The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday adopted the 2021 five-year Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJLHMP) for the county and its partners to reduce the impact of natural disasters such as earthquakes, wildfires, floods, extreme heat and landslides.
This action has cemented final approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), ensuring San Mateo County and its planning partners continue to receive grant funding for mitigation projects before and after a disaster.
So, San Mateo County, led by the Department of Emergency Management, and its 35 planning partners, began updating the previous plan in January and asked the public for help in identifying solutions to problems associated with natural hazards.
As the plan was developed, the County invited community members to participate in the hazard mitigation plan by reviewing and commenting on the Draft Multijurisdictional Plan and/or attending two virtual public workshops in June and August.
The 2021 update includes all 20 San Mateo County cities, the unincorporated area, and 15 special districts. Together, these plan partners identified more than 700 actions they plan to implement over the next five years to reduce the risk of natural disasters in the county.
It is worth noting that the 2021 update will remain active until 2025.
For more information on the Multi-Jurisdictional Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, interested parties can visit the project website at: https://cmo.smcgov.org/multijurisdictional-local-hazard-mitigation-plan, by emailing MJLHMP@smcgov.org; and/or by contacting Ann Ludwig, Project Manager, at 510-734-9831.
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