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Police Department <br />www.santa-ana.org/police <br />Item # 26 <br />City of Santa Ana <br />20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701 <br /> Staff Report <br />January 17, 2023 <br />TOPIC: Updated Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />AGENDA TITLE: <br />City of Santa Ana Updated Hazard Mitigation Plan <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />Adopt a resolution approving the updated 2022 Hazard Mitigation Plan and direct staff <br />to submit the resolution to the Federal Emergency Agency Management Agency <br />(FEMA) for final approval of the Plan. <br />DISCUSSION <br />The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires communities to develop, implement and <br />update hazard mitigation plans recognizing potential natural hazards and to identify and <br />consider mitigation measures to reduce the risks associated with those hazards. The <br />Plan is a tool to aid facility and infrastructure planning and improvements and is <br />required to qualify for federal hazard mitigation grants. FEMA approved the City’s prior <br />Hazard Mitigation Plan in 2005. <br /> <br />A Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) identifies the primary natural hazards that may <br />impact the City, such as earthquakes, flood, or drought. Next, it estimates the losses <br />that could be expected to occur, such as injuries, deaths, property damage, or <br />economic loss. Finally, the Plan identifies and prioritizes projects that can be performed <br />beforehand to reduce the expected losses, including seismic retrofitting of buildings, <br />improvements to flood control infrastructure, strengthening other critical infrastructure, <br />or improvements to building codes or other regulatory protections. Once an HMP is <br />reviewed and approved by the State of California and FEMA and formally adopted by <br />the City, the City will become eligible to apply for hazard mitigation funding to complete <br />the mitigation projects identified in the Plan. <br /> <br />On May 5, 2020, the City received Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding <br />(per City Council resolution) to hire a contractor to assist the City in researching, <br />drafting, and submitting a Plan. The HMP planning process began in November 2020 <br />with assistance from Emergency Planning Consultants (EPC) and the City’s Hazard