Shoreline flood protection and waterfront open space
Summary
Council agreed to budget ~$175,000 so OneShoreline can finish the Burlingame-Millbrae-SFO shoreline flood EIR, protecting $4 million of work already done; Millbrae will be asked to pay its ~15% share.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 5, 2026.
Impact analysis
~$175,000 from general fund, taking unassigned balance nearly to zero.
Bayfront residents protected from sea level rise and flooding.
Low-lying shoreline areas and open-space edges face the greatest exposure to climate hazards.
Mentions & discussions (6)
City Council — October 5, 2026
Thayer wants the city to help residents get ready for the predicted wet winter — sign-ups for SMC alerts, sandbag station locations and city services. Staff will decide whether it comes back as a memo or a presentation.
City Council — September 21, 2026
Most of the north Bayfront sits in a FEMA 100-year flood plain, already flooding during King Tides. CMG's concept would create a flood-protected, publicly accessible shoreline with a continuous Bay Trail, passive recreation zones, and waterfront destinations — largely dependent on OneShoreline's levee project, whose final EIR is due summer 2027.
City Council — June 1, 2026
Mayor Brownrigg wants a plain-English status report this fall on the closed landfill the city has maintained for 30 years — is it forever, are emissions rising, and how much is Topgolf reimbursing?
City Council — May 19, 2026
Council agreed to budget ~$175,000 so OneShoreline can finish the Burlingame-Millbrae-SFO shoreline flood EIR, protecting $4 million of work already done; Millbrae will be asked to pay its ~15% share.
City Council — February 18, 2026
Participants named sea level rise and broader climate risk — including fire risk near Mills Canyon — among the city's biggest liabilities for the next 25 years. A student commenter urged continued investment in bike/pedestrian infrastructure and emissions reductions.
City Council — February 17, 2026
A few hundred feet of trail connecting Burlingame's southern Bay Trail to Coyote Point will get design work under a $230,960 contract — a small piece of the regional trail picture.
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