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INTER -OFFICE MEMORANDUM
To: Honorable Members
Date:
November 26, 2018
of the City Commission
Subject:
Sea Level Rise Committee
From: Todd B. Hannon
References:
Agenda for December 13, 2018
City Clerk
Enclosures:
List of members
The Sea Level Rise Committee was created to (1) review any and all available information
pertaining to sea level rise; (2) hold public hearings to receive public input; (3) issue a final written
report to the City Commission by a date certain to be established by the City Commission; and (4)
serve in an advisory capacity to the City Commission and recommend any changes to City policy to
help the City better combat the deleterious effects of sea level rise. The Sea Level Rise Committee
shall consist of nine (9) voting members. All voting members shall be invested in the City and serve
without compensation. At least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in civil engineering. At
least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in advocating for vulnerable low-income
communities. At least one (1) member shall possess an expertise in community and real estate
development. At least one (1) member shall possess expertise in one or more of the following
areas: climatology; geophysics; coastal management, oceanography or coastal ocean science.
At least one (1) member shall possess expertise in emergency management. At least one (1)
member shall possess expertise in economics.
Two (2) appointments are needed at this time:
• Vice Chair Ken Russell has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:1
1. Patrick Rynne, incumbent, whose term expired on July 14, 2018.
• City Manager Emilio T. Gonzalez has one (1) nomination for a seat currently held by:
1. Pete Gomez, incumbent, whose term expired on January 11, 2018.2,3
For your convenience, we are including a copy of the membership of the committee. By copy of this
memorandum, we are requesting that the Agenda Office place this issue on the December 13, 2018,
Commission Agenda.
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Jane Gilbert, Chief Resilience Officer
Daniel S. Goldberg, Assistant City Attorney
Miriam M. Arcia, Agenda Coordinator
1 This item was continued from July 12, 2018, September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, and November 15, 2018, Commission
meetings.
2 Per Code Section 2-885(b), "When the nominating city manager leaves office, the board member's term shall expire."
3 This item was continued from February 8, 2018, March 8, 2018, April 12, 2018, May 10, 2018, June 14, 2018, July 12, 2018,
September 13, 2018, October 11, 2018, and November 15, 2018, Commission meetings.