CAC Agenda Jan 19, 2016

Submitted on August 8, 2016 - 2:17pm
Date: 
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 12:00am

 

Scituate Coastal Advisory Commission Meeting

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

7:00 PM

Scituate High School Library

606 Chief Justice Cushing Highway, Scituate, MA


 

Agenda


 

  1. Introductions of guest attendees, if any

  2. Approval of Minutes

  3. Committee Scope: Sea Level Rise Adaption Strategies for the Town

  4. Discussion :   6, 12, & 18 month goals

    1. Keith ideas

  5. Basic Strategic Planning – Define the magnitude of the problem

    1. assemble info on range of sea rise forecasts from various sources

    2. Pick high and low models for further review

  6. Discussion:  Understanding sea rise prediction models

    1. Why the wide variation in model forecasts?

      1. Review of info in USGS report

      2. Kleinfelder report – where does it fit?

      3. Observations by Tim Kelly

    2. What are the key assumptions?  Quantification?

      1. See USGS report for ideas

      2. Observations by Nancy Durfee

      3. Sanity check short-term forecast for reasonableness

  7. Impacts on town policy?

    1. Board of Selectman recommendation

    2. What is appropriate for Scituate?

    3. How much risk is reasonable when evaluating foreshore protection options?

    4. How to deal with new information?

    5. Other observations

  8. “Best Practices”:  Opportunity to learn from other areas’ / towns’ CACs

    1. Keith input on Dutch model

  9. Next Meeting Date

  10. Adjourn