Berkeley Resilience Strategy: Updates and Next Steps March 15, 2016 City Council Work Session Timothy Burroughs, Assistant to the City Manager
32 Cities Selected in early 2014 NORTH AMERICA LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN EUROPE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST OCEANIA SOUTH ASIA EAST ASIA BOULDER (CO) BERKELEY (CA) EL PASO (TX) JACKSONVILLE (FL) LOS ANGELES (CA) MEXICO CITY (MEXICO) NEW ORLEANS (LA) NEW YORK CITY (NY) NORFOLK (VA) OAKLAND (CA) SAN FRANCISCO (CA) MEDELLÍN (COLOMBIA) PORTO ALEGRE (BRAZIL) QUITO (ECUADOR) RIO DE JANEIRO (BRAZIL) BRISTOL (ENGLAND) GLASGOW (SCOTLAND) ROME (ITALY) ROTTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) VEJLE (DENMARK) DAKAR (SENEGAL) DURBAN (SOUTH AFRICA) ASHKELON (ISRAEL) RAMALLAH (PALESTINE) BYBLOS (LEBANON) MELBOURNE (AUSTRALIA) CHRISTCHURCH (NEW ZEALAND) SURAT (INDIA) BANGKOK (THAILAND) MANDALAY (MYANMAR) DA NANG (VIETNAM) SEMARANG (INDONESIA) 2
35 Cities Selected in late 2014 NORTH AMERICA LATIN AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN EUROPE AFRICA MIDDLE EAST OCEANIA SOUTH ASIA EAST ASIA BOSTON (MA) CHICAGO (IL) DALLAS (TX) JUÁREZ (MEXICO) MONTREAL (CANADA) PITTSBURGH (PA) ST. LOUIS (MO) TULSA (OK) ATHENS CALI (COLOMBIA) (GREECE) SAN JUAN (US) BARCELONA SANTA FE (SPAIN) (ARGENTINA) BELGRADE SANTIAGO DE LOS (SERBIA) CABALLEROS LONDON (DOMINICAN (ENGLAND) REPUBLIC) LISBON SANTIAGO (CHILE) (PORTUGAL) MILAN (ITALY) PARIS (FRANCE) THESSALONIKI (GREECE) ACCRA (GHANA) ARUSHA (TANZANIA) ENUGU (NIGERIA) KIGALI (RWANDA) AMMAN (JORDAN) SYDNEY (AUSTRALIA) WELLINGTON CITY (NEW ZEALAND) BANGALORE (INDIA) CHENNAI (INDIA) DEYANG (CHINA) HUANGSHI (CHINA) PHNOM PENH (CAMBODIA) SINGAPORE (SINGAPORE) TOYAMA (JAPAN) 3
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 Hazardous materials accident Hurricane Severe storms and extreme rainfall Terrorism Disease outbreak Riot/civil unrest Infrastructure or building failure CITY CHRONIC STRESSES Drought Rising sea level Fuel poverty Homelessness & lack of affordable housing Changing demographics Lack of social cohesion Water and air pollution High unemployment Poverty/inequity Aging Infrastructure Shifting macroeconomic trends Crime & violence Food shortage
The Resilience Strategy Focuses on Some of Berkeley s Most Pressing Challenges Natural disasters (earthquake and wildfire) Local impacts of climate change Aging and vulnerable infrastructure and facilities Racial inequity 5
The Resilience Strategy is Grounded in Community Input and Expert Analysis Gathered input from over 1,000 community members via survey, public workshops, and other events Conducted seismic evaluations, economic analysis, and energy & water audits of care & shelter sites Conducted an evaluation of City disaster preparedness incentive programs Documented gaps in Berkeley s energy reliability Analyzed Berkeley s vulnerability to sea-level rise 6
The Resilience Strategy is Grounded in Community Input and Expert Analysis Evaluated potential financing/funding mechanisms for storm water system upgrades Analyzed options for diversifying Berkeley s water supply, including storm water capture/reuse Participating in year-long training on eliminating institutional barriers to racial equity Collaborating with regional agencies and Cities of Oakland and San Francisco to advance disaster and climate preparedness 7
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Example Action: Community Resilience Centers Program Partnership between the City and community-based organizations Designed to connect more residents with City services New logo for Berkeley preparedness programs 10
Example Action: Clean Energy Micro-Grid Network Diagram of a Micro-Grid Distributed energy sources Switch gear Battery for energy storage Main macro grid Critical facility Image source: www.gridovate.com
Example Action: Innovate to Diversify Berkeley s Water Supply Ashby Ave. Dec. 11, 2015 Storm
Example Actions to Advance Racial Equity Develop a City of Berkeley Racial Equity Action Plan Create a multi-departmental City of Berkeley Advancing Racial Equity Team Continue to partner with organizations and institutions in the community to advance community-wide racial equity 16
Example Action: Develop a Berkeley Strategic Plan Prioritize Actions Address big challenges Berkeley Strategic Plan Connect longterm vision to short-term work Foster collaboration 18
Example Action: Regional Resilience by Design Challenge Urban planning and design competition to identify innovative, actionable climate preparedness solutions Partners: Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, Bay Conservation and Development Commission, Association of Bay Area Governments, and others 20
Next Steps Strategy to be released on April 1, with a public event at La Peña Cultural Center Implementation: The Rockefeller Foundation to continue to provide support Staff is pursuing several grants Dovetail Resilience Strategy with the Berkeley Strategic Plan Regular updates for City Council 21