Marin County Grand Jury
• 2024-2025
• Agency Response
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Response to Grand Jury Report Form Town of Tiburon Alice Fredericks Report Title: Sea Level Rise: The Water is Upon Us*
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Findings and Recommendations 6 findings
F1
A comprehensive countywide agency is necessary to effectively address the impacts of sea level rise in Marin County. Response- The Town of Tiburon partially disagrees with this Finding. The Town is unable to fully agree or disagree with this finding. Staff notes the County of Marin engaged consulting firm AECOM in March 2024 to develop a 'Marin County Sea Level Rise Adaptation Organizational Structure and Decision-Making Process', with the work expected to be completed in December 2025. The Town has and will continue to support this effort. Once this work is complete, there will be more information available to fully analyze the potential role of a countywide agency in addressing sea level rise. This analysis should include determining whether an existing agency could provide adequate oversight and that funding methods for a proposed agency are thoroughly vetted. Town of Tiburon • 1505 Tiburon Boulevard • Tiburon, CA 94920 • P. 415.435.7373 F. 415.435.2438 • www.townoftiburon.org
Related Recommendations (1)
R1
The Board of Supervisors, in collaboration with Marin County cities, towns, Bel Jon Welner Councilmember Marin Keys Community Services District and Marin Water should create a comprehensive countywide agency with authority to plan and implement adaptation efforts addressing the impacts of sea level rise in Marin County. Greg Chanis Response - Recommendation requires further analysis. As noted in the Town's Town Manager response to Finding 1, the Town of Tiburon is participating in the effort being led by the County of Marin to develop a 'Marin County Sea Level Rise Adaptation Organizational Structure and Decision-Making Process'. At the conclusion of this effort, all Marin County entities will be better positioned to determine whether a new countywide agency is the most appropriate path for developing and implementing adaptation plans.
F2
To be effective, a countywide agency created to address sea level rise in Marin County should include the County of Marin, all cities and towns, and appropriate special districts in Marin County as funding participants. Alice Fredericks Mayor Response- The Town of Tiburon partially disagrees with this Finding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Holli Thier The Town is unable to fully agree or disagree with this Finding as there is not enough Vice Mayor information currently available for the Town to support the creation of a countywide . . . . . . . . . . agency to address sea level rise. Isaac Nikfar Councilmember
Related Recommendations (1)
R2
The Board of Supervisors should actively enlist the participation and support of state and federal legislators toward the creation and funding of this comprehensive countywide agency. Response - Recommendation requires further analysis. As noted in the Town's
F3
The complete failure to create and implement effective countywide sea level Jack Ryan rise adaptation projects in Marin County will result in significant damage and Councilmember losses to commercial and residential properties as well as infrastructure, both . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . public and private. Jon Welner Councilmember Response - The Town of Tiburon partially disagrees with this Finding. While the Town of Tiburon agrees that the implementation of effective sea level rise Greg Chanis adaptation projects is necessary to avoid damages and losses to commercial and residential Town Manager properties, as well as infrastructure (both public and private), it is unclear whether a new countywide agency is the best approach to progress this work. hiv to
Related Recommendations (1)
R3
The Board of Supervisors should require the newly created countywide entity to create plans that recognize and address sea level rise exposure and the specific risks to the populations in the Canal District, Marin City, specific areas in Novato, and all low- lying geographic regions where lower income populations reside. The plan should Town of Tiburon • 1505 Tiburon Boulevard • Tiburon, CA 94920 • P. 415.435.7373 F. 415.435.2438 • www.townoftiburon.org (e) need to relocate temporarily or permanently as a result of floods; and (f) other community-specific risks identified in regional assessments. Alice Fredericks Response - Recommendation requires further analysis. As noted in the Town's Mayor
F4
The 2034 deadline imposed by Sections 30985-30985.8 of the California Public Resources Code for each California county to submit its official sea level rise mitigation plan is "too little too late" for Marin County, and delaying action until then will expose coastal and Bay areas to unnecessary flooding risks, financial and other losses. Response - The Town of Tiburon disagrees with this Finding. The Town of Tiburon is committed to ensuring that mitigation strategies identified in the Climate Action Plan and the General Plan can be implemented to protect residents, property, and community well-being. The Town has taken local action to mitigate the adverse effects of sea level rise and is currently working on projects focused on shoreline resilience. The Town also intends to meet the requirements of SB 272, which requires local governments in the coastal zone and/or San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission jurisdictional area to develop a regional shoreline adaptation plan.
No recommendations for this finding
F5
Under-represented populations reside in areas that are severely vulnerable to sea level rise because they are in low-lying ground. Response - The Town of Tiburon agrees with this Finding. Town of Tiburon • 1505 Tiburon Boulevard • Tiburon, CA 94920 • P. 415.435.7373 F. 415.435.2438 • www.townoftiburon.org
No recommendations for this finding
F6
Jon Welner Councilmember We agree with Findings numbered: F5 Greg Chanis
No recommendations for this finding
* This report's PDF did not contain easily extractable text and required Optical Character Recognition (OCR) for analysis. There may be minor errors in the extracted findings and recommendations due to OCR limitations with scanned documents.