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HomeMy WebLinkAboutLHMP Presentation PPT 2025Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Randy Harris Interim Fire Chief Joe Little Emergency Manager Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) ▪The LHMP is the City’s risk-reduction blueprint. It documents hazards, exposure, vulnerabilities, and prioritized mitigation actions. ▪Adoption is not just procedural. It's the City's formal commitment to implementation and a prerequisite for FEMA mitigation project grant eligibility. ▪Disaster Mitigation Act 2000: LHMP’s must be reviewed, updated, and resubmitted to FEMA for approval every five years to maintain eligibility for FEMA mitigation grant funding. ▪Plans must include planning process, risk assessment, mitigation strategy, plan maintenance, and adoption by governing body. o 44 CFR 201.6 SLO County 2025 MJHMP County of SLO hired a third-party contractor to create the 2025 Multi Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) with input from: o 7 Cities o 10 CSD’s o 4 Special Districts Relationship to the SLO County MJHMP •San Luis Obispo City LHMP is Annex G of the County’s Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) •Ensures regional consistency •Supports coordinated hazard mitigation •City-specific risks, assets, and mitigation actions. Why This Plan Matters? •Maintains FEMA mitigation funding eligibility. •Reduces long term risk to ~$11B in assets. •Supports Climate Adaption and Safety Element (CASE). •Supports fiscal sustainability and resilience. •Aligns with major City goals. •Federal Funding implications: •Hazard Mitigation Grant Programs (HMGP) •Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) •Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) •Fire Mitigation Assistance Grant (FMAG) LHMP – Planning Process Hazard identification and risk assessment Community and stakeholder engagement Capability assessment Mitigation strategy development Public review and comment FEMA review and approval Lizzie Fire, Oct. 30, 2023, KSBY MJHMP – Public Engagement Summary ▪Public workshops and online surveys ▪January 2025 through May 2025 ▪Neighborhood association outreach ▪Social media outreach ▪Government websites ▪City of SLO web platform ▪Input from businesses and nonprofits ▪Integration of community concerns Stakeholders Involved •Cal Poly •San Luis Obispo Chamber of Commerce •Downtown SLO •HASLO •Peoples Self-Help Housing •CAPSLO •Water Resources Advisory Committee (WRAC) •Volunteer Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) •Disaster Planning Advisory Committee (DPAC) Hazard Identification and Summary •Adverse Weather •Agricultural Pest Infestation and Disease •Biological Agents •Drought and Water Shortage •Earthquake •Flood •Landslide and Debris Flow •Subsidence •Wildfire •Human Caused: Hazardous Materials Hazard Focus: Wildfire •High significance based on community experience and historical evidence. •7,705 properties in the wildfire hazard severity zones. •2,443 in Very High severity zone. •Assessed value of ~5.5B. •Approximately 15,870 people reside in the fire severity zones. Critical Facilities Exposed to Fire Hazards •Communication Sites: 7 •Energy:0 •Food, Hydration, Shelter: 2 •Hazardous Material Storage Sites: 1 •Health and Medical Facilities: 11 •Safety and Security: 17 •Transportation: 31 •Water Systems: 1 (Entire City System) Wildfire Mitigation Focus Areas •Infrastructure resilience (water, communications). •Vegetation management in WUI. •Evacuation planning & modeling. •Modeling underway coming Summer 2026 •Public education. Establishing Firewise Communities in SLO. Regulatory Mitigation Tools •General Plan •Zoning Ordinances •Building Code •Capitol Improvement Plan •Economic Development Plan •Local Emergency Operations Plan LHMP – Priority Mitigation Actions •Maintain and integrate land use, policy, and regulatory frameworks to align with hazard mitigation and climate adaptation priorities •Strengthen organizational preparedness through training, exercises, and coordinated emergency response capabilities •Advance infrastructure resilience and capital planning by assessing vulnerabilities, upgrading critical assets, and integrati ng hazard mitigation into CIP processes •Expand public education, outreach, and support for vulnerable populations and businesses to improve community-wide preparedness and resilience •Enhance environmental and hazard-specific mitigation efforts including wildfire fuel management, flood control, urban heat reduction, and hazardous materials safety •Leverage funding, partnerships, and innovative programs such as resilience hubs, grants, and community-based initiatives to implement mitigation strategies LHMP – Alignment with City Goals Supports Climate Adaptation and Safety Element 2023 Advances General Plan Safety Element Reinforces sustainability and resilience Enhances community preparedness and equity Questions? Joe Little Randy Harris jlittle@slocity.org RHarris@slocity.org City of San Luis Obispo LHMP Background •City of SLO LHMP (Annex G) updated from the 2019 plan. •2019 LHMP was incorporated into the General Plan. •2025 LHMP is planned for inclusion into the General Plan upon approval. •No significant changes to City priorities since the last update in 2019. Fiscal Mitigation Capabilities •Federal and State Grant Funding Sources (e.g., Community Development Block Grant and similar programs) •Capital Improvement and General Fund Financing (CIP funding, General Fund, Measure G) •Taxation and Revenue Authority (special taxes, voter- approved levies) •User Fees and Development-Related Revenues (utility fees, impact fees, inspection/review fees) •Debt Financing Mechanisms (general obligation bonds, special tax bonds, private activity financing) •Financial Policy and Reserves (reserve funds, fiscal controls, limiting investment in hazard-prone areas) Administrative/Technical Mitigation Capabilities Planning, Engineering, and Hazard Analysis Expertise (land use, infrastructure, natural hazards) Building, Fire, and Code Enforcement Functions (building officials, fire marshal, inspectors, construction/code compliance) Emergency Management and Response Coordination (emergency manager, law enforcement, dispatch, mutual aid, hazmat) Public Works and Environmental Compliance (floodplain management, stormwater, DOC operations, park services) GIS, Data, and Technology Systems (GIS personnel/resources, network administration, data support) Public Alerting, Grants, and Community Support Networks (warning systems, grant writing, VOAD coordination) Evacuation Planning Integration •33 evacuation zones established. •2-hour clearance benchmark (planning target). •LADRIS modeling underway. •Supports AB 747 & SB 99 compliance. Fire Hazard Severity Zone Updates •CalFire produced map updates added. •Expanded Very High Severity Zones. •Impacts planning, outreach, mitigation priorities. Hazards Identified for the City Natural Hazards ▪Earthquake ▪Flooding and stormwater impacts ▪Wildfire and ember cast ▪Drought ▪Extreme heat ▪Landslides ▪Subsidence Human-Caused / Technological Hazards ▪Hazardous materials incidents ▪Dam/levee failure ▪Power outages ▪Cybersecurity threats MJHMP/LHMP Regulatory Framework •Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. •44 CFR 201.6 compliance. •FEMA Local Mitigation Planning Handbook (2023). •5-year update requirement for eligibility. •AB2684-Requires review and update to safety element to address extreme heat. •SB 552-Requires state and local govs to share responsibility in case of water shortage. •SB99-ID residential developments in hazard areas that lack two evac routes. •AB747 & AB1409-ID and Assessment of emergency evacuation routes and plans in the Safety Element of General Plans or LHMP’s. •SB379-Requires inclusion of climate adaptation strategies in the General Plan Safety Element and encourage discussion in LHMP updates. •SB1000-Requires environmental justice and social equity considerations in the General Plan update. •AB2140-Incorporating the LHMP/MJHMP into the General Plan Safety Element post-approval enables CDAA cost-share reduction, lowering the local share from 25% to 6.25%, but requires re-adoption each update cycle to maintain eligibility