City of Lomita Local Hazard Mitigation Plan October 2004 Prepared for the City of Lomita by: Ralph Andersen & Associates A Tradition of Excellence Since 1972 Item No. _______ CITY OF LOMITA CITY COUNCIL REPORT TO: City Council November 1, 2004 FROM: Gary Y. Sugano, Community Development Director SUBJECT: Adoption of the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends that the City Council hold a public hearing, approve a resolution adopting the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City and authorize submittal of the plan to the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services (OES) and FEMA. BACKGROUND The City is required to prepare and adopt a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan pursuant to the Disas- ter Mitigation Act of 2000 adopted by the United States Congress and signed into law by the President of the United States on October 10, 2000. On March 15, 2004, the City Council held a public hearing to accept input on the proposed local hazard mitigation plan and to identify natural hazards to be discussed in the plan. On May 10, 2004, the Planning Commission also held a public hearing for that same purpose. The purpose of the local hazard mitigation plan is to reduce risks from hazards by providing an assessment of those hazards, developing mitigation strategies and implementing and monitoring the plan after adoption. After City Council adoption of the plan, the State (Office of Emergency Management) and Federal (FEMA) will need to approve the plan. In addition, the plan would need to be updated every five years. The City of Lomita will be required to have an adopted plan in order to qualify for disaster relief funding through the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP). The City has identified the following hazards that that are analyzed further in the plan: ¾ Earthquakes ¾ Landslides ¾ Localized Flooding ¾ High Winds i In addition to identifying hazards, the plan includes an extensive community profile of the City, summarizes City facilities and identifies goals and mitigation measures to reduce the impact of natural hazards should they occur in the future. Recommended by: Approved by: ____________________________ ____________________________ GARY Y. SUGANO TOM A. ODOM COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR CITY ADMINISTRATOR Attachments: a. Resolution b. Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (under separate cover) ii Adopted on November 1, 2004 by the Lomita City Council Susan Dever, Mayor Ken Blackwood, Mayor Pro-Tem Tin King, Council member Don Suminaga, Council member Mark Waronek, Council member Special Thanks and Acknowledgements Federal Emergency Management Agency California Office of Emergency Services Office of Disaster Management Area G Southern California Edison City of Los Angeles, Emergency Preparedness Department City of Lomita – Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Table of Contents Page Part I – Mitigation Action Plan ...............................................................................................................................I-1 Executive Summary............................................................................................................................................... I-3 Five-Year Action Plan Matrix........................................................................................................................... I-3 How is the Plan Organized? ............................................................................................................................. I-3 Who Participated in Developing the Plan?....................................................................................................... I-3 What is the Plan Mission?................................................................................................................................. I-4 What are the Plan Goals?................................................................................................................................. I-4 How are the Action Items Organized? .............................................................................................................. I-5 How Will the Plan be Implemented, Monitored and Evaluated?......................................................................I-6 Plan Adoption ................................................................................................................................................... I-7 Coordinating Body............................................................................................................................................ I-7 Convener........................................................................................................................................................... I-7 Implementation Through Existing Programs.................................................................................................... I-7 Economic Analysis of Mitigation Projects ........................................................................................................ I-7 Formal Review Process..................................................................................................................................... I-8 Continued Public Involvement .......................................................................................................................... I-8 City Profile............................................................................................................................................................. I-9 Utilities Southern California Edison.................................................................................................................... I-11 Planning.......................................................................................................................................................... I-11 Testing the Plans............................................................................................................................................. I-12 Mutual Assistance ........................................................................................................................................... I-12 External Coordination .................................................................................................................................... I-12 Mitigation........................................................................................................................................................ I-13 Summary of General Order No. 166 ............................................................................................................... I-15 City of Lomita Sites and Facilities....................................................................................................................... I-17 Section I - Introduction........................................................................................................................................ I-25 Why Develop a Mitigation Plan?.................................................................................................................... I-25 Whom Does the Mitigation Plan Affect?......................................................................................................... I-26 Natural Hazard Land Use Policy in California .............................................................................................. I-26 Support for Natural hazard Mitigation ........................................................................................................... I-27 Plan Methodology........................................................................................................................................... I-27 Public Hearings .............................................................................................................................................. I-29 How Is the Plan Used?.................................................................................................................................... I-29 Executive Summary: Five-Year Action Plan................................................................................................... I-30 Section 1: Introduction.................................................................................................................................... I-30 Section 2: Community Profile ......................................................................................................................... I-30 Section 3: Risk Assessment.............................................................................................................................. I-30 Section 4: Multi-Hazard Goals and Action Items ........................................................................................... I-30 Section 5: Plan Maintenance .......................................................................................................................... I-31 Part II: Hazard Specific Information.............................................................................................................. I-31 Part III: Resources.......................................................................................................................................... I-31 Section 2 – Community Profile............................................................................................................................ I-33 Why Plan for Natural Hazards in the City of Lomita...................................................................................... I-33 Geography and the Environment