Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Michael Callagy, County Manager
Daniel T. Belville, Director, Department of Emergency Management
Subject: Resolution to Adopt the 2021 San Mateo County Multijurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution adopting the 2021 San Mateo County Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.
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BACKGROUND:
Responding to federal mandates in the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-390), the 2021 San Mateo County Multijurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJLHMP) updates the County's previous plan, adopted in 2016.
The planning area for the MJLHMP encompasses the entire geographic area of San Mateo County. The MJLHMP is a two-volume Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) plan and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) approved the multi-agency multi-hazard mitigation plan.
The MJLHMP:
* Systematically assesses local natural and human-caused hazards, such as flooding, drought, wildfire, landslides, severe weather, terrorism, cyber threat, pandemic, and the impact of climate change.
* Identifies mitigation actions that will be implemented by the County and its planning partner jurisdictions to reduce the level of injury, property damage, and community disruption that might otherwise result from such hazards.
* Pools resources from throughout the County and creates a uniform local hazard mitigation plan that can be consistently implemented.
* Ensures eligibility for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Cal OES grants.
The MJLHMP development process included the following activities:
1. Identification of potential planning partners. Partners who chose to participate submitted Letters of Intent committing resources to the development effort;
2. Identification and assessment of the risks of natural and human-caused hazards;
3. Development of actions to mit...
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