TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
FROM: Bernard Molloy, Fire Chief
PREPARED BY: Rachel Hollinger, Disaster Preparedness Coordinator
SUBJECT:
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City of Murrieta Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex
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RECOMMENDATION
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Adopt Resolution No. 24-4788 entitled: A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Murrieta, California, Adopting the 2023 City of Murrieta Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex to the Riverside County Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan...recommendation
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PRIOR ACTION/VOTE
On September 4, 2018, the City Council approved the City of Murrieta Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Annex to the Riverside County Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (Vote: 5-0).1
CITY COUNCIL GOAL
Provide a high level of innovative public safety.
BACKGROUND
The Disaster Mitigation and Cost Recovery Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) amended the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act by placing a new emphasis on hazard mitigation planning, primarily moving from post-disaster mitigation to pre-disaster mitigation.
As part of DMA 2000, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is responsible for coordinating the implementation of the Act requiring local government, state, and special jurisdictions to develop and maintain hazard mitigation plans. To qualify for future hazard mitigation grants, each jurisdiction must prepare and have approved by the Federal Government a local hazard mitigation plan (LHMP). An LHMP must be approved every five years per DMA 2000.
The City of Murrieta's efforts to update the 2017 LHMP Annex to the Riverside County Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional HMP began in 2022. The goal was to bring together a multi-disciplinary team of stakeholders comprised of local businesses, community members, City staff, and first responders to create a comprehensive LHMP that identified and assessed the multitude of hazards within the city...
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