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Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP)City CouncilMarch 25, 2025City of Riverside Fire Department Office of Emergency Management RiversideCA.gov2
•The Code of Federal Regulations requires local governments to prepare/adopt LHMP’s in order to receive mitigation grant funding.•LHMP Identify potential hazards, sets goals to reduce long-term risk•Council adopted previous LHMP Annex February 5, 2019BACKGROUND1 2 3/13/2025
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1. Hazard Mitigation Planning is required under the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000) A. Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) helps achieve eligibility for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) pre-disaster and post-disaster mitigation grant assistanceB. Must be updated every 5 yearsC. City LHMP last adopted February 5, 20192. What is a LHMPA. Identify hazards B. Review past disaster occurrencesC. Estimate probability of future occurrencesD. Set mitigation goals to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property from natural and other hazardsBACKGROUND RiversideCA.gov4
•Riverside County maintains a Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan•City of Riverside developed an Annex to address our city’s unique considerations•FEMA and CalOES have reviewed plan and deemed it approved pending adoption•Began update in 2021with draft completed in 2023•Worked with County, CalOES and FEMA from 2023 through fall of 2024 on changesDISCUSSION3 4 3/13/2025
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•Updated Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment•Updates to administrative and regulatory capabilities•Addition of potential mitigation actionsMAJOR UPDATES RiversideCA.gov6
Strategic Priority No. 2 Community Well-beingGoal 2.4 – Support programs and innovations that enhance community safety, encourage neighborhood engagement, and build public trust.Cross-Cutting ThreadsSTRATEGIC PLAN ALIGNMENTCommunity Trust Equity
Fiscal Responsibility
Innovation
Sustainability & Resiliency
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That the City Council:1.Adopt a Resolution authorizing the acceptance of theCity of Riverside Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Annexfrom the Riverside County Operational Area Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan.RECOMMENDATIONS7