The Climate Safety Plan calls on the Australian Government to make climate readiness a national priority.

Commissioners warned of an anticipated El Niño season, projected higher bay levels and king tides, urged public preparedness and referenced a governor's state of emergency declaration to expedite reimbursement for flooding costs.

The draft ordinance includes a required sustainable and resilient development plan for projects other than single- and two-unit dwellings. The plan uses a five-category point menu with technical standards (solar-readiness, recycled-material thresholds); staff said public-assisted projects would be held to higher standards.

CDFW and stakeholders warned the 2026–27 Dungeness crab season could be delayed or restricted by whale entanglement risk and a likely strong El Niño that could drive domoic acid; RAMP scoring, earlier testing and evisceration rules were highlighted as management tools.

Groton’s council voted unanimously to endorse Climate Ready Groton, a five‑area climate action plan consultants said is designed to be tight, actionable and driven by community engagement; councilors pressed for cost details and prioritization before implementation.

Supervisor Gama suggests evaluating emergency systems in light of recent flooding in Texas.

Austin Water told the Climate, Water, Environment and Parks Committee that its all‑hazards program, expanded communications capacity and winter preparedness measures helped the utility maintain generally normal operations during a recent frozen‑precipitation event. Staff outlined equipment, training and outreach tools, and advised residents on reporting outages.

The council voted to participate in a NOAA/HUD-backed Resilient New Jersey regional planning grant (teams may receive up to $350,000 each); the Northern New Jersey Community Foundation would serve as prime and neighboring municipalities were discussed as partners.