Integrating Adaptation in Long Range Planning · Integrating Adaptation in Long Range Planning ... • What hurdles did you experience, and how were they addressed? ... Richard Beck

Adaptation as Standard Practice:Integrating Adaptation in Long Range Planning

California Adaptation ForumSeptember 8, 2016

Panelists• Jeff Henderson, AICP, Senior Associate,

Michael Baker International (Moderator)

• Scot Graham, Community Development Director, City of Morro Bay

• Richard Beck, CEP, PWS, CPESC, Vice President, Michael Baker International

• Dan Kalmick, Planning Commissioner, City of Huntington Beach

Panel Format• Introduction – Regulatory background, policy tools, data, and the politics

of local government planning

• Panel Discussion – Successes and challenges in the Cities of Morro Bay, Carlsbad, and Huntington Beach

• Questions and Answers from forum participants

• Situational Activity – Explore implementation approaches from analytical, legal, community, and political perspectives

• Focus on Sea Level Rise – but perspectives apply to numerous adaptation scenarios

GP Law and

Guidelines

Regulatory Framework

Local Plans

General Plan Zoning Code

Local Coastal Program• Coastal Land Use Plan• Implementation Plan

Climate Action Plan

Climate Adaptation Plan

Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

Coastal Resiliency Planning Process

SLR Modeling

Vulnerability Assessment

Policy Development

Implement Policy

SLR Modeling

Vulnerability Assessment

Policy Development

Sea Level Rise Hazard Area Figure HAZ-6

Implementation

• Do nothing

• Protection - “hold the line”

• Accommodate

• Retreat

Implementation

Politics and Planning• Decision-maker support and

community input• Link assets to identity

• Appropriate planning horizon• 2050 or 2100?

• Economic development

• Coastal access

• Ecological resources

• Design to economic lifespan

• Legal considerations

Using SLR Model Data

Successes

• Modeling accurate enough for risk assessment and adaptation planning• Modeling capable of describing

combined tidal, storm, and SLR impacts• Agencies and collaboratives have

helped provide and interpret data• BCDC, SD Climate

Collaborative, ABAG

Challenges

• Modeling may not be accurate enough to predict specific improvements• Choosing appropriate model and

granular detail• Gaps in current modeling• Sensitivity to existing shoreline

protection• Some models don’t reflect historic

trends

Panelist Discussion•Why was your resiliency planning process undertaken?

• How did you collect or model SLR data and complete a vulnerability assessment?

•What type of resiliency policy are you considering?

•What hurdles did you experience, and how were they addressed?• Political• Financial• Capacity-related

• How are you planning to implement your resiliency policy?

Scot GrahamCity of Morro Bay

• Why was your resiliency planning process undertaken?


• What type of resiliency policy are you considering?

• What hurdles did you experience, and how were they addressed?• Political• Financial• Capacity-related


Richard BeckMichael Baker International / City of Carlsbad






Dan KalmickCity of Huntington Beach






Panelist Q&A

Situational Activity• Built-out coastal city in California

• No available locations inland beyond City limits

•Majority of City is located in Coastal Zone

• Currently experience flooding during storm events and high tides

•Multiple insurance claims against City

• Community members have expressed concern over property values diminishing as sea levels rise

Situational Activity• City recently completed General Plan update, preparing to

update Zoning Code this year

• Vulnerability Assessment identifies inundation hazards through 2100

• GP identifies portions of City located in SLR hazard area

• GP directs City to update flood hazard management regulations to require SLR adaptation (e.g., floodproofing) for economic lifespan of new structures and substantial rehabilitation projects located in SLR hazard area

• City Attorney has expressed concern about potential legal claims if City mandates SLR mitigation

Perspectives

City Planning Staff

HOA or Chamber

Representative

CA Coastal Commission

Staff

City Commissioner

or Elected Official

Group Discussion and Report Back

THANKS!

Questions?Jeff Henderson [email protected] Graham [email protected] Beck [email protected] Kalmick [email protected]

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Integrating Adaptation in Long Range Planning · Integrating Adaptation in Long Range Planning ... • What hurdles did you experience, and how were they addressed? ... Richard Beck