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Item submitted by Councilman Williams, Councilman Gruel, and Mayor Pro Tem Twining - Flood Protection Help Desk, Permit Relief and Coastal Commission Pre-Approval for Residents
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Recommended Action:
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A) Direct the City Manager to establish a Flood Protection Help Desk that serves as a single point of contact for residents of Sunset Beach, Huntington Harbour and other affected areas to:
(1) Answer flood-protection questions and help residents identify which permits are needed and which agency issues them (City or California Coastal Commission); and
(2) Coordinate sandbag assistance for senior citizens, residents with disabilities and others unable to do the work themselves, including filling, delivery and placement, building on the City's existing CERT sandbag delivery program and using City staff, CERT and community volunteers as appropriate, with staff to report back on any liability or staffing considerations for placement on private property.
B) Direct the City Manager to research and report back to the City Council by the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting on options to waive, reduce or partially refund City permit fees for residential flood-protection and flood-repair work, including fiscal impact and any legal considerations.
C) Direct the City Manager to explore requesting that the California Coastal Commission waive or reduce its permit fees for residential flood-protection work in Huntington Beach.
D) Direct the City Manager to explore a "notice now, permit later" process under the City's emergency authority, allowing residents to begin temporary or urgent flood-protection work within the City's permit jurisdiction after notifying the City, and to obtain any required City permits afterward, and to report back to the City Council by the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting, including any limits required by the Coastal Act, the California Building Code and the National Flood Insurance Program.
E) Direct the City Manager to explore requesting that the California Coastal Commission pre-approve a menu of flood-protection measures that residents may undertake, including but not limited to raising seawall and bulkhead caps, raising dock pilings and docks, repairing existing bulkheads, installing flood barriers and backflow valves, placing temporary sandbags or water-filled barriers, and any other measures staff deems appropriate, and to report back to the City Council by the next regularly scheduled City Council meeting with a recommended menu and a proposed request to the Commission.
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Attachment(s):
1. Flood Protection Help Desk, Permit Relief and Coastal Commission Pre-Approval Memo - Williams, Gruel, Twining