To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: National Coastal Resilience Fund Grant Execution
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT the attached resolution authorizing the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to apply for and accept a grant of up to a maximum of $750,000 from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation's National Coastal Resilience Fund Grant Program, subject to approval of the grant agreement and related documents by the County Administrator and approval as to form by the County Counsel, or designee, to increase capacity for community engagement connected with the Contra Costa County Resilient Shoreline Plan.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If National Coastal Resilience Fund grant funds are awarded to Contra Costa County the funds will be distributed among the lead applicant (County) and any partners or subawardees, which may include community-based organizations, and shoreline cities. These funds will improve the capacity of any partners specifically working on community engagement and develop priorities to address sea level rise within our respective jurisdictions. Measure X funds for climate equity and resilience as well as water policy planning funds through the County's Water Agency continue to support the work of the Department of Conservation and Development staff who will be administering the grant. The National Coastal Resilience Fund does not require a County match.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of Supervisors established the Contra Costa Resilient Shoreline Committee to guide the County's work on sea level rise resilience and adaptation planning and implementation. The Committee's direction utilizes the evolving state guidance on sea level rise to inform the development of the forthcoming Contra Costa Resilient Shoreline Plan (Plan). The Plan will explore how to increase the resilience and adaptive capacity of the entire C...
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