WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo Is Subject to Various Earthquake
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CITY OF SAN MATEO RESOLUTION NO. 42(2017) ADOPTING THE SAN MATEO LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo is subject to various earthquake-related hazards such as ground shaking, liquefaction, landslides, fault surface rupture, and tsunamis; and WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo is subject to various weather-related hazards including wildfires, floods and landslides; and WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo seeks to maintain and enhance both a disaster- resistant City of San Mateo and region by reducing the potential loss of life, property damage, and environmental degradation from natural disasters, while accelerating economic recovery from those disasters; and WHEREAS, the City of San Mateo is committed to increasing the disaster resistance of the infrastructure, health, housing, economy, government services, education, environment, and land use systems in the City of San Mateo, as well as in the Bay Area as a whole; and WHEREAS, the federal Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (Act) requires all cities, counties, and special districts to adopt a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan to receive disaster mitigation funding from FEMA; and WHEREAS, the San Mateo Local Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies mitigation goals and actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risk to people and property in San Mateo from the impacts of future hazards and disasters; and WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Region IX, notified the City in a letter dated May 19, 2017 that the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is eligible for final approval pending its adoption by the City of San Mateo; NOW, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MATEO. CALIFORNIA, HEREBY RESOLVES that: 1. This action is not a project under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) requirements in that it under section 15378(b) of the CEQA guidelines in that it is an administrative activity that will not result in direct or indirect physical changes in the environment. 2. The City of San Mateo adopts the San Mateo Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, Exhibit A, as the City's Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. 3. The City of San Mateo commits to continuing to take those actions and initiating further actions, as appropriate, as identified in the San Mateo Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. Resolution No. 42 (2017) Page 2 of 197 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan RESOLUTION NO. 42 (2017) adopted by the City Council of the City of San Mateo, California, at a regular meeting held on June 5, 2017, by the following vote of the City Council: AYES: Council Members Bonilla, Freschet, Goethals and Papan NOES: None ABSENT: ,Lirn ATTEST:. Resolution No. 42 (2017) Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 3 of 197 San Mateo Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Resolution No. 42 (2017) Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 4 of 197 Table of Contents 1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ................................................................................................................ 8 1.1 Overview ................................................................................................................................. 8 1.2 Goals ....................................................................................................................................... 8 1.3 Update Process ....................................................................................................................... 8 1.4 Scope/Plan Organization ......................................................................................................... 9 1.5 What’s New in the 2016 Update .............................................................................................. 9 1.6 Summary of Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies ................................................................... 9 2 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................... 12 2.1 Background ........................................................................................................................... 12 2.2 Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and AB 2140 ......................................................................... 14 2.3 Purpose ................................................................................................................................. 14 2.4 Authority ................................................................................................................................ 14 3 PLANNING PROCESS ................................................................................................................. 15 3.1 Overview of Hazard Mitigation Planning ................................................................................ 15 3.2 Preparing the 2016 Update .................................................................................................... 15 3.3 Community Engagement Process .......................................................................................... 17 3.4 Approval Process .................................................................................................................. 22 4 EXISTING PLANS AND PROGRAMS .......................................................................................... 23 4.1 Relevant Plans and Programs in Place .................................................................................. 23 4.2 Previously Implemented Mitigation Strategies........................................................................ 23 5 COMMUNITY PROFILE ............................................................................................................... 27 5.1 Area at a Glance .................................................................................................................... 27 5.2 Demographics ....................................................................................................................... 28 5.3 Trends ................................................................................................................................... 29 5.4 Past Disasters ....................................................................................................................... 31 6 HAZARD ANALYSIS .................................................................................................................... 33 6.1 Overview ............................................................................................................................... 33 6.2 Hazard Identification and Screening ...................................................................................... 33 6.3 Earthquakes .......................................................................................................................... 34 6.3.1 Historic Bay Area Earthquake Occurrences .................................................................... 37 6.3.2 Earthquake Hazards ....................................................................................................... 38 Resolution No. 42 (2017) Local Hazard Mitigation Plan 5 of 197 6.3.3 Probability of Future Earthquakes ................................................................................... 54 6.4 Flooding & Sea Level Rise..................................................................................................... 54 6.4.1 Types of Flooding ........................................................................................................... 55 6.4.2 Potential Future Flooding ................................................................................................ 58 6.4.3 Probability of Future Flooding ......................................................................................... 62 6.5 Levee Failure ......................................................................................................................... 64 6.5.1 Probability of Levee Failure ............................................................................................ 65 6.6 Fire ........................................................................................................................................ 66 6.6.1 Historic Bay Area Fire Occurrences ................................................................................ 67 6.6.2 Fire Hazard ..................................................................................................................... 67 6.6.3 Probability of Future Fire – Climate Influenced ............................................................... 70 6.7 Drought .................................................................................................................................. 70 6.7.1 Historic Bay Area Drought Occurrences ......................................................................... 71 6.7.2 Drought Hazard .............................................................................................................. 71 6.7.3 Probability of Future Drought – Climate Influenced ......................................................... 74 6.8 Extreme Heat ......................................................................................................................... 74 6.8.1 Historic Extreme Heat ..................................................................................................... 74 6.8.2 Extreme Heat Hazard ..................................................................................................... 75 6.8.3 Probability of Future Extreme Heat ................................................................................. 76 6.9 Dam Failure ..........................................................................................................................