Sea Level Rise Response Collaborative-Executive Committee

Executive Committee approves by-law amendments and recommends against pursuing FEMA levee accreditation; reviews five-year sea level rise workplan

The Sea Level Rise Response Collaborative–Executive Committee met online via Zoom on September 5, 2025. Present were Chair Dani Madrone, Vice Chair Robert Vanderpool, Committee Member Maggie Sanders, and Alternate Jasmine Vasavada (Committee members Rachel Grant and Chris Peters were excused). City staff (including Dr. Pamela Braff and Natalie Weiss), Department of Ecology staff, Department of Enterprise Services staff, Port of Olympia staff, and LOTT Clean Water Alliance staff attended. The committee received a briefing on the proposed Five-Year Workplan (2026–2030), unanimously approved amendments to the Collaborative by-laws, and unanimously recommended that members refrain from pursuing FEMA levee accreditation at this time. The meeting adjourned at 12:47 p.m.