City of Santa Clara
Emergency Operations
Plan
Annex L
Hazard Mitigation Plan
Volume 2
Table of Contents
14. City of Sant a Clara ...................................................................................... 14-1
14.1 Hazard Mitigation Plan Point of Contact ..................................................................... 14-1
14.2 Jurisdiction Profile ..................................................................................................... . 14-1
14.3 Development Trends ................................................................................................. 14-2
14.4 Capability Assessment .............................................................................................. 14-2
14.5 Integration with Other Planning Initiatives ............................................................... 14-9
14.6 Jurisdiction-Specific Natural Hazard Event History .................................................. 14-9
14.7 Jurisdiction-Specific Vulnerabilities ........................................................................ 14-10
14.8 Hazard Risk Ranking ................................................................................................ 14-10
14.9 Status of Previous Plan Actions ............................................................................... 14-10
14.10 Hazard Mitigation Action Plan and Evaluation of Recommended Actions .......... 14-10
14.11 Additional Resources ............................................................................................... 14-15 14-1
14. CITY OF SANTA CLARA
14.1 HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN POINT OF CONTACT
Primary Point of Contact
Lisa Schoenthal, Chief Emergency Services Officer
Santa Clara Fire Department
777 Benton Street
Santa Clara, CA 95050
(408) 615-4990
[email protected]
Alternate Point of Contact
Ruben
Torres, Fire Chief
Santa Clara Fire Department
777 Benton Street
Sa
nta Clara, CA 95050
(408) 615-4900
[email protected]
14.2 JURISDICTION PROFILE
The following is a summary of key information about the jurisdiction and its history:
Date of IncorporationJuly 5, 1852
Current Population123,752 as of January 1, 2016
Population GrowthBased on the data tracked by the state Department of Finance, the City of Santa Clara has experienced a gradual rate of growth since the year 2000. The overall population has increased by 4.14 percent since 2010 and growth averaged 1.23 percent per year from 2000 to 2014. The City is an important employment center and houses approximately 122,000 jobs. The City is projected by the Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG) in 2030 to have a resident population of 141,700 and to support 137,480 jobs.
Location and DescriptionThe City of Santa Clara encompasses 18.41 square miles, and is located 45 miles south of San Francisco and 382 miles north of Los Angeles. The City of Santa Clara is situated near to the south end of San Francisco Bay in Santa Clara County, also known as Silicon Valley in recognition of the region’s leadership in worldwide technology innovations. The City boundaries are completely urbanized, and the City is bordered by other urbanized areas, including San Jose, Cupertino and Sunnyvale. The City is developed on relatively flat terrain and drained by three seasonal creeks, San Tomas Aquino, Saratoga and Calabazas creeks, all of which empty into the southern portion of San Francisco Bay. The Guadalupe River, which also drains into the Bay, defines part of the city’s eastern boundary.
Brief HistoryBy 1850, when California became a state, Santa Clara was an established frontier settlement. In 1851, Santa Clara College, now Santa Clara University, was founded on the Mission site.
The incorporation of Santa Clara as a City followed in 1852. In 1866, the City officially established a grid street system to accommodate anticipated growth. The City of Santa Clara, “The Mission City,” has been transformed over the past century, from a small agricultural town to a major employment and community center in Silicon Valley. It is called the “Mission City” in reference to the Mission Santa Clara de Asis, which opened in 1777 as one of 21 Spanish missions established by Franciscan padres along El Camino Real in California. The central core of the City grew outward from the original downtown and the Old Santa Clara Operational Area Hazard Mitigation Plan; Volume 2—Planning Partner Annexes 14-2
Quad residential area around the University and Agnew Village - a satellite area that established a base for residential neighborhoods in north Santa Clara. Primarily an agricultural community through the mid- 1900s, the City of Santa Clara evolved to become a family-oriented, suburban community of comfortable neighborhoods in the post-World War II era, and as the heart of Silicon Valley in the electronics industry boom of the 1970s. In 2014, Levi’s Stadium opened in Santa Clara as the home of the San Francisco 49ers football team and a premier sports and entertainment venue that hosted Super Bowl 50.
ClimateThe City of Santa Clara’s climate is Mediterranean in nature, with mild temperatures year- round. January is on average the coolest month with an average low temperature of 42 °F and an average high temperature of 58°F. July is on average the warmest month with an average low temperature of 58 °F and an average high temperature of 82 °F. Average annual rainfall is 14 inches, with rain concentrated in the winter months (November through March).
Governing Body FormatSanta Clara is a Charter City with a City Council - City Manager form of government, with the City Manager and City Attorney appointed by City Council. The City of Santa Clara is governed by a seven-member city council. The Police Chief and City Clerk are elected positions.
The City Manager is responsible for hiring all other City staff, preparing an annual budget, and general oversight of City operations, including the City’s utilities. The City consists of fourteen departments:
Community Development, Electric Utilities (Silicon Valley Power), Finance, Fire, Human Resources, Information Technology, Library, Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Police, Water and Sewer Utilities, City Attorney’s Office, City Clerk’s Office and the City Manager’s Office. The City also has a separate Stadium Authority and Housing Authority which are overseen by the City Council. The City has nine commissions which report to the City Council. The City Council assumes responsibility for the adoption of this plan; the City Manager will oversee its implementation.
14.3 DEVELOPMENT TRENDS
The City of Santa Clara has seen remarkable interest and activity in both commercial and residential development during 2015 and 2016, and economic forecasts anticipate this to continue at a steady level in the next few years.
Building permit valuations projected for permit activities in 2015-16 show $1.4 billion in valuation attributed to 8,000 building permits, versus $890 million in valuation attributed to 7,180 building permits in the previous fiscal year. The strength of the economy has spurred a number of new developments, in addition to advancing a number of significant private development projects that were previously approved by the City prior to the last recession.
These projects are providing construction jobs and tenant employment, leading to secondary jobs, new rental housing and home sales, and consumer and business spending. Table 14-1 summarizes development trends in the performance period since development of the previous hazard mitigation plan and expected future development trends.
14.4 CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT
14.4.1 Resources for the 2017 Planning Initiative
This sections lists the technical reports, plans, and regulatory mechanisms reviewed to provide information for inclusion in the 2017 Multi-Jurisdiction Hazard Mitigation Plan for both Volume 1 and Volume 2 (Santa Clara Annex).
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Table 14-1. Recent and Expected Future Development Trends Criterion Response
Has your jurisdiction annexed any land since
the development of the previous hazard
mitigation plan?
No
If yes, give the estimated area annexed and
estimated number of parcels or structures.
N/A
Is your jurisdiction expected to annex any
areas during the performance period of this
plan?
Yes
If yes, please describe land areas and
dominant uses.
Small leftover areas, generally vacant and adjacent to creeks. All are infill parcels.
If yes, who currently has permitting
authority over these areas?
County of Santa Clara.
Are any areas targeted for development or
major redevelopment in the next five years?
Yes
If yes, please briefly describe, including
whether any of the areas are in known
hazard risk areas
General Plan contains nine focus areas where significant development is anticipated, plus substantial redevelopment is expected in various employment areas, particularly in many areas north of the Caltrain tracks.
The entire City is in an area of earthquake risk, and many of the areas expected to redevelop may be subject to flooding hazards, especially in North Santa Clara.
How many building permits were issued in
your jurisdiction since the development of the
previous hazard mitigation plan?
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Single Family 35 49 74 42 58
Multi-Family 15 7 2 23 11
Other (commercial, mixed use, etc.) 1704 1775 1895 1965 2388 Please provide the number of permits for each
hazard area or provide a qualitative description
of where development has occurred.
Special Flood Hazard Areas: Yes, average 3-4 per year
Landslide: N/A
High Liquefaction Areas: No. According to the USGS map, the high liquefaction area is approximately 3 miles west of Guadalupe River along Northeast of City of Santa Clara boundary. The land uses are mostly open land with a small area of low and medium densities of residential, mixed use, and industrial.
Tsunami Inundation Area: N/A
Wildfire Risk Areas: N/A
Please describe the level of buildout in the
jurisdiction, based on your jurisdiction’s
buildable lands inventory. If no such inventory
exists, provide a qualitative description.
Appendix 8.12-B of the Housing Element has an inventory of underutilized sites.
Santa Clara is mostly built-out, and most development opportunity sites involve redevelopment and intensification of parcels that are currently developed.
All of the below items were additionally reviewed as part of the full capability assessment for Santa Clara.
City of Santa Clara 2010-2035 General Plan The General Plan, including the Land Use and Safety Elements, were reviewed for information regarding goals and policies consistent with hazard mitigation for carry over as goals and objectives. The General Plan provides a comprehensive set of goals and policies for the delivery of City services as well as a long term plan for land use (Land Use Element). The Land Use Element takes into consideration hazard avoidance, such as floodplains, when establishing allowed land uses. The Land Use Element is supported by policies which require avoidance of hazardous conditions for new land development. The General Plan includes policies which address safety within other topic areas (e.g., rail safety, bicycle and pedestrian safety, etc.), policies related to public safety through the delivery of Police and Fire services, and specific safety goals and policies related to environmental issues such as avoidance of safety impacts due to flooding, hazardous materials, airport operations, seismic, geologic and soil hazards and noise. The City’s Climate Action Plan is one of the Santa Clara Operational Area Hazard Mitigation Plan; Volume 2—Planning Partner Annexes 14-4
General Plan Appendices. The Climate Action Plan identifies steps to reduce Citywide greenhouse gas emissions, which relate to avoidance of drought and severe weather events.
City of Santa Clara Municipal Code The Municipal Code was reviewed for the full capability assessment and for identifying opportunities for action plan integration.
Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance The Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance was reviewed for compliance with the National Flood Insurance Program.
Capital Improvements PlanThe Capital Improvements Plan was reviewed to identify cross-planning initiatives for inclusion as mitigation projects.
The City of Santa Clara Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) This plan was reviewed to complete the Planning Documents portion of this Annex.
Technical Reports and Information Outside resources and references used to complete the City of Santa Clara Annex are identified in Section 1.10 of this Annex.
14.4.2 Full Capability Assessment
An assessment of legal and regulatory capabilities is pres ented in Table 14-2. An assessment of fiscal capabilities is presented in Table 14-3. An assessment of administrative and technical capabilities is presented in Table 14-4.
Information on National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) compliance is presented in Table 14-5. An assessment of education and outreach capabilities is presented in Table 14-6. Classifications under various community mitigation programs are presented in Table 14-7. Development and permitting capabilities are presented in Table 14-8, and the community’s adaptive capacity for the impacts of climate change is presented in Table 14-9 .
Table 14-2. Legal and Regulatory Capability
Local Authority
Other Jurisdiction
Authority State Mandated
Integration
Opportunity?
Codes, Ordinances, & Requirements
Building Code Yes No Yes Yes
Comment: 2016 Building Code Adopted; Santa Clara Muni Code Title 15: Buildings and Construction Zoning Code Yes No Yes Yes
Comment: Update underway; Santa Clara Muni Code Title 18: Zoning Subdivisions Yes Yes Yes No
Comment: Updated in 2003; Santa Clara Muni Code Chapter 17.05 Subdivisions Stormwater Management Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comment: Santa Clara Muni Code 13.20 Original in 1994, Updated in May 20, 2014 by Ordinance 1925 City of Santa Clara protects stormwater quality via Municipal Regional NPDES Permit compliance activities which include: municipal operations, new and redevelopment controls, commercial/industrial facility inspections, illegal discharge/illicit connection enforcement, active construction site inspections, public education, trash load reduction, mercury and PCB reduction, and pesticide toxicity reduction programs. The City has a Long term Trash load Reduction Plan in place and is working to prepare a Green Infrastructure Plan.
Regionally, the Santa Clara Valley Urban Runoff Pollution Prevention Program is in progress of preparing a Basin Plan.
Post-Disaster Recovery No No No No
Comment: None Located
Real Estate Disclosure No No Yes No
Comment: Cal. Civ. Code §1102 et seq.
Growth Management Yes No Yes Yes
Comment: General Plan policies; no separate ordinance; Cal. Gov. Code §65300 et seq.
Site Plan Review Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comment: Conducted pursuant to the City’s Zoning Code
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Local Authority
Other Jurisdiction
Authority State Mandated
Integration
Opportunity?
Environmental Protection Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comment: Pursuant to General Plan, Zoning, and Building Code requirements; California Environmental Quality Act (Guideline: California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Division 6, Chapter 3, Sections 15000–15387) Flood Damage Prevention Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comment: Pursuant to Floodplain Ordinance; Santa Clara Muni Code Chapter 15.45: Prevention of Flood Damage Code Emergency Management Yes No Yes Yes
Comment: Pursuant to City Charter Chapter 2.140
Climate Change Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comment: Climate Action Plan adopted; California SB-379 Other: No No No No
Comment: None Located
Planning Documents
General Plan Yes Yes Yes Yes
Is the plan compliant with Assembly Bill 2140? Yes
City of Santa Clara General Plan, adopted in 2010 and updated regularly (most recently in November 2016) is compliant with AB 2140.
Capital Improvement Plan
Yes No Yes Yes
How often is the plan updated? Annually
Comment: State mandated: City Charter Sec 1312 Capital project funds, Charter Chapter 11 of State Statutes of 2000 Floodplain or Watershed Plan Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comment: City adopted the FEMA flood damage prevention code in 1987. General Plan Safety Goals in Section 5.10.5 address floodplain and watershed protections.
Stormwater Plan Yes Yes (SCVWD) Yes Yes
Comment: Storm Drain Maser Plan prepared in Dec. 2015
Urban Water Management Plan Yes No Yes Yes
Comment: Adopted November 22, 2016
Habitat Conservation Plan No Yes No No
Comment: Santa Clara Valley Habitat Plan
Economic Development Plan Yes No No Yes
Comment: Pursuant to General Plan
Shoreline Management Plan No Yes No No
Comment: Santa Clara does not have shoreline; however, the Bay Conservation and Development Commission has jurisdiction over San Francisco Bay shoreline modifications.
Community Wildfire Protection Plan No No No No
Comment: N/A
Forest Management Plan No No No No
Comment: N/A
Climate Action Plan Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comment: Climate Action Plan was adopted in December 2013.
Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan Yes Yes Yes Yes Comment: Santa Clara County Emergency Operations Plan, City Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) Threat & Hazard Identification & Risk
Assessment (THIRA)
No Yes Yes No
Comment: UASI THIRA - 2016
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Local Authority
Other Jurisdiction
Authority State Mandated
Integration
Opportunity?
Post-Disaster Recovery Plan Yes Yes Yes Yes
Comment: part of EOP
Continuity of Operations Plan No No No No
Comment: N/A
Public Health Plan No Yes Yes No
Comment: County Public Health has authority
Other: No No No No
Comment: None Located
Table 14-3. Fiscal Capability
Financial Resources Accessible or Eligible to Use?
Community Development Block Grants Yes
Capital Improvements Project Funding Yes
Authority to Levy Taxes for Specific Purposes Yes, though voter approval required User Fees for Water, Sewer, Gas or Electric Service Yes Incur Debt through General Obligation Bonds No, voter approval required Incur Debt through Special Tax Bonds No, voter approval required Incur Debt through Private Activity Bonds Yes
Withhold Public Expenditures in Hazard-Prone Areas Yes
State-Sponsored Grant Programs Yes
Development Impact Fees for Homebuyers or Developers Yes, nexus study required Other working capital reserves Yes
Table 14-4. Administrative and Technical Capability
Staff/Personnel Resources Available? Department/Agency/Position Planners or engineers with knowledge of land development and land management practices Yes Com Dev/Director
Engineers or professionals trained in building or infrastructure construction practices Yes DPW, Utilities/Directors
Planners or engineers with an understanding of natural hazards No Com Dev, DPW, Utilities/Directors Staff with training in benefit/cost analysis Yes Finance/Director Surveyors Yes Land Surveyor, DPW
Personnel skilled or trained in GIS applications Yes DPW, IT, Com Dev, Utilities Scientist familiar with natural hazards in local area No NA Emergency manager Yes Fire, ESC
Grant writers Yes Fire, Police, DPW, IT, Parks and Rec
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Table 14-5. National Flood Insurance Program Compliance Criteria Response
What local department is responsible for floodplain management? Community Development Who is your floodplain administrator? (department/position) Director of Community Development Are any certified floodplain managers on staff in your jurisdiction? No What is the date of adoption of your flood damage prevention ordinance? 1987, revision in process Does your floodplain management program meet or exceed minimum requirements? May not currently meet minimum NFIP requirements
If exceeds, in what ways? N/A
When was the most recent Community Assistance Visit or Community Assistance Contact?
5-year Cycle Visit in 2012
Does your jurisdiction have any outstanding NFIP compliance violations that need to be addressed?
No
If so, please state what they are.
Do your flood hazard maps adequately address the flood risk within your jurisdiction? Yes If no, please state why.
Does your floodplain management staff need any assistance or training to support its floodplain management program?
Yes
If so, what type of assistance/training is needed? Training on the CRS Manual Does your jurisdiction participate in the Community Rating System (CRS)? Yes If yes, is your jurisdiction interested in improving CRS Classification? Yes (currently class 8) Is your jurisdiction interested in joining the CRS program? N/A How many flood insurance policies are in force in your jurisdiction? 955a What is the insurance in force? $279,319,600 a
What is the premium in force? $735,904 a
How many total loss claims have been filed in your jurisdiction? 29 a How many claims were closed without payment/are still open? CWOP = 15 Still open = 0 a What were the total payments for losses? $309,753.09 a
a. According to FEMA statistics as of October 31, 2016
Table 14-6. Education and Outreach
Criteria Response
Do you have a Public Information Officer or Communications Office? Yes Do you have personnel skilled or trained in website development? Yes Do you have hazard mitigation information available on your website? Yes If yes, please briefly describe. The Fire Department has an emergency preparedness webpage that includes links to various resources.
Do you utilize social media for hazard mitigation education and outreach? Yes
If yes, please briefly describe. Twitter, Facebook and NextDoor Do you have any citizen boards or commissions that address issues related to hazard mitigation? No
Do you have any other programs already in place that could be used to communicate hazard-related information? Yes
If yes, please briefly describe. Web-based notification such as Enotify and Nixle Do you have any established warning systems for hazard events? Yes If yes, please briefly describe. Countywide Alert SCC program Santa Clara Operational Area Hazard Mitigation Plan; Volume 2—Planning Partner Annexes 14-8
Table 14-7. Community Classifications
Participating? Classification Date Classified
Community Rating System Yes 8 5/1/2002
Building Code Effectiveness Grading Schedule No 99 N/A
Public Protection Yes 2 2015
Storm Ready No N/A N/A
Firewise No N/A N/A
Table 14-8. Development and Permitting Capability
Criterion Response
Does your jurisdiction issue development permits? Yes
If no, who does? If yes, which department? Community Development Does your jurisdiction have the ability to track permits by hazard area? Yes Does your jurisdiction have a buildable lands inventory? Yes Table 14-9. Adaptive Capacity for Climate Change
Adaptive Capacity Assessment Question Jurisdiction Rating Technical Capacity
Jurisdiction-level understanding of potential climate change impacts Medium Comment: None provided
Jurisdiction-level monitoring of climate change impacts Medium Comment: Sea level rise is expected to have minimal impacts to Santa Clara properties Technical resources to assess proposed strategies for feasibility and externalities High Comment: None provided
Jurisdiction-level capacity for development of greenhouse gas emissions inventory Medium Comment: Climate Action Plan contains a comprehensive inventory, and the update of the Climate Action Plan in the next 1-3 years will include an inventory update
Capital planning and land use decisions informed by potential climate impacts High Comment: General Plan principles, including the Climate Action Plan criteria, consider climate implications Participation in regional groups addressing climate risks Medium Comment: Staff participates in regular regional climate change meetings as time permits Implementation Capacity
Clear authority/mandate to consider climate change impacts during public decision-making processes
High
Comment: Climate Action Plan is incorporated into the General Plan and is considered as part of the decision-making process Identified strategies for greenhouse gas mitigation efforts High Comment: The Climate Action Plan (CAP) addresses statewide GHG reduction goals through 2020, and the City expects to update the CAP in the next 1 – 3 years to address the new statewide GHG reduction goals for 2030 and 2050.
Identified strategies for adaptation to impacts Medium
Comment: None provided
Champions for climate action in local government departments Medium Comment: Hiring of new sustainability manager is expected in 1-2 months. Initial multi-departmental working group convening now.
Political support for implementing climate change adaptation strategies Medium Comment: Sustainability is continually gaining additional support in the community and with the Council.
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Adaptive Capacity Assessment Question Jurisdiction Rating Financial resources devoted to climate change adaptation Medium Comment: None provided
Local authority over sectors likely to be negatively impacted Medium Comment: None provided
Public Capacity
Local residents knowledge of and understanding of climate risk Medium Comment: Some members are highly educated. More City outreach could contribute to overall knowledge base.
Local residents support of adaptation efforts Medium
Comment: None provided
Local residents’ capacity to adapt to climate impacts High Comment: None provided
Local economy current capacity to adapt to climate impacts High Comment: None provided
Local ecosystems capacity to adapt to climate impacts Medium Comment: None provided
14.5 INTEGRATION WITH OTHER PLANNING INITIATIVES
The following describe the jurisdiction’s process for integrating the hazard mitigation plan into local planning mechanisms.
14.5.1 Existing Integration
The following plans and programs currently integrate the goals, risk assessment and/or recommendations of the hazard mitigation plan:
General PlanConsiders land use integration, environmental impacts of development, and long-term sustainability for new development and city operations. At the time of the next update, information obtained in the update of the hazard mitigation plan will be integrated into the General Plan as appropriate.
Climate Action PlanIntegrated into the General Plan, the CAP identifies steps for the City to take in its own operations and in review/approval of new development to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. At the time of the next update, information obtained in the update of the hazard mitigation plan will be integrated into the Climate Action Plan as appropriate.
14.5.2 Opportunities for Future Integration
The following plans and programs do not currently integrate the goals, risk assessment and/or recommendations of the hazard mitigation plan, but provide an opportunity for future integration:
As the City continues to update its policies and ordinances, including but not limited to updates to the Building Code (next scheduled for adoption in 2019), the General Plan (anticipated in the next 3-8 years), Zoning Ordinance (expected in the next 1-2 years) and Climate Action Plan (expected in next 1-3 years), the City will evaluate consistency with the hazard mitigation plan and incorporate recommendations as needed.
14.6 JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC NATURAL HAZARD EVENT HISTORY Table 14-10 lists all past occurrences of natural hazards within the jurisdiction.
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Table 14-10. Natural Hazard Events
Type of Event
FEMA Disaster #
(if applicable) Date Preliminary Damage Assessment
Severe Weather - 1-8-17 $65,000
Wildfire 2465 9-23-16 $34,199
Wildfire 2766 5-22-2008 $362,378
Hurricane Evacuation 3248 9-13-2005 $988,951
Severe Weather / High Wind 1203 6-21-2001 $80,757
Earthquake 845 10-17-1989 $100,000
14.7 JURISDICTION-SPECIFIC VULNERABILITIES
Repetitive loss records are as follows:
Number of FEMA-identified Repetitive-Loss Properties: 0 Number of FEMA-identified Severe-Repetitive-Loss Properties: 0 Number of Repetitive-Loss Properties or Severe-Repet itive-Loss Properties that have been mitigated: 0 Other noted vulnerabilities include:
There are a number of older structures built before modern building codes.
14.8 HAZARD RISK RANKING
Table 14-11 presents the ranking of the hazards of concern.
Table 14-11. Hazard Risk Ranking
Rank Hazard Type Risk Rating Score (Probability x Impact) Category 1 Earthquake 54 High
2 Severe Weather 33 Medium
3 Flood 18 Medium
3 Dam and Levee Failure 18 Medium
4 Drought 9 Low
5 Landslide 0 Low
6 Wildfire 0 Low
14.9 STATUS OF PREVIOUS PLAN ACTIONS
The status of previous actions from the 2011 ABAG LHMP for the City of Santa Clara can be found in Appendix D of this volume.
14.10 HAZARD MITIGATION ACTION PLAN AND EVALUATION OF
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS
Table 14-12 lists the actions that make up the City of Santa Clara hazard mitigation action plan. Table 14-13 identifies the priority for each action. Table 14-14 summarizes the mitigation actions by hazard of concern and the six mitigation types.
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Table 14-12. Hazard Mitigation Action Plan Matrix
Applies to new or
existing assets
Hazards
Mitigated
Objectives
Met Lead Agency
Estimated
Cost Sources of Funding Timeline
SC-1—Where appropriate, support retrofitting, purchase, or relocation of structures in hazard-prone areas to prevent future structure damage. Give priority to properties with exposure to repetitive losses New and existing All hazards 1-9 OES/Fire and
Community
Development
High PDM, HMGP, Local
Budget (local match)
Dependent on
Funding (Short-
term)
SC-2—Continue to support the Planning Area-wide actions identified in this plan.
New and Existing All hazards 1-9 OES/Fire Low Local Budget Ongoing SC-3—Actively participate in the plan maintenance strategy identified in this plan.
New and Existing All hazards 1-9 OES/Fire Low Local Budget Ongoing SC-4—Consider participation in incentive-base programs such as Tree City and Storm ready.
New and Existing All hazards 1-9 Community
Development and
Public Works
Low Local Budget Ongoing
SC-5—Maintain good standing under the National Flood Insurance Program by implementing programs that meet or exceed the minimum NFIP requirements. Such programs include enforcing an updated, adopted flood damage prevention ordinance, participating in floodplain mapping updates, and providing public assistance and information on floodplain requirements and impacts. Continue participating in the Santa Clara County Multi-jurisdictional Program for Public Information.
New and Existing Flood 1-9 Community
Development and
Public Works
Low Local Budget Ongoing
SC-6—Integrate the Hazard Mitigation Plan into other plans, programs, or resources that dictate land use or redevelopment, such as the General Plan, Climate Action Plan, Zoning Ordinance, Building Code, etc..
New and Existing All hazards 1-9 All City Departments Low Local Budget Ongoing SC-7—Based on EOC staffing capabilities assessment, ensure that mandat ed training is provided to all employees in SEMS, FEMA ICS- 100, ICS-200, IS-700, and IS-800; and ensure that employee training records are securely maintained.
Existing All hazards 1,2,4,9 OES/Fire Low Local Budget Ongoing SC-8—Based on EOC staffing capabilities assessment, ensure that mandated training is provided to employees who require advanced knowledge and application of the ICS, such as primary and alternate EOC Section Chiefs and senior field personnel, to include at least ICS-300, ICS-400, and the FEMA Professional Development Series; and ensure that employee training records are securely maintained.
Existing All hazards 1,2,4,9 All City Departments Medium Local Budget Ongoing SC-9—Based on EOC staffing capabilities assessment, ensure that all Fire and Police Department staff who may be assigned the role of incident commander at an emergency/disaster scene have received Incident Commander training; and ensure that employee training records are securely maintained.
Existing All hazards 1,2,4,9 OES, Fire and Police Medium Local Budget Ongoing SC-10—Monitor local availability of upcoming training opportunities for city staff regarding incident staffing, disaster response, and recovery.
Existing All hazards 1,2,4,9 All City Departments Medium Local Budget Ongoing SC-11—Continue to conduct EOC tabletop exercise(s) to evaluate capabilities and train employees in their assigned EOC role(s).
N/A All hazards 1,2,4,9 OES/Fire Medium Local Budget, UASI, HSGP
Long-term
SC-12—Develop and exercise a Disaster Debris Management Plan.
New Dam failure,
Earthquake,
Flood, Severe
weather
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Public Works
OES/Fire
Medium Local Budget, HSGP,
UASI
Long-term
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Applies to new or
existing assets
Hazards
Mitigated
Objectives
Met Lead Agency
Estimated
Cost Sources of Funding Timeline
SC-13—Enhance public education and awareness of natural and manmade hazards in the community and public understanding of disaster preparedness, including foreign language translations.
New All hazards 1,3,4,5,8,9 OES/Fire Medium Local Budget, UASI Long-ter m SC-14—Develop improved capabilities to incorporate GIS technology by all departments into services provided to the public and for use during emergency/disaster incidents.
Existing Dam Failure,
Earthquake,
Flood,
1,2,3,6,9 OES/Fire Medium Local Budget, PDM Long-term
SC-15—Conduct a test of emergency communications and information systems interoperability, to establish baseline capabilities for employee call-back, communications between the EOC and incident command, and communications with the Operational Area and Mutual Aid resources.
Existing All hazards 1,5,6,9 OES/Fire Medium Local Budget, UASI, HSGP
Long-term
SC-16—Conduct a gap analysis of the Santa Clara City Emergency/Disaster preparedness and response program, to include a comprehensive review of employee training requirements and needs, plans and procedures, EOC equipment and staffing capabilities, and related analyses.
New All hazards 1-9 OES/Fire Medium Local Budget, HSGP Long-term SC-17 - Acquire a mobile Emergency Operations Center.
New All hazards 1,4,8, 9 OES/Fire High Local Budget, UASI, HS
GP
Long-term
SC-18—Develop unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capability for hazard mitigation surveys and post-disaster damage assessments; and develop policies, procedures and staff training guidelines for UAV use.
New Dam Failure,
Flood,
Earthquake,
Severe
Weather
2,4,6,8,9 OES, Fire, Police High Local Budget, PDM,
HMGP
Long-term
SC-19—Enhance Fire Department field inspection system using portable computers for engine company inspections and Fire Prevention inspections, to integrate inspections, re-inspections, invoicing, permits, CUPA and business license data.
Existing All hazards 1,2,3,6,8 Fire Low Local Budget, UASI Ongoing SC-20—Conduct seismic and functional assessment of Emergency Operations Center.
Existing All hazards 1,2,4,8,9 OES/Fire Medium Local Budget, PDM, HMGP
Ongoing
SC-21—Acquire emergency generators for the City’s critical facilities, specifically Fire Stations 5, 7, 8 and 9.
Existing All hazards 6,8,9 Public Works Low Local Budget, PDM, HMGP
Short-term
SC-22—Maintain and improve Water and Sewer Utilities as necessary to ensure systems are able to maintain their functionality in response to potential hazards such as drought, flood or earthquakes.
Existing Drought,
Flood,
Earthquake
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 Water and Sewer High Local Budget, PDM, HMGP
Long-term
SC-23—Integrate climate change and natural hazards planning in to current city plan revisions and future planning initiatives.
New and Existing All hazards 1-9 Community
Development
Low Local Budget, Grants Ongoing
SC-24—Develop and maintain a landscape design manual to provide general guidance and education to the public on water efficiency in landscaping and to serve as a resource for water efficient landscape design and installation in compliance with the State Water Efficiency Landscape Ordinance (as amended), including lists of recommended site appropriate native and drought-tolerant plant species.
New and Existing Drought 1-9 Community
Development
Low Local Budget, Grants Ongoing
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Applies to new or
existing assets
Hazards
Mitigated
Objectives
Met Lead Agency
Estimated
Cost Sources of Funding Timeline
SC-25—Continue to improve the City’s bike network in coordination with partner agencies, such as the Valley Transportation Authority.
New and Existing All hazards 3, 5, 6 Public Works and
Community
Development
Medium Local Budget, Grants Ongoing
SC-26—Hire or assign a management-level staff member as the Sust ainability Manager to coordinate sustainability efforts among different departments and outside agencies.
New and Existing All hazards 1-9 OES/Fire Low Local Budget, Grants Ongoing SC-27—Continue to implement and monitor the current 2014 Climate Action Plan (CAP) and prepare a comprehensive update to the CAP to comply with state greenhouse gas reduction targets. Include adaptation strategies within the updated CAP.
New and Existing All hazards 1-9 All City Departments Medium Local Budget, Grants Ongoing SC-28—Increase situational awareness capacity in the EOC by expanding GIS resources and providing air to ground communications.
New and Existing All hazards 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, 9 OES/Fire Medium Local Budget, PDM Ongoing SC-29—Secure all critical infrastructure in the EOC, the EOC perimeter, and immediate vicinity.
New and Existing All hazards 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8,
9 OES/Fire and Police Medium Local Budget, PDM Long-term SC-30— Restore the original storage capacity of the Westside Water Retention Basin to hold additional storm water and reduce flooding risk by desilting the basin.
Existing Flood 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8 Public Works High Local Budget Short-term Santa Clara Operational Area Hazard Mitigation Plan; Volume 2—Planning Partner Annexes 14-14
Table 14-13. Mitigation Strategy Priority Schedule
Action
#
# of
Objectives
Met Benefits Costs
Do Benefits
Equal or
Exceed
Costs?
Is Project
Grant-
Eligible?
Can Project
Be Funded
Under Existing
Programs/
Budgets?
Implementation
Prioritya
Grant
Pursuit
Prioritya
SC-1 9 High High Yes Yes No Medium High
SC-2 9 Medium Low Yes No Yes High Low
SC-3 9 Medium Low Yes Yes Yes High Medium
SC-4 9 Medium Low Yes No Yes Medium Low
SC-5 4 Medium Low Yes No Yes High Low
SC-6 9 Medium Low Yes No Yes High Low
SC-7 4 Medium Low Yes No Yes Medium Low
SC-8 4 Medium Low Yes No Yes Medium Low
SC-9 4 Medium Low Yes No Yes Medium Low
SC-10 4 Low Low Yes No Yes Low Low
SC-11 4 High Medium Yes Yes Yes High High
SC-12 8 Medium Medium Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium
SC-13 6 Medium Medium Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium
SC-14 5 Medium Medium Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium
SC-15 4 High Medium Yes Yes Yes High High
SC-16 9 Medium Medium Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium
SC-17 4 High Medium Yes Yes No Medium Medium
SC-18 5 Medium Medium Yes Yes Yes Medium Medium
SC-19 5 High Low Yes Yes Yes High High
SC-20 5 High Medium Yes Yes Yes Medium High
SC-21 3 Medium Low Yes Yes Yes High High
SC-22 9 High High Yes No Yes High Low
SC-23 9 High Low Yes Possibly Yes High Medium
SC-24 1 Medium Low Yes Possibly Yes Medium Medium
SC-25 8 Low Medium No Possibly Yes Medium Medium
SC-26 9 High Low Yes Possibly Yes High Medium
SC-27 9 High Medium Yes Possibly No Medium High
SC-28 6 Medium Medium Yes Yes No Medium Medium
SC-29 7 High Medium Yes Yes No Medium High
SC-30 6 High High Yes Possibly Yes High Low
a. See the introduction to this volume for explanation of priorities .
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Table 14-14. Analysis of Mitigation Actions
Action Addressing Hazard, by Mitigation Typea
Hazard
Type
1. Prevention
2. Property
Protection
3. Public
Education and
Awareness
4. Natural
Resource
Protection
5. Emergency
Services
6. Structural
Projects
7. Climate
Resilient
Dam and
Levee
Failure
SC-2, SC-3,
SC-4, SC-5,
SC-6, SC-12,
SC-14, SC-19,
SC-23
SC-1, SC-5,
SC-19, SC-21,
SC-22, SC-29
SC-2, SC-3,
SC-4, SC-5,
SC-13, SC-19,
SC-25, SC-28
SC-2, SC-4, SC-7,
SC-8, SC-9, SC-10,
SC-11, SC-15, SC-16,
SC-17, SC-18, SC-28,
SC-29
SC-29 SC-2, SC-3,
SC-4, SC-5,
SC-6, SC-12,
SC-14, SC-19,
SC-23
Drought SC-2, SC-3,
SC-6, SC-14,
SC-23, SC-27
SC-1, SC-29 SC-2, SC-3,
SC-13, SC-26,
SC-27, SC-28
SC-24,
SC-26, SC-27
SC-2, SC-7, SC-8,
SC-9, SC-10, SC-11,
SC-15, SC-16, SC-17,
SC-28, SC-29
SC-29 SC-2, SC-3,
SC-6, SC-14,
SC-23, SC-27
Earthquake SC-2, SC-3,
SC-6, SC-12,
SC-14, SC-19,
SC-23
SC-1, SC-19,
SC-20, SC-21,
SC-22, SC-29
SC-2, SC-3,
SC-13, SC-19,
SC-25
SC-2, SC-7, SC-8,
SC-9, SC-10, SC-11,
SC-15, SC-16, SC-17,
SC-18, SC-28, SC-29
SC-29 SC-2, SC-3,
SC-6, SC-12,
SC-14, SC-23
Flood SC-2, SC-3,
SC-4, SC-5,
SC-6, SC-14,
SC-19, SC-23
SC-1, SC-4,
SC-5, SC-19,
SC-21, SC-22,
SC-29
SC-2, SC-3,
SC-4, SC-5,
SC-13, SC-19,
SC-25, SC-28
SC-4, SC-5 SC-2, SC-4, SC-5,
SC-7, SC-8, SC-9,
SC-10, SC-11, SC-5,
SC-16, SC-17, SC-18,
SC-28, 2 SC-9
SC-29 SC-2, SC-3,
SC-4, SC-5,
SC-6, SC-14,
SC-19, SC-23
Severe
Weather
SC-2, SC-3,
SC-4, SC-6,
SC-12, SC-14,
SC-19, SC-23,
SC-27
SC-1, SC-19,
SC-21, SC-22,
SC-27, SC-29
SC-2, SC-3,
SC-4, SC-13,
SC-19, SC-25,
SC-26, SC-27,
SC-28
SC-4, SC-26,
SC-27
SC-2, SC-4, SC-7,
SC-8, SC-9, SC-10,
SC-11, SC-15, SC-16,
SC-17, SC-18, SC-28,
SC-29
SC-29 SC-2, SC-3,
SC-4, SC-6,
SC-12, SC-14,
SC-19, SC-23,
SC-27
a. See the introduction to this volume for explanation of mitigation type s.
14.11 ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
2015 Urban Water Management Plan - http://santaclaraca.gov/home/showdocument?id=48088 1989 Loma Prieta Earthquake Damage - Seismic Study by G&E Engineering report City’s General Plan -http://www.santaclaraca.gov/government/departments/community-development/planning- division/general-plan
Climate Action Plan -http://www.santaclaraca.gov/home/showdocument?id=10170 AVE
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