C/CAG
CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
Atherton • Belmont • Brisbane • Burlingame • Colma • Daly City • East Palo Alto • Foster City • Half Moon Bay • Hillsborough • Menlo Park • Millbrae • Pacifica • Portola Valley • Redwood City • San Bruno • San Carlos • San Mateo • San Mateo County •South San Francisco • Woodside 555 County Center, 5th Floor, Redwood City, CA 94063 PHONE: 650.599.1406 FAX: 650.361.8227 www.ccag.ca.gov
Date: November 21, 2024
To: Council members from One Shoreline Central Region Cities and Towns From: Adam Rak, C/CAG Chair
Subject: RECRUITMENT OF INTERESTED CITY AND TOWN COUNCIL MEMBERS TO
SERVE ON THE PROPOSED FLOOD AND SEA LEVEL RISE RESILIENCY
DISTRICT (ONESHORELINE) BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE CITY SOUTHERN REGION SEAT.
C/CAG is currently recruiting elected officials for the Southern Region seats on the Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District Board of Directors (OneShoreline).
C/CAG is recruiting from the following jurisdictions within the designated geographic areas for Southern Region seat (see Exhibit 2).
1. Southern (Redwood City, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Atherton, Woodside, Portola Valley) The recruitment is necessary to fill an upcoming vacancy of the Southern seat that is currently held by Lisa Gauthier, East Palo Alto City Councilmember and Board Representative for the Southern Cities.
The appointed Board member will serve the remainder of the term which expires December 31, 2027.
OneShoreline- The Organization
OneShoreline’s mission is to address sea level rise, flooding, coastal erosion, and large-scale stormwater infrastructure improvements through integrated regional planning, design, permitting, project implementation, and long-term operations and maintenance to create a resilient “one shoreline” San Mateo County by 2100. C/CAG prepared the proposal for the district. In 2019, all 20 Cities and San Mateo County approved resolutions of support and funding during a start up period of three years.
OneShoreline held its first Board Meeting in January 2020 and continues to meet monthly.
Key OneShoreline priorities include:
1. Continue to work with cities on key planning documents, and with developers to build resilience today.
2. Advance new multi-jurisdictional projects that connect and align substantial protection for neighboring jurisdictions.
3. Further the countywide Flood Early Warning System and create multi-jurisdictional Emergency Action Plans.
4. Develop long-term, stable funding to build regional resilience to multiple climate risks.
5. Ensure project financing reflects project benefits.
For more information about OneShoreline, contact Len Materman, the Executive Director at [email protected], and/or visit the OneShoreline website at: https://oneshoreline.org/ The Board of Directors
The OneShoreline Board of Directors has seven seats: five seats appointed by C/CAG for elected officials from among the twenty City and Town Councils in San Mateo County and two seats for the County Board of Supervisors that will be appointed by the Board of Supervisors. One of the City and Town Council seats is at-large and the other four will represent specific geographic areas of the county.
See Attachment 2 for a map of the specific geographic areas. The current roster is included as Attachment 3. OneShoreline Board meetings are often, but not exclusively, the fourth Monday of each month at 4pm.
The Recruitment Process
Any eligible individual wishing to be considered for appointment to the Southern seat should: (1) fill out the attached Candidacy Form and (2) submit a letter of interest stating why you wish to be appointed, affirming your commitment to serve for the term, and any particular experience, background, or qualities that you feel would bring value to the governing board and be of interest to the C/CAG Board when making appointments.
Candidacy Forms and Letters of Interest must be received by 5 PM on Wednesday, December 4, 2024, and must be sent to:
Sean Charpentier, C/CAG Executive Director
City/County Association of Governments of San Mateo County [email protected]
For questions about the recruitment process, please contact Sean Charpentier at the email provided above.
Candidate appointments will be considered by the C/CAG Board of Directors at the December 12, 2024 meeting, and all potential candidates will be provided an opportunity to speak to the Board regarding their qualifications and interest in participating on the Board of Directors.
The C/CAG Board will vote to appoint one person for the Southern Region seat, with the candidate receiving the most votes for a given seat on the governing board being selected for appointment to that seat. In the case of a tie vote for one or more seats, the C/CAG Board will revote with only the candidates that were tied being considered for subsequent votes.
Sincerely,
Adam Rak
C/CAG Chair
Attachments:
1. Candidacy Form
2. Map showing geographic areas for city/town council appointees.
3. Current Roster
4. Assembly Bill 825 (online at https://legiscan.com/CA/text/AB825/id/2051435)
5. Presentation on OneShoreline program update to the C/CAG Board of Directors, November 14, 2024 (The document is available on the C/CAG website. See “Additional Agenda Materials” for the relevant Board Meeting at: https://ccag.ca.gov/committees/board-of-directors-2/) Attachment 1: Candidacy Form
C/CAG
CITY/COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF GOVERNMENTS
OF SAN MATEO COUNTY
Atherton • Belmont • Brisbane • Burlingame • Colma • Daly City • East Palo Alto • Foster City • Half Moon Bay • Hillsborough • Menlo Park • Millbrae • Pacifica • Portola Valley • Redwood City • San Bruno • San Carlos • San Mateo • San Mateo County •South San Francisco • Woodside
Date:
I, , am hereby submitting my candidacy for the
(Please print name)
following seat on OneShoreline (Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency District).
Southern (Redwood City, Menlo Park, East Palo Alto, Atherton, Woodside, Portola Valley) Signature
Attachment: Letter of Interest
Attachment 2: Map showing geographic areas for city/town council appointees.
Attachment 3: Current Roster
Seat Representative
Appointing
Agency
Appointed
Term Expires
City Council Southern
Region
Lisa Gauthier, City of
East Palo Alto C/CAG
06/13/2019 (term
beginning 01/01/2020) –
reappointed
12/14/2023) 12/31/2027
City Council Northern
Region
Donna Colson, City of
Burlingame C/CAG
06/13/2019 (term
beginning 01/01/2020) –
reappointed 12/14/2023) 12/31/2027
City Council Central
Region
Adam Rak, City of San
Carlos C/CAG
1/12/2023 (filling
vacancy for term from
2021-2025) 12/31/2025
City Council Coastal
Region
Debbie Ruddock, City
of Half Moon Bay C/CAG 12/09/2021 12/31/2025
City Council At Large
Marie Chuang,
Hillsborough C/CAG 12/09/2021 12/31/2025
County Supervisor
Coastal Ray Mueller, District 3
County
Board of
Supervisors
Appointed by County
Board of Supervisors
County Supervisor AtLarge David Pine, District 1
County
Board of
Supervisors
Appointed by County
Board of Supervisors