February 2024
Work Session on Status of Sub-Regional
Adaptation Planning and Proposed
Application for Federal Funds for
Implementation
Purpose of Work Session
1. Provide an update on Sub-regional Adaptation Planning
2. Seek direction on recommendation to apply for FEMA BRIC grant 2 Background: Sea Level Rise
• Already seen:
+8 inches SLR
• Projected by 2050:
1 foot
• Projected by 2100:
4 feet
• Costs: $110 B for
Bay Area (Alameda
County = $22 B)
3 36” SLR + 100-year storm surge
Source: Adapting to Rising Tides Bay
Shoreline Flood Explorer
Background: Groundwater Rise
• Infiltration and corrosion
underground
• Damage to roads and
structures
• Flooding also from
emergent groundwater
• Contaminated sites
• Increased liquefaction
Source: SFEI Shallow groundwater response to sea-level rise 4 City Council Direction to Date
Policy Direction
• 2019: Adopted CARP with priority flooding locations for mitigation • 2023: Adopted Climate Adaptation and Hazard Mitigation Plan and amended General Plan Safety Element with priority flooding locations • 2023: Adopted Strategic Plan with adaptation as top priority Priority Projects
• 2020-23: Approved funding and grants for priority projects • 2021: Formed Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee (OAAC) • 2023: Approved Community Partners and Consultant Team to lead projects and community engagement
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CARP directive: Establish a cooperative
shoreline management program… Consider
management options through the frames of
society and equity, economy, environment,
and governance.
San Leandro operational landscape unit
(one of 30 OLUs in Bay Area)
The Oakland Alameda Adaptation
Committee (OAAC) coordinates the
Oakland Alameda sub-region flood and
adaptation projects to protect and restore
water quality, habitat, recreation and
community resilience.
OAAC: Steering Committee
Agencies
• Caltrans
• City of Alameda
• City of Oakland
• East Bay Regional Park District
• Port of Oakland
• S.F. Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board
Community Partners
• Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda
• Greenbelt Alliance
• Hood Planner/East Oakland Neighborhood Initiative
• Sogorea Te’ Land Trust
• West Oakland Environmental Indicators Project
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OAAC: Funded Projects (2023-2025)
Community Partners
• Role: Lead community engagement process for
three funded adaptation projects
• Budget: $323,000
• Selected by Steering Committee
9 Scientific Advisors
• Role: Provide technical review
• Budget: $35,000
Project 1: Sub-regional Adaptation Plan
• Purpose: Identify actions over time as
shoreline changes to protect communities
• Milestones:
• Feasibility assessment (spring 2024)
• Governance structure (2024)
• Two rounds of outreach (2024 & 2025)
• Request City Council approval (fall 2025)
• Budget: $840,000
• Grant End Date: October 31, 2025
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Project 2: Oakland-Alameda Estuary Adaptation Project
• Purpose: Develop concept
design to protect Jack London
District and Alameda’s Posey-
Webster Tubes
• Milestones:
• Alternatives (spring 2024)
• Draft concept design (mid-2024)
• Two rounds of outreach (2024)
• Request City Council approval
(early 2025)
• Budget: $500,000
• Grant End Date: Feb. 28, 2025
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Project 3: Bay Farm Island Adaptation Project
• Purpose: Develop design for short-
term fixes on northern waterfront and
long-term plan for entire Bay Farm
Island
• Milestones:
• Alternatives (spring 2024)
• Draft design (fall 2024)
• Two rounds of outreach (2024 & 2025)
• Request City Council approval (mid-2025)
• Budget: $2 million (Congresswoman
Barbara Lee federal earmark)
• Grant End Date: September 29, 2025
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Lagoon Veterans
Court Doolittle
Drive
Chuck Corica
Golf Complex
Harbor Bay
Parkway
BFI Adaptation Project: Next Steps
• Flooding on Bay
Farm results from
overtopping
Doolittle Drive, the
lagoon outfall, and
Veterans Court
• All entry points be
addressed to
remove these areas
from the floodplain
FEMA BRIC Grant Priorities
• Grant supports projects that
reduce risks from disasters and
natural hazards
• 20% funding directed to CDRZs
• Projects in CDRZs require 10%,
instead of 25%, match
• Additional 40 points for CDRZs
• $50M maximum federal share
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Doolittle Dr.
Veterans
Ct
3 Northern
Shoreline2
Columbian
Gardens4
Wetland
Enhancements
6 Lagoon5
1 BFI/Airport CDRZ: BRIC Request
BRIC federal:
$50 m (90%)
Non-federal:
$5.5 m (10%)
Total: $55 m
Start: 2025
Construction:
2028
BFI/Airport CDRZ: BRIC Request (cont.)
BRIC Costs % $ million
1. Doolittle Drive / SR-61 / SF Bay Trail 42% $23.5
2. Northern Shoreline (Bay Farm Island) 18% $9.8
3. Veterans Court (Bay Farm Island) 6% $3.3
4. Columbian Gardens Stormwater
Flooding (East Oakland)
19% $10.5
5. BFI Lagoon (Bay Farm Island) 11% $6.1
6. Tidal Marsh Enhancement 4% $2.3
Total project cost $55.5
Federal Share $50.0
Non-federal Share $5.5
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(10%)
%
Share $ million
Port (#1 and 6) 46% $2.6
Oakland (#4) 19% $1.0
Alameda (#2, 3, 5) 35% $1.9
Total 100% $5.5
• Port of Oakland share has been
committed
• City of Oakland will request
commitment from City Council
on February 20, 2024
Overwhelming Support for BRIC Application
• Assemblymember Mia Bonta
• City of Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao
• City of Oakland D7 Councilmember
Treva Reid
• Supervisor Lena Tam
• Port of Oakland
• San Francisco Bay Trail
• San Francisco Water Board
• San Francisco Estuary Institute
• San Francisco Estuary Partnership
• CHBIOA
• EBRPD
• EBMUD
• CASA
• Confederated Villages of Lisjan
Nation
• Greenbelt Alliance
• The Hood Planning Group
17 Recommendation
1. Accept an update on Sub-regional Adaptation Planning
2. Provide direction on recommendation to apply for FEMA BRIC grant 18 Next Steps
• Return to City Council on consent on Feb 20th for authorization to apply for BRIC grant
• Return later in 2024 for review and approval of governance options and key decision points
19 Description
• Lead agency manages projects and
contracts with a non-binding MOU with
other public entity stakeholders
Examples
• Highway 37
• North Richmond
• Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee
Description
• Agencies enter into a Joint Powers
Agreement, forming a new entity that
can execute contracts, potentially levy
fees or taxes, issue bonds, hire staff,
and work collaboratively
Examples
• San Francisquito Creek JPA, Hayward
Area Shoreline Planning Agency, Marin
Wildfire Prevention Authority
Description
• Lead agency manages projects and
contracts with a legally binding
MOU/MOA with other public entity
stakeholders
Examples
• South Bay Salt Restoration Project
Description
• A new agency is created through State
legislation to address a specific issue
• The agency can: execute contracts,
potentially levy fees or taxes, issue
bonds, hire staff, work collaboratively,
and may have other special powers
authorized by legislation
Examples
• San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority,
Sacramento Area Flood Control Agency,
One Shoreline, Fort Ord Reuse Authority
Potential Governance Options
Lead Agency with
Non-Binding MOU
(or Charter)
Lead Agency with
Legally Binding MOU
or MOA
Joint Powers
Authority
Hybrid State Agency
/ JPA (Special
District)
Plan: Funding Sources
• Federal
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• National Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin. (NOAA)
• US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• Water Resources Development Act (WRDA)
Non-federal Match Examples
• State
• Sub-regional plans receive priority (SB 272)
• Caltrans
• California Air Resources Board
• California Infrastructure and Economic Development Bank • State Coastal Conservancy
• Wildlife Conservation Board
• Regional Measure AA (SF Bay Restoration Authority)
• County Measure BB grants (Alameda CTC)
• Local Stormwater Fee (Oakland and Alameda)
• Foundations (Bay Area Council & Kresge)
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