In Fall 2023, over 250 members of the public engaged in the development of the RSAP’s One Bay Vision through community pop-up events. Staff attended ten pop-up events around the region to solicit input. Staff brought informational materials about the RSAP and asked participants to engage in a dot voting exercise to articulate their priorities for the Bay Area now and in the future. The pop-ups included the following:
• Suisun City (Solano County) – Rush Ranch
• Menlo Park (San Mateo County) – Belle Haven Neighborhood Block Party
• American Canyon (Napa County) – Pumpkin Path
• San Rafael (Marin County) – Free Movies in the Park – Canal District and Peacock Gap
• San Francisco – Youth Climate Environmental Justice Summit
• Newark (Alameda County) – Newark Days Community Information Faire
• Richmond (Contra Costa County) – Thrive Thursdays
• Oakland (Alameda County) – Land is Liberation
• Mountain View (Santa Clara County) – 40th anniversary of Shoreline at Mountain View Regional Park

The final version of One Bay Vision can be found in the final Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP), which can be accessed above.

Over 130 members of the public joined the first Public Workshop for the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) Guidelines. This meeting included presentations and virtual breakout room to discuss draft visions for Bay Area sea level rise adaptation. Meeting materials are available here:

• Agenda
• Meeting Recording
• Meeting Summary Notes
• Main Meeting Presentation

– Want to learn more about the RSAP?

– How are we building on existing Bay Area work?

– What is SB272, the Laird Bill, and how does it affect our work?

– How are we embedding equity into the process?

– How are data and tools being used in the RSAP?

In Winter 2024, staff hosted four focus groups targeted towards specific audiences/topic areas to generate specific discussion around areas with outstanding questions to resolve. These focus groups included:
• Consultants: What is the appropriate role for consultants to play in Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plans and what feedback can they provide on the Guidelines based on their subject matter expertise and experience working on many different types of plans?
• Special Districts: Special districts are not required to prepare Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plans according to SB 272, but many have prepared their own plans and/or will need to engage with multiple jurisdictions as they prepare their own plans since special districts own, operate, and/or manage many parts of the shoreline and assets along the shoreline. How can special districts most effectively engage in this process?
• Planners: How will Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plans fit into the daily planning that staff already do? What kind of plan would best balance the additional burden on staff with maximum effectiveness? What can we learn from planners who have already done adaptation plans in the region?
• Vulnerability Assessments: What works and doesn’t work about the way cities do vulnerability assessments and how can the VA requirements maximize responsive adaptation strategies while minimizing excessive analysis?

Over 110 local planners and practitioners joined a workshop to learn about and discuss content within an early draft of the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP). This meeting included presentations and virtual breakout room to discuss key themes and content on the draft Subregional Shoreline Adaptation Plan Guidelines. Meeting materials are available here:

• Agenda
• Meeting Recording
• Meeting Summary Notes
• Main Meeting Presentation

Discussions on the RSAP draft content:

– A. Local Planning: Multi-Jurisdictional Planning and Plan Integration

– B. Meaningful Engagement: Equity Assessment and Outreach in Planning

– C. Vulnerability Assessment: Flood Hazards and Minimum Standards

– D. Adaptation Strategies: Land Use and Adaptation Strategy Standards

Discussions on future resources to support RSAP implementation:

– E. Mapping Needs: Developing an Online Mapping Platform

– F. Technical and Policy Assistance: Shaping BCDC’s Future Program

– G. Funding Plans and Projects: Learn about State Funding Available

In May-June 2024, staff also partnered with 5 community-based organizations around the region to develop place-based workshops to identify how the draft Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) Guidelines would help different locations with differing conditions, levels of capacity, and progress on adaptation planning advance adaptation planning. These workshops took place in the following communities with the following partners:
• Suisun City – Sustainable Solano
• North Richmond – The Watershed Project
• San Rafael – Canal Alliance
• East Oakland – Hood Planning
• East Palo Alto – Climate Resilient Communities

Over 210 members of the public joined a webinar to learn about the draft Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP). This meeting included presentations on the context of the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan an orientation to the draft content, and reminders on how to provide public comment during the public comment period through October 18, 2024. Meeting materials are available here:

• Agenda
• Meeting Recording
• Main Meeting Presentation
• Question and Answer Session Notes