Pacifica council accepts Phase 2A report for Beach Boulevard resiliency project as funding gap remains

Pacifica City Council on Jan. 12 accepted a Phase 2A staff report on the Beach Boulevard infrastructure resiliency project, the multiyear plan to replace aging shoreline infrastructure and reduce storm‑related closures of Beach Boulevard and access to the pier.

The staff presentation, led by Deputy Public Works Director and City Engineer Roland Yip and GHD project staff, summarized Phase 1 choices and the 35% design in Phase 2A. The plan centers on deep‑foundation steel pipe piles with a concrete cap to support an elevated promenade and parapet, a rock scour apron in front of the vertical face, and an initial beach nourishment placement. Yip said the design raises the top of the seawall to roughly 30 feet at the pier, stepping to 28–32 feet along the reach.

City staff described the project's schedule and funding needs. Yip said early planning and Phase 1 work were funded in part by California Assembly Bill 74 and disaster accounting funds (about $1.5 million total), and that the team sought multiple grants for Phase 2B environmental work and later construction. He told the council the city was not selected for a Department of Boating and Waterways shoreline erosion control grant and that a previously shortlisted federal BRIC (Building Resilient…