City of Inglewood Hazard Mitigation Plan 2022 Update

Executive Summary

The City of Inglewood will update its Local Hazard Mitigation Plan, which expired in 2015, to reduce losses resulting from natural disasters. Hazard mitigation is the use of sustained, long-term actions to reduce the loss of life, personal injury, and property damage that can result from a disaster. Benefits of mitigation planning include:

Planning efforts could include capital projects and other pragmatic activities that can mitigate the impacts of hazards. The 2022 HMP Update will cover each of the major natural hazards that pose risks to City infrastructure and residents. Recognizing that successful mitigation planning efforts must be communicated and understood by the public, the City approach will include stakeholder participation and input with the use of cutting edge GIS technology to map and update the hazard information for each hazard profiled in the 2022 HMP.

The City of Inglewood will meet FEMA guidelines and requirements as the primary participating agency. The City of Inglewood will invite organizations such as public and private utility companies to be stakeholders during the update process.

Update Requirements and DMA 2000

A current and approved hazard mitigation plan is a prerequisite for jurisdictions wishing to pursue funding under the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) if a Federal disaster should occur. The Stafford Act constitutes the statutory authority for most Federal disaster response and recovery activities, especially as they pertain to FEMA and FEMA programs.

On October 30, 2000, the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act was amended by Public Law 106-390 and is referred to as the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 (DMA 2000). As a DMA 2000 requirement, the City of Inglewood HMP must be updated every five (5) years to remain in compliance with regulations and Federal mitigation grant conditions. Federal regulations require hazard mitigation plans to include a plan for monitoring, evaluating, and updating the hazard mitigation plan. A current and approved hazard mitigation plan is a prerequisite for jurisdictions wishing to pursue funding under the Stafford Act.

Project Funding Information

The City of Inglewood is using funding from the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to complete the LHMP update. The City has contracted with Dynamic Planning + Science to update the current Local Hazard Mitigation Plan. The consultant will provide process facilitation, stakeholder outreach, data collection and analysis, plan writing, and strategy development.