Meeting Type: BCC Regular Meeting
Meeting Date: 2/6/2024
Item Status: New
From: Buford King, Deputy Planning Director
Submitted by: Ashley Campbell, Natural Resource Planner
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ITEM TITLE
Title
Letter of Support - South Alabama Regional Planning Commission - NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge Grant Application: Regional Resilience Plan for the Alabama Coast
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Authorize the execution of a letter of support for the South Alabama Regional Planning Commission’s grant application to the NOAA Climate Resilience Regional Challenge for the development of a Regional Resilience Plan for the Alabama Coast.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Previous Commission action/date: N/A
Background: The South Alabama Regional Planning Commission (SARPC) on behalf of the communities across southwest Alabama is submitting a grant application for a Regional Resilience Plan for the Alabama Coast. This grant provides an opportunity to work collaboratively across SARPC’s Region of three counties and 29 municipalities who have more in common than not, especially as it relates to a changing climate and resilient infrastructure needs.
The regional effort will involve collective decision-making on the following themes: emergency preparation; natural environment protection; renewable energy and energy efficiency changes; improved health outcomes; strengthening the built environment; and economic and workforce development. This grant opportunity supports the areas where our communities share similarities while allowing for improved problem solving across the areas where we are different from our neighbors, building better opportunities to work together.
Partners will benefit from strengthening communication lines with neighboring municipalities, developing agreements around expected changes to climate, economy, environment, and community, and then developing common goals to address those changes. Having an implementable plan to address resilience for the future also provides the most important tool in any municipality’s arsenal - shovel ready projects based on a healthy and community-engaged plan.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Total cost of recommendation: N/A
Budget line item(s) to be used: N/A
If this is not a budgeted expenditure, does the recommendation create a need for funding? N/A
LEGAL IMPACT
Is legal review necessary for this staff recommendation and related documents?
N/A
Reviewed/approved by: N/A
Additional comments: N/A
ADVERTISING REQUIREMENTS
Is advertising required for this recommendation? N/A
If the proof of publication affidavit is not attached, list the reason: N/A
FOLLOW UP IMPLEMENTATION
For time-sensitive follow up, select deadline date for follow up: February 7, 2024
Individual(s) responsible for follow up: N/A
Action required (list contact persons/addresses if documents are to be mailed or emailed): Provide copy of the Commission’s letter of support to: ashley.campbell@baldwincountyal.gov
Additional instructions/notes: N/A