Title
Public Hearing on the Draft Olympia Sea Level Rise Response Plan
Recommended Action
Utility Advisory Committee Recommendation:
The Utility Advisory Committee recommends adopting the Draft Olympia Sea Level Rise Response Plan.
City Manager Recommendation:
Hold a public hearing to gather additional public comments on the Draft Olympia Sea Level Rise Response Plan.
Report
Issue:
Whether to hold a public hearing on the Draft Olympia Sea Level Rise Response Plan.
Staff Contact:
Susan Clark, Senior Planner, Public Works/Water Resources, 360.753.8321
Presenter:
Andy Haub, Water Resources Director
Background and Analysis:
In early 2017, the City of Olympia, the Port of Olympia and the LOTT Clean Water Alliance entered into an Interlocal Agreement to jointly fund and participate in a formal sea level rise planning process for downtown Olympia and the Port peninsula. A consulting firm, AECOM Technical Services, assisted with the planning effort.
The Draft Olympia Sea Level Rise Response Plan provides comprehensive short-term, mid-term and long-term strategies for minimizing and preventing flooding to downtown Olympia from rising sea levels. The Plan is organized into ten chapters addressing the following:
* Planning context
* Public engagement and outreach
* Climate science
* Vulnerability and risk
* Approach to adaptation
* Physical and operational strategies
* Governance and informational strategies
* Cost of adaptation
* Implementation and next steps
* Monitoring and action triggers
The Draft Olympia Sea Level Rise Plan was available for public review and comment from December 11, 2018 - January 25, 2019. To address public (and staff) comments, revisions to the Draft Plan are proposed and have been incorporated into a February 6, 2019 Plan Revision Errata Sheet.
The City of Olympia issued a notice of State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) Determination of Non-significance (DNS) for the Olympia Sea Level Rise Plan on February 13, 2019. The DNS comm...
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