1 City Council Meeting: November 18, 2025 Santa Monica, California RESOLUTION NUMBER _____________ (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
ADOPTING THE UPDATED LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica recognizes that natural hazards pose a threat to people and property within the City of Santa Monica; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica further recognizes that undertaking hazard mitigation actions will reduce the harm to people and property from future hazard occurrences and disaster events; and
WHEREAS, the U.S. Congress passed the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 emphasizing the need for pre-disaster mitigation of potential disasters and making hazard mitigation grants available to state, tribal, and local governments; and WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica has prepared a multi-hazard mitigation plan, hereby known as Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, in accordance with federal laws including the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, as amended; the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968, as amended; and the National Dam Safety Program Act, as amended; and
WHEREAS, an adopted Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is required as a condition of future funding for mitigation projects under multiple U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) pre- and post-disaster mitigation grant programs; and
2 WHEREAS, the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies mitigation goals and actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property in the City of Santa Monica from the potential impacts of future hazards and disasters; and WHEREAS, on March 22, 2016, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica approved and adopted, which was ultimately approved by FEMA on October 4, 2016; and WHEREAS, the residents of Santa Monica were awarded opportunities to comment and provide input on the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and the actions in the plan by completing a survey, attending three special meetings hosted by the City, and via the City’s website and public libraries; and
WHEREAS, adoption by the City Council demonstrates its commitment to hazard mitigation and achieving the goals outlined in the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, November 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. In accordance with Santa Monica Municipal Code Section 9.45.080, after consideration of all oral and written testimony presented on November 18, 2025, including, but not limited to public comment received by the City and compiled by City staff, the City Council does hereby approve and adopt the updated Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, November 2025 as set forth in Exhibit A, attached to this Resolution and incorporated herein by reference.
SECTION 2. The City Council hereby authorizes staff to make required revisions to the adopted Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to meet the plan approval requirements and 3 any non-substantive changes as necessary to make it internally consistent, including but not limited to, typographical errors. Changes occurring after adoption will not require City of Santa Monica to re-adopt any further iterations of the plan. Subsequent plan updates following the approval period for this plan will require separate adoption resolutions.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify the adoption of this Resolution, and thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Heidi von Tongeln, Interim City Attorney
4 EXHIBIT A
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, November 2025