To: Board of Supervisors
From: John Kopchik, Director, Conservation and Development
Report Title: Consider the Regional Climate Collaborative Grant Opportunity
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution to approve and authorize the Conservation and Development Director, or designee, to participate as a partner for a grant in an amount not to exceed $1,600,000 from the California Strategic Growth Council, Regional Climate Collaborative Grant Program, for establishing the Contra Costa Resilient Shoreline Coalition that will develop actionable, specific plans to inform sea level rise resilience and adaptation in Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If awarded, the Regional Climate Collaborative (RCC) Grant Program funds will be administered by the managing partner, The Watershed Project, with Contra Costa County's Department of Conservation and Development, Contra Costa Resources Conservation District, and the Confederated Villages of Lisjan serving as funded partners. These partners will form the "Contra Costa Resilient Shoreline Coalition" (Coalition) and further develop sea level rise resilience and adaptation planning in Contra Costa County. This Coalition will build capacity to educate communities along the County's shoreline. Measure X funds for climate equity and resilience support the work of the Department of Conservation and Development staff who will be administering the grant. The RCC program does not require a County match.
BACKGROUND:
The Regional Climate Collaborative (RCC) Grant Program would fund, over 3 years, the Coalition's work to develop a pilot program within the four unincorporated communities of Bethel Island, Montalvin Manor-Bayview-Tara Hills, North Richmond, and Rodeo in Contra Costa County, known as "Communities of Focus". The Coalition envisions a future where under-resourced communities hold the capacity to lead processes that secure the resources required t...
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