ACTION:
____________________________
Clerk/Secretary
Department: Fire Item No: C7
Prepared by: Maia Hodge, Management Analyst Meeting Date: June 27, 2023 Approved by:
Roy O. Palmer, Interim Fire Chief
John Conley, City Manager Agenda Location: Consent Calendar SUBJECT: VISTA ANNEX TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 2023
RECOMMENDATION: Adopt City Council Resolution No. 2023- , approving the Vista Annex to the San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023.
CORRELATION TO CITY COUNCIL GOALS: Public Safety
PRIOR ACTION: On April 10, 2018, adopted City Council Resolution No. 2018-42, approving the 2017 San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (Vote: 5-0).
On January 11, 2005, adopted City Council Resolution No. 2005-8, approving the Multi-Jurisdictional Multi-Hazard Plan of San Diego County (Vote: 5-0).
STATEMENT ON THE SUBJECT: The Federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 requires all local governments to create a disaster plan to qualify for hazard mitigation funding. This act has historically required cities and local jurisdictions to prepare Hazard Mitigation Plans. The federal government, through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), has now authorized county governments to develop base plans to which local jurisdictions would append local and specific annexes.
The San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (Plan) is the base plan. It is a comprehensive resource document that serves to enhance public awareness, creates a decision tool for management, promotes compliance with state and federal program requirements, improves local policies for hazard mitigation capability, and provides inter-jurisdictional coordination. FEMA and the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services (SDC OES) reviewed the 2023 Base Plan (Exhibit 2), and the County officially adopted the revised plan on March 31, 2023. Local jurisdictions, including Vista, have been directed to add their territory, referred to as “annexes,” to the plan as soon as their respective governing authorities resolve to approve them.
The proposed Vista Annex to the County’s base plan, provided as Exhibit 3, has been developed following a thorough review of that plan and careful review of current data and forecast models. Accordingly, the City of Vista will properly prepare for, mitigate, respond to, recover from, and build community resiliency to all potential hazards. These hazards may include (1) earthquakes, (2) wildfires, (3) flooding, (4) temperature extremes related to global climate changes, and (5) manmade events such as acts of terror, civil unrest, and accidental infrastructure disruptions.
AGENDA
REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION
SUCCESSOR AGENCY
BUENA SANITATION DISTRICT
JOINT POWERS FINANCING AUTHORITY
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Approved above recommendation, adopted City Council Resolution No. 2023-113.
Vote: 5-0
MEETING DATE: JUNE 27, 2023 PAGE 2
SUBJECT: VISTA ANNEX TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 2023
Staff recommends approval of the Vista Annex to the San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023, as it will provide a tool for planning for and mitigating potential hazards in the community and will allow the City to apply for certain types of federal funding.
FISCAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact associated with the staff recommendation.
EXHIBITS:
1.City Council Resolution No. 2023- , approving the Vista Annex to the San Diego County Multi- Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023
2.San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023
3.Vista Annex
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00029213 7
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CHARTERED CITY OF
VISTA, CALIFORNIA, APPROVING THE VISTA ANNEX TO THE SAN DIEGO COUNTY MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN 2023 The City Council of the City of Vista does resolve as follows:
1. Findings. The City Council hereby finds and declares the following:
A. The County of San Diego has experienced natural, technological, and human- caused disasters in the past 50 years resulting in property loss, loss of life, economic hardship, and threats to public health and safety.
B. The San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan is a comprehensive resource document that serves to enhance public awareness, creates a decision tool for management, promotes compliance with state and federal program requirements, improves local policies for hazard mitigation capability, provides inter- jurisdictional coordination, and qualifies public agencies to apply for federal funding.
C. FEMA and the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services reviewed the San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023, and the County officially adopted the revised plan on March 31, 2023.
D. Local jurisdictions have been directed to add their annexes to the San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023 to provide a tool for planning for and mitigating potential hazards in the community and to allow the City to apply for certain types of federal funding.
2. Action.
A. The Vista Annex to the San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023 is approved.
3. Adoption. PASSED AND ADOPTED at a meeting of the City Council of the City of Vista held on June 27, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
WALTER CHUNG, CITY ATTORNEY
By:
APPROVED
Walter C. Chung
20230614165312
JOHN B. FRANKLIN, MAYOR
ATTEST:
KATHY VALDEZ, CITY CLERK
By:
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EXHIBIT 1
Exhibit 2
San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan 2023 On File in the City Clerk’s Office
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EXHIBIT 2
SECTION ONE: Planning Area and Resources
SECTION TWO: Planning Team and Processes
SECTION THREE: Outreach Strategies
SECTION FOUR: Community Capabilities
SECTION FIVE: Risk Assessment and Hazard Summary
SECTION SIX: Goals and Mitigation Strategy
GOAL 1 Plan Integration Throughout the Planning Cycle
GOAL 2 Promoting Public Understanding and Support of Hazard Mitigation GOAL 3 Building Capacity and Commitment to Drive Community Resilience GOAL 4 Improving HazMit Coordination/Communication Across Government Agencies GOAL 5 Reducing Loss/Damages to Citizens, Existing and Proposed Infrastructure SECTION SEVEN: Plan Maintenance
SECTION EIGHT: APPENDIX
Multi-Jurisdictional
Hazard Mitigation Plan: Vista Annex
San Diego County, California
June 2023
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2 SECTION ONE: Planning Area and Resources
1.1 Planning Area: City of Vista.
The City of Vista is a Charter Law city, incorporated on January 28, 1963. Located just seven miles inland from the Pacific Ocean in northern San Diego County, the City of Vista has a perfect mild Mediterranean climate. Residents enjoy a wide range of year- round outdoor activities in a pleasant rural setting with gentle, rolling hills. Vista is approximately 19 square miles with a population of 98,381. The City handles sewer utilities and contracts with Vista Irrigation District for its water services. The City operates its own fire department and contracts with the San Diego Sheriff’s Department for law enforcement services.
1.2 Community Rating System Requirements
The San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan and Annexes (including the City of Vista) meet all requirements.
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3 SECTION TWO: Planning Team and Planning Process
2.1 Planning Participants
Assisted by ad hoc participants, the primary planning team was staffed by:
Community Development Director
Public Works Director
City Engineer
Emergency Manager
Fire Chief
City Manager
2.2 Planning Process
The City of Vista completed an Emergency Operations Plan and a Standards of Cover, both of which are specific to fire, disaster, hazardous materials, rescue and emergency medical services. In addition, Vista regularly exercises the activation of the emergency operations center, and the City practices a range of scenarios by engaging in full scale exercises, smaller breakouts, and section-specific training. The planning process for hazard mitigation is an on-going collaboration actively involving external local, county and state partners.
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4 SECTION THREE: Outreach Strategy
The San Diego County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan shall detail the county-wide outreach strategy. The section will address public involvement through the surveying of citizens and posting public awareness messaging about the planning process via a Hazard Mitigation Plan Website. The Hazard Mitigation Working Group (HMWG) will have reviewed plans and studies that originated from local mitigation planning teams (LMPT), including the City of V ista.
For the purposes of this plan, and future planning efforts, Vista will continue to endorse and support community outreach efforts at the State, County, and Local levels of government. 06/27/2023 C7 9 of 52
5 SECTION FOUR: Community Capabilities
The LMPT assessed local mitigation capabilities by reviewing existing authorities, policies, programs, and resources that reduce hazard impacts or that could be used to implement hazard mitigation activities. The following tables address the four primary types of capabilities—Planning and Regulatory, Administrative and Technical, Financial, and Education/Outreach.
4.1 Capability Assessment
Planning and Regulatory
Plans Yes/No
Year
Does the plan address hazards?
Does the plan identify projects to include in the
mitigation strategy?
(Can the plan be used to implement mitigation
actions?)
Comprehensive/Master Plan Yes
2030
The 2030 general plan provides guidance for
development and includes a risk and hazard
assessment as well as response capability.
(Yes)
Capital Improvements Plan Yes
2022
Capital improvement includes response
capability assessment and mitigation strategy
specific to fire and EMS response capability.
(Yes)
Economic Development Plan Yes
2021
Hazard mitigation strategies are not addressed
in the most recent economic strategic plan.
Local Emergency Operations Plan Yes
2021
The EOP specifically addresses emergencies that
are listed as known hazards and risks. The plan
is designed to provide for an operational
response but does reference the Hazard
Mitigation planning tools in its index.
(Yes)
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6 Continuity of Operations Plan Yes
2015
This plan is in the process of review and
revision. The scope of the plan will include
improvisational mitigation strategies to be used
during active crises. (Yes)
Transportation Plan No
Stormwater Management Plan Yes
2019
The plan describes strategies and activities the
city will implement to meet water quality
improvement plan goals and comply with the
municipal stormwater permit.
(Yes)
Community Wildfire Protection Plan Yes
2022
Current plan covers the Vista Fire Protection
District only. The plan includes multiple fuel
modification plans and options to be
coordinated by the Vista Fire Department with a
direct impact on risk to the City of Vista.
Real estate disclosure requirements Yes
2021
State law requires defensible space inspection
prior to change of ownership.
(No)
Other special plans (e.g., brownfields
redevelopment, disaster recovery,
coastal zone management, climate
change adaptation)
N/A
Administrative and Technical
Administration Yes/No Describe capability
Is coordination effective?
Planner(s) or engineer(s) with
knowledge of land development and
land management practices
Yes Divisions in engineering and community
development include development services,
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7 building, planning, and water quality.
Coordination is effective.
Engineer(s) or professional(s) trained
in construction practices related to
buildings and/or infrastructure
Yes Building official and city engineer meet all
mandated requirements and industry
standards. Coordination is effective.
Planners or Engineer(s) with an
understanding of natural and/or
manmade hazards
Yes Staff on site are adequate to meet the need. If
a project requires additional resources outside
consultants are available.
Mitigation Planning Committee No The City has hired a management analyst to focus on emerging trends and practices in
Emergency Management (EM). This individual
will champion Hazard Mitigation priorities for
the City.
Maintenance programs to reduce risk
(e.g., tree trimming, clearing drainage
systems)
Yes Public works maintains trees and drains. Trees
and drains are cleaned on a regular basis, and
as needed. Prior to forecast rains, public
works proactively clears drains. Coordination
is effective.
Mutual aid agreements Yes Agreements exist locally and at the state level.
Coordination is effective.
Staff Yes/No
FT/PT
Is staffing adequate to enforce regulations? Is
staff trained on hazards and mitigation? Is
coordination between agencies and staff
effective?
Chief Building Official Yes -FT Staffing is adequate, staff are trained on hazards and mitigation and coordination is
effective.
Floodplain Administrator Yes -FT Staffing is adequate, staff are trained on hazards and mitigation and coordination is
effective.
Emergency Manager Yes-FT Staffing is adequate, staff are trained on hazards and mitigation and coordination is
effective.
Surveyors No
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8 Staff with education or expertise to
assess the community’s vulnerability
to hazards
Yes-FT Staffing is adequate, staff are trained on
hazards and mitigation and coordination is
effective.
Community Planner Yes-FT Staffing is adequate, staff are trained on hazards and mitigation and coordination is
effective.
Scientists familiar with the hazards of
the community
No
Civil Engineer Yes-FT Staffing is adequate, staff are trained on hazards and mitigation and coordination is
effective.
Personnel skilled in GIS and/or HAZUS Yes-FT Staffing is adequate, staff are trained on hazards and mitigation and coordination is
effective.
Grant writers Yes FT Staffing is adequate, staff are trained on hazards and mitigation and coordination is
effective.
Other
FINANCIAL
Funding Resource Access/
Eligibility
(Yes/No)
Has the funding resource been used in past
and for what type of activities?
Could the resource be used to fund future
mitigation actions?
Community Development Block
Grants (CDBG)
Yes Streetside infrastructure. Possible use for
future mitigation actions dependent upon an
emergency declaration.
Capital improvements project
funding
Yes The CIP budget could be used future
mitigation actions. Prior work includes fire
stations and runoff control and mitigation.
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9 Authority to levy taxes for specific
purposes
Yes Taxes for storm water control and fire station
construction.
Fees for water, sewer, gas, or electric
service
Yes Fees for sewer are used for sewer control and
distribution to treatment.
Impact fees for homebuyers or
developers for new
developments/homes
Yes Fees are used for fire apparatus.
Incur debt through general obligation
bonds
Yes
Incur debt through special tax and
revenue bonds
Yes
Incur debt through private activity
bonds
Yes
How can these capabilities be expanded and improved to reduce risk? The City of Vista is engaged in the GFOA© risk-based analysis of reserve funding. Vista is committed to optimizing the use of reserve funds to reduce financial risk and to allow for unexpected and unanticipated expenses related to post disaster recovery. It is imperative that the City maximize limited funds.
E DUCATION AND OUTREACH
Program/Organization Yes/No
Describe program/organization and how
relates to disaster resilience and mitigation.
Could the program/organization help
implement future mitigation activities?
Local citizen groups or non-profit
organizations focused on
environmental protection, emergency
preparedness, access and functional
needs populations, etc.
Yes Community Emergency Response Team is
managed by the fire department. CERT could
be used to implement future mitigation
activities. American Red Cross and SDSO
senior volunteers are also engaged.
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10 Ongoing public education or
information program (e.g.,
responsible water use, fire safety,
household preparedness,
environmental education)
Yes The city manager’s office, city communications
office, and fire prevention personnel manage
public education. Education is provided at
community events and shared on multiple
social media platforms.
Natural disaster or safety related
school programs
Yes School programs are managed by fire
prevention personnel with assistance from city
staff, fire suppression and law enforcement
personnel.
StormReady certification No
Firewise Communities certification No
Public-private partnership initiatives
addressing disaster-related issues
No
Other
How can these capabilities be expanded and improved to reduce risk? With the Fire Department’s hire of a new staff member dedicated to Emergency Management, Vista’s Community Emergency Response Team (CERT), which had been inactive during the recent pandemic, will be rebuilt and its members will be scheduled for classroom instruction.
The Vista Fire Protection District is reviewing the NFPA Firewise program in response to the recently completed Community Wildfire Protection Plan (2022).
Safe Growth Audit
Comprehensive Plan Yes No
Land Use
1. Does the future land-use map clearly identify natural hazard areas?No Land use map does not, however, the “special natural hazards” map identifies hazard areas.
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11 2. Do the land-use policies discourage development or redevelopment within natural hazard areas?
Yes
Flood, earthquake, and VHFHSZ are all designated low-density areas.
3. Does the plan provide adequate space for expected future growth in areas located outside natural hazard areas?
Yes
The housing element is the primary planning document to address housing needs. This element addresses natural hazards locations and follows the guidelines set forth in the general plan with respect to natural hazard areas.
Transportation
1. Does the transportation plan limit access to hazard areas? Yes
2. Is transportation policy used to guide growth to safe locations?Yes Transit centers are an integral part of development. Action has been taken by the city to protect transportation and transit centers from natural disasters.
This type of action will continue.
3. Are movement systems designed to function under disaster conditions (e.g., evacuation)?
Yes
At the local level the city does design for earthquakes and other natural hazards. Freeways and bridges are addressed at the state level. Cal Trans and NCTD also adhere to the needs of evacuations. Roads in the outlying wildfire prone areas are cleared by the county and city with the intent being to clear vegetation from the road edge to allow for safe evacuation.
Environmental Management
1. Are environmental systems that protect development from hazards identified and mapped?
Yes
Retention basins are mapped. Flood zones are mapped, and other natural hazards are mapped in that section of the general plan.
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12 Areas are mapped and protected under open space. The city follows federal and state laws and calls out wetland areas on maps and in development procedures.
3. Do environmental policies provide incentives to development that is located outside protective ecosystems?
No
Public Safety
1. Are the goals and policies of the comprehensive plan related to those of the FEMA Local Hazard Mitigation Plan?
Yes
The flood zone map as well as the state fire hazard severity zone map coincide across all departments.
2. Is safety explicitly included in the plan’s growth and development policies?
Yes
The general plan has a clear safety element and fire department prevention personnel are actively involved in the development of the general plan.
3. Does the monitoring and implementation section of the plan cover safe growth objectives?
Yes
Statewide building code is followed and all development plans go through plan review at the fire department.
Zoning Ordinance Yes No
1. Does the zoning ordinance conform to the comprehensive plan in terms of discouraging development or redevelopment within natural hazard areas?
Yes
2. Does the ordinance contain natural hazard overlay zones that set conditions for land use within such zones?
Yes
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13 3. Do rezoning procedures recognize natural hazard areas as limits on zoning changes that allow greater intensity or density of use? Yes
CEQA is adhered to and used as the policy.
4. Does the ordinance prohibit development within, or filling of, wetlands, floodways, and floodplains?
Yes
Subdivision Regulations Yes No
1. Do the subdivision regulations restrict the subdivision of land within or adjacent to natural hazard areas?
Yes
Natural hazard areas are designated low density.
2. Do the regulations provide for conservation subdivisions or cluster subdivisions in order to conserve environmental resources? Yes
Planned Residential Development ordinance is in place.
3. Do the regulations allow density transfers where hazard areas exist?No Capital Improvement Program and Infrastructure Policies Yes No
1. Does the capital improvement program limit expenditures on projects that would encourage development in areas vulnerable to natural hazards? Yes
No development in natural hazards areas. The CIP covers parks and sewers primarily and there are no parks in natural hazard areas.
2. Do infrastructure policies limit extension of existing facilities and services that would encourage development in areas vulnerable to natural hazards? Yes
3. Does the capital improvement program provide funding for hazard mitigation projects identified in the FEMA Mitigation Plan? No
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14 Other Yes No
1. Do small area or corridor plans recognize the need to avoid or mitigation natural hazards?
Yes
2. Does the building code contain provisions to strengthen or elevate construction to withstand hazard forces?
Yes
State and international building code
3.Do economic development or redevelopment strategies include provisions for mitigation natural hazards?
No
4. Is there an adopted evacuation and shelter plan to deal with emergencies from natural hazards?
Yes
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
NFIP Topic Source of
Information
Comments
Insurance Summary
How many NFIP policies are in
the community? What is the total
premium and coverage?
State NFIP
Coordinator or FEMA
NFIP Specialist
Question is deferred to the California
NFIP Coordinator or FEMA NFIP
Insurance Specialist
How many claims have been paid
in the community? What is the
total amount of paid claims? How
many of the claims were for
substantial damage?
FEMA NFIP or
Insurance Specialist
Question is deferred to FEMA NFIP
Insurance Specialist.
How many structures are
exposed to flood risk within the
community?
Community Floodplain
Administrator (FPA)
300 private structures are exposed to
some level of flood risk; 5 public
structures are exposed. (100 year)
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15 1,005 private and 9 public structures
are exposed. (500-year modeling)
Describe any areas of flood risk
with limited NFIP policy coverage
Community FPA and
FEMA Insurance
Specialist
Staff Resources
Is the Community FPA or NFIP
Coordinator certified?
Community FPA No
Is floodplain management an
auxiliary function?
Community FPA The county has a certified flood plain
manager.
Provide an explanation of NFIP
administration services (e.g.,
permit review, GIS, education or
outreach, inspections,
engineering capability)
Community FPA Services stated are provided
internally.
What are the barriers to running
an effective NFIP program in the
community, if any?
Community FPA None
Compliance History
Is the community in good
standing with the NFIP?
State NFIP
Coordinator, FEMA
NFIP Specialist,
community records
Are there any outstanding
compliance issues (i.e., current
violations)?
No
When was the most recent
Community Assistance Visit (CAV)
or Community Assistance Contact
(CAC)?
2010
Is a CAV or CAC scheduled or
needed?
No
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16 NFIP Topic Source of Information Comments
Regulation
When did the community enter
the NFIP?
Community Status
Book
http://www.fema.gov/
national-flood-
insurance-
program/national-
flood- insurance-
program- community-
status-book
Are the FIRMs digital or paper? Community FPA Digital
Do floodplain development
regulations meet or exceed
FEMA or State minimum
requirements? If so, in what
ways?
Community FPA Meet.
Provide an explanation of the
permitting process.
Community FPA, State,
FEMA NFIP
Flood Insurance
Manual
http://www.fema.gov/
flood-insurance-
manual
Community FPA, FEMA
CRS Coordinator, ISO
representative
Community Rating System (CRS)
Does the community participate
in CRS?
Community FPA, State,
FEMA NFIP
No
What is the community’s CRS
Class Ranking?
Flood Insurance
Manual
http://www.fema.gov/
N/A
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17 flood-insurance-
manual
What categories and activities
provide CRS points and how can
the class be improved?
Does the plan include CRS
planning requirements
Community FPA, FEMA
CRS Coordinator, ISO
representative
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18 SECTION FIVE: RISK A SSESSMENT
5.1 Hazards Summary
Hazard
Location
(Geographic
Area Affected)
Maximum Probable
Extent (Magnitude/Strength) Probability of
Future Events
Overall
Significance
Ranking
Avalanche Weak Unlikely Low
Dam Failure Weak Unlikely Low
Drought Significant Moderate Likely Medium
Earthquake Significant Extreme Likely High
Erosion Weak Unlikely Low
Expansive Soils Weak Unlikely Low
Extreme Cold Weak Unlikely Low
Extreme Heat Significant Moderate Likely Medium
Flood Moderate Occasional Medium
Hail Weak Unlikely Low
Hurricane Weak Unlikely Low
Landslide Weak Unlikely Low
Lightning Weak Unlikely Low
Sea Level Rise Weak Unlikely Low
Severe Wind Weak Unlikely Low
Severe Winter
Weather
Weak Unlikely Low
Storm Surge Weak Unlikely Low
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19 Subsidence Weak Unlikely Low
Tornado Weak Unlikely Low
Tsunami Weak Unlikely Low
Wildfire Significant Extreme Highly likely High
5.2 Potential Hazard Exposure and Loss Estimates
The City of Vista reviewed a set of jurisdictional-level hazard maps and data provided by the County of San Diego, including detailed critical facility information and localized potential hazard exposure/loss estimates related to residential, commercial, and critical asset/facilities to identify the top hazards threatening their jurisdiction. Potential hazard exposure/loss estimates are summarized in the table below.
Residential Commercial Critical Facilities
Hazard Type Exposed
Population
Number of
Residential
Buildings
Potential
Exposure Loss
for
Residential
Buildings
Number of
Commercial
Buildings
Potential
Exposure
Loss for
Commercial
Buildings
Number
of Critical
Facilities
Potential
Exposure for
Critical
Facilities
Coastal
Storm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sea Level Rise
Coastal
Flooding 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Mean Higher
High Water 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dam Failure 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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20 Hazard Type Exposed
Population
Number of
Residential
Buildings
Potential
Exposure Loss
for
Residential
Buildings
Number of
Commercial
Buildings
Potential
Exposure
Loss for
Commercial
Buildings
Number
of Critical
Facilities
Potential
Exposure for
Critical
Facilities
Earthquake (Loss)
(Annualized
Loss
-Includes
shaking,
liquefaction
and
landslide
components)
405 1,600 950,806,240 850 389,094,215 6 37,725,250
100 Year 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
500 Year 90,570 21,763 8,457,101,800 1,401 423,592,350 37 830,090,000 Rose Canyon
M6.9
Scenario
8,730 1,804 700,854,000 202 61,074,700 4 209,824,000
Floods (Loss)
100 Year 889 455 176,813,000 38 11,489,300 4 22,108,000 500 Year 3,135 1,096 425,905,600 233 69,540,000 13 113,736,000 Rain-Induced Landslide
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21 High Risk 2,782 21 8,158,000 1 302,350 0 0
Mod Risk 0 66 25,641,000 2 604,700 0 0
Hazard Type Exposed
Population
Number of
Residential
Buildings
Potential
Exposure Loss
for
Residential
Buildings
Number of
Commercial
Buildings
Potential
Exposure
Loss for
Commercial
Buildings
Number
of Critical
Facilities
Potential
Exposure for
Critical
Facilities
Tsunami 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wildfire/Structure Fire
High Fire
Hazard 15,117 999 388,111,500 88 26,606,800 1 48,396,000 Very High
Fire Hazard 21,628 1.680 652,848,000 279 84,355,650 3 16,388,000 06/27/2023 C7 26 of 52
22 SECTION SIX: Goals and Mitigation Strategy
6.1 DEVELOPMENT OF GOALS
Based on the threats identified in the risk assessment, the following considerations were made for each of the greatest risks (Wildfire, Earthquake, Drought, and Extreme Temperatures). Each of these considerations is necessary for all present and future planning. Some are highly feasible while others are less so. However, they are included in this document in the event situations and circumstances evolve. Factors driving the goals and mitigation action plan include:
▪Life Safety
▪Property Protection
▪Legal Considerations
▪Environmental Resources
▪Technical Capacity
▪Political Climate
▪Legal Constraints
▪Social Factors
▪Administrative Obligations
▪Local Champion availability
▪Other community objectives, not otherwise specified
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23 6.2 THREAT CONSIDERATIONS
6.2.1. WILDFIRE
Potential mitigating actions include: ▪
▪ Using GIS mapping of wildfire hazard areas to facilitate analysis and planning decisions through comparison with zoning, development, infrastructure, etc. ▪ Developing and maintaining a database to track community vulnerability to wildfire.
▪ Creating a wildfire scenario to estimate potential loss of life and injuries, the types of potential damage, and existing vulnerabilities within a community to develop wildfire mitigation priorities.
Incorporate Wildfire Mitigation in the Comprehensive Plan Communities can review comprehensive plans to ensure wildfire mitigation has been addressed. The comprehensive plan may include the following:
▪ Recognizing the existence of wildfire hazards and identifying areas of risk based on a wildfire vulnerability assessment.
▪ Describing policies and recommendation for addressing wildfire risk and discouraging expansion in the wildland-urban interface. ▪ Including considerations of wildfire hazards in land use, public safety, and other elements of the comprehensive plan.
Reduce Risk through Land Use Planning
▪ Local governments can mitigate future losses by regulating development in wildfire hazard areas through land use planning, including:
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24 ▪Using zoning and/or a special wildfire overlay district to designate high-risk areas and specify the conditions for the use and development of specific areas. ▪Addressing density and quantity of development, as well emergency access, landscaping and water supply.
▪Promoting conservation of open space or wildland -urban boundary zones to separate developed areas from high-hazard areas.
▪Setting guidelines for annexation and service extensions in high-risk areas.
Develop a Wildland Urban Interface Code
Communities can develop regulations for safer construction and incorporate mitigation considerations into the permitting process. Potential actions include:
▪Developing specific design guidelines and development review procedures for new construction, replacement, relocation, and substantial improvement in wildfire hazard areas.
▪Addressing fire mitigation through access, signage, fire hydrants, water availability, vegetation management, and special building construction standards.
▪Involving fire protection agencies in determining guidelines and standards and in development and site plan review procedures.
▪Establishing wildfire mitigation planning requirements for large scale developments or planned unit developments.
Require or Encourage Fire-Resistant Construction Techniques A local government can encourage fire-resistant construction or may choose to require it through local regulations. Examples include:
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25 ▪ Encouraging the use of non-combustible materials (i.e., stone, brick, and stucco) for new construction in wildfire hazard areas.
▪ Using fire resistant roofing and building materials in remodels, upgrades, and new construction.
▪ Enclosing the foundations of homes and other buildings in wildfire -prone areas, rather than leaving them open and potentially exposing undersides to blown embers or other materials.
▪ Prohibiting wooden shingles/wood shake roofs on any new development in areas prone to wildfires.
▪ Encouraging the use of functional shutters on windows.
Structure and Infrastructure Projects
Retrofit At-Risk Structures with Ignition-Resistant Materials Existing structures in wildfire hazard areas can be protected through the use of non - combustible materials and technologies, including:
▪ Installing roof coverings, sheathing, flashing, skylights, roof and attic vents, eaves, and gutters that conform to ignition-resistant construction standards. ▪ Installing wall components that conform to ignition -resistant construction standards.
▪ Protecting propane tanks or other external fuel sources. ▪ Purchasing and installing external, structure-specific water hydration systems (sprinklers); dedicated power sources; and dedicated cisterns if no water source (e.g., lake, river, or swimming pool) is available.
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26 Create Defensible Space Around Structures and Infrastructure ▪Local governments can implement defensible space programs to reduce risk to structures and infrastructure, including:
▪Creating buffers around residential and non-residential structures through the removal or reduction of flammable vegetation, including ve rtical clearance of tree branches. ▪ Replacing flammable vegetation with less flammable species. ▪Creating defensible zones around power lines, oil and gas lines, and other infrastructure systems.
Conduct Maintenance to Reduce Risk
Local governments can implement maintenance procedures to reduce wildfire risk, including:
▪Performing arson prevention cleanup activities in areas of abandoned or collapsed structures, accumulated trash or debris, and with a history of storing flammable materials where spills or dumping may have occurred. ▪Preventing or alleviating wildfires by proper maintenance and separation of power lines as well as efficient response to fallen power lines. ▪Routinely inspecting the functionality of fire hydrants. ▪Requiring and maintaining safe access for fire apparatus to wildland-urban interface neighborhoods and properties
Natural Systems Protection
Implement a Fuels Management Program
▪A fuels management program may be implemented to reduce hazardous vegetative fuels on public lands, near essential infrastructure, or on private lands by working with landowners. The program can include the following:
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27 ▪Performing maintenance including fuel management techniques such as pruning and clearing dead vegetation, selective logging, cutting high grass, planting fire- resistant vegetation, and creating fuel/fire breaks (i.e., areas where the spread of wildfires will be slowed or stopped by the removal of fuels). ▪Using prescribed burning to reduce fuel loads that threaten public safety and property. Identifying and clearing fuel loads created by downed trees. ▪Cutting firebreaks into public wooded areas in the wildland-urban interface. ▪ Sponsoring local “slash and clean-up days” to reduce fuel loads along the wildland-urban interface.
▪Linking wildfire safety with environmental protection strategies (i.e., improving forest ecology, wildlife habitat, etc.).
▪Developing a vegetation management plan.
Education and Awareness Programs
Participate in Firewise Program
The Firewise program provides a series of steps that individual residents and their neighbors can take to keep their homes and neighborhoods safer from fire. Consider actions such as:
▪Joining the “Firewise Communities/USA” recognition program sponsored by the National Wildlife Coordinating Group (firewise.org).
▪Sponsoring Firewise workshops for local officials, developers, civic groups, and neighborhood/homeowners’ associations.
▪Consulting Firewise guidance and encouraging or requiring best practices in your community.
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28 Increase Wildfire Risk Awareness
Education and outreach programs can target citizens, businesses, developers, landscapers, and insurers among others to increase awareness of wildfire risk and strategies for protecting homes and infrastructure. Consider actions such as:
▪ Offering GIS hazard mapping online for residents, developers, and design professionals.
▪ Organizing a local fire department tour to show local elected officials and planners the most vulnerable areas of the community’s wildland-urban interface and increase their understanding of risks.
▪ Working with insurance companies, utility providers, and others to include wildfire safety information in materials provided to area residents. ▪ Developing partnerships with neighborhood groups, homeowners’ associations, and others to conduct outreach activities.
▪ Using local fire departments to conduct education programs in schools. ▪ Informing the public about proper evacuation procedures. ▪ Forming a citizen plan implementation steering committee to monitor progress of local mitigation actions. (Include a mix of representatives from neighborhoods, local businesses, and local government.)
6.2.2. EARTHQUAKE
Consider actions such as:
Adopting and enforcing updated building code provisions to reduce earthquake damage risk. Adopting the International Building Code (IBC) and International Residential Code (IRC). Earthquake risk can be reduced through local planning, codes, and ordinances, including:
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29 ▪Creating a seismic safety committee to provide policy recommendations, evaluate and recommend changes in seismic safety standards, and give an annual assessment of local and statewide implementation of seismic safety improvements.
▪Developing and distributing guidelines or passing ordinances that require developers and building owners to locate lifelines, buildings, critical facilities, and hazardous materials out of areas subject to significant seismic hazards. ▪Incorporating structural and non-structural seismic strengthening actions into ongoing building plans and activities in the capital improvement plan to ensure that facilities remain operational for years to come.
▪Supporting financial incentives, such as low int erest loans or tax breaks, for home and business owners who seismically retrofit their structures.
To better understand and assess local vulnerability to earthquakes, consider actions such as:
▪Developing an inventory of public and commercial buildings that may be particularly vulnerable to earthquake damage, including pre -1940s homes and homes with cripple wall foundations.
▪Collecting geologic information on seismic sources, soil conditions, and related potential hazards.
▪Creating an earthquake scenario to estimate potential loss of life and injuries, the types of potential damage, and existing vulnerabilities within a community to develop earthquake mitigation priorities.
▪Using HAZUS to quantitatively estimate potential losses from an earthquake. ▪Maintaining a database to track community vulnerability to earthquake risk. ▪Using GIS to map hazard areas, at-risk structures, and associated hazards (e.g., liquefaction and landslides) to assess high-risk areas
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30 Inspections can be used to assess earthquake risk, such as:
▪ Establishing a school survey procedure and guidance document to inventory structural and non-structural hazards in and around school buildings. ▪ Using rapid visual screening to quickly inspect a building and identify disaster damage or potential seismic structural and non-structural weaknesses to prioritize retrofit efforts, inventory high-risk structures and critical facilities, or assess post-disaster risk to determine if buildings are safe to re-occupy. ▪ Consulting industry standard publications such as American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 31 - Seismic Evaluation of Existing Buildings, ASCE 41 - Seismic Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings, and Applied Technology Council (ATC) 20 - Procedures for Post-earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings.
Use structural mitigation measures to reduce damage from future seismic events, such as:
▪ Strengthening and retrofitting non-reinforced masonry buildings and non-ductile concrete facilities that are particularly vulnerable to ground shaking. ▪ Retrofitting building veneers to prevent failure.
▪ Building a safe room to provide protection during an earthquake. ▪ Installing window film to prevent injuries from shattered glass. ▪ Anchoring rooftop-mounted equipment (i.e., HVAC units, satellite dishes, etc). ▪ Constructing masonry chimneys greater than 6 feet above a roof with continuous reinforced steel bracing
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31 can be factored into the process of obtaining insurance coverage or reduced deductibles.
▪Developing an outreach program about earthquake risk and mitigation activities in homes, schools, and businesses.
▪Educating homeowners on safety techniques to follow during and after an earthquake.
▪Offering GIS hazard mapping online for residents and design profes sionals.
Building susceptibility to earthquake damage can be improved if design professionals are made aware of proper design and building requirements. Outreach activities include:
▪Conducting information sessions or other forms of outreach on seismic code provisions for new and existing buildings to enhance code use and enforcement by local architects, engineers, contractors, and code enforcement personnel. ▪Training building department staff and officials on Form ATC-20 for post- earthquake building evaluation.
Property owners can retrofit existing structures to reduce damage from seismic events.
Potential actions include the following:
▪Educating homeowners about structural and non-structural retrofitting of vulnerable homes and encouraging retrofit.
▪Developing a technical assistance information program for homeowners.
Teaching them how to seismically strengthen their houses can be an effective mitigation activity. The program can include providing local government building departments with copies of existing strengthening and repair information for distribution.
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32 ▪Developing an outreach program to encourage homeowners to secure furnishings, storage cabinets, and utilities to prevent injuries and damage.
Examples 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, mounting framed pictures and mirrors securely, and anchoring and bracing propane tanks and gas cylin ders. ▪Establishing a library of technical documents on structural and non -structural mitigation options as well as model ordinances and procedures that have been used by other jurisdictions to reduce earthquake risk
6.2.3. DROUGHT
Assess Vulnerability to Drought Risk
To better understand and assess local vulnerability to drought, consider actions such as:
▪Gathering and analyzing water and climate data to gain a better understanding of local climate and drought history.
▪Identifying factors that affect the severity of a drought. ▪Identifying available water supplies.
▪Determining how the community and its water sources have been impacted by droughts in the past.
Monitor Drought Conditions
Monitoring drought conditions can provide early warning for policymakers and planners to make decisions through actions including:
▪Identifying local drought indicators, such as precipitation, temperature, surface water levels, soil moisture, etc.
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33 ▪ Establishing a regular schedule to monitor and report conditions on at least a monthly basis.
Monitoring the water supply and its funct ions can save water in the long run through actions such as:
▪ Regularly checking for leaks to minimize water supply losses. ▪ Improving water supply monitoring.
Monitor Water Supply
Plan for Drought Plan for future drought events in your area through act ions such as:
▪ Developing a drought emergency plan.
▪ Developing criteria or triggers for drought-related actions. ▪ Developing a drought communication plan and early warning system to facilitate timely communication of relevant information to officials, decision makers, emergency managers, and the general public.
▪ Developing agreements for secondary water sources that may be used during drought conditions.
▪ Establishing an irrigation time/scheduling program or process so that all agricultural land gets the required amount of water. Through incremental timing, each area is irrigated at different times so that all water is not consumed at the same time. Spacing usage may also help with recharge of groundwater.
Require mandatory water conservation measures during drought emergencies, including:
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34 ▪Adopting ordinances to prioritize or control water use, particularly for emergency situations like firefighting.
Prevent Overgrazing
Prevent overgrazing, which has been linked to drought vulnerability, through actions such as:
▪Establishing a grazing policy or permitting program to prevent overgrazing. ▪Reducing the number of animals and improving range management.
Retrofit Water Supply Systems
▪Improve water supply and delivery systems to save water through actions such as:
▪Designing water delivery systems to accommodate drought events. ▪Developing new or upgrading existing water delivery systems to eliminate breaks and leaks.
Enhance Landscaping and Design Measures
Incorporate Natural Systems Protection. Encourage drought-tolerant landscape design through measures such as:
▪Incorporating drought tolerant or xeriscape practices into landscape ordinances to reduce dependence on irrigation.
▪Providing incentives for xeriscaping.
▪Using permeable driveways and surfaces to reduce runoff and promote groundwater recharge.
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35 Educate Residents on Water Saving Techniques
▪Encourage citizens to take water-saving measures, such as the following:
▪Installing low-flow water saving showerheads and toilets. ▪Turning water flow off while brushing teeth or during other cleaning activities. ▪Adjusting sprinklers to water the lawn and not the sidewalk or street. ▪Running the dishwasher and washing machine only when they are full. ▪Checking for leaks in plumping or dripping faucets.
▪Installing rain-capturing devices for irrigation.
▪Encouraging the installation of graywater systems in homes to encourage water reuse.
Educate Farmers on Soil and Water Conservation Practices ▪Encourage farmers to implement soil and water conservation practices that foster soil health and improve soil quality to help increase resiliency and mitigate the impacts of droughts. Potential conservation practices include the following:
▪Rotating crops by growing a series of different types of crops on the same fields every season to reduce soil erosion.
▪Practicing contour farming by farming along elevation contour lines to slow water runoff during rainstorms and prevent soil erosion, allowing the water time to absorb into the soil.
▪Using terracing on hilly or mountainous terrain to decrease soil erosion and surface runoff.
▪Planting “cover crops,” such as oats, wheat, and buckwheat, to prevent soil erosion.
▪Using zero and reduced tillage to minimize soil disturbance and leave crop residue on the ground to prevent soil erosion.
▪Constructing windbreaks to prevent evaporation from reclaiming salt-affected soil.
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36 ▪ Collecting rainwater and using natural runoff to water plants.
Preserve economic stability during a drought by encouraging agricultu ral interests to obtain crop insurance to cover potential losses due to drought
6.2.4. EXTREME TEMPERATURES
Local Planning and Regulations
As urban areas develop and buildings and roads replace open land and vegetation, urban regions become warmer than their rural surroundings, forming an “island” of heat. Several methods for reducing heat island effects include:
▪ Increasing tree plantings around buildings to shade parking lots and along public rights-of-way.
▪ Encouraging installation of green roofs, which provide shade and remove heat from the roof surface and surrounding air.
▪ Using cool roofing products that reflect sunlight and heat away from a building
Education and Awareness Programs
The impacts of extreme temperatures on public health can be l essened if citizens know how to prepare and protect themselves. Ideas for increasing awareness include the following:
▪ Educating citizens regarding the dangers of extreme heat and cold and the steps they can take to protect themselves when extreme temperat ures occur.
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37 Assist Vulnerable Populations
▪ Measures should be taken to ensure vulnerable populations are adequately protected from the impacts of extreme temperatures, such as:
▪ Organizing outreach to vulnerable populations, including establishing and promoting accessible heating or cooling centers in the community. ▪ Requiring minimum temperatures in housing/landlord codes. ▪ Creating a database to track those individuals at high risk of death, such as the elderly, homeless, etc.
6.3. GOALS, OBJECTIVES, ACTIONS
6.3.1 Goal #1: Integrate and Adapt Plans Throughout the Planning Cycle
To better plan for and reduce the risk of future wildfires, the City will integrate its community wildfire protection plan with its hazard mitigation planning process.
Objective 1: Enhance the life safety of the residents of Vista, visitors to the city, and first responder agencies.
Action 1: Complete a higher level, jurisdictional survey of first responders and at-risk-for-fire stakeholders in order to identify preeminent concerns and previously undocumented risk.
Action 2: Prioritize mitigation initiatives based on the information gained through the previously conducted capabilities assessment.
Action 3: Create a streamlined planning process in order to effectively and efficiently integrate Emergency Management, Hazard Mitigation, and Disaster Response policies, protocols, and plans.
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38 Action 4: Develop a strategy for reviewing and revising plans in order to prevent planning dormancy.
Objective 2: Identify and quantify factors that mitigate the unfortunate fire effects to the Values at Risk (VaR) and be prepared to recommend further actions to reduce those hazards.
Action 1: Quantify any significant changes related to hazards or VaR that have taken place since the Vista Fire Protection District Community Wildfire Protection Plan was first written in 2005.
Action 2: Work with Risk Management to publish the above data in a usable format for first responders and all other affected stakeholders.
6.3.2. Goal #2: Promote public understanding, support and demand for hazard mitigation efforts at the public and private levels
Objective 1: Build on the commitment of the City and its stakeholders to the hazard mitigation process by incorporating a minimum of five (5) unique mitigation strategies into its Master Plan and leveraging ten (10) collaborative partnerships devoted to “resiliency through mitigation.” Action 1: Review the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) portfolio of best practices and evaluate programs, protocols, and process that are both relevant to and implementable for Vista.
Action 2: Examine the city’s Master Plan for opportunities to insert considerations about any of the best practices or mitigation actions above.
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39 6.3.3. Goal #3: Build local capacity and commitment to ongoing initiatives which may reduce vulnerabilities and strengthen resilience before, during, and after disasters The city of Vista will launch a program that builds long-term community resilience by piggybacking on to the hazard mitigation planning process. The initiative will use city staff across all departments, (from Fire Administration to Public Works to Planning to the City Manager’s Office), to accomplish the stated goal and enhance community -wide investment in other planning, prevention, mitigation, and response activities.
Objective 1: Develop an overarching Resiliency Initiative that will engage all local stakeholders in activities and exercises that promote resiliency.
Action 1: Cultivate a culture of resilience (the ability to cope with short- term disruptions and to adapt to long-term changes without losing the city’s essential character) within the local community and public agencies.
Action 2: Reconstitute the CERT team by promoting membership, training, and a commitment to practices that promote community resiliency.
6.3.4 Goal #4: Improve hazard mitigation coordination and communication with federal state, and neighboring jurisdictions
Objective 1: Encourage other organizations, agencies, and businesses to incorporate hazard mitigation activities into their operational models so that these entities can seamlessly collaborate with the city before a crisis emerges.
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40 Action 2: Establish an outreach schedule by which the City’s Emergency Manager can help increase the visibility and approachability of Vista’s emergency preparedness personnel. (“Exchanging business cards before a time of crisis.”)
Objective 2: Establish and maintain closer working relationships with state agencies, county, and local governments
Action1: Evaluate the effectiveness of the current Vista Emergency Operations Center to act as command and control during disaster activations.
Sub-activity: Conduct one (1) Tabletop Exercise (TTX) or Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)-validated game and (1) Functional Exercise (FE) or Full-Scale Exercise (FSE) for the benefit of the various stakeholders across the city and to test the readiness of Vista’s emergency operations.
Action 2: In collaboration with San Diego County Office of Emergency Services (SDC OES), establish a standardized process for reviewing, revising, and redistributing emergency planning documents, including, but not limited to, the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, the Emergency Operations Plan (EOP), and the Continuity of Operations (EOP)/Continuity of Government Plan (COG).
6.3.5. Goal #5: Reduce the possibility of damages and losses to existing assets (especially citizens and first responders), critical facilities and infrastructure, and Vista - owned facilities due to Wildfires, Earthquake, Extreme Heat, and Drought Objective 1: Maintain the currency of plans, policies, and controls that will mitigate identified vulnerabilities across the city.
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41 Action 1: Ensure that the full functionality of GIS is utilized in the service of mitigation planning and actions.
Action 2: Conduct an annual vulnerability analysis of the City with care taken to invite stakeholders who have a vested interest in pre -disaster planning and prevention. (Include in this group, for example, utilities, neighboring jurisdictions, schools, law enforcement, etc.) Objective 2: Coordinate with and support existing efforts to mitigate wildfire hazards (e.g., US Forest Service, CalFIRE, US Bureau of Land Management, etc.) Action1: Coordinate with regional agencies, including CalFIRE and US Forest Service, to minimize fire spread potential from areas outside city boundaries.
Action 2: Fully support and participate in the California Fire Master Mutual Aid Agreement and the North Zone Automatic Aid Agreement.
6.4. ACTION PLAN MAINTENANCE
The city’s designated emergency manager will be administratively responsible for the coordination of planning efforts, goal setting, plan implementation, review, revision, and routine maintenance of the approved plan.
▪The EM will create an appendix to this document that records and annotates all reviews and revisions to this plan.
▪This plan will be reviewed annually by the EM.
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42 ▪A five-year revision schedule will be the standard for the City of Vista Hazard Mitigation Plan. This may be amended if the City or the Emergency Management department mandates a greater frequency for plan review. ▪An immediate review of the HazMit plan will be triggered if incident-specific after-action reports call for an immediate revision.
▪The EM will ensure that a full complement of City of Vista subject matter experts (SME) and community stakeholders will be invited into the planning process. ▪Community stakeholders may include property owners, business leaders, civic groups, the Vista Chamber of Commerce, public utilities, representatives from vulnerable populations, etc.
▪The EM will review the overarching goals of the Hazard Mitigation plan on an annual basis and record the review in an appendix to be established. ▪The EM will be responsible for educating participants in this plan about the goals, objectives, and actions of this plan.
▪The EM will monitor the development and implementation of specific elements of the Mitigation Action Plan.
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43 SECTION SEVEN: Keep the Plan Current (Plan Maintenance)
7.1 Mitigation Action Progress
The list of actions to maintain the present plan are listed above. The city’s Emergency Manager will be responsible for tracking plan fidelity, plan maintenance, plan revision, plan implementation, etc. Firm deadlines and review/revision schedules will be developed and published.
Plan Update Evaluation
Plan Section Considerations Explanation
Planning
Process
Should new jurisdictions and/or
districts be invited to
participate in future plan
updates?
Yes. More agencies can be included in order to
increase general investment in the process and
the plan itself.
Have any internal or external
agencies been invaluable to the
mitigation strategy?
Agencies at the state and local level are included
in the planning process. Internal partners are
included in the development and maintenance
of the plan. Changes that impact specific
departments are incorporated in the plan for
maintaining currency related to mitigation.
Can any procedures (e.g.,
meeting announcements, plan
updates) be done differently or
more efficiently?
Timeliness of updates and rewrites will be
reviewed to make sure all procedures are up to
date and the information is being shared.
Has the Planning Team
undertaken any public outreach
activities?
Public outreach includes attendance at local
public events and with public education
programs. These include meetings and
presentations to local HOA’s and other
community groups.
How can public participation be
improved?
Personal outreach to obvious and not-so-
obvious stakeholders will be effective.
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44 Community Education opportunities can be
expanded.
Have there been any changes in
public support and/or decision-
maker priorities related to
hazard mitigation?
No changes of significance.
Capability
Assessment
Have jurisdictions adopted new
policies, plans, regulations, or
reports that could be
incorporated into this plan?
The Vista Fire Protection District published its
Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP)
early in 2022.
Are there different or additional
administrative, human,
technical, and financial
resources available for
mitigation planning?
Not determined at this time. The newly hired
EM will research these funding opportunities
and research non-traditional grant streams.
Are there different or new
education and outreach
programs and resources
available for mitigation
activities?
Under development.
Has NFIP participation changed
in the participating
jurisdictions?
No
Risk
Assessment
Has a natural and/or technical
or human-caused disaster
occurred?
No
Should the list of hazards
addressed in the plan be
modified?
The hospital and healthcare system plays an
important role in reducing the mortality and
increasing the resiliency of the community.
While health issues are typically the purview of
other governmental agencies, citywide
emergency management should collaborate
more closely.
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45 Are there new data sources
and/or additional maps and
studies available? If so, what
are they and what have they
revealed? Should the
information be incorporated
into future plan updates?
Yes
Do any new critical facilities or
infrastructure need to be added
to the asset lists?
No
Have any changes in
development trends occurred
that could create additional
risks?
No
Are there repetitive losses
and/or severe repetitive losses
to document?
No
Plan Section Considerations Explanation
Mitigation
Strategy
Is the mitigation strategy being
implemented as anticipated?
Were the cost and timeline
estimates accurate?
Under consideration
Should new mitigation actions
be added to the Action Plan?
Should existing mitigation
actions be revised or eliminated
from the plan?
Yes
Yes
Are there new obstacles that
were not anticipated in the plan
that will need to be considered
in the next plan update?
No
Are there new funding sources
to consider?
Under consideration
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46 Have elements of the plan been
incorporated into other
planning mechanisms?
Under consideration
Plan
Maintenance
Procedures
Was the plan monitored and
evaluated as anticipated?
Yes
What are needed
improvements to the
procedures?
Better oversight of the plan maintenance
process. The present plan incorporates a
schedule of reviews, revisions, and
redistributions.
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47 SECTION EIGHT: APPENDIX
8.1 Vista Fire Protection District Community Wildfire Protection Plan Update (2022) 06/27/2023 C7 52 of 52