City of Irvine
2020 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Table 5-1: Irvine Capabilities Assessment
Resource Name
Type of Resource
Ability to Support Mitigation
Website
City of Irvine
City Clerk
Personnel Resource
The City Clerk is the local official who administers democratic processes such as voter registration, elections, access to City records, and all legislative actions, ensuring transparency to the public. The City Clerk acts as a compliance officer for federal, state, and local statutes, including the Political Reform Act, the Brown Act, and the Public Records Act. Additionally, they handle the release of City Council agendas, invocations at meetings, meeting minutes, and audio/video recording of City Council and Commission meetings. Finally, the City Clerk handles municipal and zoning codes, claims against the city, and requests for appeal. Mitigation activities by the Department include record keeping and document coordination. Updates to City codes that mitigate future hazards would be administered through the office of the City Clerk. The City Manager’s office carries out the decisions of the City Council and liaises with different offices to coordinate. Primary duties of this office include legislative support, policy implementation, budget development, and strategic planning, economic development, elections, communication services, and legal service functions of the City. In addition, the office provides leadership for the operational departments. Mitigation activities implemented by this office may include direction setting with the City Council and City Departments and prioritization of new initiatives that support mitigation activities within the City. The Community Development Department provides services, which include: affordable housing, building and safety, code enforcement, development projects map, General Plan updates, Irvine Business Complex, inspector mobile devices, neighborhood services, the online permit system, park development, and City planning and development. Mitigation actions related to the construction of new structures or retrofits or improvements to existing structures may be implemented through future plan-processing by Community Development Department staff. In addition, this department is also responsible for establishing forward- thinking goals and policies that affect future development within the City. The Community Services Department is responsible for a range of services for residents which include: animal care, swimming classes and recreation, seasonal camps, family and child services, class registration (through your Irvine), senior services, teen services, disability services, facility reservations, publication of Inside Irvine , The Irvine Fine Arts Center, military services and support, outdoor recreation and leisure, athletic/aquatics, parks and facilities, volunteer services, and special events . The Community Services department can assist with
Irvine City Clerk
City Manager’s Office
Personnel Resource
City Manager's Office
Community Development
Personnel Resource
Community Development
Community Services
Personnel Resource
Community Services
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