Transcript Updating the LHMP - Mariposa County, California

Local Hazard
Mitigation Planning and
Grants Program
Mariposa County LHMP
January 2011
The Disaster Mitigation Act
of 2000 (DMA 2000)
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Before 2000, under the Stafford Act, emphasis was
on post-disaster mitigation
DMA 2000 shifted emphasis to pre-disaster
mitigation planning
Required Local Hazard Mitigation Plans (LHMPs) to
be prepared before local government can receive
federal mitigation project grants
Added new Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant
program to reduce potential losses before disasters
Funded $1.06B of projects in California (Dec 2009)
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Hazard Mitigation Defined
Hazard Mitigation is
“any action taken to
reduce or eliminate
the long-term risk to
human life and
property from
natural hazards.”
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Mitigation Projects
Distinguish from non-mitigation projects
Examples
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Mitigation
NOT Mitigation
Flood walls and levees
Sandbags and rescue
boats
Vegetation management Fire trucks, respirators,
and landscape ordinances and radios
Seismic building codes
Family disaster supply kits
and building retrofits
and “go-bags”
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Hazard Mitigation
WebPortal
http://hazardmitigation.calema.ca.gov/
Hazard Mitigation
WebPortal Tabs
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Calendar
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LHMP Reference
Materials
LHMP Preparation Guidance
There are several primary references for
understanding how to put together a FEMAApprovable LHMP:
 Local Multi-Hazard Mitigation Planning
Guidance, July 1, 2008.
 2008 Crosswalk
 FEMA “How-To” Guides
 FEMA-Approved LHMPs
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FEMA LHMP Review Crosswalk
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FEMA LHMP Crosswalk
Plan Review Summary Page
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FEMA LHMP Review Crosswalk
Prerequisites
Planning Process
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Documentation of the Planning Process
Risk Assessment
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Identifying & Profiling Hazards
Assessing Vulnerability
Mitigation Strategy
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Local Hazard Mitigation Goals
Identification and Analysis of Mitigation Actions
Implementation of Mitigation Actions
Plan Maintenance Process
California Requirements
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Crosswalk:
Prerequisites
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Submittal of draft plan pending adoption
For multi-jurisdictional plans, evidence that
each jurisdiction has participated in the
process
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Crosswalk:
Planning Process
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FEMA considers the plan as the written
record, or documentation, of the planning
process
To emphasize the importance of the process,
FEMA has taken, to the extent possible, a
“performance standard,” rather than a
“prescriptive” approach to the planning
requirements
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Crosswalk:
Risk Assessment
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Identifying Hazards
Profiling Hazards
Assessing Vulnerability
Analyzing Development Trends
For LHMP updates, include newly
identified hazards, updated hazard/risk
data, and updated development data
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Crosswalk:
Mitigation Strategy
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Local Hazard Mitigation Goals
Identification and Analysis of Mitigation
Actions
Implementation of Mitigation Actions
Implementation of National Flood Insurance
Program (NFIP)
For LHMP updates, goals, actions, and
implementation must be evaluated
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Mitigation Actions
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Prevention
Property Protection
Public Education and Awareness
Natural Resource Protection
Emergency Services
Structural Projects
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Example:
Mitigation Strategy
Prioritizing Mitigations
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See City of Redding’s approach to linking
goals, objectives and mitigation actions to
evaluation criteria
See Yolo County’s systematic approach to
identifying and prioritizing mitigation actions
See City of Roseville’s hazard ranking and
mitigation ranking approach
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Crosswalk:
Plan Maintenance Process
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Monitoring, Evaluating, and Updating the
Plan
Incorporation into Existing Planning
Mechanisms
Continued Public Involvement
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Key Issues
LHMP Updates
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Must be updated and resubmitted to FEMA
for approval every five (5) years
Must demonstrate progress
A plan update is NOT an annex to the
previously approved plan; it stands on its
own as a complete and current plan
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LHMP-SHMP Linkage
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Establish consistency between state and local
goals and objectives
State Goals:
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Significantly reduce life loss and injuries
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Minimize damage to structures and property, as
well as disruption of essential services and human
activities
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Protect the environment
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Promote hazard mitigation as an integrated public
policy
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Prepared by M. Boswell
Legislative Changes
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AB 2140
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2007 Flood Bills
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AB 162
AB 156
SB 5
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General Plan Link with LHMP
General Plan
Guidelines
2003
Governor’s Office of
Planning &
Research
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LHMP-Safety Element
Integration
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AB 2140 provides a financial incentive for
local agencies to adopt an LHMP “as part of
the safety element of its general plan.”
Cal EMA has developed a model outline for
an integrated General Plan Safety Element
and Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (On
WebPortal Planning page)
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Safety Element
Establishes policies
and programs to
reduce the potential
risk of death, injuries,
property damage, and
economic and social
dislocation resulting
from fires, floods,
earthquakes,
landslides, and other
hazards
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Community Rating System
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CRS participation can lower flood insurance
premiums up to 45%
CRS components are similar to elements or
4-phases of the LHMP crosswalk
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Planning Process
Risk Assessment
Mitigation Strategy
Plan Maintenance
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LHMP & CRS
Similarities
(Page 13 LHMP FEMA
Guidance)
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Review and
Approval Process
Submittal of LHMP Draft
Submit the following documents to the Hazard
Mitigation Planning Branch:
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Cover Letter
One hard copy of the LHMP.
Two disk copies of the LHMP and crosswalk (prefer pdf
formatting)
Plan Updates require a copy of old crosswalk w/FEMA
comments
Mail to:
California Emergency Management Agency
Hazard Mitigation Planning Branch
3650 Schriever Avenue
Mather, CA 95655
Attention: Ken Worman, State Hazard Mitigation Officer (SHMO)30
Adoption Process
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FEMA requires that plans be formally adopted by
the governing body of the local jurisdiction
requesting approval of the plan.
There are procedures if a local jurisdiction
has not passed a formal resolution, or uses
some other form of documentation of adoption.
The date of plan adoption must be
identified. This is essential to documentation of
the planning process and for FEMA to track the
plan’s status relative to the 5-year plan update
requirement.
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Hazard Mitigation
Grant Programs
http://hazardmitigation.calema.ca.gov/grants
FEMA Grant
Guidance
June/July
Annual
Solicitation
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Hazard Mitigation Assistance
(HMA) Grant Programs
Grant programs:
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Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM)
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
Severe Repetitive Loss (SRL)
Repetitive Flood Claims (RFC) – not offered in Calif.
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Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
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FEMA HMA
Programs
Eligible
Activities
Table
(Page 12 of Guidance)
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HMA Program Requirements
All grant programs require:
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A Notice of Interest (NOI)
PDM, FMA, and SRL require an e-grant account
Must be in good standing with NFIP
HMGP application - State generated document
Current FEMA-Approved LHMP – (for project grants)
Multi-Jurisdictional Plans require Letters of
Commitment (LOC) from all participating jurisdictions
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Mariposa County
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan – Schedule
Thank You!
Mariposa County
January 2011
Don Florence – Emergency Planner