December 10, 2023
Administrator Deanne Criswell
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA,)
500 C Street SW
Washington D.C. 20472
Re: BRIC 2023: Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project
Dear Ms. Criswell:
I am writing to express my strong support for the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project being submitted for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 2023 grant. This BRIC grant covers the Oakland International Airport, Oakland’s Columbian Gardens neighborhood and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island northern shoreline neighborhood, which are vulnerable to flooding and are hydraulically linked. With future sea level rise, a majority of the project area is expected to be inundated by daily tides.
Addressing flood risks requires a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional effort between the cities of Oakland and Alameda, the Port of Oakland, California Departm ent of Transportation, East Bay Regional Park District , East Bay Municipal Utility District, Community-based organizations, Tribal partners and others. This group - Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee
- has collaborated since 2021 to reduce flood risks with hybrid nature-based solutions along both estuarine and riverine shorelines for the FEMA designated Airport Community Disaster Resilience Zone (CDRZ), East Oakland Justice40 equity priority communities, and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island.
The purpose of this BRIC request is to fund the next project phase of design, permitting, environmental clearance and construction beyond the current phase of project scop ing/preferred alternative and community engagement that is funded by FEMA, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership.
I urge you to fund the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project, which will protect the Airport CDRZ, the disadvantaged populations in East Oakland, Bay Farm Island residents of Alameda and the critical infrastructure of the Oakland International Airport, and will ensure use of the
multi-modal transportation system, including the a irport, State Route 61/Doolittle Drive and the San Francisco Bay Trail. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Assemblymember Mia Bonta
Assembly District 18
December7,2023
AdministratorDeanneCriswellFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA,)500CStreetSWWashingtonD.C.20472 Re:BRIC2023:OaklandAlamedaMulti-HazardAdaptationandCommunityBenefitsProject DearMs.Criswell:
I amreachingouttoconveymyenthusiasticendorsementoftheOaklandAlamedaMulti-HazardAdaptationand CommunityBenefitsProjectbeingsubmittedfor the BuildingResilientInfrastructureandCommunities(BRIC)2023grant.Thisprojectfocusesonaddressingfloodvulnerabilitiesinkeyareas,includingtheOaklandInternationalAirport,theColumbianGardensneighborhoodin Oakland,andthenorthernshorelineneighborhoodof BayFarmIslandinAlameda,allofwhichareinterconnectedandsusceptibletoflooding,particularlywithprojectedsealevelrise.
Efficientlymanagingfloodrisksnecessitatesacollaborative,cross-jurisdictionaleffortinvolvingthe citiesof Oaklandand Alameda,the Port of Oakland,CaliforniaDepartmentofTransportation,East Bay RegionalPark District,East Bay MunicipalUtilityDistrict,community-basedorganizations,Tribalpartners,andotherstakeholders.TheOaklandAlamedaAdaptationCommittee,formedin 2021,hasbeenworkingdiligentlyonimplementinghybridnature-basedsolutionsalongestuarineandriverineshorelines.ThiseffortspecificallytargetstheFEMA-designatedAirportCommunityDisasterResilienceZone(CDRZ),theEastOaklandJustice40equityprioritycommunities,andAlameda’sBayFarmIsland.
ThepurposeofourBRICrequestis tosecurefundingfortheupcomingphasesoftheproject,encompassingdesign,permitting,environmentalclearance,andconstruction.Thisextendsbeyondthecurrentphase,whichinvolvesprojectscoping,preferredalternativeidentification,andcommunityengagement,andisalreadysupportedbyFEMA,theNationalFishandWildlifeFoundation,andtheSanFranciscoEstuaryPartnership.TheCityofOaklandis committedtoidentifyingfundstofulfillthenon-federalmatchshareforthisBRICrequest.
I earnestlyurgeyoutosupporttheOaklandAlamedaMulti-HazardAdaptationandCommunityBenefitsProject.Thisinitiativeis vitalfor safeguardingthe AirportCDRZ,marginalizedcommunitiesin EastOakland,theresidentsof BayFarmIslandinAlameda,andthecriticalinfrastructureoftheOaklandInternationalAirport.Furthermore,itensuresthecontinueduseofthemulti-modaltransportationsystem,includingtheairport,StateRoute61/DoolittleDrive,andtheSanFranciscoBayTrail.
Thankyouforyourthoughtfulconsideration.
Sincerely,
ShengThaoMayor, CityofOakland
CITY HALL ▪1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 2 nd Floor ▪ OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612 Honorable Treva Reid
Councilmember, District 7
510-238-7007
[email protected]
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December 7, 2023
Administrator Deanne Criswell
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
500 C Street SW
Washington D.C. 20472
Re: BRIC 2023: Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project
Dear Ms. Criswell,
I am writing to express my strong support for the Oakland Alameda Multi -Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project being submitted for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 2023 grant. This BRIC grant covers the Oakland International Airport, Oakland’s Columbian Gardens neighborhood , and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island northern shoreline neighborhood, which are vulnerable to flooding and are hydraulically linked. With future sea levels rising, a majority of the project area is expected to be inundated by daily tides.
Addressing flood risks requires a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional effort between the cities of Oakland and Alameda, the Port of Oakland, the California Department of Transportation, East Bay Regional Park District, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Community-based organizations, Tribal partners, and others.
This group - Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee - has collaborated since 2021 to reduce flood risks with hybrid nature-based solutions along both estuarine and riverine shorelines for the FEMA designated Airport Community Disaster Resilience Zone (CDRZ), East Oakland Justice40 equity priority communities, and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island.
The purpose of this BRIC request is to fund the next project phase of design, permitting, environmental clearance, and construction beyond the current phase of project scoping/preferred alternative and community engagement that is funded by FEMA, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation , and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. The City of Oakland will work together to identify funds to secure the non- federal match share for this BRIC request.
I urge you to fund the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project, which will protect the Airport CDRZ, the disadvantaged populations in East Oakland, Bay Farm Island residents of Alameda, the critical infrastructure of the Oakland International Airport, and will ensure use of the multi-
CITY HALL ▪1 FRANK H. OGAWA PLAZA, 2 nd Floor ▪ OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA 94612 Honorable Treva Reid
Councilmember, District 7
510-238-7007
[email protected]
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modal transportation system, including the airport, State Route 61/Doolittle Drive and the San Francisco Bay Trail. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Treva Reid
Councilmember, District 7
#OAKLANDLOVELIFE
December 13, 2023
Administrator Deanne Criswell
Federal Emergency Management Agency
500 C Street SW
Washington, D.C. 20472
Re: BRIC 2023 Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project
Dear Ms. Criswell:
The East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) writes to express support for the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project being submitted for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 2023 grant. The BRIC grant covers the Oakland International Airport, Oakland’s Columbia Gardens neighborhood, and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island northern shoreline neighborhood, which are vulnerable to flooding and are hydraulically linked. A majority of the project area is expected to be inundated by daily tides with future sea level rise.
The Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee has collaborated since 2021 to address flood risks with hybrid nature-based solutions. This group is a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional effort that is comprised of the cities of Oakland and Alameda, Port of Oakland, California Department of Transportation, East Bay Regional Park District, EBMUD, community-based organizations, tribal partners, and others.
EBMUD is responsible for water and wastewater services in Oakland and Alameda. EBMUD has infrastructure in the project area that is susceptible to future sea level rise. Due to the location of our facilities, EBMUD must collaborate with other agencies, cities, and organizations in the area to identify solutions that will benefit all, which this project will do.
I urge you to fund the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project, which will protect the disadvantaged populations in East Oakland, Bay Farm Island residents of Alameda, critical infrastructure of the Oakland International Airport and EBMUD, and the multi-modal transportation system, including the State Route 61/Doolittle Drive and the San Francisco Bay Trail. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Amit Mutsuddy
December 5, 2023Administrator Deanne CriswellFederal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA,)500 C Street SWWashington D.C. 20472Re: BRIC 2023: Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits ProjectDear Ms. Criswell:The East Bay Regional Park District writes to express our strong support for the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project being submitted for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 2023 grant. This BRIC grant covers the Oakland International Airport, Oakland’s ColumbianGardens neighborhood and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island northern shoreline neighborhood, which are vulnerable to flooding and are hydraulically linked. With future sea level rise, a majority of the project area is expected to be inundated by daily tides. Addressing flood risks requires a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional effort between the cities of Oakland and Alameda, the Port of Oakland, California Department of Transportation, East Bay Regional Park District, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Community-based organizations, Tribal partners and others. This group -Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee- has collaborated since 2021 to reduce flood risks with hybrid nature-based solutions along both estuarine and riverine shorelines for the FEMA designated Airport Community Disaster Resilience Zone (CDRZ), East Oakland Justice40 equity priority communities, and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island. The purpose of this BRIC request is to fund the next project phase of design, permitting, environmental clearance and construction beyond the current phase of project scoping/preferred alternative and community engagement that is funded by FEMA, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership.We urge you to fund the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project, which will protect the Airport CDRZ, the disadvantaged populations in East Oakland, Bay Farm Island residents of Alameda and the critical infrastructure of the Oakland International Airport, and will ensure use of the multi-modal transportation system, including the airport, State Route 61/Doolittle Drive and the San Francisco Bay Trail. Should you have any questions, please contact our Grants Manager, Katy Hornbeck, at 510-544-2204 or [email protected]. Thank you for your consideration.Sincerely,Sabrina B. Landreth, General ManagerEast Bay Regional Park District December 12, 2023
Administrator Deanne Criswell
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA,)
500 C Street SW
Washington D.C. 20472
Re: BRIC 2023: Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project Dear Ms. Criswell:
I am writing to express my strong support for the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project being submitted for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 2023 grant. This BRIC grant covers the Oakland International Airport, Oakland’s Columbian Gardens neighborhood and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island northern shoreline neighborhood, which are vulnerable to flooding and are hydraulically linked. With future sea level rise, a majority of the project area is expected to be inundated by daily tides.
Addressing flood risks requires a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional effort between the cities of Oakland and Alameda, the Port of Oakland, California Department of Transportation, East Bay Regional Park District, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Community-based organizations, Tribal partners and others. This group - Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee - has collaborated since 2021 to reduce flood risks with hybrid nature-based solutions along both estuarine and riverine shorelines for the FEMA designated Airport Community Disaster Resilience Zone (CDRZ), East Oakland Justice40 equity priority communities, and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island.
The purpose of this BRIC request is to fund the next project phase of design, permitting, environmental clearance and construction beyond the current phase of project scoping/preferred alternative and community engagement that is funded by FEMA, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership.
I urge you to fund the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project, which will protect the Airport CDRZ, the disadvantaged populations in East Oakland, Bay Farm Island residents of Alameda and the critical infrastructure of the Oakland International Airport, and will ensure use of the multi-modal transportation system, including the airport, State Route 61/Doolittle Drive and the San Francisco Bay Trail. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Dana Mandolesi, Community Outreach Coordinator
Community Action for Sustainable Alameda
ConfederatedVillagesofLisjanNation(510)575-8408⬨ POBox6487OaklandCA94603 December13,2023
AdministratorDeanneCriswellFederalEmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA,)500CStreetSWWashingtonD.C.20472 Re:BRIC2023:OaklandAlamedaMulti-HazardAdaptationandCommunityBenefitsProject DearMs.Criswell:
I amwritingtoexpressmystrongsupportfortheOaklandAlamedaMulti-HazardAdaptationandCommunityBenefitsProjectbeingsubmittedfortheBuildingResilientInfrastructureandCommunities(BRIC)2023grant.ThisBRICgrantcoverstheOaklandInternationalAirport,Oakland’sColumbianGardensneighborhoodandAlameda’sBayFarmIslandnorthernshorelineneighborhood,whicharevulnerabletofloodingandarehydraulicallylinked.Withfuturesealevelrise,amajorityoftheprojectareaisexpectedtobeinundatedbydailytides.Addressingfloodrisksrequiresacoordinated,multi-jurisdictionaleffortbetweenthecitiesofOaklandandAlameda,thePortofOakland,CaliforniaDepartmentofTransportation,EastBayRegionalParkDistrict,EastBayMunicipalUtilityDistrict,Community-basedorganizations,Tribalpartnersandothers.Thisgroup- OaklandAlamedaAdaptationCommittee- hascollaboratedsince2021toreducefloodriskswithhybridnature-basedsolutionsalongbothestuarineandriverineshorelinesfortheFEMAdesignatedAirportCommunityDisasterResilienceZone(CDRZ),EastOaklandJustice40equityprioritycommunities,andAlameda’sBayFarmIsland.ThepurposeofthisBRICrequestistofundthenextprojectphaseofdesign,permitting,environmentalclearanceandconstructionbeyondthecurrentphaseofprojectscoping/preferredalternativeandcommunityengagementthatisfundedbyFEMA,theNationalFishandWildlifeFoundationandtheSanFranciscoEstuaryPartnership.I urgeyoutofundtheOaklandAlamedaMulti-HazardAdaptationandCommunityBenefitsProject,whichwillprotecttheAirportCDRZ,thedisadvantagedpopulationsinEastOakland,BayFarmIslandresidentsofAlamedaandthecriticalinfrastructureoftheOaklandInternationalAirport,andwillensureuseofthemulti-modaltransportationsystem,includingtheairport,StateRoute61/DoolittleDriveandtheSanFranciscoBayTrail.
ConfederatedVillagesofLisjanNation(510)575-8408⬨ POBox6487OaklandCA94603 Thankyouforyourconsideration.
Sincerely,
C rinaGould
CorrinaGould,CVLNTribalChair
December 5, 2023 Administrator Deanne Criswell Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA,) 500 C Street SW Washington D.C. 20472 Re: BRIC 2023: Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project Dear Ms. Criswell: I am writing to express my strong support for the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project being submitted for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 2023 grant. This BRIC grant covers the Oakland International Airport, Oakland’s Columbian Gardens neighborhood and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island northern shoreline neighborhood, which are vulnerable to flooding and are hydraulically linked. With future sea level rise, a majority of the project area is expected to be inundated by daily tides. Addressing flood risks requires a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional effort between the cities of Oakland and Alameda, the Port of Oakland, California Department of Transportation, East Bay Regional Park District, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Community-based organizations, Tribal partners and others. This group - Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee - has collaborated since 2021 to reduce flood risks with hybrid nature-based solutions along both estuarine and riverine shorelines for the FEMA designated Airport Community Disaster Resilience Zone (CDRZ), East Oakland Justice40 equity priority communities, and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island. The purpose of this BRIC request is to fund the next project phase of design, permitting, environmental clearance and construction beyond the current phase of project scoping/preferred alternative and community engagement that is funded by FEMA, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership. I urge you to fund the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project, which will protect the Airport CDRZ, the disadvantaged populations in East Oakland, Bay Farm Island residents of Alameda and the critical infrastructure of the Oakland International Airport, and will ensure use of the multi-modal transportation system, including the airport, State Route 61/Doolittle Drive and the San Francisco Bay Trail. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Zoe Siegel Senior Director of Climate Resilience Greenbelt Alliance December5, 2023
AdministratorDeanneCriswellFederal EmergencyManagementAgency(FEMA,)500CStreetSWWashingtonD.C. 20472 Re: BRIC2023: OaklandAlamedaMulti-HazardAdaptationandCommunityBenefitsProject DearMs. Criswell:
I am writing to express my strong support for the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation andCommunity Benefits Project being submittedfor theBuilding Resilient InfrastructureandCommunities(BRIC) 2023 grant. This BRIC grant covers the Oakland International Airport, Oakland’s ColumbianGardens neighborhood and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island northern shoreline neighborhood, which arevulnerabletoflooding andarehydraulically linked. Withfuturesea level rise, a majority of theprojectareaisexpectedtobeinundatedbydailytides.
Addressing flood risks requires a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional effort betweenthecities of Oaklandand Alameda, the Port of Oakland, California Department of Transportation, East Bay Regional ParkDistrict, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Community-basedorganizations, Tribal partners andothers.This group- OaklandAlameda AdaptationCommittee-hascollaboratedsince2021toreducefloodriskswithhybridnature-basedsolutionsalongbothestuarineandriverineshorelinesfortheFEMAdesignatedAirport Community Disaster ResilienceZone(CDRZ), EastOaklandJustice40equityprioritycommunities,andAlameda’sBayFarmIsland.
Thepurposeof this BRICrequest is tofundthenext project phaseofdesign, permitting, environmentalclearance and construction beyond the current phase of project scoping/preferred alternative andcommunity engagement that is fundedby FEMA, theNational FishandWildlifeFoundationandtheSanFranciscoEstuaryPartnership.
I urge you to fund the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project,which will protect the Airport CDRZ, the disadvantaged populations in East Oakland, Bay FarmIslandresidents of Alameda andthecritical infrastructureoftheOaklandInternational Airport, andwill ensureuse of themulti-modal transportationsystem, including theairport, StateRoute61/DoolittleDriveandtheSanFranciscoBayTrail. Thankyouforyourconsideration.
Sincerely,
MarquitaPrice, Principal Planner
HoodPlanningGroup
December 6, 2023
Administrator Deanne Criswell
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA,)
500 C Street SW
Washington D.C. 20472
Re: BRIC 2023: Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project Dear Ms. Criswell:
I am writing to express my strong support for the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project being submitted for the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) 2023 grant. This BRIC grant covers the Oakland International Airport, Oakland’s Columbian Gardens neighborhood and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island northern shoreline neighborhood, which are vulnerable to flooding and are hydraulically linked. With future sea level rise, a majority of the project area is expected to be inundated by daily tides.
Addressing flood risks requires a coordinated, multi-jurisdictional effort between the cities of Oakland and Alameda, the Port of Oakland, California Department of Transportation, East Bay Regional Park District, East Bay Municipal Utility District, Community-based organizations, Tribal partners and others.
This group - Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee - has collaborated since 2021 to reduce flood risks with hybrid nature-based solutions along both estuarine and riverine shorelines for the FEMA designated Airport Community Disaster Resilience Zone (CDRZ), East Oakland Justice40 equity priority communities, and Alameda’s Bay Farm Island.
The purpose of this BRIC request is to fund the next project phase of design, permitting, environmental clearance and construction beyond the current phase of project scoping/preferred alternative and community engagement that is funded by FEMA, the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and the San Francisco Estuary Partnership.
I urge you to fund the Oakland Alameda Multi-Hazard Adaptation and Community Benefits Project, which will protect the Airport CDRZ, the disadvantaged populations in East Oakland, Bay Farm Island residents of Alameda and the critical infrastructure of the Oakland International Airport, and will ensure use of the multi-modal transportation system, including the airport, State Route 61/Doolittle Drive and the San Francisco Bay Trail. Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
Warner Chabot
Warner Chabot, Executive Director
San Francisco Estuary Institute
[email protected], 510-375-2141