City project
Baylands Comprehensive Conservation Plan (BCCP)
Long-range plan for holistic management of the Palo Alto Baylands, addressing recreation, access, education, art, natural resources, climate change, and sea-level-rise adaptation.
- Current status
- Described by a candidate as stuck and unlikely to proceed in its current form.
- Location
- Baylands, Palo Alto, CA
September 22, 2026 candidate interview update
A candidate stated that an alternative approach may be needed because the plan is stalled.
Read related coverageOctober 28, 2025: Commission discussion on restarting or reframing the BCCP
Staff reported that the plan requires updates following delays, changed conditions, and the City’s 2022 sea-level vulnerability assessment. Staff proposed re-engaging AECOM to revise the plan, returning it to the Commission, completing CEQA, and seeking City Council adoption by winter 2027; ad hoc members urged consideration of reframing the work as a historical report or developing a new, more current plan.
Read related coverageJune 24, 2025 work-plan update
Commission discussed retaining the related ad hoc work-plan item, moving CEQA review and path-forward tasks to lower priority, removing a prospective consultant-funding note, and identifying the draft under review as May 2022.
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