RESOLUTION NO. 25-61
Resolution Of The City Council Of The City Of Emeryville Authorizing The Mayor To Sign A Revised Letter Of Commitment For The San Francisco Estuary Partnership’s Senate Bill 1 Grant Application For The East Bay Crescent SubRegional Vulnerability Assessment And Shoreline Adaptation Planning WHEREAS, sea level rise is a potential threat to natural resources, critical infrastructure, cultural assets, and the residents of Emeryville, with water levels expected to rise by three feet or more by 2050 and seven feet by 2100; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 1, the California Sea Level Rise Mitigation and Adaptation Act of 2021, provides funding for pre-planning, planning and project phases of sea level rise (SLR) adaptation and/or mitigation efforts; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 272, the Sea Level Rise: Planning and Adaptation Act of 2023, provides requirements for pre-planning, planning and project phases of sea level rise adaptation and/or mitigation efforts in locally adopted Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plans (RSAP); and
WHEREAS, the Emeryville Crescent, Emeryville Marina with significant commercial, recreational and retail development, Shorebird Park, Bay Trail Frontage, and Point Emery lie within the Alameda County shoreline portion of the East Bay Crescent Operational Landscape Unit (OLU), covering portions of Oakland, Berkeley, and Albany in northern Alameda County as proposed by San Francisco Estuary Partnership for adaptation Planning; and
WHEREAS, the southwestern portion of Emeryville, along the shoreline west of Interstate 80, is known as the Emeryville Crescent and is one of the city’s most valuable biological resources, supporting a variety of vegetation and habitat for wildlife including federal and state-listed species and other species of concern; and
WHEREAS, General Plan Goal CSN-G-5 calls for the “preservation and enhancement of natural habitat, and protection of biological resources, particularly around the Emeryville Crescent;” and
WHEREAS, the City of Emeryville and state and regional agencies including Caltrans, the East Bay Regional Parks District, the San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP), the San Francisco Estuary Institute, the East Bay Municipal Utility District, the Association of Bay Area Governments, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, and the Army Corps of Engineers have jurisdiction and/or interest in the Emeryville Crescent; and WHEREAS, the SFEP has convened stakeholders to undertake studies of current/expected conditions and the suitability of potential projects to protect the Crescent and its associated impacts and functions under the East Bay Cresent OLU; and WHEREAS, the SFEP is seeking funding through the SB 1 grant program to prepare a RSAP for the adoption in Emeryville with consideration for projects to be implemented in Docusign Envelope ID: DD0D15E4-186D-4555-8896-7859712E7227 Resolution No. 25-61
Revised Letter of Commitment for SFEP SB1 Grant Application City Council Meeting | July 1, 2025
both Emeryville and adjacent jurisdictions to protect and preserve the Emeryville Crescent and adjacent shorelines in Alameda County; and
WHEREAS, on December 10, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 24-150 authorizing the Mayor to sign a letter of commitment to accompany the SFEP’s application for SB 1 grant funding; and
WHEREAS, on December 20, 2024, the SFEP submitted its initial application for SB 1 funding, and, in response, the California Ocean Protection Council (“OPC”) provided comments and questions to the SFEP on the application; and WHEREAS, in response to the OPC’s comments and questions, the SFEP has revised the application for SB 1 grant funding, necessitating a revised letter of commitment from the City of Emeryville; and
WHEREAS, the SFEP has agreed to enter a subgrant award for staff costs associated with support of the collaborative efforts to prepare Regional Shoreline Adaption Plan appropriate for each jurisdiction in the for the East Bay Cresent OLU in Northern Alameda County if SB 1 funds are received for this purpose; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville that the Mayor is hereby authorized to sign the revised Letter of Commitment for the San Francisco Estuary Partnership’s SB 1 grant application for this effort in substantial form as attached hereto as Exhibit A, and, further be it
RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville authorizes the City Manager to submit letters of support and execute agreements as may be necessary for the City of Emeryville to access the funds provided through the SB 1 grant in the event the grant is awarded.
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Revised Letter of Commitment for SFEP SB1 Grant Application City Council Meeting | July 1, 2025
ADOPTED, by the City Council of the City of Emeryville at a regular meeting held Tuesday, July 1, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES: 4
Mayor Mourra, Vice Mayor Kaur and Council Members Solomon and Welch
NOES: 0
ABSTAIN: 0
ABSENT: 1 Council Member Priforce
MAYOR
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY CLERK CITY ATTORNEY
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July 1, 2025
California Ocean Protection Council (OPC)
Attention: SB 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program 715 P St. 20th Floor
Sacramento, CA 95814
Subject: Support for The East Bay Crescent (EBC) Sub-regional Vulnerability Assessment and Shoreline Adaptation Planning
Dear OPC SB 1 Grant Review Committee:
I am writing to express my commitment to the San Francisco Estuary Partnership’s East Bay Crescent (EBC) Sub-regional Vulnerability Assessment and Shoreline Adaptation Planning project. I feel confident this project will support broader sea level rise (SLR) adaptation planning along the shorelines of Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville, and a portion of Oakland, from Bay Bridge/Radio Beach up to Cerritos Creek.
Likewise, City of Emeryville is committed as an active partner in the development of the project, and will utilize the insights from this project to feed into our SLR Adaptation Planning Process Key Project components include the development of an EBC Working Group and Equity Committee that will lead the development of a sub-regional vulnerability assessment (VA) as well as sub-regionally coordinated, but distinct, subregional shoreline adaptation plans for the Cities of Albany, Berkeley, and Emeryville, that adhere to the SF Bay Conservation and Development Commission’s Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) guidelines. The San Francisco Estuary Partnership (SFEP) has a long history of partnership with these local jurisdictions and is uniquely poised to spearhead project management and coordination between jurisdictions, agencies, and technical subconsultant team to advance a complex, multi-jurisdictional coordinated planning effort in the East Bay Crescent. The Project will provide critical support for the cities and communities they represent to understand shoreline vulnerabilities and ensure community priorities drive development and coordination of their shoreline adaptation plans in this complex area of the Bay. This project proposal was developed in coordination with the City of Alameda’s separate SB 1 application; and the shared consultant team between the two proposals will ensure these efforts are complementary to each other.
The City of Emeryville plans to meaningfully participate in the development of the sub-regional VA and single-jurisdiction subregional shoreline adaptation plan and will commit 50% of a Full Time Equivalent staff time over the course of this project. We will participate in the EBC Working Group, provide data and information as requested to support the existing conditions assessment and subregional VA, support community engagement efforts, and actively participate in the coordinated development of the City of Emeryville’s RSAP, including the review/selection of draft adaptation pathways and strategies.
Exhibit A
Docusign Envelope ID: DD0D15E4-186D-4555-8896-7859712E7227 Emeryville Letter of Commitment to SFEP Crescent Project The City of Emeryville’s RSAP is intended to be brought to council for local adoption, acknowledging that this multi-jurisdictional plan is intended to comply with SB 272 and will make the jurisdiction ineligible for future California Ocean Protection Council (OPC) SB 1 funding to develop a Single Jurisdiction Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plan.
The City of Emeryville is committed to and excited about the San Francisco Estuary Partnership’s East Bay Crescent Sub-regional Vulnerability Assessment and Shoreline Adaptation Planning project. I am confident that with the necessary backing from OPC, it will achieve great success. Please feel free to reach out to Amber Evans at 510-596-4382 or [email protected] if you require any further information or would like to discuss this in more detail.
Sincerely,
David Mourra
Mayor, City of Emeryville
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