South Pasadena Seeks Input on Draft Local Hazard Mitigation Plan

Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (Photo – City of South Pasadena)

SOUTH PASADENA – ColoradoBoulevard.net:

The City of South Pasadena, in collaboration with agency partners and stakeholders, is working to update the Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP).

By News Desk

The process is now open until July 15, 2023 for public participation. Community members are encouraged to participate and to share their experiences, knowledge, and concerns about local hazards by going to the Local Hazard Mitigation page on the website at this link.

Hazard mitigation plans address a range of natural hazards including flooding, wildfire, and severe weather. For the first three months of 2023, California experienced record and widespread snowfall, rainfall, and power outages due to a series of atmospheric rivers.

The City of South Pasadena Local Hazard Mitigation Plan is being updated concurrently with the Safety Element in accordance with Assembly Bill No. 2140. This legislation allows California counties and cities to adopt their current, FEMA-approved local mitigation plans into the Safety Element for their General Plans.

Adopting these plans makes the county or city eligible to be considered for part or all of its local-share costs on eligible Public Assistance funding to be provided by the state through the California Disaster Assistance Act (CDAA).

Items to be considered can be e-mailed to South Pasadena Fire Department Operations Chief Eric Zanteson at EZanteson@southpasadenaca.gov.