CITY OF ARCATA
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JOINT STUDY SESSION WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION
ON SEA LEVEL RISE
COUNCIL CHAMBER MARCH 28, 2023
736 F Street, Arcata Tuesday, 6:00 PM
AGENDA
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I. CALL TO ORDER
II. PUBLIC COMMENT
A. Written Public Comment Received
III. NEW BUSINESS
A. Consider a Panel Discussion on Sea Level Rise
The City has been working on coastal planning issues for nearly a decade. The City commissioned two vulnerability assessments in 2018. And the Planning Commission and staff have been reviewing the Local Coastal Program update draft since 2019. The Commission and Council held a study session in August of 2022, at which time the Council asked the Commission to identify issues they needed to resolve before making a recommendation on the Gateway Area Plan (Plan). Sea level rise was one topic the Commission voted to address prior to making a recommendation on the Plan. Since sea level has impacts outside of the boundaries of the Plan area, this study session was designed to address impacts throughout the City. This meeting is primarily an opportunity for the Commission and Council to obtain information they feel is necessary to make long-range planning decisions.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Council open the panel discussion on sea level rise to inform longrange planning decisions, including the General Plan, Local Coastal Program, and other planning efforts that may require consideration of the impact of sea level rise future hazards.
IV. ADJOURNMENT
DOCUMENTS RECEIVED AFTER PUBLICATION OF THE AGENDA
III-A. Email From Doris Grinn, Diane Ryerson, and Walt Paniak