Community Feedback Needed To Update City of Pasadena 2019 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

PASADENA, Calif.- The City of Pasadena is in the process of updating its 2019 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP). The purpose of the City's LHMP is to identify goals, objectives, and mitigation strategies for reducing the impact of hazards such as earthquakes, wildfires, and flooding. If you live or work in the City of Pasadena, we would like your feedback to help us in the planning process.

What is a Local Hazard Mitigation Plan?

The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is a document that outlines the City's long-term strategy to eliminate risk to human life, property, and infrastructure from future natural and human-caused disasters. To ensure the plan stays current, FEMA requires the plan to be updated every 5 years. With our last plan adopted in 2019, we are actively working on our update. An up-to-date plan ensures that residents are prepared and the City remains eligible for federal mitigation funds.

The essential steps of hazard mitigation planning are:

• Identify and profile hazards that affect the local area.
• Identifying City capabilities that can assist in implementing mitigation projects.
• Analyze the people and facilities at risk from those hazards.
• Develop a mitigation strategy to lessen or reduce the impact of the profiled hazards.
• Implement the hazard mitigation actions and projects.

What can residents and community partners do to help?

Federal regulations for mitigation plan approval require that stakeholders and the public are given opportunities to be involved in the plan's development process. Input from community members can strengthen the content and outcomes of the mitigation plan. The public is represented by community members and organizations that have an interest in City projects and actions to mitigate hazards and save lives and property.

To achieve our outreach objective, the City will post hazard mitigation plan progress and key documents on the following platforms:

• City Website
• Social Media Platforms
• City Press Releases
• Print materials at City Hall and Public Libraries
• Develop and distribute a Hazard Mitigation Survey
• Conduct Public Outreach Workshops
• Present and adopt the plan at a City Council meeting.

The City will continue to update the LHMP website throughout the planning process and post updates on our social media platforms. To meet the needs of our community, all outreach material will be available in English, Spanish and Chinese to ensure participation from a majority of the City. If other languages are needed, accommodations can be made.

Community input is an important part in ensuring our community is resilient after a disaster strikes. Please complete this short Hazard Mitigation Survey to share your insights on the threats most important to you and gauge our community's level of preparedness.

For questions or comments, contact the Pasadena Emergency Services Manager, Nallely Procopio at [email protected] or (626) 744-7276.

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