LANCASTER COUNTY, PAHAZARD MITIGATION PLAN

STAKEHOLDER KICK-OFF MEETING

October 17, 2012 – 10:00 a.m.

AGENDA

• Welcome and Introductions• Project Overview• Hazard Mitigation Planning Process

– Six-step planning process– All-hazard mitigation plan components

• Stakeholder Participation– Top Hazards in Lancaster County – Evaluation of Identified Hazards and Risks– Capability Assessment Survey

• Planning Timeline• Question and Answer Session

PROJECT OVERVIEW

• What Is Hazard Mitigation?– Hazard mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or

eliminate long-term risk to life and property resulting from natural and human-made hazards.

• What Is a Mitigation Plan?– A Mitigation Plan is a community-driven, living document that

communities use to reduce their vulnerability to hazards.

• Why Have a Mitigation Plan?– Communities must have a plan to apply for and receive

mitigation grants. These grants can augment local mitigation activities already being done. Ultimately, these actions reduce vulnerability, and communities are able to recover more quickly from disasters.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

• What Is Hazard Mitigation?– Hazard mitigation is any sustained action taken to reduce or

eliminate long-term risk to life and property resulting from natural and human-made hazards.

• What Is a Mitigation Plan?– A Mitigation Plan is a community-driven, living document that

communities use to reduce their vulnerability to hazards.

• Why Have a Mitigation Plan?– Communities must have a plan to apply for and receive

mitigation grants. These grants can augment local mitigation activities already being done. Ultimately, these actions reduce vulnerability, and communities are able to recover more quickly from disasters.

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Primary Objectives

• Convene a Planning Team and Facilitate Public Involvement

• Assess Current Conditions, Risks, and Capabilities that Exist Within the County

• Generate and Deliver County All-Hazard Mitigation with FEMA “approval pending community adoption”

PROJECT OVERVIEW

Local Requirements

• Local Information

• Actively Participate in the Planning Process

HAZARD MITIGATION PLANNING PROCESS

Six-Step Planning Process

1. Organize resources and convene a Planning Team (PT).2. Conduct a risk assessment.3. Assess capabilities.4. Create a mitigation strategy.5. Determine the plan’s maintenance process.6. Obtain Mitigation Plan approval and adoption.

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN COMPONENTS

• Community Profile

• Planning Process

• Risk Assessment

• Capability Assessment

• Mitigation Strategy

• Plan Maintenance

• Plan Adoption

Community Profile

• Geography and Environment

• Community Facts

• Population and Demographics

• Land Use and Development

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN COMPONENTS

Planning Process

• Plan Development and Participation

• The Planning Team

• Public and Other Stakeholder Participation

• Meetings

• Incorporating Existing Planning Mechanisms

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN COMPONENTS

Risk Assessment• Identifying Hazards

• Profiling Hazards

• Vulnerability Assessment

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN COMPONENTS

Capability Assessment• Emergency Management

• Participation in the NFIP

• Planning and Regulatory Capability

• Administrative and Technical Capability

• Fiscal Capability

• Political Capability

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN COMPONENTS

Mitigation Strategy• Goals and Objectives

• Mitigation Techniques

• Mitigation Action Plan

• Mitigation Projects

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN COMPONENTS

Plan Maintenance• Monitoring, Evaluating, and Updating the Plan

• Incorporation into Other Planning Mechanisms

• Continued Public Involvement

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN COMPONENTS

Plan Adoption• Each jurisdiction and the County must adopt the Hazard

Mitigation Plan after receiving FEMA approval.

• The Plan is to be updated five years after the first jurisdiction adopts it.

HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN COMPONENTS

STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION

Top Hazards in Lancaster County

• What are the top hazards facing the County?

STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION

Evaluation of Identified Hazards and Risks

• This worksheet allows you to evaluate hazards and to identify any new hazards that may exist.

• PART I: Note any changes in frequency, magnitude, or geographic extent by placing “NC,” “I,” or “D” in the second column within the past five years

• PART II: Evaluate the list of hazards to determine if other hazards exist in the County

STAKEHOLDER PARTICIPATION

Capability Assessment Survey

• Capability Assessment Survey

• Information Used to Evaluate Jurisdictional Capabilities and Plan Development

• One Per Jurisdiction

PLANNING TIMELINE

Date Task ItemSeptember 2012 Planning Process BeganOctober 17, 2012 Stakeholder Kick-off MeetingOctober 17, 2012 →November 30, 2012 Hazard Vulnerability AssessmentOctober 17, 2012 →November 30, 2012 Risk AssessmentNovember 13, 2012 3:00 p.m. Public Meeting to Review Risk Assessment

November 1, 2012 →December 7, 2012 Draft Mitigation Strategy

Week of December 17, 2012 Public Meeting to Review Mitigation Strategy

December 7, 2012 → February 8, 2013 Develop the Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Week of March 22, 2013 Public Meeting to Review DraftWeek of March 22, 2013 Submit Draft to PEMA for ReviewWeek of April 19, 2013 Initial Submission to FEMA Region III“Approval Pending Community Adoption” Presentation of Plan to County

Commissioners for Adoption

PROJECT WEBSITE

Lancaster County Hazard Mitigation Plan Project Web Site:http://lancema.us

PROJECT CONTACTS

info@hmp.lancema.us

Kyle OverlyDelta Development Group, Inc.

Phil Colvin Lancaster County EMA