Item 26 - Updated Hazard Mitigation Plan

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Hazard Mitigation Plan | 2022 Plan Maintenance - 126 - Implementation through Existing Programs The City addresses statewide planning goals and legislative requirements through the General Fund, Capital Projects, and Grants. The Mitigation Plan provides a series of recommendations - many of which are closely related to the goals and objectives of existing planning programs. The City will implement recommended mitigation action items through existing programs and procedures. The City is responsible for adhering to the State of California’s Building and Safety Codes. In addition, the City may work with other agencies at the state level to review, develop and ensure Building and Safety Codes are adequate to mitigate or present damage by hazards. This is to ensure that life-safety criteria are met for new construction. Some of the goals and action items in the Mitigation Plan will be achieved through activities recommended in the strategic and other budget documents. The various departments involved in developing the Plan will review it on an annual basis. During the review, the Planning Team will ensure the Mitigation Plan action items are consistent with the City’s strategic and budget documents to ensure the Mitigation Plan goals and action items are implemented in a timely fashion. Upon FEMA approval, the Planning Team will begin the process of incorporating risk information and mitigation action items into existing planning mechanisms. The annual meetings of the Planning Team will provide an opportunity for Planning Team members to report back on the progress made on the integration of mitigation planning elements into the City’s planning documents and procedures. Specifically, the Planning Team will utilize the updates of the following documents to implement the Mitigation Plan: ✓ Risk Assessment, City Profile, Planning Process (stakeholders) – Emergency Operations Plan, General Plan ✓ Mitigation Actions Matrix – General Fund, Capital Projects, Grants, Bonds Q&A | ELEMENT A: PLANNING PROCESS | A6c. Q: Does the plan identify how, when, and by whom the plan will be updated during the 5-year cycle? (Requirement §201.6(c)(4)(i)) A: See Annual Implementation Report below. Annual Implementation Report The Annual Implementation Matrix is the same as the Mitigation Actions Matrix but with a column added to track the annual status of each Action Item. Upon approval and adoption of the Plan, the entire Annual Implementation Report will be added to the Appendix of the Plan. Following is a view of the Annual Implementation Matrix: Insert Matrix once plan finalized. An equal part of the monitoring process is the need to maintain a strategic planning process which needs to include funding and organizational support. In that light, at least one year in advance of the FEMA-mandated 5-year submission of an update, the Local Mitigation Officer will convene