Coronado begins to advance sea level rise vulnerability and adaptation plan

CORONADO—Coronavirus might be dominating headlines this year but there are still other potential disasters to worry about, and the Coronado City Council spent a portion of its June meeting to talk about one of those possible events: sea level rise. Many California cities, counties and agencies are developing plans to deal with sea level rise, as to be prepared for the environmental event, should it ever occur as predicted. The city of Coronado is a low-lying city on San Diego County’s Pacific Ocean coast, so an issue as potentially damning as sea level rise is certainly something local officials seek to talk about and develop a plan. Such a plan would ultimately take form as the city’s “Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Plan,” which Coronado City Hall received a state grant to develop. A consultant could be hired to draft the plan at the City Council’s Aug. 18 meeting. Coronado’s Sea Level Rise Vulnerability and Adaptation Plan was based on predicted rising of sea levels in the coastal city through 2100. The plan aims to inform the City Council, commission and citizens on land use and capital investment decisions made in response to predicted sea level rise. City staff said the plan would...