County wins $2.4 million grant for regional shoreline adaptation planning; Mountain View staff to participate

Mountain View — The City Council heard a report that Santa Clara County received a $2,400,000, three-year grant to develop a regional shoreline adaptation plan addressing sea level rise and coastal impacts.

Council member Shewalter told colleagues that city staffs from several shoreline cities participated in a recent convening and that the county grant will support development of a regional plan that must be adopted by all participating cities. "The county has received, $2,400,000 grant for planning for, sea level rise to get our regional shoreline adaptation plan together," Shewalter said.

Shewalter noted that Valley Water — the county flood-protection agency — and the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) are taking active roles because of flood- and transportation-related implications. She said the grant covers planning work for three years and will require coordination among cities, the county, Valley Water and transportation agencies.

Separately, Shewalter reported that the downtown committee bylaws currently specify membership categories that the council has had difficulty filling. She recommended that the city relax membership categories when advisory-committee bylaws and resolutions are revised so the downtown committee can meet consistently.

No vote or formal council action occurred on the grant or the bylaw recommendation during the meeting; items were reported for council awareness and potential future staff follow-up.