REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Note and File the 2022 Evaluation Report of the Hazard Mitigation Plan
Report
COUNCIL PILLAR
Deliver and Enhance High Quality Efficient Services and Infrastructure
BACKGROUND
The City of Santa Clara's Hazard Mitigation Plan (HMP) was adopted by the City Council on December 19, 2017, as Annex L of the City's Emergency Operations Plan. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) determined Volume 2 of the HMP to also be the City's Floodplain Management Plan during the 2018 audit of the City's National Flood Insurance Program's (NFIP) Community Rating System (CRS). Consequently, an Annual Evaluation of the HMP is required by FEMA as part of their annual audit of the City's CRS.
The CRS is a voluntary incentive program that recognizes and encourages floodplain management activities that exceed the minimum NFIP requirements. Flood insurance premium rates for residents and businesses are discounted to reflect the reduced flood risk. The City is currently designated as CRS Class 7, which means the City's residents and businesses in a Special Flood Hazard Area (SFHA) are eligible for a 15% insurance premium discount, and others in the City not in a SFHA are eligible for a 5% insurance premium discount.
The Santa Clara County Office of Emergency Management (SCCOEM) has been awarded a grant to complete the update of the Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP), which is set to expire at the end of 2022. The County reports that they are currently in the process of selecting a contractor for the plan update and will begin the planning process once the contractor has been selected, and the County officially accepts the grant funds. SCCOEM plans to engage all jurisdictions in the operational area, including the City of Santa Clara, in their plan update process, and anticipates the planning process to begin in Fall of 2022. Although the current plan expires in December 2022, SCCOEM has received assurance from the Governor's Off...
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