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This is an advar�ced copy of a Grar�d Jury repar� fihat will be publicly re[eased an ��f Q ��12. Penat Code section 933.45 (f� prohibits any officer, agency, 6.1.K. - Page 9 �r gover��ng body of a public agency from disclosing any contents of the repor� prior to �he public release o#this report. The 20I 1-2012 Grand�uxy contacted the ci�ies responsible for dams and levees in San Mateo County. Letters were sent to tk�e crties of Belmont, Buriingame, East Palo Alta, Faster C'rty, Paci�'ica, Redwoad City, San Carlos, San Mateo, and South San Francisco requesting curr�nt status on the commitments they made in response to the 2006-2007 Grand Jury report on dams and levees. All cities and Counry Departments (OES and Public Wot-ks) responsible for dams appear to have fulfilled their con��nitn�ents. OES developed an Emergency Operations Plan(EOP) far dams that incozparated all necessary infarmation frozn the cities responsible �or dams and includes the procedures required for an emergency response to dam fa.ilure within the County. Tne OES is the recipient af the annual reports on dam integrity and inspection. Due to this satisfactoary compliance with the 2d06-2007 Grand .Tury recomzx�.endations, the 2011-2012 Grand Jury facused its investigation on Ievees. With respect to levees, there was a range of compliance. Four cities produced EAPs �arying in cansistency arid level o£defail, but did not send their EAPs or az�nual updates to the County. Three cities did not develop EAPs. (See, Attachment 1 for details.} Nor�e o�the seven cities had involvement with OES. Since 20d7, Foster City, Redwood Czty, and San Mateo and the County worked with FEMA to brzng some Ieve�s up to FEMA accreditation standards. As a result, areas of these cities are no longex within a FEMA designated "floodplain," and property owners in tkaese areas do not have to add the cost of flood insurance to their rnortgage payments. While these action.s reduced the risk of catastrophic �ailure, they did not address the procec��res for emergency response in the e�ent one should occur. • List af Levees: San Mateo County Levee Stafius, FEMA, March 12, 2012 C� FEMA ID Number Status since 2007 Burlingame P2415, P2417, �2943, Remo�ed P2977 Faster City P771 Accredited Pacifica P2418 Reznoved Redwood City P 191$ a&b Accred'zted Redwood City P2440 Not a levee Redwood City P3000 a, b, c, d& e Accredited Redwood Ci�y P3001a Accredited San Carlos P1992 Accredited Sarz Carios P3006 Part of Redwood Shores not Accredited San Carlos �'3007 a 1'art of Redwood Shares not Accredited 6