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, fires, floods, extreme heat and landslides.
This action has solidified final approval from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), which ensures San Mateo County and its planning partners continue to receive grant funding for pre- and post-disaster mitigation projects.
Thus, San Mateo County, led by the Department of Emergency Management, and its 35 planning partners began updating the previous plan in January and solicited the public's 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 Multi-Jurisdictional Plan and/or attending two virtual public workshops in June and August.
The 2021 update includes all 20 cities in San Mateo County, 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 should be noted 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-planby emailing MJLHMP@smcgov.org; and/or contact Ann Ludwig, project manager at 510-734-9831.
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