I. RECOMMENDATION:
Fire Chief Dwayne Gabriel and Public Works and Utilities Director Pete Preciado recommend approving the Coalinga Annex of the updated Fresno County Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan.
II. BACKGROUND:
In 2009, Fresno County finalized the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan. It is a multi-jurisdictional plan that geographically covers everything within Fresno County’s jurisdictional boundaries, and meets the requirements of the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.
III. DISCUSSION:
The Disaster Mitigation Act requires that the mitigation plans created are required to be updated every five years. In 2016, Fresno County received a grant to update the plan and a consultant, John Wood Group PLC, was hired to update the document. Fire Chief Dwayne Gabriel and Public Works Director Pete Preciado attended a couple of the workshops put on by the consultant to assist the local agencies identify projects to include in the plan. This project was completed in 2017, and was forwarded first to CALOES, then to FEMA for approval.
The two projects included in this update:
1. Plan for Alternative Water Sources for the Water System
2. Plan For Water System Sustainability In The Event of Long Term Power Failure
The next step in the approval process is for each of the local governing bodies to approve their respective annex for publication.
IV. ALTERNATIVES:
- Not approve the Annex, and seek out our own consultant to write a plan compliant with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000.
V. FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact if Coalinga’s Annex is approved.
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