City of Irvine
2020 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
Since the adoption of this previous plan, the following changes occurred affecting subsequent updates to the City’s plan:
• FEMA Guidance for Local Hazard Mitigation Planning was updated in 2011, which includes the following new requirements, which were not covered in the 2004 LHMP: o Does the Plan describe a process by which local governments will integrate the requirements of the mitigation plan into other planning mechanisms, such as comprehensive or capital improvement plans, when appropriate? (Requirement Section 201.6(c)(4)(ii)) o Was the plan revised to reflect changes in development? (Requirement Section 201.6(d)(3)) o Was the plan revised to reflect progress in local mitigation efforts? (Requirement Section 201.6(d)(3))
o Was the plan revised to reflect changes in priorities? (Requirement Section 201.6(d)(3))
• City staffing changes since 2005 due to attrition, retirement, and an economic downturn has led to a shift in staff responsibilities, institutional knowledge, and organizational priorities that resulted in minimal plan implementation. Since that time, the City has taken steps to initiate the hazard mitigation planning process and, while the City still coordinates closely with IRWD, their organization’s mitigation strategies are not within the scope of the current plan. Based on these circumstances, the City has developed this plan as a Single Jurisdiction Plan update, which establishes current goals, priorities, and mitigation actions and strategies that address current issues and conditions within the City.
P LAN G OALS
This Plan was developed to broadly increase resilience in Irvine. The following key goals were developed for the City’s LHMP: • Protect against threats from natural hazards to life, injury, and property damage for Irvine residents and visitors. • Increase public awareness of potential hazard events. • Preserve critical services and functions by protecting key facilities and infrastructure. • Protect natural systems from current and future hazard conditions. • Coordinate mitigation activities among City departments, neighboring jurisdictions, and with federal agencies, and • Prepare for long-term changes in hazard regimes.
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