RSAP 101: Understanding the RSAP and creating your plan

Guides and Resources 

• RSAP Overview (2-pager) 
• Sea level rise project alignment questionnaire
• Community engagement planning tool
• Approval process for use of alternative or supplemental data

Plan initiation information  

• Preliminary consultation packet    
  • Agenda 
  • Survey 
  • Presentation 
• Notice of Intent Template 

Webinars 

• Webinar: Introduction to the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP) 
  This webinar is an overview of why shoreline adaptation is urgent, what Senate Bill 272 requires, how the RSAP supports locally driven planning within a regional framework, and the tools and assistance BCDC offers. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF). 

• Webinar: Creating Subregional Plans: A Local Government Primer 
  This webinar covered how to navigate each section of the Regional Shoreline Adaptation Plan (RSAP), apply the RSAP Guidelines and Minimum Standards, and how BCDC can support local governments in developing Subregional Plans. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF). 

• Webinar: RSAP Atlas – Data and Mapping Tool for Planning 
  This webinar introduced the RSAP Atlas, an interactive online mapping and data tool that supports shoreline adaptation planning. We covered the coastal flood hazards included in the Atlas, the statewide guidance it follows, and demonstrated how local governments and consultants can use it to explore risks, identify vulnerable areas, and gather information to inform Subregional Plans. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF). 

• Webinar: Getting Started: Engage, Fund, Initiate Plansopens in a new window  
  This webinar walked through how to engage early with BCDC and the formal steps needed to achieve an approved Subregional Plan. The Ocean Protection Council shared details on SB1 grant funding opportunities. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF). 
• Webinar: Understanding Elements A & B 
  This webinar walked through what the  RSAP Guidelines Element A (Planning Context) and Element B (Existing Conditions) require for compliance. How to utilize and document existing plans and data and how to find and document the planning area, community context, and existing assets. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF).
• Webinar: Understanding Element C
  This webinar explored what RSAP Guidelines Element C (Vulnerability Assessment) requires for compliance, how to identify and evaluate how people, assets, and systems may be affected by coastal flood hazards and sea level rise and included an RSAP Atlas exercise on identifying priority areas. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF), presentation (PDF), and RSAP Atlas exercise worksheet (PDF).
• Webinar: Centering Equity: Equity and the Equity Assessment Standard
  This webinar covered how to apply the Equity Assessment Standard in the RSAP Guidelines, including how equity is intentionally woven throughout the broader RSAP framework and planning process. It also featured our Environmental Justice Advisors, who shared real-world examples of meaningful community engagement in practice and how to center frontline communities in adaptation planning. Access the Webinar Q&A (PDF) and presentation (PDF).

Watch all webinars here!