BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
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Update on the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. That the District Board and the City Council receive information on the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project;
B. That the District Board direct its Chief Executive Officer to work collaboratively with the City Manager to advance the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project, including Phase I; and
C. That the City Council direct its City Manager to work collaboratively with the District Chief Executive Officer to advance the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project, including Phase I.
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SUMMARY:
The overall goal of the South San Francisco Bay Shoreline Project (Shoreline Project) is to safeguard and protect hundreds of homes, schools, and businesses along Santa Clara County's 18 miles of shoreline from the risk of coastal flooding made more likely by sea level rise. The Shoreline Project will also restore tidal marsh and related habitat that was lost due to former salt production activities, provide opportunities for continued recreational and public access along the bay shoreline, and take into consideration protection for sea level rise over a 50-year period (through Year-2067).
The Shoreline Project is being undertaken by the Santa Clara Valley Water District (District) in partnership with the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and the State Coastal Conservancy (Conservancy). Authorization to conduct the Shoreline Project was granted by the Water Resources Development Act in 1976. The Shoreline Project efforts began in 2005 for all of Santa Clara County which was divided into 11 areas, called Economic Impact Areas (EIA). In September 2010, the District requested that USACE re-evaluate the Shoreline Project scope and conduct the Shoreline Project in phases beginning with the area among the highest potential economic impacts. The District's Board endorsed the new scope in March 2011 and the Shorelin...
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