Facing Sea Level Rise: City of Olympia
Planning for and Adapting to Sea Level Rise in Olympia
Thursday, January 22, 2015, 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
LOTT Clean Water Alliance, 500 Adams St NE
Olympia, WA
Agenda
Note: Where available, presentations link to Powerpoint PDFs.
8:30
Walking Field Trip - High Tide/King Tide
Meet at LOTT. Join us for 1.5-mile walk. We will leave at 8:35 a.m. sharp.
10:00
Introductions
10:15
Sea Level Rise: What’s Happening on Puget Sound
Hugh Shipman, Department of Ecology
10:30
Downtown Olympia Flooding — Past and Potential Future
Andy Haub, City of Olympia Public Works
10:45
Planning for Sea Level Rise: Shoreline Master Program and Comprehensive Plan Updates
Keith Stahley, City of Olympia Planning
11:00
Local Infrastructure Responses
Sea Level Rise: Local Infrastructure Responses
Andy Haub, City of Olympia Public WorksBudd Inlet Treatment Plant Vulnerability Assessment Attributed to Climate Change
Tyle Zuchowski, LOTT Clean Water AlliancePreparing for Sea Level Rise at the Port of Olympia
Alex Smith, Port of Olympia
12:00
Lunch Break
1:15
How Other Jurisdictions Address Sea Level Rise
Betty Renkor, Washington Department of Ecology
1:30
Tribal Perspective on Sea Level Rise
Jeff Dickison, Squaxin Tribe
2:00
Perspective of Development Community
Ron Thomas, Olympia Architect Real Estate Industry (TBD)
2:30
Panelist Questions and Answers