City of Irvine
2020 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Table 5-3: Irvine Hazard Mitigation Actions
Potential Funding Sources*
Responsible Department
Mitigation Action
Relative Cost**
Time frame
Priority
Preparedness activities P1
Conduct regular emergency preparedness drills and training exercises for City staff. Continue agreements with local school districts to ensure that school facilities can act as evacuation sites during major emergencies. Work with local businesses and organizations to conduct regular workplace emergency preparedness drills. Expand participation in the Irvine Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program for residents and businesses. Ensure that community evacuation plans include provisions for community members who do not have access to private vehicles or are otherwise unable to drive. Continue to ensure effective emergency notifications through multiple media formats, in at least English, Spanish, Mandarin, Farsi, Korean, and Vietnamese; about pending, imminent, or ongoing emergency events. Ensure that information is accessible to persons with disabilities and functional needs. Maintain at least one emergency power-generating station in all critical facilities that the City could use as an emergency public assembly area, such as City Hall, Community Centers, and any others that the City may so designate in the future. Update the Irvine Emergency Operations Plan to identify backup power and communications locations for critical facilities. Continuously update response procedures for first responder departments to properly address new hazard events as they emerge. Ensure that the City has an adequate supply of sandbags for residents and businesses, including prefilled sandbags for individuals who may be unable to fill them on their own. Explore the feasibility of connecting critical facilities Civic Center, key Community Centers) to a microgrid power-supply network. (Hazards addressed: All)
General Fund, Grants (EMPG, HSGP) General Fund, Grants (EMPG, HSGP) General Fund, Grants (EMPG, HSGP) General Fund, Grants (EMPG, HSGP) General Fund, Grants (EMPG, HSGP) General Fund, Grants (EMPG, HSGP)
Public Safety
N/A
Ongoing
Medium (1)
P2
Public Safety
N/A
Ongoing
N/A
P3
Public Safety
N/A
Ongoing
N/A
P4
Public Safety
N/A
Ongoing
Medium (1)
P5
Public Safety
N/A
Ongoing
Medium (1)
P6
Public Safety
N/A
Ongoing
Medium (1)
P7
General Fund, Grants (EMPG, HSGP)
Public Safety
N/A
Ongoing
N/A
P8
General Fund, Grants (EMPG, HSGP) General Fund, Grants (EMPG, HSGP) General Fund, Grants (EMPG, HSGP)
Public Safety
N/A
Ongoing
N/A
P9
Public Safety
N/A
Ongoing
N/A
P10
Public Safety
N/A
Ongoing
N/A
Multiple hazards 1.01
General Fund, PDM/ HMGP Grants, Other Grants
Public Works
$$
2022
High (7)
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