HomeMy WebLinkAboutState Coastal Conservancy; 2020-05-07; 19-093STATE OF CALIFORNIA
STANDARD AGREEMENT
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IDENTIFICATION NO
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THIS AGREEMENT, made and entered into this 1-f1\.. day of --'I-'--.--• 2020
in the State of California, by and between State of California, through , s lected or appointed, qualified and acting
-----------··--·-·· TITLE 01' OHICE'R ACTING FOR STATE AGENCY
Executive Officer ----------·-----·-----------· ·•·--··· ·------GRANTEE'S NAME
City of Carlsbad
State Coastal· Consc1vancy , hereafter called the Conservancy, and
, hereafter called the Grantee.
The Grantee, for and in consideration of the covenants, conditions, agreements, and stipulations of the Conservancy hereinafter expressed, does hereby agree
as follows:
SCOPE OF AGREEMENT
Pursuant to Chapters 3 an<l 9 of Division 21 of the California Public Resources Code, the State Coastal Consetvancy
("the Conservancy") hereby grants to tl1e City of Carlsbad ("the grantee") a sum not to exceed $498,075 (four
hundred ninety-eight thousand seventy-five dollars), subject to this agreement. The grantee shall use these funds to
prepare a managed retreat and restoration plan ("the plan" or "the project") for the South Carlsbad Boulevard area of
the City of Carlsbad, as shown on Exhibit 1, which is incorporated by reference and attached.
(Continued on the.following pages)
The provisions on the following pages constitute a part of this agreement
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this agreement has been executed by the parties hereto, u~~ date first above written.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA , GRANTEE
AGENCY GRAN~ lherlhan an individual, stale whether a corpora/ion, partnership, etc.)
State Coastal Conservancy City 8arlsbid
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BY (Authorized Signature) BY (Aut ori, ~d l ~n1 JreJI
RS RS 'i.iV\..,
PRINTED NAME ANO TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON SIGNING
Samuel Schuchat, Executive Officer Scott Chadwick, City Manager
ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER ADDRESS & PHONE NUMBER
1515 Clay Street, 10th Floor 1635 Faraday Avenue
Oakland, CA 94612 Carlsbad, CA 92008
Phone: (510) 286-1015 Phone: (760) 602-4623
AMOUNT ENCUMBERED BY THIS PROGRAM/CATEGORY (CODE ANO TITLE) FUND TITLE/PROP NO.
DOCUMENT Local Assistance Green House Reduction Fund I certify that this $498,075.00 agreement is exempt
PRIOR AMOUNT ENCUMBERED FUND ITEM CHAPTER STATUTE FISCAL YEAR from Department of
FOR THIS AGREEMENT General Services'
$-0-3760-101-3228 29/30 2018 18/19 approval.
TOTAL AMOUNT ENCUMBERED PROJECT NAME
TO DATE
$498,075.00 South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project
I hereby certify upon my own personal knowledge that budgeted funds are available for the period and purpose of the expenditure stated above. Erlinda Corpuz
Procurement and
SIGNATURE OF ACCOUNTING OFFICER I DATE Contracts Manager
RS
□GRANTEE 0 ACCOUNTING 0 PROJECT MANAGER 0 CONTROLLER O STATE AGENCY
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The project consists of a planning project to incorporate managed retreat and long-tenn sea level
rise adaptation of public infrastructure and coastal resources. The project will plan fi.>r climate
adaptation for a vulnerable stretch of highway in the City of Carlsbad by developing project
alternatives and a JO% design for the new roadway which will incorporate non-motorized
transportation lanes. The grantee will also facilitate a stakeholder process to identify
opportunities for use al the site of the road retreat, which is expected to include public access and
recreation as well as ecosystem enhancements.
The grantee shall carry out the project in accordance with this agreement and a work program as
provided in the "WORK PROGRAM" section, below. The grantee shall provide any funds
beyond those granted under this agreement which are needed to complete the pr~jcct.
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO COMMENCEMENT OF PROJECT AND
DISBURSEMENT
The grantee shall not commence the project and the Conservancy shall not be obligated to
disburse any funds under this agreement until the following conditions precedent have been met:
1. The City Council of the grantee has adopted a resolution designating positions whose
incumbents are authorized to negotiate and execute this agreement and amendments to it on
behalf of the grantee.
2. The Executive Officer of the Conservancy ("Executive Officer") has approved in writing:
a. The work program for the project as provided in the "WORK PROGRAM" section,
below.
b. All contractors that the grantee intends to retain in connection with the project.
c. A plan for acknowledgment of Conservancy funding, and the Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Fund as the source of that funding.
3. The grantee has provided written evidence to the Conservancy that:
a. The grantee has provided for required insurance coverage, including additional insured
endorsement, as described in the "INSURANCE" section, below.
ADDITIONAL GRANT CONDITION
GGRF Funding Requirements
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Grantee acknowledges that the project is funded by the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund
(GGRF), which is administered by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) as the California
Climate Investments (CCI) program. Grantee also acknowledges that the Conservancy must
comply with all requirements in CARB's "Funding Guidelines for Agencies Administering
California Climate Investments," as revised from time to time ("GGRF Guidelines"), and any
other requirements provided by CARB.
Grantee shall cooperate fully with Conservancy staff to meet these requirements and shall
provide, in a timely manner, all infonnation or documentation as requested by the Conservancy
to comply with such requirements.
These requirements may include the following:
(a) Applying the Quantification Methodology and Calculator Tool and other tools, templates,
methodologies and frameworks approved and provided by CARB and the Conservancy, to
evaluate the facilitation of the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, benefits to priority
populations, and co-benefits;
(b) Project tracking, monitoring and reporting requirements, including periodic reporting of
project status; and
(c) Recordkeeping requirements, as described in the "AUDITS/ACCOUNTING/RECORDS"
section of this agreement.
All reporting templates and fonns provided by the Conservancy to grantee to meet these
reporting requirements shall be incorporated into this agreement by reference.
TERM OF AGREEMENT
This agreement shall take effect when signed by both parties and received in the office of the
Conservancy together with the resolution described in the "CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
COMMENCEMENT OF PROJECT AND DISBURSEMENT" section of this agreement. An
authorized representative of the grantee shall sign the first page of the originals of this agreement
in ink.
This agreement shall run from it.s effective date through May 28, 2023 ("the termination date")
unless otherwise terminated or amended as provided in this agreement. However, all work shall
be completed by February 28, 2023 ("the completion date").
The grantee shall deliver a final Request for Disbursement to the Conservancy no later than
March 31, 2023.
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AUTHORIZATION
The signature of the Executive Oflicer or the Conservancy on this agreement.certifies that at its
December 19, 2019 meeting, the Conservancy adopted the resolution included in the staff
recommendation attached as Exhibit 2. This agreement is executed under that authorization.
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WORK PROGRAM
Standard Provisions
Before beginning the project, the grantee shall submit a detailed work program to the Executive
Officer for review and written approval of its consistency with this grant agreement. The work
program shall include:
I . The specific tasks to be performed.
2. A schedule of completion for the project, specifically listing the completion date for each
project component and a final project completion date.
3. A detailed project budget The project budget shall describe all labor and materials costs of
completing each component of the project. For each project component, the project budget
shall list all intended funding sources including the Conservancy's grant and all other sources
of monies, materials, or labor.
If all or any pai1 of the project to be funded under this agreement will be performed by third
parties ("contractors") under contract with the grantee, then the grantee shall, prior to initiating
any contractor selection process, submit the selection package to the Executive Officer for
review and written approval as to consistency with the purposes of this grant agreement. Upon
approval by the Executive Officer, the grantee shall proceed with the contractor selection
process. Prior to final selection of a contractor, the grantee shall submit to the Executive Officer
for written approval the names of all contractors that the grantee intends to hire. The grantee
shall then comply with the above paragraph regarding submission and approval of a work
program prior to project commencement.
The work program shall have the same effect as if included in the text of this agreement.
However, the work program may be modified without amendment of this agreement upon the
grantee's submission of a modified work program and the Executive Officer's written approval
of it. If this agreement and the work program are inconsistent, the agreement shall control.
The grantee shall carry out the project in accordance with the approved work program.
COORDINATION AND MEETINGS
The grantee shall coordinate closely with Conservancy staff and other involved entities,
including local, state and federal agencies, and shall participate in meetings and other
communications as necessary to ensure coordination.
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WORK PRODUCTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF CONSl~RVANCY SUPPORT
All material, data, information, and written, graphic or other work produced, developed or
acquired under this agreement is subject to the unqualified and unconditional right of the
Conservancy to use, reproduce, publish, display, and make derivative use of all such work, or
any part of it, free of charge and in any manner and for any purpose; and to authorize others to
do so. If any of the work is subject to copyright, trademark, service mark, or patent, the
Conservancy is granted and shall have a perpetual, royalty-free, nonexclusive and irrevocable
license to use, reproduce, publish, use in the creation of derivative works, and display and
perform the work, or any part of it, and to grant to any third party a comparable and coextensive
sub license.
The grantee shall include in any contract with a third party for work under this agreement terms
that preserve the rights, interests, and obligations created by this section, and that identify the
Conservancy as a third-party beneficiary of those provisions.
The grantee shall not utilize the work produced under this agreement for any profit-making
venture, or sell or grant rights to a third party for that purpose.
In order to acknowledge the Conservancy's support of the project, the Conserva~1cy's name and
logo shall be included in the final report in a prominent location. The grantee shall mention the
Conservancy's suppo1t in its project-related press releases, contacts with the media, and social
media postings, and on its website. The grantee shall acknowledge fonding from GGRF by
using the official CCI logo in compliance with the GGRF Guidelines. The CCI logo shall be
displayed, to the extent possible, at the project site or on other appropriate locations or materials.
In addition to signage, grantee shall acknowledge GGRF funding on announcements, press
releases and publications, as provided in the GGRF Guidelines.
COSTS AND DISBURSEMENTS
When the Conservancy determines that all "CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
COMMENCEMENT OF PROJECT AND DISBURSEMENT" have been fully met, the
Conse1vancy shall disburse to the grantee, in accordance with the approved project budget, a
total amount not to exceed the amount of this grant, as follows:
The withholding for this agreement is five percent. The Conservancy shall disburse funds for
costs incurred to date, less five percent, upon the grantee's satisfactory progress under the
approved work program and upon submission of a "Request for Disbursement" form, which shall
be submitted no more frequently than monthly but no less frequently than quarterly. The
Conservancy shall disburse the five percent withheld upon the grantee's satisfactory completion
of the project and compliance with the "PROJECT COMPLETION" section, below, and upon
the Conservancy's acceptance of the project.
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The Conservancy will reimburse the grantee for expenses necessary to the project when
documented by appropriate receipts. The Conservancy will reimburse travel and related
expenses at actual costs not to exceed the rates provided in Title 2, Division 1, Chapter 3,
Subchapter 1, Article 2 of the California Code of Regulations ("CCR"), except that
reimbursement may be in excess of these rates upon documentation that these rates arc not
reasonably available to the grantee. Reimbursement for the cost of operating a private vehicle
shall not, under any circumstance, exceed the current rate specified by the State of California for
unrepresented state employees as of the date the cost is incurred. The Conservancy will
reimburse the grantee for other necessary expenses if those expenses are reasonable in nature and
amount taking into account the nature of the project, its location, and other relevant factors.
The grantee shall request disbursements by filing with the Conservancy a fully executed
"Request for Disbursement" form (available from the Conservancy). The grantee shall include
in the form its name and address, the number of this agreement, the date of the submission, the
amount of the invoice, the period during which the work was actually done, and an itemized
description, including time, materials, and expenses incurred, of all work done for which
disbursement is requested. Hourly rates billed to the Conservancy and specified in the approved
work program budget shall be equal to the actual compensation paid by grantee to employees,
which may include employee benefits. The form shall also indicate cumulative expenditures to
date, expenditures during the reporting period, and the unexpended balance of funds under the
grant agreement.
An authorized representative of the grantee shall sign the form. Each form shall be accompanied
by:
1. All receipts and any other source documents for direct expenditures and costs that the grantee
has incurred.
2. Invoices from contractors that the grantee engaged to complete any portion of the work
funded under this agreement and any receipts and any other source documents for costs
incurred and expenditures by any such contractor, unless the Executive Officer makes a
specific exemption in writing.
3. A supporting progress report summarizing the cwTent status of the work and comparing it to
the status required by the work program (budget, timeline, tasks, etc.), including written
substantiation of completion of the portion of the project for which the grantee is requesting
disbursement.
The grantee's failure to fully execute and submit a Request for Disbursement form, including
attachment of supporting documents, will relieve the Conservancy of its obligation to disburse
funds to the grantee unless and until the grantee corrects all deficiencies.
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EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDING AMONG BUDGET
ITEMS
The total amount of this grant may not be increased except by written amendment to this
agreement. The grantee shall expend funds consistent with the approved project budget.
Expenditure on items contained in the approved project budget, other than overheard and indirect
costs, may vary by as much as ten percent without prior approval by the Executive Officer,
provided that the grantee first submits a revised budget to the Conservancy and requests
disbursement based on the revised budget. Any deviation greater than ten percent, and any
deviation that shifts funds from approved budget items into an overhead or indirect costs
category, must be identified in a revised budget approved in advance and in writing by the
Executive Officer. The Conservancy may withhold payment for items which exceed the amount
allocated in the project budget by more than ten percent and which have not received the
approval required above. Any increase in the funding for any particular budget item shall mean
a decrease in the funding for one or more other budget items unless there is a written amendment
to this agreement.
PROJECT COMPLETION
The grantee shall complete the project by the completion date provided in the "TERM OF
AGREEMENT" section, above. Upon completion of the project, the grantee shall supply the
Conservancy with evidence of completion by submitting the following by the final Request for
Disbursement date set forth in the "TERM OF AGREEMENT" section:
1. The plan and any other work products specified in the work program for the project, each in a
format or formats (for example, paper, digital, photographic) approved by the Executive
Officer.
2. A fully executed final "Request for Disbursement." A "final Request for Disbursement"
means a Request for Disbursement that includes the withheld amounts and all remaining
amounts for which grantee is entitled to seek payment, if any, pursuant to this agreement.
The Conservancy shall detennine whether the grantee has satisfactorily completed the project. If
so, the Conservancy shall issue to the grantee a letter of acceptance of the project. The project
shall be deemed complete as of the date of the letter.
EARLY TERMINATION, SUSPENSION AND FAILURE TO PERFORM
Before the project has commenced, either party may terminate this agreement for any reason by
providing the other party with seven days notice in writing.
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Before the project is complete, the Conservancy may terminate or suspend this agreement for
any reason by providing the grantee with seven days notice in writing. In either case, the grantee
shall immediately stop work under the agreement and take all reasonable measures to prevent
further costs to the Conservancy. The Conservancy shall be responsible for any reasonable and
11011-cancclable obligations incurred by the grantee in the performance of this agreement prior to
the date of the notice to terminate or suspend, but only up to the undisbursed balance of funding
authorized in this agreement. Any notice suspending work under this agreement shall remain in
effect until further written notice from the Conse1vancy authorizes work to resume.
If the grantee fails to complete the project as required, or fails to fulfill any other obligations of
this agreement prior to the termination date, the grantee shall be liable for immediate repayment
to the Conservancy of all amounts disbursed by the Conservancy under this agreement. The
Conservancy may, at its sole discretion, consider extenuating circumstances and not require
repayment for work partially completed. This paragraph shall not be deemed to limit any other
remedies the Conservancy may have for breach of this agreement.
Before the project is complete, the grantee may terminate this agreement for any reason by
providing the Conservancy with seven days notice in writing and repaying to the Conservancy all
amounts disbursed by the Conservancy under this agreement. The Conservancy may, at its sole
discretion, consider extenuating circumstances and allow early termination without repayment
for work partially completed.
On or before the date of termination of the agreement under this section, whether terminated by
the grantee or the Conservancy, the grantee shall provide the Conservancy with all work,
material, data, information, and written, graphic or other work produced, developed or acquired
under this agreement (whether completed or partial), in appropriate, readily useable form.
The parties expressly agree to waive, release and relinquish the recovery of any consequential
damages that may arise out of the termination or suspension of this agreement under this section.
The grantee shall include in any agreement with any contractor retained for work under this
agreement a provision that entitles the grantee to suspend or terminate the agreement with the
contractor for any reason on written notice and on the same terms and conditions specified in this
section.
INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS
The grantee shall be responsible for, indemnify and hold harmless the Conservancy, its officers,
agents and employees from any and all liabilities, claims, demands, damages, or costs, including
without limitation litigation costs and attorneys fees, resulting from or arising out of the willful
or negligent acts or omissions of the grantee, its officers, agents, contractors, subcontractors and
employees, or in any way connected with or incident to this agreement, except for the active
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negligence of the Conservancy, its officers, agents or employees. The duty of the grantee to
indemnify and hold harmless includes the duty to defend as provided in Civil Code Section
2778. This agreement supersedes any right the grantee may have as a public entity to indemnity
and contribution as provided in Gov. Code Sections 895 ct seq.
The grantee waives any and all rights to any type of express or implied indemnity or right of
contribution from the State, its officers, agents or employees, for any liability resulting from.
growing out ot: or in any way connected with or incident to this agreement.
Nothing in this agreement is intended to create in the public or in any member of it tights as a
third-party beneficiary under this agreement.
INSURANCE
Throughout the term of this agreement, the grantee shall procure and maintain insurance, as
specified in this section, against claims for injuries to persons or damage to property that may
arise from or in connection with any activities by the grantee or its agents, representatives,
employees, or contractors associated with the project undertaken pursuant to this agreement.
As an alternative, with the written approval of the Executive Officer, the grantee may satisfy the
coverage required by this section in whole or in part through: (a) its contractors' procurement
and maintenance of insurance for work under this agreement, if the coverage otherwise fully
satisfies the requirements of this section; or (b) the grantee's participation in a "risk
management" plan, self insurance program or insurance pooling arrangement, or any
combination of these, if consistent with the coverage required by this section.
1. Minimum Scope of Insurance. Coverage shall be at least as broad as:
a. Insurance Services Office ("ISO") Commercial General Liability coverage, occurrence
basis (Form CG 00 01) or comparable.
b. Automobile Liability coverage -ISO Form Number CA 0001, Code 1 (any auto).
c. Workers' Compensation insurance as required by the Labor Code of the State of
California, and Employer's Liability insurance.
2. Minimum Limits of Insurance. Grantee shall maintain coverage limits no less than:
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a. General Liability:
(Including operations, products and
completed operations, as applicable)
b. Automobile Liability:
c. Worker's Compensation and
Employment Liability:
d. Watercraft Liability (for private
vessel) coverage, if required under
l .d., above:
$2,000,000 per occurrence for bodily i,,;ury,
personal injury and property damage. If
Commercial General Liability Insurance or olher
form with a general aggregate limit is used, either
the general aggregate limit shall apply separately
to the activities under this agreement or the
general aggregate limit shall be twice the required
occurrence limit.
$1,000,000 per accident for bodily injury and
property damage.
Worker's compensation as required by law, and
Employer's Liability of no less than $1,000,000
per accident for bodily injury or disease.
In the following amounts:
a. Vessels under 30 ft.: $1,000,000 combined
single limit.
b. Vessels over 30 ft. or vessel involved in
research: $2,000,000 combined single limit.
3. Deductibles and Self-Insured Retentions. Any deductibles or self-insured retentions must be
declared to and approved by the Executive Officer.
4. Required Provisions Concerning the Conservancy and the State of California.
a. Each insurance policy required by this section shall be endorsed to state that coverage
shall not be canceled by either party, except after thirty days' prior written notice by first
class mail has been given to the Conservancy; or in the event of cancellation of coverage
due to nonpayment, after ten days prior written notice to the Conservancy. The grantee
shall notify the Conservancy within two days of receipt of notice that any required
insurance policy will lapse or be cancelled. At least ten days before an insurance policy
held by the grantee lapses or is cancelled, the grantee shall provide the Conservancy with
evidence of renewal or replacement of the policy.
b. The grantee hereby grants to the State of California, its officers, agents, employees, and
volunteers, a waiver of any right to subrogation which any insurer of the grantee may
acquire against the State of California, its officers, agents, employees, and volunteers, by
virtue of the payment of any loss under such insurance. Grantee agrees to obtain any
endorsement that may be necessary to effect this waiver of subrogation, but this provision
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applies regard less of whether or not the grantee has received a waiver of subrogation
endorsement from lhc insurer.
c. The general liability and automobile liability policies are to contain, or to be endorsed to
contain, the fi:)llowing provisions:
(i) The State of Califi.)rnia, its officers, agents and employees are to he covered as
additional insureds with respect to liability arising out of automobiles owned, leased,
hired or borrowed by or on behalf of the grantee; and with respect to liability arising
out of work or operations, including completed operations, performed by or on behalf
of the grantee including materials, pm1s or equipment furnished in connection with
such work or operations.
(ii) For any claims related to this agreement, the grantee's insurance coverage shall be
primary insurance with respect to the State of California, its officers, agents and
employees, and not excess to any insurance or self-insurance of the State of
Califbmia.
(iii)Thc limits of the additional insured coverage shall equal the limits of the named
insured coverage regardless of whether the limits of the named insurance coverage
exceed those limits required by this agreement.
d. Coverage shall not extend to any indemnity coverage for the active negligence of the
additional insured in any case where an agreement to indemnify the additional insured
would be invalid under Subdivision (b) of Section 2782 of the Civil Code.
5. Acceptability of Insurers. Insurance shall be placed with insurers admitted to transact
business in the State of California and having a current Best's rating of "B+: VII" or better or,
in the alternative, acceptable to the Conservancy and approved in writing by the Executive
Officer.
6. Verification of Coverage. The grantee shall furnish the Conservancy with original
certificates and amendatory endorsements, or copies of the applicable policy language,
effecting coverage required by this clause. All certificates and endorsements are to be
received and approved by the Executive Officer before work commences. The Conservancy
reserves the right to require complete, ce11ified copies of a11 required insw-ance policies,
including endorsements affecting the coverage, at any time.
7. Contractors. The grantee shall include all contractors as insureds under its policies or shall
require each contractor to provide and maintain coverage consistent with the requirements of
this section. To the extent generally available, grantee shall also require each professional
contractor to provide and maintain errors and omissions liability insurance appropriate to the
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contractor's profession and in a reasonable amount in light of the nature of the project with a
minimum limit of liability of $1,000,000.
8. Premiums and Assessments. The Conservancy is not responsible for premiums and
assessments on any insurance policy.
AUDITS/ ACCOUNTING/RECORDS
The grantee shall maintain financial accounts and records relating to this agreement in
accordance with the guidelines of "Generally Accepted Accounting Principles" ("GAAP")
published by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and maintain any
documents or data collected or reports produced in the course of performing this agreement
(collectively, "records"). The records shall include, without limitation, data or documents
generated in compliance with reporting requirements referenced in the "ADDITIONAL
GRANT CONDITIONS -GGRF FUNDING REQUIREMENTS" section of this agreement, and
shall also include the amount, receipt, deposit, and disbursement of all funds related to the
implementation of the project, and the use, management, operation and maintenance of the real
prope1iy. Time and effort reports are also required. The grantee shall maintain adequate
supporting records in a manner that permits tracing from the request for disbursement forms to
the accounting records and to the supporting documentation.
Additionally, the Conservancy or its agents may review, obtain, and copy all records relating to
performance of the agreement. The grantee shall provide the Conservancy or its agents with any
relevant information requested and shall permit the Conservancy or its agents access to the
grantee's premises upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, to interview
employees and inspect and copy books, records, accounts, and other material that may be
relevant to a matter under investigation for the purpose of determining compliance with this
agreement and any applicable laws and regulations.
The grantee shall retain the required records for a minimum of three years following the later of
(1) final disbursement by the Conservancy, (2) the final year to which the particular records
pertain, or (3) the project completion date provided in this agreement. The records shall be
subject to examination and audit by the Conservancy, the Bureau of State Audits, CARB, the
Department of Finance, the Joint Legislative Committee, and other state oversight agencies
during the retention periods.
If the grantee retains any contractors to accomplish any of the work of this agreement, the
grantee shall first enter into an agreement with each contractor requiring the contractor to meet
the terms of this section and to make the terms applicable to all subcontractors.
The Conservancy may disallow all or part of the cost of any activity or action that it determines
to be not in compliance with the requirements of this agreement.
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COMPUTER SOFTWARE
The graritee certifies that it has instituted and will employ systems and controls appropriate to
ensure that, in the performance of this contract, state funds will not be used for the acquisition,
operation or maintenance of computer soflwarc in violation of copyright laws.
NONDISCRIMINATION
During the performance of this agreement, the grantee and its contractors shall not deny the
agreement's benefits to any person on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin,
ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital
status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and
veteran status, nor shall they discriminate unlawfully against any employee or applicant for
employment because of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability,
mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender
identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, or military and veteran status. The grantee
shall insure that the evaluation and treatment of employees and applicants for employment are
free of such discrimination. The grantee and contractors shall comply with the provisions of the
Fair Employment and Housing Act (Gov. Code § 12900 et seq.), the regulations promulgated
thereunder (Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, § 1 1000 et seq.), the provisions of Article 9 .5, Chapter 1, Part
1, Division 3, Title 2 of the Government Code (Gov. Code §§11135-11139.5), and the
regulations or standards adopted by the Conservancy to implement such article. The grantee
shall permit access by representatives of the Department of Fair Employment and Housing and
the Conservancy upon reasonable notice at any time during the nonnal business hours, but in no
case less than 24 hours' notice, to such of its books, records, accounts, and all other sources of
information and its facilities as said Department or the Conservancy shall require to ascertain
compliance with this clause. The grantee and its contractors shall give written notice of their
obligations under this clause to labor organizations with which they have a collective bargaining
or other agreement. (See Cal. Code Regs., tit. 2, §11105.)
The grantee shall include the nondiscrimination and compliance provisions of this clause in all
contracts to perform work under this agreement.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
By signing this agreement, grantee certifies that it is in compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, (42 U.S.C., 12101 et seq.), which prohibits discrimination on
the basis of disability, as well as all applicable regulations and guidelines issued pursuant to the
ADA.
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PREVAILING WAGE
Work done under this grant agreement may be subject to the prevailing wage and other related
requirements or the California Labor Code, Division 2, Part 7, Chapter 1, sections 1720-1861. If
required by law to do so, the grantee shall pay prevailing wage to all persons employed in the
performance or any part of the project and otherwise comply with all associated requirements
and obligations.
The grantee is responsible for determining whether the project is subject to prevailing wage laws,
and for complying with all labor laws applicable to the project. The grantee may also review the
Conservancy publication, fl?f()rmation on Current Status of Prevailing Wage Laws.for State
Coastal Conservancy Grantees (May 2018), available from the Conservancy on request~
provided, that this publication is for grantee's informational purposes only, and shall not be
construed as legal advice to the grantee on whether the grantee's project is subject to prevailing
wage laws.
UNION ORGANIZING
By signing this agreement, grantee hereby acknowledges the applicability of Government Code
Sections 16645 through 16649 to this agreement, and certifies that no state funds disbursed by
this agreement will be used to assist, promote or deter union organizing. If grantee makes
expenditures to assist, promote or deter union organizing, grantee agrees to maintain records
sufficient to show that no state funds, including the funds provided under this agreement, have
been used for these purposes, and shall provide these records to the Attorney General upon
request.
DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE
The grantee's signature on this agreement constitutes the certification required by Government
Code Section 8355 (Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1990), which requires that all state grantees
provide a drug-free workplace by doing all of the following:
( 1) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensation, possession, or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the person's or
organization's workplace and specifying actions that will be taken against employees for
violations of the prohibition.
(2) Establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about all of the following:
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a. The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace.
h. The person's or organization's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace.
c. Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs.
d. The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations.
(3) Requiring that each employee engaged in the performance of the grant be given a copy of the
drug-free workplace statement and that, as a condition of employment on the grant, the
employee agrees to abide by the terms of the statement.
INDEPENDENT CAPACITY
The grantee, and the agents and employees of the grantee, in the perfonnance of this agreement,
shall act in an independent capacity and not as officers or employees or agents of the State of
California.
ASSIGNMENT
Without the written consent of the Executive Officer, this agreement is not assignable by the
grantee in whole or in part.
TIMELINESS
Time is of the essence in this agreement.
EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S DESIGNEE
The Executive Officer shall designate a Conservancy project manager who shall have·authority
to act on behalf of the Executive Officer with respect to this agreement. The Executive Officer
shall notify the grantee of the designation in writing.
AMENDMENT
Except as expressly provided in this agreement, no change in this agreement shall be valid unless
made in writing and signed by the pai1ies to the agreement. No oral understanding or agreement
not incorporated in this agreement shall be binding on any of the parties.
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LOCUS
This agreement is deemed to be entered into in the County or Alameda.
SURVIVAL
The obligations in the "WORK PRODUCTS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF
CONSERVANCY SUPPORT" and "INDEMNIFICATION AND HOLD HARMLESS"
sections, above, shall survive the termination of this agrcemcn_L
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Exhibit 2: December 19.2019 Slaff Recommendation
COASTAL CONSERVANCY
Staff Recommendation
December 19, 2019
CLIMATE READY GRANTS
Project Nos. 19-040-01, 19-041-01, 19-042-01, 19-043-01
Project Manager: Dan Hossfeld and Mary Small
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Authorization to disburse up to $1,595,470 to two nonprofit
organizations and two public agencies for Climate Ready projects that address the effects of
climate change on coastal resources and communities and facilitate reduction of greenhouse
gas emissions.
LOCATION: Various locations in coastal watersheds of California and in the counties of the San
Francisco Bay Area (Exhibit 1).
PROGRAM CATEGORY: Climate Change
EXHIBITS
Exhibit 1: Project Maps
Exhibit 2: Letters of Support
RESOLUTION AND FINDINGS:
Staff recommends that the State Coastal Conservancy adopt the following resolution pursuant
to Sections 31100 et seq. of the Public Resources Code:
"The State Coastal Conservancy hereby authorizes the disbursement of an amount not to
exceed one million five hundred and ninety-five thousand four hundred and seventy dollars
($1,595,470) to two nonprofit organizations and two public agencies for four projects that
address climate change impacts and facilitate the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
as follows:
• County of Marin: Five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to acquire private land at
Bucks Landing in Marin County (Marin County's Assessor's Parcel Nos. 186-010-20 and
180-171-11) to create a public shoreline park.
• The Bay Foundation: Two hundred ninety-eight thousand, one hundred and twelve
dollars {$298,112) to restore coastal dune habitat at Manhattan Beach to enhance
habitat and increase sea level rise resiliency in Los Angeles County.
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Exhibit 2: December 19, 2019 Staff Recommendation
CL/MA TE READY GRANTS
• The City of Carlsbad: Four hundred ninety-eight thousand and seventy-five dollars
($498,075) to plan a managed retreat project for South Ca'rlsbad Boulevard in San Diego
County.
• Los Pefiasquitos Lagoon Foundation: Two hundred ninety-nine thousand two hundred
and eighty-three dollars ($299,283) to plan relocation of parking and public access
facilities at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve in San Diego County.
Prior to commencement of a non-acquisition project, the grantee shall submit for the review
and written approval of the Executive Officer of the Conservancy (Executive Officer) the
following:
1. A detailed work program, schedule, and budget.
2. Names and qualifications of any contractors to be retained in carrying out the project.
3. A plan for acknowledgement of Conservancy funding.
The Bay Foundation shall also submit the following for the review and written approval of the
Executive Officer prior to commencement of its project:
4. Evidence that all permits and approvals required to implement the project have been
obtained.
5. Evidence that the grantee has entered into agreements sufficient to enable the grantee
to implement, operate, and maintain the project.
Authorization of funding to Marin County for the Bucks Landing acquisition is subject to the
following conditions:
1. Prior to the disbursement of funds for the Bucks Landing acquisition, the grantee shall
submit for the review and approval of the Executive Officer:
• All relevant acquisition documents for the acquisition including, without limitation, the
appraisal, purchase and sale agreement, deed, escrow instructions, environmental or
hazardous materials assessment, and title report; and
• A baseline conditions report
2. The grantee shall pay no more than fair market value for the property, as established in an
appraisal approved by the Executive Officer.
3. The property acquired under this authorization shall be managed and operated for habitat
and park purposes. The property shall be permanently dedicated to those purposes by an
appropriate instrument approved by the Executive Officer.
4. Conservancy funding shall be acknowledged by erecting and maintaining a sign on the
property or in a nearby publicly-viewable area, the design and location of which are to be
approved by the Executive Officer.
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Exhibit 2: December 19, 2019 Staff Recommendation
CL/MA TE READY GRANTS
In carrying out each project, each grantee shall comply with all applicable requirements
associated with disbursements from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF}, including all
requirements set forth in the Air Resources Board's GGRF Funding Guidelines."
Staff further recommends that the Conservancy adopt the following findings:
"Based on the accompanying staff report and attached exhibits, the State Coastal Conservancy
hereby finds that:
1. The proposed authorization is consistent with Section 31113 of Division 21 of the Public
Resources Code, regarding addressing climate change and potential climate change impacts.
The authorization is further consistent with Chapter 4.5 which authorizes the Conservancy
to award grants to projects located in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area that address
the resource and recreational goals of the San Francisco Bay area, Chapter 5.5 which
authorizes the Conservancy to award grants to improve coastal and marine habitats, and
Chapter 9 which authorizes the Conservancy to award grants to develop, operate, and
manage lands for public access purposes.
2. The proposed projects are consistent with the current Conservancy Project Selection
Criteria and Guidelines.
3. The South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project funds an accessway that will
serve more than local needs.
4. Each nonprofit organization grantee proposed under this authorization is organized under
section 50l(c)(3) of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code, and each of their purposes are
consistent with Division 21 of the Public Resources Code."
PROJECT SUMMARY:
Staff recommends that the Conservancy authorize disbursement of up to $1,595,470 to two
nonprofits and two public agencies for four projects that increase resilience of coastal
resources and communities to the impacts of sea level rise. These projects are located along the
coast, in coastal watersheds and within the San Francisco Bay Area. The projects were the
highest-ranking projects in the Conservancy's sixth Climate Ready grant round. One additional
project, the Point Pinos Trail Project, is recommended for funding up to $1 million from this
Climate Ready Grant Round, and will be presented in a separate staff recommendation.
This grant round prioritizes projects that include managed retreat, natural shoreline
infrastructure, living shorelines and/or habitat enhancement to increase shoreline resilience to
sea level rise. The Conservancy solicited projects in spring of 2019 and received 11 applications
requesting more than $6.1 million in funding. This sixth round of Climate Ready grants will be
funded by state cap-and-trade proceeds, which are deposited in the Greenhouse Gas Reduction
Fund (GGRF) and administered by the California Air Resources Board (CARB}. These GGRF funds
were appropriated to the Conservancy in 2018 for its Climate Ready Program.
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Exhibit 2: December I 9, 2019 Staff Recommendation
CL/MA TE READY GRANTS ---··--·-··~--------
The Conservancy's Climate Ready Program encourages local governments and non-
governmental organizations to prepare for a changing climate by advancing planning and
implementation of on-the-ground actions that reduce GHG emissions, sequester carbon, or
lessen the future impacts of climate change on California's coastal communities, infrastructure
and natural resources.
In order to meet GGRF's legislative purposes, projects must (1) facilitate the achievement of
reductions of GHG emissions and further the purposes of the Global Warming Solutions Act of
2006 and related statutes, and (2) where feasible, include additional co-benefits, such as
investment in disadvantaged communities and economic, environmental and public health
benefits to the state. In the expenditure plan for these Climate Ready funds, these projects
were determined to facilitate GHG reductions by planning for relocation of development
(managed retreat) and by restoring wetlands and coastal habitats and protecting coastal
development. Projects that increase resilience to rising sea level will reduce future flooding and
associated cleanup and rebuilding, thus facilitating GHG emission reductions.
Two of the recommended projects (Bucks Landing Acquisition, Torrey Pines State Beach Sea-
Level-Rise Adaptation Plan) benefit disadvantaged communities, 1 and include environmental
and public health co-benefits. Conservancy staff's goal in selecting projects to recommend for
funding was that at least 35% of total available GGRF funding be used for projects located in or
benefitting disadvantaged communities. Round 6 has fallen short of this goal as projects that
are located in and benefit disadvantaged communities account for 30% of the total funding
recommended for this round.
Staff recommends funding the following four projects for the sixth round of the Climate Ready
Program. One project is an acquisition of private land with potential for wetland restoration
and managed retreat, one project will implement natural strategies to improve resiliency to sea
level rise, and the remaining two projects will plan for managed retreat at vulnerable coastal
sites. These projects are arranged by latitude from north to south, with a description of the
project type and how it is consistent with the funding purposes. Each individual project
summary includes the grantee; project name; recommended funding amount; geographic
region; and a brief project description.
1For purposes ofGGRF, the terms "disadvantaged communities" and "low income communities," are defined at
Health and Safety Code Sections 39711 and 39713. In this staff report, the term "disadvantaged communities"
encompasses both disadvantaged and low-income communities within the GGRF definitions. Section 39711 calls on
the California Environmental Protection Agency to identify disadvantaged communities for purposes ofGGRF.
Disadvantaged communities are identified by the California Environmental Protection Agency as the top 25% most
impacted census tracts in CalEnviroScreen 3.0. Low-income communities are defined as the census tracts that are
either al or below 80% of the statewide median income, or at or below the threshold designated as low-income by
the California Department of Housing and Community Development's 2016 State Income Limits. For more
information, see: hllps://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/auctionproceeds/communityinvestmcnts.htm.
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County of Marin
Exhibit 2: December 19, 2019 Staff Recommendation
CL/MA TE READY GRANTS
$500,000
Bucks Landing Acquisition San Francisco Bay Area
Marin County will purchase the property known as "Bucks Landing", San Rafael, Marin County
(Marin County's Assessor's Parcel Nos. 186-010-20 and 180-171-11) depicted in Exhibit 1.
Acquisition of the 32-acre property will allow Marin County to incorporate the property into the
Marin County Park's jurisdiction and create a public park on the shores of the creek that has
access to the shoreline and the creek for water-oriented recreation. The County is also
committed to begin planning for a climate-resilient demonstration project onsite, including
managed retreat and habitat enhancement components. The County has a purchase agreement
with a private landowner for the acquisition in place.
The acquisition of this parcel will facilitate the planning and implementation of a climate-
resiliency demonstration project on a likely highly trafficked Marin County Parks property.
Wetland restoration on site and conservation of natural lands into perpetuity will foster
greenhouse gas emission reductions. Co-benefits of the project include conservation of natural
habitat from development, protection of protected species habitat, and facilitation of public
access to the bay, and community engagement at a demonstration site.
Marin County Parks has identified this site as an opportunity for a climate-resiliency
demonstration project due to its low-lying location along tidally-influenced Gallinas Creek. The
property includes developed lowlands (a boat launch and facilities), native saltmarsh, and
upland open space. The developed lowlands and native saltmarsh areas are likely to be affected
by sea level rise, and have been identified as key components in the managed retreat planning
process.
Proposed Funds
Coastal Conservancy
County of Marin, Measure A
County of Marin, General Fund
Project Total
The Bay Foundation
Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project
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$500,000
$1,090,000
$9.490
$1,599,490
$298,112
South Coast
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Exhibit 2: December 19, 2019 Stall Recommendation
CL/MA TE READY GRANTS
This project will create an innovative protected dune system at Manhattan Beach in Los Angeles
County. Santa Monica Bay Restoration Foundation (d.b.a. The Bay Foundation) will restore
approximately 3 acres of existing dunes by removal of non-native vegetation, planting of native
vegetation, and installation of fencing and educational features in collaboration with LA County
Department of Beaches and Harbors and the City of Manhattan Beach, the landowner.
Restoration of beach dunes offer a last line of protection from storm surge and sea level rise for
vulnerable infrastructure as found in the Los Angeles County Public Beach Sea-Level Rise
Vulnerability Assessment {LAC-SLRVA). The LAC-SLRVA also found that with no intervention,
Manhattan Beach is expected to erode from 420 feet wide to under 70 feet wide by 2100 due
to sea level rise and storm erosion.
This project offers a nature-based method of sea level rise protection and carbon sequestration
-no heavy equipment or machinery will be operated to accomplish the goals of this project.
Native plantings and restoration will increase the carbon sequestration potential for the dune
system. Public access will not be impacted by this project. The project has potential to provide a
wide array of benefits, including providing habitat for endangered shorebirds and native plants;
sequestering carbon; and protecting homes, roads, and infrastructure against storm surge, sea
level rise, and erosion of Manhattan Beach. This project will incorporate resilient shoreline
design and operate as a demonstration project for the millions of annual visitors to learn about
nature-based solutions to sea level rise through educational and recreational opportunities.
Proposed Funds
Coastal Conservancy
The Bay Foundation
Project Total
$298,112
$38,000
$332,459
LA County Department of Beaches and Harbors and the City of Manhattan Beach will each
provide in-kind labor hours with an estimated value of $3,000.
The City of Carlsbad
The South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project
$498,075
South Coast
The City of Carlsbad will lead a planning project incorporating managed retreat and long-term
sea level rise adaptation of public infrastructure and coastal resources. South Carlsbad
Boulevard, a section of the Pacific Coast Highway, is a heavily trafficked route along the coast in
Carlsbad, San Diego County. This southbound road is highly vulnerable to flooding and erosion
and has been closed due to storm events.
The proposed project will plan for climate adaptation for this vulnerable stretch of coastal
infrastructure. The project will facilitate greenhouse gas emission reductions through habitat
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Exhibit 2: December 19, 2019 Staff Recommendation
CL/MA TE READY GRANTS ·-·-····--····--·····-·-----------------------------
enhancement and development of non-vehicular transit options expected from the planning
process. The project area includes both the City of Carlsbad and State Parks jurisdiction -South
Carlsbad State Beach and Campground.
Past storm events have resulted in the need for extended rock revetments placed under
emergency permits from the California Coastal Commission. The project will include planning
for the retreat of this southbound road by presenting alternatives and a 30% design for the new
roadway which will incorporate non-motorized transportation lanes. The City will also facilitate
a stakeholder process to identify opportunities for use at the site of the road retreat, which is
expected to include public access and recreation as well as ecosystem enhancements. The
Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation (CCCIA) at Scripps Institution of
Oceanography is partnering on the project and will provide advanced localized sea-level rise
predictions and models of cliff and beach retreat.
This project will be a demonstration of a climate adaptation project involving partnership
between scientists, resource managers, and decision-makers. The proposed project will have
multiple benefits for habitat and climate-adaptive infrastructure protection.
Proposed Funds:
Coastal Conservancy $498,075
The City of Carlsbad will provide in-kind staff time with an estimated value of $82,190.
Los Pefiasquitos Lagoon Foundation
Torrey Pines State Beach Sea-Level-Rise Adaptation Plan
$299,283
South Coast
The Los Pefiasquitos Lagoon Foundation in collaboration with California State Parks will lead a
planning project incorporating managed retreat and long-term climate resiliency strategies into
a plan for future public access at Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve. The public access
infrastructure in question along the Pacific Coast Highway in San Diego County is highly
trafficked and already highly vulnerable to repeated flooding and erosion caused by storm
events. These events will increase in frequency and severity due to sea level rise.
The proposed project will plan for relocation of the parking lot in State Parks jurisdiction that is
currently vulnerable to sea level rise, and the public access infrastructure associated with the
lot (restrooms, beach access, interpretive signage). The project will facilitate greenhouse gas
emission reductions through the design of natural shoreline infrastructure to increase climate
resilience, and through the habitat enhancement for Diegan coastal sage scrub and southern
foredunes areas that support special-status species. The parking lot occupies historic tidal
wetland, coastal dune, and coastal sage scrub habitat.
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Exhibit 2: December 19, 2019 Staff Recommendation
CLIMATE READY GRANTS ------------------------------------
Past storm events have resulted in major erosion on the beach access infrastructure, causing
unreliable access for people with disabilities to Torrey Pines State Beach and the California
Coastal Trail. The project will include planning for preserved public access as well as relocation
of the vulnerable infrastructure to a more resilient location.
This project will be a demonstration of a climate adaptation project involving partnership
between non-profits, public agencies, and local stakeholders. Additionally, State Parks is
actively identifying other facilities that must consider retreat, and this project will serve as a
pilot and framework for statewide consideration.
Proposed Funds
Coastal Conservancy $299,283
California State Parks will provide in-kind staff time, volunteer time, and equipment with an
estimated value of $10,000.
Site Description: All of the projects serve a coastal region or coastal watersheds of the state,
and/or are within one of more of the nine counties under the jurisdiction of the San Francisco
Bay Area Conservancy Program. See Exhibit 1 for regional maps depicting the locations of the
projects.
Grantee Qualifications: All grantees have capacity to manage a state grant, qualified staff or
contractors to carry out the project activities, and a record of success completing similar
projects.
Project History: California is already experiencing the impacts of climate change. Temperatures
are becoming warmer; sea levels are rising; heat waves and wildfires are becoming more
frequent and severe; and precipitation patterns are becoming more variable (California's Fourth
Climate Assessment, 2018). These impacts are projected to become more severe over the next
century, and they will disproportionately affect vulnerable communities that already
experience social, racial, health, and economic inequities (Safeguarding California, 2018).
In recognition of the urgent need to help local governments, ports and non-governmental
organizations prepare for a changing climate, SB 1066 (Lieu) was signed in 2012, giving the
Conservancy explicit authority to address the impacts and potential impacts of climate change
on resources within the Conservancy's jurisdiction. This legislation enables the Conservancy to
award grants for projects that reduce GHG emissions or address extreme weather events, sea
level rise, storm surge, beach and bluff erosion, salt water intrusion, flooding, and other
hazards that threaten ports, harbors, coastal communities, infrastructure and natural
resources. The Conservancy established its Climate Ready program to address the climate
change impacts identified in SB 1066, and give priority to climate change mitigation and
adaptation projects that maximize public benefits.
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Exhibit 2: Dci;cmbcl' 19.2019 Staff Rcwmmcndation
CLIMATE READY GRANTS ---------------------·-------
The Conservancy has held five prior rounds of Climate Ready Grants since 2013. Since 2013, the
Conservancy has received proposals requesting approximately $50 million in Conservancy
funds. The Conservancy has funded 57 projects totaling approximately $11 million in
Conservancy funds. Past funded projects include sea level rise planning, urban greening, carbon
farming and natural shoreline infrastructure planning and implementation projects.
This sixth round of Climate Ready grants was made possible by an appropriation of GGRF for
the Climate Ready program. The solicitation was released on April 25, 2019. The focus of the
sixth round of grants was q11 projects that plan or implement managed retreat projects for
public infrastructure or that plan or implement natural infrastructure projects. The Conservancy
received 11 applications requesting over $6.1 million. Of these, five are recommended for
funding under this grant round, one of which is described in a separate staff recommendation
for the Conservancy's December 19, 2019 meeting. The recommendation to fund the other 4
highly ranked projects for a total of $1,595,470 is based on funding availability and
prioritization of projects using the Conservancy's Climate Ready criteria and CARB's Funding
Guidelines.
PROJECT FINANCING
Coastal Conservancy
Other Funding
Project Total
$1,595,470
$1,399,510
$2,994,980
This sixth round of Climate Ready grants is funded by a 2018 appropriation of GGRF funds. The
Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund Investment Plan and Communities Revitalization Act (Health
and Safety Code (HSC) Sections 39710 -39723) requires that GGRF funds be used to (1)
facilitate the achievement of reductions of GHG emissions consistent with the Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006 (HSC Sections 38500 et seq), and (2) to the extent feasible, achieve other
co-benefits, such as maximizing economic, environmental and public health benefits, directing
investment to disadvantaged communities, and lessening the impacts of climate change on the
state's communities, economy, and environment. (HSC 39712(b)). The Global Warming
Solutions Act of 2006 sets forth (among other things) certain GGRF funding priorities (HSC
Section 38590.1).
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Exhibit 2: December 19, 2019 Staff Recommendation
CLIMATE READY GRANTS -----------------------------------------------------------
Bucks Landing Acquisition
The Bucks landing Acquisition is consistent with the requirements for use of GGRF funds
because this project facilitates the reduction of GHG emissions associated with land and natural
resource conservation and management (HSC Section 39712(c}(3)). In addition, the project will
lessen the impacts and effects of climate change on the state's communities and environment
(HSC Section 39172(b)(6)).
This project is consistent with GGRF funding priorities in the Global Warming Solutions Act of
-----2006 by employing di mate adaptation andresiliency·str-ategies-(HSE-5eetion 38590;-l(a)(6)).-----
Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project
The Manhattan Beach project is consistent with the requirements for use of GGRF funds
because the project facilitates the reduction of GHG emissions associated with natural resource
conservation and management (HSC Section 39712(c)(3)). It also supports programs
implemented by a nonprofit organization coordinating with a local government (HSC Section
39712(c)(6)), supports the research, development, and deployment of innovative measures and
practices (HSC Section 39172(c)(7)), and will lessen the effects of climate change on the state's
communities, economy and environment (HSC Section 39172(b)(6)).
The project is consistent with GGRF funding priorities by implementing climate adaptation and
resiliency strategies (HSC Section 38590.l(a)(G)).
The South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project
The South Carlsbad project is consistent with the requirements for use of GGRF funds because
the project facilitates the reduction of GHG emissions associated with natural resource
conservation and management (HSC Section 39712(c)(3)). It also supports programs
implemented by a local agency coordinating with a local government (HSC Section 39712(c)(6))
and supports the research, development, and deployment of innovative measures and
practices (HSC Section 39172(c)(7)), and will lessen the effects of climate change on the state's
communities, economy and environment (HSC Section 39172(b)(6)).
The project is consistent with GGRF funding priorities by planning climate adaptation and
resiliency strategies (HSC Section 38590.l(a}(6)).
Torrey Pines State Beach Sea-Level-Rise Adaptation Plan
The Torrey Pines State Preserve project is consistent with the requirements for use of GGRF
funds because the project facilitates the reduction of GHG emissions associated with natural
resource conservation and management (HSC Section 39712(c)(3)). It also supports the
research, development, and deployment of innovative measures and practices (HSC Section
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Exhibit 2: December 19, 2019 Slaff Recommendation
CL/MA TE READY GRANTS -----------------------------•------------------------------
39172(c)(7)) and will lessen the effects of climate change on the state's communities, economy
and environment (HSC Section 39172(b)(6)}.
The project is consistent with GGRF funding priorities by planning climate adaptation and
resiliency strategies (HSC Section 38590.l(a)(6)).
GGRF Investment Plan
Pursuant to HSC Section 39716, this round of Climate Ready grants is consistent with the Third
GGRF Investment Plan: Fiscal Years 2019-2022 (Investment Plan), which sets GGRF's funding
goals. The current Investment Plan prioritizes GGRF funding for natural resources, urban
greening, climate adaptation and resiliency, and climate research (Investment Plan, pgs. 19-25).
Pursuant to the Investment Plan, this round of Climate Ready grants is also consistent with the
state's climate goals, which include improving equity, achieving environmental justice,
supporting capacity building, and increasing community engagement {Investment Plan, pgs. 4-
13).
GGRF Funding Guidelines
CARB is directed by the state legislature to administer the GGRF funds and to develop funding
guidelines to implement the GGRF statutory regime (HSC Section 39715). Consistent with the
CARB 2018 Funding Guidelines, this round of Climate Ready grants meets the following
required guiding principles for GGRF programs:
• Facilitate GHG emission reductions and further the purposes of AB 32 and related
statutes
• Target investments in and benefiting priority populations, with a focus on maximizing
disadvantaged community benefits
• Maximize economic, environmental, and public health co-benefits to the State
• Foster job creation and job training, wherever possible
• Avoid potential substantial burdens to disadvantaged communities and low-income
communities
• Ensure transparency and accountability and provide public access to program
information.
Consistent with the Funding Guidelines, this round of Climate ready grants also meets the
following recommended guiding principles for GGRF programs:
• Encourage projects that contribute to other State climate goals
• Coordinate investments and leverage funds where possible to provide multiple benefits
and to maximize benefits.
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CONSISTENCY WITH CONSERVANCY'S ENABLING LEGISLATION:
All of the recommended projects would be undertaken pursuant to Section 31113 of Chapter 3
of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code, which authorizes the Conservancy to address the
impacts and potential impacts of climate change on resources within the Conservancy's
jurisdiction (Section 31113(a)).
Pursuant to Section 31113(b), the Conservancy is authorized to award grants to nonprofit
organizations and public agencies to undertake projects that include reducing greenhouse gas
emissions, and addressing extreme weather events, sea level rise, flooding, and other coastal
hazards that threaten coastal communities, infrastructure, and natural resources. Consistent
with this section, the proposed authorization awards grants to nonprofit organizations and
public agencies to undertake the projects described in the "Project Summary" section, which
maximize public benefits by facilitating the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, reducing
coastal hazards due to sea level rise, enhancing coastal wetlands and natural lands, and
conserving biodiversity.
Bucks Landing Acquisition
The Bucks Landing Acquisition project would also be undertaken pursuant to Chapter 4.5 of
Division 21 of the Public Resources Code, Sections 31160-31165, which authorizes the
Conservancy to award grants to projects located in the nine-county San Francisco Bay Area that
address the resource and recreational goals of the San Francisco Bay area. The project is
consistent with Section 31162(b), which sets the goal of protection, restoration, and
enhancement of natural habitats and connecting corridors, watersheds, scenic areas, and other
open-space resources of regional importance. The project is considered a priority for the San
Francisco Bay Area Conservancy Program consistent with Section 31163(c), as the project
provides for opportunities for benefits that could be lost if the project is not quickly
implemented, and substantial matching funds support the acquisition. The project will preserve
32 acres of habitat, facilitate creation of a new park and public access site, and provide a
location for a future San Francisco Bay Water Trail site.
Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration
The Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project would also be undertaken pursuant to Chapter
5.5 of Division 21 of the Public Resources Code, Section 31220, which authorizes the
Conservancy to award grants to improve coastal and marine habitats as follows:
Pursuant to Section 31220(6)(2), the Conservancy may undertake projects to protect and
restore coastal habitats if the project "protects or restores fish and wildlife habitat within
coastal and marine waters and coastal watersheds." Consistent with this section, the proposed
project will implement restoration and enhancement of coastal dune habitat for wildlife,
including listed species.
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Pursuant to Section 31220(b)(4), the·Conservancy may award grants to protect and restore
coastal habitats if the project "contributes to the reestablishment of natural erosion and
sediment cycles." Consistent with this section, the proposed project will restore coastal sand
dune habitat and foster the reestablishment of sediment cycles on Manhattan Beach.
Section 31220(c) states that "projects funded pursuant to this section shall include a monitoring
and evaluation component." The proposed project will include post-restoration monitoring to
assess restoration success and identify needs for maintenance and adaptive management.
Consistent with section 31220(a), the Conservancy consulted with the State Water Resources
Control Board in the development of this grant to ensure consistency the Water Quality Control
Plan for the Los Angeles Region (Basin Plan). In addition, the project is consistent with the
Greater Los Angeles County Integrated Regional Water Management Plan (GLAC IRWM) by
addressing three objectives identified in the plan; enhancing habitat, reducing flood risk, and
addressing climate change. The project is also consistent with the GLAC IRWM South Bay
Subregional Plan due to the restoration of native habitat.
South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation and Torrey Pines State Beach Sea-Level-Rise
Adaptation
The South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project and the Torrey Pines State Beach
Sea-Level-Rise Adaptation Plan would also be undertaken pursuant to Chapter 9 of Division 21
of the Public Resources Code, Section 31400.1, which authorizes the Conservancy to award
grants to develop, operate, and manage lands for public access purposes to and along the
coast.
Section 31400 states the Legislature's intent that the Conservancy play a principal role in the
implementation of a system of public accessways to and along the state's coastline. Both
proposed projects listed above will be funded by the Conservancy to implement public access
objectives, as more specifically described in the Access Program Standards below.
Section 31400.2 states that the Conservancy may determine the amount of funding for coastal
public accessway projects dependent on factors prescribed by the Conservancy in order to carry
out the provisions of the division, and the Conservancy may fund the total cost of initial
development of public accessways by non-profit organizations.
Section 31400.3 authorizes the Conservancy to provide such assistance as is required to aid
public agencies and nonprofit organizations in establishing a system of public coastal
accessways, and related functions necessary to meet the objectives of this division. Both
proposed projects listed above are consistent with these sections as the projects will include
alternatives for public access at each site into the future while incorporating sea level rise
projections.
In addition, Torrey Pines State Beach Sea-Level-Rise Adaptation Plan would be undertaken
pursuant to Chapter 9, Section 31408 which states that the Conservancy shall work with
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relevant public agencies and departments to plan and implement projects supporting
completion of the California Coastal Trail.
CONSISTENCY WITH CONSERVANCY'S ACCESS PROGRAM STANDARDS:
Standard No. 1, Protect Public and Coastal Resources: The South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate
Adaptation Project and the Torrey Pines State Beach Sea-Level-Rise Adaptation Plan will plan
for the protection of public access in future sea level rise scenarios.
Standard No. 2, Correct Hazards: The South Carlsbad Boulf:!vard Climate Adaptation Project and
the Torrey Pines State Beach Sea-Level-Rise Adaptation Plan will prepare plans for highly-used
sites to minimize the future hazard of flooding from sea level rise.
CONSISTENCY WITH CONSERVANCY'S 2018-2022 STRATEGIC PLAN
GOAL(S) & OBJECTIVE(S):
The four projects proposed for funding assist the Conservancy in meeting a number of its
Strategic Plan Goals and Objectives. Relevant Goals and Objectives are listed below each of the
proposed projects. Please see the "Project Summary" section, above, for how each proposed
project meets the relevant goal(s) and objective(s).
All projects were selected to advance Goal 8 of the Conservancy's Strategic Plan, to enhance
the resilience of coastal communities and ecosystems to the impacts of climate change.
Bucks Landing Acquisition
Bucks Landing Acquisition is consistent with Goal 8, Objective C, which seeks to implement
projects to increase resilience to sea level rise and other climate change impacts. Acquisition
and subsequent park creation onsite will increase the coastal resiliency of the nearby
community. The project is further consistent with Goal 2, Objective G, which seeks to acquire
land to allow for development of new coastal accessways. The site will be converted to a
County park, and will be a future site for the San Francisco Bay Water Trail. The project is
further consistent with Goal 6, Objective D, which seeks to implement projects that preserve
and enhance coastal watersheds and floodplains. The acquisition will preserve 32 acres of a
coastal watershed. The project is additionally consistent with Goal 12, Objective A, which seeks
to protect tidal wetlands, riparian habitat, and subtidal habitat. The project is further consistent
with Goal 13, Objective C, which seeks to complete acquisition projects that increase amount
of land accessible to the public. The project is further consistent with Goal 16, Objective B,
which seeks to increase the resilience to climate change impacts of communities along the
coast of California or in the San Francisco Bay Area that lack capacity due to systemic inequities.
The acquisition is within a Low-Income Community as defined by AB 1550.
Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration
Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration is consistent with Goal 8, Objective C, which seeks to
implement projects to increase resilience to sea level rise and other climate change impacts.
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Dune restoration will contribute to flood protection and carbon sequestration. The project is
also consistent with Goal 6, Objective B, which seeks to restore or enhance coastal habitats,
including coastal wetlands and intertidal areas, stream corridors, dunes, coastal sage scrub,_
coastal terraces, forests, and coastal prairie. The project will restore approximately 3 acres of
coastal dune habitat. It is further consistent with Goal 6, Objective D, which seeks to
implement projects that preserve and enhance coastal watersheds and floodplains.
The South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project
The project is consistent with Goal 8, Objective 8, which seeks to plan and design adaptation
projects to increase resilience to sea level rise and other climate change impacts. The project is
further consistent with Goal 6, Objective A, which seeks to develop plans for the restoration
and enhancement of coastal habitats, including coastal wetlands and intertidal areas, stream
corridors, dunes, coastal terraces, coastal sage scrub, forests, and coastal prairie.
Torrey Pines State Beach Sea-Level-Rise Adaptation Plan
The project is consistent with Goal 8, Objective B, which seeks to plan and design adaptation
projects to increase resilience to sea level rise and other climate change impacts. The project is
further consistent with Goal 2, Objective A, which seeks to enhance opportunities for access
for people with disabilities along the coast. The project is further consistent with Goal 6,
Objective A, which seeks to develop plans for the restoration and enhancement of coastal
habitats, including coastal wetlands and intertidal areas, stream corridors, dunes, coastal
terraces, coastal sage scrub, forests, and coastal prairie. The project is additionally consistent
with Goal 6, Objective C, which seeks to develop plans to preserve and enhance coastal
watersheds and floodplains. The project is also consistent with Goal 16, Objective B, which
seeks to increase the resilience to climate change impacts of communities along the coast of
California or in the San Francisco Bay Area that lack capacity due to systemic inequities.
CONSISTENCY WITH CONSERVANCY'S
PROJECT SELECTION CRITERIA & GUIDELINES:
The proposed project is consistent with the Conservancy's Project Selection Criteria and
Guidelines, last updated on October 2, 2014, in the following respects:
Required Criteria
1. Promotion of the Conservancy's statutory programs and purposes: See the "Consistency
with Conservancy's Enabling Legislation" section above.
2. Consistency with purposes of the funding source: See the "Project Financing" section
above.
3. Promotion and implementation of state plans and policies: All projects are consistent with
the 2018 Update to the Safeguarding California Plan (California Natural Resources Agency),
which seeks to "actively engage, educate, learn from, and partner with communities to
enable early, continuous, and meaningful participation in adaptation initiatives." (Goal 1, p.
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33) and to "support planning and adaptation to reduce hazards and to increase the
resilience of coastal communities, infrastructure, development, and other resources" (O-1,
p. 172). Safeguarding California also calls for support for managed retreat strategies and
projects (p.282). All of the proposed projects are also consistent with the 2015 A Strategy
for California@ 50 Million: The Environmental Goals and Policy Report (Governor's Office of
Planning and Research), which seeks to "prioritize GHG emission reduction actions that
provide climate resilience benefits, especially in the natural resource sector" (p.26). All
projects are consistent with the 2018 Update to the Sea Level Rise Policy Guidance
(California Coastal Commission), which provides "an overview of the best available science
on sea level rise for California and recommended methodology for addressing sea level rise
in Coastal Commission pla~ning and regulatory actions". The Guidance gives priority to
projects that incorporate nature-based approaches and managed retreat (p.124).
a. Bucks Landing Acquisition
i. This project is consistent with the 2018 Update to the Safeguarding
California Plan, which seeks to promote mitigation and adaptation strategies
with public health and equity benefits (P-3, p. 99); and increase restoration
and enhancement activities to increase climate resiliency of natural lands (B-
3, p.142).
ii. This project is also consistent with the 2015 A Strategy for California @ 50
Million: The Environmental Goals and Policy Report, which seeks to "build
resilience into natural systems and prioritize natural and green
infrastructure solutions", as "well-maintained watersheds and floodplains
can lessen flood risks resulting from variations in stream flow and timing of
runoff." (p. 23). The report further seeks to "support landscape-scale
approaches to conservation and mitigation that account for multiple
benefits" (p.22).
iii. This project is also consistent with the 2016 California Water Action Plan,
which seeks to restore coastal watersheds (p.12).
b. Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration
i. This project is consistent with the 2018 Update to the Safeguarding
California Plan, which seeks to design and implement nature-based projects
to protect and enhance the adaptive capacity of coastal and marine
ecosystems (0-2, p.175); increase restoration and enhancement activities to
increase climate resiliency of natural lands (B-3, p.142); educate, empower,
and engage Californians to reduce vulnerabilities to climate change through
mitigation and adaptation (P-2, p. 96); and promote mitigation and
adaptation strategies with public health and equity benefits (P-3, p. 99).
ii. This project is also consistent with the 2015 A Strategy for California @ 50
Million: The Environmental Goals and Policy Report, which seeks to "build
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resilience into natural systems and prioritize natural and green
infrastructure solutions" (p. 23). The report further seeks to "support
landscape-scale approaches to conservation and mitigation that account for
multiple benefits" (p.22).
iii. This project is also consistent with the 2016 California Water Action Plan,
which seeks to restore coastal watersheds (p.12); and encourage flood
projects that plan for climate change and achieve multiple benefits (p. 19).
c. The South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project
i. This project is consistent with the 2018 Update to the Safeguarding
California Plan, which seeks to promote community resilience and health
equity by improving underlying environmental and living conditions {P-1,
p.93); promote mitigation and adaptation strategies with public health and
equity benefits (P-3, p. 99); and increase restoration and enhancement
activities to increase climate resiliency of natural lands (B-3, p.142). The
project plans the retreat of Carlsbad Boulevard, a strategy supported by the
plan (p.282).
ii. This project is also consistent with the 2015 A Strategy for California@ 50
Million: The Environmental Goals and Policy Report, which seeks to "support
landscape-scale approaches to conservation and mitigation that account for
multiple benefits" (p.22).
iii. This project is also consistent with the 2016 California Water Action Plan,
which seeks to restore coastal watersheds (p.12); and encourage flood
projects that plan for climate change and achieve multiple benefits (p. 19).
d. Torrey Pines State Beach Sea-Level-Rise Adaptation Plan
i. This project is consistent with the 2018 Update to the Safeguarding
California Plan, which seeks to promote community resilience and health
equity by improving underlying environmental and living conditions (P-1,
p.93); promote mitigation and adaptation strategies with public health and
equity benefits (P-3, p. 99); and increase restoration and enhancement
activities to increase climate resiliency of natural lands (B-3, p.142). The
project plans the retreat of facilities at Torrey Pines, a strategy supported by
the plan (p.282).
ii. This project is also consistent with the 2015 A Strategy for California @ 50
Million: The Environmental Goals and Policy Report, which seeks to "build
resilience into natural systems and prioritize natural and green
infrastructure solutions", as "well-maintained watersheds and floodplains
can lessen flood risks resulting from variations in stream flow and timing of
runoff." (p. 23). The report further seeks to "support landscape-scale
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approaches to conservation and mitigation that account for multiple
benefits" (p.22).
iii. This project is also consistent with the 2016 California Water Action Plan,
which seeks to restore coastal watersheds (p.12); and encourage flood
projects that plan for climate change and achieve multiple benefits (p. 19).
4. Support of the public: As indicated by the support letters provided in Exhibit 2, the suite of
proposed projects are supported by elected officials, numerous community and nonprofit
organizations, and local agencies.
5. Location: All of the projects are located either within a coastal watershed or the nine-
county San Francisco Bay region.
6. Need: Without Conservancy funding, the proposed projects would either not proceed or
would have to be scaled back.
7. Greater-than-local interest: The projects to be funded by this authorization will improve
resiliency, public access, and recreation throughout the coastal regions of the state and the
San Francisco Bay Area. Over the next century the California coastal region will experience
more severe impacts from the combined effects of sea level rise, higher air and water
temperatures, altered precipitation patterns, salinity changes, ocean acidification, more
severe El Nino climate events, increased storm frequency and intensity, higher coastal
erosion rates, saltwater intrusion, and greater fire intensity and frequency. These impacts
will in turn increase vulnerabilities of our coastal infrastructure, public health and safety,
and our natural resources which support our economy and a vast number of other services.
They will have wide-ranging implications for coastal and inland communities alike.
8. Sea level rise vulnerability: All four Climate Ready projects address the impacts of sea-level
rise directly as a project goal. All projects will complete crucial planning steps for protection
against sea level rise by providing shoreline and sediment stabilization, retreat of
infrastructure, or acquisition of lands to be used as a sea level rise demonstration project.
9. Urgency: The longer we wait to adapt to climate change, the greater the future costs and
losses will be (California's Coast and Ocean Summary Report, Fourth Climate Change
Assessment, 2018). Retreat is the safest, most predictable, and most cost-effective strategy
at many locations along California's coast. Coastal marshes and other living shorelines that
are restored today will be more resilient as sea level rises, thereby maintaining the flood
protection and ecological benefits they provide. It is therefore urgent that we act now to
protect our coastal communities and economy as well as our natural resources, public
health, and agricultural resources.
10. Resolution of more than one issue: The projects recommended for funding are multi-
benefit projects that use nature-based solutions to increase resilience to climate change
impacts. They will provide both climate mitigation and adaptation while also helping to
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achieve a suite of other benefits such as sea level rise resiliency, habitat enhancement, and
traffic reduction.
11. Leverage: See the "Project Financing" section above.
12. Innovation: All four proposed projects incorporate an innovative approach to increasing
resiliency to sea level rise at sites available for public interaction and education.
13. Readiness: All four projects described in the "Project Summary'' section above are ready to
implement and complete within one to five years.
14. Realization of prior Conservancy goals: See the "Project History" section above.
15. Return to Conservancy: See the "Project Financing" section above.
16. Cooperation: The Climate Ready projects are intended to foster cooperation across multiple
regional and political boundaries to address the impacts of climate change. To achieve this
goal multiple nonprofit organizations and federal, state, and local agencies are involved in
project implementation.
17. Vulnerability from climate change impacts other than sea level rise: All of the proposed
projects are focused on climate change adaptation or mitigation, and their goal is to
increase resilience of the project area to projected climate change impacts. All of the
proposed projects have thus taken vulnerabilities from other climate change impacts, other
than sea level rise, into consideration throughout the design of the project.
18. Minimization of greenhouse gas emissions: All of the proposed projects will facilitate the
reduction of GHG emissions. Please see the "Project Summary" section above.
CEQA COMPLIANCE:
Bucks Landing Acquisition
The project is categorically exempt from environmental review under the California
Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the CEQA Guidelines at 14 Cal. Code of Reg.
Sections 15313(a), 15325 and 15316, which exempt acquisitions of property for purposes of:
preserving fish and wildlife habitat; preserving the natural conditiol"!s of the property, including
plant and animal habitats and its open spaces; and transfer of land to establish a park. The
proposed project will preserve the existing natural conditions and habitats of the property, and
the management plan for the park has not been developed by Marin County Parks.
An anticipated future use of the property is as an access point to Gallinas Creek and the San
Pablo Bay through the property. These activities will be evaluated for their potential
environmental effect when Marin County creates a plan for the property. Those activities are
not funded, approved or adopted through this authorization.
Upon approval of the project, Conservancy staff will file a Notice of Exemption.
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Manhattan Beach Dune Restoration Project
The proposed project is categorically exempt from CEQA review under CEQA Guidelines Section
15333 as a small habitat restoration project of less than five acres that assures the
maintenance, restoration, enhancement, or protection of habitat for fish, plants, or wildlife.
This project consists of the utilization of existing sediments to passively restore and transform
approximately 3 acres of sandy beach habitat into a sustainable coastal strand and dune habitat
complex. The project does not involve moving any sediment to or from outside of the project
site, and will only involve hand labor without the use of mechanical tools. There are no rare or
endangered species located at the project site; accordingly, consistent with CEQA Guidelines
Section 15333(a), there would be no significant adverse impact on endangered, rare or
threatened species or their habitat. Consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section 15333(b), there
are no hazardous materials at or around the project site that would be disturbed or moved.
Finally, this project is a stand-alone project, and consistent with CEQA Guidelines Section
15333(c), will not result in impacts that are significant when viewed in connection with the
effects of past projects, the effects of other current projects, and the effects of probable future
projects. The project would result in a beneficial impact on wildlife.
Upon approval, staff will file a Notice of Exemption that this proposed project is exempt from
CEQA.
The South Carlsbad Boulevard Climate Adaptation Project
The proposed project is statutorily exempt from review under CEQA pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15262, which exempts planning and feasibility studies for possible future
actions which have not been approved, adopted or funded. The project involves only (1) the
completion of the conceptual and technical designs, and (2) assessment of information needed
for environmental review for possible future actions that the Conservancy has not approved,
adopted, or: funded.
Upon approval, staff will file a Notice of Exemption that this proposed project is exempt from
CEQA.
Torrey Pines State Beach Sea-Level-Rise Adaptation Plan
The proposed project is statutorily exempt from review under CEQA pursuant to CEQA
Guidelines Section 15262, which exempts planning and feasibility studies for possible future
actions which have not been approved, adopted or funded. The project involves only (1) the
completion of the conceptual and technical designs, and (2) assessment of information needed
for environmental review for possible future actions that the Conservancy has not approved,
adopted, or funded.
Upon approval, staff will file a Notice of Exemption that this proposed project is exempt from
CEQA.
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