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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 …………. 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 …………. 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