Resilient Resilient Los Angeles

Marissa Aho, AICP Chief Resilience Officer Office of Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti Introducing Resilient Los Angeles

“Resilience is a value that guides everything we do in Los Angeles, because we know that the decisions we make today will shape the future our children and grandchildren will inherit. The Resilient Los Angeles plan will help us strengthen our infrastructure, protect our economy, make our institutions

more inclusive, and create safer neighborhoods.”

— Mayor Eric Garcetti

3 Why Resilience?

Los Angeles Florida Resilience is the capacity to Northern survive, adapt, and thrive in the face of chronic stresses and acute shocks, and to even transform as conditions require.

Mexico City Puerto Rico Texas Las Vegas

4 Carolinas Indonesia Hawaii Central Coast Resilience By Design

▶ Released December 8, 2014.

▶ Collaboration with Science Advisor and USGS Seismologist, Dr. Lucy Jones.

▶ 17 Recommendations

Buildings ▶ Mandatory Soft Story And Concrete Retrofits ▶ Strengthen Systems for Fire Following

Water ▶ Seismic Resilient Pipe Network ▶ Fortify Aqueducts

Telecom ▶ Maintain Internet Access After ▶ Advancement of Earthquake Early Warning

5 Resilient Los Angeles

▶ Released March 2, 2018

▶ 5 Interest Areas

▶ Leadership and Engagement

▶ Disaster Preparedness and Recovery

▶ Economic Security

▶ Climate Adaptation

▶ Infrastructure Modernization

Prioritizing our most vulnerable people, places and systems

6 Shocks and Stresses

Disaster Preparedness and Recovery Climate Adaptation

Economic Security Infrastructure Modernization

Shock

Stress

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Executive Directive #22: Resilience

● Use Resilient Los Angeles as a tool in strategic planning and prioritization of programs. ● Take ownership of specific Actions and collaborate with other Departments on cross-cutting Actions. ● Track and provide regular written reports on progress and incorporate such progress into performance review submissions. ● Help establish budget priorities. ● Increase implementation of real-time data gathering and sharing tools to improve adaptive capacity, data-driven decision making and increased situational awareness. ● Appointment of Departmental Chief Resilience Officers. ○ The Departmental Chief Resilience Officers (DCRO) shall be responsible for implementing the goals in Resilient Los Angeles and shall coordinate with the Mayor’s Chief Resilience Officer. Ch 1: Safe and Thriving Angelenos

Goal 1: Educate and engage Angelenos around risk reduction and preparedness so they can be self-sufficient for at least 7 to 14 days after a major shock.

Goal 2: Develop additional pathways to employment and the delivery of financial literacy tools to support our most vulnerable Angelenos.

Goal 3: Cultivate leadership, stewardship, and equity with young Angelenos. Ch 2: Strong and Connected Neighborhoods

Goal 4: Build social cohesion and increase preparedness through community collaboration.

Goal 5: Increase programs and partnerships that foster welcoming neighborhoods.

Goal 6: Prepare and protect those most vulnerable to increasing extreme heat.

Goal 7: Reduce health and wellness disparities across neighborhoods. Ch 3: Prepared and Responsive City

Goal 8: Integrate resilience principles into government to prioritize our most vulnerable people, places, and systems.

Goal 9: Equip government with technology and data to increase situational awareness and expedite post-disaster recovery.

Goal 10: Provide safe and affordable housing for all Angelenos.

Goal 11: Restore, rebuild, and modernize Los Angeles’ infrastructure. Ch 4: Pioneering and Collaborative Partner

Goal 12: Use climate science to develop adaptation strategies consistent with the Paris Climate Agreement.

Goal 13: Foster a healthy and connected Los Angeles River system.

Goal 14: Strengthen regional systems and fortify critical infrastructure.

Goal 15: Grow public, private, and philanthropic partnerships that will increase resources dedicated to building resilience. Ch 4: Pioneering and Collaborative Partner

● Target: Bring earthquake early warning technology to all Angelenos by the end of 2018. ●

Earthquake Early Warning Pilots

Pilot 1: ShakeAlert at City Hall ● Kick off on October 18, 2018 on the Great ShakeOut ● USGS pilot with Mayor’s Office, ITA, and GSD with Early Warning Labs ● First public building to pilot ShakeAlert

Pilot 2: ShakeAlertLA ● In app stores December 31, 2018, Launched January 3, 2019 ● USGS pilot with Mayor’s Office, ITA, EMD and AT&T ● Funding from Annenberg Foundation and Mayor’s Fund for L.A. ● Tested with first responders/city staff also contributed to various phases of development. ● 373,000 downloads Key ShakeAlertLA Functionality

● Issues warnings for earthquakes greater than magnitude 5.0 or level 4 intensity ● Sends alerts to you within LA County ● Available in both English and Spanish ● Available for both Apple iOS and Android devices ● In addition to the main notification function, it also provides protective action, preparedness, and recovery info ShakeAlertLA Screen ShakeAlertLA Screens ShakeAlertLA Screens ShakeAlertLA Screen ShakeAlertLA Screen ShakeAlertLA Screen ShakeAlertLA Screen ShakeAlertLA Screen ShakeAlertLA Screen For more information: lamayor.org/resilience

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