HomeMy WebLinkAbout2017-10-26; Agricultural Conversion Mitigation Fee Committee Ad Hoc; ; Update on the Batiquitos Lagoon Resiliency Plan (BLRP) - AGP 06-12AGRICULTURAL CONVERSION MITIGATION FEE (ACMF)
AD HOC CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Staff Contact:
Pam Drew, Associate Planner, Community & Economic Development
760-602-4644 pam.drew@carlsbadca.gov
Agenda Item: #7
Subject: Update on the Batiquitos Lagoon Resiliency Plan (BLRP) - AGP
06-12
Meeting Date: October 26, 2017
Exhibits:
7.1 Batiquitos Lagoon Resiliency Plan Background
7.2 Batiquitos Lagoon Resiliency Plan Scope of Work Summary
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Batiquitos Lagoon Resiliency Plan
Background
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is preparing to update the long-term
management and monitoring plan for the Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve. This updated
plan needs to consider the potential effects of climate change on the physical and natural
environment. The Batiquitos Lagoon Resiliency Plan (BLRP) is intended to assist in this effort.
The process proposed to develop the BLRP is based upon a successful stakeholder-driven
scenario planning program at NOAA’s Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve. The
program, known as Climate Understanding and Resiliency in the River Valley (CURRV), engages
land managers, scientists, regulatory agencies and other stakeholders to evaluate different
climate change scenarios and develop adaptation strategies that can address potential impacts
to sensitive resources under those scenarios. More information on the CURRV program is
available at: http://trnerr.org/currv/.
The BLRP will be a combined effort, led by the Climate Science Alliance – South Coast, and
including California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Batiquitos Lagoon Foundation and the City
of Carlsbad. The Climate Science Alliance is a network of partners whose mission is to
safeguard the natural and human communities of the South Coast Eco-region in the face of a
changing climate. More information on the Climate Science Alliance is available at:
http://www.climatesciencealliance.org/.
Exhibit 7.1
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Batiquitos Lagoon Resiliency Plan
Scope of Work Summary
Goal: To outline climate scenarios, perform prioritized data collection, develop adaptation strategies
and prepare a Resiliency Plan to include in the long-term management and monitoring plan for the
Batiquitos Lagoon Ecological Reserve.
Phase I – Scenario Planning and Identification of Data Needs
1.Stakeholder kick-off workshop – establish ideal state and outline scenario framework
2.Physical landscape workshop – convene physical science experts to identify conditions for
scenarios and data needs
3.Habitat vulnerability workshop – convene biological science experts to identify conditions
for scenarios and data needs
4.Stakeholder update meeting – present results of science workshops and receive feedback
5.Prepare Phase I report
Timeline: Winter/Spring 2017
Key Deliverables:
•Two science-focused workshops
•Two stakeholder workshops
•Phase I report outlining scenarios and data needs
Phase II – Baseline Conditions Data Collection
1.Convene Steering Committee
2.Review data needs and prioritization from Phase I report
3.Prepare timeline and budget for data collection
4.Perform data collection
5.Prepare Phase II report
Timeline: Summer/Fall 2017 – Winter/Spring 2018
Phase II – Baseline Conditions Data Collection, cont’d
Key Deliverables:
•Steering committee convened
Exhibit 7.2
• Baseline data collection
• Phase II report outlining monitoring findings
Phase III – Adaptation Strategies
1. Conduct stakeholder kick off workshop – review scenarios and baseline data collected,
and begin brainstorming strategies
2. Conduct stakeholder workshops – identify strategies, outline implementation and
monitoring plan, including triggers for action
3. Prepare Phase III report
Timeline: Summer/Fall 2018 - Winter 2019
Key Deliverables:
• Two stakeholder workshops (min)
• Phase III report outlining adaptation strategies
Phase IV – Resiliency Plan
1. Prepare final Resiliency Plan - to include information from Phase I, II, and III reports
2. As needed, assist CDFW with incorporation of Resiliency Plan into long-term management
plan
Timeline: Spring/Summer 2019
Key Deliverables:
• Resiliency Plan outlining results from Phases I, II, & III