AMENDED AGENDA
CITY OF MONTEBELLO
CITY COUNCIL
REGULAR MEETING
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 2023 AT 6:00 PM
CITY HALL COUNCIL CHAMBERS
1600 WEST BEVERLY BOULEVARD
MONTEBELLO, CALIFORNIA
CITY COUNCIL
David N. Torres, Mayor
Scarlet Peralta, Mayor Pro Tem
Angie M. Jimenez, Councilmember
Salvador Melendez, Councilmember
Georgina Tamayo, Councilmember
CITY MANAGER
René Bobadilla
CITY TREASURER
David Matanga
CITY ATTORNEY
Arnold M. Alvarez-Glasman
CITY CLERK
Christopher Jimenez
DEPARTMENT HEADS
Assistant City Manager
Fire Chief
Police Chief
Director of Finance
Director of Human Resources
Director of Planning/Community Development
Director of Public Works
Director of Recreation and Community Services
Director of Transportation
Director of Public Affairs and Information Technology
Arlene Salazar
Fernando Pelaez
Paul Espinosa
Michael Solorza
Nicholas Razo
Joseph Palombi
James Enriquez
David Sosnowski
Adrianna Kendricks
Michael Chee
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NOTICES
This City Council Meeting ("Council") will be held in person and will meet at City Hall – City Council Chambers, 1600 West Beverly Boulevard, Montebello, California. The meeting will be live streamed and can be watched on the City’s website and YouTube Channel via the following link: https://www.montebelloca.gov, and may also be viewed on Spectrum Public Access Channel 3 for all Spectrum cable subscribers.
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RULES OF DECORUM:
As established by Resolution No. 23-17, adopted on February 22, 2023: Speakers shall not engage in willful conduct which interrupts the meeting or interferes with the orderly conduct of the meeting. Any speaker who becomes boisterous while addressing the Council or who otherwise disrupts the orderly conduct of the Council business shall be called to order by the Mayor. If the conduct continues, the Mayor may bar the speaker from speaking and/or attending the meeting. Any disruption of the meeting shall be addressed in a manner consistent with SB 1100. The sergeant-of-arms shall enforce the rules of decorum and remove and/or arrest any person upon the direction of the Presiding Officer, or upon his or her own discretion, as applicable.
PUBLIC COMMENTS:
In-Person: For those interested in participating during the Public Comment period(s) or public testimony period for Public Hearings of the City Council meetings, you may address the City Council in person only the day of the meeting.
Speakers will be required to fill out a speaker card provided at the door and submit it to City Clerk staff prior to each Public Comment announcement period. Staff will number and call each speaker card in the order received. Closed Session begins at 6:00 p.m. and Regular Session begins immediately thereafter; if there is no Closed Session, Regular Session will begin at 6:00 p.m.
AGENDA MATERIALS: The agenda and/or agenda packet are available for public inspection at City’s website at:
Agendas, Minutes, and Videos,
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IN CONSIDERATION OF OTHERS, PLEASE TURN OFF, OR MUTE, ALL CELL PHONES AND PAGERS
THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION
OPENING CEREMONIES
CALL TO ORDER - 6:00 P.M.
ROLL CALL
ANNOUNCEMENT OF CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON CLOSED SESSION ITEMS
At this time, the public may submit a speaker card to the City Clerk staff for Closed Session items, prior to the beginning of this statement. Speakers will be called in the order received. Please be aware that the maximum time allotted for members of the public to speak on Closed Session items shall not exceed three (3) minutes per person. State Law prohibits the City Council from taking action or entertaining extended discussion on a topic not listed on the agenda. Please show courtesy to others and direct all of your comments to the Mayor and City Council.
CLOSED SESSION
The City Attorney shall provide a briefing on the item listed for Closed Session as follows:
1. CONFERENCE WITH LEGAL COUNSEL – ANTICIPATED LITIGATION Government Code Section 54956.9(d)(2)
One matter related to the Brownfield Overlay Zone
One matter related to Infrastructure Engineering
2. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE/DISMISSAL/RELEASE
Government Code Section 54947(b)(1)
3. CONFERENCE WITH LABOR NEGOTIATORS
Government Code Section 54957.6
Agency Negotiators: Assistant City Manager Arlene Salazar and Human Resources Director Nicholas Razo Employee Groups: Various City employee groups, including but not limited to MPOA, MPMA, and SMART TD.
4. PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATION
Government Code Section 54957(b)(1)
Title: City Manager
REGULAR SESSION - IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING CLOSED SESSION
CLOSED SESSION REPORT
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CORRECTIONS TO THE AGENDA - CITY MANAGER
CEREMONIAL ITEMS/PRESENTATIONS
5. CITIZEN OF THE MONTH - CAMILLA CHAN
6. ASIAN PACIFIC HERITAGE MONTH
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7. NATIONAL PET MONTH
8. MENTAL HEALTH MONTH
9. MOTORCYCLE SAFETY AWARENESS MONTH
10. NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH
11. DEPARTMENT BUDGET PRESENTATIONS
PUBLIC COMMENTS ON NON-AGENDA ITEMS (30 MINUTES)
At this time, the public may submit speaker card(s) to the City Clerk staff, for both agenda and non-agenda items, prior to the beginning of this statement; Public Hearing items do not require a speaker card.
The City Council will address non-agenda items during this section and speakers will be called in the order received. Those persons not accommodated during this 30-minute period will have an opportunity to speak under “Public Comments – Continued”, after all scheduled matters have been considered. Public Hearing, Regular Business and/or Consent Calendar items will be addressed at the time that matter of business is heard, in the order received.
Please be aware that the maximum time allotted for members of the public to speak shall not exceed three (3) minutes per speaker. State Law prohibits the City Council from taking action or entertaining extended discussion on a topic not listed on the agenda. Please show courtesy to others and direct all of your comments to the Mayor and City Council.
STAFF COMMUNICATIONS ON ITEMS OF COMMUNITY INTEREST
REGULAR BUSINESS
12. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-28 APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF MONTEBELLO AND THE MONTEBELLO POLICE
MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (MPMA)
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-28 approving a tentatively agreed to comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Montebello and the Montebello Police Management Association (MPMA); and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
13. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN FRAMEWORK
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Economic Development Action Plan Framework; and,
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
CONSENT CALENDAR
All matters listed under the Consent Calendar are considered to be routine. Any items a member wishes to discuss, including any items the public submitted speaker cards for, should be designated at this time. All other items may be approved in a single motion. Such approval will also waive the reading of any Ordinance.
14. AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP NO. 23-10) FOR LOCAL HAZARD
MITIGATION PLAN
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
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15. AUTHORIZE ISSUING REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) NO. 23-8 FOR PRINTING AND GRAPHIC
DESIGN SERVICES
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize the issuing of a Request for Proposals (RFP) 23-8 for printing and graphic design services; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
16. ANNUAL SLURRY SEAL PROJECT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022-23 (CP NO. 892) – NOTICE OF COMPLETION
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Accept the Annual Slurry Seal Project for Fiscal Year 2022-23 (CP No. 892) as completed by Doug Martin Contracting Company, and
2. Find that the requested “Changes in Work” for the project (Attachment A) have no significant effect on the environment and approve the additional changes in the amount of $33,409. The final contract amount with Doug Martin Contracting Company is $657,193; and
3. Approve the Final Total Project Budget (Attachment B); and
4. Authorize the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with LA County Recorder (Attachment C); and
5. Authorize the City Manager to release the retention payment due to Doug Martin Contracting Company following the mandatory waiting period from the date of Notice of completion is recorded; and
6. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
17. ANNUAL CONCRETE REPAIR PROGRAM PROJECT FISCAL YEAR 2021-22 (CP NO. 891) – NOTICE OF
COMPLETION
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Accept the Annual Concrete Repair Program Project from Fiscal year 2021-22 (CP No. 891) as completed by CJ Concrete Construction, Inc., and
2. Find that the requested “Changes in Work” for the project (Attachment A) have no significant effect on the environment and approve the changes in the aggregate amount of $274,628. The final contract amount with CJ Concrete Construction, Inc. is $1,483,611; and
3. Approve the Final Total Project Budget (Attachment B); and
4. Authorize the City Clerk to file the Notice of Completion with LA County Recorder (Attachment C); and
5. Authorize the City Manager to release the retention payment due to CJ Concrete Construction, Inc. following the mandatory waiting period from the date of Notice of completion is recorded; and
6. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
18. APPROVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT NO. 4005 WITH AVENU INSIGHTS & ANALYTICS, LLC
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve the attached Amendment to Agreement No. 4005 with Avenu Insights & Analytics, LLC, (Avenu); and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
19. TREASURER'S REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING MARCH 31, 2023
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Quarterly Treasurer's Report for the quarter ending March 31, 2023 (Third Quarter).
20. ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-29 TO TEMPORARILY SUSPEND LIMITATIONS UNDER MONTEBELLO MUNICIPAL CODE SECTION 17.54.040(C)(3) FOR NON-CONFORMING BUILDINGS THAT WERE
DAMAGED OR PARTIALLY DESTROYED AS A RESULT OF THE MONTEBELLO TORNADO IN ORDER TO
FACILITATE REPAIRS ASSOCIATED WITH AFFECTED BUILDINGS
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
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1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-29, approving a temporary suspension of the limitations under Montebello Municipal Code Section 17.54.040(C)(3) for Non-Conforming Uses/Buildings that were damaged or partially destroyed as a result of the Montebello tornado; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
21. APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO AGREEMENT NO. 3444 WITH JOHNSON CONTROLS, INC FOR
CITYWIDE HVAC MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve Amendment No. 3 to Agreement No. 3444 with Johnson Controls for Citywide Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC) Maintenance and Repair increasing the annual contract amount for Fiscal Year 2022-23 by $75,000 to a total of $204,052; and
2. Authorize the City Manager to execute Amendment No. 3 on behalf of the City; and
3. Amend the Fiscal Year 2022-23 budget by increasing appropriations by $56,250 in Account No. 100-30- 510-6040.60 (General Fund, Public Works, Facilities Maintenance, Building Maintenance/Reparis), and $18,750 in Account No. 600-90-915-6040.60 (Transit, Corporate Shops, Building Maintenance/Repairs), and;
4. Authorize the issuance of an RFP for Citywide HVAC Maintenance and Repair services; and
5. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
22. APPROVAL TO SUBMIT GRANT APPLICATION TO THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA GAS COMPANY (SoCalGas) PLANNING GRANTS TO SUPPORT CLIMATE ADAPTATION AND RESILIENCY
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve submission of a grant application for the SoCalGas Planning Grants to Support Climate Adaptation and Resiliency; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
23. ACKNOWLEDGE SUBMITTAL OF GRANT APPLICATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA)
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Acknowledge submission of a grant application in the amount of 2.5 million dollars for the Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Fiscal Year 2023 program; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
24. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: FEBRUARY 27, 2023 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING; MARCH 1, 2023 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING; MARCH 13, 2023 SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Approve said minutes as is.
25. PAYMENT OF BILLS: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-30 APPROVING THE CITY WARRANT REGISTER OF DEMANDS DATED MAY 10, 2023
RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-30 approving the Warrant Register dated May 10, 2023.
PUBLIC COMMENTS - CONTINUED
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AB 1234 TRAVEL REPORTS
Members will provide a brief report on meetings attended at the expense of the local agency as required by Government Code Section 53232.3(d).
COUNCIL/AGENCY ORALS
Announcements and requests for future agenda items.
• Georgina Tamayo, Councilmember
• Angie M. Jimenez, Councilmember
1. Request Council Consensus to display an LGBTQIA banner.
• David N. Torres, Mayor
1. Request for council consensus to recognize May 26, 2023 as National Poppy Day to honor the fallen and support the living who have worn our nation's uniform.
2. Request(s) for certain budget presentations and information.
3. Request for council consensus directing staff to study fees related to fundraising by non-profits and other community organizations in Montebello.
• Scarlet Peralta, Mayor Pro Tem
• Salvador Melendez, Councilmember
CLOSED SESSION - CONTINUED
ADJOURNMENT
The City of Montebello will adjourn to the next Regular Meeting on May 24, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. which can be live streamed at https://www.montebelloca.gov (Click on Live Stream).
I, Kimberly Guillen, Deputy City Clerk for the City of Montebello hereby certify that a copy of this agenda has been posted on or before Sunday, May 7, 2023 no later than 6:00 p.m.
Kimberly Guillen, Deputy City Clerk
EXHIBIT - CITY OF MONTEBELLO FORECASTED AGENDA
Please note, the attached exhibit is a draft version that is to be used for reference purposes only; agenda items, information, and dates are subject to change. The exhibit will be placed at the end of the Agenda Packet. • City of Montebello Forecasted Agenda
ITEM # 12
CITY OF MONTEBELLO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Nick Razo, Director of Human Resources
SUBJECT: ADOPT RESOLUTION NO. 23-28 APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF
MONTEBELLO AND THE MONTEBELLO POLICE MANAGEMENT
ASSOCIATION (MPMA)
DATE: May 10, 2023
RECOMMENDATION(S):
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Adopt Resolution No. 23-28 approving a tentatively agreed to comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City of Montebello and the Montebello Police Management Association (MPMA); and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The tentatively agreed to successor MOU includes annual cost-of-living adjustments (COLA) to base salary pay, adjustments and increases to longevity and education/certification incentive pay, and a “health and wellness” stipend. These items are individually costed and include the impact the increases to base pay and “PERS- able” incentives will have on CalPERS costs. The proposed MOU covers a three-year (3- year) period (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2026) with costing estimates completed for this period.
The total increase in base salary and related costs over the 3-year period is approximately $821,000. This amount represents an increase to the projected base salary pay and incentive expenses for MPMA represented positions for the next three years, beginning with Fiscal Year 2023-24. If the MOU is approved, the additional salary and incentive pay expenses will be added to the FY 2023-24 budget and subsequent budgets.
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BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The City’s employees are represented by ten (10) different employee associations. Each employee association is comprised of specific job classifications, separated by miscellaneous/non-safety and safety positions (e.g., Fire and Police). Salaries, benefits, fringe benefits and other related items are detailed in comprehensive City Council approved Memoranda of Understanding (MOU), one for each association.
In August 2021, the City’s Administration and Human Resources Department began preparing for labor negotiation sessions with the various associations for the period of January 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025. The goal for that round of MOU updates was to modernize some classifications (e.g., job titles) and bring salary ranges for all classifications to market within three years.
Beginning December 2021 through May 2022, the City held multiple labor negotiation sessions with the MPMA to discuss a successor MOU that incorporated the updated salary schedules and other adjustments to total compensation. The MPMA was provided ample time to review the City’s proposals, identify clarifying questions, and provide counter proposals. During the negotiation sessions the City provided clarification responses and revised provisions that the MPMA provided to their membership for review and consideration. Findings from the Classification and Compensation Study completed in Fiscal Year 2020-21 were also discussed to communicate the relative change in pay for each classification and explain the new comprehensive salary schedule. The City and the MPMA tentatively agreed to a comprehensive MOU that included the relevant provisions as follows:
• Salary increases in accordance with the Classification and Compensation Study • Education or Certification Incentive Pay
• Bilingual Pay
• Creation of Vacation, Sick, and Holiday Leave Accrual Banks
On June 8, 2022, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 22-38, approving a comprehensive MOU between the City and the MPMA (see Attachment A). The MOU was for a term retroactive to January 1, 2022, through June 30, 2023.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
N/A
ANALYSIS:
In January 2023, the City proactively began labor negotiation sessions with the MPMA approximately six months ahead of the current MOU expiration date of June 30, 2023.
By implementing comprehensive MOU’s, the City is better positioned to recruit and retain the most qualified and resolute employees for all full-time equivalent classifications, including the MPMA classifications (e.g., Captain and Lieutenant). As a full-service organization, the City depends on the experience, knowledge, and skills of the MPMA –
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT - MEETING OF MAY 10, 2023
individually and collectively – to provide effective leadership and strategic public safety management.
The City held multiple labor negotiation sessions and continued the meet and confer process with the MPMA over the last four months. MPMA was provided time to review the proposed MOU terms, identify questions for clarification, and/or provide counter proposals with subsequent discussions held to analyze each proposal and counter proposal.
The City and the MPMA tentatively agreed to a comprehensive successor MOU that covers a 3-year period from July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, and includes the relevant provisions (see Fiscal Impact section) as follows:
• Salary increases in accordance with annual Cost-of-Living Adjustments (COLA) • Education or Certification Incentive Pay Increases
• Longevity Pay Adjustments
• Military Incentive Pay
• Health and Wellness Stipend
SUMMARY:
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt Resolution No. 23-28 (see Attachment B) approving a tentatively agreed to comprehensive successor MOU, between the City and the MPMA, for the period of July 1, 2023, to June 30, 2026 (see Attachment C); and direct staff to take such additional related, action that may be desirable.
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Attachment A - Resolution No. 22-38 Approving a Comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (Adopted 6.8.22)
2. Attachment B - Resolution No. 23-28 Approving a MOU with the MPMA
3. Attachment C - MPMA MOU 2023-2026
NEXT STEPS:
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ATTACHMENT A
APPENDIX A
City of Montebello, California
Policy & Procedures Manual
14 2.060.590 Bilingual Pay
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to provide compensation guidelines for City employees that provide bilingual services to the residents and customers of the City of Montebello. This policy applies to only full-time employees.
Policy
It is the policy of the City to identify employees in positions designated as bilingual by the Director of Human Resources, that require, as a condition of employment, the performance of verbal and written bilingual skills, shall be entitled to Bilingual pay.
A. The City has identified and approved through demographical data the need for providing bilingual services in the following languages: Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Armenian, Korean, or Sign Language.
B. The Human Resources Department has identified and approved positions and level of required fluency in the second language that meet the operational needs of the City and its citizens.
C. The Human Resources Department shall contract with a third-party vendor to provide a testing system for compensating employees based on City needs.
Procedure
A. Employees must submit in writing a request to test for Bilingual Pay.
B. Employee must pass a bilingual proficiency test, in addition to any other job-related test requirement for a position.
C. Testing:
1. Bilingual proficiency will be determined by standardized competency tests contracted through a third-party vendor by Human Resources.
2. The Human Resources Department will communicate with the Department when an employee has passed the competency test, the employee’s
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Policy & Procedures Manual
15 Department will submit a personnel action form for the incentive pay to begin on the 1st of the next month.
D. Compensation: Compensation shall be based on Bargaining Unit agreements:
Prior to May 2022:
Bargaining Unit Monthly Incentive
Montebello Firefighters’ Association $100
Montebello Fire Management Association $100
Montebello Police Officers’ Association $100
Montebello Police Management Association $100
Montebello Supervisors’ Association $80
Montebello Mid-Management Association $70
Montebello City Employees’ Association $80
Montebello Management Professionals’
Association
$80
Un-represented full-time $80
Effective July 1, 2022:
The Bilingual incentive will be based on the following criteria, and compensation for successfully passing an assessment for each (one language only):
o Speaking - $50.00 per month
o Writing - $50.00 per month
o Reading - $50.00 per month
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Policy & Procedures Manual
16 A. Staff currently receiving the bilingual incentive do not have to test again, unless they want to upgrade to the new three-pronged criteria and earn the increased compensation as outlined above.
B. Bilingual incentive will be calculated into overtime compensation when applicable.
C. Bilingual incentive pay will be reported as Special Compensation to CalPERS as applicable.
D. Administration: The Human Resources Department is responsible for administering the Bilingual Pay Policy. The Human Resources Department responsibilities shall also include a periodic review and report on the number and location of positions designated as bilingual.
(Revised: 04/27/2022)
APPENDIX B
City of Montebello, California
Policy & Procedures Manual
17 2.060.565 Bereavement Leave
Purpose
The purpose of this policy is to provide guidelines for the use of leave associated with bereavement of an immediate family member.
Policy
It is the policy of the City to provide “Bereavement Leave” to full-time city employees to attend to the details of, and to grieve the death of an immediate family member.
A. “Immediate family member” shall mean the employee’s parent, sibling, mother-in- law, father -in-law, spouse or registered domestic partner, child, grandparent , grandchild (including “Step” family members).
B. Full-time City employees shall be eligible to utilize up to 3 workdays /1-full fire safety personnel shift of bereavement leave annually, that will not be charged against their accrued annual or sick leave.
C. In the event more than one request for use of bereavement leave per annuum is requested by a full-time employee, their request to utilize up to 3 workdays /1-full fire safety personnel shift may be approved.
1. In this event, the affected employee shall utilize either annual or sick leave they have accrued.
2. If the affected employee does not have sufficient accrued hours banked, they may be granted the leave without pay.
D. Part-time employees may be granted bereavement leave without pay following the same criteria as that of full-time employees.
Procedure
A. It shall be the responsibility of the affected employee to immediately notify their immediate supervisor of the need to utilize bereavement leave.
1. The immediate supervisor shall complete the necessary documentation to facilitate the use of bereavement leave.
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Policy & Procedures Manual
18 2. The immediate supervisor shall ensure the appropriate authorities are notified of the leave notification.
B. Upon return of the affected employee, any additional documentation and signatures shall be obtained.
C. In the event additional hours are requested, the affected employee shall make the request in writing providing the reasons for such need.
1. Upon receiving the request for additional hours, the immediate supervisor shall forward the request to the appointing authority with their recommendation.
2. Use of accrued annual or sick hours shall be utilized for any additional hours requested above the allotted bereavement leave.
Montebello Fire Management Association 48 hours/1 shift (Fire Battalion Chief & Deputy Fire Chief)
30 hours (Fire Marshal)
Montebello Firefighters’ Association 48 hours/1 shift
Montebello Police Management
Association
30 hours
Montebello Mid-Management Association 30 hours
Montebello Supervisors Association 30 hours
Montebello Police Officers’ Association 30 hours
Montebello City Employees’ Association 30 hours
Montebello Management Professionals’
Association
30 hours
Non Represented Full Time 30 hours
(Revised: 04/27/22)
APPENDIX C
City of Montebello, California
Policy & Procedures Manual
19 2.060.227 Longevity Pay
Purpose
The purpose for longevity pay is to recognize long-term service employees that work for the City of Montebello.
Policy
The City will pay the agreed upon amount for longevity pay as adopted by City Council.
Procedure
Each department will keep track of their employees’ d ates of service and eligibility for longevity pay. The department will issue a personnel action form to the Human Resources Department to reflect the start of eligibility and each increase to the longevity pay tier based on the employees’ collective bargaining agreement.
MONTEBELLO POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
A. For longevity purposes only, the following shall count as LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE:
a. For full- time City of Montebello employees who are in either the MPMA unit or the MPOA unit as of July 1, 2019, all continuous service as an active, full-time City of Montebello law enforcement department member, whether sworn or unsworn, plus any verifiable prior laterals continuous service as an active, full-time sworn police, police supervisory, or police management unit member, shall count toward years of longevity. b. For MPMA unit members who join the MPMA unit on or after July 1, 2019 without prior continuous service as an active, full-time City of Montebello law enforcement department member, only verifiable prior lateral continuous service as a full- time sworn
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Policy & Procedures Manual
20 police, police supervisory, or police management unit member shall count toward years of longevity.
B. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4. A., beginning with the first pay period of the seventh (7th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the completion of the unit member's 11 th year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, an MPMA unit member shall receive 4% of his/her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to CalPERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member's Base Salary. Aggregate active service time shall not include any overlapping service time (i.e. service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
C. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4.A., beginning with the first pay period of the twelfth (12th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the completion of the unit member's 19th year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, an MPMA unit member shall receive 7% of his/her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to CalPERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member' s Base Salary. Aggregate active service time shall not include any overlapping service time (i.e. service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
D. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4.A, beginning with the first pay period of the twentieth (20 th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the completion of the unit member's 25th year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, an MPMA unit member shall receive 10% of his/ her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to CalPERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member's Base Salary. Aggregate active service time shall not include any overlapping service time i.e. service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
APPENDIX C
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21 E. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4.A , beginning with the first pay period of the twenty sixth (26th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the MPMA unit member's remaining years of full- time City MPMA unit service, an MPMA unit member shall receive 13% of his/ her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to Ca1PERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member's Base Salary. Aggregate active service time shall not include any overlapping service time (i.e. service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
MONTEBELLO FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Effective the first (1st) full pay period after MOU adoption, for full-time City of Montebello employees who are in the MFMA unit, all continuous service as an active, full-time City of Montebello fire service sworn, plus any verifiable prior Lateral continuous service with another fire service agency as an active, full-time sworn firefighter, firefighter paramedic, fire engineer, fire captain, or fire battalion chief shall count toward years of longevity.
Effective the first (1st) full pay period after MOU adoption, Longevity pay shall consist of:
A. A (4%) base salary increase at the completion of five (5) years aggregate active service as a full-time City of Montebello sworn fire personnel unit member which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 10th year.
B. The (4%) base salary increase shall be increased to a (7%) base salary increase at the completion of ten (10) years aggregate active service as a full-time City of Montebello sworn fire personnel unit member which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 15th year.
C. The (7%) base salary increase shall be increased to a (10%) base salary increase at the completion of fifteen (15) years aggregate active service as a full- time City of
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22 Montebello Sworn personnel unit member which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 20th year.
D. The (10%) base salary increase shall be increased to a (13%) base salary increase at the completion of twenty (20) years aggregate active service as a full-time City of Montebello sworn personnel unit member which the unit member shall continue to receive for the unit member's remaining years of full- time City sworn personnel unit member service.
MONTEBELLO MID-MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
A. Beginning the first pay period after June 26, 2019, each MMMA unit member with ten (10) years of aggregate full- time City service shall be eligible for longevity pay. Longevity pay shall consist of a base salary pay increase at the following eligibility benchmarks and shall not be cumulative:
After 10 years of full- time service 1. 5 % base salary increase After 15 years of full- time service 2. 5 % base salary increase After 20 years of full- time service 3. 5 % base salary increase After 25 years of full-time service 5. 0 % base salary increase B. A one and half (1.5%) percent base salary increase at the completion of ten (10) years of aggregate full-time City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 14th year.
C. A two and a half (2.5%) percent base salary increase at fifteen (15) years of aggregate full-time City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 19th year.
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23 D. A three and a half (3.5%) percent base salary increase at twenty (20) years of aggregate fulltime City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 24th year.
E. A five (5.0%) percent base salary increase at twenty five (25) years of aggregate full- time City service and the unit member shall continue to receive thereafter.
MONTEBELLO SUPERVISORS’ ASSOCIATION
A. Beginning the first pay period after May 15, 2019, each MSA unit member with ten (10) years of aggregate full- time City service shall be eligible for longevity pay. Longevity pay shall consist of a base salary pay increase at the following eligibility benchmarks and shall not be cumulative:
After 10 years of full- time service 1. 5 % base salary increase After 15 years of full- time service 2. 5 % base salary increase After 20 years of full- time service 3. 5 % base salary increase After 25 years of full-time service 5. 0 % base salary increase B. A one and half (1.5%) percent base salary increase at the completion of ten (10) years of aggregate full-time City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 14th year.
C. A two and a half (2.5%) percent base salary increase at fifteen (15) years of aggregate full- time City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 19th year.
D. A three and a half (3.5%) percent base salary increase at twenty (20) years of aggregate full- time City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 24th year.
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24 E. A five (5.0%) percent base salary increase at twenty five (25) years of aggregate full- time City service and the unit member shall continue to receive thereafter.
MONTEBELLO CITY EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION
A. Beginning the first pay period after April 22, 2019, each MCEA unit member with ten (10) years of aggregate full- time City service shall be eligible for longevity pay. Longevity pay shall consist of a base salary pay increase at the following eligibility benchmarks and shall not be cumulative:
After 10 years of full- time service 1.5 % base salary increase After 15 years of full- time service 2.5 % base salary increase After 20 years of full- time service 3.5 % base salary increase After 25 years of full-time service 5.0 % base salary increase B. A one and half (1.5%) percent base salary increase at the completion of ten (10) years of aggregate full-time City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 14th year.
C. A two and a half (2.5%) percent base salary increase at fifteen (15) years of aggregate full- time City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 19th year.
D. A three and a half (3.5%) percent base salary increase at twenty (20) years of aggregate full-time City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 24th year.
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25 E. A five (5.0%) percent base salary increase at twenty five (25) years of aggregate full- time City service and the unit member shall continue to receive thereafter.
MONTEBELLO FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION
For longevity purposes only, the following shall count as LATERAL SWORN FIRE SERVCE:
For full-time City of Montebello employees who are in the MFA unit all continuous service as an active, full-time City of Montebello fire service sworn, plus any verifiable prior Lateral continuous service with another fire service agency as an active, full -time sworn firefighter, firefighter paramedic, fire engineer, or fire captain shall count toward years of longevity.
Each unit member with five (5) years aggregate service as a full-time sworn Fire Service unit member shall be eligible for longevity pay. Thereafter, each unit member who attains five (5) years aggregate service as a full-time firefighter shall be eligible for longevity pay.
Longevity pay shall consist of:
Effective the first (1st) full pay period after MOU adoption, Longevity pay shall consist of:
A. A (4%) base salary increase at the completion of five (5) years aggregate active service as a full-time City of Montebello sworn fire personnel unit member which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 10th year.
B. The (4%) base salary increase shall be increased to a (7%) base salary increase at the completion of ten (10) years aggregate active service as a full-time City of Montebello sworn fire personnel unit member which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 15th year.
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26 C. The (7%) base salary increase shall be increased to a (10%) base salary increase at the completion of fifteen (15) years aggregate active service as a full- time City of Montebello Sworn personnel unit member which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 20th year.
D. The (10%) base salary increase shall be increased to a (13%) base salary increase at the completion of twenty (20) years aggregate active service as a full-time City of Montebello sworn personnel unit member which the unit member shall continue to receive for the unit member's remaining years of full-time City sworn personnel unit member service.
MONTEBELLO POLICE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION
Current longevity rates, and definitions of qualifying law enforcement service for purpose of longevity, shall be modified as follows, effective July 1, 2019:
A. For longevity purposes only, the following shall count as LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE:
a. For full- time City of Montebello employees who are in the MPOA unit as of July 1, 2019, all continuous service as an active, full- time City of Montebello law enforcement department member, whether sworn or unsworn, plus any verifiable prior lateral continuous service as an active, full-time sworn police, police supervisory, or police management unit member, shall count toward years of longevity. b. For MPOA unit members who join the MPOA unit on or after July 1, 2019 without prior continuous service as an active, full-time City of Montebello law enforcement department member, only verifiable prior lateral continuous service as a full- time sworn police, police supervisory, or police management unit member shall count toward years of longevity.
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27 B. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4. A. beginning with the first pay period of the seventh (7th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the completion of the unit member's 11th year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, an MPOA unit member shall receive 4% of his/her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to CalPERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member's Base Salary. Aggregate active service time shall not include any overlapping service time (i.e. service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
C. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4. A., beginning with the first pay period of the twelfth (12th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the completion of the unit member’s 19 th year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, an MPOA unit member shall receive 7% of his/ her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to CaIPERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member's Base Salary. Aggregate active service time shall not include any overlapping service time (i.e. service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
D. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4.A, beginning with the first pay period of the twentieth (20th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the completion of the unit member's 25th year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, an MPOA unit member shall receive 10% of his/ her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to CalPERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member's Base Salary. Aggregate active service time shall not include any overlapping service time i.e. service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
E. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4.A, beginning with the first pay period of the twenty sixth (26th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the unit member's
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28 remaining years of full-time City MPOA unit service, an MPOA unit member shall receive 13% of his/her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to CaIPERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member's Base Salary. Aggregate active service time shall not include any overlapping service time (i.e. service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
FULL-TIME NON-REPRESENTED EMPLOYEES
MONTEBELLO MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS’ ASSOCIATION
A. Effective April 28, 2019, each non-represented full-time employee with ten (10) years of aggregate full-time City service shall be eligible for longevity pay.
Longevity pay shall consist of a base salary pay increase at the following eligibility benchmarks and shall not be cumulative:
After 10 years of full- time service 1.5 % base salary increase After 15 years of full- time service 2.5 % base salary increase After 20 years of full- time service 3.5 % base salary increase After 25 years of full-time service 5.0 % base salary increase B. A one and half (1.5%) percent base salary increase at the completion of ten (10) years of aggregate full-time City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 14th year.
C. A two and a half (2.5%) percent base salary increase at fifteen (15) years of aggregate full-time City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 19th year.
D. A three and a half (3.5%) percent base salary increase at twenty (20) years of aggregate fulltime City service which the unit member shall continue to receive through the completion of the unit member's 24th year.
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29 E. A five (5.0%) percent base salary increase at twenty five (25) years of aggregate full- time City service and the unit member shall continue to receive thereafter. (Revised: 04/27/2022)
APPENDIX D
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30 2.060.517 Education Reimbursement Program
Purpose:
To define who and under what circumstances City employees may receive education reimbursement and to outline the procedure by which reimbursement may be obtained.
Policy:
A. Applications for education reimbursement must be from full-time, non-temporary, employees of the City. (Probationary employees will be considered eligible.) B. Course(s) selected must be of such a nature that it benefits the City and better enables the employee to carry out present duties and will prepare the employee for increased responsibilities and/or promotion. (An employee seeking a college degree will be eligible for reimbursement for those courses that qualify them for such degree.
However, the declared major must have reasonable relevance to the job.) C. Courses other than those qualifying for reimbursement under paragraph B may be approved for reimbursement under this policy with the prior approval of the Director of Human Resources and the City Administrator upon submission of justification by the Appointing Authority. However, costs associated with non-classroom thesis production courses are not subject to reimbursement.
D. Employees desiring reimbursement must attend such courses on their own time after work hours and must complete the course with a passing grade of at least "C" or equivalent.
E. Reimbursement will be made for tuition at rates specified in H below, books, fire certification, lab fees, and all other fees required to take a class or classes. Student body fees will be included; however, parking fees are excluded from reimbursement.
F. Should an employee separate from the City's service within one year after beginning any course reimbursed by the City, the cost of such course will be deducted from the employee's last paycheck. The Director of Human Resources shall be responsible for informing the Finance Department of any such amounts to be deducted.
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31 G. Approval will be limited to courses taken at accredited universities, state colleges and community colleges, approved correspondence courses, high school and adult education, technical and vocational schools.
H. Employees may attend any accredited or other institution approved by the City Manager or designee. However, education reimbursement rates are based on current California State University rates. A cap of $1,500 per fiscal year will be granted to each eligible employee, with the exception of members of the Montebello Police Officers’ Association who’s members have an annual maximum of $2,000.
I. Employees scheduled by the City to take specialized courses or special seminars on work time will not be subject to the requirements of this policy.
Procedure:
A. In order for an employee to be eligible to receive reimbursement for tuition, fees and books, or fire certification by the State Fire Marshal, he/she must acquire prior approval of the course(s) from the Department Head, the Director of Human Resources and City Manager by submitting the Course Approval Form. This form shall be returned to the Department Head upon approval by the Director of Human Resources and the City Manager.
B. Upon receiving verification of enrollment and grade or certification, with receipts for tuition and books or for fire certification, the Department Head will submit the Educational Reimbursement Application to the Director of Human Resources with the approved Course Approval Form and a Request to Issue a Warrant made out to the employee receiving the reimbursement. Documentation must be submitted within two months of class completion.
C. Upon timely receipt of these materials, the Director of Human Resources shall have the responsibility for processing the claim for reimbursement.
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32 (Prior Policy #V-B-25, 07/01/73; AUTHORITY: C/ADMIN) (Revised: 07/28/21)
APPENDIX E
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32 2.060.504 Employee Compensation and Benefits
Purpose
Is to provide a description of the City’s employee compensation and benefits packages.
Policy
It is the policy of the City to recognize the significant role that its workforce plays in fulfilling its public service mission. The City recognizes that maintaining a competitive compensation system is critical to its goal of delivering public services to its citizens.
Therefore, the City strives to provide compensation for its employees to attract qualified applicants, retain employees who are equally committed to public service, and motivate employees to maintain the highest standards of performance.
A. With this goal in mind, the City shall compensate employees in accordance with decisions made by Council as budgets are set. Pay for positions are subject to the annual budgetary process and current employee organization MOU’s; and as such, may be subject to increase, reduction, or status quo maintenance for fixed time periods.
B. TOTAL COMPENSATION PHILOSOPHY: The City is committed to providing a range of public services to its citizens by fostering an environment that embraces respect for the worth of each employee and to pursue the same towards its total compensation package that includes salary and benefits. The City’s philosophy is consistent across units with practices that may differ to meet the unique needs of division, department, employee classifications and performance. The City’s total compensation package is guided by the following principles:
1. The City’s total compensation package shall be reviewed against appropriately defined labor markets.
2. The City’s total compensation package shall comply with all applicable state and federal laws.
3. Salaries are managed through a simple, clear program that is consistent with the City’s strategic and organizational objectives.
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33 C. The Council reserves the right to make budget adjustments, and consequently direct pay adjustments during the budget year in order to manage their fiscal responsibilities or deal with unforeseen circumstances that justify or require changes to City expenditures.
Procedure
A. Compensation (Salary) Schedules: All employee classifications shall receive a salary that is approved by City Council resolution each fiscal year.
B. Benefits: In coordination with employee organizations MOU’s, funding abilities, state and federal laws, and the City’s total compensation philosophy, the following benefits are afforded to the full-time employees of the City of Montebello:
C. HEALTH INSURANCE THROUGH PEMHCA
a. The City and the Association agree to contract for health benefits coverage through the Public Employees’ Retirement System under the Public Employees’ Medical Health Care Act (PEMHCA) Section 22751 et seq. of the Government Code.
D. HEALTH INSURANCE CITY CONTRIBUTION
a. Effective March 27, 2008, the City will contribute the following amounts toward full-time employees’ medical, dental & vision insurance:
COVERAGE TOTAL CITY
CONTRIBUTION)
1 Party Full coverage
2 Party $840.00
3 Party $1,090.00
b. Part-time employees who have become eligible for CalPERS membership and have worked 1000 hours in a fiscal year:
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34 i. The contribution toward hourly EE's insurance who were eligible before 7/1/92 will be at the rate needed to fully pay 1 party coverage in the plan selected by the EE. For hourly EE who became eligible for insurance on or after 7/1/92 the City contribution toward the insurance package will be at the rate needed to pay 50% of one party coverage in the plan selected by the employee. [Res. 97-109] E. Medical Insurance Opt-out Incentive
a.
An opt-out incentive is afforded to full-time and those hourly employees, who have benefits and were hired prior to 8/11/92, who decline the City's medical, dental and vision insurance package.
b. Proof of medical coverage elsewhere will be required annually to continue participation in the cash incentive program.
c. The monthly Medical Insurance Opt-Out incentive is $350.00 d. The monthly Medical Insurance Opt-Out incentive shall be computed when calculating overtime as applicable.
e. The monthly Medical Insurance Opt-Out incentive shall be reported as Special Compensation to CalPERS as applicable.
f. Employees who have an alternative source of health insurance must provide minimum essential health coverage pursuant to the U. S. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), and cover both the employee and all individuals in the employee' s expected tax family, if any. During open enrollment or as otherwise required by the City, the employee must each year provide the City with an attestation or other reasonable documentation, subject to the City's approval confirming such alternate coverage. According to the ACA, the City must not make payment if the City knows that the employee or family member does not have the alternative coverage.
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APPENDIX F
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36 2.060.528 Education Incentive Pay
Purpose
The Education Incentive Pay program rewards employees who take the initiative to increase their job worth by gaining job-related knowledge, behaviors, and personal and professional skills to significantly enhance their value to their department and the City.
Policy
The City will pay the agreed upon amount for education as agreed upon by City Council resolution.
Procedure
The department will issue a personnel action form to the Human Resources Department to reflect the start of eligibility and the monthly amount based on the employees’ collective bargaining agreement.
MONTEBELLO POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
The City agrees to provide education incentive pay as follows:
Degree or Certificate Compensation
A.A. or Intermediate POST $300/month
B.A./B.S. or Advanced POST $500/month
The above education incentive pay shall not be compounded if an employee holds more than one of the above qualifying degrees or POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) certificates.
Instead, the total amount of educational incentive pay for possessing any of the above qualifying degrees or certificates shall be capped at the amount associated with the highest qualifying degree or certificate possessed.
The City also agrees to establish a supplemental educational incentive pay for those employees that possess a supervisory or management POST certificate as follows:
Supervisory Certificate $250/month
Management Certificate $250/month
This supplemental educational incentive pay for possessing a supervisory and/or management POST certificate shall be in addition to any educational incentive pay earned for possessing one of the qualifying degrees or POST certificates as set forth above.
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37 MONTEBELLO FIRE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
Effective the first pay period after MFMA ratification and City Council adoption of this MOU, the City agrees to provide an education incentive to unit members as follows and such incentives shall supersede and replace previous education incentives provided to unit members:
A. $ 250/ month for Firefighter 1 Certificate or AA/AS or 60 units B. $ 400/ month for Firefighter II Certificate or BA/ BS or 120 units C. $ 600/ month for Company Officer Certificate
The aforementioned education incentives shall not be stackable or cumulative. The unit MFMA member is entitled to a maximum of one education incentive at a time.
MONTEBELLO POLICE OFFICERS’ ASSOCIATION
The City agrees to provide education incentive pay as follows:
Degree or Certificate Compensation
A.A. or Intermediate POST $300/month
B.A./B.S. or Advanced POST $500/month
POST Supervisory Certificate $250/month
The above educational incentive pay shall not be compounded if an employee holds more than one of the above qualifying degrees or POST (Peace Officer Standards and Training) certificate.
Instead, the total the total amount of educational incentive pay for possessing any of the above qualifying degrees or certificates shall be capped at the amount associated with the highest qualifying degree or certificate possessed.
The City also agrees to establish a supplemental educational incentive pay for those employees that possess a supervisory POST certificate in the amount of $250/month. This supplemental educational incentive pay for possessing a supervisory POST certificate shall be in addition to any educational incentive pay earned for possessing one of the qualifying degrees or certificates as set forth above.
MONTEBELLO FIREFIGHTERS’ ASSOCIATION
The City agrees to provide an education incentive to unit members as follows and such incentives shall supersede and replace previous education incentives provided to unit members:
A. $250/month for Firefighter I Certificate or AA/AS or 60 units B. $400/month for Firefighter II Certificate or BA/BS or 120 units C. $600/month for Company Officer Certificate
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38 The aforementioned education incentives shall not be stackable. The unit member is entitled to a maximum of one education incentive at a time.
MONTEBELLO CITY EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION
MONTEBELLO MID-MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION
MONTEBELLO SUPERVISORS’ ASSOCIATION
MONTEBELLO MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONALS’ ASSOCIATION
UNREPRESENTED FULL-TIME EMPLOYEES
Full-time employees in the MCEA, MMMA, MSA, MMPA AND Unrepresented Full-time employees will receive an education incentive based on the highest completed degree. Degree incentive is not stackable.
Bachelor’s Degree $200.00 per month
Master’s or Doctoral Degree $400.00 per month
Education Incentive pay will commence on the 1st day of the next month after submitting proof of Education to their department. The unit member’s department will submit a personnel action form to Human Resources for the education incentive pay to be added to the member’s salary.
(Revised: 05/25/2022)
RESOLUTION NO. 23-28
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
MONTEBELLO APPROVING A COMPREHENSIVE MEMORANDUM OF
UNDERSTANDING AND THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF
EMPLOYMENT AFFECTING THE DESIGNATED MONTEBELLO
POLICE MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION (MPMA) EMPLOYEES FOR
THE PERIOD OF JULY 1, 2023, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026
RECITALS
WHEREAS the City of Montebello (City) values the work of all its employees and seeks to maintain fair and mutually beneficial terms and conditions of employment for the good of the City and the employees; and
WHEREAS representatives of the City and representatives of the bargaining unit named above have met, conferred, and negotiated in good faith regarding wages, hours, and working conditions. Due to good faith negotiations, the City and the MPMA developed a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) attached hereto as Exhibit A.
NOW THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTEBELLO, CALIFORNIA HEREBY RESOLVES, FINDS, AND DECLARES AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: The MOU between the City and the MPMA dated July 1, 2023, through June 30, 2026, and attached is hereby approved.
SECTION 2: That the City Clerk shall certify the passage and adoption of this Resolution and that the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 10th day of May 2023.
David N. Torres, Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Christopher Jimenez, City Clerk Arnold M. Alvarez-Glasman, City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS:
CITY OF MONTEBELLO )
ATTACHMENT B
RESOLUTION NO. 23-28
I, Christopher Jimenez, City Clerk of the City of Montebello, County of Los Angeles, State of California, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 23 -28 was passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Mont ebello, signed by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk at a regular meeting of said Council held on the 10th day of May 2023, and that said Resolution was adopted by the following vote, to-wit:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
The undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Montebello, does hereby attest and certify that the foregoing Resolution is a true, full and correct copy of a resolution duly adopted at a meeting of said City which was duly convened and held on the date stated thereon, and that said document has not been amended, modified, repealed or rescinded since its date of adoption and is in full force and effect as of the date hereof.
DATE: _______________ _____________________________
Christopher Jimenez, City Clerk
• Exhibit A - MPMA MOU
•
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not include any overlapping service time (i.e., service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
E. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4. A., beginning with the first pay period of the sixteenth (16th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the completion of the unit member's twentieth (20th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, an MPMA unit member shall receive ten percent (10%) of his/her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to CalPERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member's Base Salary. Aggregate active service time shall not include any overlapping service time (i.e., service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
F. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4. A., beginning with the first pay period of the twenty-first (21th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the completion of the unit member's twenty-fifth (25th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, an MPMA unit member shall receive thirteen percent (13%) of his/her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to CalPERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member's Base Salary. Aggregate active service time shall not include any overlapping service time (i.e. service time cannot count twice for overlapping time periods).
G. Considering the definition of LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE in paragraph 4. A., beginning with the first pay period of the twenty-sixth (26th) year of continuous, aggregate active LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE, and continuing through the MPMA unit member's remaining years of full-time City MPMA unit service, an MPMA unit member shall receive fifteen percent (15%) of his/her Base Salary as Longevity Pay (which shall be reported to CalPERS as special pay) in addition to the unit member's 22 I Page
ITEM # 13
SUBJECT:
DATE:
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTION PLAN FRAMEWORK
May 10, 2023
RECOMMENDATION(S):
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Receive and file the Economic Development Action Plan Framework; and,
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
ITEM # 14
CITY OF MONTEBELLO
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA STAFF REPORT
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members
FROM: René Bobadilla, P.E., City Manager
BY: Fernando Pelaez, Fire Chief
Angelica Palmeros, Deputy Director
SUBJECT: AUTHORIZATION TO ISSUE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP NO. 23-10) FOR LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
DATE: May 10, 2023
RECOMMENDATION(S):
It is recommended that the City Council:
1. Authorize to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Local Hazard Mitigation Plan; and
2. Take such additional, related action that may be desirable.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Issuance of this RFP has no direct fiscal impact. However, should there be a successful award of a contract related to providing services to conduct the preparation of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), the fiscal impact will be presented for City Council's review and approval. Staff will research funding sources to offset the impact on the General Fund. There may be grant opportunities or other alternate funding streams. A full cost proposal will be presented in a subsequent agenda report coinciding with the awarding of an agreement for these services. The estimated cost for a comprehensive LHMP can range from $130,000 to $160,000.
BACKGROUND/DISCUSSION:
The Hazard Mitigation Plan (Mitigation Plan) was prepared in response to the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000). DMA 2000 (also known as Public Law 106-390) 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. This type of planning supplements the City’s comprehensive land
CITY COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT - MEETING OF MAY 10, 2023
use planning and emergency management planning programs. This document is a federally mandated update to the City of Montebello's 2017 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and ensures continuing eligibility for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) an Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding.
The City of Montebello by and through the Montebello Fire Department is requesting proposals from highly qualified companies to provide consulting services for the development of the 5-Year Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. The LHMP is set to expire on June 30, 2023. This LHMP has a direct impact on Fire, Police, Public Works, and Planning as it relates to receiving grant funds, and other important City projects.
Additionally, the Fire Department has developed a draft Request For Proposal (RFP), setting clear expectations and a detailed scope of work, to ensure the needs of the City are met. If approved, the notice inviting proposals will be published using Planetbids in May 2023. The due date for all proposals is tentatively scheduled for July 2023 with the selection of a vendor following shortly after. Staff will return to the City Council seeking approval of an award of a contract, along with presenting a fiscal impact statement outlining the total project budget and funding sources.
ENVIRONMENTAL:
This item is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to the State CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3, sections:
15060(a)(3) (the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment); 15060(c)(3) (the activity is not “a "project” as defined in Section 15378); and 15061(b)(3), because the activity is covered by the general rule that CEQA applies only to projects which have the potential for causing a significant effect on the environment. Because there is no possibility that this item may have a significant adverse effect on the environment, the item is exempt from CEQA.
ANALYSIS:
N/A
SUMMARY:
Staff is recommending that the City Council approve the issuance of an RFP and direct staff to take such additional, and related, action that may be desirable.
ATTACHMENT(S)
1. Attachment A - Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 2017-2023
2. Attachment B - RFP 23-10 - Consultant LHMP
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Montebello City Council
Vivian Romero, Mayor
William M. Molinari, Mayor Pro Tem
Art Barajas, Councilmember
Vanessa Delgado, Councilmember
Jack Hadjinian, Councilmember
Montebello Planning Commission
Daniel Gonzalez, Chair
Kevork Bagoian, Vice Chair
Sona Mooradian, Commissioner
Brissa Sotelo, Commissioner
Sergio Zazueta, Commissioner
City Administration
Francesca Tucker-Schuyler, City Manager
Danilo Batson, Assistant City Manager
City Staff
Ben Kim, Director of Planning and Community Development Dan Frances, Fire Chief
Kevin McClure, Police Chief
David Sosnowski, Director of Recreation and Community Services Tom Barrio, Director of Transportation
Steve Kwon, Director of Finance
Kurt Johnson, Fire Marshall
Consultants
California Consulting
Emergency Planning Consulting
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Hazard Mitigation Planning Team:
Agency Name Department Position
City of Montebello Francesca Tucker-Schuyler City Administration City Manager Danilo Batson City Administration Assistant City Manager Ben Kim Planning and Community
Development Department
Director
Dan France Fire Department Fire Chief
Kurt Johnson Fire Department Fire Marshal
Brad Keller Police Department Captain
Rick Rojas Police Department Lieutenant
David Sosnowski Recreation and
Community Services
Director
California Consulting Allison Richards Business Development Senior Director Emergency Planning
Consultants
Carolyn J. Harshman Consultant President
Point of Contact
To request information or provide comments regarding this mitigation plan, please contact:
Name & Position Title Matthew Feske, Planning Manager
Email [email protected]
Mailing Address 1600 W. Beverly Boulevard
Montebello, CA 90640
Telephone Number (323) 887-1200
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Consulting Services
Emergency Planning Consultants
Project Manager: Carolyn J. Harshman, CEM, President
Lead Research Assistant: Alex L. Fritzler
HAZUS/GIS: Michael McDaniel
3665 Ethan Allen Avenue
San Diego, California 92117
Phone: 858-483-4626
[email protected]
www.carolynharshman.com
Mapping
The maps in this plan were provided by Emergency Planning Consultants, City of Montebello, County of Los Angeles, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and acquired from public Internet sources. Care was taken in the creation of the maps contained in this Plan, however they are provided "as is" . The City of Montebello cannot accept any responsibility for any errors, omissions or positional accuracy, and therefore, there are no warranties that accompany these products (the maps). Although information from land surveys may have been used in the creation of these products, in no way does this product represent or constitute a land survey. Users are cautioned to field verify information on this product before making any decisions.
Mandated Content
In an effort to assist the readers and reviewers of this document, the jurisdiction has inserted “markers” emphasizing mandated content as identified in the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Public Law – 390). Following is a sample marker:
*EXAMPLE*
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CREDITS............................................................................................................................... 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS......................................................................................................... 7 PART I: PLANNING PROCESS .............................................................................. 8 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................. 8 PLANNING PROCESS.........................................................................................................17 PART II: RISK ASSESSMENT.............................................................................. 31 COMMUNITY PROFILE.......................................................................................................31 RISK ASSESSMENT ...........................................................................................................36 EARTHQUAKE HAZARDS ..................................................................................................47 Newport-Inglewood M7.1 Earthquake Scenario...................................................55 San Andreas M8.0 Earthquake Scenario................................................................63 Whittier M6.8 Earthquake Scenario........................................................................71 Puente Hills M7.1 Earthquake Scenario.................................................................78 Sierra Madre M7.2 Earthquake Scenario...............................................................85 WILDFIRE HAZARDS.........................................................................................................94 FLOOD HAZARDS...............................................................................................................98 Rio Hondo 100-Year Flood Scenario.....................................................................101 DAM FAILURE HAZARDS ................................................................................................105 Whittier Narrows Dam Failure Scenario...............................................................108 DROUGHT HAZARDS.......................................................................................................113 PART III: MITIGATION STRATEGIES ........................................................... 115 MITIGATION STRATEGIES .............................................................................................115 Mitigation Actions Matrix ........................................................................................122 PLAN MAINTENANCE.......................................................................................................141 PART IV: APPENDIX............................................................................................ 147 GENERAL HAZARD OVERVIEWS ...................................................................................147 Earthquake Hazards ................................................................................................147 Wildfire Hazards.......................................................................................................151 Flood Hazards...........................................................................................................155 Dam Failure Hazards...............................................................................................159 Drought Hazards......................................................................................................160 ATTACHMENTS.................................................................................................................166 FEMA Letter of Approval.........................................................................................166 City Council Staff Report ........................................................................................167 City Council Resolution ...........................................................................................168 Planning Team Sign-In Sheets..............................................................................169 Web Postings and Notices ......................................................................................171
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Part I: PLANNING PROCESS
Introduction
The Hazard Mitigation Plan (Mitigation Plan) was prepared in response to Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000). DMA 2000 (also known as Public Law 106-390) 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. This type of planning supplements the City’s comprehensive land use planning and emergency management planning programs. This document is a federally mandated update to the City of Montebello 2004 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and ensures continuing eligibility for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funding.
DMA 2000 was designed to establish a national program for pre-disaster mitigation, streamline disaster relief at the federal and state levels, and control federal disaster assistance costs.
Congress believed these requirements would produce 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.
In addition to compliance with regulations contained in DMA 2000, the City desires to conform to the standards contained in California Assembly Bill 2140. As such, the Hazard Mitigation Plan is an attachment to the City’s General Plan Safety Element (2017).
The following FEMA definitions are used throughout this plan (Source: FEMA, 2002, Getting Started, Building Support for Mitigation Planning, FEMA 386-1):
Hazard Mitigation – “Any sustained action taken to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk to human life and property from hazards”.
Planning – “The act or process of making or carrying out plans; specifically, the establishment of goals, policies, and procedures for a social or economic unit.” Planning Approach
The four-step planning approach outlined in the FEMA publication, Developing the Mitigation Plan: Identifying Mitigation Actions and Implementing Strategies (FEMA 386-3) was used to develop this plan:
Develop mitigation goals and objectives - The risk assessment (hazard characteristics, inventory, and findings), along with municipal policy documents, were utilized to develop mitigation goals and objectives.
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Identify and prioritize mitigation actions - Based on the risk assessment, goals and objectives, existing literature/resources, and input from participating entities, mitigation activities were identified for each hazard. Activities were 1) qualitatively evaluated against the goals and objectives, and other criteria; 2) identified as high, medium, or low priority; and 3) presented in a series of hazard-specific tables. Prepare implementation strategy - Generally, high priority activities are recommended for implementation first. However, based on community needs and goals, project costs, and available funding, some medium or low priority activities may be implemented before some high priority items.
Document mitigation planning process - The mitigation planning process is documented throughout this plan.
Hazard Land Use Policy in California
Planning for hazards should be an integral element of any City’s land use planning program. All California cities and counties have General Plans (also known as Comprehensive Plans) and the implementing ordinances that are required to comply with the statewide land use planning regulations.
The continuing challenge faced by local officials and state government is to keep the network of local plans effective in responding to the changing conditions and needs of California’s diverse communities, particularly in light of the very active seismic region in which we live.
Planning for hazards requires a thorough understanding of the various hazards facing the City and region as a whole. Additionally, it’s important to take an inventory of the structures and contents of various City holdings. These inventories should include the compendium of hazards facing the City, the built environment at risk, the personal property that may be damaged by hazard events and most of all, the people who live in the shadow of these hazards. Such an analysis is found in this hazard mitigation plan.
State and Federal Partners in Hazard Mitigation
All mitigation is local and the primary responsibility for development and implementation of risk reduction strategies and policies lies with each local jurisdiction. Local jurisdictions, however, are not alone. Partners and resources exist at the regional, state and federal levels. Numerous public agencies have a role in hazard identification and mitigation.
Some of the key agencies include:
California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is responsible for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, recovery, and the administration of federal funds after a major disaster declaration;
Southern California Earthquake Center (SCEC) gathers information about earthquakes, integrates information on earthquake phenomena, and communicates this to end-users and the general public to increase earthquake awareness, reduce economic losses, and save lives.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) is responsible for all aspects of wildland fire protection on private and state properties, and administers forest practices regulations, including landslide mitigation, on non-federal lands.
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California Division of Mines and Geology (DMG) is responsible for geologic hazard characterization, public education, and the development of partnerships aimed at reducing risk.
California Division of Water Resources (DWR) plans, designs, constructs, operates, and maintains the State Water Project; regulates dams; provides flood protection and assists in emergency management. It also educates the public, serves local water needs by providing technical assistance
FEMA provides hazard mitigation guidance, resource materials, and educational materials to support implementation of the capitalized DMA 2000. United States Census Bureau (USCB) provides demographic data on the populations affected by natural disasters.
United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides data on matters pertaining to land management.
Hazard Mitigation Legislation
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
In 1974, Congress enacted the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Act, commonly referred to as the Stafford Act. In 1988, Congress established the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) via Section 404 of the Stafford Act. Regulations regarding HMGP implementation based on the DMA 2000 were initially changed by an Interim Final Rule (44 CFR Part 206, Subpart N) published in the Federal Register on February 26, 2002. A second Interim Final Rule was issued on October 1, 2002.
The HMGP helps states and local governments implement long- term hazard mitigation measures for natural hazards by providing federal funding following a federal disaster declaration. Eligible applicants include state and local agencies, Indian tribes or other tribal organizations, and certain nonprofit organizations.
In California, the HMGP is administered by Cal OES. Examples of typical HMGP projects include:
Property acquisition and relocation projects
Structural retrofitting to minimize damages from earthquake, flood, high wind, wildfire, or other natural hazards
Elevation of flood-prone structures
Vegetative management programs, such as:
o Brush control and maintenance
o Fuel break lines in shrubbery
o Fire-resistant vegetation in potential wildland fire areas “Floods and hurricanes
happen. The hazard itself
is not the disaster – it’s our
habits, it’s how we build
and live in those
areas…that’s the disaster.”
Craig Fugate,
FEMA Director
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Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program
The Pre-Disaster Mitigation Program (PDM) was authorized by §203 of the Stafford Act, 42 United States Code, as amended by §102 of the DMA 2000. Funding is provided through the National Pre-Disaster Mitigation Fund to help state and local governments (including tribal governments) implement cost-effective hazard mitigation activities that complement a comprehensive mitigation program.
In Fiscal Year 2009, two types of grants (planning and competitive) were offered under the PDM Program. Planning grants allocate funds to each state for Mitigation Plan development.
Competitive grants distribute funds to states, local governments, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments via a competitive application process. FEMA reviews and ranks the submittals based on pre-determined criteria. The minimum eligibility requirements for competitive grants include participation in good standing in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) and a FEMA-approved Mitigation Plan.
(Source: http://www.fema.gov/fima/pdm.shtm)
Flood Mitigation Assistance Program
The Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA) Program was created as part of the National Flood Insurance Reform Act (NFIRA) of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 4101). Financial support is provided through the National Flood Insurance Fund to help states and communities implement measures to reduce or eliminate the long-term risk of flood damage to buildings, manufactured homes, and other structures insurable under the NFIP.
Three types of grants are available under FMA: planning, project, and technical assistance.
Planning grants are available to states and communities to prepare Flood Mitigation Plans.
NFIP-participating communities with approved Flood Mitigation Plans can apply for project grants to implement measures to reduce flood losses. Technical assistance grants in the amount of 10 percent of the project grant are available to the state for program administration.
Communities that receive planning and/or project grants must participate in the NFIP.
Examples of eligible projects include elevation, acquisition, and relocation of NFIP-insured structures. (Source: http://www.fema.gov/fima/fma.shtm) Q&A | ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY | C2
Q: C2. Does the Plan address each jurisdiction’s participation in the NFIP and continued compliance with NFIP requirements, as appropriate? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(ii)) A: See NFIP Participation below.
National Flood Insurance Program
Established in 1968, the NFIP provides federally-backed flood insurance to homeowners, renters, and businesses in communities that adopt and enforce floodplain management ordinances to reduce future flood damage. The City of Montebello adopted a floodplain management ordinance in 1998 and has Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRM) that show floodways, 100-year flood zones, and 500-year flood zones. The City Engineer is designated as floodplain administrator.
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NFIP Participation
The City of Montebello participates in NFIP and the FEMA FIRM maps for the City of Montebello were last updated September 26, 2008. Unfortunately, FEMA flood maps are not entirely accurate. These studies and maps represent flood risk at the point in time when FEMA completed the studies, and does not incorporate planning for floodplain changes in the future due to new development. Although FEMA is considering changing that policy, it is optional for local communities. According to FEMA, the City of Montebello is designated a No Special Flood Hazard Area (NSFHA). A Non-Special Flood Hazard Area (NSFHA) is an area that is in a moderate- to low-risk flood zone (Zones B, C, X Pre- and Post-FIRM). An NSFHA is not in any immediate danger from flooding caused by overflowing rivers or hard rains. City of Montebello is rated as Zone X.
However, it’s important to note that structures within a NSFHA are still at risk. In fact, over 20- percent of all flood insurance claims come from areas outside of mapped high-risk flood zones.
Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B4 Q: B4. Does the Plan address NFIP insured structures within the jurisdiction that have been repetitively damaged by floods? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii)) A: See Repetitive Loss Properties below.
Repetitive Loss Properties
Repetitive Loss Properties (RLPs) are most susceptible to flood damages; therefore, they have been the focus of flood hazard mitigation programs. Unlike a Countywide program, the Floodplain Management Plan (FMP) for repetitive loss properties involves highly diversified property profiles, drainage issues, and property owner’s interest. It also requires public involvement processes unique to each RLP area. The objective of an FMP is to provide specific potential mitigation measures and activities to best address the problems and needs of communities with repetitive loss properties. A repetitive loss property is one for which two or more claims of $1,000 or more have been paid by the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) within any given ten-year period. According to NFIP resources, there are no Repetitive Loss Properties (RLPs) within the City of Montebello.
State and Federal Guidance in Hazard Mitigation
While local jurisdictions have primary responsibility for developing and implementing hazard mitigation strategies, they are not alone. Various state and federal partners and resources can help local agencies with mitigation planning.
The Mitigation Plan was prepared in accordance with the following regulations and guidance documents:
DMA 2000 (Public Law 106-390, October 10, 2000)
44 CFR Parts 201 and 206, Mitigation Planning and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, Interim Final Rule, October 1, 2002
44 CFR Parts 201 and 206, Mitigation Planning and Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, Interim Final Rule, February 26, 2002
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How-To Guide for Using HAZUS-MH for Risk Assessment, (FEMA 433), February 2004 Mitigation Planning “How-to” Series (FEMA 386-1 through 9 available at:
http://www.fema.gov/fima/planhowto.shtm)
Getting Started: Building Support For Mitigation Planning (FEMA 386-1) Understanding Your Risks: Identifying Hazards and Estimating Losses (FEMA 386-2) Developing the Mitigation Plan: Identifying Mitigation Actions and Implementing Strategies (FEMA 386-3)
Bringing the Plan to Life: Implementing the Mitigation Plan (FEMA 386-4) Using Benefit-Cost Review in Mitigation Planning (FEMA 386-5) Integrating Historic Property and Cultural Resource Considerations into Mitigation Planning (FEMA 386-6)
Integrating Manmade Hazards Into Mitigation Planning (FEMA 386-7) Multi-Jurisdictional Mitigation Planning (FEMA 386-8) Using the Mitigation Plan to Prepare Successful Mitigation Projects (FEMA 386-9) State and Local Plan Interim Criteria Under the DMA 2000, July 11, 2002, FEMA Mitigation Planning Workshop For Local Governments-Instructor Guide, July 2002, FEMA
Report on Costs and Benefits of Natural Hazard Mitigation, Document #294, FEMA
LHMP Development Guide – Appendix A - Resource,
Document, and Tool List for Local Mitigation Planning,
December 2, 2003, Cal OES
Local Mitigation Plan Review Guide (FEMA 2011)
Local Mitigation Planning Handbook (FEMA 2013)
How is the Plan Organized?
The structure of the plan enables the reader to use a section of interest to them and allows the City to review and update sections when new data is available.
The ease of incorporating new data into the plan will result in a Mitigation Plan that remains current and relevant.
Following is a description of each section of the plan:
Part I: Planning Process
Introduction
Describes the background and purpose of developing a mitigation plan.
Planning Process
Describes the mitigation planning process including: stakeholders and integration of existing data and plans.
Part II: Risk Assessment
Community Profile
Summarizes the history, geography, demographics, and socioeconomics of the City.
Risk Assessment
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This section provides information on hazard identification, vulnerability and risk associated with hazards in the City.
City-Specific Hazard Analysis
Describes the hazards posing a significant threat to the City including:
Earthquake | Wildfire | Flooding | Dam Failure | Drought Each City-Specific Hazard Analysis includes information on previous occurrences, local conditions, hazard assessment, and local impacts.
Part III: Mitigation Strategies
Mitigation Strategies
Documents the goals, community capabilities, and priority setting methods supporting the Plan. Also highlights the Mitigation Actions Matrix: 1) goals met; 2) identification, assignment, timing, and funding of mitigation activities; 3) benefit/cost/priorities; 4) plan implementation method; and 5) action item status.
Plan Maintenance
Establishes tools and guidelines for maintaining and implementing the Mitigation Plan.
Part IV: Appendix
The plan appendices are designed to provide users of the Mitigation Plan with additional information to assist them in understanding the contents of the mitigation plan, and potential resources to assist them with implementation.
General Hazard Overviews
Generalized subject matter information discussing the science and background associated with the identified hazards.
Attachments
FEMA Letter of Approval
City Council Staff Report
City Council Resolution
Community Meeting Sign-in Sheet
Planning Commission Notice and Minutes
Planning Team Sign-in Sheets
Web Postings and Notices
Plan Adoption and Approval
As per DMA 2000 and supporting Federal regulations, the Mitigation Plan is required to be adopted by the City Council and approved by FEMA. See the Planning Process Section for details.
Who Does the Mitigation Plan Affect?
This plan provides a framework for planning for natural hazards. The resources and background information in the plan are applicable City-wide and to City-owned facilities outside of the City boundaries, and the goals and recommendations provide groundwork for local
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mitigation plans and partnerships. Map: City of Montebello shows the regional proximity of the City to its adjoining communities.
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Map: City of Montebello
(Source: Google Maps)
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Planning Process
Throughout the project, the City followed its traditional approach to developing policy documents which included preparation of a First Draft Plan for review by the City’s Hazard Mitigation Planning Team who served as the primary stakeholders. Next, following necessary updates from the internal review, a Second Draft Plan was shared with the secondary stakeholders including: general public, external agencies (utilities, special districts, adjoining jurisdictions), and community meetings - all during the plan writing phase. Next, the comments gathered from the secondary stakeholders were incorporated into the Third Draft Plan and forwarded to Cal OES and FEMA for review and conditional approval. Mandated revisions were incorporated into the Fourth Draft Plan before presentation to City Council. The Final Draft Plan was then submitted to FEMA for final approval. The planning process described above is portrayed below in the Planning Phases Timeline:
Q&A | ELEMENT A: PLANNING PROCESS | A1
Q: A1. Does the Plan document the planning process, including how it was prepared and who was involved in the process for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(1)) A: See Planning Phases Timeline below.
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Q: A2. Does the Plan document an opportunity for neighboring communities, local and regional agencies involved in hazard mitigation activities, agencies that have the authority to regulate development as well as other interests to be involved in the planning process? (Requirement §201.6(b)(2))
A: See Planning Phases Timeline below.
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Q: A3. Does the Plan document how the public was involved in the planning process during the drafting stage? (Requirement §201.6(b)(1))
A: See Planning Phases Timeline below.
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Q: E1. Does the Plan include documentation that the plan has been formally adopted by the governing body of the jurisdiction requesting approval? (Requirement §201.6(c)(5)) A: See Planning Phases Timeline below.
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Figure: Planning Phases Timeline
PLANNING PHASES TIMELINE
Plan Writing Phase
(First & Second Draft
Plan)
Plan Adoption Phase
(Third Draft Plan &
Fourth Draft Plan)
Plan Approval Phase
(Fourth Draft & Final
Draft Plan)
Plan Implementation
Phase
Planning Team
input – research,
meetings,
writing, reading
of First Draft
Plan
Incorporate input
into Second Draft
Plan
Post Second
Draft Plan and
encourage input
by the general
public and
external
agencies
Post invitations
and conduct two
community
meetings
Incorporate input
gathered on
Second Draft
Plan into Third
Draft Plan
Post notice for
Planning
Commission and
conduct meeting
Post notice for
City Council and
conduct meeting
Incorporate
results of
Planning
Commission and
City Council
meetings into
Final Draft Plan
Submit Final
Draft Plan to
FEMA
Incorporate any
mandated
revisions
Receive FEMA
final approval.
Incorporate
FEMA approval
into Final Plan
Conduct
quarterly
Planning Team
meetings
Integrate
mitigation action
items into
budget, CIP and
other funding
and strategic
documents
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Plan Methodology
The Planning Team discussed knowledge of natural hazards and past historical events, as well as planning and zoning codes, ordinances, and recent regulatory changes.
The rest of this section describes the mitigation planning process including 1) Planning Team involvement, 2) inclusion of secondary stakeholders – general public, external agencies, and community meetings, and 3) integration of existing data and plans.
Q&A | ELEMENT A: PLANNING PROCESS | A1
Q: A1. Does the Plan document the planning process, including how it was prepared and who was involved in the process for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(1)) A: See Tables: Planning Team Involvement and Level of Participation below.
Planning Team Involvement
The Planning Team consisted of representatives from City of Montebello departments related to hazard mitigation processes including: Fire, Planning and Community Development, Public Works, and Recreation and Community Services, and Police. The Planning Team served as the primary stakeholders throughout the planning process. The Planning Team was responsible for the following tasks:
Confirming planning goals
Prepare timeline for plan update
Ensure plan meets DMA 2000 requirements
Organize and solicit involvement of the general public and external agencies Analyze existing data and reports
Update hazard information
Review HAZUS loss projection estimates
Update status of Mitigation Action Items
Develop new Mitigation Action Items
Participate in Planning Team meetings, community meetings, Planning Commission meeting, and City Council meeting
Provide existing resources including maps and data
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Table: Planning Team Level of Participation
Name
Research and Writing of Plan
Project Kickoff Meeting 9/6/2016
Planning Team Meeting 9/15/2016
Planning Team Meeting 10/25/2016
Planning Team Meeting 11/7/2016
Planning Team Meeting 11/14/2016
Review First Draft Plan
Attend Community Meeting (12/6/16)
Attend Community Meeting (12/19/16)
Attend Planning Commission Meeting (2/21/17)
Attend City Council Meeting (2/22/17)
Submit Final Draft Plan to Cal OES and FEMA
City of Montebello
Dan Amador X
Danilo Batson X X X X X
Matthew Feske X X X X X X X X
Dan France X X X
Kurt Johnson X X X X X X
Brad Keller X X
Ben Kim X X X X X X X
Lovell Williams X
Rick Rojas X
David Sosnowski X X X X
California
Consulting
Allison Richards X X
Emergency
Planning
Consultants
Carolyn J. Harshman X X X X X X
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Table: Planning Team Timeline
Task
September 2016
October
November
December
January 2017
February
March
EPC Research &
Writing X X X X X X X
Planning Team
Meetings (4 hours)
- Meeting #1 Hazard
Overview 9/15/16
- Meeting #2 Status of
Hazard Mitigation
Action Items and
Develop New Items
and Review Existing
Safety Element Goals
and Policies
10/25/16
- Meeting #3 Review
First Draft Plan
11/14/16
Post Second Draft
Plan on City’s
Website
11/17/16
Conduct Community
Meetings
12/6/16
&
12/19/16
Submit Safety
Element to Division
of Mines and
Geology
01/19/17
–
03/05/17
CEQA
01/19/17
-
02/18/17
Present Third Draft
Plan to Planning
Commission (with
CEQA & General
Plan Safety Element)
03/07/17
Present Third Draft
Plan to City Council
(with CEQA &
General Plan Safety
Element)
03/08/17
Adopted Safety
Element with Hazard
Mitigation Plan
03/08/17
Submit Hazard
Mitigation Plan to
Cal OES and FEMA
03/09/17
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Q&A | ELEMENT A: PLANNING PROCESS | A2
Q: A2. Does the Plan document an opportunity for neighboring communities, local and regional agencies involved in hazard mitigation activities, agencies that have the authority to regulate development as well as other interests to be involved in the planning process? (Requirement §201.6(b)(2))
A: See Stakeholder Involvement below.
Q&A | ELEMENT A: PLANNING PROCESS | A3
Q: A3. Does the Plan document how the public was involved in the planning process during the drafting stage? (Requirement §201.6(b)(1))
A: See Stakeholder Involvement below.
Stakeholder Involvement
A Hazard Mitigation Planning Team (Planning Team) consisting of department representatives from City of Montebello worked with Emergency Planning Consultants to create the updated Plan. The Planning Team served as the primary stakeholders throughout the planning process.
As required by DMA 2000, the Planning Team involved “the public” in a variety of forums.
External agencies (including utility providers, special districts and adjoining jurisdictions) were emailed an invitation to attend a briefing on November 7, 2016 regarding the Mitigation Plan and the General Plan Safety Element. Next, the Second Draft Plan was announced and posted on the City’s website on November 17, 2016. External agencies and the general public were informed of its availability. On December 6, 2016 and December 19, 2016, Community Meetings were held to provide an overview on both the Mitigation Plan and the General Plan Safety Element.
The general public, external agencies, attendees at the Community Meetings all served as secondary stakeholders with opportunities to contribute to the plan during the Plan Writing Phase.
Following are the external agencies invited to attend the briefing on November 7, 2016 and participate in contributing to the Second Draft Plan. None of the invitees attended the briefing or sent comments on the Second Draft Plan.
All information gathered from the general public and external agencies was incorporated into the Third Draft Plan. Community meeting sign-in sheets and other supporting documentation are located in the Appendix (Attachments) . Following is a specific accounting of information received including date, agency, name, position title, and how the information was addressed:
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Date Agency Represented, Name,
Position Title
Information Received How Information was Addressed
10/13/16 City of Pico Rivera, Bob J.
Archuleta, Mayor
None
10/13/16 City of Pico Rivera, Rene
Bobadilla, City Manager
None
10/13/16 City of Pico Rivera,
Benjamin Martinez,
Director of Community
and Economic
Development
None
10/13/16 City of Monterey Park,
Mitchell Ing, Mayor
None
10/13/16 City of Monterey Park,
Ron Bow, City Manager
None
10/13/16 City of Monterey Park,
Michael Huntley, Director
of Community and
Economic Development
None
10/13/16 City of South El Monte,
Gloria Olmos, Mayor Pro
Tem
None
10/13/16 City of South El Monte,
Jennifer Vasquez, City
Manager
None
10/13/16 City of South El Monte,
Manuel Mancha, Director
of Community and
Economic Development
None
10/13/16 City of Commerce, Ivan
Altamirano , Mayor
None
10/13/16 City of Commerce, Jorge
Rifa, City Administrator
None
10/13/16 City of Commerce,
Maryam Babaki, Director
None
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of Public Works and
Development Services
10/13/16 County of Los Angeles,
Hilda Solis, 1st District,
Board of Supervisors
None
10/13/16 County of Los Angeles,
Richard Bruckner,
Director of Planning
None
10/13/16 Southern California
Edison, Marc Sullivan,
New Business Analyst
None
10/13/16 Southern California Gas,
Rodger Schwecke, VP,
Gas Transmission and
Storage
None
10/13/16 CalTrans, Rusty Thornton,
Chief, System Planning
None
10/13/16 Southern California
Association of
Governments, Naresh
Amatya, Acting Director,
Transportation Planning
None
10/13/16 Central Basin Municipal
Water District, Jacque
Koontz, Engineering &
Operations Manager
None
10/13/16 Cal Water, Henery Wind,
Acting Manager
None
10/13/16 Montebello Land and
Water Company, Ken
Bradbury, General
Manager
None
10/13/16 San Gabriel Valley Water
Company, Leo Barrera,
Customer Service
Manager
None
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10/13/16 South Montebello
Irrigation, Brian Sinclair,
Manager
None
12/19/16
12/27/16
Citizens Coalition for a
Safety Community, Dr.
Tom Williams, Senior
Technical Adviser
Dr. Williams attended the
Community Workshop on
12/19/16 and followed up with
written communication dated
12/27/16. Following is a
summary of the comments
relating to the Hazard Mitigation
Plan:
1. Lack of mention of Montebello
Oil Field, Montebello Gas
Storage Facility, and Monterey
Park Landfill.
2. Climate – challenged definition
of Mediterranean climate and El
Nino.
3. Population – update 2014
Department of Finance
information to available 2016
data.
4. Land Use Categories –
missing Commercial and
Manufacturing.
5. Emergency Response Plan –
missing.
6. Earthquake Hazards – no
mention on 1989 Montebello
Earthquake. Other questions are
raised concerning earthquake
hazards.
Much of the information conveyed by Dr.
Williams backs up the fact the City of Montebello
needs a comprehensive Technical Background
Report with its next update to the Safety
Element. The need for a Technical Background
Report is already identified in the Mitigation
Actions Matrix. Also, several points raised were
site-specific emergency response actions that
are not included in a general non-response
document like the Hazard Mitigation Plan. At
present, the City is actively involved in updating
its Emergency Operations Plan which addresses
such site-specific information.
Following are comments intended to address
specific issues identified by Dr. Williams:
1. Mention of the oil and gas facilities have been
added to the Risk Assessment Section.
2. Climate – provided further definition of
Mediterranean climate and El Nino.
3. Population – updated data to 2016 results.
4. Land Use Categories – added Commercial
and Manufacturing.
5. Emergency Response Plan - the Hazard
Mitigation Plan is dedicated to identifying hazards
(primarily natural hazards) while documenting
existing and future actions that will minimize or
eliminate threats associated with the hazards. It
is not intended in any regard to address
preparedness, response, or recovery. The City
maintains an Emergency Operations Plan for
overall coordination during a major emergency
while emergency response department (Fire,
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Police, Public Works) maintain discipline-specific
Standard Operating Procedures and Pre-Plans.
Additionally, high vulnerability (e.g. special
populations, hazardous materials) sites are
required to maintain Emergency Response
Plans.
6. Earthquake Hazards - Montebello Earthquake
added. Other questions relating to earthquake
hazards would best be addressed in a Safety
Element Technical Background Report (as
identified earlier). Regulations relating to hazard
mitigation plans (DMA 2000) do not require
scientific or geological investigations but rather a
generalized summary of available maps and
reports.
11/30/16
12/19/16
12/22/16
James Flournoy Mr. Flournoy emailed comments
to the City of Montebello on
11/30/16. In addition, he
attended the Community Meeting
on 12/19/16. Additional
comments were received from
Mr. Flournoy dated 12.22/16
however those comments
focused on the General Plan
Safety Element and are therefore
not included here. Following is a
summary of the comments
relating to the Hazard Mitigation
Plan:
1.Several disagreements with the
analysis of the seismic threat to
Montebello.
2. Challenges to the ratings in the
CPRI.
3. Request for maps of water
tanks and all stiff non ductile
1. The geologic and seismic information was
provided by a licensed geotechnical engineering.
Also, both the Mitigation Plan and General Plan
Safety Element identify the need for an updated
Technical Background Report. The present TBR
is dated 1975.
2. The Calculated Priority Risk Index is a very
generalized tool used to convey information
about various hazards. It is not intended in any
regard to be scientific or objective. It is a tool
developed by FEMA for use in emergency
operations plans in order to generally describe
the probability, impact, duration, and warning
associated with a range of hazards.
3. The Hazard Mitigation Plan is not written as
nor to be used as an Emergency Operations
Plan. The City is presently involved in updating
the EOP which will include a comprehensive
hazard analysis.
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piping.
12/19/16
12/23/16
Yvonne Watson Ms. Watson attended the
Community Meeting on 12/19/16
and emailed comments to the
City of Montebello on 12/23/16.
Following is a summary of the
comments relating to the Hazard
Mitigation Plan:
1. The Montebello Fault should
be considered as a possible risk.
2. Information on the 2012 and
2013 fires should be included.
3. The Flood Insurance Rate Map
cuts off the northeast area of
Montebello which is most
vulnerable to flooding.
4. Mitigation action items
suggested relating to dam
inundation and drought.
5. Mitigation action item relating
to extreme temperatures and
wind.
6. Recommend City prepare a
Threat & Hazard Identification
and Risk Assessment (THIRA).
1. The geologic and seismic information was
provided by a licensed geotechnical engineering.
Also, both the Mitigation Plan and General Plan
Safety Element identify the need for an updated
Technical Background Report. The present TBR
is dated 1975.
2. The Mitigation Plan identifies “wildfire” as a
significant threat however does not discuss
structure or other non-wildfire events. The City’s
update to the Emergency Operations Plan will
include a thorough hazard analysis including all
types of fires.
3. FIRM map was corrected.
4. Action items added to the Mitigation Actions
Matrix – Flooding and Drought.
5. Action items added to the Mitigation Actions
Matrix – Multi-Hazard.
6. Action item added to Mitigation Actions Matrix.
Note: the THIRA was designed by FEMA to be
used in association with an Emergency
Operations Plan. The intent of the Mitigation
Plan is to provide a very generalized and
educational overview of hazards while also
identifying ongoing and future mitigation actions.
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External agencies were invited via email and provided with an electronic link to the City’s website containing the Second Draft Plan. In the same email the external agencies were invited to attend a briefing on November 14 th of both the updated Mitigation Plan and the updated General Plan Safety Element. No external agencies attended and no comments received on either document.
Q&A | ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY | C1
Q: C1. Does the plan document each jurisdiction’s existing authorities, policies, programs and resources and its ability to expand on and improve these existing policies and programs? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3))
A: See Capability Assessment – Existing Processes and Programsbelow.
Capability Assessment – Existing Processes and Programs The City will incorporate mitigation planning as an integral component of daily operations. This will be accomplished by the Planning Team working with their respective departments to integrate mitigation strategies into the planning documents and operational guidelines within the City. In addition to the Capability Assessment below, the Planning Team will strive to identify additional policies, programs, practices, and procedures that could be created or modified to address mitigation activities.
Table: Capability Assessment - Existing Processes and Programs Process Action Implementation of Plan
Administrative Departmental or
organizational work plans,
policies, and procedural
changes
Planning and Community Development Department
Public Works Department
Other departments as appropriate
Administrative Other plans Reference plan in Emergency Operations Plan Budgetary Capital and operational
budgets
Include line item mitigation measures in budget as
appropriate
Regulatory Executive orders,
ordinances, and other
directives
Building Code
Capital Improvement Plan (Project related to hazard
mitigation)
Incorporate mitigation goals in future updates to the General Plan Safety Element
General Plan (Institutionalize hazard mitigation in land use and new construction)
National Flood Insurance Program
Storm Water Management Plan
Zoning Ordinance
Funding Traditional and
nontraditional sources
Once plan is approved, seek authority to use bonds, fees, loans, and taxes to finance projects
Seek assistance from federal and state government,
foundation, nonprofit, and private sources, such as
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program
Research and grant opportunities through U.S.
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Process Action Implementation of Plan
Department of Housing and Urban Development,
Community Development Block Grant
Partnerships Creative funding and
initiatives
Community volunteers
In-kind resources
Public-private partnerships
State support
Partnerships Advisory bodies and
committees
Disaster Management Area Coordinator
Q&A | ELEMENT A: PLANNING PROCESS | A4
Q: A4. Does the Plan describe the review and incorporation of existing plans, studies, reports, and technical information? (Requirement §201.6(b)(3))
A: See Use of Existing Data below.
Use of Existing Data
The Planning Team gathered and reviewed existing data and plans during plan writing and specifically noted as “sources”. Numerous electronic and hard copy documents were used to support the planning process:
City of Montebello General Plan and Elements
o Zoning map included in the Community Profile section. o The Community Profile sections includes City specific geography, environmental, population, housing and demographic information, and transportation information.
City of Montebello Emergency Operations Plan
o The Community Profile section includes City specific employment and transportation information.
County of Los Angeles All-Hazards Mitigation Plan (2014) o Information about hazards in the County contributed to the hazard-specific sections in the City’s Mitigation Plan.
California State Hazard Mitigation Plan (2013)
o Used to identify hazards posing greatest threats to State. HAZUS maps and reports
o Numerous HAZUS results have been included for Earthquake, Flooding, and Dam Failure scenarios to determine specific risk to City of Montebello. Census data
o The Community Profile includes Census information from the California Department of Finance.
FEMA “How To” Mitigation Series (386-1 to 386-9)
o The Series were introduced as resources in each of the Planning Team meetings.
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o Mitigation Measures Categories and 4-Step Planning Process are quoted in the Executive Summary.
National Flood Insurance Program
o The NFIP website was used to confirm there are no repetitive loss properties within the City.
Local Flood Insurance Rate Maps
o Provided by FEMA and included in Flood Hazard section.
Q&A | ELEMENT E: PLAN ADOPTION | E1
Q: E1. Does the Plan include documentation that the plan has been formally adopted by the governing body of the jurisdiction requesting approval? (Requirement §201.6(c)(5)) A: See Plan Adoption Process below.
Plan Adoption Process
Adoption of the plan by the local governing body demonstrates the City’s commitment to meeting mitigation goals and objectives. Governing body approval legitimizes the plan and authorizes responsible agencies to execute their responsibilities.
Upon receipt of the conditional approval from FEMA, the Fourth Draft Plan was presented to the Planning Commission. In preparation for the City Council meeting, the Planning Team prepared a staff report including an overview of the Planning Process, Risk Assessment, Mitigation Goals, and Mitigation Actions. The staff report also included a summary of the input received during the Planning Commission meeting and any comments from the general public and external agencies received preceding the City Council meeting. During the Council meeting, the Mayor encouraged participants to present their views and make suggestions on the Plan.
The City Council heard the item on March 8, 2017. The City Council voted _____ to adopt the updated Mitigation Plan. The Resolution of adoption by the City Council is in the Appendix.
Plan Approval
Following the adoption by City Council, the Final Draft Plan was submitted to FEMA with a request for approval. FEMA issued a final approval on _________. A copy of the FEMA Letter of Approval is in the Appendix.
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Part II: RISK ASSESSMENT
Community Profile
Geography and the Environment
According to the City’s General Plan Housing Element
(2013), the City of Montebello has a total land area of
8.25 square miles. The City of Montebello is located
approximately 7 miles southeast of downtown Los
Angeles and is bounded by the cities of Monterey Park
and Rosemead on the north, the City of Commerce and
unincorporated portions of Los Angeles County on the
west, the Whittier Narrows Recreation area on the east, the City of Commerce on the southwest and the City of
Pico Rivera on the southeast.
Originally an agricultural community, Montebello had an ideal climate, productive soil, and an abundance of
water for farming. From the turn of the century continuing through the 1920’s, the area was well known for its production of flowers, vegetables, berries, and fruits. The discovery of oil by Standard Oil Company on the Anita Baldwin property in 1917, brought about a new era for the City. By 1920, Montebello Oil Fields accounted for one-eighth of total California crude oil production. On October 19, 1920, Montebello was incorporated as the 35th of the present cities in Los Angeles County. Since that time the Montebello Oil Fields continues to be in use in varying degrees based on location. Also, Montebello Gas Storage Facility (operated by Southern California Gas Company) is actively producing and processing natural gas. According to Southern California Gas Company in 2016, the site includes a total of 46 active wells producing 1 million cubic feet of natural gas from residual supplies and 100 barrels of oil every day.
Climate
The Los Angeles metropolitan area averages year-round moderate-to-warm weather. The climate is classified as a Mediterranean climate, which is a type of dry subtropical climate, characterized by seasonal changes in rainfall—with a dry summer and a winter rainy season— but relatively modest transitions in temperature. The City of Montebello is located 15 miles inland from the Pacific. Marine layer clouds are common early in the day before giving way to sunny afternoons. The City experiences average temperature of about 71°F during summer and about 57°F during winter months. Montebello receives an average of 17 inches of rainfall per year.
As the State of California and the Los Angeles region has undergone a several-year drought, rainfall has been much lower in the City. However, rainfall totals were on the rise throughout the preparation of the update to the Plan.
Furthermore, actual rainfall in the Southern California region tends to fall in large amounts during sporadic and often heavy storms rather than consistently over storms at somewhat regular intervals . In short, rainfall in Southern California might be characterized as feast or famine within a single year.
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Population and Demographics
Montebello experienced steady population growth in its earlier days and a boom after the end of World War II. Population growth continued into the 1980’s though the rate of growth slowed in the decade following 2000 due to demographic trends and limited new housing development.
According to the California Department of Finance (2014), the population has grown to 63,745 as of 2014. From 2000 to 2014, the City’s population growth rate of 2.6% was lower than the Los Angeles County rate of 5.7%.
According to the California Department of Finance (2014), the demographic makeup of the City is as follows:
Table: City of Montebello Demographics
(Source: California Department of Finance, E-5, 2014)
Racial/Ethnic Group 2000 2014 Change Change %
Hispanic 46,364 51,506 5,142 11%
White 6,899 4,908 (1,991) -29%
Black 373 382 9 2%
American Indian Eskimo 124 128 4 3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 7,085 6,438 (647) -9%
Other 1,305 383 (922) -71%
Total 62,150 63,745 1,595 3%
Housing and Community Development
Table: City of Montebello Housing
(Source: California Department of Finance, E-5, 2014)
2014 Number Percent %
Housing Type:
1-unit, detached 9,823 49.6%
1-unit, attached 1,542 7.8%
2-4 Units 2,466 12.4%
5+ Units 5,717 28.9%
Mobile homes/Other 266 1.3%
Housing Statistics:
Total Available Housing Units 19,814 100%
Owner-Occupied Housing 9,035 45.6%
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2014 Number Percent %
Renter-Occupied 10,779 54.5%
Average Household Size: 3.3 persons
Median Home Price: $385,000
Employment and Industry
According to the City of Montebello General Plan Housing Element (2013), during the 24 years between 1990 and 2014, the number of residents employed in the manufacturing and retail trade sectors experienced significant declines. During this same period, the number of residents employed in the health services, education, arts, and public administration increased.
Jobs in education account for the majority of jobs offered in Montebello. The Montebello Unified School District is the largest employer in the City, with multiple schools providing jobs for administrators, teachers, and custodians, as well jobs located at the central administration offices.
Table: City of Montebello Industry
(Source: American Community Survey - 2014)
Industry 2014
Number Percent %
Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting, and
mining 77 0.3%
Construction 1,391 5.3%
Manufacturing 2,947 11.2%
Wholesale Trade 1,316 5.0%
Retail Trade 2,912 11.1%
Transportation and Warehousing, and Utilities 1,881 7.1% Information 587 2.2%
Finance and insurance, and real estate and
rental and leasing 1,570 6.0%
Professional, scientific, and management, and
administrative and waste management services 2,506 9.5% Educational services, and health care and
social assistance 5,734 21.8%
Arts, entertainment, and recreation, and
accommodation and food services 2,321 8.8%
Other services, except public administration 1,762 6.7% Public administration 1,308 5.0%
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Table: City of Montebello Occupation
(Source: American Community Survey - 2014)
Occupation 2014
Number Percent
Civilian employed population (16 years and
over) 26,312 100.0%
Management, business, science, and arts
occupations 7,658 29.1%
Service occupations 4,589 17.4%
Sales and office occupations 7,475 28.4%
Natural resources, construction, and
maintenance occupations 2,039 7.8%
Production, transportation, and material moving 4,551 17.3% Transportation
According to the City of Montebello’s Emergency Operations Plan (2005), there are 122 miles of streets within the City including four major east west routes and two north south routes. The City is bounded by the Santa Ana Freeway (Highway 5) on the south and the Pomona Freeway (605 Freeway) on the east. These freeways are major north-south transportation routes. South Montebello is home to 10 major trucking company terminals and is a corridor for two major rail lines.
Montebello Bus Lines’ (MBL) provides transportation
services to residents of Montebello and neighboring
cities. MBL is the third largest municipal bus system in Los Angeles County, behind Long Beach Transit and
Santa Monica’s Big Blue Bus. With a fleet of 66 buses,
MBL serves over 8 million passengers a year throughout
the communities of Alhambra, Bell Gardens, Boyle
Heights, Commerce, Downtown Los Angeles, East Los
Angeles, La Mirada, Montebello, Monterey Park, Pico
Rivera, Rosemead, South Gate and Whittier. In addition
to providing transportation services, MBL also maintains the Montebello Metrolink Station and over 800 bus
stops. MBL secures dedicated transportation funding
from federal, state and local agencies to provide public transit services.
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Map: Major Roadways
Source – General Plan Circulation Element
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Risk Assessment
What is a Risk Assessment?
Conducting a risk assessment can provide information regarding: the location of hazards; the value of existing land and property in hazard locations; and an analysis of risk to life, property, and the environment that may result from natural hazard events. Specifically, the five levels of a risk assessment are as follows:
1. Hazard Identification
2. Profiling Hazard Events
3. Vulnerability Assessment/Inventory of Existing Assets
4. Risk Analysis
5. Assessing Vulnerability/Analyzing Development Trends Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B1 Q: B1. Does the Plan include a description of the type, location, and extent of all natural hazards that can affect each jurisdiction(s)? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(i)) A: See Hazard Identification below.
1) Hazard Identification
This section is the description of the geographic extent, potential intensity, and the probability of occurrence of a given hazard. Maps are used in this plan to display hazard identification data.
The City of Montebello utilized the categorization of hazards as identified in California Multi- Hazard Mitigation Plan (2013), including: Earthquakes, Floods, Levee failures, Wildfires, Landslides and earth movements, Tsunami, Climate-related hazards, and Volcanoes.
Next, the Planning Team reviewed existing documents to determine which of these hazards posed the most significant threat to the City. In other words, which hazards were most likely to cause impacts that you require a local declaration of emergency.
The geographic extent of each of the identified hazards was identified by the Planning Team utilizing maps and data contained in the City’s General Plan and City’s Emergency Operations Plan. In addition, numerous internet resources and the County of Los Angeles All-Hazards Mitigation Plan served as valuable resources. Utilizing the Calculated Priority Risk Index (CPRI)
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ranking technique, the Planning Team concluded the following hazards posed a significant threat against the City:
Earthquake | Wildfire | Flooding | Dam Failure | Drought The hazard ranking system is described in Table: Calculated Priority Risk Index , while the actual ranking is shown in Table: Calculated Priority Risk Index Ranking for City of Montebello.
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Table: Calculated Priority Risk Index
(Source: Federal Emergency Management Agency)
CPRI
Category
Degree of Risk Assigned
Weighting
Factor
Level ID Description Index
Value
Probability
Unlikely Extremely rare with no documented history of occurrences or events.
Annual probability of less than 1 in 1,000 years. 1
45%
Possibly Rare occurrences.
Annual probability of between 1 in 100 years and 1 in 1,000 years. 2 Likely Occasional occurrences with at least 2 or more documented historic events.
Annual probability of between 1 in 10 years and 1 in 100 years. 3 Highly Likely Frequent events with a well-documented history of occurrence.
Annual probability of greater than 1 every year. 4
Magnitude/
Severity
Negligible
Negligible property damages (less than 5% of critical and non-critical facilities and infrastructure .
Injuries or illnesses are treatable with first aid and there are no deaths.
Negligible loss of quality of life. Shut down of critical public facilities for less than 24 hours. 1 30%
Limited
Slight property damage (greater than 5% and less than 25% of critical and non-critical facilities and infrastructure). Injuries or illnesses do not result in permanent disability, and there are no deaths. Moderate loss of quality of life. Shut down of critical public facilities for more than 1 day and less than 1 week.
2 Critical
Moderate property damage (greater than 25% and less than 50% of critical and non-critical facilities and infrastructure). Injuries or illnesses result in permanent disability and at least 1 death. Shut down of critical public facilities for more than 1 week and less than 1 month. 3 Catastrophic
Severe property damage (greater than 50% of critical and non-critical facilities and infrastructure). Injuries and illnesses result in permanent disability and multiple deaths.
Shut down of critical public facilities for more than 1 month. 4 Warning
Time
> 24 hours Population will receive greater than 24 hours of warning. 1 15%12–24 hoursPopulation will receive between 12-24 hours of warning. 2 6-12 hours Population will receive between 6-12 hours of warning. 3 < 6 hours Population will receive less than 6 hours of warning. 4 Duration
< 6 hours Disaster event will last less than 6 hours 1
10%< 24 hours Disaster event will last less than 6-24 hours 2 < 1 week Disaster event will last between 24 hours and 1 week. 3 > 1 week Disaster event will last more than 1 week 4
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Table: Calculated Priority Risk Index Ranking for City of Montebello Hazard
Probability
Weighted 45% (x.45)
Magnitude Severity
Weighted 30% (x.3)
Warning Time
Weighted 15% (x.15)
Duration
Weighted 10% (x.1)
CPRI Totals
Earthquake – San Andreas M8.0 3 1.35 3 1.2 4 0.6 1 0.1 2.95 Earthquake – Newport-Inglewood M7.13 1.35 3 1.2 4 0.6 1 0.1 2.95 Earthquake – Puente Hills M7.1 3 1.35 3 1.2 4 0.6 1 0.1 2.95 Earthquake – Whittier M6.8 3 1.35 3 1.2 4 0.6 1 0.1 2.95 Earthquake – Sierra Madre M6.8 3 1.35 3 1.2 4 0.6 1 0.1 2.95 Wildfire 2 .90 2 0.6 3 0.45 3 0.3 2.25
Flooding 2 .90 2 0.6 1 0.15 2 0.2 1.85
Dam Failure 2 .90 3 0.9 2 0.3 4 0.4 2.50
Drought 1 .45 2 0.6 1 0.15 4 0.4 1.60
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2) Profiling Hazard Events
Profiling of hazards involves a process of describing the causes and characteristics of each hazard and what part of the City's facilities, infrastructure, and environment may be vulnerable to each specific hazard. A profile of each hazard discussed in this plan is provided in the City- Specific Hazard Analysis. Table: Vulnerability: Location, Extent, and Probability for City of Montebello indicates a generalized perspective of the community’s vulnerability of the various hazards according to extent (or degree), location, and probability.
Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B1 Q: B1. Does the Plan include a description of the type, location, and extent of all natural hazards that can affect each jurisdiction(s)? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(i)) A: See Table: Vulnerability: Location, Extent, and Probability for City of Montebello below.
Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B2 Q: B2. Does the Plan include information on previous occurrences of hazard events and on the probability of future hazard events for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(i)) A: See Table: Vulnerability: Location, Extent, and Probability for City of Montebello below.
Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B3 Q: B3. Is there a description of each identified hazard’s impact on the community as well as an overall summary of the community’s vulnerability for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii))
A: See Table: Vulnerability: Location, Extent, and Probability for City of Montebello below.
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Table: Vulnerability: Location, Extent, Probability, and Previous Occurrences in City of Montebello Hazard Location (Where) Extent
(How Big an Event)
Probability
(How Often) *
Previous
Occurrences
Earthquake Entire Project Area The Southern California
Earthquake Center (SCEC) in
2007 concluded that there is a
99.7 % probability that an
earthquake of M6.7 or greater
will hit California within 30
years.1
Moderate 1994 – Northridge
Earthquake
Wildfire North and Eastern boundaries
of City
Cities to the east of the City
maintain severe FRAP ratings.
Low None
Flooding Rio Hondo Flood Control
Channel which runs north to
south through length of City and
San Gabriel River Basin along
east side of City
Urban flooding from severe
weather.
Moderate November 2014 -
Urban Flooding
from heavy rain
Dam Failure Eastern boundary of City along
Rio Hondo Flood Control
Channel
Water depth inundation up to 40
feet along Rio Hondo Flood
Control Channel
Low None
Drought Entire Project Area Droughts in urban areas vary considerably in scope and
intensity. Likely emergency
water shortage regulations
would restrict such activities as
watering of landscape, washing
of cars, and other non-safety
related activities.
Moderate None
* Probability is defined as: Low = 1:1,000 years, Moderate = 1:100 years, High = 1:10 years 1 Uniform California Earthquake Rupture Forecast
3) Vulnerability Assessment/Inventory of Existing Assets A Vulnerability Assessment in its simplest form is a simultaneous look at the geographical location of hazards and an inventory of the underlying land uses (populations, structures, etc.) .
Facilities that provide critical and essential services following a major emergency are of particular concern because these locations house staff and equipment necessary to provide important public safety, emergency response, and/or disaster recovery functions.
Critical Facilities
FEMA separates critical buildings and facilities into the five categories shown below based on their loss potential. Following are FEMA’s definition of the five categories of critical facilities:
Essential Facilities are essential to the health and welfare of the whole population and are especially important following hazard events. Essential facilities include hospitals and other medical facilities, police and fire stations, emergency operations centers and evacuation shelters, and schools.
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Transportation Systems include airways – airports, heliports; highways – bridges, tunnels, roadbeds, overpasses, transfer centers; railways – trackage, tunnels, bridges, rail yards, depots; and waterways – canals, locks, seaports, ferries, harbors, drydocks, piers.
Lifeline Utility Systems such as potable water, wastewater, oil, natural gas, electric power and communication systems.
High Potential Loss Facilities are facilities that would have a high loss associated with them, such as nuclear power plants, dams, and military installations.
Hazardous Materials Facilities include facilities housing industrial/hazardous materials, such as corrosives, explosives, flammable materials, radioactive materials, and toxins.
Table: Critical Facilities Vulnerable to Hazards illustrates the hazards with potential to impact critical facilities owned by or providing critical services to the City of Montebello.
Table: Critical Facilities Vulnerable to Hazards
Name of Facility
Earthquake
Wildfire
Flooding
Dam Failure
Drought
ESSENTIAL FACILITIES:
City Hall
1600 W. Beverly Boulevard X X
Montebello Fire Department (Station No. 56)
600 N. Montebello Boulevard X X
Montebello Fire Station No. 56
1166 S. Greenwood Avenue X X
Montebello Fire Station No. 57
2950 Via Acosta Street X X
Montebello Police Department
1600 W. Beverly Boulevard X X
Beverly Hospital
309 W. Beverly Boulevard X X
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS:
Roads and Bridges X X X X X
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LIFELINE UTILITY SYSTEMS:
Water, Electricity, Natural Gas, Oil, and Fuel X X X X X HIGH POTENTIAL LOSS FACILITIES:
Whittier Narrows Dam
909 N. Lincoln Avenue X X X X
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS FACILITIES:
This information is maintained by the City of
Montebello Fire Department and is available upon
request.
4) Risk Analysis
Estimating potential losses involves assessing the damage, injuries, and financial costs likely to be sustained in a geographic area over a given period of time . This level of analysis involves using mathematical models. The two measurable components of risk analysis are magnitude of the harm that may result and the likelihood of the harm occurring . Describing vulnerability in terms of dollar losses provides the community and the state with a common framework in which to measure the effects of hazards on assets . For each hazard where data was available, quantitative estimates for potential losses have been included in the hazard assessment. Data was not available to make vulnerability determinations in terms of dollar losses for all of the identified hazards. The Mitigation Actions Matrix includes an action item to conduct such an assessment in the future.
5) Assessing Vulnerability/ Analyzing Development Trends This step provides a general description of City facilities and contents in relation to the identified hazards so that mitigation options can be considered in land use planning and future land use decisions. This Mitigation Plan provides comprehensive description of the character of the City of Montebello in the Community Profile Section. This description includes the geography and environment, population and demographics, land use and development, housing and community development, employment and industry, and transportation and commuting patterns.
Analyzing these components of the City of Montebello can help in identifying potential problem areas and can serve as a guide for incorporating the goals and ideas contained in this mitigation plan into other community development plans.
Hazard assessments are subject to the availability of hazard-specific data. Gathering data for a hazard assessment requires a commitment of resources on the part of participating organizations and agencies. Each hazard-specific section of the plan includes a section on hazard identification using data and information from City, County, state, or federal sources.
Regardless of the data available for hazard assessments, there are numerous strategies the City can take to reduce risk . These strategies are described in the action items detailed in the Mitigation Actions Matrix in the Mitigation Strategies Section. Mitigation strategies can further reduce disruption to critical services, reduce the risk to human life, and alleviate damage to personal and public property and infrastructure.
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Land and Development
The City of Montebello General Plan provides the framework for the growth and development of the City. This Plan is one of the City's most important tools in addressing environmental challenges including transportation and air quality; growth management; conservation of natural resources; clean water and open spaces. The land use composition of the City is approximately 70% residential and 30% mixed use/commercial/industrial.
Q&A | ELEMENT A: PLANNING PROCESS | D1
Q: D1. Was the plan revised to reflect changes in development? (Requirement §201.6(d)(3)) A: See Changes in Development below.
Changes in Development
Since the adoption of the 2004 Plan, there have been no significant alterations to the development pattern of the City in the hazard prone areas. This conclusion was reached after a thorough review of the General Plan and discussion with the Planning Team.
Impacts to Types of Land Uses
City of Montebello’s General Plan identifies a range of land uses as shown below.
Table: Impacts to Existing and Future Land Uses in the City of Montebello (Source: EPC Analysis Based on City of Montebello General Plan – Land Use Element) Category of Land Use Designation
Earthquake
Wildfire
Flooding
Dam Failure
Drought
Residential
R-1 Low-Density Residential X X X X X
R-2 Medium-Density Residential X X X
R-3 High-Density Residential X X X X
R-4 Very High-Density Residential X X
R-A Mixed Use X X X X X
Commercial
C-1 Neighborhood Commercial X X
C-2 General Commercial X X
C-M Heavy Commercial X X
C-R Commercial Restricted X X
Manufacturing
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M-1 Light Manufacturing X X X
M-2 Heavy Manufacturing X X X
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Map: City of Montebello Zoning Map
(Source: City of Montebello)
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Earthquake Hazards
Previous Occurrences of Earthquakes in the City of Montebello Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B2 Q: B2. Does the Plan include information on previous occurrences of hazard events and on the probability of future hazard events for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(i)) A: See Previous Occurrences of Earthquakes in the City of Montebello below.
On June 12, 1989 the magnitude 4.9 Montebello Earthquake struck the community resulting in minimal damage.
Also, the magnitude 6.7 Northridge Earthquake
occurred in 1994 impacting Montebello and the
surrounding region.
In January 1994, the magnitude 6.7 Northridge
Earthquake (thrust fault) which produced severe
ground motion, caused 57 deaths, 9,253 injuries and
left over 20,000 displaced. Scientists have stated that such devastating shaking should be considered the
norm near any large thrust earthquake. Recent reports
from scientists of the U.S. Geological Survey and the
Southern California Earthquake Center say that the
Los Angeles Area could expect one earthquake every
year of magnitude 5.0 or more for the foreseeable future.
Since the writing of the 2004 Mitigation Plan, there have been no significant earthquake events impacting the City of Montebello.
Previous Occurrences of Earthquakes in Los Angeles County Southern California has a history of powerful and relatively frequent earthquakes, dating back to the powerful magnitude 8.0+ 1857 San Andreas Earthquake which did substantial damage to the relatively few buildings that existed at the time.
Paleoseismological research indicates that large magnitude (8.0+) earthquakes occur on the San Andreas Fault at intervals between 45 and 332 years with an average interval of 140 years.
Other lesser faults have also caused very damaging earthquakes since 1857 . Notable earthquakes include the 1933 Long Beach Earthquake, the 1971 San Fernando Earthquake, the 1987 Whittier Earthquake and the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
Local Conditions
According to the City’s General Plan, Montebello does not contain an active fault identified within its boundaries. Thus, the City is not required to withhold permit issuance or require geologic investigations to demonstrate structural safety associated with fault rupture. However,
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since Montebello is located close to the Whittier Fault and atop several blind thrust faults, all structures must abide by seismic reinforcement requirements of the City’s Building Code.
Earthquakes that could affect the City would most likely originate from the Newport-Inglewood, San Andreas, Whittier, Puente Hills, or Sierra Madre Faults. These faults are close enough in proximity or expected to generate strong enough shaking that could significantly impact the City.
Map: Regional Faults plots the various major faults located closest to the City of Montebello, the closest being the Whittier Fault Zone.
Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone
The Newport-Inglewood Fault Zone lies approximately 14 miles southwest of Montebello. The Newport-Inglewood Fault System is a nearly linear alignment of faults extending 45 miles along the southwestern side of the Los Angeles basin. It can be traced as a series of topographic hills, ridges, and mesas from the Santa Monica Mountains to Newport Beach, where it trends offshore. Structures along the zone of deformation act as groundwater barriers and, at greater depths, as petroleum traps. Continuing seismic activity has been evidenced most prominently in recent times by the 1920 Inglewood and 1933 Long Beach earthquakes.
San Andreas Fault Zone
The San Andreas Fault Zone is located approximately 34 miles northeast of the City of Montebello. This fault zone extends from the Gulf of California northward to the Cape Mendocino area where it continues northward along the ocean floor. The total length of the San Andreas Fault Zone is approximately 750 miles. The activity of the fault has been recorded during historic events, including the 1906 (M8.0) event in San Francisco and the 1857 (M7.9) event between Cholame and San Bernardino, where at least 250 miles of surface rupture occurred. These seismic events are among the most significant earthquakes in California history. Geologic evidence suggests that the San Andreas Fault has a 50 percent chance of producing a magnitude 7.5 to 8.5 earthquake (comparable to the great San Francisco earthquake of 1906) within the next 30 years.
Whittier Fault Zone
The Whittier fault zone lies approximately 7 miles southeast of Montebello. The Whittier Fault is a 25 mile right-lateral strike-slip fault that runs along the Chino Hills range between the cities of Chino Hills and Whittier. It is estimated that this fault could generate up to a magnitude 7.2 earthquake.
Puente Hills Fault Zone
The Puente Hills Fault is located approximately 8 miles south of the City. According to USGS, the Puente Hills Fault was most recently responsible for the M5.1 La Habra earthquake on March 28, 2014 which caused an estimated $2.6 million in damage. The USGS estimates that a future, larger M7.5 earthquake along the Puente Hills Fault could kill 3,000 to 18,000 people and cause up to $250 billion in Southern California region. In contrast, a larger M8.0 quake along the San Andreas would cause an estimated 1,800 deaths.
Sierra Madre Fault Zone
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The Sierra Madre Fault Zone lies approximately 12 miles northeast of Montebello. This fault zone is a series of moderate angle, north-dipping, reverse faults (thrust faults). Movement along these frontal faults has resulted in the uplift of the San Gabriel Mountains. According to the Southern California Earthquake Data Center, rupture on the Sierra Madre Fault Zone (theoretically) could be limited to one segment at a time, it has recently been suggested that a large event on the San Andreas Fault to the north (like that of 1857) could cause simultaneous rupture on reverse faults south of the San Gabriel Mountains – the Sierra Madre Fault Zone being a prime example of such. Whether this could rupture multiple Sierra Madre Fault Zone segments simultaneously is unknown. Seismic activity on the Sierra Madre Fault is expected to have a maximum magnitude of 7.2.
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Map: Regional Faults
(Source: State of California Department of Conservation) Montebello
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Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B3 Q: B3. Is there a description of each identified hazard’s impact on the community as well as an overall summary of the community’s vulnerability for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii))
A: See Impact of Earthquakes in the City of Montebello below.
Impact of Earthquakes in the City of Montebello
Based on the risk assessment, it is evident that earthquakes will continue to have potentially devastating economic impacts to certain areas of the City. Impacts that are not quantified, but can be anticipated in future events, include:
Injury and loss of life;
Commercial and residential structural damage;
Disruption of and damage to public infrastructure;
Secondary health hazards e.g. mold and mildew;
Damage to roads/bridges resulting in loss of mobility; Significant economic impact (jobs, sales, tax revenue) upon the community; Negative impact on commercial and residential property values; and Significant disruption to students and teachers as temporary facilities and relocations would likely be needed.
Earthquake-Induced Landslides
Earthquake-induced landslides are secondary earthquake hazards that occur from ground shaking. They can destroy the roads, buildings, utilities, and other critical facilities necessary to respond and recover from an earthquake. Many communities in Southern California have a high likelihood of encountering such risks, especially in areas with steep slopes.
Liquefaction
Liquefaction is a phenomenon in which the strength and stiffness of a soil is reduced by earthquake shaking or other events. Liquefaction occurs in saturated soils, which are soils in which the space between individual soil particles is completely filled with water. This water exerts a pressure on the soil particles that influences how tightly the particles themselves are pressed together. Prior to an earthquake, the water pressure is relatively low. However, earthquake shaking can cause the water pressure to increase to the point where the soil particles can readily move with respect to each other. Because liquefaction only occurs in saturated soil, its effects are most commonly observed in low lying areas. Typically, liquefaction is associated with shallow groundwater, which is less than 50 feet beneath the earth’s surface.
According to the City of Montebello General Plan, areas of Montebello that may be subject to potential liquefaction are located along the eastern boundary of the City, parallel to the Rio Hondo River.
Map: Landslide and Liquefaction Zones shows the moderate risk of earthquake-induced landslide and liquefaction risk within the City.
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Map: Landslide and Liquefaction Zones in Montebello
(Source: California Department of Conservation)
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Exposure
The data in this section was generated using the Hazards United States – Multi Hazard (HAZUS-MH) software program. Once the location and size of a hypothetical earthquake are identified, HAZUS-MH estimates the intensity of the ground shaking, the number of buildings damaged, the number of casualties, the amount of damage to transportation systems and utilities, the number of people displaced from their homes, and the estimated cost of repair and clean up.
Building Inventory
HAZUS estimates approximately 90% of the building stock within the City of Montebello is residential housing. In terms of building construction types found in the region, wood frame construction makes up 88% of the building inventory.
Critical Facility Inventory
HAZUS breaks critical facilities into two (2) groups: essential facilities and high potential loss facilities (HPL). Essential facilities include hospitals, medical clinics, schools, fire stations, police stations and emergency operations facilities. High potential loss facilities include dams, levees, military installations, nuclear power plants and hazardous material sites.
Table: Critical Facility Inventory – HAZUS
Essential Facilities Count High Potential Loss (HPL) Facilities Count Hospitals 1 Dams 0
Schools 21 Levees 0
Fire Stations 1 Military Installations 0
Police Stations 1 Nuclear Power Plants 0
Emergency Operations Facilities 0 Hazardous Material Sites 18 Transportation and Utility Lifeline Inventory
Within HAZUS, the lifeline inventory is divided between transportation and utility lifeline systems. Transportation systems include highways, railways, light rail, bus, ports, ferry and airports. Utility systems include potable water, wastewater, natural gas, crude & refined oil, electric power and communications.
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Casualties
HAZUS estimates the number of people that will be injured and killed by the earthquake. The casualties are broken down into four (4) severity levels that describe the extent of the injuries.
The levels are described as follows:
Severity Level 1: Injuries will require medical attention but hospitalization is not needed. Severity Level 2: Injuries will require hospitalization but are not considered life- threatening
Severity Level 3: Injuries will require hospitalization and can become life threatening if not promptly treated.
Severity Level 4: Victims are killed by the earthquake.
The casualty estimates are provided for three (3) times of day: 2:00 AM, 2:00 PM and 5:00 PM.
These times represent the periods of the day that different sectors of the community are at their peak occupancy loads. The 2:00 AM estimate considers that the residential occupancy load is maximum, the 2:00 PM estimate considers that the educational, commercial and industrial sector loads are maximum and 5:00 PM represents peak commute time.
Building-Related Losses
Building losses are broken into two categories: direct building losses and business interruption losses. The direct building losses are the estimated costs to repair or replace the damage caused to the building and its contents. The business interruption losses are the losses associated with inability to operate a business because of the damage sustained during the earthquake. Business interruption losses also include the temporary living expenses for those people displaced from their homes because of the earthquake.
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HAZUS Earthquake Event Summary Results
Newport-Inglewood M7.1 Earthquake Scenario
Building Damage
Table: Expected Building Damage by Occupancy – Newport-Inglewood M7.1 None Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count Count
Agriculture 8 2 1 0 0
Commercial 761 199 109 20 2
Education 26 6 2 0 0
Government 10 2 1 0 0
Industrial 148 43 27 5 0
Other Residential 995 302 113 20 1
Religion 62 15 7 1 0
Single Family 8,975 2,381 373 12 3
Total 10,986 2,949 635 59 7
Table: Expected Building Damage by Building Type – Newport-Inglewood M7.1 None Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count Count
Wood 9,796 2,624 411 12 4
Steel 231 59 40 7 1
Concrete 224 62 30 6 0
Precast 188 55 41 9 0
RM 384 65 43 9 0
URM 61 22 14 3 1
MH 102 62 57 13 1
Total 10,986 2,949 635 59 7
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Transportation and Utility Lifeline Damage
Table: Expected Utility System Pipeline Damage – Newport-Inglewood M7.1 System
Total
Pipelines
(Length km)
Number of
Leaks
Number of
Breaks
Potable Water 2,555 98 25
Waste Water 1,533 70 18
Natural Gas 1,022 20 5
Oil 0 0 0
Table: Potable Water and Electric Power System Performance – Newport-Inglewood M7.1 Total # of
Households
Number of Households without Service
At Day 1 At Day 3 At Day 7 At Day 30 At Day 90
Potable Water
19,552
0 0 0 0 0
Electric Power 0 0 0 0 0
Shelter Requirement
HAZUS estimates the number of households that are expected to be displaced from their homes due to the earthquake and the number of displaced people that will require accommodations in temporary public shelters. The model estimates 60 households to be displaced due to the earthquake. Of these, 58 people (out of a total population of 64,394) will seek temporary shelter in public shelters.
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Casualties
The table below represents a summary of casualties estimated for Newport-Inglewood M7.1 earthquake scenario.
Table: Casualty Estimates – Newport-Inglewood M7.1
Time Sector Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
2AM Commercial 0 0 0 0
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 0 0 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 0 0 0 0
Other-Residential 7 1 0 0
Single-Family 9 1 0 0
TOTAL 16 2 0 0
2PM Commercial 14 2 0 0
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 5 1 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 3 0 0 0
Other-Residential 2 0 0 0
Single-Family 2 0 0 0
TOTAL 26 3 0 0
5PM Commercial 10 1 0 0
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 0 0 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 2 0 0 0
Other-Residential 3 0 0 0
Single-Family 3 0 0 0
TOTAL 18 1 0 0
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Economic Losses
The total economic loss estimated for the Newport-Inglewood M7.1 earthquake scenario is $137.45 million dollars which includes building and lifeline related losses based on the region's available inventory. The following tables provide more detailed information about these losses.
Table: Building-Related Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Newport-Inglewood M7.1 Category Area Single Family Other Residential Commercial Industrial Others Total Income
Losses Wage $0 $120,200 $2,993,400 $300,200 $132,700 $3,546,500 Capital-
Related $0 $51,100 $2,298,100 $182,300 $34,800 $2,566,300 Rental $514,800 $1,135,800 $1,985,200 $124,800 $49,600 $3,810,200 Relocation $1,770,600 $867,700 $2,969,500 $488,000 $454,100 $6,549,900 Subtotal $2,285,400 $2,174,800 $10,246,200 $1,095,300 $671,200 $16,472,900 Capital Stock
Losses Structural $4,894,500 $2,294,100 $5,408,100 $1,787,100 $600,500 $14,984,300 Non-Structural $27,429,500 $17,688,800 $16,943,700 $7,768,500 $2,731,100 $72,561,600 Content $8,780,900 $4,668,700 $9,553,200 $5,666,700 $1,477,900 $30,147,400 Inventory $0 $0 $370,200 $1,089,900 $2,900 $1,463,000
Subtotal $41,104,900 $24,651,600 $32,275,200 $16,312,200 $4,812,400 $119,156,300 TOTAL $43,390,300 $26,826,400 $42,521,400 $17,407,500 $5,483,600 $135,629,200
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Table: Transportation System Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Newport-Inglewood M7.1 System Component Total Inventory Value Economic Loss Loss Ratio % Highway Segments $389,155,800 $0 0%
Bridges $37,540,300 $414,500 1%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Railways Segments $7,156,200 $0 0%
Bridges $102,600 $600 1%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Facilities $2,663,000 $556,000 20%
Light Rail Segments $36,013,100 $0 0%
Bridges $0 $0 0%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Bus Facilities $0 $0 0%
Ferry Facilities $0 $0 0%
Port Facilities $0 $0 0%
Airport Facilities $0 $0 0%
TOTAL $472,631,000 $971,100
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Table: Utility System Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Newport-Inglewood M7.1 System Component Total Inventory
Value Economic Loss Loss Ratio %
Potable Water Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $51,096,200 $442,200 1%
Waste Water Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $30,657,700 $316,900 1%
Natural Gas Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $20,438,500 $90,900 1%
Oil Systems Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Electrical Power Facilities $0 $0 0%
Communication Facilities $0 $0 0%
TOTAL $102,192,400 $850,000
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Map: Shake Intensity Map – Newport-Inglewood M7.1
(Source: Emergency Planning Consultants)
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Map: Seismic Shaking Intensities for the Newport-Inglewood M7.2 (Source: State of California Department of Conservation)
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San Andreas M8.0 Earthquake Scenario
Building Damage
Table: Expected Building Damage by Occupancy – San Andreas M8.0 None Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count Count
Agriculture 5 3 2 1 1
Commercial 455 276 171 97 93
Education 18 9 3 2 2
Government 7 3 2 1 2
Industrial 88 55 37 20 24
Other Residential 784 379 159 58 52
Religion 40 22 11 6 7
Single Family 7,983 3,579 181 1 0
Total 9,379 4,326 566 184 181
Table: Expected Building Damage by Building Type – San Andreas M8.0 None Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count Count
Wood 8,701 3,891 206 32 16
Steel 85 84 99 35 35
Concrete 135 85 33 25 45
Precast 119 88 53 14 19
RM 300 96 43 30 31
URM 33 35 27 6 1
MH 8 47 104 43 34
Total 9,379 4,326 566 184 181
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Transportation and Utility Lifeline Damage
Table: Expected Utility System Pipeline Damage – San Andreas M8.0 System
Total
Pipelines
(Length km)
Number of
Leaks
Number of
Breaks
Potable Water 2,555 53,757 13,439
Waste Water 1,533 38,526 9,632
Natural Gas 1,022 11,050 2,763
Oil 0 0 0
Table: Potable Water and Electric Power System Performance – San Andreas M8.0 Total # of
Households
Number of Households without Service
At Day 1 At Day 3 At Day 7 At Day 30 At Day 90
Potable Water
19,552
19,552 19,552 19,552 19,552 19,552
Electric Power 0 0 0 0 0
Shelter Requirement
HAZUS estimates the number of households that are expected to be displaced from their homes due to the earthquake and the number of displaced people that will require accommodations in temporary public shelters. The model estimates 298 households to be displaced due to the earthquake. Of these, 271 people (out of a total population of 64,394) will seek temporary shelter in public shelters.
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Casualties
The table below represents a summary of casualties estimated for San Andreas M8.0 earthquake scenario.
Table: Casualty Estimates – San Andreas M8.0
Time Sector Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
2AM Commercial 3 1 0 0
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 0 0 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 5 1 0 0
Other-Residential 57 17 3 6
Single-Family 11 1 0 0
TOTAL 76 20 3 6
2PM Commercial 187 57 10 19
Commuting 0 0 1 0
Educational 76 24 4 8
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 36 11 2 3
Other-Residential 13 4 1 1
Single-Family 2 0 0 0
TOTAL 316 97 17 33
5PM Commercial 132 40 7 13
Commuting 4 5 9 2
Educational 8 2 0 1
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 23 7 1 2
Other-Residential 22 6 1 2
Single-Family 4 0 0 0
TOTAL 192 61 19 20
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Economic Losses
The total economic loss estimated for the San Andreas M8.0 earthquake scenario is $936.08 million dollars which includes building and lifeline related losses based on the region's available inventory. The following tables provide more detailed information about these losses.
Table: Building-Related Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – San Andreas M8.0 Category Area Single Family Other
Residential Commercial Industrial Others Total
Income Losses Wage $0 $1,072,100 $17,255,100 $1,247,900 $760,700 $20,335,800 Capital-Related $0 $455,000 $13,868,100 $757,100 $206,900 $15,287,100 Rental $334,400 $3,505,900 $8,260,200 $438,500 $328,100 $12,867,100 Relocation $810,800 $2,221,200 $12,303,500 $1,555,400 $2,948,600 $19,839,500 Subtotal $1,145,200 $7,254,200 $51,686,900 $3,998,900 $4,244,300 $68,329,500 Capital Stock
Losses Structural $5,072,900 $7,120,200 $28,774,700 $9,039,600 $4,529,800 $54,537,200 Non-Structural $41,589,300 $47,615,200 $86,829,700 $36,377,600 $16,822,700 $229,234,500 Content $20,444,400 $13,148,000 $41,387,200 $24,388,200 $7,854,700 $107,222,500 Inventory $0 $0 $1,433,300 $4,893,800 $16,100 $6,343,200 Subtotal $67,106,600 $67,883,400 $158,424,900 $74,699,200 $29,223,300 $397,337,400 TOTAL $68,251,800 $75,137,600 $210,111,800 $78,698,100 $33,467,600 $465,666,900
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Table: Transportation System Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – San Andreas M8.0 System Component Total Inventory Value Economic Loss Loss Ratio % Highway Segments $389,155,800 $0 0%
Bridges $37,540,300 $4,691,800 13%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Railways Segments $7,156,200 $0 0%
Bridges $102,600 $7,300 7%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Facilities $2,663,000 $708,800 27%
Light Rail Segments $36,013,100 $0 0%
Bridges $0 $0 0%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Bus Facilities $0 $0 0%
Ferry Facilities $0 $0 0%
Port Facilities $0 $0 0%
Airport Facilities $0 $0 0%
TOTAL $472,631,000 $5,407,900
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Table: Utility System Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – San Andreas M8.0 System Component Total Inventory
Value Economic Loss Loss Ratio %
Potable Water Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $51,096,200 $241,908,300 0%
Waste Water Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $30,657,700 $173,367,600 0%
Natural Gas Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $20,438,500 $49,725,600 0%
Oil Systems Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Electrical Power Facilities $0 $0 0%
Communication Facilities $0 $0 0%
TOTAL $102,192,400 $465,001,500
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Map: Shake Intensity Map – San Andreas M8.0
(Source: Emergency Planning Consultants)
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Map: Seismic Shaking Intensities for the San Andrea Fault M7.8 (Source: State of California Department of Conservation)
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Whittier M6.8 Earthquake Scenario
Building Damage
Table: Expected Building Damage by Occupancy – Whittier M6.8 None Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count Count
Agriculture 6 4 2 0 0
Commercial 532 368 175 16 0
Education 20 11 3 0 0
Government 8 4 2 0 0
Industrial 100 76 44 5 0
Other Residential 725 493 187 26 1
Religion 46 28 11 1 0
Single Family 7,219 4,276 248 1 0
Total 8,656 5,259 672 49 1
Table: Expected Building Damage by Building Type – Whittier M6.8 None Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count Count
Wood 7,870 4,700 276 1 1
Steel 153 106 71 7 0
Concrete 157 113 48 5 0
Precast 115 104 67 6 0
RM 313 123 59 5 0
URM 32 40 26 3 0
MH 16 72 124 21 0
Total 8,656 5,259 672 49 1
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Transportation and Utility Lifeline Damage
Table: Expected Utility System Pipeline Damage – Whittier M6.8 System
Total
Pipelines
(Length km)
Number of
Leaks
Number of
Breaks
Potable Water 2,555 53,757 13,439
Waste Water 1,533 38,526 9,632
Natural Gas 1,022 11,050 2,763
Oil 0 0 0
Table: Potable Water and Electric Power System Performance – Whittier M6.8 Total # of
Households
Number of Households without Service
At Day 1 At Day 3 At Day 7 At Day 30 At Day 90
Potable Water
19,552
19,552 19,552 19,552 19,552 19,552
Electric Power 0 0 0 0 0
Shelter Requirement
HAZUS estimates the number of households that are expected to be displaced from their homes due to the earthquake and the number of displaced people that will require accommodations in temporary public shelters. The model estimates 35 households to be displaced due to the earthquake. Of these, 33 people (out of a total population of 64,394) will seek temporary shelter in public shelters.
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Casualties
The table below represents a summary of casualties estimated for Whittier M6.8 earthquake scenario.
Table: Casualty Estimates – Whittier M6.8
Time Sector Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
2AM Commercial 0 0 0 0
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 0 0 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 0 0 0 0
Other-Residential 9 1 0 0
Single-Family 10 0 0 0
TOTAL 19 1 0 0
2PM Commercial 16 2 0 0
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 5 0 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 3 0 0 0
Other-Residential 2 0 0 0
Single-Family 2 0 0 0
TOTAL 28 2 0 0
5PM Commercial 11 1 0 0
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 1 0 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 2 0 0 0
Other-Residential 3 0 0 0
Single-Family 4 0 0 0
TOTAL 21 1 0 0
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Economic Losses
The total economic loss estimated for the Whittier M6.8 earthquake scenario is $646.75 million dollars which includes building and lifeline related losses based on the region's available inventory. The following tables provide more detailed information about these losses.
Table: Building-Related Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Whittier M6.8 Category Area Single Family Other Residential Commercial Industrial Others Total Income
Losses Wage $0 $151,300 $3,893,300 $344,200 $194,000 $4,582,800 Capital-
Related $0 $64,400 $3,059,000 $209,000 $49,600 $3,382,000 Rental $421,700 $1,302,400 $2,635,400 $148,200 $65,800 $4,573,500 Relocation $1,074,800 $974,800 $3,847,200 $588,100 $592,500 $7,077,400 Subtotal $1,496,500 $2,492,900 $13,434,900 $1,289,500 $901,900 $19,615,700 Capital Stock
Losses Structural $5,995,200 $2,934,200 $6,432,600 $1,984,500 $808,600 $18,155,100 Non-Structural $38,585,400 $25,007,600 $21,457,100 $8,815,400 $3,904,600 $97,770,100 Content $15,115,900 $7,394,100 $12,396,300 $6,431,800 $2,225,000 $43,563,100 Inventory $0 $0 $471,600 $1,226,900 $4,600 $1,703,100
Subtotal $59,696,500 $35,335,900 $40,757,600 $18,458,600 $6,942,800 $161,191,400 TOTAL $61,193,000 $37,828,800 $54,192,500 $19,748,100 $7,844,700 $180,807,100
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Table: Transportation System Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Whittier M6.8 System Component Total Inventory Value Economic Loss Loss Ratio % Highway Segments $389,155,800 $0 0%
Bridges $37,540,300 $442,900 1%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Railways Segments $7,156,200 $0 0%
Bridges $102,600 $200 1%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Facilities $2,663,000 $497,000 19%
Light Rail Segments $36,013,100 $0 0%
Bridges $0 $0 0%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Bus Facilities $0 $0 0%
Ferry Facilities $0 $0 0%
Port Facilities $0 $0 0%
Airport Facilities $0 $0 0%
TOTAL $472,631,000 $940,100
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Table: Utility System Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Whittier M6.8 System Component Total Inventory
Value Economic Loss Loss Ratio %
Potable Water Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $51,096,200 $241,908,300 473%
Waste Water Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $30,657,700 $173,367,600 565%
Natural Gas Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $20,438,500 $49,725,600 243%
Oil Systems Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Electrical Power Facilities $0 $0 0%
Communication Facilities $0 $0 0%
TOTAL $102,192,400 $465,001,500
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Map: Shake Intensity Map – Whittier M6.8
(Source: Emergency Planning Consultants)
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Puente Hills M7.1 Earthquake Scenario
Building Damage
Table: Expected Building Damage by Occupancy – Puente Hills M7.1 None Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count Count
Agriculture 4 3 3 1 0
Commercial 310 289 323 136 33
Education 14 10 8 3 0
Government 5 4 3 1 0
Industrial 53 54 72 35 10
Other Residential 469 492 320 120 29
Religion 28 24 22 9 2
Single Family 4,903 4,796 1,863 144 36
Total 5,786 5,674 2,615 449 112
Table: Expected Building Damage by Building Type – Puente Hills M7.1 None Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count Count
Wood 5,326 5,265 2,057 156 41
Steel 85 75 111 53 13
Concrete 92 92 88 42 9
Precast 65 68 101 48 11
RM 186 112 134 60 8
URM 18 23 32 18 10
MH 15 40 91 71 18
Total 5,786 5,674 2,615 449 112
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Transportation and Utility Lifeline Damage
Table: Expected Utility System Pipeline Damage – Puente Hills M7.1 System
Total
Pipelines
(Length km)
Number of
Leaks
Number of
Breaks
Potable Water 2,555 506 126
Waste Water 1,533 362 91
Natural Gas 1,022 104 26
Oil 0 0 0
Table: Potable Water and Electric Power System Performance – Puente Hills M7.1 Total # of
Households
Number of Households without Service
At Day 1 At Day 3 At Day 7 At Day 30 At Day 90
Potable Water
19,552
2,711 582 0 0 0
Electric Power 7,390 4,102 1,435 237 11
Shelter Requirement
HAZUS estimates the number of households that are expected to be displaced from their homes due to the earthquake and the number of displaced people that will require accommodations in temporary public shelters. The model estimates 521 households to be displaced due to the earthquake. Of these, 507 people (out of a total population of 64,394) will seek temporary shelter in public shelters.
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Casualties
The table below represents a summary of casualties estimated for the Puente Hills M7.1 earthquake scenario.
Table: Casualty Estimates – Puente Hills M7.1
Time Sector Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
2AM Commercial 2 0 0 0
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 0 0 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 3 1 0 0
Other-Residential 47 10 1 2
Single-Family 39 5 0 0
TOTAL 90 16 1 2
2PM Commercial 108 26 4 7
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 35 8 1 2
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 21 5 1 1
Other-Residential 11 2 0 0
Single-Family 9 1 0 0
TOTAL 184 42 6 10
5PM Commercial 76 18 3 5
Commuting 3 3 6 1
Educational 3 1 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 13 3 0 1
Other-Residential 18 4 0 1
Single-Family 15 2 0 0
TOTAL 128 31 9 8
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Economic Losses
The total economic loss estimated for the Puente Hills M7.1 scenario earthquake is $604.81 million dollars which includes building and lifeline related losses based on the region's available inventory. The following tables provide more detailed information about these losses.
Table: Building-Related Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Puente Hills M7.1 Category Area Single Family Other
Residential Commercial Industrial Others Total
Income Losses Wage $0 $787,500 $15,432,600 $1,511,100 $596,100 $18,327,300 Capital-
Related $0 $335,100 $11,732,200 $917,600 $159,400 $13,144,300 Rental $2,641,000 $5,782,700 $8,934,500 $578,600 $263,200 $18,200,000 Relocation $10,054,800 $4,396,800 $13,834,800 $2,201,100 $2,425,300 $32,912,800 Subtotal $12,695,800 $11,302,100 $49,934,100 $5,208,400 $3,444,000 $82,584,400 Capital Stock
Losses Structural $19,848,500 $10,664,600 $28,837,300 $9,887,900 $3,154,000 $72,392,300 Non-Structural $108,807,200 $74,593,400 $75,802,400 $35,396,100 $11,454,300 $306,053,400 Content $37,941,800 $20,092,200 $39,163,800 $25,487,100 $5,815,300 $128,500,200 Inventory $0 $0 $1,569,100 $4,925,400 $12,400 $6,506,900 Subtotal $166,597,500 $105,350,200 $145,372,600 $75,696,500 $20,436,000 $513,452,800 TOTAL $179,293,300 $116,652,300 $195,306,700 $80,904,900 $23,880,000 $596,037,200
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Table: Transportation System Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Puente Hills M7.1 System Component Total Inventory Value Economic Loss Loss Ratio % Highway Segments $389,155,800 $0 0%
Bridges $37,540,300 $3,214,900 9%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Railways Segments $7,156,200 $0 0%
Bridges $102,600 $9,700 10%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Facilities $2,663,000 $1,170,100 44%
Light Rail Segments $36,013,100 $0 0%
Bridges $0 $0 0%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Bus Facilities $0 $0 0%
Ferry Facilities $0 $0 0%
Port Facilities $0 $0 0%
Airport Facilities $0 $0 0%
TOTAL $472,631,000 $4,394,700
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Table: Utility System Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Puente Hills M7.1 System Component Total Inventory
Value Economic Loss Loss Ratio %
Potable Water Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $51,096,200 $2,276,000 4%
Waste Water Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $30,657,700 $1,631,200 5%
Natural Gas Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $20,438,500 $467,900 2%
Oil Systems Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Electrical Power Facilities $0 $0 0%
Communication Facilities $0 $0 0%
TOTAL $102,192,400 $4,375,100
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Map: Shake Intensity Map – Puente Hills M7.1
(Source: Emergency Planning Consultants)
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Sierra Madre M7.2 Earthquake Scenario
Building Damage
Table: Expected Building Damage by Occupancy – Sierra Madre M7.2 None Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count Count
Agriculture 7 3 1 0 0
Commercial 691 228 140 29 3
Education 23 7 4 1 0
Government 9 3 2 0 0
Industrial 140 46 31 7 1
Other Residential 917 345 140 27 2
Religion 56 18 9 2 0
Single Family 8,179 2,971 566 22 5
Total 10,021 3,621 894 89 11
Table: Expected Building Damage by Building Type – Sierra Madre M7.2 None Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count Count
Wood 8,491 3,258 618 22 6
Steel 209 67 51 10 1
Concrete 204 71 39 9 1
Precast 172 60 49 12 1
RM 355 76 55 13 0
URM 55 24 17 5 1
MH 86 64 65 18 1
Total 10,021 3,621 894 89 11
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Transportation and Utility Lifeline Damage
Table: Expected Utility System Pipeline Damage – Sierra Madre M7.2 System
Total
Pipelines
(Length km)
Number of
Leaks
Number of
Breaks
Potable Water 2,555 10 35
Waste Water 1,553 100 25
Natural Gas 1,022 29 7
Oil 0 0 0
Table: Potable Water and Electric Power System Performance – Sierra Madre M7.2 Total # of
Households
Number of Households without Service
At Day 1 At Day 3 At Day 7 At Day 30 At Day 90
Potable Water
19,552
3 0 0 0 0
Electric Power 0 0 0 0 0
Shelter Requirement
HAZUS estimates the number of households that are expected to be displaced from their homes due to the earthquake and the number of displaced people that will require accommodations in temporary public shelters. The model estimates 92 households to be displaced due to the earthquake. Of these, 83 people (out of a total population of 64,394) will seek temporary shelter in public shelters.
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Casualties
The table below represents a summary of casualties estimated for Sierra Madre M7.2 earthquake scenario.
Table: Casualty Estimates – Sierra Madre M7.2
Time Sector Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
2AM Commercial 0 0 0 0
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 0 0 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 1 0 0 0
Other-Residential 10 1 0 0
Single-Family 12 1 0 0
TOTAL 23 2 0 0
2PM Commercial 21 3 0 1
Commuting 0 0 0 0
Educational 7 1 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 4 1 0 0
Other-Residential 2 0 0 0
Single-Family 2 0 0 0
TOTAL 36 5 0 1
5PM Commercial 15 2 0 0
Commuting 0 0 1 0
Educational 1 0 0 0
Hotels 0 0 0 0
Industrial 2 0 0 0
Other-Residential 4 0 0 0
Single-Family 4 0 0 0
TOTAL 26 2 1 0
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Economic Losses
The total economic loss estimated for the Sierra Madre M7.2 earthquake scenario is $182.31 million dollars which includes building and lifeline related losses based on the region's available inventory. The following tables provide more detailed information about these losses.
Table: Building-Related Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Sierra Madre M7.2 Category Area Single Family Other
Residential Commercial Industrial Others Total
Income Losses Wage $0 $229,300 $4,141,800 $294,700 $207,100 $4,872,900 Capital-Related $0 $97,500 $3,269,300 $178,900 $56,500 $3,602,200 Rental $782,400 $1,604,300 $2,551,700 $121,700 $77,100 $5,137,200 Relocation $2,785,300 $1,199,400 $3,848,800 $485,200 $762,400 $9,081,100 Subtotal $3,567,700 $3,130,500 $13,811,600 $1,080,500 $1,103,100 $22,693,400 Capital Stock
Losses Structural $7,119,600 $3,152,200 $6,707,200 $1,778,500 $1,004,700 $19,762,200 Non-Structural $40,018,100 $23,751,700 $21,049,100 $7,713,400 $4,219,200 $96,751,500 Content $13,232,900 $6,340,300 $11,712,700 $5,594,000 $2,254,700 $39,134,600 Inventory $0 $0 $427,100 $1,070,200 $4,600 $1,501,900
Subtotal $60,370,600 $33,244,200 $39,896,100 $16,156,100 $7,483,200 $157,150,200 TOTAL $63,938,300 $36,374,700 $53,707,700 $17,236,600 $8,586,300 $179,843,600
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Table: Transportation System Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Sierra Madre M7.2 System Component Total Inventory Value Economic Loss Loss Ratio % Highway Segments $389,155,800 $0 0%
Bridges $37,540,300 $788,800 2%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Railways Segments $7,156,200 $0 0%
Bridges $102,600 $400 1%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Facilities $2,663,000 $471,700 17%
Light Rail Segments $36,013,100 $0 0%
Bridges $0 $0 0%
Tunnels $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Bus Facilities $0 $0 0%
Ferry Facilities $0 $0 0%
Port Facilities $0 $0 0%
Airport Facilities $0 $0 0%
TOTAL $472,631,000 $1,260,900
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Table: Utility System Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Sierra Madre M7.2 System Component Total Inventory
Value Economic Loss Loss Ratio %
Potable Water Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $51,096,200 $627,900 1%
Waste Water Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $30,657,700 $450,000 2%
Natural Gas Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Distribution Lines $20,438,500 $129,100 1%
Oil Systems Pipelines $0 $0 0%
Facilities $0 $0 0%
Electrical Power Facilities $0 $0 0%
Communication Facilities $0 $0 0%
TOTAL $102,192,400 $1,207,000
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Map: Shake Intensity Map – Sierra Madre M7.2
(Source: Emergency Planning Consultants)
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Map: Seismic Shaking Intensities for the Sierra Madre M7.2 (Source: State of California Department of Conservation)
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Structures and Building Code
The built environment is susceptible to damage from earthquakes. Buildings that collapse can trap and bury people. Lives are at risk, and the cost to clean up the damages is great. In most California communities, including the City of Montebello, many buildings were built before 1993 when building codes were not as strict. In addition, retrofitting is not required except under certain conditions and can be expensive. Therefore, the number of buildings at risk remains high. The California Seismic Safety Commission makes annual reports on the progress of the retrofitting of unreinforced masonry buildings. According to the City of Montebello General Plan, All URM buildings within the City have been identified and upgraded to meet current requirements.
Implementation of earthquake mitigation policy most often takes place at the local government level. The City of Montebello Planning and Community Development Department enforces building codes pertaining to earthquake hazards.
Additionally, the City has implemented basic building requirements that are above and beyond what the State demands for hazard mitigation. Newly constructed buildings in Montebello that are built in an area subject to Earthquake-induced landslide or liquefaction are typically built with extra foundation support. Such support is found in the post-tension reinforced concrete foundation; this same technique is used by coastal cities to prevent home destruction during cases of liquefaction.
Generally, these codes seek to discourage development in areas that could be prone to flooding, landslide, wildfire and/or seismic hazards; and where development is permitted, that the applicable construction standards are met. Developers in hazard-prone areas may be required to retain a qualified professional engineer to evaluate level of risk on the site and recommend appropriate mitigation measures.
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Wildfire Hazards
Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B2 Q: B2. Does the Plan include information on previous occurrences of hazard events and on the probability of future hazard events for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(i)) A: See Previous Occurrences of Wildfire in the City of Montebello below.
Previous Occurrences of Wildfire in the City of Montebello Fortunately, there have been no wildfire outbreaks within the City. However, bordering areas are highly prone to wildfires and, therefore, the City is exposed to a threat from wildfires originating outside the City specifically from the east toward the Hacienda Hills.
Although no wildfires have impacted the City, the most recent fire event to impact the City was a brush fire in August 2015. A homeless man sparked a 384-acre wildfire in the Rio Hondo Riverbed while cooking food in the brush. Although no structures were damaged, four firefighters suffered minor injuries while fighting the fire.
Previous Occurrences of Wildfire in Los Angeles County
Due to its weather, topography, and native vegetation, the majority of Los Angeles County is at risk from wildland fires. The extended droughts characteristic of California’s Mediterranean climate result in large areas of dry vegetation that provide fuel for wildland fires. Furthermore, the native vegetation typically has a high oil content that makes it highly flammable. The area is also intermittently impacted by Santa Ana winds, the hot, dry winds that blow across southern California in the spring and late fall.
The most recent significant wildfire event to impact the County of Los Angeles was the Station Fire in 2009. The Station Fire destroyed 209 structures and burned a total of 160,577 acres within Los Angeles County. According to the United States Forest Service, the Station Fire was the 10 th largest in modern California history, and the largest wildfire in Los Angeles County to date.
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Local Conditions
According to Map: Local, State, and Federal Responsibility Areas - Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones the City of Montebello is not designated a very high fire hazard severity zone (VHFHSZ). However, the immediate areas due east of Montebello including the City of Whittier and the unincorporated community of Hacienda Heights are at severe risk to wildfires. These areas are at significant risk during the summer months, extended periods of heat, and long periods of no rain. Strong, easterly Santa Ana winds have the potential to direct wildfires from the west into the City of Montebello.
Although unlikely, the northeastern portion of the City is at greatest risk of wildfire impact due to the wildland/urban interface and primarily chaparral fuel source.
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Map: Local, State, and Federal Responsibility Areas - Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones (Source: CAL FIRE)
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Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B3 Q: B3. Is there a description of each identified hazard’s impact on the community as well as an overall summary of the community’s vulnerability for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii))
A: See Impact of Wildfire in the City of Montebello below.
Impact of Wildfire in the City of Montebello
Wildfires and their impact varies by location and severity of any given wildfire event, and will likely only affect certain areas of the county during specific times. Based on the risk assessment, it is evident that wildfires will have a potentially devastating economic impact to certain areas of the City.
Impact that is not quantified, but anticipated in future events includes:
Injury and loss of life
Commercial and residential structural damage
Disruption of and damage to public infrastructure
Secondary health hazards e.g. mold and mildew
Damage to roads/bridges resulting in loss of mobility Significant economic impact (jobs, sales, tax revenue) upon the community Negative impact on commercial and residential property values Significant disruption to students and teachers as temporary facilities and relocations would likely be needed
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Flood Hazards
Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B2 Q: B2. Does the Plan include information on previous occurrences of hazard events and on the probability of future hazard events for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(i)) A: See Previous Occurrences of Flooding in the City of Montebello below.
Previous Occurrences of Flooding in the City of Montebello Flooding has not been a serious hazard to Montebello in several decades, and the risk of disastrous flooding in the City is considered minimal. The vast majority of Montebello – despite notable areas identified below – does not lie within a 100- or 500- year floodplain, as delineated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). However, the potential for a localized flood event still exists within Montebello, and it is an important hazard to be addressed in the City’s Hazard Mitigation Plan.
Since the writing of the 2004 Mitigation Plan, there have been no significant flooding events impacting the City of Montebello.
Previous Occurrences of Flooding in Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County records reveal since 1861, the Los Angeles River has flooded 30 times, on average once every 6.1 years. But averages are deceiving, for the Los Angeles basin goes through periods of drought and then periods of above average rainfall. Between 1889 and 1891 the river flooded every year, from 1941 to 1945, the river flooded 5 times. Conversely, from 1896 to 1914, and again from 1944 to 1969, a period of 25 years, the river did not have serious floods.
Average annual precipitation in Los Angeles County ranges from 13 inches on the coast to approximately 40 inches on the highest point of the Peninsular Mountain Range that transects the County. Several factors determine the severity of floods, including rainfall intensity and duration. A large amount of rainfall over a short time span can result in flash flood conditions. A sudden thunderstorm or heavy rain, dam failure, or sudden spills can cause flash flooding. The National Weather Service’s definition of a flash flood is a flood occurring in a watershed where the time of travel of the peak of flow from one end of the watershed to the other is less than six hours.
The towering mountains that give the Los Angeles region its spectacular views also wring a great deal of rain out of the storm clouds that pass through. Because the mountains are so steep, the rainwater moves rapidly down the slopes and across the coastal plains on its way to the ocean.
Naturally, this rainfall moves rapidly downstream, often with severe consequences for anything in its path. In extreme cases, flood-generated debris flows will roar down a canyon at speeds near 40 miles per hour with a wall of mud, debris and water, tens of feet high. Flooding occurs when climate, geology, and hydrology combine to create conditions where water flows outside of its usual course.
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Local Conditions
According to the National Flood Insurance Program, the City is designated as Zone “X” or minimal flood hazard. However, the City contains four specific areas considered to be at special risk of flooding:
1. West side of Grant Rea Park along the Rio Hondo Channel
2. Garfield Avenue between Via Paseo and Beverly Boulevard
3. East side of Rio Hondo Channel from Beverly Terrace to Mines Avenue
4. Mines Avenue from Maple Avenue to Greenwood
Map: Rio Hondo 100-Year Flood Scenario shows the 100-year Rio Hondo flood impact scenario on the eastern portion of the City.
Urban Flooding
Portions of the City of Montebello are prone to urban flooding, also sometimes referred to as ponding, due to debris accumulation on storm drains and in flood control channels and basins, overburdened pumping stations and aged drainage systems. Low-lying areas of the City are particularly susceptible to urban flooding.
Flood control channels and basins are at risk of overflowing their banks during times of heavy rainfall and reservoir water release, specifically the Rio Hondo Flood Control Channel which runs north to south through the length of City and the San Gabriel River basin, which runs along the east side of the City. The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works and the Army Corp of Engineers are responsible for notifying the jurisdiction at the onset of planned water releases.
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Q: C2. Does the Plan address each jurisdiction’s participation in the NFIP and continued compliance with NFIP requirements, as appropriate? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(ii)) A: See National Flood Insurance Program below.
National Flood Insurance Program
The City participates in the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). Created by Congress in 1968, the NFIP makes flood insurance available in communities that enact minimum floodplain management rules consistent with the Code of Federal Regulations §60.3.
According to Map: Flood Insurance Rate Map, the built areas of the City are in “Flood Zone X” and “Flood Zone D”. Zone X is defined as the area outside the 500-year flood and protected by levee from 100-year flood. Zone D is defined as areas in which flood hazards are undetermined (no analysis of flood hazards has been conducted), but possible.
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Map: Flood Insurance Rate Map
(Source: FEMA Flood Map Service Center)
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Rio Hondo 100-Year Flood Scenario
Building Damage
Table: Expected Building Damage by Occupancy – Rio Hondo 100-Year Flood Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count
Agriculture 0 0 0 0
Commercial 0 0 0 0
Education 0 0 0 0
Government 0 0 0 0
Industrial 1 0 0 0
Other Residential 0 0 0 0
Religion 0 0 0 0
Single Family 8 54 38 19
Total 9 54 38 19
Table: Expected Building Damage by Building Type – Rio Hondo 100-Year Flood Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count
Concrete 0 0 0 0
MH 0 0 0 0
Masonry 0 0 0 0
Steel 1 0 0 0
Wood 8 54 38 19
Total 9 54 38 19
Shelter Requirement
HAZUS estimates the number of households that are expected to be displaced from their homes due to the flood and the number of displaced people that will require accommodations in temporary public shelters. The model estimates 304 households to be displaced due to the flood. Displacement includes households evacuated from within or very near to the inundated area. Of these, 877 people (out of a total population of 62,453) will seek temporary shelter in public shelters.
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Economic Losses
The total economic loss estimated for the Rio Hondo 100-Year Flood scenario is $31.38 million dollars which includes building and lifeline related losses based on the region's available inventory. The following tables provide more detailed information about these losses.
Table: Building-Related Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Rio Hondo 100-Year Flood Category Area Residential Commercial Industrial Others Total Building Loss Building $13,429,000 $1,004,000 $1,260,000 $62,000 $15,755,000 Content $8,530,000 $2,438,000 $3,643,000 $314,000 $14,925,000 Inventory $0 $54,000 $610,000 $2,000 $666,000
Subtotal $21,959,000 $3,496,000 $0 $378,000 $31,346,000 Business
Interruption Income $1,000 $4,000 $0 $0 $5,000
Relocation $19,000 $0 $0 $0 $19,000
Rental Income $4,000 $0 $0 $0 $4,000
Wage $3,000 $3,000 $0 $1,000 $7,000
Subtotal $27,000 $7,000 $0 $1,000 $35,000
TOTAL $21,986,000 $3,503,000 $0 $379,000 $31,381,000
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Map: Rio Hondo 100-Year Flood Scenario
Source: Emergency Planning Consultants
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Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B3 Q: B3. Is there a description of each identified hazard’s impact on the community as well as an overall summary of the community’s vulnerability for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii))
A: See Impact of Flooding in the City of Montebello below.
Impact of Flooding in the City of Montebello
Floods and their impacts vary by location and severity of any given flood event, and likely only affect certain areas of the County during specific times. Based on the risk assessment, it is evident that floods will continue to have devastating economic impact to certain areas of the City.
Impact that is not quantified, but anticipated in future events includes:
Injury and loss of life;
Commercial and residential structural damage;
Disruption of and damage to public infrastructure;
Secondary health hazards e.g. mold and mildew
Damage to roads/bridges resulting in loss of mobility Significant economic impact (jobs, sales, tax revenue) upon the community Negative impact on commercial and residential property values and Significant disruption to students and teachers as temporary facilities and relocations would likely be needed.
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Dam Failure Hazards
Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B2 Q: B2. Does the Plan include information on previous occurrences of hazard events and on the probability of future hazard events for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(i)) A: See Previous Occurrences of Dam Failure in the City of Montebello below.
Previous Occurrences of Dam Failure in the City of Montebello The City of Montebello has not been recently affected by a release/failure of any of the dam facilities identified in Table: Dams Near City of Montebello.
Since the writing of the 2004 Mitigation Plan, there have been no dam failure events in the City of Montebello.
Previous Occurrences of Dam Failure in Montebello County There are a total of 103 dams in Los Angeles County, owned by 23 agencies or organizations, ranging from the Federal government to Home Owner Associations. These dams hold billions of gallons of water in reservoirs. Releases of water from the major reservoirs are designed to protect Southern California from flood waters and to store domestic water. Seismic activity can compromise the dam structures, and the resultant flooding could cause catastrophic flooding.
Following the 1971 Sylmar earthquake the Lower Van Norman Dam showed signs of structural compromise, and tens of thousands of persons had to be evacuated until the dam could be drained. The dam has never been refilled.
Local Conditions
Loss of life and damage to structures, roads, and utilities may result from a dam failure.
Economic losses also result from a lowered tax base and lack of utility profits. These effects would certainly accompany the failure of one of the major dams located near the City of Montebello. Because dam failure has severe consequences, FEMA requires that all dam owners develop Emergency Action Plans (EAP) for warning, evacuation, and post-flood actions.
Although there may be coordination with county officials in the development of the EAP, the responsibility for developing potential flood inundation maps and facilitation of emergency response is the responsibility of the dam owner.
Whittier Narrows Dam
According to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Whittier Narrows Dam is a flood risk management and water conservation project constructed in 1957 and operated by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District. The project is located, as its name implies, at the "Whittier Narrows,” a natural gap in the hills that form the southern boundary of the San Gabriel Valley. The Rio Hondo and the San Gabriel rivers flow through this gap and are impounded by the reservoir. The communities of Montebello and Pico Rivera are located immediately downstream.
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Whittier Narrows Dam, a typically dry flood risk management structure located 11 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, has been reclassified from Dam Safety Action Classification (DSAC) 2 to DSAC 1.
The DSAC 1 rating indicates that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers considers the incremental risk – the combination of life or economic consequences with the likelihood of failure – to be very high. The reclassification as DSAC 1 identifies the dam as one of the highest priority dam safety projects in the Corps’ portfolio of dams.
In a May 25, 2016, memorandum to Col. Kirk Gibbs, commander of the Corps’ Los Angeles District, Mr. James Dalton, chief of Engineering and Construction at Corps headquarters, emphasized that new findings with respect to the anticipated performance of the spillway gates drove the reclassification.
The Los Angeles District is currently working with a nationwide team of experts to develop a plan to reduce the risk associated with the spillway. The Corps anticipates that some of the potential solutions will be in operation prior to the 2016-2017 winter rains; other measures will likely be installed before the end of 2017.
Map: Dam Failure Inundation – Whittier Narrows Dam (HAZUS)below shows the potential water depth inundation from a failure of the Whittier Narrows Dam.
Garvey Reservoir
Garvey Reservoir, owned by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California (MWD), stores municipal water supplies for MWD customers. The reservoir lies impounded behind a north dam and a south dam. MWD completed a substantial overhaul of the facility in 1999 to address seepage and ensure overall reservoir integrity. The state Department of Conservation, Division of Dam Safety conducts periodic dam inspections to verify the dams' ability to withstand seismic stresses. A major seismic event has the potential to cause significant damage and potential failure at this facility.
According to the City of Monterey Park’s website, in the unlikely event of a conjectured catastrophic failure at Garvey Reservoir, properties to the north and south of the reservoir could be flooded. If the south dam failed, flood waters of average depth six to seven feet would cascade down the slope bank and into the residential neighborhoods below. At the Pomona Freeway, the water would spread laterally along the north side of the freeway before flowing through freeway under crossings into the City of Montebello.
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Table: Dams near City of Montebello
Name of Facility Owner Primary Purpose
Whittier Narrows U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (ACOE) Flood Control Garvey Reservoir Metropolitan Water District Water Supply Storage Whittier Narrows Dam Garvey Reservoir
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Whittier Narrows Dam Failure Scenario
Building Damage
Table: Expected Building Damage by Occupancy – Whittier Narrows Dam Failure Scenario Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count
Agriculture 0 0 0 0
Commercial 0 0 0 0
Education 0 0 0 0
Government 0 0 0 0
Industrial 0 0 0 0
Other Residential 0 0 0 0
Religion 0 0 0 0
Single Family 9 56 48 36
Total 9 56 48 36
Table: Expected Building Damage by Building Type – Whittier Narrows Dam Failure Scenario Slight Moderate Extensive Complete
Count Count Count Count
Concrete 0 0 0 0
MH 0 0 0 0
Masonry 0 0 0 0
Steel 0 0 0 0
Wood 9 56 48 36
Total 9 56 48 36
Shelter Requirement
HAZUS estimates the number of households that are expected to be displaced from their homes due to the flood and the number of displaced people that will require accommodations in temporary public shelters. The model estimates 335 households to be displaced due to the flood. Displacement includes households evacuated from within or very near to the inundated area. Of these, 950 people (out of a total population of 62,453) will seek temporary shelter in public shelters.
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Economic Losses
The total economic loss estimated for the Whittier Narrows Dam failure scenario is $39.19 million dollars which includes building and lifeline related losses based on the region's available inventory. The following tables provide more detailed information about these losses.
Table: Building-Related Economic Losses ($ Dollars) – Whittier Narrows Dam Failure Scenario Category Area Residential Commercial Industrial Others Total Building Loss Building $17,379,000 $1,319,000 $1,314,000 $96,000 $20,108,000 Content $10,859,000 $3,106,000 $3,849,000 $498,000 $18,312,000 Inventory $0 $70,000 $642,000 $4,000 $716,000
Subtotal $28,238,000 $4,495,000 $0 $598,000 $39,136,000 Business
Interruption Income $1,000 $7,000 $0 $0 $8,000
Relocation $25,000 $0 $0 $0 $25,000
Rental Income $6,000 $0 $0 $0 $6,000
Wage $4,000 $5,000 $0 $1,000 $10,000
Subtotal $36,000 $12,000 $0 $1,000 $49,000
TOTAL $28,274,000 $4,507,000 $0 $599,000 $39,185,000
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Map: Dam Failure Inundation – Whittier Narrows Dam (HAZUS) Source: Emergency Planning Consultants
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Map: Dam Failure Inundation – Garvey Reservoir
(Source: Cal OES Dam Safety Program)
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Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B3 Q: B3. Is there a description of each identified hazard’s impact on the community as well as an overall summary of the community’s vulnerability for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii))
A: See Impacts of Dam Failure in the City of Montebello below.
Impacts of Dam Failure in the City of Montebello
Based on the risk assessment, it is evident that dam failures will continue to have potentially devastating economic impacts to certain areas of the City.
Impacts that are not quantified, but can be anticipated in future events, include:
Injury and loss of life
Commercial and residential structural damage
Disruption of and damage to public infrastructure
Secondary health hazards e.g. mold and mildew
Damage to roads/bridges resulting in loss of mobility Significant economic impact (jobs, sales, tax revenue) upon the community Negative impact on commercial and residential property values Significant disruption to students and teachers as temporary facilities and relocations are needed
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Drought Hazards
Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B2 Q: B2. Does the Plan include information on previous occurrences of hazard events and on the probability of future hazard events for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(i)) A: See Previous Occurrences of Drought in the City of Montebello below.
Previous Occurrences of Drought in the City of Montebello Fortunately, there is no severe history of drought within the City of Montebello. Although there is no evidence of a drought having a significant impact on the City at the current time, California as a whole has experienced a serious drought since 2012.
Since the writing of the 2004 Mitigation Plan, there have been no significant damages to the City from a drought.
Previous Occurrences of Drought in Los Angeles County
The region’s Mediterranean climate makes it especially susceptible to variations in rainfall.
Though the potential risk to the City of Montebello is in no way unique, severe water shortages could have a bearing on the economic well-being of the community. Comparison of climate (rainfall) records from Los Angeles with water well records beginning in 1930 from the San Gabriel Valley indicates the existence of wet and dry cycles on a 10-year scale as well as for much longer periods. The climate record for the Los Angeles region beginning in 1890 suggests drying conditions over the last century. With respect to the present day, climate data also suggests that the last significant wet period was the 1940s. Well level data and other sources seem to indicate the historic high groundwater levels (reflecting recharge from rainfall) occurred in the same decade. Since that time, rainfall (and groundwater level trends) appears to be in decline. This slight declining trend, however, is not believed to be significant.
Climatologists compiled rainfall data from 96 stations in the State that spanned a 100-year period between 1890 and 1990. An interesting note is that during the first 50 years of the reporting period, there was only one year (1890) that had more than 35 inches of rainfall, whereas the second 50-year period recording of 5 year intervals (1941, 1958, 1978, 1982, and 1983) that exceeded 35 inches of rainfall in a single year. The year of maximum rainfall was 1890 when the average annual rainfall was 43.11 inches. The second wettest year on record occurred in 1983 when the State’s average was 42.75 inches.
The driest year of the 100-year reported in the study was 1924 when the State’s average rainfall was only 10.50 inches. The region with the most stations reporting the driest year in 1924 was the San Francisco Bay area. The second driest year was 1977 when the average was 11.57 inches. The most recent major drought (1987 to 1990) occurred at the end of a sequence of very wet years (1978 to 1983). The debate continues whether “global warming” is occurring, and the degree to which global climate change will have an effect on local micro-climates. The semi-arid southwest is particularly susceptible to variations in rainfall. A study that documented annual precipitation for California since 1600 from reconstructed tree ring data indicates that there was a prolonged dry spell from about 1755 to 1820 in California. Fluctuations in precipitation could contribute indirectly to a number of hazards including wildfire and the availability of water supplies.
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Local Conditions
According to the City of Montebello General Plan, water service for the City is provided by five service providers in five different districts: California Water Service Company, Central Basin/Metropolitan Water District (MWD), Montebello Land and Water, San Gabriel Valley Water Company, and the South Montebello Irrigation District.
A significant drought has hit the state of California since 2012. The drought has depleted reservoir levels all across the state. In January of 2014, Governor Brown declared a state of emergency and directed state officials to take all necessary actions to prepare for water shortages. As the drought prolonged into 2015, to help cope with the drought, Governor Brown gave an executive order in April 2015 which mandated a statewide 25 percent reduction in water use. In January of 2016, the Department of Water Resources and the United States.
Bureau of Reclamation have finalized the 2016 Drought Contingency Plan that outlines State Water Project and Central Valley Project operations for February 2016 to November 2016. The plan was developed in coordination with staff from State and federal agencies. Although the drought has more significantly impacted surfaces waters and other agencies that use water for agriculture, the City of Montebello is still affected by the drought, primarily due to reduced reliability of imported water.
Q&A | ELEMENT B: HAZARD IDENTIFICATION AND RISK ASSESSMENT | B3 Q: B3. Is there a description of each identified hazard’s impact on the community as well as an overall summary of the community’s vulnerability for each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(2)(ii))
A: See Impacts of Drought in the City of Montebello below.
Impacts of Drought in the City of Montebello
Based on the risk assessment, it is evident that drought events continue to have potentially devastating economic impacts to certain areas of the City.
Impacts that are not quantified, but can be anticipated in future events, include:
Injury and loss of life
Disruption of and damage to public infrastructure
Significant economic impact (jobs, sales, tax revenue) upon the community Negative impact on commercial and residential property values Uncontrolled fires and associated injuries and damage
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PART III: MITIGATION STRATEGIES
Mitigation Strategies
Overview of Mitigation Strategy
As the cost of damage from natural disasters continues to increase nationwide, the City of Montebello recognizes the importance of identifying effective ways to reduce vulnerability to disasters. Mitigation Plans assist communities in reducing risk from natural hazards by identifying resources, information and strategies for risk reduction, while helping to guide and coordinate mitigation activities throughout the City.
The plan provides a set of action items to reduce risk from natural hazards through education and outreach programs, and to foster the development of partnerships. Further, the plan provides for the implementation of preventative activities, including programs that restrict and control development in areas subject to damage from natural hazards.
The resources and information within the Mitigation Plan:
1. Establish a basis for coordination and collaboration among agencies and the public in the City of Montebello;
2. Identify and prioritize future mitigation projects; and
3. Assist in meeting the requirements of federal assistance programs The Mitigation Plan is integrated with other City plans including the City of Montebello Emergency Operations Plan, General Plan as well as department-specific standard operating procedures.
Mitigation Measure Categories
Following is FEMA’s list of mitigation categories. The activities identified by the Planning Team are consistent with the six broad categories of mitigation actions outlined in FEMA publication 386-3 Developing the Mitigation Plan: Identifying Mitigation Actions and Implementing Strategies.
Prevention: Government administrative or regulatory actions or processes that influence the way land and buildings are developed and built. These actions also include public activities to reduce hazard losses. Examples include planning and zoning, building codes, capital improvement programs, open space preservation, and storm water management regulations.
Property Protection: Actions that involve modification of existing buildings or structures to protect them from a hazard, or removal from the hazard area. Examples include acquisition, elevation, relocation, structural retrofits, storm shutters, and shatter-resistant glass.
Public Education and Awareness: Actions to inform and educate citizens, property owners, and elected officials about hazards and potential ways to mitigate them.
Such actions include outreach projects, real estate disclosure, hazard information centers, and school-age and adult education programs.
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Natural Resource Protection: Actions that, in addition to minimizing hazard losses preserve or restore the functions of natural systems. Examples include sediment and erosion control, stream corridor restoration, watershed management, forest and vegetation management, and wetland restoration and preservation. Emergency Services: Actions that protect people and property during and immediately following a disaster or hazard event. Services include warning systems, emergency response services, and protection of critical facilities. Structural Projects: Actions that involve the construction of structures to reduce the impact of a hazard. Such structures include dams, levees, floodwalls, retaining walls, and safe rooms.
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Q: C3. Does the Plan include goals to reduce/avoid long-term vulnerabilities to the identified hazards? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(i))
A: See Goals below.
Goals
The Planning Team developed mitigation goals to avoid or reduce long-term vulnerabilities to hazards. These general principles clarify desired outcomes.
The goals are based on the risk assessment and Planning Team input, and represents a long-term vision for hazard reduction or enhanced mitigation capabilities. They are compatible with community needs and goals expressed in other planning
documents prepared by the City.
Each goal is supported by mitigation action items. The Planning Team developed these action items through its knowledge of the local area, risk assessment, review of past efforts, identification of mitigation activities, and qualitative analysis.
The five mitigation goals and descriptions are listed below.
Protect Life and Property
Implement activities that assist in protecting lives by making homes, businesses, infrastructure, critical facilities, and other property more resistant to losses from natural, human-caused, and technological hazards.
Improve hazard assessment information to make recommendations for avoiding new development in high hazard areas and encouraging preventative measures for existing development in areas vulnerable to natural, human-caused, and technological hazards.
FEMA defines Goals as
general guidelines that
explain what you want to
achieve. They are usually
broad policy-type
statements, long-term, and
represent global visions.
FEMA defines Mitigation
Activities as specific actions
that help you achieve your
goals and objectives.
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Enhance Public Awareness
Develop and implement education and outreach programs to increase public awareness of the risks associated with natural, human-caused, and technological hazards.
Provide information on tools; partnership opportunities, and funding resources to assist in implementing mitigation activities.
Preserve Natural Systems
Support management and land use planning practices with hazard mitigation to protect life.
Preserve, rehabilitate, and enhance natural systems to serve hazard mitigation functions.
Encourage Partnerships and Implementation
Strengthen communication and coordinate participation with public agencies, citizens, non-profit organizations, business, and industry to support implementation.
Encourage leadership within the City and public organizations to prioritize and implement local and regional hazard mitigation activities.
Strengthen Emergency Services
Establish policy to ensure mitigation projects for critical facilities, services, and infrastructure.
Strengthen emergency operations by increasing collaboration and coordination among public agencies, non-profit organizations, business, and industry.
Coordinate and integrate hazard mitigation activities where appropriate, with emergency operations plans and procedures.
The Planning Team also developed hazard-specific mitigation goals, which appear in the Mitigation Strategies Section.
How are the Mitigation Action Items Organized?
The action items are a listing of activities in which City agencies and citizens can be engaged to reduce risk. Each action item includes an estimate of the timeline for implementation.
The action items are organized within the following Mitigation Actions Matrix, which lists all of the multi-hazard (actions that reduce risks for more than one specific hazard) and hazard- specific action items included in the mitigation plan. Data collection and research and the public participation process resulted in the development of these action items. The Matrix includes the following information for each action item:
Funding Source
The action items can be funded through a variety of sources, possibly including: operating budget/general fund, development fees, Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP), other Grants, private funding, Capital Improvement Plan, and other funding opportunities.
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Coordinating Organization
The Mitigation Actions Matrix assigns primary responsibility for each of the action items. The hierarchies of the assignments vary – some are positions, others departments, and other committees. The primary responsibility for implementing the action items falls to the entity shown as the “Coordinating Organization”. The coordinating organization is the agency with regulatory responsibility to address hazards, or that is willing and able to organize resources, find appropriate funding, or oversee activity implementation, monitoring, and evaluation .
Coordinating organizations may include local, County, or regional agencies that are capable of or responsible for implementing activities and programs.
Plan Goals Addressed
The plan goals addressed by each action item are included as a way to monitor and evaluate how well the mitigation plan is achieving its goals once implementation begins.
The plan goals are organized into the following five areas:
Protect Life and Property
Enhance Public Awareness
Preserve Natural Systems
Encourage Partnerships and Implementation
Strengthen Emergency Services
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Q&A | ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY | C5
Q: C5. Does the Plan contain an action plan that describes how the actions identified will be prioritized (including cost benefit review), implemented, and administered by each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(iv)); (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(iii)) A: See Priority Ratings below.
Benefit/Cost Ratings
The benefits of proposed projects were weighed against estimated costs as part of the project prioritization process. The benefit/cost analysis was not of the detailed variety required by FEMA for project grant eligibility under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) and Pre- Disaster Mitigation (PDM) grant program. A less formal approach was used because some projects may not be implemented for up to 10 years, and associated costs and benefits could change dramatically in that time. Therefore, a review of the apparent benefits versus the apparent cost of each project was performed. Parameters were established for assigning subjective ratings (high, medium, and low) to the costs and benefits of these projects.
Cost ratings were defined as follows:
High: Existing jurisdictional funding will not cover the cost of the action item so other sources of revenue would be required.
Medium: The action item could be funded through existing jurisdictional funding but would require budget modifications.
Low: The action item could be funded under existing jurisdictional funding.
Benefit ratings were defined as follows:
High: The action item will provide short-term and long-term impacts on the reduction of risk exposure to life and property.
Medium: The action item will have long-term impacts on the reduction of risk exposure to life and property.
Low: The action item will have only short-term impacts on the reduction of risk exposure to life and property.
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Priority Rating
Going beyond rating “benefit and cost”, the Planning Team adopted the following process for rating the “priority” of each mitigation action item. Designations of “High”, “Medium”, and “Low” priority have been assigned to each action item using the following criteria:
Does the Action:
solve the problem?
address Vulnerability Assessment?
reduce the exposure or vulnerability to the highest priority hazard? address multiple hazards?
benefits equal or exceed costs?
implement a goal, policy, or project identified in the General Plan or Capital Improvement Plan?
Can the Action:
be implemented with existing funds?
be implemented by existing state or federal grant programs? be completed within the 5-year life cycle of the LHMP? be implemented with currently available technologies? Will the Action:
be accepted by the community?
be supported by community leaders?
adversely impact segments of the population or neighborhoods? require a change in local ordinances or zoning laws?
positive or neutral impact on the environment?
comply with all local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations? Is there:
sufficient staffing to undertake the project?
existing authority to undertake the project?
As mitigation action items were updated or written the Planning Team, representatives were provided worksheets for each of their assigned action items. Answers to the criteria above determined the priority according to the following scale. 1-6 = Low priority
7-12 = Medium priority
13-18 = High priority
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Q&A | ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY | C1
Q: C1. Does the plan document each jurisdiction’s existing authorities, policies, programs and resources and its ability to expand on and improve these existing policies and programs? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3))
A: See Mitigation Actions Matrix below.
Q&A | ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY | C4
Q: C4. Does the Plan identify and analyze a comprehensive range of specific mitigation actions and projects for each jurisdiction being considered to reduce the effects of hazards, with emphasis on new and existing buildings and infrastructure? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(ii)) A: See Mitigation Actions Matrix below.
Q&A | ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY | C5
Q: C5. Does the Plan contain an action plan that describes how the actions identified will be prioritized (including cost benefit review), implemented, and administered by each jurisdiction? (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(iv)); (Requirement §201.6(c)(3)(iii)) A: See Mitigation Actions Matrix below.
Q&A | ELEMENT D. MITIGATION STRATEGY | D2
Q: D2. Was the plan revised to reflect progress in local mitigation efforts? (Requirement §201.6(d)(3))
A: See Mitigation Actions Matrix below.
Q&A | ELEMENT D. MITIGATION STRATEGY | D3
Q: D3. Was the plan revised to reflect changes in priorities? (Requirement §201.6(d)(3)) A: See Mitigation Actions Matrix below.
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Following is Table: Mitigation Actions Matrix which identifies the existing and future mitigation activities developed by the Planning Team.
Table: Mitigation Actions Matrix
Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
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Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
MULTI-HAZARD ACTION ITEMS
MH-1 Educate the general public on all-hazards
mitigation & response (through phone directory,
website and billing inserts) in English and Spanish.
Administration, Fire Ongoing X AB AB H L L Status - Website, Nixle MH-2 Develop and promote relationships and
interagency partnership to identify deficiencies of
early warning systems.
Administration, Fire Ongoing X X X X AB AB H L M
MH-3 Build Montebello Community Training Room
for City and MMPC use.
South Montebello
Irrigation District Complete X X AB Completed 2010
MH-4 Educate the public about the importance of
implementing the hazard mitigation plan.
Fire, Building, Public
Works, and all related
City Departments
Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L M
MH-5 Educate public on importance of their
participation of mitigation plan. All City Departments 2005 X AB Deleted - redundant MH-6 Educate the public about how to prepare for Planning Ongoing X X X X X AB AB M L M
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
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Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
natural hazards relevant to location.
MH-7 Educate public about evacuation
procedures. Fire, Police Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L M
MH-8 Promote business mitigation awareness of
hazards and opportunities for mitigation. Fire, Police Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L M MH-9 Engage the private sector to contribute. All City Departments 2004 Deleted MH-10 Provide schools with seasonal disaster
preparedness literature for students to take home
to their families.
Fire, Police Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L M
MH-11 Design and post disaster preparedness
and related links on Fire Department web site. Fire Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H H M MH-12 Propagate wide spread mitigation with both
public and private sectors. All City Departments 2006 X AB Deleted - redundant MH-13 Improve interagency response methods
and procedures. All Departments Ongoing X X X X X AB,
GR AB H L M
MH-14 Develop disaster response drill pre-plans
and procedures improved annually. All Departments Ongoing X X X X X AB,
GR AB M L M
MH-15 Improve ability and preparedness of
emergency responders and the public.
Fire, Police and
Affiliated
Agencies/Departments
2006 X X AB Deleted - redundant
MH-16 Increase training, personnel and Fire Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L M Utilized AFG Grants in the
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
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Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
equipment through alternative funding sources. past
MH-18 Evaluate/identify and provide shelter
resource needs and growth development.
Fire, Red Cross and
Shelter Locations
2007 Deleted –not the job of the
City
MH-19 Maximize financial reimbursement
following disaster declaration by updating
knowledge of Disaster Cost Recovery regulations.
Fire, Finance Ongoing X X AB AB H L H Revised action item and moved from EQ
MH-20 Develop Continuity of Operations Plans
(COOP) for each department. COOP planning
ensures that the critical functions can continue to
operate during and after an emergency incident
which may prevent access to normally operating
systems, such as physical plant, data or
communication networks, or transportation.
Fire 1-5 years GR AB H L L New, Status –Transit and
Finance COOPs completed
in 2012
MH-21 Based on hazard information in the
Mitigation Plan and General Plan Safety Element,
update the Land Use Element to:
Guide development away from hazardous
areas;
Reduce density in the hazardous areas; or
Encourage greater development restrictions
on the property.
Planning 1-5 years X X X X X GR AB H M M New
MH-22 Encourage development and testing of site Fire Ongoing X X X X AB AB H L H New
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
emergency plans for schools, factories, office
buildings, shopping malls, hospitals, correctional
facilities, stadiums, recreation areas, and other
similar facilities.
MH-23 Train emergency response personnel for
various contingencies and response activities,
such as evacuation, traffic control, search, and
rescue.
Fire Ongoing X X X X X AB,
GR
AB H M H New
MH-24 Encourage participation by community
members in Community Emergency Response
Team (CERT). CERT is a volunteer group of
citizens who are trained and equipped to respond
if emergency services are unable to meet all of the
immediate needs of the community following a
major disaster.
Fire Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H M H New
MH-25 Educate the public on how insurance
should not be considered an alternative to
reducing damages for any type of hazard.
Instead, insurance does have the value of
protecting oneself from financial devastation if
damage were to occur.
Planning Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L H New
MH-26 Encourage residents to prepare
themselves by understanding their local hazards,
Fire Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L H New
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
stocking up with necessary items, and planning for
how family members should respond if any of a
number of possible emergency or disaster events
strike.
MH-27 City to pursue funding to purchase back-up
generators for pumping and lift stations in sanitary
sewer systems, along with other measures (e.g.,
alarms, meters, remote controls, and switchgear
upgrades).
Fire, Planning, Public
Works
1-5 years X X X X X AB,
GR
AB H M H New
MH-28 Utilize new Digital Billboards along
Interstate 5 to broadcast emergency notices.
Fire Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L H New
MH-29 Replace Police Dispatch consoles to be
P25 compliant.
Police, Fire ASAP X X X X X GR AB H M H New
MH-30 Seek funding and write a Grading
Ordinance.
Planning, Public
Works
1 year X X X X X GR AB H M H New
MH-31 Pursue funding and prepare Technical
Background Report in time for next update to the
General Plan Safety Element.
MH-31 Prepare a post-disaster recovery ordinance
that regulates repair activity. It prepares a
community to respond to a disaster event in an
orderly fashion by requiring citizens to: 1) obtain
permits for repairs, 2) refrain from making repairs,
Planning, Building,
Public Works, Fire
1-5 years X X X X X GR AB H M H New
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
or 3) make repairs using standard methods.
MH-32 Maintain the update the Disaster
Movement and Evacuation Route Map.
Planning, Fire Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L H New
MH-33 Upgrade and improve Greenwood Avenue
and Montebello Boulevard as the community’s
major north-south connector.
Public Works,
Planning
1-5 years X X X X X AB,
GR
AB H H H New. Drawn from General
Plan Circulation Element
MH-34 Improvements to Greenwood Avenue and
Montebello Boulevard should include widening,
grade separation structures and signalization.
Public Works,
Planning
1-5 years X X X X X AB,
GR
AB H H H New. Drawn from General
Plan Circulation Element
MH-35 City should seek to provide an adequate
circulation system in the hills which services major
regional traffic generators, yet preserves areas
which are attractive for residential, open space,
and recreational development.
Public Works,
Planning
1-5 years X X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New. Drawn from General
Plan Circulation Element
MH-36 City of Montebello should not be bisected
by a new freeway route.
Public Works,
Planning
1-5 years X X X X X AB AB H L H New. Drawn from General Plan Circulation Element
MH-37 Improve north-south circulation in
Montebello by providing at least one major street
with a grade-separated railroad crossing.
Public Works,
Planning
1-5 years X X X X X AB,
GR
AB H M H New. Drawn from General
Plan Circulation Element
MH-38 Provide a circulation system for the
Montebello Hills which services the various types
of residential and commercial development but at
Public Works,
Planning
1-5 years X X X X X AB,
GR
AB H H H New. Drawn from General
Plan Circulation Element
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
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Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
the same time preserves the unique environmental
and aesthetic qualities of the hill area.
MH-39 Provide heating centers as well as cooling
centers to protect vulnerable residents from the
effects of frost/freezing as well as those of
excessive heat, and to host a Community Meeting
on how insulate dwellings against extreme
weather.
Fire 1-5 years X X X X X AB AB H L H New
MH-40 Hold a Community Meeting on how to
“wind-proof” dwellings and residences through the
use of landscaping design, structural “tie downs,”
storage of outdoor furniture and children’s toys.
Fire 1-5 years X X X X X AB AB H L H New
MH-41 Prepare a Threat & Hazard Identification
and Risk Assessment (THIRA).
Fire 1-5 years X X X X X AB AB H M H New
EARTHQUAKE ACTION ITEMS
EQ-1 Interdepartmental personnel training for
earthquake seismic construction and retrofit.
Building, Fire 2005 X AB Completed
EQ-2 As projects are submitted, conduct seismic
inspections for residential (and eventually
commercial buildings) with pre-1960 foundations.
Building, Fire Ongoing X X AB Revised action item
EQ-3 Identify Residential Structures not in
compliance with Post-1993 building codes
Building, Fire 2006 X AB,
GR
Deleted –cost prohibitive
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
(through systematic inspections and surveys).
EQ-4 Adopt Municipal Code to enforce seismic
upgrades for existing buildings receiving
inspections or permits and to ensure seismic
codes are implemented in the plans of new
buildings & infrastructure.
Building, Fire Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L H Adopted 2008, 2010, 2013, and 2016 Amendments to the
California Building Code
EQ-5 Maximize financial reimbursement following
disaster declaration by updating knowledge of
Disaster Cost Recovery regulations.
All City Departments 2006 X Deleted - moved to Multi-
Hazard
EQ-6 Prevent structural damage to structures in
event of an earthquake.
Fire, Building 2004 X AB Deleted
EQ-7 Protect life and property in event of a major
earthquake.
Fire, Building, EOC 2005 X X X GF Deleted
EQ-8 Evaluate City facilities that are subject to
earthquake damage and design retrofit schedule
to mitigate hazard.
Building, Fire Ongoing X X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
EQ-9 Protect new residential structures built within
urban wild land interface development area.
Fire, Building Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L H Status –fuel modification completed as part of Specific
Plan development.
EQ-10 Information gained from seismic hazard
mapping can be used to assess risk. The first step
is collection of geologic information on seismic
Fire, Planning,
Building Inspection,
Public Works
Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L H New
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
sources, soil conditions, and related potential
hazards. The second step is to prepare a map
showing the approximate locations of various
hazards.
EQ-11 FEMA’s HAZUS is a computer-based tool
used to quantitatively estimate losses from an
earthquake and other hazards. HAZUS was used
in the 2016 Mitigation Plan and should be included
in the next update.
Planning 5 years X X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
EQ-12 Prepare a campaign for City facilities,
residents, and businesses to utilize non-structural
mitigation techniques. Many injuries in
earthquakes are caused by non-structural
hazards, such as attachments to buildings. These
include lighting fixtures, windows (glass), pictures,
tall bookcases, computers, ornamental
decorations on the outside of the buildings (like
parapets), gas lines, etc. Activities that can
reduce the risk of injury and damage include:
anchoring tall bookcases and file cabinets,
installing latches on drawers and cabinet doors,
restraining desktop computers and appliances,
using flexible connections on gas and water lines,
Fire 1-5 years X X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
mounting framed pictures and mirrors securely,
and anchoring and bracing propane tanks and gas
cylinders.
WILDFIRE ACTION ITEMS
WF-1 Prevent the ignition and spread of wild fires
within the borders of Montebello.
Fire 2004 X GF Deleted –not applicable to
properties in the City
WF-2 Prevent the buildup of ignitable fire
load/brush.
Fire 2004 X Deleted –not applicable to
properties in the City
WF-3 Educate the public on importance of the
abatement of brush around their homes.
Fire Ongoing X X X AB AB H L H Revised timeline
WF-4 Prevent brush exposure fires to residential
development.
Fire 2004 X GF Deleted –not applicable to
properties in the City
WF-5 Prevent fires/additional damage due to
earthquakes.
Building, Fire 2004 X X X AB,
GR
AB
WF-7 Protect electrical utilities from seismic
damage.
Building, Fire 2004 X GF Deleted –cost prohibitive
WF-9 Educate the public on the fact that wildfires
can be prevented by arson prevention clean-up
activities in areas of abandoned or collapsed
structures, accumulated junk or debris, and in
areas with a history of storing flammable materials
where spills or dumping may have occurred.
Fire Ongoing X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
WF-10 Roads and driveways should be kept
accessible to emergency vehicles and fire
equipment. Driveways should be relatively
straight and flat, with at least some open spaces to
turn. Bridges should be strong enough to support
emergency vehicles, with clearance wide and high
enough for two-way traffic and emergency vehicle
access. Addresses should be visible from the
road, and keys to gates around property should be
provided to the Fire Department.
Fire Ongoing X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
WF-11 Inform the public that hillsides facing south
or west are more vulnerable to increased dryness
and heat from sun exposure. Structures should be
set back from slopes outside of the “convection
cone” of intense heat that is projected up the slope
of a hill as a wildfire “climbs” it.
Fire Ongoing X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
WF-12 Inform public that in wildfire prone areas,
risk may be decreased by enclosing the
foundations of homes and other buildings, rather
than leaving them open where undersides can be
exposed to blown embers or other materials.
Fire Ongoing X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
WF-13 Inform public that wildfire risk can be
alleviated by safely using and storing necessary
Fire Ongoing X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
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Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
flammable materials, including machine fuels.
Approved safety cans should be used for storing
gasoline, oily rags and other flammable materials.
Firewood should be stacked at least 100 feet away
and uphill from homes.
WF-14 Inform public to install and maintain smoke
detectors and fire extinguishers on each floor of
their homes or other buildings. This equipment
should be tested and/or inspected regularly, and
smoke detector batteries should be changed twice
a year. Everyone in a household or building can
be taught how to use a fire extinguisher. Other
valuable fire mitigation systems include interior
and exterior sprinkler systems.
Fire, Building,
Planning
Ongoing X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
WF-15 Water supplies for emergency firefighting
should be maintained in accordance with National
Fire Protection Association (NFPA) standards.
Residents should identify and maintain any
number of outside water sources such as small
ponds, cisterns, wells, swimming pools or
hydrants. It is a good idea to have a garden hose
that is long enough to reach any area of a home or
other structures on a property.
Fire Ongoing X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
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Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
WF-16 Instruct residents on proper evacuation
procedures, such as wearing protective clothing
(e.g., sturdy shoes, cotton or woolen clothing, long
pants, a long-sleeved shirt, gloves and a
handkerchief to protect the face); taking a Disaster
Supplies Kit; and choosing a route away from fire
hazards.
Fire Ongoing X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
WF-17 Instruct residents on need to keep roads
and driveways accessible to emergency vehicles
and fire equipment. Driveways should be relatively
straight and flat, with at least some open spaces to
turn. Bridges should be strong enough to support
emergency vehicles, with clearance wide and high
enough for two-way traffic and emergency vehicle
access. Addresses should be visible from the
road, and keys to gates around property should be
provided to the local fire department.
Fire Ongoing X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
WF-18 Develop program to encourage residents
to plan several escape routes away from their
homes, by car and foot. It is a good idea to keep a
set of hand tools that can be used as fire tools,
such as a rake, axe, hand/chainsaw, bucket and
shovel. When wildfire threatens, residents should
Fire Ongoing X X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
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Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
be instructed to carry and listen to battery-
operated radios for reports and evacuation
information, and follow instructions from local
officials. Cars should be backed into garages or
parked in open space facing the direction of
escape, with doors and windows closed and the
key in the ignition. Garage windows and doors
should be closed but left unlocked. If residents
have time, they can take steps to protect their
homes by closing windows, vent doors, venetian
blinds and heavy drapes; removing lightweight
curtains; shutting off natural gas at the meter;
turning off pilot lights; closing fireplace screens;
and moving flammable furniture into the center of
the home away from windows and sliding-glass
doors. Outside, residents can seal attic and
ground vents with precut plywood or commercial
seals; turn off propane tanks; place combustible
patio furniture inside; connect garden hose to
outside taps; set up a portable gasoline-powered
pump; place lawn sprinklers on the roof and near
aboveground fuel tanks; wet the roof, wet or
remove shrubs within 15 feet of the home; and
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Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
gather fire tools.
WF-19 Continue to utilize Code Enforcement staff
to monitor overgrown vegetation and Palm fronds.
Building, Fire Ongoing X X X X AB AB H L H New
FLOODING ACTION ITEMS
FLD-1 Study urban flood areas and determine if
failure of streets are soil or pavement related.
Engineering, Streets 1-5 years X X X GR AB H H H Status –history of street collapses
FLD-2 Distribute information on the National Flood
Insurance Program to local businesses in or near
flood areas.
Fire, Finance,
Economic
Development
Ongoing X X AB
FLD-3 Prevent urban flooding from contamination
of city drainage channels.
Fire, Public Works 2004 X GF
FLD-4 Maximize effectiveness of mitigating
against flood hazards impacting private properties.
Fire, Police, Building,
Public Works,
Impacted Property
Owners
Ongoing X X X X X AB,
GR, P
AB L H L
FLD-5 Proactive annual clean out storm drains. Public Works Ongoing X X X AB, GR
AB H M H New
FLD-6 Design and construct pump stations in
areas subject to urban flooding.
Public Works 1-5 years X X X AB,
GR
AB H M H New
FLD-7 Seek funding and develop Storm Drain
Management Plan and Waste Water Management
Plan.
Public Works 1-5 years X X X AB,
GR
AB H H H New
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Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
FLD-8 Ensure subdivision design standards
require elevation data collection during the platting
process. Lots may be required to have buildable
space above the base flood elevation.
Planning 1-5 years X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
FLD-9 Requirements for building design standards
and enforcement for properties in the floodplain
include the following: 1) that a residential structure
be elevated; and 2) that a nonresidential structure
be elevated or floodproofed.
Planning 1-5 years X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
FLD-10 Inform residents that purchasing flood
insurance does not prevent a flood from occurring,
but it does mitigate a property owner’s financial
exposure to loss from flood damage. National
Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies are only
available in communities that participate in the
program, which is administered by FEMA.
Planning, Fire 1-5 years X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
FLD-11 Use caution in considering alternative
uses of wetlands to mitigate flooding. With special
soils and hydrology, wetlands serve as natural
collection basins for floodwaters. Acting like
sponges, wetlands collect water, filter it, and
release it slowly into rivers and streams.
Protecting and preserving wetlands can go a long
Planning, Fire 1-5 years X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
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Mitigation Action Item
Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
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Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
way toward preventing flooding in other areas.
FLD-12 Work with LA County and Army Corps of
Engineers to ensure integrity of dams and
reservoirs. Although dams and levees may have
been constructed properly, failure to maintain
them can lead to significant loss of life and
property if they are stressed and broken or
breached during a flood event. An inspection,
maintenance and enforcement program helps to
ensure continued structural integrity. Dams or
levees need to be kept in good repair.
Unnecessary or old and structurally unsound
dams should be removed. Planning for dam
breaks can include constructing emergency
access roads as well as automating pump and
flood gate operation. And it never hurts to regulate
development in a dam’s hydraulic shadow, where
flooding would occur if there were a severe dam
failure.
Planning, Fire, Public
Works
1-5 years X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
FLD-13 Ensure Zoning Ordinance prohibits
containers of hazardous materials such as
petroleum or chemicals to be located in a flood
Planning, Fire 1-5 years X X X AB,
GR
AB H L H New
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Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
hazard area. If such a location is necessary,
hazardous material containers need to be
anchored, because the contents can contaminate
water and multiply the damaging effects of
flooding by causing fires or explosions, or by
otherwise making structures unusable.
FLD-14 Write a Floodplain Ordinance Planning 1-5 years X X X X X GR AB H M H New FLD-15 Educate the affected neighborhoods about
their specific risks associated with dam failure.
Fire 1-5 year X X X X X GR AB H L H New
FLD-16 City staff should continue to work with the
Army Corps of Engineers on possible solutions to
minimizing threat of dam failure.
Fire, Public Works Ongoing X X X X X GR AB H M H New
DAM FAILURE ACTION ITEMS
DAM-1 Develop a Dam Inundation Evacuation
Plan.
Fire 1 year X X X X X AB AB M L M New
DAM-2 Coordinate with LA County about
notification system pertaining to the
dams/reservoirs in the region.
Fire, Police 1 year X X X X X AB AB M L M New
DROUGHT ACTION ITEMS
DR-1 Enforce Water Conservation Ordinance
which prioritizing or controls water use.
Planning Ongoing AB AB H H H Status –Ordinance effective in 2015
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Coordinating Agency
Timeline
Goal: Protect Life and Property
Goal: Public Awareness
Goal: Natural Systems
Goal: Emergency Services
Goal: Partnerships and Implementation
Funding Source: AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant,
P-Private
Planning Mechanism: GP-General Plan, CIP,
AB-Annual Budget, GR-Grant
Benefit: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Cost: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
Priority: L-Low, M-Medium, H-High
2017 Comments and Status - Completed,
Revised, Deleted, New, Deferred, and Notes
DR-2 Encourage water saving measures by the
City, residents, and businesses including installing
low-flow water saving showerheads and toilets
and washing of cars
Building, Code
Enforcement
Ongoing X X X X X AB AB H L H New
DR-3 Continue the current restrictions on outdoor
water usage; encourage water conservation
(consider incentives such as small rewards or
recognitions for installing drought resistance
landscaping); discourage water waste by issuing
warnings to offenders; host a Water Conservation
workshop; invest in water-related “freebies” such
as shower timers to give away during City events;
encourage proper use of rain barrels; inquire
about the Central Basin Municipal Water District
retrofit fit efforts; and encourage the use of
recycled water where appropriate.
Building, Code
Enforcement
Ongoing X X X X X GR AB H L H New
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Plan Maintenance
The plan maintenance process includes a schedule for monitoring and evaluating the Plan annually and producing a plan revision every five years. This section describes how the City will integrate public participation throughout the plan maintenance process.
Q&A | ELEMENT A: PLANNING PROCESS | A6
Q: A6. Is there a description of the method and schedule for keeping the plan current (monitoring, evaluating and updating the mitigation plan within a 5-year cycle)? (Requirement §201.6(c)(4)(i))
A: See Method and Scheduling of Plan Implementation below.
Method and Scheduling of Plan Implementation
The Planning Team that was involved in research and writing of the Plan will also be responsible for implementation. The Planning Team will be led by the Chair of the Planning Team and will be referred to as the Local Mitigation Officer.
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Monitoring X X X X X
Evaluating X
Internal Planning Team Evaluation X X X X X
Cal OES and FEMA Evaluation X
Updating X
Monitoring and Implementing the Plan
Plan Adoption
Adoption of the Mitigation Plan by the City’s governing body is one of the prime requirements for approval of the plan. Once the plan is completed, the City Council will be responsible for adopting the Mitigation Plan. The governing body has the responsibility and authority to promote sound public policy regarding hazards. The local agency governing body will have the authority to periodically update the plan as it is revised to meet changes in the hazard risks and exposures in the City. The approved Mitigation Plan will be significant in the future growth and development of the City.
The City Council will be responsible for adopting the Mitigation Plan. This governing body has the authority to promote sound public policy regarding hazards. Once the plan has been adopted, the Local Mitigation Officer will be responsible for submitting it to the State Hazard Mitigation Officer at California Emergency Management Agency (Cal OES). Cal OES will then submit the plan to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for review and approval. This review will address the requirements set forth in 44 C.F.R. Section 201.6 (Local Mitigation Plans). Upon acceptance by FEMA, City of Montebello will gain eligibility for Hazard Mitigation Grant Program funds.
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Local Mitigation Officer
Under the direction of the Local Mitigation Officer, the Planning Team will take responsibility for plan maintenance and implementation. The Local Mitigation Officer will facilitate the Planning Team meetings and will assign tasks such as updating and presenting the Plan to the members of the Planning Team. Plan implementation and evaluation will be a shared responsibility among all of the Planning Team members. The Local Mitigation Officer will coordinate with City leadership to ensure funding for 5-year updates to Plan as required by FEMA.
The Planning Team will be responsible for coordinating implementation of plan action items and undertaking the formal review process. The Local Mitigation Officer will be authorized to make changes in assignments to the current Planning Team.
The Planning Team will meet no less than quarterly. Meeting dates will be scheduled once the final Planning Team has been established. These meetings will provide an opportunity to discuss the progress of the action items and maintain the partnerships that are essential for the sustainability of the mitigation plan.
Q&A | ELEMENT C. MITIGATION STRATEGY | C6
Q: C6. Does the Plan describe a process by which local governments will integrate the requirements of the mitigation plan into other planning mechanisms, such as comprehensive or capital improvement plans, when appropriate? (Requirement §201.6(c)(4)(ii)) A: See Implementation through Existing Program below.
Implementation through Existing Programs
The City of Montebello addresses statewide planning goals and legislative requirements through its General Plan, its Capital Improvement Plan, and City Building and Safety Codes. The Mitigation Plan provides a series of recommendations - many of which are closely related to the goals and objectives of existing planning programs. The City of Montebello will implement recommended mitigation action items through existing programs and procedures.
The City of Montebello Planning and Community Development Department is responsible for adhering to the State of California’s Building and Safety Codes. In addition, the Planning Team will work with other agencies at the state level to review, develop and ensure Building and Safety Codes are adequate to mitigate or present damage by hazards. This is to ensure that life-safety criteria are met for new construction.
Some of the goals and action items in the Mitigation Plan will be achieved through activities recommended in the CIP. Various City departments develop the CIP and review it on an annual basis. Upon annual review of the CIP, the Planning Team will work with the City departments to identify areas that the Mitigation Plan action items are consistent with CIP goals and integrate them where appropriate.
Upon FEMA approval, the Planning Team will begin the process of incorporating existing planning mechanisms at the City level. The meetings of the Planning Team will provide an opportunity for Planning Team members to report back on the progress made on the integration of mitigation planning elements into City planning documents and procedures.
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Economic Analysis of Mitigation Projects
FEMA's approach to identify the costs and benefits associated with hazard mitigation strategies, measures, or projects fall into two general categories: benefit/cost analysis and cost- effectiveness analysis.
Conducting benefit/cost analysis for a mitigation activity can assist communities in determining whether a project is worth undertaking now, in order to avoid disaster-related damages later.
Cost-effectiveness analysis evaluates how best to spend a given amount of money to achieve a specific goal. Determining the economic feasibility of mitigating hazards can provide decision- makers with an understanding of the potential benefits and costs of an activity, as well as a basis upon which to compare alternative projects.
Given federal funding, the Planning Team will use a FEMA-approved benefit/cost analysis approach to identify and prioritize mitigation action items. For other projects and funding sources, the Planning Team will use other approaches to understand the costs and benefits of each action item and develop a prioritized list.
The “benefit”, “cost”, and overall “priority” of each mitigation action item was included in the Mitigation Actions Matrix located in Part III: Mitigation Strategies. A more technical assessment will be required in the event grant funding is pursued through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. FEMA Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidelines are discussed below.
FEMA Benefit-Cost Analysis Guidelines
The Stafford Act authorizes the President to establish a program to provide technical and financial assistance to state and local governments to assist in the implementation of hazard mitigation measures that are cost effective and designed to substantially reduce injuries, loss of life, hardship, or the risk of future damage and destruction of property. To evaluate proposed hazard mitigation projects prior to funding FEMA requires a Benefit-Cost Analysis (BCA) to validate cost effectiveness. BCA is the method by which the future benefits of a mitigation project are estimated and compared to its cost. The end result is a benefit-cost ratio (BCR), which is derived from a project’s total net benefits divided by its total project cost. The BCR is a numerical expression of the cost effectiveness of a project. A project is considered to be cost effective when the BCR is 1.0 or greater, indicating the benefits of a prospective hazard mitigation project are sufficient to justify the costs.
Although the preparation of a BCA is a technical process, FEMA has developed software, written materials, and training to support the effort and assist with estimating the expected future benefits over the useful life of a retrofit project. It is imperative to conduct a BCA early in the project development process to ensure the likelihood of meeting the cost-effective eligibility requirement in the Stafford Act.
The BCA program consists of guidelines, methodologies and software modules for a range of major natural hazards including:
Flood (Riverine, Coastal Zone A, Coastal Zone V)
Hurricane Wind
Hurricane Safe Room