To: Honorable Mayor and Members of City Council
From: Zach Curren, Fire Chief
Prepared By: Shuree Egloff, Management Analyst
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Updated City of Napa Hazard Mitigation Plan
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RECOMMENDED ACTION:
Recommendation
Adopt a resolution adopting the updated City of Napa Hazard Mitigation Plan and determining that the actions authorized by this Resolution are exempt from CEQA.
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DISCUSSION:
In 2004, the City of Napa was selected to receive a grant from the California Office of
Emergency Services (Cal OES) for the development of a Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP). The HMP was updated, reviewed, and adopted by Council on May 18, 2010 and again on November 17, 2015. In 2020, the City of Napa was again selected to receive a grant from Cal OES for another HMP update. The HMP is required to be updated every five (5) years by the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000. Once the updated HMP is adopted by the City it will be submitted to California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The approval of the Updated City of Napa HMP will bring the City of Napa into compliance with the Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, which allows us to be eligible for federal grants and FEMA reimbursement for federally declared disasters.
Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP)
The HMP provides an explanation of potential hazards within the city. Hazard mitigation is the use of sustained, long-term actions to reduce the loss of life, personal injury, and property damage that can result from a disaster. Planning efforts include proposed capital projects and other pragmatic activities that can mitigate or otherwise lessen the impacts of identified hazards. The 2021 HMP update covers each of the major natural hazards that pose risks to City infrastructure and residents. Recognizing that successful mitigation planning efforts must be communicated and understood by the public, the City's approach included stakeholder participatio...
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