NOT ONLY
THE AUTHOR BUT REALLY THE CHAMPION OF THE 1994 FEDERAL ASSAULT WEAPONS BAN
AND HEAVEN ARE KNOWS WE NEED MORE OF THOSE. SHE BROKE THROUGH SO MANY
GLASS SEALINGS, I CAN’T COUNT THEM SHE WAS A CHAMPION OF THE PEOPLE AND SHE
WILL BE MISSED. AS YOU KNOW, THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THE LAIRD BILL SB272,
AND I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU AND YOUR ORGANIZATIONS WHO HELPED SUPPORT THAT
AND PERSUADE THE GOVERNOR THAT THIS TIME ROUND, YOU REALLY SHOULD SIGN IT
AND IT WORKED. AND WE WILL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THAT
IN THIS MEETING AND IN FUTURE MEETINGS. IT’S GOING GIVE US SOME VERY NEEDED
HELP IN BOTH PROVIDING GUIDANCE, BUT, ALSO, BEING ABLE TO PUSH LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS TO ADOPT THE PLANS THAT ARE VERY NECESSARY TO PROTECT OUR BAY.
I WANT TO ALSO NOTE THAT LARRY AND I
HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE LEADERS OF MTC AND ABAG AND THE CALIFORNIA
CONSERVANCY TO COASTAL CONSERVANCY, TO TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN COORDINATE
EFFORTS IN SEEKING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ADAPTING TO RISING SEA LEVEL. THE
GOAL IS TO MAKE US MORE EFFECTIVE AND TO ENSURE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE THAT
LOCAL COMPETITION DOESN’T HURT US. WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL EXAMPLE OF THIS WITH
THE APPLICATION TO NOAA FOR LOCAL FUNDS THAT WE ARE HOPEFUL WILL BE SUCCESSFUL
SO WE KNOW IT CAN WORK BUT WE NEED TO MAKE IT MUCH MORE VIGOROUS AND MUCH
MORE THOUGHTFULLY COORDINATED. YOU WILL BE HEARING MORE ABOUT THESE
EFFORTS AT FUTURE MEETINGS. I HOPE WE’LL GET A MAJORITY OF OUR
COMMISSIONERS HERE IN PHYSICAL PRESENCE FOR OUR NOVEMBER 2ND MEETING. I’LL BE
HOSTING A GET-TOGETHER HERE AT 375 BEALE STREET AFTER OUR COMMISSION
MEETING, FOR OUR COMMISSIONERS, AND SENIOR STAFF, SO THAT WE CAN TALK A
LITTLE, AND SOCIALIZE AND RENEW OUR BONDS WITH EACH OTHER AS WE, MORE OR
LESS, COME OUT OF COVID. SO, HOPEFULLY THAT YOU CAN COME FOR
THAT. OUR NEXT MEETING WILL BE ON NOVEMBER
2ND, AND AT THAT MEETING, WE EXPECT TO TAKE UP THE FOLLOWING MATTERS.
CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT WITH THE PORT OF SAN FRANCISCO REGARDING THE
SAN FRANCISCO WATERFRONT SPECIAL AREA PLAN, A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE UPDATED
DRAFT SEAPORT PLAN, A BRIEFING AND STATUS REPORT ON DEVELOPMENTS
CONCERNING HIGHWAY 37. AND THIS IS THE MOMENT IN TIME WHEN
COMMISSIONERS MAY REPORT ANY EX PARTE COMMUNICATIONS THAT YOU HAVE NOT
REPORTED IN WRITING, REMEMBERING THAT YOU DO NEED TO REPORT THEM IN WRITING
ANYWAY. SO, IF ANY COMMISSIONERS WISH TO MAKE A REPORT ON COMMUNICATIONS,
THEY HAVE RECEIVED FROM OUTSIDE ON MATTERS BEFORE THE COMMISSION, NOW IS
THE TIME TO DO SO. >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: I DO NOT
SEE ANY HANDS. THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM SIX, THE —
>>LARRY GOLDZBAND: THANK YOU CHAIR WASSERMAN. I WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO
CHAIR WASSERMAN’S REMARKS ON THE PASSING OF SENATOR FEINSTEIN. AS MANY
OF YOU KNOW I WAS SENIOR MEMBER OF SENATOR PETE WILSON’S GUBERNATORIAL
CAMPAIGN IN 1989 AND 1990 SO I LEARNED A GREAT DEAL ABOUT MAYOR FEINSTEIN
THEN WITHOUT TELLING LONGER STORIES I CAN SAY THAT EACH CANDIDATE HAD
RESPECT FOR OTHERS GIVEN THEY WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL BIG CITY MAYORS. MY
FAVORITE SENATOR FEINSTEIN STORY, HOWEVER, OCCURRED FOUR YEARS AGO WHEN
I WAS LAST IN WASHINGTON, D.C. I WAS WAITING FOR OUR FLIGHT BACK TO SAN
FRANCISCO WHEN THE SENATOR CAME INTO THE GATE AREA SHE WAS GREETED BY THE
VIRGIN AMERICA STAFF WHO OBVIOUSLY KNEW HER TRAVEL HABITS VERY WELL.
WHILE WE WERE WAITING FOR OUR BOARD DELAYED FLIGHT I SCREWED UP MY COURAGE
AND WALKED OVER TO HER AND INTRODUCED MYSELF AS BCDC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND
AS A FORMER FELLOW. NOT A SECOND AFTER I DID AND THANKED HER FOR BEING SUCH A
VISIBLE SUPPORTER OF THE COMMISSION SHE BROKE ENTER A BIG SMILE AND LET ME
KNOW IN NO UNCERTAIN TERMS HOW MUCH SHE ADMIRED BCDC AND HOW MUCH SHE ENJOYED
BEING A COMMISSIONER SHE OBVIOUSLY LOVED THE BAY AND ASKED ME A COUPLE OF
QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR WORK DURING THE PAST 20 YEARS I HAVE MET WITH SEVERAL
STAFF MEMBERS AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS HELPED ME UNDERSTAND IMMEDIATELY THE
REPORTS THAT HER STAFF HAD TO WORK VERY HARD TO KEEP UP WITH HER. SHE WAS
TREMENDOUSLY GRACIOUS THAT EVENING AND MAY HER WORK AND DEVOTION TO WHAT WE
DO KEEP HER AS A BLESSED MEMORY FOR ALL ASSOCIATED WITH BCDC.
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN BCDC HISTORY STAFF HAS COLLABORATED WITH THE
CALIFORNIA CONSERVATION CORP TO PLACE CORP MEMBER ROSE ONE VELAZQUEZ AT BCDC
AS AN INTERN TO BE PAID FOR BY THE CONSERVATION CORP. ROSE ONE HAS BEEN
A CORP MEMBER FOR 18 MONTHS DURING WHICH SHE HAS CANDIES EXPERIENCE IN
TRAIL BUILDING SALAMON RESTORATION AND FUEL REDUCTION AND NOW IS ON THE FIRE
CREW MAYBE WE COULD HAVE USED HER THIS MORNING DURING THE EARTHQUAKE DRILL.
A HORN ET FROM FIRST GENERATION COLLEGE GRAD FROM
>>MARY SACKETT: STATE UNIVERSITY FROM WHICH SHE EARNED BACHELOR OF SCIENCE
IN ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES WITH MINOR IN SPANISH AND CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH CARE
SPANISH ROSY WILL BE WORKING WITH OUR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS AND
WILL HELP US GROW OUR SMALL SOCIAL MEDIA PRINCES CONCURRENTLY AND WE’RE
PLEASED SHE VOLL TIERED TO JOIN US. ALSO INTRODUCING A MEMBER OF OUR
CLIMATE POLICY FOR THE STEWARDSHIP COUNCIL HARRIET ROSS HAS JOINED AS
BCDC REGULATORY DIRECTOR YOU WILL SEE HER IN A MOMENT SHE WONDERED WHETHER
THERE WILL BE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR ADMINISTRATIVE LISTING. BCDC HAS
POWED TO PARTNER WITH THE COASTAL CONSERVANCY SAVE THE BAY, BAY
RESTORATION AUTHORITY SAN FRANCISCO HISTORY PROGRAM ESTUARY INSTITUTE
DUCKS UNLIMITED AND BAY JOINT VENTURE TO ISSUE A COLLABORATIVE COMPREHENSIVE
STATEMENT AFTER SENATOR FEINSTEIN’S PASSING IT’S BEEN DISTRIBUTED TO EACH
OF YOU AND IS POSTED ON OUR WEB SITE AS WELL. I WANT TO NOTE COMMISSIONER
JENN ECKERLE HAS BECOME A NUMBER OF THE NOAA’S NEW NA RENE AND COASTAL AREA
BASED MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE NATIONAL BODY ADVISES UNDER SECRETARY
OF COMMERCE FOR OCEANS ATMOSPHERE ON SCIENCE BASED APPROACHES TO AREA BASED
PROTECTION CONSERVATION RESTORATION MANAGEMENT COASTAL MARINE AREAS ITS
MEMBERSHIP REPRESENTS A WIDE SPECTRUM OF PERSPECTIVES ON AMERICA’S OCEAN
COASTAL AND GREAT LAKES COMMUNITIES RELYING ON INCLUDING RESOURCE MANAGERS
COMMERCIAL RECREATIONAL USERS AND SCIENTIFIC EXPERTS INDIAN TRIBES AND
INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES PHILANTHROPIC NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND EDUCATORS
IN SHORT A TERRIFIC PLACE FOR CALIFORNIA POLICY MAKERS AND WE LOOK
FORWARD TO HEARING ABOUT ITS WORK LAST MONTH BCDC WAS PLEASED TO SUPPORT THE
COASTAL CONSERVANCY’S REQUEST TO THE CONGRESS US ARMY CORP OF ENGINEERS
AUTHORIZING COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF THE NINE COUNTIES SHORELINE OF THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY WHICH WOULD HELP THE REGION PREPARE AND ADAPT TO RISING SEA
LEVELS. OCTOBER 9TH IN THE ABSENCE OF CHAIR WASSERMAN VICE CHAIR EISEN
APPROVED AN EMERGENCY PERMIT APPLICATION FROM THE OWNERS OF A HOUSE
BUILT ON PILES OVER THE BAY IN TIBURON WHILE DOING OTHER WORK ON THE HOUSE
ENGINEERS FOUND THAT THE ROCK SEA WALL UNDER THEIR HOUSE HAD BEEN
DESTABILIZED ALONG ITS ENTIRE LENGTH DUE TO WAVE ACTION AND MAY FAIL
COMPLETELY AT ANY TIME WHICH WOULD RESULTED IN CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF
HOUSE FOUNDATION THE ENGINEERS ALSO ADVISED THE OWNERS TO VACATE THE HOUSE
IMMEDIATELY. I WANT TO THANK VICE CHAIR EISEN FOR WILLINGNESS TO STEP
INTO THE CHAIR’S SHOWALTER SHOES SO THE REPAIRS COULD BEGIN.
FINALLY I’M PLEASED TO LET THE COMMISSION KNOW THAT THE BCDC BOCCE
TEAM, THE MEAN HIGH TIDES EMERGED AS VICTORS IN THE WEDNESDAY FERRY
BUILDING BOCCE LEAGUE PLAY OFFS. BCDC’S TEAM WHICH INCLUDES STALWARTS
TOLL HALLENBECK, JIM, KATHARINE PAN AND STEVE GOLDBECK AMONG OTHERS THE PLAY
OFF GAMES AGAINST THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION AND POVERTY
SAN FRANCISCO WEREN’T GRUDGE MATCHES OR ANYTHING STEVE IS ACTUALLY SHOWING THE
MEDAL THAT EVERYBODY RECEIVED AFTER WINNING. HAPPY TO REPORT THAT OUR
FRIENDS WHO PLAY FOR THE COASTAL COMMISSION TEAM THERE’S A GRUDGE MATCH
LOANED BCDC SUPPORT IN A TERRIFIC DISPLAY OF COLLABORATION WHICH NO
DOUBT PRESTAGES COLLABORATION AS WE MOVE FORWARD TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT
SB272. THAT COMPLETES MY REPORT, CHAIR
WASSERMAN. I’M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR ON HIS REPORT? >>SPEAKER: NOT A QUESTION. BUT A
COMPLIMENT. I WANT TO COMPLIMENT OUR EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR COMING OUT TO
OUR MARIN MAYORS AND COUNCIL MEMBERS GATHERING LAST MONTH AND GIVING A
FABULOUS BCDC 101 AND THEN ENGAGING ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS AFTERWARDS. IT WAS
FANTASTIC, LARRY. THANK YOU. >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: I WANT TO
MAKE A BRIEF COMMENT ON THE EMERGENCY PERMIT. I HAVE HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS
WITH SOME CONTRACTORS AND OTHERS, AND I THINK THE PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE NEED
FOR THAT EMERGENCY PERMIT IS NOT UNCOMMON.
AND I’M NOT SURE THERE IS A LOT WE CAN DO. BUT A LOT OF THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE
PURCHASED HOUSES OVER THE WATER, PARTICULARLY IN MARIN, NOT
EXCLUSIVELY, THERE ARE SOME IN CONTRA COSTA AND ELSEWHERE, DON’T EVEN KNOW
THEY HAVE PERMITS FROM BCDC OR THAT THEY’RE REQUIRED, AND THEY MAY WELL
NOT KNOW THAT THE WORK THAT WAS DONE PURSUANT TO THOSE PERMITS MAY HAVE
BEEN UNDERMINED. SO, I THINK WE NEED TO GIVE A LITTLE
BIT OF THOUGHT ABOUT HOW WE CAN PUBLICIZE THAT AND ALERT THEM SO THAT
WE DON’T FACE A RASH OF EMERGENCY PERMITS.
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM SEVEN, CONSIDERATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE
MATTERS. WE RECEIVED A POSTING ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS AND AS LARRY
SAID, OUR NEW HEAD OF REGULATORY MATTERS, HARRIET ROSS IS HERE, EAGER
TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
NOBODY WANTS TO JUMP IN. ANYBODY FROM THE PUBLIC REYLINA?
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: YOU GET OFF EASY.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM EIGHT, WHICH IS
CONSIDERATION OF A CONTRACT TO PROVIDE ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR
THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISERS PROGRAM.
PHOENIX ARMENTA, OUR SENIOR MANAGER FOR CLIMATE EQUITY AND COMMUNITY
ENGAGEMENT WILL PRESENT THE ITEM. >>PHOENIX ARMENTA: THANK YOU, CHAIR,
COMMISSIONERS. AGAIN I’M PHOENIX ARMENTA, SENIOR MANAGER FOR CLIMB
EQUITY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR CONSIDERATION OF
AN ENVIRONMENT JUSTICE ADVISERS ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONTRACT.
NEXT SLIDE. THE EJ ADVISORS PROGRAM RECENTLY
COMPLETED ITS SECOND YEAR THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED AFTER THE CREATION OF
OUR EJ AND SOCIAL EQUITY POLICIES IN 2019. BCDC CREATED THE PROGRAM
BECAUSE WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR EJ POLICIES WERE IMPLEMENTED WITH THE
HELP OF OUR PARTNERS. THIS EJ ADVISERS PROGRAM IS A PILOT PROGRAM AND A
UNIQUE MODEL BEING EMULATED BY OTHER AGENCIES ACROSS THE STATE. THE
PROGRAM WAS CODEVELOPED WITH EJ ADVISORS AND OVER THE TWO YEARS HAS
SEEN MANY SUCCESSES WHICH INCLUDE HELPING US TO DEVELOP OUR RACIAL
EQUITY ACTION PLAN, ADVISING US ON CREATING AN EQUITY PROCESS AND BAY
ADAPT WORK, ALSO SEEN CHALLENGES OVER THE YEARS EXEMPLIFIED BY THE RECENT
RESIGNATION OF THREE ADVISORS. WITH ANY PROGRAM IT’S IMPORTANT TO
EVALUATE HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING AND ASSESS WHERE YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO
IN THE FUTURE, ISSUING RFP FOR ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
TO CONDUCT ANALYSIS OF THE EJ PROGRAM AND HELP DESIGN THE PROGRAM FOR
MAXIMUM IMPACT. NEXT SLIDE. THROUGH A COMPETITIVE
BIDDING PROCESS STAFF HAS SELECTED MIG, INC. IN COLLABORATION WITH BENCHMARQ
CONSULTING LLC. MIG HAS FOUR DECADES OF PLANNING RESEARCH AND STRATEGY
SUPPORT TO A DIVERSE ARRAY OF PARTNERS THEIR BACKGROUND INCLUDES WORKING WITH
PUBLIC AGENCIES COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS FACILITATING THESE
INSTITUTIONS UNDERSTANDING EQUITY DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION WHILE LEADING
COLLECTIVE CULTURAL SHIFTS TO COLLABORATIVE DYNAMIC BETWEEN
GOVERNMENT AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS WORKING DIRECTLY WITH
BCDC AND EJ ADVISERS IN THE BAY AREA.
WORKING WITH 20 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN HIGH IMPLEMENTING SPECIALIZED TRAINING
SOLUTIONS FOCUSING ON CHANGE MANAGEMENT STRATEGY ORGANIZATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION AND OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE MEASURES.
CONSULTING IS A FORM PARTNERING ON THIS CONTRACT. I’LL OPEN UP TO ANY
QUESTIONS.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS MATTER? I WOULD
— I DO NOT HAVE A QUESTION. I WOULD MAKE ONE COMMENT. NOT SO MUCH
RECENTLY BUT OVER THE YEARS WITH A NUMBER OF PUBLIC AGENCIES I HAVE
REPRESENTED I WORKED WITH MIG AND FOUNDATION THEM TO BE AN EFFECTIVE
CREATIVE ORGANIZATION ASSISTING PUBLIC AGENCIES. SO I LOOK FORWARD TO THEIR
WORKING ON THIS PROJECT. SEEING NO QUESTIONS. STAFF —
OH, PUBLIC. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC — >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: NO PUBLIC
COMMENTS. >>SPEAKER: NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
YOU CAN PUT UP THE SLIDE FOR THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION?
OKAY. THE STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS THAT THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZES ITS
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT UP TO $45,000 CONTRACT WITH
MIG INC. PARTNERSHIP WITH BENCHMARQ CONSULTING
HLLC PROVIDING THE COMMISSION FACILITATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ADVISORS PROGRAM OVER A PERIOD
FROM OCTOBER 19TH, 2023 THROUGH MARCH 1ST, 2024 STAFF FURTHER RECOMMENDS
THAT THE COMMISSION AUTHORIZE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO AMEND THE
CONTRACT AS NECESSARY INCLUDING REVISING THE AMOUNT AND DURATION OF
THE AGREEMENT. >>SPEAKER: I WILL MOVE THE ITEM.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: COMMISSIONER PETERS MAKES THE MOTION.
COMMISSIONER AHN SECONDS. CALL THE ROLL, PLEASE.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: COMMISSIONER ADDIEGO?
>>MARK ADDIEGO: YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER AHN? COMMISSIONER AMBUEHL?
>>DAVID AMBUEHL: YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER BEACH? >>SPEAKER: ABSTAIN.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: COMMISSIONER BURKE?
>>SPEAKER: YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER ECKERLY? >>JENN ECKERLE: YES.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: COMMISSIONER GORIN?
>>SUSAN GORIN: YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER HASZ? >>V. CHAIR, KARL HASZ: YES.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: COMMISSIONER LEE?
>>OTTO LEE: YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER MOULTON-PETERS? >>STEPHANIE MOULTON-PETERS:
YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER NELSON?
>>BARRY NELSON: YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER PESKIN? >>AARON PESKIN: AYE.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: COMMISSIONER RAMOS?
>>BELIA RAMOS: YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER SHOWALTER? >>PATRICIA SHOWALTER: YES.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: COMMISSIONER VAZQUEZ?
>>JOHN VASQUEZ: YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ:
COMMISSIONER ZEPEDA? >>CESAR ZEPEDA: YES.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: VICE CHAIR EISEN?
>>V. CHAIR, REBECCA EISEN: YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: CHAIR
WASSERMAN? >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN:
YES. >>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: 17 YESES, AND
ONE ABSTENTION. NO-NOS HEARD.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE WORK GOING FORWARD.
>>SPEAKER: THANK YOU. >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN:
THAT BRINGS US TO ITEM TEN, SINCE ITEM NINE HAS BEEN POSTPONED. THIS IS AN
UPDATE ON THE REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN’S VISION AND GOALS
PHASE. JACKIE MENDOSKY OUR SENIOR CLIMATE
ADAPTATION PLANNER WILL PRESENT THE ITEM.
>>LARRY GOLDZBAND: BEFORE JACKIE STARTS, I JUST — I HAVE RECEIVED
QUESTIONS FROM, NOW, THREE COMMISSIONERS SAY WHEN ARE WE GOING TO
TALK ABOUT 272. [LAUGHTER]
PAY ATTENTION TO JACKIE, PLEASE. >>JACLYN MANDOSKE: ALL RIGHT LET ME
GO AHEAD AND GET MY SCREEN SLIDES UP. OOPS.
SORRY ABOUT THAT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU EVERYONE.
GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR WASSERMAN AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS JACLYN
MANDOSKE, I AM A SENIOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION PLANNER HERE AT BCDC AND
THE PROJECT MANAGER FOR THE REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN HERE TO
SHARE AN UPDATE ON OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS DEVELOPING GUIDELINES FOR O A REGIONAL
SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN. YOU LAST HEARD UPDATE ON THIS PROJECT BACK IN
FEBRUARY WHEN WE INTRODUCED THE REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN AND
WE HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF EXCITING WORK SINCE THEN. I WANT TO REMIND US
WHY WE’RE HERE AND WHAT WE HOPE TO ACHIEVE. AS WE ALL KNOW RISING SEA
LEVEL AND SHALLOW GROUNDWATER WILL AFFECT ALL OF US WHO LIVE NEAR AND
EVEN FAR FROM THE BAY SHORELINE AND WHILE LOCAL ADAPTATION IS OCCURRING
IT’S HAPPENING UNEVENLY AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE SHORELINE FACE DIFFERENT
RISKS AND DIFFERENT RESOURCES TO RESPOND JURISDICTIONS ARE WELL ON
THEIR WAY WHILE OTHERS HAVE NOT YET GUN WHILE FLOODING DOESN’T CARE ABOUT
JURISDICTION AT BOUNDARIES PROTECTING OUR COMMUNITIES NOW AND IN THE FUTURE
WILL REQUIRE US TO ACT TOGETHER AS A CONNECTED REGION THAT WE ARE IN WAYS
THAT ARE COORDINATED AND CONSISTENT THIS IS WHY WE’RE DEVELOPING A
REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN AS A REMINDER THIS THIS PROJECT IS WOW OF
MANY WAYS WE’RE IMPLEMENTING THE BAY ADAPT JOINT PLATFORM IT’S FUNDED BY
THE OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL AND THE STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY AND IS
ENVISIONED TO SERVE AS A MODEL FOR HOW REGIONS IN CALIFORNIA CAN PLAN
COLLECTIVELY FOR CLIMATE IMPACTS AS COMMISSIONER WASSERMAN EXECUTIVE
DIRECTOR LARRY GOLDZBAND SAID IN THE OPENING REMARKS WE HAVE VERY EXCITING
NEWS ON OCTOBER 7TH GOVERNOR OF — HOW DOES THIS AFFECT OUR WORK WHAT DOES IT
CHANGE? THESE ARE GREAT QUESTIONS AND WE’LL ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS LATER IN
THE PRESENTATION. STAY TUNED. I’M GOING TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON THE WORK
THAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING TO DEVELOP THESE GUIDELINES.
WHEN WE USE THE TERM REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN WHAT WE MEAN BY THAT
IS THREE MAIN PARTS FIRST PART IS CREATING GUIDELINES THIS WORK WE’RE
DOING WILL INCLUDE STANDARDS AND CRITERIA THAT WILL BE REQUIRED IN THE
SUBREGIONAL PLANS FOLLOWING ADOPTION OF THE GUIDELINES THE NEXT STEP IS
SUPPORTING LOCAL JURISDICTION THROUGH POLICY AND TECHNICAL STANZAS IN
CREATING THEIR OWN SUBREGIONAL PLANS LASTLY DEVELOPING AN ONLINE MAPPING
PLATFORM TO SUPPORT LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND COMMUNITIES TO ACCESS GUIDELINES
TO ALLOW US TO TRACK PROGRESS ON ADAPTATION SO WE CONDITIONED HOW AND
WHERE THE REGION IS WORKING TOGETHER TO ACHIEVE SHARED SUCCESS. WHERE ARE WE
IN THE PROCESS TO DEVELOP THE GUIDELINES? WE’RE HERE IN LATE
OCTOBER AND HAVE BEEN SPENDING THE LAST TWO MONTHS CONDUCTING OUTREACH WITH
PRACTITIONERS PLANNERING RESIDENTS AND MORE TO ASK PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR VISION
SUPERVISOR VALUES FOR THE FUTURE OF THE BAY SHORELINE WE HAVE HELD MEETINGS
WITH OUR EXPERT ADVISORY GROUP ATTENDED LOCAL COMMUNITY EVENTS AND CURRENTLY
HAVE A SURVEY OUT TOGETHER FOR FEEDBACK ON THE VISION WE’LL HOST OUR FIRST
PUBLIC WORKSHOP TO HELP US WRAP THE VISION A BIT LATER I’M LOOKING HERD
YOU CAN SEE IN THE TRANSITION DEPENDING GUIDELINES IN THE COMING MONTHS.
EQUITY STRATEGY HAS BEEN DEVELOPED THIS PARTNERSHIP WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL
JUSTICE AND EQUITY SUBCOMMITTEE STRATEGY ALLOWS US TO TRANSPARENTLY
DOCUMENT PRACTICES OF EQUITY THAT WE’RE FOLLOWING IN THIS WORK IT CONTAINS TWO
PARTS, PROCESS HOW WE PAY OUR EQUITY REPRESENTATIVES, CONDUCT OUTREACH WORK
IN PARTNERSHIP WITH COMMUNITIES DEVELOP GUIDELINES AND SECOND PART IS ENSURING
THAT WE’RE EVALUATING AT EACH STAGE OF THE PROCESS AND HOW AND WHERE EQUITY
IS BEING INTEGRATED ACROSS THE OUTCOMES OF OUR WORK. DEVELOPING VISIONS FOR
THE FUTURE WHY THIS IS IMPORTANT IS TO ENSURE THAT THE GUIDELINES REFLECT OUR
VALUES AS A REGION AND ARE COLLECTIVE ACTIONS THROUGHOUT THE SUBREGIONAL
PLANS ADDING UP TO SHARED OUTCOMES WE HAVE DEFINED.
TOPICS AND ISSUES WE’RE PLANNING INCLUDE GUIDELINES, PEOPLE AND HEALTH
ECOSYSTEMS RESILIENCE DEVELOPMENT AND MORE WILL BE DEVELOPING VISION
STATEMENTS GUIDELINES WILL BE WRITTEN TO GET US TOWARDS THESE MEASURES,
CONTINUING TO ELEVATE EQUITY ALONG WITH EVALUATING PRIORITIES PRIORITIES SUCH
AS IMPROVING NATURE-BASED INITIATION AND ADAPTATION, ACHIEVING MULTIPLE
BENEFITS. WE HAVE ATTENDED NINE COMMUNITIES EVENTS IN THE LAST TWO
MONTHS AND WE HAVE ONE MORE COMING UP THIS WEEKEND WE HAVE BEEN OUT IN
COMMUNITIES EVERY WEEKEND SINCE SEPTEMBER. WE HAVE BEEN ALL OVER FROM
THE NORTH BAY TO THE CENTRAL BAY AND THE SOUTH BAY. AND I WANT TO NOTE
THAT WE WERE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN EACH OF THESE EVENTS THROUGH
PARTNERSHIPS INCLUDING THROUGH THE SUPPORT OF MANY OF OUR COMMISSIONERS,
AS WELL AS ADVISORY GROUP MEMBERS AND MEMBERS OF OUR LOCAL ELECTED’S
REGIONAL TASK FORCE. THANK YOU SO MUCH TO EVERYBODY WHO
HELPED US GET INTO THE EVENTS THEY HAVE BEEN REALLY SPECIAL AND IMPORTANT
EXPERIENCES. YOU SHOULD HAVE ALL HOPEFULLY RECEIVED
AN E-MAIL FROM US THIS MORNING THROUGH OUR BAY ADAPT E-MAIL WITH A LINK TO
THIS SURVEY. THIS IS ANOTHER WAY THAT WE’RE CAPTURING FEEDBACK ON THE
VISION. IF YOU DIDN’T GET THAT E-MAIL PLEASE LET ME KNOW AND I AM HAPPY TO
RESEND. I’LL MAYBE PAUSE FOR ONE MOMENT AND ASK FOLKS IF THEY WOULD
LIKE TO TAKE THEIR PHONES OUT AND SCAN THE QR CODE. SAVE IT FOR LATER.
THE SURVEY IS ABOUT 5 TO 7 MINUTES SO MAYBE AFTER THE MEETING TODAY. WE
ENCOURAGE ALL OF TO YOU TAKE IT AND SHARE IT WITH YOUR NETWORKS AND
COMMUNITIES. WE’LL BE CLOSING THE SURVEY AT THE END OF THIS MONTH ON
OCTOBER 31ST. SO, WHAT HAVE WE BEEN DOING AT ALL OF
THESE EVENTS? WE HAVE TALKED TO HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE.
WE HAVE HAD OVER 250 INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE INTERACT WITH OUR — OR ENGAGE ON OUR
INTERACTIVE BOARD. AND ON THIS BOARD, WHICH YOU CAN SEE A BIT IN THESE
PHOTOS, WE ASK PEOPLE WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO YOU. WE PROVIDED A SERIES OF VALUE
STATEMENTS AND ASKED PEOPLE TO IDENTIFY THE TOP THREE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO
THEM RIGHT NOW. AND WE ALSO ASKED THEM THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS TO THEM FOR
FUTURE GENERATIONS. WE USED THIS ACTIVITY TO INITIATE CONVERSATIONS AND
SHARE THE CONTEXT THAT SEA LEVEL RISE WILL HAVE LONG-TERM GENERATIONAL EXACT
IMPACTS AND CHOICES TODAY WILL AFFECT OPPORTUNITIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS.
INCLUDING TOP PRIORITIES FROM ALL NINE COMMUNITIES BOTH IN RIGHT NOW AND FOR
THE FUTURE. UNSURPRISINGLY RIGHT NOW PEOPLE ARE
THINKING ABOUT THE DAY-TO-DAY ISSUES INCLUDING COST OF LIVING AND HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY. WE SAW THAT PEOPLE VALUE PHYSICAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
OF BAY AREA RESIDENTS IT WAS A HIGH PRIORITY TODAY AND FOR FUTURE
GENERATIONS AS WE LOOK AT PRIORITIES HELD FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS WE SEE
VALUES CHANGED A BIT. YES FOLKS ARE STILL CONCERNED ABOUT COST OF LIVING
BUT THE HIGHEST PRIORITY FOR THE FUTURE BY FAR IS PROTECTING NATURAL HABITATS
AND WILDLIFE. IT’S REMARKABLE THAT NEARLY EVERY COMMUNITY PRIORITIZED
THIS FOR THE FUTURE. WHILE THIS ACTIVITY WAS NOT INTENDED
TO BE AN OFFICIAL SURVEY WE WILL USE THESE RESULTS TO HELP US VERIFY OUR
VISION STATEMENTS. THROUGH THE EVENTS WE INTERACTED WITH A BROAD RANGE OF
PEOPLE WITH VARYING LEVELS OF FAMILIARITY WITH THE TOPIC SOME HAD
NEVER HEARD OF SEA LEVEL RISE. WE TALKED WITH KIDS AND ADULTS WE HAD
MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH AND WE FORMED RELATIONSHIPS
WHICH WE HOPE WILL BE PART OF OUR PROCESS MOVING FORWARD. WE HAVE BEEN
GATHERING FEEDBACK FROM OUR ONLINE SURVEY WHICH YOU ALL HAVE THE QR CODE
ON YOUR PHONE. AMONG MANY QUESTIONS ON THE SURVEY WE ASKED PEOPLE TO SHARE IN
THEIR OWN WORDS THEIR VISION FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SHORELINE. I WON’T READ
ALL OF THEM BUT DRAW ON I A COUPLE OF THEMES THAT STOOD OUT TO ME.
PEOPLE ARE ENVISIONING A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO ADDRESS PROBLEMS AT ALL
LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT AGENCIES WORKING TOGETHER TOWARDS THE SAME SET OF BOLD
OBJECTIVES THAT SEA LEVEL RISE CLIMATE CHANGE OFFER OPPORTUNITY TO RETHINK
OUR CURRENT SYSTEMS AND FOSTER HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS WITH ONE ANOTHER AND THE
NATURAL WORLD. SO FAR THE SURVEY HAS GENERATED 170 RESPONSES AND WILL CLOSE
IN OCTOBER THIS INFORMATION ALSO IS BEING USED TO CONFIRM OUR VISION
STATEMENTS AND VALIDATE AND GATHER VOICES FROM PEOPLE AROUND THE REGION.
LASTLY WE’LL HOST OUR FIRST PUBLIC WORKSHOP NEXT THURSDAY OCTOBER 26TH ON
ZOOM PLEASE TENANTS IN THE MORNING THIS MORNING’S E-MAIL YOU RECEIVED A ZOOM
REGISTRATION LINK FOR THIS WORKSHOP. IT WILL BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO
LEARN ABOUT DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT DEBUTING CHALLENGES
OPPORTUNITIES AND BAY AREA ADAPTATION SHARING MORE RESULTS FROM ALL FEEDBACK
WE HAVE BEEN GATHERING IN THIS PHASE, AS WE BEGIN TRANSITIONING INTO THE
NEXT PHASE WHICH IS DEFINING SUBREGIONAL ADAPTATION PLANS.
WHAT IS A SUBREGIONAL ADAPTATION PLAN WE HAVE BEEN ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT
THIS THROUGH A COUPLE OF MAJOR BUCKETS. 50 FIRST IS WHAT’S IN THE PLAN,
WHAT NEEDS TO BE IN THERE AND WHAT ARE GOOD PLANS THAT OTHER JURISDICTIONS
HAVE BEEN DOING THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM. NEXT THINKING ABOUT WHAT’S THE
PROCESS FOR HOW THESE PLANS SHOULD BE DEVELOPED. IMPORTANT PART OF THE
QUESTION IS WHAT’S THE SCALE OF THE PLAN OR SUBREGION, WHO LEADS AND
IMPLEMENTS IT: THERE ARE IDEAS FOR HOW WE MIGHT CONSIDER SCALE OF PLANS FOR
EXAMPLE, WE’LL BE EXPLORING MULTIPLE SCALES CITIES COUNTIES OPERATIONAL
LANDSCAPE UNITS EVALUATING TRADE-OFFS DIFFERENT APPROACHES LASTLY THINKING
ABOUT PLANS ADOPTION AND IMPLEMENTED WE HAVE A SUBCOMMITTEE THAT WILL BE
TACKLING THESE QUESTIONS WITH US WE’LL BRING THESE QUESTIONS TO OUR RISING
SEA LEVEL COMMISSIONER WORKING GROUP MEETINGS AS WELL AS CONSIDERING FOCUS
GROUPS TO ENSURE THE WAY WE DEFINE THESE PLANS IS RESPONSIVE TO
CHALLENGES AT HAND. NOW WE’RE HERE TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE LAIRD BILL. OUR
NEXT STEP IN SUBREGIONAL PLANS IS EXCITING WITH THE PASSAGE OF SB272.
WHAT DOES IT ACTUALLY DO? IT REQUIRES LOCAL JURISDICTIONS ALONG THE SAN
FRANCISCO BAY SHORELINE TO DEVELOP SUBREGIONAL SHORELINE RESILIENCY
PLANS. THESE ARE NOT DEFINED IN THE BILL BUT ARE BEING DEFINED THROUGH OUR
PROJECT. THIS IS A STATEWIDE BILL FOR THE OUTER COAST, THE CALIFORNIA
COASTAL COMMISSION HAS EQUIVALENT RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH THEIR LOCAL
COASTAL PROGRAM AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COASTAL
COMMISSION TO ENSURE ALIGN. THIS BILL REQUIRES BCDC TO DEVELOP
GUIDELINES BY THE END OF 2024 WHICH WE’RE CURRENTLY DOING AND SPECIFICALLY
CALLS OUT THAT THE GUIDELINES WILL BE BUILT ON BAY ADAPT’S GUIDING
PRINCIPLES. IT REQUIRES THAT SUBREGIONAL PLANS ARE
SUBMITTED TO BCDC FOR APPROVAL BASED ON CONSISTENCY WITH GUIDELINES AND SETS
UP IMPORTANT PROJECTS AND STRATEGIES CONTAINED WITHIN THE APPROVED PLANS
WILL BE PRIORITIZED FOR STATE FUNDING.
SETS A TIMELINE FOR COMPLETION OF SUBREGIONAL PLANS BY JANUARY 2034
ALTHOUGH WE’RE HOPING TO EXCEED THAT TIMELINE IN THE BAY AREA.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF SB272 FOR ADVANCING SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION?
IT HELPS US ACHIEVE OUR GOALS FOR REGIONAL PREPARATION. AS I MENTIONED
EARLIER A RISING BAY DOESN’T FOLLOW JURISDICTIONAL LINES AND ONE DECISION
IN ONE LOCATION CAN HAVE CASCADING NEGATIVE IMPACTS ACROSS THE BAY AREA
BAY ADAPT SB272 WILL HELP SOLVE THOSE THREATS BY ESTABLISHING COMMON
REGION-WIDE STANDARDS SUPPORTING PLANS THAT TRANSCEND JURISDICTIONS. THE
SAME IS TRUE ACROSS THE ENTIRE CALIFORNIA COAST THIS BILL COMPELS ALL
COMMUNITIES ACROSS CALIFORNIA TO PREPARE ADAPTATION PLANS THAT
PRIORITIZE DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, IS BASED ON SCIENCE AND PROTECTS
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE WITHOUT ENDANGERING THEIR NEIGHBORS OR
HABITATS AND CREATES A PRIORITY FOR SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION AND FUNDING. A
RECENT MTC BCDC REPORT ESTIMATES IT WILL COST $110 BILLION IN THE BAY AREA
ALONE TO ADAPT TO MID-CENTURY SEA LEVEL RISE. SB272 WILL HELP US PLAN WHERE
WE NEED SMART INVESTMENTS TO PRIORITIZE AT RISK LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES NATURAL
AREAS AND CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS WELL AS LINK THOSE PLANS TO STATE
FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT THEM. WHAT ARE THE ACTUAL REQUIREMENTS LAID OUT IN THE
BILL, SETS MINIMUM STANDARDS INCLUDING USE OF BEST AVAILABLE SCIENCE LOCAL
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT INCLUDES EFFORTS TO ENSURE EQUITY FOR AT RISK
COMMUNITIES THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION STRATEGIES
RECOMMENDED PROJECTS IDENTIFICATION OF LEAD PLANNING IMPLEMENTATION AGENCIES
A TIMELINE FOR UPDATES AS NEEDED AS DETERMINED BY THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT IN
AGREEMENT WITH BCDC OR THE COASTAL COMMISSION AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF
ANALYSIS OF AT LEAST COST FOR CRITICAL PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE RECOMMENDED
APPROACHES FOR IMPLEMENTING ADAPTATION STRATEGIES PROJECTS THROUGH OUR
CURRENT WORK WE INTEND TO NOT ONLY MEET THESE REQUIREMENTS BUT ALSO EXCEED
THEM. WE’RE INCLUDING A BROADER RANGE OF TOPIC AREAS IN OUR GUIDELINES
WORKING COLLABORATIVELY WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND ELEVATING EQUITY IN
NATURE-BASED ADAPTATION SOLUTIONS THE GOOD NEWS, WE HAVE ALREADY STARTED AND
ARE WELL ON OUR WAY BCDC REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN GUIDELINES
WILL ADDRESS MINIMUM STANDARDS AND MORE.
ADAPTING REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN SB272 ARE ALIGNED ON TRACK AND
LINK FUNDING WE’RE ALIGNED WITH THIS BILL BCDC WORKED CLOSELY WITH SENATOR
LAIRD AND A VARIETY OF STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP SB 272 AND THE COMMISSION AND
MANY OTHERS ARE AROUND THE REGION TOOK SUPPORT VISION SUPPORT POSITIONS ON
THE BILL AND WE THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE ANTICIPATED THE ADOPTION OF SB272 WE
STARTED MEETING THESE REQUIREMENTS EVEN BEFORE THE BILL WAS SIGNED AND THE
REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN DEVELOPED LAST YEAR AS YOU CAN SEE IN
THE BLUEPRINT OF SB272 OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS WE HAVE WORKED
COLLABORATIVELY WITH THE VOLUNTARY BAY AREA LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND REGIONAL
PARTNERS TO DEVELOP BAY ADAPT AND WILL CONTINUE TO DO SO AS WE IMPLEMENT THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THE BILL. WE WILL ALSO BE PROVIDING POLICY TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AS THEY APPLY THE GUIDELINES AND
DEVELOP THESE PLANS WE’RE ON TRACK TO DEVELOP THE GUIDELINES BY THE END OF
2024 IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE BILL REQUIREMENTS AND IMPORTANTLY THIS BILL
IS RANKED TO FUNDING AND THIS IS NOT AN UNFUNDED MANDATE FOR LOCAL
JURISDICTIONS A GRANT FOR FUNDING DEVELOPING BAY SHORELINE ADAPTATION
PLANS WILL ISSUE AVAILABLE STARTING AT THE END OF 2023 FROM THE OCEAN
PROTECTION COUNCIL AND OTHER POTS COULD BE APPLIED FOR THIS PURPOSE AS WELL, O
THIS. PC HAS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE FUNDING FOR PHASING AND IMPLEMENTING
PLANNING FOR IMPLEMENTATION WORK WITH OPC ON THE CURRENT GRANT ON THEIR
CURRENT GRANT CRITERIA ONCE THESE GUIDELINES ARE COMPLETE WE WILL WORK
WITH OPC TO UPDATE THOSE FUTURE ROUNDS THESE ARE HISTORIC LEVELS OF FUNDING
FOR ADAPTATION SO IT IS IN JURISDICTIONS BEST INTEREST TO GET
THESE PLANS DEVELOPED SOON THE STATE HAS ALLOCATED $690 MILLION IN
MULTI-YEAR FUNDING FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION BETWEEN NOW AND 2050.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN FOR US? SB272 PRESENTS CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES FOR BCDC IN THE BAY AREA WE’LL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES
AND NOW HAVE SB272 BEHIND IT WHILE THE BILL CALLS FOR SUBREGIONAL PLANS TO BE
COMPLETED BY 2034 WE THINK THE REGION CANNOT WAIT THAT LONG TO PLAN FOR IT.
WE CAN COLLECTIVELY WORK TOGETHER TO ADOPT PLANS SOONER ONE WAY IS BCDC
WILL ESTABLISH AS I MENTIONED A SUPPORTIVE FLEXIBLE POLICY AND
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO MEET CITIES AND COUNTIES WHERE THEY ARE
CONNECT THEM TO FUNDING AND REDUCE BURDEN OF ADDITIONAL PLANNING COSTS WE
WILL CONTINUE TO DEFINE THE SUBREGIONAL PLAN AND ENSURE LOCAL PLAN APPROVAL
PROCESS CLEAR AND CODIFIED SO THAT GOVERNMENTS KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT.
FINALLY BCDC STRATEGIC PLAN FORESEES A UNIFIED CONSISTENT REGIONAL APPROACH
ACROSS BCDC PLANNING AND REGULATORY FUNCTIONS IN LIGHT OF RISING SEA LEVEL
AND DIRECTS THE COMMISSION TO DETERMINE WHETHER BCDC REGULATORY AND PLANNING
AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO FOSTER LARGER SCALE
ADAPTATION EFFORTS. AS BCDC IMPLEMENTING SB272 WE’LL HOLD
PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS WHETHER AND HOW TO CHANGE OUR LAWS AND POLICIES TO BEST
IMPLEMENT THIS NEW BILL. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME THIS AFTERNOON. I’M
SURE YOU HAVE LOTS MUCH QUESTIONS. I’M HAPPY TO ANSWER THEM AND WILL GO AHEAD
AND TURN IT BACK OVER TO COMMISSIONER WASSERMAN. THANK YOU
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: QUESTIONS?
QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS? VICE CHAIR EISEN?
>>V. CHAIR, REBECCA EISEN: THANK YOU, JESSE. THAT WAS FANTASTIC.
THE 272 REFERS TO LOCAL JURISDICTIONS AND YOU SAID IN ONE OF YOUR EARLIER
SLIDES THAT A SUBREGIONAL PLAN COULD BE BASED ON THE CITY, THE COUNTY, OR AN
OLU, I THINK IS THE TERM WE’RE NOW USING. WHO DECIDES THAT QUESTION?
OAKLAND AND ALAMEDA COULD EACH HAVE THEIR OWN PLAN? OR THEY COULD DO IT
ON A COUNTY-WIDE BASIS OR AS PART OF AN LOU? WHO MAKES THAT DECISION?
>>SPEAKER: RIGHT NOW OUR CURRENT PROCESS IS THROUGH AS I MENTIONED OUR
ADVISORY GROUP MEMBERS WORKING WITH OUR RISING SEA LEVEL COMMISSIONER WORKING
GROUP AND FOCUS GROUPS ACTUALLY TO COME UP WITH THAT DECISION IN THE PROCESS
TO DEFINE WHAT A SUBREGIONAL PLAN IS AND THAT INCLUDES ANY KIND OF
MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL ASPECTS SO OUR INTENTION AT THIS POINT IS NOT THAT
EVERYBODY POSSIBLY GETS TO DECIDE FOR THEMSELVES ALTHOUGH WE WANT TO EXPLORE
AND ENSURE WHEN PEOPLE ARE PLANNING THEY’RE DOING SO IN WAYS THAT REALLY
SUPPORT THE IMPLEMENTATION, AT THIS POINT WE DON’T INTEND EVERYBODY GETS
TO CHOOSE ON THEIR OWN BUT AS WE GO THROUGH THE PHASES OF THE PROJECT
WE’LL BE EVALUATING THESE DIFFERENT OPTIONS BEFORE WE ACTUALLY GET INTO
THE DEVELOPING OF GUIDELINES WE’LL HAVE RECOMMENDED APPROACH THAT WE’LL BE
USING. >>SPEAKER: ADDING TO THAT, WE’LL
INCLUDE IN THE GUIDELINES WHAT THE DEFINITION OF SUBREGION IS. WE WON’T
LEAVE IT OPEN AND WE’LL BRING THAT BACK TO YOU AS COMMISSIONERS TO WEIGH IN ON
AS WELL.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: COMMISSIONER SHOWALTER?
>>PATRICIA SHOWALTER: THANK YOU. WELL, FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, I
WOULD LIKE TO THANK JACKIE AND TODD HALLENBECK FOR COMING TO MOUNTAIN
VIEW’S BIRTHDAY PARTY FOR SHORELINE PARK. IT WAS OUR 40th ANNIVERSARY AND
FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT DON’T KNOW, SHORELINE PARK WAS BUILT UPON A —
ABOUT A 30-YEAR LANDFILL THAT WAS BUILT WITH SAN FRANCISCO GARBAGE. AND IT’S
REALLY QUITE AN INTERESTING PUBLIC WORKS SUCCESS STORY.
IT’S A BEAUTIFUL 700 FIRST ACRE REGIONAL PARK NOW. BUT WE DO HAVE
FOREVER TO TAKE CARE OF THIS LANDFILL THAT’S UNDERNEATH IT, BUT ON THE GOOD
SIDE, IT RAISED THE SURFACE ELEVATION OF THE AREA OF MOUNTAIN VIEW ADJACENT
TO THE BAY BY NINE FEET. SO WHAT WE HAVE TO DO TO PROTECT THE REST OF THE
WAY IS A LITTLE LESS THAN SOME PEOPLE IN OTHER AREAS MAY HAVE TO DO.
ANYWAY, I WANTED TO FIRST OF ALL THANK THEM FOR COMING. PEOPLE WERE HAVING A
GREAT TIME. TODD TOOK SOME FOLKS OUT ON TOUR OF RESTORATIONS THAT ARE GOING
ON AND JACKIE WAS VERY BUSY ASKING QUESTIONS SO WE REALLY APPRECIATED THE
INVOLVEMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY CELEBRATION. THEN I WANT TO ASK ABOUT
THIS WHAT IS SUBREGIONAL. THE CITY OF MOUNTAIN VIEW DEVELOPED A PLAN, AND
ABOUT 2013, AND WE REVISED IT A FEW TIMES. IT HAS 14 PROJECTS THAT WE
NEED TO DO. AND WE COORDINATE WITH PALO ALTO AND
SUNNYVALE AND THE SANTA CLARA VALLEY WATER DISTRICT, AND THE COASTAL
CONSERVANCY AND ALL SORTS OF ORGANIZATIONS.
[LAUGHTER] FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE. BUT WE —
YOU KNOW, I THINK IT’S VERY IMPORTANT TO BUILD ON THAT PLAN. SO, I’M REALLY
INTERESTED IN SEEING HOW THIS SUBREGION GETS DEFINED AND TO MAKE SURE THAT WE
BUILD ON WHAT HAS ALREADY BEEN DONE, EVEN THOUGH IT’S — I KNOW THE
PLANNING IS QUITE UNEVEN THROUGHOUT THE AREA. SO, MY QUESTION, REALLY, IS
JUST, GENERALLY, HOW ARE WE PLANNING TO DO THAT?
>>DANA BRECHWALD: THIS IS DANA BRECHWALD, ASSISTANT PLANNING DIRECTOR
FOR CLIMATE ADAPTATION WE’RE IN THE BEGINNING PHASES OF DEFINING THAT
RIGHT NOW, I WANT TO REASSURE PEOPLE WE DON’T HAVE A FINAL OUTCOME IN MIND
RIGHT NOW IT WILL BE A COLLABORATIVE PROCESS WE’LL HAVE A WORKING GROUP AND
BACK TO THE SEA LEVEL RISE WORKING GROUP AND BRING IT BACK TO THE
COMMISSION WE’LL HAVE SOME FOCUS GROUPS TO HELP DEFINE THAT, LOOKING AT THE
PROCESS AND BUILDINGS ON THE PLANNING THAT PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY DONE. SO WE
DON’T HAVE ANY FINAL ANSWER. [LAUGHTER]
FOR YOU AT THIS TIME. BUT YOU DO RAISE GOOD POINTS AND THAT’S WHAT WE’RE
GOING TO CONSIDER AS WE COME UP WITH A DEFINITION OF WHAT A SUBREGIONAL PLAN
S >>PATRICIA SHOWALTER: GREAT.
THAT’S GREAT. THE OTHER THING I WANT TO MENTION IS, AROUND THE BAY, WHO
HAS, SORT OF, JURISDICTION FOR FLOOD PROTECTION, WHICH IS WHAT SEA LEVEL
RISE PROTECTION S REALLY IT’S COASTAL FLOOD PROTECTION FROM COASTAL FLOODING
AND IT VARIES ALL OVER THE MAP IT’S LIKE A PATCHWORK QUILT I WANT TO MAKE
SURE YOU’RE INCLUDING THE FLOOD PROTECTION AGENCIES AS WELL IN THIS
GROUP. RIGHT? THAT YOU’RE TALKING TO. ARE THEY —
YOU DIDN’T MENTION THEM IN THE SPECIFICALLY IN THE PRESENTATION, BUT
I AM SURE THEY’RE PART OF THE MIX. IS THAT CORRECT?
>>DANA BRECHWALD: WE HAVE AN ADVISORY GROUP OF 40 INDIVIDUALS THAT PANT
GAMUT OF PRACTITIONERS WE HAVE FLOOD CONTROL AGENCY REPRESENTATIVES ON THAT
WE’RE LOOKING FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO HAVE MORE FOCUS GROUPS AND MAKE SURE THAT
AT DIFFERENT PARTS TO ENSURE THAT WE’RE CAPTURING THOSE EXPERT VOICES, THAT WE
CREATE SPACES IN THIS PROCESS TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS. SO.
>>PATRICIA SHOWALTER: OH YES THANK YOU FOR REMINDING ME OF THAT. I KNOW
SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING ON THAT EXPERT ADVISORY GROUP. THAT FILLS
THAT BILL. THANKS VERY MUCH. >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN:
COMMISSIONER NELSON?
>>BARRY NELSON: THANKS. I WANT TO THANK STAFF FOR THE BRIEFING AND
CONGRATULATE STAFF, ESPECIALLY LARRY AND SPECIFICALLY STEVE AS WELL, SB272
IS A REAL STEP FORWARD FOR THE COMMISSION, JUST A MILESTONE I THINK
WE SHOULD RECOGNIZE. WE HAVE HAD A COUPLE OF CONVERSATIONS OVER THE LAST
SEVERAL YEARS ABOUT THE SORT OF LEGISLATION THAT WOULD HELP US WITH
ADAPTATION EFFORTS AND 272 REALLY TICKS A LOT OF THOSE BOXES SO IT’S IMPORTANT
AS A STEP FORWARD AS REGIONAL ADAPTATION PLANS COME TOGETHER AND WE
THINK ABOUT GOING BACK TO THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR
ESPECIALLY FOR THE LEGISLATURE WHETHER IT’S FOR POLICY LEGISLATION REGARDING
IMPLEMENTATION OR ESPECIALLY NEXT STEPS ON FINANCING AND FUNDING ADAPTING A
EFFORTS, THE FACT THAT WE’RE DOING ALL OF THIS WORK IN RESPONSE TO A MANDATE
FROM THE STATE LEGISLATURE, AS OPPOSED TO DOING IT JUST BECAUSE THE
COMMISSION THINKS IT’S A GOOD IDEA, IS REALLY IMPORTANT. SO, I JUST WANTED
TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE IMPORTANCE OF THIS STEP. AND, REALLY, THANK STAFF AND
CONGRATULATE STAFF FOR MAKING SURE THAT THIS BILL IS SO CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH
OUR THINKING AND OUR EXISTING EFFORTS. AND I THINK IT WILL REALLY GIVE US A
BOOST. THANK YOU. >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN:
COMMISSIONER JOHN-BAPTISTE?
>>ALICIA JOHN BAPTISTE: THANKS CHAIR WASSERMAN. THANK YOU TO STAFF FOR
THIS EXCELLENT COMPREHENSIVE PRESENTATION.
OBVIOUSLY THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING MOMENT TO BE N AS I’M THINKING ABOUT
THIS QUESTION OF SUBREGIONAL, HOW TO DEFINE SUBREGIONAL. THERE IS ALREADY
I THINK IT YOU HAVE HEARD PEOPLE ALREADY IDENTIFYING DIFFERENT STARTING
POINTS DIFFERENT RESOURCES DIFFERENT PRIORITIES AMONG ALL THE DIFFERENT
ACTORS AND I THINK FRANKLY IN SOME CASES DIFFERING LEVELS OF TRUST
BETWEEN DIFFERENT COMPONENTS OF WHOM I CONSTITUTE WHAT A SUBREGIONAL
JURISDICTION LOOKS LIKE SO WHAT OCCURS TO ME THAT YOU MIGHT ALSO BE THINKING
ABOUT AS YOU’RE CONSIDERING HOW TO DEFINE SUBKNEE REGIONAL IS ALSO HOW TO
THINK ABOUT ENSURING INTEGRITY ACROSS SUBREGIONAL PLANS SO WE HAVE A KIND OF
SECONDARY WAY TO BACKSTOP ANY GAPS IN THE SYSTEM. WHICH THIS LEGISLATION
WAS SO IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT GIVES BCDC THE AUTHORITY TO ACTUALLY HOLD THE
WHOLE PICTURE SO CONSIDERING YOU CAN DO THAT IN A WAY THAT MATCHES UP WITH
DEFINING AREAS I THINK WILL BE IMPORTANT. THANK YOU.
>>SPEAKER: THANK YOU FOR THOSE COMMENTS.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: COMMISSIONER NELSON. YOU STILL HAVE
YOUR HAND UP. DO YOU WANT ANOTHER SHOT? OR YOU JUST HAVEN’T PULLED IT
DOWN? I HAVE A QUESTION FOR COMMISSIONER ECKERLE RELATED TO THIS.
AND THAT IS IF YOU CAN GIVE US ANY SENSE OF THE TIMING OF THE ROLE ROLL
OUT ON THE FUNDING FROM OPC FOR THESE PLANNING EFFORTS.
>>JENN ECKERLE: THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY JUST TO GIVE AN
OVERARCHING REVIEW OF THE PROGRAM. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION, THE
OCEAN PROTECTION COUNCIL’S SB1 GRANT PROGRAM WHICH IS WHERE THIS 95 MILLION
WILL LIVE IS GOING TO OFFER TWO DIFFERENT TRACKS FOR FUNDING ONE FOR
PLANNING ONE FOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION SO EXAMPLES OF PLANNING PROJECTS
INCLUDE COMMUNITY VISIONING VULNERABLE ASSESSMENTS DATA COLLECTION ADAPTATION
PLANS AND ELIGIBLE IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS INCLUDE NATURE-BASED GREEN
GRAY HYBRID ADAPTATION PROJECTS FEASIBILITY STUDIES PROJECT DESIGN SO
YOU HAVE HEARD THAT THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES A SET OF ADAPTATION CRITERIA
WHICH ARE THE STANDARDIZED SET OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS THAT WE WANT TO
SEE, THE CRITERIA DRAFT STANDS NOW AIMING TO ESTABLISH BEST PRACTICES AND
CONSISTENCY ACROSS OUR ADAPTATION EFFORTS WE DEVELOPED IN THAT CLOSE
COORDINATION WITH STAFF FROM BCDC AND THE COASTAL COMMISSION AND OTHER
MEMBER AGENCIES OF OUR STATE. SEA LEVEL RISE COLLABORATIVE SO THAT FINAL
CRITERIA FOR THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN OUR GRANT PROGRAM SOLICITATION WHICH
WE ANTICIPATE RELEASING BY THE END OF THIS YEAR. SO ONCE THE SOLICITATION
IS RELEASED WE INTEND TO ACCEPT AND APPROVE THE PLANNING PROJECTS THROUGH
ROLLING QUARTERLY NON-COMPETITIVE PROCESS PROVIDING THEY SATISFY THE
REQUIREMENTS IN THE FINAL SEA LEVEL RISE CRITERIA AND WE WILL BEGIN
ACCEPTING IMPLEMENTATION PROJECTS IN THE COMET PETATIVE PROCESS MID-TO LATE
2024 THEN ONE OTHER NOTE THAT’S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR OUR EQUITY WORK WE ARE
ENSURING THAT WE HAVE ACCESS TO THIS FUNDING OPC IS SIMULTANEOUSLY
LAUNCHING A TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM THAT WILL PROVIDE DIRECT GRANT
APPLICATION SERVICES TO LOCAL REGIONAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS REPRESENTATIVE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE COMMUNITIES SO TO QUALIFY FOR THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
APPLICANTS MUST MEET SPECIFIC CRITERIA THAT CRITERIA IS CURRENTLY UNDER
DEVELOPED BUT THE GOAL IS TO PRIORITIZE FUNDING TO COMMUNITIES THAT ARE
UNDERRESOURCED AND ARE LACKING NECESSARY CAPACITY TO COMPETE FOR THIS
FUNDING. SO INTERESTED LOCAL AND REGIONAL AND TRIBAL JURISDICTIONS TO
MEET THAT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CRITERIA CAN APPLY FOR AND RECEIVE THAT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SUPPORT SO I’M COMMITTED TO KEEPING THE COMMISSION
APPRISED ON THE NEXT STEPS AND ENCOURAGE ANYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN
LEARNING MORE ABOUT BEING NOTIFIED ABOUT WHEN OUR FUNDING BECOMES
AVAILABLE TO VISIT OPC’S WEB SITE AT WWW.OPC.CA.GOV. AND I’M HAPPY TO
ANSWER ANY FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN:
THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BURKE? >>SPEAKER: I WANT TO ECHO
COMMISSIONER SHOWALTER’S POINT ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE’RE ENGAGING WITH
FLOOD CONTROL AGENCIES SO FOR EXAMPLE, THE SAN FRANCISCO SIS QUIT OWE CREEK
FLOOD CONTROL AGENCY REPRESENTS BOTH SAN MATEO, SANTA CLARA COUNTY AND THE
CITIES EAST OF PALO ALTO, BECAUSE SOUTH OF THE CREEK IN SANTA CLARA COUNTY
PALO ALTO, ALLEY WATER AND MOUNTAIN VIEW ARE IN COLLABORATION TOGETHER
NORTH OF THE CREEK SAN MATEO COUNTY EAST PALO ALTO DID NOT HAVE THE
RESOURCES AND SAN MATEO COUNTY DOES NOT HAVE ESSENTIALLY FLOOD CONTROL
DISTRICT AND FUNDING SO THE FLOOD CONTROL JOINT POWER AUTHORITY HAS
ASSUMED THE LEADS ROLE ON THE BAY SHORELINE ADAPTATION INITIATIVE FOR
EAST PALO ALTO. SO, THE COMPLEXITY OF THE DIFFERENT JURISDICTIONS THAT HAVE
— ARE WORKING TOGETHER, HAS BEEN MORPHING BASED UPON KIND OF ORGANIC
CIRCUMSTANCES. AND IT WON’T BE EASY SORTING ALL THAT OUT. BUT THE FLOOD
CONTROL AGENCIES, CERTAINLY, ARE, I THINK, MAYBE MORE IMPORTANT PLAYERS
THAN WE HAVE APPRECIATED. THANKS. >>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: ANY OTHER
QUESTIONS? I HAVE GOT A COUPLE BEFORE WE GO TO THE PUBLIC.
ONE, I CERTAINLY ECHO THOSE REMARKS, AND I HAVE BEEN TALKING ON AND OFF
WITH STAFF ABOUT INVOLVING THE FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICTS. NOT AN EASY TASK,
JUST TO NOTE. BUT A CRITICAL ONE, INCLUDING THE FACT
THAT, OVER THE LONG RANGE, THEY MAY BE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE FUNDING GAP.
BECAUSE AS SOME OF YOU MAY REMEMBER,
THERE HAS BEEN AN EFFORT IN THE PAST TO PUT A MEASURE ON THE STATEWIDE BALLOT
TO CHANGE THE WAY THEY COLLECT FEES TO MAKE THEM MORE LIKE THE UTILITIES
REQUIRING ONLY A MAJORITY VOTE INSTEAD OF A TWO THIRD’S VOTE. SO, FOR A
RANGE EVER REASONS, THEY ARE VERY IMPORTANT.
I WANT TO EMPHASIZE COMMISSIONER ECKERLY’S REMARKS AS WELL AS THE STAFF
PRESENTATION. THE FUND THAT’S OUT THERE IS NOT COMING ALL AT ONCE IT’S
GOING TO BE A ROLLING PROCESS IT’S BEING PUT IN PLACE FORMULATED AND SOME
OF THE EFFORTS REGARDING THAT GO BACK TO WHAT I SAID IN MY OPENING REMARKS
ABOUT WORKING TO BETTER COORDINATE THE PROCESS OF THE VARIOUS JURISDICTIONS
GOING AFTER THAT FUNDING SO THAT WE ARE HELPING EACH OTHER AND NOT HURTING
EACH OTHER. DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC?
REYLINA?
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: YOU’RE NOT FROM THE PUBLIC. YES YOU
MAY. >>LARRY GOLDZBAND: THANK YOU CHAIR
WASSERMAN, AND THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS AND ALTERNATES.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT WHEN THE GOVERNOR SIGNED 272 STEVE SOMEHOW FOUND THAT
OUT ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, AND E-MAILED ME, AND I THINK THE REST OF SENIOR
STAFF AT THE SAME TIME. AND I WANT TO SAY, FIRST OF ALL, THAT THIS BILL
WOULD NOT BE WHAT IT IS WITHOUT STEVE. HE DID AN ABSOLUTELY SUPERB JOB
LEADING THE EFFORT AND WORKING WITH SENATOR LAIRD’S STAFF, WORKING WITH
COMMITTEE STAFF, MAKING SURE THAT THE COASTAL COMMISSION KNEW WHAT WE WERE
DOING, MAKING SURE THAT WE KNEW WHAT THE COASTAL COMMISSION WAS DOING.
HE HAD A LOT OF HELP FROM JESSICA AND DANA AND JACKIE AND SOME FROM ME AND
CERTAINLY FROM MICHAEL AND GREG. BUT STEVE DESERVES TREMENDOUS PRAISE FOR
HIS WORK ON THIS. WE WOULDN’T BE HERE WITHOUT WHAT HE DID.
TO ANSWER COMMISSIONER SHOWALTER’S QUESTION, WHICH IS HOW, AND ALSO
COMMISSIONER BURKE’S AND EVERYBODY’S, HOW WE’RE GOING TO DO THIS WITH
REGIONAL SHORELINE PLANNING. MY ANSWER IS, WITH GREAT LACRITY.
THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COMPLEXITY ALONG THE SHORELINE WE
UNDERSTAND THAT. THERE WILL BE SURPRISES DURING THE NEXT YEAR, YEAR
AND A QUARTER AS WE DO THIS BUT WE ARE GETTING OUR DUCKS IN A ROW INTERNALLY
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW HOW WE CAN FORECAST AS MANY OF THEM AS POSSIBLE
SO THERE ARE AS FEW SURPRISES AS POSSIBLE.
WITH REGARD TO THE OPC’S FUNDING, I THINK COMMISSIONER ECKERLE WOULD
EXPECT ME TO SAY THIS BUT I HAVEN’T CLEARED IT WITH HER. LET ME — THANK
GOD SHE’S SMILING. LET IT BE STATED HERE THAT AS SOON AS WE HEAR ANYTHING
ABOUT FUNDING BEING AVAILABLE, YOU WILL HEAR ABOUT FUNDING BEING AVAILABLE,
BECAUSE WE WILL NO DOUBT DISTRIBUTE IT JUST AS THE OPC WILL. AND WE WILL,
ALSO — I HAVE AUTHORITY, THE DISTRICT WRITTEN MYSELF A NOTE PUT THE OPC WEB
SITE ON MY COMMISSION MEETING SUMMARY TODAY SO THAT YOU ALL CAN JUST CLICK
AND FIND OUT JUST AS MUCH AS YOU MAY WANT TO KNOW ABOUT SUCH FUNDING.
FINALLY, I WANT TO SAY WITH A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORICAL CONTEXT THAT THE
COMMISSION APPROVED THE CLIMATE CHANGE AMENDMENTS BACK IN 2011. SO, THAT WAS
A DOZEN YEARS AGO. IT HAS TAKEN US A DOZEN YEARS TO GET TO 272. BUT I
DON’T THINK THAT CANDIDLY IS NECESSARY TOO LONG. I THINK THAT SO MUCH HAS
HAPPENED OVER THE PAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS THAT HAS CHANGED THE CONTEXT TO
WHICH PEOPLE VIEW CLIMATE CHANGE AND RISING SEA LEVEL THAT WE PROBABLY
COULDN’T EVEN HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT HAVING A 272 BACK IN 2017 OR 2018. AND I
WANT TO THANK ALL OF THE FOLKS WHO BEEN WITH US OVER THE PAST DOZEN YEARS.
AND I WAS REMINDED OF THIS YESTERDAY AS I WAS DRIVING AND LISTENING TO OF ALL
THINGS, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN AND THOUSAND DOLLARS THUNDER ROAD. THERE IS A LINE
IN THERE AS HE LOOKS AT MARY AND SAYS — THEY WANT TO ESCAPE THAT TOWN, BUT
THE DOOR IS OPEN BUT THE RIDE AIN’T FREE SO WE HAVE EARNED THIS DOOR BEING
OPENED, THE RIDE IS GOING TO BE COMPLEX. BUT WE’RE GOING TO GET IT
DONE WITH YOUR HELP INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY AND WE WANT TO THANK YOU
FOR ALWAYS COMING TO BCDC AND PUTTING ON YOUR REGIONAL HAT DISTINGUISH —
BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THIS IS GOING TO TAKE.
WITH THAT CHAIR WASSERMAN, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND YOUR
LEADERSHIP FOR HELPING US GET TO 2272 AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: AS IMPATIENT AS I NORMALLY AM, I’M ALMOST
INCLINED TO AGREE WITH YOU ON THE TIMING OF 272.
I DO WANT TO REPEAT MY THANKS TO ALL OF YOU AND ALL OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT
SUPPORTED GETTING 272 SIGNED THIS ROUND, INCLUDING THE TWO ORGANIZATIONS
WHO, IN MANY WAYS, REPRESENT THE LARGEST MOST ORGANIZED PART OF WHAT I
VIEW AS OUR CONSTITUENCIES, SAFETY BAY AND THE BAY PLANNING COALITION. IT
WAS A UNITED AND COMMUNITY EFFORT THAT GOT THAT DONE. SO, I THANK YOU ALL.
WITH THAT, WE WILL TURN TO ITEM 11. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JACKIE, FOR AN
EXCELLENT PRESENTATION. THANKS, STAFF, FOR THE WORK.
AND, YEAH, THE RIDE AIN’T FREE, AND IT AIN’T OVER YET.
ALMOST 11 IS A BRIEFING ON THE PROGRESS OF THE WORK TO IMPLEMENT THE
COMMISSION’S 2023 STRATEGIC PLAN. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR GOLDZBAND WILL
START THE BRIEFING. >>LARRY GOLDZBAND: SO THIS FLOWS
RIGHT FROM 272. BELIEVE IT OR NOT T REALLY DOES. AND IT FLOWS FROM BAY
ADAPT. I DON’T KNOW WHO HAS THE PRESENTATION, BUT IF SOMEBODY COULD
START BRINGING IT UP, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE PROMISED YOU WHEN YOU ALL
ADOPTED THE STRATEGIC PLAN IN THE SPRING, THAT WE WOULD COME AT YOU IN
THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND GIVE YOU AN UPDATE.
WELL, AUGUST DIDN’T HAPPEN BECAUSE WE COULDN’T MEET IN AUGUST AND WE ONLY
HAD ONE MEETING IN SEPTEMBER. SO WE’RE HERE IN OCTOBER AND WILL BE BACK TO
YOU IN EITHER DECEMBER OR JANUARY WITH AN UPDATE AS WELL.
BUT THIS IS, I THINK, BASICALLY, DUE TO, IN GREAT PART, CHAIR WASSERMAN’S
INSISTENCE, A REAL WAY FOR US TO PROVIDE YOU AN UPDATE ON JUST PARTS OF
THE STRATEGIC PLAN THAT WE THINK YOU MIGHT WELL BE MOST INTERESTED IN, AND
THAT WE, CERTAINLY, ARE INTERESTED IN, AS WELL AS GIVING YOU A LARGER SCALE
UPDATE. SO, JESSICA, ARE YOU GOING TO DO THIS OR AM I GOING TO DO THIS?
I’M GOING TO DO THIS? THANK YOU. YOU CAN TELL WE PRACTICED THIS. BUT I
WANT TO THANK JESSICA FAIN A LOT BECAUSE SHE HAS BEEN TREMENDOUS IN
PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
>>JESSICA FAIN: WE’RE ALL GOING TO DO THIS LARRY.
>>LARRY GOLDZBAND: WE’LL ALL BE DOING THIS BUT I’LL START IT OFF. YOU
REMEMBER THAT WE CREATED YOU ALL WITH OUR HELP CREATED A NEW VISION WE HAVE
FIVE GOALS EACH WITH ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES THIS IS NOT NEWS TO YOU
NOTHING HAS CHANGED WITH REGARD TO THE GOALS OR ANTICIPATED OUTCOMES. NEXT
SLIDE PLEASE. THE CORE VALUES REMAIN, EQUITABLE AND
INCLUSIVE SCIENCE BASED AND DATA-DRIVEN, AGILE AND PROACTIVE,
ALACRITY IS IN THERE, INCLUSIVE SERVICE ORIENTED TRUSTED ACCOUNTABLE AND WE
WANT TO LIVE UP TO THAT ON A DAILY BASIS. NEXT SLIDE.
WE HAVE A LOT OF PROGRESS ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND YOU WILL REMEMBER
THAT WE HAVE FIVE GOALS SOME OF SOMETHING LIKE 24 OR 25 DIFFERENT
OBJECTIVES WITHIN THEM. YOU WILL SEE A HISTORY OF WHAT WE SINGLE ON TRACK,
THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW DELAYS OR BASICALLY ISSUES, A COUP EL
THATHAVEN’T BEEN COMPLETED AND A BUNCH THAT HAVEN’T EVEN BEEN STARTED YET.
THESE ARE BASED UPON THE DIFFERENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES THAT WHICH THEN
HAVE UNDERNEATH THEM A SERIES OF ACTIONS THAT WE WANT TO TAKE.
SO THIS HISTOGRAM ISN’T THE GOALS, IT’S NOT THE OBJECTIVE, IT’S THE ACTUAL
ACTIONS THAT WILL COMPLETE THOSE OBJECTIVES AND GET US TO THAT GOAL.
SO THAT’S WHY YOU SEE SOMETHING LIKE 70 OR SO, 65, OR 70 DIFFERENT ACTIONS
WE’RE NOT GOING TO TAKE YOU THROUGH 65 OR 70 ACTIONS, GOD FORBID, BECAUSE WE
WANT YOU TO STAY AWAKE. BUT WHAT WE WILL DO IS LEAD YOU THROUGH A COUPLE
OF THOSE DIFFERENT OBJECTIVES EACH OF THOSE FIVE GOALS SO YOU CAN SEE HOW WE
ARE PROGRESSING. LET’S GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WHICH IS STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE
1.1. SO THAT’S WHERE I THROW IT OVER TO JESSICA.
>>JESSICA FAIN: THANKS LARRY. SO, STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1.1 IS HOW WE
SUCCESSFULLY LEAD OUR BAY ADAPT PROGRAM. ACCOMPLISHMENTS OVER THIS
PAST QUART INCLUDE ACTUALLY COMPLETING ONE OF THE TASKS IN THE BAY ADAPT
JOINT PLATFORM. WE PUBLISHED WITH MTC A REPORT CALLED THE SEA LEVEL RISE
ADAPTATION FUNDING AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK THAT WE BRIEFED YOU ON, WE
HAVE KICKED OFF LEADERSHIP GROUPS TO GUIDE BAY ADAPT IMPLEMENTATION
INCLUDING OUR ELECTED OFFICIAL TASK FORCE AND IMPLEMENTATION COORDINATING
GROUP WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE FUNDING TO ENCOURAGE DIVERSE
PARTICIPATION IN THE VARIOUS BAY ADAPT GROUPS AND FOCUSED ON COMMUNICATIONS
UPDATED OUR WEB SITE, WE STARTED A BLOG THANKS TO SOME SUPPORT THAT WE HAVE
FROM SOME CONSULTANTS TO REALLY UP OUR COMMUNICATIONS GAME.
ONE OF THE NEXT CHALLENGES THAT — SOME OF THE NEXT CHALLENGES THAT WE’LL BE
FACING ARE COMING OUT OF THAT FUNDING AND INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK, HOW DO WE
ACTUALLY PULL TOGETHER AN INTERAGENCY PROCESS AND AGREEMENT TO HELP FILL
THAT GAP. SO WE’RE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS AT
THE BAY AREA REGIONAL COLLABORATION, MISSISSIPPI ABAG REGIONAL
COLLABORATIVE TO UNDERSTAND ACROSS OUR AGENCIES TO TRY TO SOLVE THIS. WE’RE
ALSO — WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO MEASURE HOW WE’RE DOING ON BAY ADAPT SO OUR
TEAM IS DEVELOPING METRICS ON HOW TO MEASURE PROGRESS.
FINALLY ONE THING WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO NEXT SUMMER IS TO HOST AN ANNUAL
FORUM ON REGIONAL SEA LEVEL RISE ADAPTATION. THIS WILL BE A NEW EVENT
WE’RE JUST STARTING TO SCOPE IT OUT. IF YOU HAVE IDEAS LET US KNOW BUT
THAT’S SOMETHING WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO. NEXT SLIDE.
ANOTHER STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE OF GOAL ONE IS AROUND OUR REGIONAL SHORELINE
ADAPTATION PLAN. I’M NOT GOING TO GO INTO MUCH DETAIL HERE YOU HEARD A LOT
FROM JACKIE ON THIS. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF ENGAGEMENT,
WE’RE HOSTING A PUBLIC WORKSHOP NEXT WEEK AND HAVE MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS
AROUND THIS PHASE WHICH IS BACKGROUND VISION AND MEASURING OUR SUCCESS.
MOVING FORWARD AS WE ENTER INTO OUR NEXT PHASE AS WE HAVE DISCUSSED
DEFINING WHAT THESE SUBREGIONAL ADAPTATION PLANS ARE DEVELOPING THOSE
GUIDELINES AND INTEGRATING SB272 INTO THIS. I THINK I TURN IT OVER TO
HARRIET. >>HARRIET ROSS: I’M NEXT.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES, 2.1. THAT’S MINE. THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO
DETERMINING — >>LARRY GOLDZBAND: THAT’S THE NEXT
SLIDE. >>HARRIET ROSS: SORRY. NEXT SLIDE.
REALLY SPEAKS TO DETERMINING IF AND HOW BCDC AUTHORITY AND JURISDICTION SHOULD
BE EXPANDED TO FOSTER THESE LARGER SCALE ADAPTATION EFFORTS WHICH ARE WE
HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT TODAY. LUCKY ME, I’M NEW, SO I GET TO SHARE
THE GREAT WORK AND THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT MY REGULATORY TEAM HAS BEEN
WORKING ON. SO, SOME OF OUR ACCOMPLISHMENTS WORKING TOWARDS THIS
STRATEGY REALLY INCLUDES UNDERTAKING A COACH OF COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF OUR
PERMITTING PROGRAM. WE REVIEWED 15 MAJOR STUDIES LOOKING AT REGULATORY
CHALLENGES POSED BY ADAPTATION AND WE HAVE IDENTIFIED OVER 30 MAJOR
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR BCDC AND OUR REGULATORY PARTNERS TO CONSIDER.
WE’LL BE TAKING LESSONS LEARNED FROM THESE STUDIES AND USING THEM TO INFORM
SPECIFIC PROJECTS THE REGULATORY TEAM CAN PURSUE IN THE COMING YEARS. AND
WE HAVE ALSO DEVOTED A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF TIME ON THE DEPARTMENT
FINANCE LED EMISSION BASED REVIEW FOR OUR PERMITTING PROGRAM, WHICH YOU
HEARD ABOUT IN THE LAST MEETING. WE, AND ALMOST EVERY MEMBER OF OUR
REGULATORY TEAM IS PROVIDING INPUT AND EXPERTISE ON THAT REVIEW. THE PROJECT
WILL RESULT IN A LIST OF RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF
FINANCE STAFF ON HOW BCDC CAN BECOME MORE EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE IN
PERMITTING AGENCY REALLY READY TO TACKLE MAJOR ADAPTATION PROJECTS
COMING AHEAD OF US. SOME OF OUR UPCOMING WORK INCLUDES
SCOPING OUT A PROPOSAL FOR REIMAGINED BCDC JURISDICTION THAT WILL ALLOW THE
COMMISSION TO IMPLEMENT THE REGIONAL SHORELINE ADAPTATION PLAN AS WE HAVE
TALKED ABOUT OBVIOUSLY THE PLAN IS STILL IN DEVELOPMENT BUT THAT WORK IS
TO DEVELOP THE INCLUDING REGULATORY STAFF AS WELL AS THE GOAL FOR OUR
ULTIMATE RECOMMENDATIONS THE COMMISSION’S FUTURE REGULATORY PROGRAM
TO REFLECT THE PRIORITIES DESIRED OUTCOMES OF THAT PLAN AND LASTLY WE’LL
BE WORKING WITH A REGULATORY PARTNER TO SCOPE OUT THE PROPOSAL FOR THE
IMPROVED MULTI-YEAR AGENCY ADAPTATION OVER THE COMING YEAR.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: NEXT SLIDE.
>>SPEAKER: WE HAVE A NEW GROUP COMPLIANCE. AND COMPLIANCE SITS
BETWEEN PERMITTING AND ENFORCEMENT. AND THE GOAL OF THIS IS TO INTEGRATE
THE COMPLIANCE BETWEEN THOSE TWO AND INTO THE REGULATORY PROGRAM.
AND I GOT TO SAY, THE GOOD NEWS IS COMPLIANCE IS UP AND RUNNING, DOING A
GREAT JOB. WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY INTEGRATED THEM BETWEEN ENFORCEMENT
AND PERMITTING, POSITIVE RESULTS HAVE BEEN SEEN IN COMPLIANCE AND BY
PERMITTEES, AND IN OTHER — AND IN DIVERSIONS FROM FORMAL
ENFORCEMENT. LESS ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITY AND MORE IN COMPLIANCE WHICH IS THE
GOAL HERE. IT’S INTERESTING IN DISCUSSIONS AT TIME WHEN WE SEND
SOMETHING TO COMPLIANCE, COMPLIANCE HAS BEEN LOOKING AT OUR PERMITS WHICH HAVE
A WHOLE RANGE OF THINGS OVER TIME AND IT’S THE TIME THAT MAKES COMPALESTINES
HAVE TO LOOK AT IT AND WHEN THINGS START TO FALL OFF COMPLIANCE CAN OFTEN
GET THINGS BACK ON TRACK. I WOULD SAY THAT’S GOING REALLY WELL.
COORDINATION MEETINGS BETWEEN ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE WHICH IS
GREAT REALLY OPERATING THERE AND FIVE MONTHLY MEETINGS BETWEEN COMPLIANCE
AND REGULATORY TO WORK OUT SOME OF THE PERMITTING ISSUES MAKING THEM
ENFORCEABLE AND MAKING THINGS MORE COMPLIANT ALSO HOW TO TAKE SOME OF THE
LOAD OFF OF PERMITTING. OUR NEXT CHALLENGE AND GRAY AREAS, DOCUMENTING
AND PROCESS AND RESOLVING THOSE AREAS. LAST PART IS HOW TO MEASURE THOSE
EFFICIENCY GAINS SEEING WE’RE ACTUALLY GETTING BENEFITS FROM HAVING OUR
COMPLIANCE TEAM AND BEING ABLE TO SHOW MEASURABLE BENEFITS THOSE ARE OUR
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES IN 2.4. >>SPEAKER: NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3.2 HIGHLIGHTS THE WORK ON BCDC RACIAL EQUITY PLAN SINCE
LAST WE CAME TO YOU WE HAVE HAD REVIEW FROM SENIOR STAFF AND HAVE BEEN
WORKING TO INTEGRATE COMMENTS WE HAVE ALSO BEEN REVIEWING ACTIONS WITH
SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS EVEN THOUGH THE PLAN HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED WE MADE A
LOT OF PROGRESS ON SEVERAL ACTIONS INCLUDING INCREASING FUNDING TO THE
ADVISERS BEGINNING BIANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF THEIR PROGRAM CURRENTLY WORKING ON
FINAL DRAFT AND WILL BRING FOR PUBLIC COMMENT IN DECEMBER OF THIS YEAR AND
TO THE COMMISSION FOR APPROVAL IN WINTER OF 2024.
NEXT SLIDE. 3.3 FOCUSES ON STRENGTHENING COMMISSIONER EQUITY
AWARENESS BRINGING TRAININGS TO ALL COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT AGENCY STAFF.
SENIOR STAFF AT OUR AGENCIES HAVE REGISTERED ARE PLANNING TO GO TO
TRAINING BEYOND LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT, AFTER TRAINING WE’RE GOING TO INVITE
THE RESOURCES GROUP TO GIVE TRAINING TO ALL STAFF. WE ALSO CONTINUE TO HAVE
EJ OFFICE HOURS FOR STAFF EVERY TWO WEEKS AND A MONTHLY RACIAL EQUITY
MEDIA CLUB WE’RE READING THIS BOOK EVOLUTION OF A MOVEMENT ABOUT THE
HISTORIED OF CALIFORNIA EJ MOVEMENT WE’RE PLANNING A SERIES OF EJ AND
TRAVEL ENGAGEMENT TRAININGS IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AND TRAINING WORK PLAN WITH
COASTAL COMMISSION AND STATE COASTAL CONSERVANCY FOR CDMA STAFF.
>>SPEAKER: NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >>LARRY GOLDZBAND: AS YOU CAN TELL
MOST SENIOR STAFF MEMBERS HAVE A PARTICULAR GOAL FOR WHICH THEY ARE
RESPONSIBLE PLUS PHOENIX ON THE EJ. MINE IS GOAL FOUR. AND YOU WILL
REMEMBER THAT STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4.1 BASICALLY SAYS WE HAVE TO DO A BETTER
JOB WITH OUR STAKEHOLDERS IN TERMS OF COMMUNICATION AND WE NEED TO BE MORE
ACCESSIBLE. WE NEED TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND WE HAVE TO FOSTER
SUCCESSFUL COMMUNITY DIALOGUES. WE HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AS PART OF BAY ADAPT WE HAVE HELD TWO ELECTED OFFICIAL TASK FORCE MEETINGS
AND WE HAVE HAD A SERIES OF POP-UP COMMUNITY EVENTS AND YOU SAW THE
RESULTS OF THAT EARLIER TODAY WHEN JACKIE SHOWED YOU THE COMMENTS ON
VISIONING AND THE LIKE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING HARD WITH A GREAT
GROUP OF STAFF ON DEVELOPING A NEW WEB SITE THAT WILL BE FAR MORE USER
FOCUSED. WE JUST FOUND OUT THIS WEEK THAT THE
MIGRATION HAS ACTUALLY OCCURRED, WHICH DOESN’T MEAN YOU’RE GOING TO SEE A NEW
WEB SITE TOMORROW, BUT IT DOES MEAN THAT AT LEAST THE WEB SITE WILL BE UP
AND RUNNING WE CERTAINLY THINK BY THE END — CERTAINLY WITHIN NOVEMBER.
AND WE HAVE DEVELOPED THE FIRST EVER TRANSLATION SERVICES CONTRACT, WHICH
YOU HAVE APPROVED TO PROVIDE MORE LANGUAGE SPECIFIC ACCESS TO COMMISSION
DOCUMENTS. SO OUR NEXT CHALLENGE IS, ESSENTIALLY TO FINISH THE FIRST PART
OF THE NEW WEB SITE, PUT IT UP, AND THEN CORRECT T BECAUSE WE KNOW IT’S
NOT GOING TO BE PERFECT. WE WILL CONTINUE TO DO BRIEFINGS AT
THE COUNTY AND CITY LEVELS ABOUT BCDC AND THE BAY, WHETHER THEY BE IN MARIN
OR IN THE CITY OF RICHMOND OR WHEREVER THEY ARE, AND WE ACCEPT ALL
INVITATIONS AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO ASK MORE OF YOU IN ASSISTING WITH
OUTREACH. BECAUSE YOU ARE GREAT PROSITIZERS, AND GREAT VEHICLES FOR US
TO GET PLACES. NEXT SLIDE.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4.2 WAS REALLY SIMPLE. HIRE A PIO.
WELL, WE HAVEN’T. BUT WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WE HAVE REQUESTED THAT CNRA,
THAT THE RESOURCES AGENCIES APPROVE THE DRAFT SENIOR LEVEL POSITION CALLED
BCDC DIRECTOR OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS AND THAT DUTY STATEMENT BASICALLY SAYS
THAT THAT PERSON WILL BE A PART-TIME PAI, PART-TIME LEGISLATIVE LIAISON
PART-TIME CMA EXPERT AND BASICALLY ENSURING THAT AS WE LOOK OUTSIDE BCDC
WE HAVE A PERSON WHO UNDERSTANDS HOW TO CONNECT THOSE DOTS AND WE ARE LOOKING
FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CNRA TO GET THAT FUNDED. WE HAVE STARTED
DISCUSSIONING WITH THEM AND WE ASSUME WE WILL CONTINUE THOSE DISCUSSIONS.
NEXT SLIDE AND HEADING OFF TO GOAL FIVE.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: THANK YOU. >>SPEAKER: ONE OF OUR OBJECTIVES OF
GOAL FIVE WAS TO HAVE OUR STAFF REFLECT THE DIVERSITY OF THE BAY AREA WE HAVE
BEEN ABLE TO MOVE TOWARDS BY CONTINUING TO RECRUIT GREAT TALENT FOR POSITIONS
AND WE’RE SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING SPECIAL SALARY INCREASES FOR SEVERAL
CLASSIFICATIONS USED AT BCDC. NEXT QUARTER WE’RE CONDUCTING AN
ORGANIZATIONAL HEALTH SURVEY AND INCLUDING A SEPARATE SURVEY ON RACIAL
EQUITY. NEXT SLIDE. ANOTHER OBJECTIVE OF GOAL FIVE IS TO
IMPLEMENT TECHNOLOGICAL UPGRADES TO IMPROVE PROCESSES.
OUR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER ANDREW CHEN DID AN EXCELLENT JOB OF WORKING
WITH NATURAL RESOURCES AGENCY TO ON BOARD THEIR SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTER
WHICH ENHANCES OUR OVERALL CYBER SECURITY BY PROACTIVELY IDENTIFYING
SECURITY THREATS AND VULNERABILITIES ANDREW WORKED WITH THE CALIFORNIA
MILITARY DEPARTMENT TO COMPLETE OUR BIANNUAL IT SECURITY ASSESSMENT WHICH
IS A TECHNICAL ANALYSIS TO MEASURE CYBER SECURITY INCLUDING
VULNERABILITY, FIRE WALL ANALYSIS PHISHING SUSCEPTIBILITY AND MORE.
LASTLY WE INITIATED THE WATCHED HOSTING SERVICES WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF
TECHNOLOGY WHICH PROVIDES A STANDARDIZED STATE WEB SITE TEMP PLATT
AND ENHANCES SECURITY AND IMPROVES CONTENT MAINTENANCE.
THIS QUARTER WE REVIEWING FINDINGS FROM IT ASSESSMENT ENSURING WE ADDRESS ANY
CONCERNS THEN WE’LL BE WORKING ON FINALIZING THE NEW WEB SITE WHICH WILL
ALSO INCLUDE A PAYMENT PORTAL TO ALLOW FOR ONLINE PAYMENT OF FINES AND PERMIT
FEES. >>LARRY GOLDZBAND: NEXT SLIDE.
SO THAT, IS AN OVERVIEW. WE WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH THE, IF YOU
WOULD LIKE IT, THE FULL ACTION PLAN, WITH ALL — I DON’T KNOW HOW MANY —
75, 85 DIFFERENT ACTIONS, EACH OF WHICH HAS BEEN COLOR-CODED, GREEN, YELLOW,
RED OR BLUE. IF YOU ARE CERTAINLY INTERESTED.
BUT WE’RE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS?
I SEE NONE. OH OF COURSE. WHEN I SAY QUESTIONS I
MEAN COMMENTS, AS WELL. >>SPEAKER: OKAY. I SHOULD KNOW THAT
BY NOW. LARRY, I WANT TO THANK YOU AND YOUR STAFF. YOU ARE MAKING TANGIBLE
PROGRESS ON ALL THESE GOALS AND IT WAS GREAT TO SEE HOW YOU ALL BROKE IT DOWN
TODAY. THANK YOU. GOOD TO SEE THE PROGRESS.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC?
BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT KNOW WHAT I MEAN.
>>CLERK, REYLINA RUIZ: NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
>>CHAIR, ZACHARY WASSERMAN: THANK YOU. I SHARE IN THE
CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY FOR THE PRESENTATION, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY
THAN THE PRESENTATION, THE WORK ON THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND EVALUATING IT AND
MONITORING IT. I THINK WE ARE MAKING GREAT STRIDES. WE MAY HAVE TO THINK
ABOUT A LETTER WRITING CAMPAIGN SIMILAR TO WHAT WE DID FOR 272 FOR OUR PIO
FUNDING. I SAY THAT ONLY SEMI FACETIOUSLY BECAUSE IN FACT IT IS A
