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DMC 2010 Compendium

BPC Staff — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:12:34 +0000

27 Most Useful Links to Policy Papers and Studies of Sea Level Rise and Climate Change provided by government and private sector decision makers in the San Francisco Bay Area

These resources were assembled during the 23rd Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference that took place on April 14, 2010. They were provided to all attendees on the Compendium of Policy Papers and Studies dvd.

#	Source/Name	Type
1	Reinhard Flick, Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Storm surge in the San Francisco Bay/Delta and nearby coastal locations	PDF
2	BPC/BIA Amicus Brief on Milner	PDF
3	Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report: Climate Change, Financial Risks to Federal and Private Insurers in Coming Decades are Potentially Significant	PDF
4	US Army Corps of Engineers: Water Resources Policies and Authorities Incorporating Sea-Level Change Considerations in Civil Works Programs	PDF
5	California State Lands Commission: A Report on Sea Level Rise Preparedness	PDF
6	Living with a Rising Bay—Links back to Bay Plan Amendment. What should we include?? http://www.bcdc.ca.gov/proposed_bay_plan/bp_amend_1-08.shtml	Link
7	San Francisco Bay, Preparing for the Next Level (BCDC project with Dutch partners)	PDF
8	Rising Tides, the international design competition: http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/adaptation/	Link
9	The 50 Year Plan “From Channels to Creeks” March 2009 Mitch Avalon, Deputy Chief Engineer, Contra Costa County Flood Control and Water Conservation District	PDF
10	Addressing Sea Level Rise for the Treasure Island Development Project	PDF
11	BAAQMD CEQA Guidelines Update	PDF
12	California’s Climate Plan (AB 32) Fact Sheet, Overview and Timeline	PDF
13	Updated Economic Analysis of Climate Plan	PDF
14	Overview of California’s Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Program:	PDF
15	Allocating Emissions Allowances Under a California Cap-and-Trade Program:  Recommendations to the California Air Resources Board and California Environmental Protection Agency from the Economic and Allocation Advisory Committee	PDF
16	“West Coast Collaborative” informational brochure. Leverages federal funds to strategically reduce emissions from the most polluting diesel sources	PDF
17	Designation of North American Emission Control Area to Reduce Emissions from Ships. EPA Fact sheet on IMO amendment to MARPOL	PDF
18	Links of Interest from EPA West Coast Collaborative (WCC) http://www.westcoastcollaborative.org/ WCC listserv http://www.westcoastcollaborative.org/list-signup.asp Clean Agriculture http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/agriculture/index.htm Clean Construction http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/construction/index.htm Clean Ports http://www.epa.gov/otaq/diesel/ports/index.htm Clean School Bus http://www.epa.gov/otaq/schoolbus/index.htm SmartWay Transport http://www.epa.gov/otaq/smartway/index.htm Ocean-Going Vessels http://epa.gov/otaq/oceanvessels.htm National Clean Diesel Campaign http://www.epa.gov/cleandiesel/index.htm	DOC
19	National Clean Diesel Campaign Fact Sheet	PDF
20	US EPA’s “Current Methodologies in Preparing Mobile Source Port-Related Emission Inventories” April 2009	PDF
21	SmartWay overview brochure, SmartWay goal is to improve the environmental performance of the freight delivery system in the United States	PDF
22	PREVENTION OF AIR POLLUTION FROM SHIPS Second IMO GHG Study 2009 Update of the 2000 IMO GHG Study Executive Summary , April, 2009	PDF
23	Hayward Area Shoreline Planning Agency Level Rise Study	PDF
24	Policies for the Bay Area’s Implementation of Senate Bill 375	PDF
25	Pacific Institute: The Impacts of Sea Level Rise on the California Coast http://www.pacinst.org/publications/online_update/march_2009_online_update.html	Link
26	California State Coastal Conservancy: Governor’s Climate Change Action Plan, California Climate Adaptation Strategy http://www.climatechange.ca.gov/adaptation/	Link
27	List of Links provided by Doug Daugherty of ENVIRON USEPA Rule Making Waiver for California Tailpipe Emissions Standards – http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2009/pdf/E9-15943.pdf GHG Reporting Rule http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/emissions/downloads09/GHG-MRR-FinalRule.pdf Final Endangerment Finding http://www.epa.gov/climatechange/endangerment/downloads/Federal_Register-EPA-HQ-OAR-2009-0171-Dec.15-09.pdf GHG Emission Standards For Motor Vehicles – factsheet: http://www.epa.gov/otaq/climate/regulations/420f10014.pdf Reconsideration of Johnson Memo re GHG From Major Sources: http://epa.gov/nsr/documents/psd_memo_recon_032910.pdf Factsheet: http://epa.gov/nsr/documents/psd_memo_recon_fs_032910.pdf Proposed PSD/Title V Tailoring Rule http://www.epa.gov/NSR/documents/GHGTailoringProposal.pdf EPA’s decision that PSD and Title V permitting requirements will not apply to GHGs until at least January 2, 2011 http://edocket.access.gpo.gov/2010/pdf/2010-7536.pdf ARB Rulemaking under AB32 GHG reporting Rule http://www.arb.ca.gov/regact/2007/ghg2007/frofinoal.pdf Preliminary Draft Cap and Trade Regulations – http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/meetings/121409/pdr.pdf SB375: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_375_bill_20080930_chaptered.pdf	DOC

DMC 2010 Post Conference Resource Guide

BPC Staff — Tue, 04 May 2010 23:17:33 +0000

DMC 2010 Post Conference Resources

Many of the speakers have generously allowed us to share their presentations with you. Clicking on each speakers’ name will link to a pdf of their conference presentation. Listen to portions of the conference below and/or download the audio (mp3) files. Don’t forget to have a look at the conference compendium with 30 hand picked links to policy papers and studies of Sea Level Rise and Climate Change that were sourced by government and private sector decision makers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

OPENING SESSION

Welcome
Michael Giari
President, Bay Planning Coalition
Executive Director, Port of Redwood City

Setting the Context for Climate 3.0
Ellen Joslin Johnck
Executive Director, Bay Planning Coalition

Climate Change – The Current Science
Reinhard E. Flick, Ph.D.
Oceanographer, California Department of Boating and Waterways
Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

EDUCATIONAL TRACKS

Listen to Sea Level Change: Part 1

Listen to Sea Level Change: Part 2

Listen to Carbon Management: Part 1

Listen to Carbon Management: Part 2

CARBON MANAGEMENT
Part 1: Regulations and Emerging Policies

Doug Daugherty, Ph.D., PE, CIH, Moderator
Principal
ENVIRON International Corporation

La Ronda Bowen
Ombudsman
California Air Resources Board

Ted Droettboom
Regional Planning Program Director
ABAG/BAAQMD/BCDC/MTC

Henry Hilken
Director of Planning and Research
Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Ben Machol
Manager
Clean Energy and Climate Change Office
U.S. EPA, Region 9

SEA LEVEL CHANGEPart 1: Regulations and Emerging Policies

Scott Warner, Moderator
Principal Hydrogeologist
AMEC Geomatrix, Inc.

Ed Curtis
Senior Engineer
Risk Analysis Branch
FEMA Region IX

Sam Schuchat
Executive Officer, California State Coastal Conservancy

Paul Thayer
Executive Director
California State Lands Commission

Will Travis
Executive Director
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)

Part 2: Strategies for Meeting the Challenge

Chris Locke, Moderator
Partner and Former Chair
Environmental Law Department
Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Paul Campos
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
BIA of the Bay Area

Scott Moore
Vice President – Public Affairs (West)
Union Pacific Railroad

Richard Sinkoff
Director
Division of Environmental Programs and Planning
Port of Oakland

Lisa Swanson
Director, Environmental Affairs
Matson Navigation Company

Joe Sparano
Executive Advisor to the Chairman of the Board
Western States Petroleum Association

Part 2: Strategies for Meeting the Challenge

Dilip Trivedi, Dr. Eng., P.E., Moderator
Supervisory Engineer
Moffatt & Nichol

Mitch Avalon
Deputy Director
Public Works Department, Contra Costa County

Ann Draper
Assistant Operating Officer
Santa Clara Valley Water District (SCVWD)

Link to SCVWD Climate Change Portal

Tom Kendall
Chief of Planning, San Francisco District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Michael Tymoff
Project Manager
Office of Economic and Workforce Development
City of San Francisco

Jeremy Lowe
Associate Principal, Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd.
Project Manager, Hayward Area Sea Level Rise Study

LUNCH

Listen to the Lunch Session

Ellen Joslin Johnck, Moderator
Executive Director, Bay Planning Coalition

Frank C. Boerger Award Presentation
Frank C. Boerger was a founding director and chairman of the Bay Planning Coalition, 1985-1990. Mr. Boerger was a professional engineer, distinguished military man and respected civic leader, well known for his outstanding achievements in several Bay Area public and private non-profit institutions. BPC presents the Frank C. Boerger Award annually to an individual who appreciates the rigors of advocating environmental protection and economic progress, and forges the path to achieve both.

Introduction
Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Farrell, P.E., PMP
District Engineer, San Francisco District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

2010 Frank C. Boerger Award Recipient
Omar R. Benjamin
Executive Director, Port of Oakland

Summary of Educational Tracks
Carbon Management
Victoria Evans
National Practice Leader, Greenhouse Gas Management Services
URS Corporation

Sea Level Change
Keith Garner
Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Imagine No Levees: The New Reach of Corps Jurisdiction
John Briscoe
Partner, Briscoe Ivester & Bazel LLP

Recommendations of the BPC-initiated Task Force on Regional Sea Level Policies
Task Force participants include the Bay Planning Coalition, Bay Area Flood Protection Agencies Association, Bay Area Council and the BIA of the Bay Area

Shaping Our Future – An Interactive Dialogue Among Decisionmakers

DMC 2010 Wrap-Up

BPC Staff — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 16:23:25 +0000

23rd Annual Decisionmakers Conference Wrap-Up

We’re happy to report the 23rd Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference was a success with hundreds of leaders from the Bay Area in attendance. KQED’s Craig Miller wrote an excellent summary of the conference which was posted on their Climate Watch blog.

The Decisionmakers Conference Resource Guide is now live with a wealth of material from the conference. You can:

Listen and/or download conference education tracks and keynote speeches
Download copies of each speakers’ presentation
Access the conference compendium of links and resources

Speakers Annouced for 2010 Decisionmakers Conference

BPC Staff — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:22:25 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Ellen Joslin Johnck
Executive Director
Bay Planning Coalition
(415) 397-2293

Announcing Speakers for the 23rd Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference April 14, 2010

San Francisco –April 9, 2010

Reinhard Flick, Ph.D.
Oceanographer, California Department of Boating and Waterways
Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography

Michael Giari
President, Bay Planning Coalition
Executive Director, Port of Redwood City

Ellen Joslin Johnck
Executive Director, Bay Planning Coalition

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CARBON MANAGEMENT TRACK

Doug Daugherty, Ph.D., PE, CIH, Moderator
Principal
ENVIRON International Corporation

La Ronda Bowen
Ombudsman
California Air Resources Board

Ted Droettboom
Regional Planning Program Director
ABAG/BAAQMD/BCDC/MTC

Henry Hilken
Director of Planning and Research
Bay Area Air Quality Management District

Ben Machol
Manager
Clean Energy and Climate Change Office
U.S. EPA, Region 9

Chris Locke
Partner and Former Chair
Environmental Law Department
Farella Braun + Martel LLP

Paul Campos
Senior Vice President and
General Counsel
BIA of the Bay Area

Scott Moore
Vice President – Public Affairs (West)
Union Pacific Railroad

Richard Sinkoff
Director
Division of Environmental Programs and Planning
Port of Oakland

Lisa Swanson
Director, Environmental Affairs
Matson Navigation Company

Cathy Reheis-Boyd
President
Western States Petroleum Association
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SEA LEVEL CHANGE

Scott Warner
Principal Hydrogeologist
AMEC Geomatrix, Inc.

Ed Curtis
Senior Engineer
Risk Analysis Branch
FEMA Region IX

Sam Schuchat
Executive Officer, California State Coastal Conservancy

Paul Thayer
Executive Director
California State Lands Commission

Will Travis
Executive Director
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)

Dilip Trivedi, Dr. Eng., P.E.
Supervisory Engineer
Moffatt & Nichol

Mitch Avalon
Deputy Director
Public Works Department, Contra Costa County

Ann Draper
Assistant Operating Officer
Santa Clara Valley Water District

Tom Kendall
Chief of Planning, San Francisco District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Michael Tymoff
Project Manager
Office of Economic and Workforce Development
City of San Francisco

Jeremy Lowe
Associate Principal, Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd.
Project Manager, Hayward Area Sea Level Rise Study

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Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Farrell, P.E., PMP
District Engineer, San Francisco District
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Omar R. Benjamin
Executive Director, Port of Oakland

Victoria Evans
National Practice Leader, Greenhouse Gas Management Services
URS Corporation

Keith Garner
Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

John Briscoe
Partner, Briscoe Ivester & Bazel LLP

What is Climate 3.0?

BPC Staff — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 22:23:47 +0000

Climate 3.0 is about dialogue and problem-solving. Hear from 28 experts in climate issues relevant to the maritime and goods movement and related activities in the San Francisco Bay and engage in an interactive and dynamic experience. Get your questions answered. Add your voice to the conversation. Learn more about the program …

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Sharing the Decisionmakers Conference

didrik — Thu, 25 Mar 2010 19:18:31 +0000

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DMC Sponsorship Deadline

didrik — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:53:54 +0000

Conference Sponsorship Deadline

The deadline for sponsorship of the 23rd Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference is fast approaching.

There’s still time to become a sponsor.
The deadline for inclusion in the printed program is
Wednesday, March 17. Contact us today.

Show your dedication to the economic and environmental legacy of the San Francisco Bay by becoming a conference sponsor. Sponsorship benefits include your logo featured on the website and in upcoming eblasts, and complimentary registration for your associates.

Sign up by 5 pm on Wednesday, March 17 pm to guarantee your organization is featured in the on-site conference program.

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23rd Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference Press Release

BPC Staff — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:53:41 +0000

Download a pdf of this release here.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Ellen Joslin Johnck
Executive Director
Bay Planning Coalition
(415) 397-2293

23rd Annual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers Conference April 14, 2010
Conference to focus on two critical issues affecting the San Francisco Bay region
– carbon management and sea level change

San Francisco –March 15, 2010 – On April 14th leaders from business, government and
citizen organizations will meet at the 23rdAnnual San Francisco Bay Decisionmakers
Conference to discuss the challenges that carbon management and sea level change
pose for the future of the San Francisco Bay.

Hosted by the Bay Planning Coalition (BPC), this year’s San Francisco Bay
Decisionmakers Conference features the science, government and business
perspective on “Climate 3.0: Policies and Decisions for a Changing Landscape”. Mark
Twain said “Climate is what you expect, weather is what you get”. Fast forward, Climate
3.0 considers the three-dimensional view of climate: humans, nature and the land-
water-atmospheric pressure interface. The issues are complex and the outcomes
uncertain.

“The Bay Planning Coalition is at the forefront of a new kind of conversation for the San
Francisco Bay Area, This is not another climate conference where the talk is about the
sky falling in” stated Ellen Joslin Johnck, executive director of the BPC. “Our goal is to
have a rational dialogue about sensible and balanced strategies”.

Despite the uncertainty, policies and legislation are now being developed that will affect
every future shore line and bay use for the foreseeable future. Once implemented,
these policies will change the way activities on and near the bay are conducted
including development, recreation and environmental protection. The conference will
offer the opportunity for interested parties to interact and together help develop
economically feasible, innovative and sustainable practices and weigh in on current
legislation. “It’s important that those with an interest in the future of the bay share their
concerns and ideas.” exclaimed Johnck. “The conference offers a unique opportunity to
get involved and help shape future policy.”

The conference will be held at the Oakland Marriott City Center, Wednesday, April 14,
2010. To register for the conference or for additional information go to
www.bayplanningcoalition.org.
##

The Bay Planning Coalition (BPC) is dedicated to ensuring that commerce, recreation,
and the natural environment thrive in the Bay-Delta region. For more than 27 years,
BPC has been a leader in building coalitions and consensus, and producing positive
results that benefit the economic and environmental welfare of the public.

Annoucing – 2010 Decisionmakers Conference

didrik — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:11:56 +0000

This is not just another climate conference where the talk is about the sky falling in. Join us for a rational dialogue about sensible and balanced strategies to meet the challenges posed by what has become a government imperative on carbon management and sea level change.
	Learn more about the conference or just head straight to the online Registration.

	Media Sponsor

2010 Decisionmakers Conference Program

didrik — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 17:18:32 +0000

The subject of climate change has become a global concern. The combination of natural and human forces is leading us to ask questions about the future of our society. The Bay Planning Coalition is at the forefront of a new kind of conversation for the San Francisco Bay Area – Climate 3.0. This is not another climate conference where the talk is about the sky falling in. Our goal is to have a rational dialogue about sensible and balanced strategies to meet the challenges.

Check back regularly for program updates.

7:45 AM – 3:30 PM	Registration Open
8:00 AM – 8:30 AM	Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM	OPENING SESSION Welcome Michael Giari President, Bay Planning Coalition Executive Director, Port of Redwood City Setting the Context for Climate 3.0 Ellen Joslin Johnck Executive Director, Bay Planning Coalition Climate Change – The Current Science Reinhard E. Flick, Ph.D. Oceanographer, California Department of Boating and Waterways Integrative Oceanography Division, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM	Networking Break
10:00 AM – 12:15 PM	CONCURRENT EDUCATIONAL TRACKS
	CARBON MANAGEMENT Carbon emissions have been identified as a principal component of the human contribution to global climate change. Local, state, federal and international governments are developing policy and regulatory responses to reduce carbon emissions and are determining what technical approaches hold the most promise in achieving their policy goals. Bay Area and Delta industrial partners are key innovators in meeting the challenge. The Bay Planning Coalition is working with government and business to shape realistic and practical solutions to be advanced in today’s discussions. Part 1: Regulations and Emerging Policies Doug Daugherty, Ph.D., PE, CIH, Moderator Principal ENVIRON International Corporation La Ronda Bowen Ombudsman California Air Resources Board Ted Droettboom Regional Planning Program Director ABAG/BAAQMD/BCDC/MTC Henry Hilken Director of Planning and Research Bay Area Air Quality Management District Ben Machol Manager Clean Energy and Climate Change Office U.S. EPA, Region 9	SEA LEVEL CHANGE Estimates of sea level change per century based on literature vary widely from negligible to large potential values. While the science continues to develop, it is clear that we must develop policies and guidance that can accommodate various levels of sea level change over specific planning horizons (Adaptive Management Strategies) rather than designing to a specific estimate. Policies are already being proposed that will affect in-water and shoreline activities including development, recreation and environmental protection. Therefore it is imperative that business, environmental, recreation, regulatory and public officials all work together to develop realistic, balanced and adaptive strategies. Part 1: Regulations and Emerging Policies Scott Warner, Moderator Principal Hydrogeologist AMEC Geomatrix, Inc. Ed Curtis Senior Engineer Risk Analysis Branch FEMA Region IX Sam Schuchat Executive Officer, California State Coastal Conservancy Paul Thayer Executive Director California State Lands Commission Will Travis Executive Director San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC)
	Part 2: Strategies for Meeting the Challenge Chris Locke, Moderator Partner and Former Chair Environmental Law Department Farella Braun + Martel LLP Paul Campos Senior Vice President and General Counsel BIA of the Bay Area Scott Moore Vice President – Public Affairs (West) Union Pacific Railroad Richard Sinkoff Director Division of Environmental Programs and Planning Port of Oakland Lisa Swanson Director, Environmental Affairs Matson Navigation Company Joe Sparano Executive Advisor to the Chairman of the Board Western States Petroleum Association	Part 2: Strategies for Meeting the Challenge Dilip Trivedi, Dr. Eng., P.E., Moderator Supervisory Engineer Moffatt & Nichol Mitch Avalon Deputy Director Public Works Department, Contra Costa County Ann Draper Assistant Operating Officer Santa Clara Valley Water District Tom Kendall Chief of Planning, San Francisco District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Michael Tymoff Project Manager Office of Economic and Workforce Development City of San Francisco Jeremy Lowe Associate Principal, Philip Williams & Associates, Ltd. Project Manager, Hayward Area Sea Level Rise Study
12:30 PM – 2:00 PM	LUNCH Ellen Joslin Johnck, Moderator Executive Director, Bay Planning Coalition Frank C. Boerger Award Presentation Frank C. Boerger was a founding director and chairman of the Bay Planning Coalition, 1985-1990. Mr. Boerger was a professional engineer, distinguished military man and respected civic leader, well known for his outstanding achievements in several Bay Area public and private non-profit institutions. BPC presents the Frank C. Boerger Award annually to an individual who appreciates the rigors of advocating environmental protection and economic progress, and forges the path to achieve both. Introduction Lieutenant Colonel Laurence Farrell, P.E., PMP District Engineer, San Francisco District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2010 Frank C. Boerger Award Recipient Omar R. Benjamin Executive Director, Port of Oakland Summary of Educational Tracks Carbon Management Victoria Evans National Practice Leader, Greenhouse Gas Management Services URS Corporation Sea Level Change Keith Garner Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP Imagine No Levees: The New Reach of Corps Jurisdiction John Briscoe Partner, Briscoe Ivester & Bazel LLP Recommendations of the BPC-initiated Task Force on Regional Sea Level Policies Task Force participants include the Bay Planning Coalition, Bay Area Flood Protection Agencies Association, Bay Area Council and the BIA of the Bay Area Shaping Our Future – An Interactive Dialogue Among Decisionmakers
2:00 PM – 3:00 PM	Networking Reception