TO:
Honorable Mayor and Members of the City Council
THROUGH:
Bruce Moe, City Manager
FROM:
Daryn Drum, Fire Chief
Scott Hafdell, Battalion Chief
Claudio Taniguchi, Emergency Services Coordinator
Walberto Martin, Senior Management Analyst
SUBJECT:Title
Consider Approving the City of Manhattan Beach Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (Fire Chief Drum).
ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 19-0039
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Recommended Action
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 19-0039 approving the City of Manhattan Beach Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) and direct staff to initiate amendments to the General Plan Community Safety and other required General Plan Elements.
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FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
The recommended action will have no direct fiscal impact to the City's General Fund. Adoption of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) allows the City to be to be eligible for pre and post disaster Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mitigation grant funding. The City may also be eligible for enhanced state reimbursement of qualified disaster recovery expenses if it includes the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan as part of the General Plan's Community Safety Element. Amendments to the General Plan will require staff time and resources.
BACKGROUND:
In 2000, Congress passed the Disaster Mitigation Act, which requires local governments to reduce risks from natural hazards through mitigation planning in order to be eligible for pre and post disaster FEMA funding.
An LHMP identifies risks, vulnerabilities, and long-term strategies for protecting people, property, and the environment.
The City of Manhattan Beach adopted its first LHMP in 2008. The City started the process of creating a new LHMP in 2015. The process included numerous opportunities for public participation, including meetings with local businesses, community members, stakeholders, and the Community Emergency Response Team (...
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