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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	03/14/2022
Subject: ACCEPT the recommendations from the Hazardous Materials Commission to address the potential impacts of sea level rise and DIRECT staff as appropriate.
Submitted For:	TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE
Department:	Conservation & Development
Referral No.:	5
Referral Name:	Review projects, plans and legislative matters that may affect the health of the San Francisco Bay and Delta, including but not limited to...climate change...
Presenter:	Michael Kent, Contra Costa Health Services	Contact:	Michael Kent, (925) 250-3227

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Referral History:

The Hazardous Materials Commission previously wrote a letter to the Board of Supervisors on January 26, 2017, encouraging them to take action in response to the recommendations of the Adapting to Rising Tides study that was completed for most of the Contra Costa County shoreline by the Bay Conservation and Development Commission in 2016. Subsequent to that report, another Adapting to Rising Tides study was completed by the Bay Conservation and Development Commission in 2019 for the Eastern-most shoreline area of the County not addressed in the first study. Also in 2019, a Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Study was completed for the Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Programs. These studies laid out potential health and environmental impacts from Sea Level Rise to Contra Costa County, and potential adaptation measures that could be taken to address these potential impacts.

The Hazardous Materials Commission received a presentation on the Hazardous Materials Commodity Flow Study completed for the Contra Costa Hazardous Materials Programs in 2019. This study was also presented to TWIC in December, 2020. In response to the findings of this study, the Hazardous Materials Commission wrote a letter to TWIC on February 26, 2021, encouraging them to take further action to address the potential impacts of Sea Level Rise. The Commission’s letter was discussed at the April 12, 2021, TWIC meeting. TWIC directed the Hazardous Materials Commission to return with next steps on how to proceed.

On June 8, 2021, Supervisor Burgis and County Administrator Monica Nino wrote a letter to County Departmental Directors requesting them to work with the Hazardous Materials Commission in providing data and any preliminary reports related to sea level rise. Michael Kent gave an update to TWIC on the progress of the Hazardous Materials Commission efforts to responds to TWIC’s directions on August 9, 2021. The Hazardous Materials Commission provided TWIC with their recommendations in a letter dated September 13, 2021, which was discussed at the September 31, 2021, TWIC meeting.

At that meeting, the Commission also informed the members of TWIC that they were preparing to conduct a survey of businesses that handle hazardous materials that will potentially be impacted by sea level rise as to their planning and actions concerning sea level rise that will be shared with TWIC.

Referral Update:

The Hazardous Materials Commission conducted their business survey from October 1 - October 21, 2021. The attached letter dated February 24, 2022, contains the Hazardous Materials Commission’s analysis of the results of the survey and their recommendations for next steps.

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

ACCEPT the recommendations from the Hazardous Materials Commission to address the potential impacts of sea level rise, and DIRECT staff as appropriate.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

Unknown. This would depend on the direction TWIC gives to County staff.

Attachments
HMC let to TWIC, SLR w Glueck sig, 9,13,21
HMC SLR let to TWIC w Glueck sig, 2,24,22