Berkeley Resilience Strategy: Progress and Next Steps. Timothy Burroughs Acting Planning Director July 18, 2017 City Council Work Session

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1 Berkeley Resilience Strategy: Progress and Next Steps Timothy Burroughs Acting Planning Director July 18, 2017 City Council Work Session

2 Work Session Objectives Provide an overview of the Berkeley Resilience Strategy Provide an update on existing efforts and next steps Gather Council input and direction on advancing Berkeley s resilience 2

3 The 100 Resilient Cities Network AFRICA Accra Addis Ababa Cape Town Dakar Durban Kigali Lagos Luxor Nairobi Paynesville ASIA PACIFIC Bangkok Can Tho Chennai Christchurch Da Nang Deyang Haiyan Huangshi Jaipur Jakarta Kyoto Mandalay Melaka Melbourne Pune Semarang Seoul Singapore Surat Sydney Toyama Wellington Yiwu EUROPE AND THE MIDDLE EAST Amman Athens Barcelona Belfast Belgrade Bristol Byblos Glasgow Greater Manchester Hague Lisbon London Milan Paris Ramallah Rome Rotterdam Tbilisi Tel Aviv Thessaloniki Vejle LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN Buenos Aires Cali Colima Guadalajara, Metro Juarez Medellin Mexico City Montevideo Panama City Porto Alegre Quito Rio de Janeiro Salvador San Juan Santa Fe Santiago de los Caballeros Santiago, Metro NORTH AMERICA Atlanta Berkeley Boston Boulder Calgary Chicago Dallas El Paso Greater Miami and the Beaches Honolulu Los Angeles Louisville Minneapolis Montreal Nashville New Orleans New York Norfolk Oakland Pittsburgh San Francisco Seattle St. Louis Toronto Tulsa Vancouver Washington, D.C.

4 A city s ability to maintain essential functions is threatened by both acute shocks and chronic stresses. ACUTE SHOCKS Flooding Tornado Earthquake Heat wave Extreme Cold Hurricane Severe storms and extreme rainfall Terrorism Disease outbreak Riot/civil unrest Infrastructure failure CITY CHRONIC STRESSES Drought Rising sea level Fuel poverty Homelessness & lack of affordable housing Changing demographics Water and air pollution High unemployment Poverty/inequity Aging Infrastructure Shifting economic trends Crime & violence

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7 Community Resilience Partnership between the City and community-based organizations Centers Program Designed to connect more residents with City services New logo for Berkeley preparedness programs 7

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9 Downtown Berkeley Microgrid Public Safety Building Center Street Garage Civic Center Annex MLK Civic Center YMCA Note: Italicized text indicates a building that is not owned by the City of Berkeley. Berkeley High School 9

10 Center Street Garage Microgrid Ready The New Center Street Garage will be: BETTER More accessible spaces More EV Spaces Stormwater retention system Photovoltaic system on roof Microgrid ready New, larger art display space BIGGER 720 parking spaces 300+ bicycle spaces 10

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12 Green Infrastructure Multi-benefit projects that help reduce stormwater flow, reduce pollutants, and beautify the block Presentation Park Bioswale Milvia/Hopkins Permeable Pavers

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14 Racial Equity Action Plan and Toolkit City awarded grant from SF Foundation and East Bay Community Foundation to develop Racial Equity Lens Toolkit Toolkit is central to Berkeley Racial Equity Action Plan (under development) 14

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16 Berkeley Strategic Plan Prioritize Actions Address big challenges Berkeley Strategic Plan Connect longterm vision to short-term work Foster collaboration 16

17 Goal 6: Build Regional Resilience Resilient by Design Challenge: Urban planning and design competition to identify innovative, actionable climate preparedness solutions Opportunity to address sea-level rise challenges, deferred maintenance at the Berkeley Waterfront 17

18 Resilience Strategy Next Steps Continue progress on key actions Microgrid, Strategic Plan, Racial Equity Action Plan, infrastructure upgrades, Cyber Security Plan, and more Continue to leverage participation in 100 Resilient Cities Network Provide City Council and the community with regular progress updates 18

19 19 Q&A

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