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Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City of La Verne, CA Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan For The City of La Verne, CA ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS __________________ City Council Planning Commission Don Kendrick, Mayor Cid Pinedo, Chairman Robin Carder, Mayor Pro Tem John Hackworth, Vice Chairman Robert F. Rodriquez Norm Faustini Donna Redman Tim Hepburn Charlie A. Rosales Gilbert Ivey Bob Russi, City Manager Project Planning Committee We also availed ourselves of data, reports and plans from a variety of cities, counties and Bob Russi, City Manager states from across the country as part of the Dominic Milano, City Engineer research in preparing this plan. Thank you to Hal G. Fredericksen, Community Development Director all those agencies who are so generous to their Fire Chief John Breaux colleagues in the emergency management Dan Keesey, Director of Public Works profession. The work of many of these Bill Aguirre, Community Services Director agencies is cited in Section 1. JR Ranells, Sr. Management Analyst Candice Bowcock, Associate Planner Special Thanks & Acknowledgment Citizens and Business Leaders Who Have contributed to the formation of this Plan. 2 RESOLUTION NO. 12-09 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA ADOPTING THE CITY OF LA VERNE NATURAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN WHEREAS, on October 30, 2000, the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (the "DMA") was enacted, amending provisions of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief Act of 1988, and requiring cities to prepare and submit Natural Hazard Mitigation Plans in order to qualify for pre and post-disaster mitigation funds; and WHEREAS, the DMA reinforces the importance of pre-disaster mitigation planning to reduce human and economic losses from natural disasters nationwide; and WHEREAS, Natural hazard mitigation planning is essential to the sustainability of the City of La Verne in that it increases the City's disaster resiliency; and WHEREAS, the DMA requires local agencies such as the City of La Verne to develop a natural hazard mitigation plan that includes a detailed City profile; identifies specific threats and vulnerabilities within the City; and sets forth specific mitigating measures to address such threats and vulnerabilities; and WHEREAS, the La Verne City Council adopted the original Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan November 1, 2004;and WHEREAS, the Plan Maintenance section of the original Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan requires the City to update the plan every five years; and WHEREAS, public meetings regarding disaster preparedness and hazard mitigation were conducted by the Community Services Department and the Community Development Department; and NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA VERNE DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Environmental Determination. The City Council HEREBY FINDS and DETERMINES that this project and the Disaster Mitigation Act 2000 (DMA2K) are not subject to the provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and the La Verne Environmental Guidelines. Section 2. The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan and its update meets the program criteria of the Stafford Act as amended (Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000) in order that the City of La Verne will be eligible for future pre-disaster and post-disaster mitigation funds. Section 3. The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan shall be a collection of analyses, policies and actions to guide future development and infrastructure in order to achieve disaster resiliency in the City of La Verne. Section 4. The City Council of the City of La Verne hereby adopts the City of La Verne Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan (2012) and authorizes the submission of the Plan to the State Office of Emergency Services and the Federal Emergency Management Agency with the understanding the Plan is still undergoing review with the possibility of minor revisions in the near future. Section 5. That the Mayor shall sign and the City Clerk shall attest to the passage and adoption of this Resolution. PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of February, 2012 by the following vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: ABSTAIN: ATTEST: 3 List of Maps ___________ Base Map of City (with major roads and highways, rivers) ……………………………………26 Community Facilities (all City facilities, schools, commercial and major retail areas) ……….39 Earthquake Fault Map (L.A. Basin) …………………………………………………………..6-6 Seismic Zones in California…………………………………………………………………....6-8 Earthquake Fault Map (Regional)……………………………………………………………...6-9 Earthquake Fault Map (Local)………………………………………………………………...6-12 Liquefaction Areas…………………………………………………………………………….6-12 Landslide Areas ……………………………………………………………………………….6-12 Debris Flow Areas……………………………………………………………………………..6-12 Wildland / Urban Interface Areas …………………………...………………………………..9-10 4 City of La Verne Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan Table of Contents _____________ Page Acknowledgments……………………………………………………………………… 2 Resolution of Adoption………………………………………………………………… 3 List of Maps……………………………………………………………………………. 4 Part I: Mitigation Action Plan Executive Summary 7 Summary Table of Mitigation Action Items 12 Section 1:…………………………………………………………………..Introduction 16 Section 2:…………………………………………………………...Community Profile 25 Section 3:……………………………………………………………..Risk Assessment 34 Section 4:………………………………………..Multi-Hazard Goals and Action Item 40 Section 5:…………………………………………………………….Plan Maintenance 51 Part II: Specific Natural Hazards Section 6:…………………………………………………………………..Earthquake Section 7:………………………………...Earth Movement (Landslide / Debris Flow) Section 8:………………………………………………………………………..Flood Section 9:……………………………………………………………………..Wildfire Section 10:…………………………………………………………………Windstorm Part III: Resources Appendix A:…………………………………………………Plan Resource Directory Appendix B:……………………………………………..Public Participation Process Appendix C:……………………………………………………Benefit Cost Analysis Appendix D:………………………………………………………...List of Acronyms Appendix E:………………………………………………………………….Glossary Appendix F: …………………………………...Local Agency Mitigation Summaries Appendix G:……………………………………Community Wildfire Protection Plan 5 Part I: Mitigation Action Plan 6 Executive Summary ________________ What is the Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan? The Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan is a requirement from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The Plan is an attempt to develop pre-disaster mitigation strategies in order to prevent human and economic loss in the event of a natural disaster such as an earthquake, landslide, or wildfire. All cities and jurisdictions are required to prepare this plan in order to qualify for FEMA pre-disaster and post-disaster mitigation funding. The City of La Verne Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan includes resources and information to assist City residents, public and private sector organizations, and others interested in participating in planning for natural disasters. The Mitigation Plan provides a list of activities that may assist the City of La Verne in reducing risk and preventing loss from future natural hazard events. The action items address multi-hazard issues, as well as activities for earthquakes, earth movement, flooding, wildfires and windstorms. What is the Mission of the Plan? The mission of the City of La Verne Natural Hazards Mitigation Plan is to promote sound public policy designed to protect citizens, critical facilities, infrastructure, and private property, from natural hazards. This can be achieved by increasing public awareness, documenting the resources for risk reduction and loss-prevention, and identifying activities to guide the City towards building a safer, more sustainable community. What are the Plan Goals? The plan goals describe the steps that City of La Verne agencies, organizations, and citizens can take to work toward mitigating risk from natural hazards. The goals are stepping-stones between the broad direction of the mission statement and the specific recommendations outlined in the action items. The plan goals listed below are not entirely unique to La Verne and are based on suggested goals provided by the Office of Disaster Management. Protect Life and Property Implement activities that assist in protecting lives by making homes, businesses, infrastructure, critical facilities, and other property more resistant to losses from natural hazards. Reduce losses and repetitive damages from chronic hazard events while promoting insurance coverage for catastrophic hazards. Improve hazard assessment information to make recommendations for discouraging new development in high hazard areas and encouraging preventative measures for existing development in areas vulnerable to natural hazards. 7 Public Awareness Develop and implement education and outreach programs to increase public awareness of the risks associated with natural hazards. Provide information on tools, partnership opportunities, and funding resources to assist in implementing mitigation activities. Natural Systems Balance natural resource management, and land use planning with natural hazard mitigation to protect life, property, and the environment. Preserve, rehabilitate, and enhance natural systems to serve natural hazard mitigation functions. Partnerships and Implementation Strengthen communication and coordinate participation among and within public agencies, citizens, non-profit organizations, business, and industry to gain a vested interest in implementation. Encourage leadership within public and private sector organizations to prioritize and implement local and regional hazard mitigation activities. Emergency Services Establish policy to ensure mitigation projects for
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