On November 17, the Rancho Palos Verdes City Council will consider adopting the 2020 Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan.
The plan identifies hazards and ways to minimize damage by natural and human-caused disasters and ensures continuing eligibility for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funding. It is mandated by the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000, also known as Public Law 106-390, which requires state and local governments to prepare mitigation plans to document their mitigation planning process and identify hazards, potential losses, mitigation needs, goals, and strategies.
The most recent RPV/RHE Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan was released in August 2014 and updated in January 2016. The 2020 update incorporates all federal requirements relating to local hazard mitigation plans.
The plan is designed to have the following benefits:
- Reduce loss of life and property, human suffering, economic disruption, and disaster costs.
- Prioritize hazard mitigation at the local level with increased emphasis on planning and public involvement, assessing risks, implementing loss reduction measures, and ensuring critical facilities/services survive a disaster.
- Promote education and economic incentives to form community-based partnerships and leverage non-federal resources to commit to and implement long-term hazard mitigation activities.
The plan is available at: bit.ly/32hSWFR
The meeting will take place at 7 p.m. in McTaggart Hall at Fred Hesse Jr. Community Park with safety protocols to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, though virtual participation is highly encouraged. The meeting will be live-streamed on the City website and televised on RPVtv Cox 33/Frontier FiOS 38.
A staff report for this topic will be posted on rpvca.gov/agendas on November 10. Please submit your questions and comments to the City Council in advance of the meeting by emailing them to cc@rpvca.gov. Public comments submitted by 12 p.m. on November 10 will be attached to the staff report, and comments submitted afterward will be provided to the City Council as late correspondence. If you would like to provide comments during the meeting or leave a pre-recorded voice message, please complete a form at rpvca.gov/participate.
If you are a person with a disability and need an accommodation to participate in programs, services, activities and meetings, contact the City's ADA Coordinator/Risk Manager at 310-683-3157, adarequests@rpvca.gov, 30940 Hawthorne Blvd., Rancho Palos Verdes, CA 90275, at least 48 hours in advance to request an auxiliary aid or accommodation.