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C. 71

To:	Board of Supervisors
From:	John Kopchik, Director, Conservation & Development Department
Date:	March 29, 2022

Contra

Costa

County

Subject:

ACCEPT Letter from Sustainability Commission Recommending Formation of a Working Group on Sea Level Rise

APPROVE	OTHER
RECOMMENDATION OF CNTY ADMINISTRATOR	RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE

Action of Board On: 03/29/2022

APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED

OTHER

Clerks Notes:

VOTE OF SUPERVISORS

AYE:

John Gioia, District I Supervisor
Candace Andersen, District II Supervisor
Diane Burgis, District III Supervisor
Karen Mitchoff, District IV Supervisor
Federal D. Glover, District V Supervisor

Contact:

Jody London, 925-655-2815

I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown.
ATTESTED: March 29, 2022
Monica Nino, County Administrator

BY:	, Deputy

RECOMMENDATION(S):

RECEIVE letter from the Sustainability Commission recommending formation of a working group on sea level rise.

FISCAL IMPACT:

Formation of a working group would require a commitment of County staff and resources at a cost that has not yet been estimated.

BACKGROUND:

For several years, the Sustainability Commission has been reviewing the current status of studies of rising water levels in Contra Costa County and options for County action to address this. At its December 2021 meeting, the Sustainability Commission received presentations from the Bay Conservation and Development Commission and the Delta Stewardship Council.

BACKGROUND: (CONT'D)

The Sustainability Commission recommends that the Board of Supervisors form a cross-sector working group to review vulnerabilities from rising tides, share information, coordinate policies, and develop a long-term vision regarding adapting to rising tides. This was recommended in a report from the UC Berkeley Goldman School of Public Policy in 2019.