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~ ".-::- ~ A anko Technologies Ine. . Safety and Security Solutions 6.2A Page 5 Aanko Technologies Inc. (" Aanko") Outline for Development of a Local Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan for the City of Redwood City Task Outline: 1. This plan shall be in conformance with the Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 and shall be conducted in accordance with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Mitigation Planning Guidelines as published in FEMA Publication 386. 2. The plan shall identify any risks the City may be exposed to as a result of a natural disasters such as: · Earthquake; · Flood; · Severe Winter or Wind Storm; · Flooding; · Or other such natural hazards that may be identified in the review process. 3. Planning Process will include the role and composition of the City Hazard Mitigation Planning Committee, public meetings, and outreach process through press releases and questionnaires in accordance with FEMA and State OES guidance. 4 Aanko will provide a Hazard and Risk Assessment, to include a description of mitigation goals to avoid long-term vulnerabilities to the identified hazards. This assessment shall address hazards that the City is exposed to: flood, wild land urban interface, fire, earthquake, and high wind. Available data from various sources will be reviewed, documented and summarized in a narrative form. Summaries will include information on past occurrences and the probability of future events. Aanko will perform vulnerability assessment, including identifying assets, estimating potential losses, and analyzing development trends. The types and nwnbers of existing and future buildings, infrastructure, and critical facilities located in the identified hazard areas shall be identified in accordance with FEMA guidance. Consideration will be given to existing studies that have evaluated natural hazards as well as observed or reported historical storm damage data. 5) The FEMA guidance and the DMA 2000 Rules outlines specific information that local jurisdictions must consider when completing the risk assessment portion of the plan. Aanko will ensure the risk assessment provides sufficient information to enable the City to identify and prioritize appropriate mitigation actions to reduce losses form identified hazards. This includes detailed descriptions of all the hazards that could affect the jurisdiction along with an analysis of the jurisdiction's vulnerability to those hazards. Specific information about numbers and types of structures, potential dollar losses, and an overall description of land use trends in the jurisdiction will be included in this analysis. 6. Aanko will prepare a section that identifies and analyzes a comprehensive range of specific mitigation actions and projects being considered to reduce the effects of each hazard, with particular emphasis on new and existing buildings and infrastructure. The hazard mitigation strategy shall include a description of mitigation goals to reduce or avoid long-term vulnerabilities to the identified hazards. Page 1 of2