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7.B. - Page 37 of 42 <br />Flood and Sea Level Rise Resiliency Agency <br />FAQ <br />11. Is this just a new County expansion scheme? <br />No, this project would not include any net new benefits for existing County staff. The Agency would <br />be made up of mostly new staff, with the exception of two County staff members now working on <br />cross -jurisdictional flood risks under the three existing MOUS who would join the Agency. This isn't <br />the County's expansion scheme — it is a response to meet our long term SLR challenges. <br />12. Is there a SLR/Climate Scientist hired as part of the initial team? <br />Not initially. The agency may utilize a consultant with expertise related to climate science and SLR. <br />13. How will other agencies participate? <br />Through an 18 -member Staff Advisory Team (SAT), a Stakeholder Outreach Program has been <br />developed to engage agencies throughout the County. We have completed a series of six interview <br />meetings to facilitate input into this process, followed by two meetings in November and December <br />at which we shared progress to date in the creation of the Agency. The SAT will also engage other <br />key collaborations in the County, including C/CAG, City/County Engineers Association, and others. <br />See Appendix Figure A2 — Collaboration Opportunities and Benefits for examples of collaborations <br />and crossover. <br />14. What will be the relationship between this Agency and the County's Office of Sustainability? <br />The two agencies would work very closely together in public outreach, communications, and funding <br />priorities on SLR. The Agency would take the lead on prioritizing and implementing projects that OoS <br />identifies to create a resilient county by 2100. <br />15. What will be the new responsibilities as related to SLR for this Agency, C/CAG, and cities/county? <br />The Agency would work with the cities to develop multi -jurisdictional MOU projects and take the <br />lead on regional stormwater infrastructure improvements that would create multi -jurisdictional <br />benefits. C/CAG would continue to lead and manage the stormwater regional permit. Local agencies <br />retain local control of local or multi -agency projects with the Agency being a partner in the process. <br />The agency would provide those services required to advance these projects. The Functions Matrix, <br />provided in the Agency Proposal, delineates the current and future responsibilities of these entities <br />related to SLR. <br />Questions Specific to Cities <br />16. How will multi -jurisdictional projects that require multiple agencies participating be funded under <br />the Agency? <br />It is anticipated that multi -jurisdictional projects would be advanced under new MOUS. It is also <br />likely that sea level rise needs may require a county -wide response (at least in the planning and <br />project development phases). For example, the work performed by the OOS could provide a basis <br />upon which the Agency would identify specific projects county -wide. Likely these projects would be <br />advanced and funded through individual MOUS between the agencies affected and benefiting. <br />17. What will the overall costs be. and what will this cost cities? <br />Cities obligations would be $750,000 annually for the first three years, based on the three tiers by <br />population, as demonstrated in the table below. The estimated total cost for the Agency's services <br />Page 4 <br />229 <br />