Contra Costa County received $1,499,285 in funding from the California Ocean Protection Council’s Senate Bill 1 Sea Level Rise Adaptation Planning Grant Program, which aims to provide funding for coastal communities to develop consistent sea level rise adaptation plans and projects to build resilience along the entire coast of California and the San Francisco Bay.
The Contra Costa Resilient Shoreline Plan will create a comprehensive, community-driven roadmap to address sea level rise across the entire 90-miles of the county’s shoreline with a focus on impacted communities. It will serve a coordinating and organizational role for local plans in alignment with Bay Conservation and Development Commission guidelines and explore natural and constructed infrastructure improvements. The development of the Plan will involve a participatory community engagement campaign and visioning process and a strategic update to the County’s existing vulnerability assessments, culminating in the Plan, which will include adaptation pathways, implementation actions, partnership needs, financing strategies, and metrics.
“By preparing the Contra Costa Resilient Shoreline Plan now, the County is taking the initiative to become safer and more resilient to flooding and sea level rise, because we know it costs more to do nothing, as shown in the MTC/ABAG/BCDC study. The funding from the State’s Ocean Protection Council will help our County build on regional progress and continue to be a leader as the Bay Area works to adapt to sea level rise,” said District 1 Supervisor John Gioia, Chair of the Resilient Shoreline Committee.
“This grant funding will provide an essential foundation to create consistent sea level rise planning across the county, from the San Francisco Bay to the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta, inclusive of cities, special districts, community and environmental based organizations, and the public, to protect our shoreline communities in the face of extreme weather. We know that it will take a coalition of partners and more to respond effectively, and that is our plan,” said District 3 Supervisor Diane Burgis, Vice Chair of the Resilient Shoreline Committee.
The County’s grant award is one of seven across California, totaling $5,614,785 approved by the Ocean Protection Council on June 4, 2024.
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A waste of public monies on a plan that will sit on shelves and collect dust.
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Wow. A lot of money just to “plan”. Aren’t they already paid to talk about issues and plan from taxes. What a waste.
$1.5M to screw around and make a “plan” that isn’t needed, nor will ever be implemented. THIS is just another reason why we need LESS government and for them to stop p1ss!ng away our tax dollars. Good grief…
What?
Just more money for them to hire their friends. Disgusting.
How about we fix the Martinez pier that has been shut down for the past couple years due to needed repairs? Our government is so dysfunctional. Bring back productivity and common sense!!!
That place is pathetic! The boards on the walkways & docks are so old & loose (one gangway has collapsed) it’s scary to walk on them, and the East side of the Marina desperately needs to be dredged. At low tide the boats lay on the mud!
Red tape, admin fees, and pet projects will eat that up – maybe should be funded retroactively on seeing a finished “plan” … but – if it’s just developing a plan – if it’s existing employees developing the plan, they are already on the payroll – what is the $1.5M “buying”?
Somebody’s ‘consulting firm’ will end up the beneficiary, not the taxpayer…
And the state is broke, wonder why?
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