20211215 BIC-GVC-VHC Agenda Packet (Joint Special)1. City Clerk
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Recommendation:
No action required by the Commissions. This is a presentation only.
1. Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Project
Agenda
City of Vernon
Joint Special Meeting
Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 2:30 PM
Remote Location Via Zoom
Business and Industry Commission
Jack Cline, Jimmy Andreoli II, John Baca, Thomas Condon,
Crystal Larios, Navdeep Sachdeva, and Douglas Williams
Green Vernon Commission
Ron Daerr, Alan Franz, Daniel Alley, Catherine Browne, Hector
Morfin, Martin Perez, and Stan Stosel
Vernon Housing Commission
Steven Froberg, Juliet Goff, Ronit Edry, Steve Hermon, Leticia
Lopez, Jorge Nevarez Jr., and Marlene Ybarra
SPECIAL REMOTE PROTOCOLS
Assembly Bill 361 (AB 361) authorizes public meetings to take place via teleconference
because State and Local officials are recommending measures to promote social distancing.
This meeting will be conducted entirely by remote participation via Zoom Webinar.
The public is encouraged to view the meeting at https://www.cityofvernon.org/webinar or by
calling (408) 638-0968, Meeting ID 856-2635-8431#. You may address the Commissions via
Zoom or submit comments to PublicComment@ci.vernon.ca.us with the meeting date and
item number in the subject line.
CALL TO ORDER
FLAG SALUTE
APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA
PUBLIC COMMENT
At this time the public is encouraged to address the Commissions on any matter that is within
the subject matter jurisdiction of the Commissions. The public will also be given a chance to
comment on matters which are on the posted agenda during deliberation on those specific
matters.
PRESENTATIONS
Joint BIC/GVC/Housing Commission
Special Meeting Agenda
December 15, 2021
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Brief reports, announcements, or directives to staff.
ADJOURNMENT
I hereby certify under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, that the
foregoing agenda was posted in accordance with the applicable legal requirements. Regular
and Adjourned Regular meeting agendas may be amended up to 72 hours and Special
meeting agendas may be amended up to 24 hours in advance of the meeting.
Dated this 8th day of December, 2021.
By: __________________________________
Sandra Dolson, Administrative Secretary
ORAL REPORTS
Joint BIC/GVC/Housing Commission
Special Meeting Agenda
December 15, 2021
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Joint Special Business and Industry Commission, Green Vernon
Commission, and Vernon Housing Commission Meeting
Agenda Item Report
Submitted by: Lisa Pope
Submitting Department: City Clerk
Meeting Date: December 15, 2021
SUBJECT
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Recommendation:
No action required by the Commissions. This is a presentation only.
Background:
The City of Vernon is currently developing a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP), the
strategic plan to assess and reduce threats the community faces from current and future
hazard conditions.
The overarching goals of the City of Vernon LHMP, include but are not limited to:
Protect against threats from natural hazards to life, injury, and property damage for
Vernon residents and visitors.
Increase public awareness of potential hazard events.
Preserve critical services and functions by protecting key facilities and infrastructure.
Protect natural systems from current and future hazard conditions.
Coordinate mitigation activities among City departments, neighboring jurisdictions, and
with federal agencies.
Prepare for long-term changes in hazard regimes
The City's consultant, Atlas Planning Solutions, will present an update on the project.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this report.
Attachments:
1. Local Hazard Mitigation Plan Update Project
CITY OF
VERNON
LOCAL HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN
UPDATE PROJECT
•Sustained actions
taken to reduce or
eliminate long-
term risk to life and
property from
hazards
•Communities reduce their vulnerability through the development of a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP)
WHAT IS HAZARD MITIGATION?
Actions that make the
community less
vulnerable to natural
hazards before disasters
strike
WHAT DOES AN LHMP DO?
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PROVIDES DIRECTION TO
IMPLEMENT AND MONITORANALYZES HAZARD RISKS IDENTIFIES POLICIES /
PROJECTS TO REDUCE RISK
DISCUSS COMMUNITY
HAZARDS
3
4
FITTING THE PIECES TOGETHER
01
High Specificity
Low Specificity
Short
Timeline
Long
Timeline
Emergency
Operations
Plan
General
Plan Safety
Element
Local Hazard
Mitigation Plan
Reduces injury, loss of life, property
damage, and loss of services from natural
disasters.
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WHY PREPARE AN LHMP?
Eligibility for FEMA Grants:
Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities
(BRIC)*
Flood Mitigation Assistance (FMA)
Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP)
Source Image: from Jonathan Nourok.
* Replaces the Pre-Disaster Mitigation (PDM) Grant Program
AB 2140 Compliance
WHAT IS THE LHMP PROCESS?
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Project
Initiation
Planning
Process Hazard
Profiles
Threat
Assessment
Hazard
Mitigation
StrategyPlan
Maintenance
Compilation
and Adoption
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?
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Take our
Online Survey
•2022 City of
Vernon Hazard
Mitigation Survey
Comment on
the Draft Plan
•Expected to be
released in
Spring 2022
Check Out the
LHMP Webpage
•www.ci.vernon.ca.us
•Homepage under
Trending Topics
QUESTIONS?
Lisa Pope
Vernon LHMP Project Manager
LPope@ci.vernon.ca.us
323 -583-8811 -Ext 897
Aaron Pfannenstiel
Hazard Mitigation Planning Consultant
aaron@atlasplanning.org
951-444-9379