Annex to 2010 Association of Bay Area Governments

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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

Taming Natural Disasters

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Table of Contents

Introduction

The Regional Planning Process

The Local Planning Process

Review and Incorporation of Existing Information

Process of Updating Plan Sections

Public Meetings

Hazards Assessment

Past Occurrences Of Disasters (natural and human-induced)

Risk Assessment

Urban Land Exposure

Infrastructure Exposure

Exposure of County (City, District)-Owned Buildings, Plus Critical Healthcare Facilities and Schools

Repetitive Loss Properties

Other risks

National Flood Insurance Program

Mitigation Goals and Objectives

Mitigation Activities and Priorities

Evaluation of Progress from 2005 Plan

Future Mitigation Actions and Priorities

On-Going Mitigation Strategy Programs

Incorporation into Existing Planning Mechanisms

Plan Update Process

Mitigation Plan Point of Contact

Exhibit A – Jurisdiction Boundary Map

Exhibit B - Public Meeting Announcements

Exhibit C –

Introduction

Include language to briefly describe the characteristics of your jurisdiction, including the following:

Size, population, stats on the amount of govt facilities, number of employees,number of buildings, area, etc.
Jurisdiction’s operating budget
General geographic location of your jurisdiction. Provide Map in Exhibit A.
Brief mention of past disasters.

Example Text:

AlamedaCounty, with its 14 cities and unincorporated areas, is comprised of 813 square miles and a population of 1,556,657. Located on the east side of San FranciscoBay, the County has experienced its share of disasters, including the Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989 and the Oakland Hills Fire Storm of 1991. The County, with 8,700 employees and an annual operating budget of $2.39 billion, currently owns and occupies approximately 5.7million square feet of office and institutional space, leases another 1.1 million, and also owns, operates, and maintains bridges, dams, and other infrastructure. A map of the County’s jurisdictional boundary is provided in Exhibit A.

The Regional Planning Process

Briefly describe your process:

Example Text:

The (insert jurisdiction name)participated in various ABAG workshops, conferences, and meetings, including:

List events your jurisdiction participated in. This information can be found on the excel spreadsheet emailed by Danielle. Check the tab for your jurisdiction type. For example:

Number of Sub-regional meetings to review draft priorities and reach consensus on priorities for mitigation;
Number of ABAG Regional Planning Committee meetings
Number of ABAG Executive Board meeting
Wildfire Workshop
Number of County/City Workshops
Other
Other

For more information on these meetings and for rosters of attendees, please see Appendix A and H in the ABAG Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 2010 (MJ-LHMP). In addition, the (insert jurisdiction name)has provided writtenand oral comments on the multi-jurisdictional plan and provided information on facilities that are defined as “critical” to ABAG.

The Local Planning Process

Indicate your team – staff and senior management – who participated in the mitigation planning process. Provide additional description of the contribution and role that each participant in the planning team made in the development of the annex.

The plan should document how the planning team was formed and how each party represented contributed to the process.

Example Text:

Representatives from multiple County(City, District)departments met on a regular basis to identify and prioritize appropriate mitigation strategies. Personnel involved in these meetings included senior management and staff from the (list your various departments that participated, such as police, fire, public health, Office of Emergency Services, building department, etc, etc). The group was made up of architects, planners, building department officials, facility managers, civil engineers, public health specialists, emergency managers, and sheriff and fire officials.

______(name), Associate Planner, was assigned as lead staff for the 2010 Update. Mr. ______(name) reviewed the initial information from ABAG and FEMA, identified key issues in the 2010 Strategies Matrix, and coordinated the review by other departments of the Strategies matrix. Two team meetings were held to coordinate the City’s response. Participating senior staff and their roles included:

______(name), Public Works Director

Mr. ______(name) provided input on City facilities, including buildings, roads, public infrastructure, and other facilities potentially impacted by hazards. Mr. ______(name)also reviewed and provided comments on the 2010 Strategies Matrix.

______(name), Fire Chief

______(name) coordinates the ______(jurisdiction name) EOC program. He provided input on fire and emergency response issues, including radio interoperability and the operation of the City’s EmergencyOperatingCenter. ______(name)also arranged for training at______(jurisdiction name) EOC in order to ensure that City staff involved in preparation of the LHMP understood local and county procedures.

Tom Garcia, Chief Building Official

Mr. ______(name) provided input primarily on building code issues, including the issue of unreinforced masonry buildings (not an issue in the City of Fairfield) and policies regarding reconstruction of residences and commercial buildings.

______(name), Captain,______(jurisdiction name) Police Department

Mr. ______(name) provided input on Police Department response procedures for a natural disaster. The staff team reviewed the proposed Strategy Matrix and provided comments and rankings on the suitability of the strategies and policies for ______(jurisdiction name).

At the first meeting, general priorities and appropriate departments were identified. Subsequent meetings identified mitigation strategies, prioritized said strategies, and reviewed preliminary budgets and potential funding sources for strategies designated as “High” priority for County-owned-and-operated facilities (or, City -owned-and-operated facilities).

No formal meeting agendas, minutes, or sign in sheets were prepared during the staff team process.______(jurisdiction name)’s approach involved a collaborative, informal review and discussion of materials.

Review and Incorporation of Existing Information

Review and incorporate any existing plans or studies specific to your jurisdiction and not included in the ABAG umbrella plan (page Appendix A, p 12.). A sample table you can use for this effort is attached.

Describe the review of any existing plans, studies, reports, and technical information, and how these are incorporated into the plan.
The updated plan shall incorporate any new (i.e., since the previous plan was approved) historical records, or hazard data related to profiling hazards, such as NFIP maps or studies, HAZUS studies, or reports from other Federal or State agencies that describe location, extent, probability, or previous occurrences of hazards.

Sample Table for Incorporating Other Plans into the Annex

Existing plans, studies, reports, and technical information / Method of incorporation into the jurisdiction annex
Name of plan/document / Section in annex where this plan was incorporated (ie. Hazards Assessment, Risk Assessment) and how it was used.

Example Text:

The following documents were reviewed and incorporated into this annex in addition to those documents referenced in Appendix A of the regional plan.

Existing plans, studies, reports, and technical information / Method of incorporation into the jurisdiction annex
______(jurisdiction name)General Plan, Health and Safety Element / Hazards Assessment and priority mitigation actions
Capital Improvements Plan / Priority mitigation actions and programs
______(jurisdiction name) Emergency Response Plan / Priority mitigation actions and programs

Process of Updating Plan Sections

Describe how and why each section of the plan was updated from 2005. If your jurisdiction did not participate in 2005, just state that under this heading. See ABAG umbrella plan Appendix A page 11 for an example.

Provide additional description of the process used to review and analyze each section of the annex (i.e., Planning Process, Risk Assessment, Mitigation Strategy, and Plan Maintenance). For example:
Describe how the community was kept involved during the plan maintenance process over the previous five years.
Describe any changes, clarifications, or refinements to each section in the previously approved plan.

Example Text:

The Plan was updated to reflect any code revisions, amendments, or other actions related to the Plan that ______(jurisdiction name)undertook between the 2005 Annex and the 2010 Annex. It was determined that a major update was not necessary because most of the information was still accurate. The Planning Process section was updated to reflect the process undertaken for the update of this Plan.

Changes in ______(jurisdiction name)policies, including code revisions and amendments, are actions taken by the City Council. The Council’s highest priority is community involvement in City actions. It is, therefore, the responsibility of City staff to ensure this priority is met through a variety of methods, such as a hard copy and email subscription service for Council agendas and posting of agendas and staff reports at City Offices and on the City website. Written correspondence is forwarded to all Council members, and verbal comments are welcome at all Council meetings.

Public Meetings

List the meeting dates and times you made available for public comment on your draft of the mitigation strategies. This includes both meetings and internet postings where the mitigation plan/strategies, etc were posted for viewing. Note if comments were received and how they were incorporated into the process. Provide evidence of these meetings such as copies of web announcements or other similar items as an Exhibit to your 2010 Annex.

Each jurisdiction must provide the public with two opportunities to comment on your annex or mitigation strategies

If no public comments were received for the original plan or the update, consider an alternative way of obtaining them.
Provide additional information on what the objective of the public participation is (ie: is the public to learn about the actions, prioritize them, choose them)
Describe what you hope to gain from public participation
Describe how the feedback from the public should be incorporated into the plan.

Example Text:

Opportunity for public comments on the DRAFT mitigation strategies was provided at a public meeting at(insert date, time and place) and advertised on the (jurisdiction name)website. The meeting was televised and the public informed of opportunities to review and comment on the strategies. The objectives of this public meeting included informing the Planning Commission about the issues and priorities facing the (jurisdiction name)’sMulti-hazard response programs and to provide an opportunity for public comment and response.

The draft mitigation strategies were also published on the ABAG website for public viewing. Copies of the internet posting are included as Exhibit B to the (jurisdictionname)2010 Annex. No public comments were received at the public hearing or in response to the internet posting. However, (jurisdiction name)will seek further comments prior to and during the adoption process for the plan in 2011. The City Council (or CountyBoard of Supervisors, Mayor) will also adopt the plan in a public hearing format that will provide further opportunities for public comment. In addition, (jurisdiction name)will publish press releases or work with the Daily republic to further publicize the local annex document and make the public more aware of the issues and strategies facing ______(jurisdiction name). Ultimately,the mitigation strategies will become an implementation appendix of the Health and Safety Element of the (jurisdiction name)General Plan.

Hazards Assessment

Note in general terms the type of hazards which affect your jurisdiction.Describe the process for reviewing and ranking the hazards in the ABAG umbrella plan. i.e. ABAG identifies nine hazards that affect the Bay Area. Which of these is most important to your jurisdiction and how did you come to that conclusion?

Example Text:

The ABAG Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, to which this is an annex, lists nine hazards that impact the Bay Area, five related to earthquakes (faulting, shaking, earthquake-induced landslides, liquefaction, and tsunamis) and four related to weather (flooding, landslides, wildfires, and drought). Maps of these hazards and risks are shown on the ABAG website at

The (jurisdiction name) has reviewed the hazards identified and ranked the hazards based on past disasters and expected future impacts. The conclusion is that earthquakes (particularly shaking), flooding (including dam failure), wildfire, and landslides (including unstable earth) pose a significant risk for potential loss (your jurisdiction’s hazards may differ from the example).

The (jurisdiction name) does not face any natural disasters not listed in the ABAG multi-jurisdictional plan and new hazards have been identified by the ______(jurisdiction name) since the original development of this plan in 2005. (Additional hazards identified by the (jurisdiction name) include: ______.

While the (jurisdiction name) has undertaken a number of general hazard mapping activities since the first Safety Element was prepared bythe (jurisdiction name), all of these maps are less detailed and are not as current as those shown on the ABAG website at.

NOTE: Your jurisdiction should review the above paragraph and the ABAG maps and if any of your departments has developed better maps or has identified additional hazards, these must be included in the Annex. ABAG maps can be found at . See either interactive maps or Map Atlas in 2010 plan update.

Past Occurrences Of Disasters (natural and human-induced)

Note the type of incidents that have afflicted your jurisdiction, with some examples.

List occurrences of natural hazards in your jurisdiction in the last 5 years. A list of federally and state declared disasters is included in the ABAG umbrella plan, but there may have been local stream flooding, landslides or smaller earthquakes that affected your jurisdiction, but weren’t state-declared emergencies. You should describe these.

Describes historical events that have affected your jurisdiction. If describing the Loma Prieta earthquake for example, which is described in the ABAG plan, describe how that earthquake affected your jurisdiction specifically.

Example Text:

The ______(jurisdiction name) has experienced a number of different disasters over the last 50 years, including numerous earthquakes, floods, droughts, wildfires, energy shortages, civil disturbances, landslides, and severe storms. The Oakland Hills Firestorm of 1991, for example, ranks as one of the worst wildland-urban firestorm disasters to ever strike the United States with 25 deaths, 150 injuries, and the displacement of over 10,000 persons. With destruction and damage to over 3,400 residential units, losses were in excess of $1.5 Billion.

The Loma Prieta Earthquake of 1989 is another example of the kind of large scale disaster which can strike the Bay Area. It killed 63 persons, injured 3,757, and displaced over 12,000 persons. With over 20,000 homes and businesses damaged and over 1,100 destroyed, this quake caused approximately $6 Billion of damage. Reconstruction continues some two decades later as the replacement for Oakland-BayBridge is still several years from completion.

More information on State and Federally declared disasters in (jurisdiction name)can be found at

In addition to the declared disasters noted in Appendix D, locally significant incidents that have also impacted AlamedaCounty in the last several years include:

November 2009 -Takeover of Wheeler Hall, UC Berkeley. Students protesting Increased Fees. Law Enforcement Mutual Aid from surrounding cities and Alameda County. UC Berkeley activated their EOC, Alameda County OES monitored situation.
January 2009 – Mehserle Shooting. Civil Disturbance. City of Oakland activated their EOC.Alameda County monitored situation.
Weather, Summer Heat and Winter Cold. During weather extremes Alameda county OES monitors situation with cities that are affected.
May 2009 Vehicle vs. Tanker truck. Gasoline spill in city of Dublin. City had partial activation. Alameda County OES monitoring situation.
February 27,2010 – Chile Earthquake/Tsunami. State EOC activated. Alameda County EOC monitored situation.

Risk Assessment

Describe where risks or vulnerability differ from the rest of the region.

Urban Land Exposure

Discuss the exposure from various hazards in terms of area in square miles, acres, etc.

Example Text:

The (jurisdiction nameexamined the hazard exposure of (jurisdiction nameurban land based on information in ABAG’s website at. The “2005 ExistingLand Use with 2009 Mapping” file was used for this evaluation (in the existing plan, the file used was “ExistingLand Use in 2000”).

In general, the hazard exposure of the (jurisdiction name)is increasing over time as the amount of urban land increases (In the last 5 years, XXX acres of land has become urban). (jurisdiction name)actually reduced the acres of urban land in the 100 year flood zone over the last 5 years due to changes in the new FEMA flood maps.The following table described the exposure of urban land within the unincorporated County to the various hazards.

Your jurisdiction’s statistics will differ with the examples shown.Note that there is a 5 year lag in the data, so the 2010 plan is using 2005 data and the 2005 plan used 2000 data.

Exposure (acres of urban land)
Hazard / Plan Year 2005 / Plan Year 2010 / Change
Total Acres of Urban Land / 33,366 / 36,021 / 2,655
Earthquake Faulting (within CGS zone) / 1,594 / 2,054 / 460
Earthquake Shaking (within highest two shaking categories)[1] / 17,593 / 18,638 / 1,045
Earthquake-Induced Landslides (within CGS study zone)[2] / 2,766 / 4,965 / 2,199
Liquefaction (within moderate, high, or very high liquefaction susceptibility / 9,095 / 11,212 / 2,117
Flooding[3] (within 100 year floodplain) / 1,010 / 984 / (26)
Flooding (within 500 year floodplain) / 900 / 1,430 / 530
Landslides (within areas of existing landslides) / 3,999 / 4,466 / 467
Wildfire (subject to high, very high, or extreme wildfire threat)[4] / 15,686 / 13,981 / (1,705)
Wildland-Urban Interface Fire Threat / 10,178 / 11,100 / 922
Dam Inundation (within inundation zone) / 4,334 / 4,597 / 263
Sea Level Rise[5] / not applicable
Tsunamis[6] (within inundation area) / not applicable
Drought[7] / 33,366 / 36,021 / 2,655