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TRANSPORTATION, WATER & INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE

Meeting Date:	04/12/2021
Subject: CONSIDER recommendations from the Hazardous Materials Commission concerning 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 conveyance, flood control, dredging, climate change, habitat conservation,governance, water storage, dev., etc.
Presenter:	Michael Kent, HazMat Commission	Contact:	Michael Kent (925)313-6587

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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.

Referral Update:

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 the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure committee in December, 2020. In response to the findings of this study, the Hazardous Materials Commission wrote a letter to the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure committee on February 26, 2021 encouraging them to take further action to address the potential impacts of Sea Level Rise. (see attached Staff Report)

Recommendation(s)/Next Step(s):

The Hazardous Materials Commission recommends the Transportation, Water and Infrastructure committee review possible actions to address the potential impacts of Sea Level rise, and direct staff to take action as appropriate.

Fiscal Impact (if any):

Unknown. This would depend on the actions the committee directs staff to take.

Attachments
HMC TWIC SLR Staff Report 4621