“Integrating Climate Adaptation/Resilience Into Your Housing Element” Webinar

• Introduction (video 00:00-04:20, slides 1-4)
• Erik de Kok, State Office of Planning and Research (video 04:20-14:30, slides 5-11): “Housing and Climate Resilience—Setting the Stage,” provided a landscape for how cities can think about housing and climate change planning goals.
• Cathy Kungu, California Department of Housing and Community Development (video 14:30-31:05, slides 12-24) “Lessons Learned from California Wildfire Recovery,” provided overview of housing impacts in recent wildfires, HCD’s role in recovery, and the need to integrate resilience with housing plans.
• Michael Germeraad, Rachael Hartofelis, and Carrie Simmons, MTC/ABAG (video 31:05-1:06:13, slides 25-57)
• “Resilient Housing Element Tools and Resources,” provide a four step approach, with corresponding resources to integrate resilience into an housing element.
• Wrap Up (video 1:06:13-1:12:08, slides 58-62)

Instruction guide with self-guided questions to walk you through the four-step approach.

A 5-page review of resilience planning legislation, status, considerations and resources. The briefer includes:

• California resilience planning legislation and implications for Bay Area cities
• Framing upcoming Bay Area resilience planning
• Key considerations for addressing multiple planning requirements
• Annotated Bibliography of California resilience planning resources.

Jurisdiction-specific data tables that estimate the number of existing residential parcels exposed to flooding, sea level rise and wildfire hazards.

The HESS Tool includes natural hazard and climate impact layers to assist jurisdictions in considering the siting of future housing.

The document includes sample policies that could be incorporated into a Housing Element update to reduce natural hazard risks and climate impacts.