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ATTACHMENT 1 <br />F4. Levees, including their financing, are currently the responsibility of each individual city or <br />special agency with jurisdiction along streams, bay, and coast (the County is responsible for <br />unincorporated areas). <br /> <br />Partially disagree: The City agrees that local jurisdictions are often left to pay for and maintain <br />flood protection systems within their boundaries, including levee improvement projects. This <br />funding largely comes out a city’s general fund or capital improvement fund, without the help of <br />other jurisdictions which may be affected by the projects. However, there are numerous flood <br />protection measures, such as privately owned levees and wetlands, which are under the control <br />of private landowners. <br /> <br />F5. Flood risk is based on topography, not political boundaries. The safety of properties in one <br />jurisdiction often depends on levee projects undertaken by another jurisdiction. <br /> <br />Partially disagree: The City agrees that flood risk is not based on political boundaries. However, <br />topography is one of several factors. Other factors that determine flood risk include, but are not <br />limited to, surface runoff, flow diversion, and land type. Furthermore, the safety of properties in <br />one jurisdiction can depend on levee projects undertaken by another jurisdictions and private <br />flood control systems (natural and artificial). <br /> <br />F6. Currently, no countywide agency exists to provide planning, facilitate coordination among <br />jurisdictions, or to assist with securing funding for existing flood control projects. The same is <br />true for future SLR-related projects. <br /> <br />Agree <br /> <br />F7. To the Grand Jury's knowledge, no local jurisdiction has adopted SLR projections or maps for <br />specific local land use planning purposes. No consistent SLR projection has been adopted <br />countywide by the County and cities. <br /> <br />Partially Disagree: The City agrees that it has not adopted any SLR projections or maps for <br />specific local land use planning purposes. However, the City has is not aware of every effort of <br />other agencies in this area. <br /> <br />F8. There is a recognized need for a countywide approach to SLR planning and coordination <br />among jurisdictions. <br /> <br />Agree <br /> <br />F9. Several city managers and others interviewed did not support having a new countywide <br />organization assume direct control of levee projects at this time. <br />6.1.I. - Page 5