SLR Adaptation Plan Public Meetings

Note: The Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan Subcommittee meeting schedule can be found here.

Upcoming Public Meetings

Public Webinar on the Draft Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan

• Wednesday, September 24, 2020, 3:30-4:30pm
  
  This webinar will start with a presentation on the Draft Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan. Following the presentation, there will be time for participants to ask questions about the plan and make comments. To register for the webinar, please click here.  We encourage anyone who has comments on the plan to also email written comments to SLRPlan@SantaBarbaraca.gov by September 30th. 

In addition to the September 24th webinar, the following informational meetings will be held during the public outreach and comment period (August 11 - September 30, 2020) on the Draft Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan. Each meeting will be conducted online as a webinar and will include a presentation on the Draft Adaptation Plan and an opportunity for public comment.  

City Council Informational Hearing

• Tuesday, August 11, 2020, 2:00pm
  
  Click here for the agenda, staff report, and information on how to participate electronically in the online meeting.

Planning Commission Informational Meeting

• Thursday, September 10, 2020, 1:00pm
  
  Click here for the agenda, staff report, and information on how to participate electronically in the online meeting.

Neighborhood Advisory Council Informational Meeting

• Monday, September 14, 2020, 6:00pm
  
  Click here for the agenda, staff report, and information on how to participate electronically in the online meeting.

Water Commission Informational Meeting

• Thursday, September 17, 2020, 9:00am
  
  Click here for the agenda, staff report, and information on how to participate electronically in the online meeting.

Harbor Commission Informational Meeting

• Thursday, September 17, 2020, 6:30pm
  
  Click here for the agenda, staff report, and information on how to participate electronically in the online meeting.

BEACON Informational Meeting

• Friday, September 18, 2020, 9:00am
  
  Click here for the agenda, staff report, and information on how to participate electronically in the online meeting.

Creeks Advisory Committee Informational Meeting

• Date and time to be determined.

Parks and Recreation Commission Informational Meeting

• Wednesday, September 23, 2020, 4:00pm
  
  Click here for the agenda, staff report, and information on how to participate electronically in the online meeting.

Past Public Meetings

City Council

Tuesday, January 14, 2020
City Hall, Council Chambers (second floor)
735 Anacapa Street

Agendas, Council Agenda Reports, and videos for Council meetings available here.

The purpose of this hearing is for the Council to receive an informational presentation on the City's potential vulnerabilities to hazards associated with sea-level rise and the City's sea-level rise adaptation planning process.  This is the first of three Council meetings regarding the Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan planned for this year.

Public Workshop for the Draft Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment

Wednesday, December 5, 2018. 6:00pm-8:00pm 
Louise Lowry Davis Center
1232 De La Vina Street

• Agenda
• Powerpoint Presentation

This was the first of the Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan public workshop series. The focus of the workshop was the Draft Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment, which identifies the areas of the City that are at risk from sea-level rise and the related hazards through the year 2100, without any intervention. The Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment will inform the forthcoming Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan, which will evaluate various strategies to respond to the impacts identified in the Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment.

This workshop began with a formal presentation of the impacts identified in the Draft Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment, then included a group question and answer session, and concluded with an informal period where members of the public directly interacted with staff and viewed poster boards that included information on the Sea-Level Rise Adaptation Plan process, the draft Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment maps, and the types of strategies that were explored to address the impacts identified in the Sea-Level Rise Vulnerability Assessment.