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PlanningBoard | 2019-05-28 | 9 | Board Member Curtis said that sometime between 1984 and1986 the lagoons overflowed and his dock floated away. Board Member Teague said the cooperative regional documents and efforts should be open source and not hidden from the public. Board Member Rothenberg suggested the cost numbers of the mitigations could be included earlier in the report. She suggested including the 2016 Local Hazard Plan in the Appendix which could make the City eligible for certain funding sources. Board Member Mitchell asked why tsunamis were not included in the list of hazards that were studied, while earthquakes were. Staff Member Smith said they addressed earthquakes generally because their impacts can be exacerbated by Climate Change. She said that tsunamis are specifically addressed in the Hazard Mitigation Plan. Board Member Curtis said Dames and Moore, an engineering firm, did a detailed report on liquefaction and tsunami impacts when the original application for the villages of Harbor Bay was submitted. Board Member Cavanaugh asked where the congestion pricing funds would be allocated. Staff Member Smith suggested that some of the funds could go into a climate fund. Liam Garland, Public Works Director, said that the feasibility study for congestion pricing would identify what portion of the funding generated would be needed to sustain the program. He said a climate fund is one option for the excess, expansion of initiatives like AC Transit EZ Passes would be another. Board Member Cavanaugh pointed out that buses get stuck in the same lanes that vehicles do. He suggested the possibility of having a train system, or bus system on dedicated right of way which connects Fruitvale BART with the West End and the ferry terminals. He asked how we are working with Oakland to make traffic flow better, which he said appears to be the choke point. He expressed concern about a levee system and who is going to bear the costs. He asked how we would deal with the rising water table. Staff Member Garland said adopting the Plan is critical to acquiring grant funding for the projects specified within. Board Member Cavanaugh said we do not know what FEMA will do. He said they have eliminated their MOU in the Delta, where he owns 700 acres. He said we need to be proactive in understanding the funding picture. Approved Planning Board Minutes Page 9 of 11 May 28, 2019 | PlanningBoard/2019-05-28.pdf |