TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Carrie Tai, AICP, Director of Community Development
Dana Murray, Environmental Sustainability Manager
Talyn Mirzakhanian, Planning Manager
SUBJECT:Title
Conduct Public Hearing and Consider Adopting Resolutions Amending the City's Local Coastal Program To Include A New Coastal Hazards Chapter and Authorizing Staff to Submit a Local Coastal Program Amendment to the California Coastal Commission (Community Development Director Tai).
(Estimated Time: 45 Min.)
A) CONDUCT PUBLIC HEARING
B) ADOPT RESOLUTION NOS. 22-0062 AND 22-0063
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council conduct a Public Hearing; adopt Resolution No. 22-0062 amending the Local Coastal Program (LCP) to include a new chapter, Section VI Coastal Hazards; and adopt Resolution No. 22-0063 authorizing staff to transmit the LCP Amendments to the California Coastal Commission (CCC).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
This item is a proposed amendment of the City's LCP, aimed at addressing coastal hazards and sea level rise, in accordance with City Council direction and State guidance. In 2018, the City initiated an update to the LCP to address climate change and coastal hazards. Staff successfully applied for and received a grant from the State in 2019 to help fund this update to the City's LCP.
The draft LCP Coastal Hazards chapter includes the following elements: coastal hazards present (Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment); public infrastructure and shoreline protective devices currently in place within Coastal Zone; adaptation strategies (Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan); and adaptation policies to mitigate the potential impacts from coastal hazards. The proposed LCP policies address the safety of community members from the potential impacts from natural and man-made hazards, and guidance for the maintenance, rebuilding, or in...
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