To: Board of Supervisors
From: David O. Livingston, Sheriff-Coroner
Report Title: ACCEPT a report from the Office of Emergency Services on the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan and APPROVE the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan - County Base Plan.
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution to:
1. ACCEPT a report from the Office of Emergency Services on the Local Hazard Mitigation
Plan, and
2. APPROVE the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan - County Base Plan
FISCAL IMPACT:
No direct fiscal impact.
BACKGROUND:
The County of Contra Costa was awarded funding by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to update the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). LHMPs should be updated every five years and are used to identify the hazards that impact communities and mitigation actions to reduce losses from those hazards. The Plan is developed through a collaborative process among the participating jurisdictions to implement the plan.
Under Section 404 of the Stafford Act, the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) which is administered by FEMA, provides grants to states and local governments to implement long-term hazard mitigation measures after a major disaster declaration. Having a FEMA and CalOES-approved plan allows special districts, cities, and counties to be eligible to receive pre- and post-disaster mitigation funding from the State of California and FEMA. The previous LHMP expired on April 19, 2023. While Contra Costa County Office of Emergency Services began the update process in March 2021, delays in the FEMA grant awarding process, low staffing, and a declared federal disaster in January of 2023 significantly impacted planning efforts.
Planning Process
March 2023, the County Office of Emergency Services awarded the contract to Integrated Solutions Consulting (ISC). to update the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan through an RFP process.
ISC lead the plan update process with the support of C...
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