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City budgets RFP to study raising the causeway as part of sea‑level adaptation planning
Summary
City staff said the causeway elevation study and potential raising are included in the city's budget as an RFP item and referenced a new '2050 Living with Water' report recommending action to address sea‑level rise vulnerabilities on the causeway.
City staff reported the causeway elevation is now a budgeted project item and that an RFP will go out to determine when and how the causeway should be raised to address sea level rise vulnerabilities. The staff member referenced a recent sea‑level rise adaptation report, "2050 Living with Water," which recommends studying causeway elevation and including pedestrian and bicycle access in any work.
The presenter cautioned the project is a long‑range item that will require multi‑level funding, including federal support, and said the RFP will evaluate the scientific evidence and timing for adaptation actions.
