BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: Title
Sponsorship of the 2021 Bay Area Council's California Resilience Challenge.
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RECOMMENDATION: Recommendation
A. Receive information on the Bay Area Council's California Resilience Challenge; and
B. Approve the request for sponsorship in the amount of $200,000.
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SUMMARY:
The Bay Area Council (BAC) is requesting sponsorship of the California Resilience Challenge (Challenge), which BAC is leading with a variety of business partners. The Challenge was formed out of a desire to fund comprehensive, statewide climate adaptation planning that reflects the diversity of California communities.
The California Resilience Challenge is an initiative of the Bay Area Council Foundation's effort to build local climate resilience and support a shared vision for a resilient California in the face of increasing climate threats. The Challenge is seeking contributions from the private sector, philanthropies, and utilities to raise funds to support diverse and replicable resilience projects. Qualifying projects will reflect California's diverse geography and provide examples to countries around the world. The BAC's initial effort in 2018, with the support of Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water), raised $2.4 million and because of the success of the previous effort, the BAC is once again leading the California Resilience Challenge in a statewide effort, led by businesses and a diverse range of partners, to build local climate resilience and support a shared vision for a resilient California in the face of increasing climate threats to replicate and enhance the previous effort.
The Challenge will be awarding grants to local California entities for the development of diverse and replicable climate change resilience projects across California. The projects will reflect California's diverse geography and showcase leadership in climate change adaptation.
The Challenge offers five tiers of sponsorship, from $100,000 ...
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