PUBLIC SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE AGENDA Regular Meetings 2nd Tuesday January, April, July, and October Date: October 11, 2016 (Regular Meeting) Time: 6:00 P.M. COMMITTEE MEMBERS Chair Sam Thatte Vice Chair Richard Amos Member John Holland City of Hesperia Member James Roberts Council Chambers Member Don Webb 9700 Seventh Avenue Hesperia, CA 92345 - - - - - - - Council Member Mike Leonard, Agendas and Staff Reports are Council Liaison available on the City Website www.cityofhesperia.us Documents produced by the City, and distributed less than 72 hours prior to the meeting, regarding any item on the agendas, will be made available in the City Clerk’s Office located at 9700 Seventh Avenue during normal business hours. NOTE: In compliance with the Americans with Disability Act, if you need special assistance to participate in this meeting, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at (760) 947-1007 or (760) 947-1056. Notification 48 hours prior to the meeting will enable the City to make reasonable arrangements to ensure accessibility. City of Hesperia STAFF REPORT DATE: Tuesday, October 11, 2016 TO: Chair and Committee Members, Public Safety Advisory Committee FROM: Nils Bentsen, City Manager BY: Rachel Molina, Assistant to the City Manager SUBJECT: Hazard Mitigation Plan Revision RECOMMENDED ACTION It is recommended that the Public Safety Advisory Committee receive the attached Hazard Mitigation Plan last updated and adopted in April of 2012 in order to review and provide input on Mitigation Programs, Strategies, Preparedness Goals and Priorities found in sections 5.4 through 6.5 and comments at a future Committee Meeting. ATTACHMENT(S) 1. City of Hesperia Hazard Mitigation Plan Hazard Mitigation Plan City of Hesperia, CA Adoption Date: -- April 6, 2005 Updated - December 14, 2010 2010 Update City Council Adoption – April 3, 2012 Primary Point of Contact Brigit K. Bennington Emergency Services Coordinator City of Hesperia 9700 Seventh Avenue Hesperia, CA 92345 760 947-1245 (Office) 760 947-2881 (Fax) [email protected] Hazard Mitigation Plan December, 2010 Table of Contents Executive Summary ........................................................................................................... 4 Section 1 INTRODUCTION Section 1.1 General Description .............................................................................. 5 Purpose and Authority…………………………………………………………… ..... 5 Section 1.2 Authority ................................................................................................ 5 Section 1.3 Community Information ....................................................................... 5 Physical Setting ...................................................................................................... 5 History ..................................................................................................................... 9 Demographics ......................................................................................................... 9 Existing Land Use ................................................................................................ 11 Development Trends ........................................................................................... 11 Section 2 PLAN ADOPTION Section 2.1 Adoption by Local Governing Body ................................................... 12 Sample City Council Resolution .......................................................................... 13 Promulgation Authority ........................................................................................ 15 Section 2.2 Primary Point of Contact ................................................................... 15 Section 3 PLANNING PROCESS Section 3.1 Preparing for the Plan ....................................................................... 16 Planning Team ..................................................................................................... 17 Section 3.2 Coordination with Other Jurisdictions, Agencies and Organizations ..................................................................................... 19 Section 3.3 Public Involvement/Outreach ........................................................... 20 Section 3.4 Assess the Hazard ............................................................................. 21 Section 3.5 Set Goals ............................................................................................ 22 Section 3.6 Review and Propose Mitigation Measures ...................................... 22 Section 3.7 Draft the Hazard Mitigation Plan ...................................................... 27 Section 3.8 Adopt the Plan ................................................................................... 28 SECTION 4 RISK ASSESSMENT Section 4.1 Hazard Identification ......................................................................... 29 Hazard Screening Criteria ................................................................................... 67 Hazard Assessment Matrix ................................................................................. 67 Hazard Prioritization ............................................................................................ 78 Section 4.2 Hazard Profile .................................................................................... 69 Wildfire ............................................................................................................ 69 Earthquake/Geologic Hazards ........................................................................... 72 Flood ............................................................................................................ 80 Section 4.3 Inventory Assets ................................................................................ 83 Population ............................................................................................................ 83 Buildings ............................................................................................................ 83 Critical Facility List ............................................................................................... 84 Section 4.4 Vulnerability Assessment .................................................................. 86 Hazard Mitigation Plan 2 December, 2010 Methodology ........................................................................................................ 86 Methodology and Results for Earthquakes ....................................................... 86 Methodology and Results for Wildfire ................................................................ 93 Methodology and Results for Dam Inundation .................................................. 94 Methodology and Results for Flash Flood ......................................................... 94 Section 5 COMMUNITY CAPABILITY ASSESSMENT Section 5.1 Agencies and People ......................................................................... 97 Section 5.2 Existing Plans ..................................................................................... 97 Section 5.3 Regulations, Codes, Policies and Ordinances ............................... 106 Section 5.4 Fiscal Resources .............................................................................. 115 Section 6 MITIGATION STRATEGIES Section 6.1 Overview ........................................................................................... 116 Section 6.2 Mitigation Five-Year Progress Report ............................................. 116 Section 6.3 Mitigation Goals, Objectives and Projects ..................................... 117 Emergency Preparedness ................................................................................. 117 Earthquake ........................................................................................................ 119 Wildfire .......................................................................................................... 121 Flood………… ....................................................................................................... 123 Section 6.4 Mitigation Priorities ......................................................................... 124 Section 6.5 Implementation Strategy ................................................................ 125 Section 7 PLAN MAINTENANCE Section 7.1 Monitoring, Evaluating and Updating the Plan .............................. 128 Section 7.2 Implementation through Existing Programs .................................. 128 Section 7.3 Continued Public Involvement ........................................................ 129 Appendix A ...................................................................................................... 130 Appendix B ...................................................................................................... 131 References ...................................................................................................... 132 Hazard Mitigation Plan 3 December, 2010 Executive Summary The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA) was passed by Congress to emphasize the need for mitigation planning to reduce vulnerability to natural and human- caused hazards. DMA 2000 amended the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (Stafford Act; 42 United States Code 5121 et seq.) by repealing the act’s previous Mitigation Planning section (409) and replacing it with a new Mitigation Planning section (322). To implement the DMA 2000 planning requirements, the Federal